Smyrna times., 1871-10-18
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Partridge shooting commences in Maryland /
next Friday.
VIM. Plnkney Whytc, the Democratic can
dldate for Governor is stumping the Eastern
Shore.
TIE Corner Stone of the new NJ +. Church
at Millington, Kent CO., will be laid to-day, the
18th inst.
The Corner Stone of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church at Port Deposit, was laid by Bishep
Lay, Saturday afternoon week.
Sale Of a Farm--Mr. A. j. Wallis has /
sold his farm, near Kennedyville, Kent CO.,
containing 266 acres, to a gentleman from
Louisiana, for $l5,5O0
The home farm of the late Colonel Samuel
Dickinson, in Trappe District, Talbot CO., was
sold last week to Mrs. Dickinson, 26O acres, at
SAG. 80 per acre.
| Mr.. Andrew Adams, wealthy gentleman
of Philadelphia, has bought 100 acres of land
IN Elk Neck, and intends using it as hunting
ground and summer residence. lie expects to
build a mansion on it.
The Republicans of Queen Annes have
nominated the following ticket Senator,
Elijah Pierce; Representatives, VIM. f. Ford,
john T. Hand States Attorney, Robert w.
Price; Sheriff, WIN. j. Hand.
| The Presbyterian Church commissioned by
the New Castle PreSbytery, for fredericksburg,
/ hdS DCcn OfSduLeu, anu a new cnUrcO Will DC
built in the Spring. n Sunday School, with
fifty scholars, has been started
Sudden Deoth Mrs Stephen Collier of
Salisbury, was, on Sunday night week, taken
suddenly i'll on her way to church, and being
taken into IA house close by died in few
minutes. Her husband died quite as suddenly
as She, about year ago.
Hcary Don.ogeS.-In the Circuit Conrt for
! NIcomco county, on the 2Ith nit, James T.
HOtie krr OLtained verdict of $4.5OO Lgam>t
.la> Iiuttt fur an aggravated assault commit.
,ed sometime last year. The p,rtie, reside in
k"nt CO., whence the case was removed for
ulal
.Sr,.ond Crop of Racbes The Cecil JVLiq
ay~: Nr. Richard T. Coll;ng,. living about
>'.v"n miles below E!ktcn, on thl Elk R,v.r.
exhibited at our othve few days since, -
specimen OF perfect, ripe peaches of the
Crawford Early variety, wi ich were tie
second crop of fruit this season from the ,me
trees. The specimens which wtr,. rxamin i
wcr" small not much hrgtr than an ounc,
muSkc; tall, but perfect peaches, nl excel nj
flavor, and somewhat les acId than the first
crop OF fur. These were below the oriinarv
SIZE OF the fruit, which was that OF hull.d
walnut. AhOnt dozen trees only. I'll in one
spot. bore this second crop, in "A large orchard
where among general assortment. there were
several hundred trees of the Crawf0rd's + ,rly
variety. This second crop was quite plentiful
Mr.. Ceilings stating that several baskets cluld
have been gathered from the bearing trees
1t Is singular phenomenon.
CAROLINE's FIRE KING We have noticed
for some time past an article going the rounds
Of the press copied from the columns OF :he
New York Herald. relative to the unaccounta
bic ieats performed by Nathan 'er, a
cOlOred man residing but Il she distance
from this place. The statement Is a little too
highly cplored and at the same time contains
some Inaccuracies, which it would be as well to
correct. In the first place, Coker is not a
black and never worked at that business
All that part OF the article in the HerGN, in
which COkGr gives his own statement to the
reporter is unreliable, and we have no doubt,
, untrue in several particulars. When under
the influence of liquor he is very loquaciou,
and talks extravagantly Of his performances.
He can, however. eat red hot anthlrcite Goals
stir up red hot Goals in a furnace with his naked
hands; lick red hot bar Of iron until it is
cold receive mou,ten lead into his mouth and
keep it there until it cooS, and it has beeu
said that he has walked rcd hot bar Of
barefoot. This feat we have never witne d
ourself although we have seen him ap a
red hCt bar OF iron to his feet aud D il
there, until it had lost its rednesS. It we
have noticed there are times when fire eemed
to affect him, aud we have seen him start back
from its touch. We remember a few years
ago while he was mixing lime for the plastcrer,
who were ut work finishing a building tor us
IN this town; he ran his hand into the limC
while being Stacked to take out the core, but
he drew it in twinklng The lime burned
him and he felt its effects very sen>ibly
Another time, a company of mischievous young
men got to Coker rather badly. He made
wager with them of twenty dollars that be
could sit on a red hot stove for fifteen Il .nutes
The stove was heated up until it was all aglov
with redne,s-the fire king took his seat and
actually, 1t Is said, sat out ten minutes of the
time, but one of the wags, poured little coal OF
on the stove, which drew him from his position
e in double quick and burned him severely. He
c is remarkable negro, and no one yet, ha
f ever been able to explain his dealings with thi
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