Smyrna times., 1871-08-30
MARYLAND ITEMS.

MARYLAND ITEMS.
The Preston Surprise, has been SUSPENDED
Tor want OF support.
There will be Tournament at Galcna, be.
tween the First and Tenth of October.
| \ Temperance County Convention will he
held IN CentreviIe on Tuesday. the 9Th of
! September
The Fountain Farm containing o45 acres.
about mile from Denton, was sold last week
tor $3:i per acre.
A nutmeg cantaloupc weighing eighteen
pounds was grown this season by Thos. /.
Dawson OF Caroline co.
On sunday week j Jhn Boyer, on the line Of
the Queen Anncs railroad, had fite sheep
klEc! by an excursion tain going to the Sud
IersviIle camp.
Temperance Conrcah'on.-A County Tenn
pcrance Convention for Caroline county will
be heldat HlllsborO on Thursday, 7th OF Sep.
tcmbcr next.
4 -NSfohc CoJrectcR- Thos. L. PouI-
son has not declined the call received from the
fISt E4gf'Sh reformed Church, of Baltimore,
as stated in our columns last week.
The Brick Hotel property in Centrevile has
been sold at Sheriff Sale for $40. subject to
IaVorS.
plaintiffs The rebuilding of the house is
doubtful.
\ marriage was celebrated at Concord
Church, during the Concord Camp. The CON
tracing parties were Rev. Mr.. Duhadaway Of
the Wilmington Conference and Miss Hattie
COrkran, of Caroline county.
The following station agents on the Ouccn
Anne 4 Kent r. Il. have been announced
lentrevlIle, distant, from Townsend 36 miles
Irrc lilghman, agent. CoxcS. distant from
townsend % miles, X. r. Clements, agent.
=, The rOwdy element prcdOmnated at the
concord camp the closing nght-l8th. Three
or tour nights occurred near the encamnmont
and It is estimated that at least one hundred
perSOns-some say three hundred-wcre drank.
Co"Hty Le,y-Thc levy list for Caroline
county is upon 81 4,0494. %, and requires 81
cents on the 500 for county purposps-lgI
cents for State-makng total of 81. .O2 on
the 500 to meet the current expenses of the
present year.
The people Of Cambridge talk Of erecting n
monument to the memory Of Miss Baugher,
the young girl who sacrificed her life in an
effort to save the life of her brother. He fell
overheard whilst boating and she iumpcd INFO
the creek to reScuc him.
DR.. Edward Il. Trippe, of Talbot co. has
Nh'iiiS dIl'l UlllSlUg 10 perfection |
Tor the last three or four years a wheat binding
machine, and had it working well last year, |
though he has not been able to find reaper |
especially adapted for its attachment
Fdtat 1ccidem-A colored man named |
Nathan Coker accidentally shot himself at
Wye Mills on Monday last. He was handling
a pistol, and was looking down the barrel
when 1t fired off, the ball entering the left eve
and penetrating the brain, causing instant
death.
j. NJ. Ash, Of Elkton, who received rebel
bullet IN the Wilderness, in June, GA. which
could not be extracted and has caused him in
tense agony through all these years, had his
suffering relieved last week by DrS. Tuft and |
FRAZER, who succeeded in extracting The ball /
from his hip. lie had suffered 50 much that
partial paralysis had set in.
It"cheS IN DorcheStcr.-The Cambridge Den-
ocrdt says: Peach season in Dorchester is
over, aud the crop has been a very unproGta
hIe one. gentleman near Cambridge lost
80 on eleven hundred boxes, and another
near II. New Market lost 5000 on twelve hun-
lred boxes; that is, these peaches did not sell
Tor enough in New York to pay expenses bv
about sixteen cents per box.
Accident-During the camp meeting held
by the cOlored people in Joshua Johns woods,
a repentant sinner kneeling at the altar had
loaded pistol in his pocket; said pistol coming
IN contact with something that gave if n lar
caused 1t to explode, and there was a scatter
ng among the mourners No damage was
lone except the owner of the 6re-arm sustain
9d the loss of pant leg.
Chestert0wn had big excitement last week
when, on Thursday evening, Clara, the Young
est daughter of Senator Vickers. and .Jcffer
son Klves, OF Washington, were united in the
holy bans OF matrmOny by Bishop Pinkney.
)i Nd. The bride was attred in white corded
SILK, with Oversklrt of lace and silk, bridal
veil and orange wreath, and pearls and dia
nondS Tor ornaments. She was attended bv
our bridesmaids all dressed in white, with
Inherent colOred trimmings whilst the cores
pondlng honOrs for the happy groom were
performed by an equal number of groomsmen.
l he happy bride was the recipient of some
forty pieces OF solid (0 gold and silver ware.
Shooting. Seaney came near suf.
,erlng death at the hands of Benz. Meredith.
r.; at Church lllll, on Saturday night week.
18th. Meredith had accused young man
named Green OF taking his whisky bottle 1t
vas supposed he was feeling for his pistol to
moot Green. AT this Seency stepped up be-
llnd Meredith, and hitting him, ran Mere ,
i'th drew his pistol and fired at Seeney, the
)all taking effect in the spinal column, produc-
Lmig partial paralysis OF the lower extrcmitieS.
ne wound was regarded as dangerous. but
ropes are entertained now for the ultimate re-
'oVcry OF the wounded man. Meredith was
irreSted and held to bail in the sum OF $500 !
o answer at Court. :
An invaluable remedy for emigrants and