Smyrna times., 1869-12-22
MARYLAND ITEMS.


:. Dreadful affair at Risiug Sun.-A most
distressing and shocking affair occurred in RiS-
sing Sun, on Friday of last week. A vonng
man named Vincent Agustus Q. Vandevcr. son
OF Is. Il. Nandever, aged about - wears do
ilberately and coolly shot himself through the
heart. The circumstances attending this affair
were as follows: Young Vandever some weeks
since went to Philadelphia when he obtained
employment as conductor on one of the Chest
nut street railroad cars, and having associated
with bad company, was finally arrested on the
charge of having stolen about $500 from dro.
yer named Miller. At hearing before an al
1erlhan he was released on bail He then came
nome! ana Was to report himself for a hearing
Out MS surety fearing that he would moi an.
pear sent city constable after him on Friday.
Hheh the ofhcer arrived at Rising Sun he
attempted to arrest young Vandever but after
promise on the part of the father that he
"oull accompany the officer and son to the city
on the afternoon train the latter was allow
ed his liberty. Shortly after this affair it
appears that young Vandever contemplated
suicide, as he procured a bottle and obtained
ah ounce OF murlatc acid at DIR. Kirk drug
STORE the doctor suppOsing it was for his faith
er VINO Is veterinary surgeon. He then went
nome and deliberately sat down at the desk
anu wrote In cool and collected manner in the
presence OF his father and mother, the address
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which he placed in his pocket. After partak-
Ing OF his dinner as usual he went up stairs for
lew minutes and on deccnding took short
walk and then went into the stable, where he
shot hmSelf. His father found him in the hav
loft, dead, shortly after The deed was cool
and deliberate affair, as the deceased was in
goOd spirits up to the time OF the accomplish
ment OF 1t, aud no one had any idea of his in
tentlon, although he had said to some of his
| G0mnanInnS th,f h.. l., L l.
Inc following is the letter he wrote. 1t is da-
ted Dec. 10, and addressed to his Friends and
whom 1t may concern: have suffered for
crimes uniust-it has brought me to my tomb
at last. wish to be laid away peacefully in
the land OF rest. Friends, do not weep for me.
but henceforth and forever try to mend your
ways Mother and father dear, do not weep
Ior me; L am satisfied that | will have rest
hereafter. Give my sincere love to my dear
Anne know it will almost break your
hearts, but do not weep for me the one that
wronged shall be blessed, hope. Good bye,
friends! have no enemies One whom
trouble has laid in his grave. Young men, be-
ware OF bad company and shun it. Take your
dear mother advice, you will be better off in
the end. Please take advice from me. Have
this last published in all the public columns
Put my name to it as follows:
V. A. Q. ", THE VICTIM.
The Kent Radroad-The track of the Kent
County Railroad has been finished to Kennedy
vile, and the baIlasting to that point is pro-
crossing as rapidly as the contractor can push
IL ahead. An effort is being made to secure
AID from Baltimore to finish this road. Last
week Mayor Banks of that city sent mes
sage to the city council containing a communi-
cation from Hon. George Vickers, President of
ulaI .ne hent county Railroad asking an indorse
ment oy the city OF Baltimore of the bonds of
SAID road to the amount of $250,0O0 or $500.
600. Mr.. Vickers urges the importance of the
extension OF that road. in order that the trade
OF that growing section may be brought to
baltimore, instead of going to PHILADELPHIA,
! which must continue TO be the case If said r lad
IS not extended. Mr.. " says: If our Kent
County Railroad can be completed to the
chesapeake, within sight Of the smoke of your
city, 1t will, without any further connection,
attract the trade aud travel of Kent and Queen
Anne IS counties to your city. During the late
peach season the treights from MaSsey's, on
the Delaware road, were frequently s 500 per
day on frult. Passengers from the lower part
OF the peninsula, and all south of SMYRNA. bv
taxing the care at Townsend, could reach Bal
tlmore by our road and steamboat connection
IN considerably shorter time than they would
be enabled to do via Wilmington.
The Mnssey's Cross Roads & E8ton Rail.
road; "A meeting in the interest of this pro-
posed road was held at Elkton on Tuesday of
last week Mr.. GrOOme, the Secretary, read
proceedings of last meeting from which it ap
peared that about $4,000 had been subscribed
and assurances made that slight effort would
greatly enlarge the amount. The Secretary
also read letters from various engineers giving
estimated cost of preliminary survey Among
these was one from VI. l.. ConwelL an engin-
eer Offering to make the survey for one hun
dred dollars. Mr.. COhwell also stated to Mr..
GrOome that in case one half the amount, nee.
esSary to build the road be raised, certain Penn
sylvania capitalists would take first mortgage
bonds for the residue. A series of resolutions
were read before the meeting, reciting the fact
that 1884, 900 had been subscribed by citizens
Tor the construction of "a road from Mildletown |
to Massey that the road has | cen diverted to
townsend, whereby the citizens along the pro-
posed route We're deflauded of the object of |
their subscriptions, and asking the Legislature
to release them from the obligation of said |
subscription or transfer them te the Elkton and |
Massey Road. Laid over. Another meeting
is to be held JAM 4th.
John L. Caldwell has been appointed Super-
lntendent OF the Maryland and Delaware Rail |
road, and will enter on his duties on January
lSt. The Company's new depot at Easton is
rapidly approaching completion.
Rev. J. Garland Hammer, of PHILADELPHIA,
has become pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
at Salisbury, and Rev. MIR. Fulton, of Snow
Hill, has become rector of the Episcopal Church
in the same town.
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