Smyrna times., 1869-10-13
MARYLAND ITEMS.

outrage on Miss Relp, % years cid, and who
was in the custody OF the Baltimore County
officers at Whitehall Station, was on Monday
week ynched by the people there and hanged
One of the peach buyers, named Stockem,
who ran cars from MllingtOn and other points
to. New York, has not yet made settlement
with those who entrusted their peaches to him,
and considerable uneasiness is felt thereat.
Horse Race.-The race between Colonel
Roberts horse Glencoe and MIR. Whalen's
mare took place on Wednesday, at Warwick,
and was won by the mare by about length
There was large crowd and among the bet |
ting fraternity Glencoe was the favOrite. There !
was great dissatisfaction concerning the man
agement OF the race.
The editor Of the Centreville Observer was
shown last week young swapping turtle, with
two distinct heads and with tail split in two
near the extreme end.
The great tournament of Talbot county, of
which so much has been heard lately, came off
on Wednesday week at the residence Of a MIR.
McMiler. The successful Knight was Edward
A. Benny, who crowned Miss Carrie V. Ste
vens as Queen. The Centreville Observer
makes the following just comments on these
foolish entertainments 1t has long been
the opinion of many sensible people that were
both knights and Steeds engaged in breaking
! ground iUr another wheat crop, both would be
better aud more prOhtably employed. A dozen
young men, dressed like Indians, with sticks in
their hands, riding their ridiculously caparisen-
= = ed horses to death In trying to run the stick
into an iron ring, is about as classcalaS dozen
, boys running up hill for the purpose of slid
/, ing down, and decidedly more disgusting"
= The Cambridge Inteligencer has been reviv-
2 ed by Republican Association.
e Mr.. VIM. Bowman, formerly of Delaware)
d netted $3.50 per acre off Of his peach orchard,
e near Fairlee, Kent co. He had the finest fruit
r on the Eastern Shore, it is said, some peaches
d measuring 10 and IL inches in circumference.
o o Baied.-John S. Harrington and JOS. w.
Il Morris, who were arrested and lodged in Ches
tertown, Jail recently, on the charge of stealing
horses and carriages, had hearing few days
E ago and were admitted to bail III the sum o.
n twelve hundred dollars each.
S. The Oyster Business IN the Chesapeake. III
N the season Of l86S-69 there were l22 more yes
lie sells licensed than in any previous year, and TO
n the past month of September there have beeI
e. l26 more vessels licensed than in the SAM
month last year. The whole number Of vessel
s, licensed is SOB. The number Of boats licensed
nc III the circuit courts to catch oysters with tong
ly is about 1000. The following are the oyste
In counties and the number of licenses issued il
each: Talbot 246, Kent 80, Queen Anne
ITO, Dorchester 257, WycOmicO III, Somerse
ad 246, Worcester l20, ST. Mary's l53, Prime
n Georges IL, Calvert 1872, Charles Al, Ann
ce Arundel 232-total 1868. There are abou
nd 800 pungies engaged in carrying oysters frOI
RS the dredgers and tOngmen to the BaltimOr
e, market.
=. r. A gentleman a. st. Michaels, Squire Lamt
~ ~ din, has raised white potato weighing fOu
- pounds.
er, Mrs. Josiah Jump, of Denton, has pea
le tree which has already borne two crops tn
as season and is again in blossom.
Gu A camp meeting commenced at MissiO
- chapel, near Salisbury, last Frlday-juSt as
III the people down there couldnt have the chill
I Io without resOrting to this eXpedient.
Ter Railroad Meeting. g.-AnOther meeting too
Ias place at Elkton, on Tuesday last, to furtht
he the project OF constructing Railroad from th;
ht. point to MasSey's. Hamilton Morton, ESQ
me was made Chairman, and Geo. W. Cruikshanl
Did Esq. Secretary. Saml. B. FOard Esq, state
ian that $5S 900 would have to be subscribed
individuals before the same amount could
had from the State. The meeting appointe
st, temporary directors as follows u acOb Tom
he Hamilton Morton, VIM. Lindsey, Sewell Gree
Robert s. Griffith, j. Black Groom, Jof
So The meeting then adjourned, and the directO
nd held meeting Immediately after. Jacc
'"u Tome Esq. was elected President, and J. Bla,
Groome, ESQ. Secretary and Treasurer
seq About $4,000 were subscribed, and lar
ps, number of persons pledged themselves to ia
!yJ stock for damage, or right Of way. The ne
lex meeting will be held at Warwick, on the seco
ont Wednesday of November. 1t computed tn
ng' $500, 900 will build the road. The distance
las not over twenty miles.
ned Democratic Nomination for Comptroller.
!. The Democratic Conservative State Conve
nd ton, which met Thursday in Baltimore, nOu
mated Col. Levin Woolford, of Somerset count
rms as their candidate for State Comptroller. G.
Woolford is at present the clerk of the Circ
J is Court of Somerset county, which Office he h
tile filled for fifteen years.