The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-08-27
MARYLAND ETEsls.

A little son of Mr.. Daniel Todd, of
Denton, tell and fractured his arm while
at play in the yard few days ago. DR..
Hignutt was called in and reduced the
fracture, and the child is doing we'll.
During thunder storm few nights
ago, little son of Mr.. H. Meyers, of
Denton, became frightened in dream,
and jumped out of the window. The
child was sleeping in an upper room,
and although the fall was some twelve
or fourteen feet, it received no serious
injury.
Gypsy Hill (colored) Camp was throng-
ed on Sunday last, there being over 1900
persons present. The cars ran to the
grounds every half hour during the day
each trip carrying q goodly number
Besides this means of getting out, q
strong opposition to the locomotive was
kept up by two ofthe livery-stable men.
Everything passed off quietly.
We learn that Mr.. Tench Tilghman.
son of the late Mrs. Harriet Tilghman OF
this town, who left Chestertown for Call
ifornia some eighteen or twenty years
ago, was some days since shot by the
officers Of the law while defending prop
erty of which he claimed to be illegally
dispossessed. His remains will be
DIOubut lcio AOA AhlSlulenV. CttStcT-
town Transcript.
On Tuesday, as young man, in the
employ of Mr.. w. &. Fleetwood, by the
name of VIM. Conner, son of Mr.. w. IL.
Conner, was attempting to prevent some
horses from running into the stable
door, one of them suddenly turned, and
kicking up, struck young Conneron the
side of the head. He expired a short
time after the accident took place.
During the Masonic ceremonies ut the
burial Of John II. Owens, ESQ.,, a
A Charlestown,o on Wednesday week, one
of the fraternity, an engineer on the Per
ryville and Port Deposit Railroad, wa;
overcome By the suns rays. Medica
aid was summoned, and after the APP
plication of restoratives, he sufficiently
revived to be conveyed TO his home.
John Il. Knights and Thos. Taylor-th,
latter an old jail-bird- made their es
cape from the lsllSton Jail on Monday
week, by making a rope of their blank.
els, and tieihg stone to one end, whicl
they threw DIer the wall, and by thi
means reached the top of the wall, whei
escape was not difficult. The partie
made good their escape, and have no
yet been re arrested.
A painter while at work for Mr.. Lie
herman in tile third story of his store
in ElKton, OF Monday of last week, fel
| from the window to the ground in til
! yard receiving no injury by the fall
The same man was at " ork the mex
day, painting in, or about the secon
story window of Mr.. Lieberman's dwell
ing, whenTbe again fell out fetching II
OH the ground, and, strange to say, re
ceiyed no material injury.
On Thursday afternoon, 18th inst, Nj
w. r. Freemah, of Sassafras Neck, ha
: rick of hay, containing six or seve
tons, struck BY lighting and burned
Mr.. John Norris, at the same time, wa
, picking peaci}s on the farm of Mr.. Jal
q Clark, and took shelter from the gu:
under large ftee, which was struck b
the lighting; lhe fluid striking him o
the shoulder, tire his clothing down hi
: side, and madd two rents in his boot
Mr.. Clark conveyed him to his residenc
e and though keriously injured, it
o thought he will recoyer.
In consequence ofa number of DARN
" burglaries having been committed i
" Easton, a fortnight since, our poop
have been on 4 lookout for a visit fro
some of the liglt-hngered rascals who
g adroitiy got Ebld of the gold watche
:. silver ware. I'D, of our nieShbors, Blu
u as vet, we hav9not been favored with
call from the slhrpers. One thing thes
Dr. fellows may relF upon, If they visit Can
ii bridge, viz: th( warmest kind of r
b ception. Old ,lblunderbusses, doubl
barrelled guns duck swIvels, rifles al
revolvers, hav% been put in first ella
" condition, andWe are now prepared
,n stand a seige.-pemocrdt and Hei aid.