Smyrna times., 1872-08-07
MARYLAND ITEMS.

a nice farm near Denton, belonging to the
late Rev DR.. Quigey, will be sold shortly
The Snow Hill Messenger says every county
town the Eastern Shore has railroad running How
about Denton
A gentleman Of Cambridge found hustle
on the street the other made of
newspapers wired securely together.
In sections about Salisbury, the Shore
man says the peaches drying the and the
dropping of the vines by the drought
Call Accepted.-Rev. A s. Smith the
ST. Pauls Church. Centrevle has accepted
call at Petersburg Va and will place
the lst OF September.
The Mcendidry Torch.-Lidens school
house. located Smithvlle in Caroline burned
the night of the 93d Of July 1t evidently the work
ncendary it unoccuped the tmo and had
access to the building.
Camp Meeting Sensdtion.-On Sunday
evening the Stony Ridge Camp Dorchester county,
of considerable excitement arising
coored hy the Richard DAVIS had attempted
commit outrage lady upon the ground party
undertook to punish the the
interference OF Mr.. Wm. H. Willis Constable he have
lost his e After receiving beating he lodged
Jail but appearing against him he discharged
Monday The truth to be- he merely guilty OF
impertinent rudeness.
Vest I0mt Cddct-The examination OF
candidates Tor appointment the Cadeshp at West Point
was made at Easton by the Board appointed by Col Ham
beton, Congressman for the Eason Shore. The following
youths appeared for examination John Glenn Townsend
Newown; Joseph Alex Graham. Salisbury; Edward Far
Snow Hill Blanchard Emory aud Daniel Tighman, Cen
trevillo Charles H. Sangson Greensborough; Charles IL
Ewing. Roesvle q A. Co.; Lawrence l.. Bru John Alvar
Dawson and IIenr, Clay Tunis. st. Michaes: Dmmock
smith, EastoD; George hos. Melvin Denton Wm Collins
and Charles Webster Baker. Trsppe; William George Denny
Royal Oak: Joseph Douglass, Caroline county.
The LyHching Case week we reported
the burning of Mr., Grths house. SasaGra th,
probable ynehnS the supposed ncendary. The Cecil WhG
gives the following facts: Mr. Griffith and coored
named John Jones' whom he had hired hama, had
Misunderstanding quarrel AMI the coored dis
charged Suspicion naturally pointed Jones' the
and he aud step and negro Geo Simpson
arrested in Cecil and before
Warwick The boy. Jones step appears
alarmed into making comics sion by the threats and
nent Of the crowd. The that he that
Rther-inaw John Jones. compelled go with him OF
Sunday night to burn Griffith house. Jones' prepared wis
of straw and proceeded to the doomed placed thu
inside of the weahebOardng where board had
pulled oil loose and setting the ordere,
the boy It till the house fairly justice
Bell committed Jones and Simpson the oath Mr..
and Constable being the ground. James h. Merritt
depued to take them to EktOn. Merritt started with tn,
three prisoners from Warwick about undown Monday
ing duly S9th Nothing till they entered the darkest
OF the woods through which the road pases between
Pivot Bridge and Back Greek MILL The horse
stopped by in the road seZtng the brde Merritt
he fired pistol the aud In moment the carriage
surrounded by band OF backened apparently
Dozen aud himself seized and dragged IN front In the
neee continued firing his revolver till empeG
attacking party also firing strange no to have
been hurt by this fusade. Merritt finding himself clear
jumped the carriage, which empty the prisoners
having been dragged out Having reganed his seat Merritt
did wait tor further Developments but put whip his
drove Ekon with all possible speed arriving in
town aout halI.past sheriff Thomas deputy
John White started early tha morning for the
conflict the FIRST object that arrested Sheriff Thomas
negro by round his neck the
limb hickory The secured, traces
other prisoners could be found legs
George simpsons pants torn oil perhaps in tho seue.
provided the dead body placed In IL and buried
spot This has earned the title the dark and bloody
ground" Within hundred aud Gy yards Of the whore
Jones hung Russom murdered by George Harris
Ben Bolt Jones light muatto about II years OF
about feet eleven inches high The entire party
comparative about Sassafas believed
have migrated from Talbot county