Smyrna times., 1870-05-04
EIARYLAND ITEMS.

Somerset County has no States attorney and
Princess Aunc no barber.
a large portion of the peach buds of Som
erset County arc dead. So says u Snow I'LL
paper.
a fine cow in Princess Anne died last week,
from eating raw Irish potatoes.
Strawberries promises heavy crop this sea
son IN Caroline county.
Hclrings pass as legal tenders in Greensbor
ough, the Denton Unjon says.
A bnilding and loan association was organic
Ell III MllllngtOn in March with the following
officers: Thomas Mallalicu, President Hen
ry IOnkln, Secretary and Thomas r. Quinby,
treasurer. Their first loan, on Saturday week,
was 5000 at the immense premium Of 4G cts.
FOndling.-Mrs Winchester, living near
Rising Sun, Cecil county on Thursday morning,
the 2lst inst, discovered female infant about
two weeks old, covered in her hay. The child
had been dosed with laudanum. No clue to
the mother.
Croquot is all the rage in many of the Eas-
tern Shore towns.
The sale of liquors, on Tilghman's Island,
Talbot county, is prohibited by law.
A building association is talked of by the
Cambridge folks.
A wife, in Cambridge, rocks the cradle with
one foot and works tic sewing machine with
the other.
Fire IN WorfOn.-Thc barn of Can't. Geo,
w. Watts, in WOrton, Kent CO., was DESTROYED
by fire on Sunday afternoon last, together with
about one hundred and fifty bushels of corn. n
few bushels Of wheat, a lot of potatoes, pow
gears, &c. 1t was caused by coorcd boy set
ting straw a-fre in the barn yard.
The Oal Fcltous' CtloIration at Church
Hill on Tuesday of last week was quite a spirit
ed affair. Addresses were delivered by Rev.
d. w. Gray, of Kent, and Grand Secretary rs
cavallle, of Baltimore. In the afternoon an
election was held for queen of love and beau
ty, thu prize being handsome gold ring. The
contest assumed the shape Of county rivalry.
and was won by Kent, Miss Mollic Cahal, Of
CialGna, receiving 436 votes to 334 for Miss
Mollic Mason OF Queen Annes.
R0tfcGti0R Celcbrati0n.-A card in the
baltimore Amcrjcdh Of Monday, from VIM.
Perkins, cclored man of Chcstertown SAYS :;
The citizens Of Kent are making preparation
to have grand celebration of the Fiftecnth
Amendment the 10Th of May. 4,
Sudden Dcdth.-M Richard Tolson, resil-
ing near Salem, Queen AnncS co., died sud-
denly, on Saturday last. lie over cxertcd
himself in putting colt in the stable, and sat
down to rest and died in few minutes.
Captain Hunter Davidson has been rc-clcct.
ed Commodore Of the Oyster Navy of Mary
land.
The ladies' Of the Methodist Church at Cen
trcvllle have opened a rcircshmcnt fair durinp
the term OF court, this week, which takes the
place OF hotel so lar as eating is concerned
1t will be remembered that the hotel WAS burn
cd down recently.
A handsome Methodist Protestant Church
is to be built in Salisbury.
The Elephant while stabbed at Easton. cot
loose and cisurly sauntered through the hall
OF Norris Hotel, entering the back door md
going out the front door.
One man in Denton has thirteen dogs.
Some farmers are eating new potatoes in
Caroline county.
Riot WM q Circus Troupe IN Ekton.-A
serious whisky riot occurred at Elkton on Sat
urday last between some OF CampbeIl's circus
men and some of the citizens The CoAnler-
c'dc says After the night performance the
members OF the troupe went to the hotel Of
EnOch Ferguson and called for linuor. The
DOttle being placed on the bar, it was seized
and carried into the street, where the party
began drinking. Mr. Ferguson secured the
services OF Constable Lewis, and endeavorcd
to arrest the delinquents Being resisted, the
officer started for help. During his absence
riot became general. A rush was made by the
troupe Tor the hotel Mr.. Furgeson, being
oycrpowcred, took refuge Ia an upper story.
His son Hugh was attacked and badly beaten.
About this time fight began in the street be-
tMecn some Ol the trnuno and .ulne nCcrncS.