Smyrna times., 1869-04-21
MARYLAND HFEYaS.

In PIospcctd.-Thc Mcthodsts are going to build
II new church, the Epscopallans are going to re.
build their old One and the Musons are going to
build a Hall in ST. Mlchacs.
Officials Appointed-CoI. s. A. Graham, of Wi
comico, 9as been appointed Assessor of Internal
Revenue for the LIST Congressional Eastern Shorc)
District, rice Thos. King Carroll and Mr. Jos. Nc.
lntlrc, OF Cecil, Collector, rice VIM. II. Smith. Mr..
Mclntire Is MIR. Creswes lather-in.law.
Dorchester y Del. II. R-Thc rails have been
laid thi> road to within nine miles of Cambrldge
aud there the tracklaycrs stopped for want of iron.
Efforts are being made to a sufficient amount
of money to complete the road in Cambridge.
Importation of Ice.-Wm. Perkins, an cnterprs
ing colOred man of Chcstcrtown, has imported
cargo of one hundred and cghty-two tons of ice
from Portland, Maine, at cost Of twelve hundred
dollars.
Spotted Feper.-A disease known as Spinal Min
ingtis, or Cere pro-Spnal Fever, sometimes call
ed the spotted fever" is now prevailing as an
epidemic IN Trappe district Talbot county num-
her of persons have lately died of it. Under the
best treatment, at least sixty per cent of the cases
prove fatal wherever it has prevailed in the coun-
try.-Easton STIR.
Indicted for WHcAcraf.-We understand that at
the present session of the Circuit Court for Caroline
county, the grand Jury indicted woman for witch.
craft. The Witch a ncgress, and the trial will no
doubt be an interesting one. We had supposed that
the days of witchcrah had passed away in this
country never to return, hut the action of Caroline
grand jury 1t seems has revived them. The world
moves backwards.-Star.
Mrs. Campbell Of Charlcstown, Cecil CO.. has
goose winch has laid forty eggs before wanting 10
set, and Mr. James ii. Fulton, Of Ekton, has hen,
OF the "Spanlsh Black" breed. which laws two egos
every day, the shell Of of which is soft and the
other hard.-CeciL Wing.
A little son of Geo. Wooters, aged wears. living
near Easton, fell otf of horse and was dtaygcd
around the field till he killed, last week. Ills
clothes got caught in the gears. He went to the
field to call his father to dinner and asked TO ride
one cf the horses his father put him on, and the
animal got frightened and caused the accident
The Bell Farm" upon which the prospective
town of Ridgcly is sit lated has been sold to a Mr.
Wm Elliott, banker Of Philadelphia, for Sic, 900
cash.
! DedicatiOn-Upity Lodge, No. IO8, l. o. OF,
OF Church Hill, will celebrate the scmI-centennIal
anniversary Of the Order in the United States, on
Monday next, by the dedication of their new hall
number of neighboring lodges have been invited
and are expected to be in attendance. DIR. Kenne.
dy, of Marydell aud j. Il. Hand editor OF the Cen
trcVllle CHlzen, are to make addresses. A ady is
to be crowned queen of love and beauty fashion
able custom on the Eastern Shore, OIL all public oc
casonS.
Almost a Tragedy-A young Professor" N
Z. Ddugherty, who has been teaching a Classical
Seminary at North East, Cecil CO.. ior perbaps a
year, and who had succeeded in ingratiatlng him
sell INTO the good graces of the citizens OF
was discovered to be abusing the confidence reposed
III MIN, IN most outrageous manner. His school
was composed principally of young ladies, MANY of
them barely IN their teens on several of whom he
mad been attempting to practice his seductive arts
l1e.was discovered IN his vainy on Monday two
weeks, however, and had notice to hy without a
moments hesitation if he valued his life ani dv he
dd to Elktun Here he represented that he had re-
celved sudden call TO act as Principal of a Semi
nary IN Covngion, Kentucky. He waited in Elk
ton on Tuesday till friend brought his barpape
rom North East, when he departed this town In
t!ie mean time the brother of one of the girls he
mad becn attempting the "gay dccciver' with was on
the search OF the "PrOteSsor" with a revolver. On
Monday week he got on his track, and coming 10
EIhton took the stage to Lewisville Pa. where the
parents ot the ungraeful scamp Daugherty resides.
The young man slightly disguised himself and ap
Proached the house where he through win
dow the Professor" conversng with his mother
stepping to the window, he fired through tie glass
at his victim, who, at the moment lodged his head
and the ball passed over him lodging in the wall.
Daugherty succeeded in escaping up stairs before
another shot discharged and the avenger was
induced by parties who appeared on the ground
TO desst from further efforts to shoot his victim and
departed for home. If the reports that are in cir.
cnatIon about him are but half true, Young Daugh
erty is one of the most infamous scamps that ever
disgraced this or any other community Cecil
Whig