Smyrna times., 1872-02-21

"Lyford," in Tuckahoe Neck, for SO, $50 90.
Mr.. McBirney, of Philadelphia, purchaser,
and the Reyner Downes farm, in the upper
part of Caroline county, containing 2l5 acres,
for $3,O500G Mr.. Il. e. Carter purchaser.
John Dale, a prominent agriculturalist or
Kent county died last week, 10 his 63d wear,
of scrofulous and dropsical affections. His
entire life was devoted to agricultural pursuits,
in which he took great pride, and from com
paratlvey humble circumstances, he became
one of the wealthieSt men of the county. He
always declined political honors.
Mr.. W. j. Beloat, residing near Modestown,
Accomack county, Va, committed suicide one
day last week by jumping down a we'll on the
premises; he was predisposed to melancholy,
and having, about year ago, buried an only
and ldollzed daughter, his melancholy moments
seemed to take possession Of him more fire.
quently, end this, with financial troubles,
caused the rash act.
man in Denton has been stabling his COW
IN what was formerly an old dwelling and the
stalrsteps still remain init. Sunday week he was
surprised to see his cow looking out the second
story window, viewing the landscape Ger. 4"
He can't imagin how she could walk up there,
but he knows it took good deal of trouble to
get her down, and he is down on her for going
up. She now sleeps on the first floor.
The Kent County Railroad although COM
pleted to Chestertown, the cars have not been
run there yet The Kent Nel0S learns s'there
IS controversy between the directors and the
contractors in regard to the manner in which
the road from WortOn Station to Chestertown
has been constructed-the directors cOnteEdinp
that the road has not been built according to
contract, and the contractors conteDding it has
lhls contention prevents the company using
the portion of road in question and when or
how the difficulty will be settled we know not. -
Fight bet,ceen Teacher aud .SchooL-A
young man named Melvin, school teacher in
Iuckahoe Neck, had lively scurmmage
tuesday week-"pan- cake day" The bio
boys most OF them drunk and spelling for a
row, determined to put him out to have a
holiday, according to an old custom. He told
them he would go out peaceably but this
peaceable yielding to their wishes did not suit
their views, and they determined to expel him
oy force. They then seized him, when a
scuttie ensued, in which two or three of them
were cut with a pocket knife in the hands Of
the teacher, and he proved himself master of
the situation.
-. Ae0 RGttroads.--At railroad meeting at
Vienna, Dorchester CO., on the 10Th. II was
resolved to petition the General Assembly of
Maryland to empower the commissioners of
dorchester County to issue bonds of said county
W Ihe amount OF S4OOO0 or as much less as in
the Judgment OF said Commissioners NAV he
deemed necessary to assist in building a Rail
road from Vienna to the most practicable point
on the Dorchester & Delaware road. Vienna
Is a clever village. Also, a bill has been
introduced in the Maryland House of Dele
gates to incorporate proposed railroad in
Somerset County. to be called the Westnver
Il Tangier Railroad. 1t is to run from West
over Station through Potato Neck down To
Shark Point, which point fronts Tangier
Sound. The length of this road will be from
twelve to fifteen miles
Sutctde.-Mr Thos |. G.. Cowlev. n hiphlv
respected and wel-to-do farmer residing near
Queenstown, committed suicide on Sunday
morning last, by taking strychnine. Mr.. @
was on a visit to his father-in law, residing on
hent Island, and shortly after breakfast he
complained of feeling sick, and died in very
brief space OF time. In one of his pockets was
found paper of strychnine, which lead to the
summonlng of coroners jury, who, after
hearing all the evidence in the case, rendered
a verdict to the effect that the deceased came
to his death from poison administered bv his
own hand Mr. Cowley was possessed of
conSiderable property; was of temperate habits,
and 1t Is difficult to imagine any cause for the
perpetration of this fatal act. This makes the
NTH suicide of persons in this county in less
than twelve months CenfreriWe Citizen