Smyrna times., 1872-02-28
MARYLAND ITEMS.

A Young Mems Christian Association has
been organized in EIkton, with sixty members
The Methodist Protestants dedicated new
church in Salisbury Sunday week. 1t is the
handsOmest church in the town.
A disease similar to, if not the rinderpest,
has made its appearance in the vicinity of
Denton, and has killed several cattle already.
THE Kent County RaiLrood-T Directors,
at a meeting on Tuesday, formally accepted
that po1tiOn of the road between Chestertown
and WOrton station, and the cars are now
running to ChestertOwn.
accident to State .SenatOr.-As Col
Geo. w. Spencer, State Senator, OF Chester
town, Was leaving Lambson's station, on his
return home from Annapolis on Saturday week
his carriage was by some means upset, throw
ing him out and breaking one of his ribs.
A fox chase at Concord near the Delaware
line, III Caroline co, last week, terminated in
free drunken fight A youth, who had been
fogged by his father, got a gun to shoot some
one, but had to take refuge in IL woods to keep
bis antagonist from taking his gun from him.
A young man named J. i. Ayres. aged
about % years, OF AccOnac CO., Va, com
mltted sulcl1e by taking strychnine, last week
tie wanted to marry but his mother and the
young girls father opposed him, so he took
strychnine for spite
petition was sent from Caroline county
last week, TO the Legislature, asking for local
option, which measured seventeen fret Il, Eco0fb
and contained SIC huR,irot anil Serenty.0uc
names. What they want Is, that the sale of
whisky IN each district or town shall be left
optional with the people. If majority of
citizens vote against its sale, the sale shall ba
prohibited in the locality so voting.
The citizens of Still Pond want a new name
OF Indian origin. being a cOrruptiOn of STAYS
Bound, and the pond from whence the name
comes Is indeed a still pond from the fact that
It mas never been known 10 freeze, nor does
ripple ever disturb the placid surface of its
waters, and deep sOundingS have resulted in
the discovery of no bottom
Congressman Hambleton, on Thursday
presented to the House of Representatives the
petitions of citizens of Talbot, Kent and Oupen
Anne 5 counties, praying the order Of a survey
and estimate Of the cost of opening the com
muncatlon between Kent Island nd the main
land, at kent NarrowS, SO as to permit the
passage OF steamers drawing eight feet Of
water.
A mammoth oak in Preston's forest. Cecil
county, revered old land mark, known as
the lovers OAK or bee tree" has been
,,hewn down as a cUmterer of the ground. :"
We might infer from an article in the Cecil
Democrdt that all the love lorn folk of Cecil
went under the sylvan bows of this romantic
spot to plight their troth also that il had
oeen pierced with scores of darts, which Cupid
had fired at tough hearts and missed his mark.
~, woodman spare that tree"
Il. Mckee, living in Cecil county, near the
State line, accidentally shot n colored man that
he had working for him. 1t appears that ON
friday afternoon, the 10Th, Mckee and the
man had words about some work, and the man
struck Mckee, who then went to the house
anu got ms gun but matters were amicahly
settled and Mckee picked up the gun to take
1t to the house when it was accidentally dis
charged-the load taking effect in the face and
neck OF the man, making an ugly and severe
wound. He is recovering.
Sale Of Farms. .-Messrs. G. w. Spurry and
w. T.. Sattertield, of Caroline county. have
purchased Of Mr.. Geo. w. Taylor, of Queen
Anne's county, a valuable farm and timber
land, between Centreville and Church Hill,
containing 1868 acres, for the sum of $50
1t is estimated that enough black oak bark can
be cut to pay the purchase money. Also "a
part OF what is known as the Butler tract,
containing l54 acres, near Smthvile, 10
Caroline county for $l,6l5. +. A. Porter 4
Bro. purchasers.
Capt. HAZEL, of the steamboat line from
Philadelphia to Baltimore, through the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, was thrown over
board and drowned near Chesapeake City, last
week. The night was bleak and stormy
and the Captain feeling numbness coming
over him, whilst exposed on the deck Of his
boat, asked for drink of whisky, which he
drank with the following toast "May the
good Lord preserve and guard the storm. tossed
mariner" The next moment a sudden and
violent lurch threw him overheard. He was
highly esteemed in Cecil county and leaves
family in PHILADELPHIA.