Smyrna times., 1871-11-22
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Masquerade parties are all the rage in Cecil
county.
Asparagus is coming into general cultivation
In Somerset county.
Rev. Mr.. Myers of Baltimore CO., has been
Hill N"O"
hog DiseGSe.-A disease is prevailing in some
sections OF Nlcomico county among the swine.
and quite number have been attacked. and
several have died
Daniel Sweeny, deck hand on the steamer
" oodward of the New York and B fillmore
line, fell into the lock at Chesapeake City last
week and was drowned
On Wednesday evening last, Mr.. and Mrs
John W. Anthony, rc~iling a mile east of
LIkton, celebrated their 9TH marriage anniyer-
sary, or "Woodcn Wedding"
The dwelling Of Samuel Culver, in Caroline
CO., was destroyed by fire last week. the flames
being communicated from pot of fat which
took fire whilst the family were rendering lard.
Rose Todd, colored woman supposed to be
lO1 years of age, died last week at place near
Salisbury, called ROckawalking The weight
OF years bore heavily upon her, her head
being bent down nearly to her feet
1t has just transpired that a Judge Robins,
deceased, made an investment forty wears ayo
In Baltimore, which, with the interest. now
amounts to nearly $4,000. j. W. Purncll. of
Snow iilll, grandson of the Judge, is after il
with considerable energy.
A man named Hignutt, near Denton, whilst
loading his gun, one day last week, the powder
lgnlted, as Is supposed from portion of the
wad lett in the gun, exploding the flask. and
severely burning the face and neck of Mr..
Carey. Mr., ii. was burned but slightly.
Two or three Eastern Shore papers are trv
ing to write up Senator Vickers for the Vice
Presidency on the Democratic ticket. They
may tickle the honorable gentIeman's vanity,
but that Is about all that will result from the
effort.
On Friday night week child of Mr.. Edward
Bailey residing between Sudlersvile and Peters
Corner, upset a coal oil lamp spilling the burn
ing fluid upon the floor, which set fire TO the
house and burned it to the ground with all it's
contents, save the family who fled to neigh
bOr s for refuge.
The store of Edward Sutliff, formerly of
SmYrna) at Church Hill, was entered on
Saturday night 4th, and two boxes of cigars.
an over coat, valiSe, a few dollars in money
taken lheretrom. Suspicion rested upon Gus
Davis, the negro who was killed on the railroad
on Thursday night week
A striking incident of the recent election. in
some localities, and which even drew remarks |
from the Democrats, was that during the day
no colored man was bribed to vote against his
sentiments, nor yet demanded money to vote
his sentiments. On the other hand, white men
Were openly in the market, were publicly bid
for by their own party.
The following Eastern Shore counties elected
Senators at the late election: Kent, &. w.
Spencer Queen Anne's, JAS. T. Earle ;
Somerset, DIR. Geo. r. Dennis; Wicomico, A
D. Crawford, The following Senators hold
over: j: Nj. Miller, Cecil; ID. Fields, Caroline;
j.. NJ. Henry, Dorchester; Chas. Il. Jump,
Talbot; VIM. f.. Timmons, Worcester
The farmers around Snow Hill are using
lime in large quantities.. They have concluded
that whatever may be the effect of guano, bone
dust and the other patent fetilizcrs in the
market, applied elsewhere, that there they
prove unhealthy stimuators of the soil and
tend to permanently impOverSh it. Lime is
the only article which seems to be of permanent
value to the lands.
Sheriff Denney, Of Elkton, arrested an Irish
man named Patrick Hester at Mt. Carmal in
the Pennsylvania coal region last week, said
Hester having stolen, about two years ago. a
valuable horse from the stable of Charles 4.
Bryan, ESQ.,, at Pivot Bridge, Md, and buggy
aud harness from the premises of MIR. Thomas
Cavcnder, neghbor of Mr.. Bryan. Hester,
who is desperate, showed fight when being
arrested, but the Elkton Sheriff put pistol to
his ear, which subdued his grit. Hester has
since been released, his wife paying $500 bail
LOT MS appearance at court.
H0%oa.-Nlilly Jane, wife Of a coored man {
named Abel Robins, of Snow Hill, attempted i
to poison her husband last week Abel was {
furnished with some bread by AIiy Jane, but i
nnding 1T bitter declared something was the
matter with it and insisted she should eat
some OF it herself The woman took a morsal $
IA ner mouth and after masticating, elected it
81 a.
tne ruse, and procured a doctor to anayze the
Dread. lie was taken i'll, and eyinced signs of {