Smyrna times., 1872-09-11
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Messrs. Numsen & Son are putting up about
ten peaches day at their packing
EsstOn Polnt. employing some 275 hands.
Congressional Convention. Republican
Congressional Convention to nominate candidate this
the First District will be held at Salisbury day.
Mr.. j. G. Carter, of DEL, has purchased
aPennsed the Eason lately belonging to Judge
a.dsbOrOuZh containing 100 of Luther NJ Reynolds
Rsq. tor s4.5O0.
The Denton Union says: Our announcement
week OF the death Of Ann Murray the old coored
said to be old little premature Ann still y
Ing last looking the approach
Ing eolOrd Potters Landing with good deal of
interest.
Captain Chelton, of Crisfeld, whilst sailing
one last week found haEdrowned man dashed to buoy
The man. after recovering his grateful
that offered to work for Captain Oheton the remainder
hs life He had been knocked overheard Russian bark
hound for Londonderry. ireland.
Singular Cause of Dedth.-Cordelia King
cOOred girl aged IL and living Hopewe Station
sbout 81 miles from Crs6ed whilst in of leaning over
pig Tuesday week her foot slipped she FELL her
breast fence rail- causing which was sticking in
dress to be forced into her breast She fell dead after walk
ing few yards.
4 Shooting Afrdy-A difficulty occurred
Kent Island queen Annes CO.. on Saturday between
Messrs Hiram Goodhand and Nm H. Jefer in which gun
brought into by Mr. Goodhand Who while intending
contents for Mr. Jeers missed his am and shot Mr. John
but not in serious parties were
Monday. Mr. Jeers fined costs for assault and
battery Mr. GoOdhand. Mr.. G. 10 bail for his an
pssrsnce a. Court
The refusal of Judge Carmichael to stand as
candidate for Congress in the First District
nesstste another meeting of the Convention and possibly
smother series OF indecissive baotngs Judge
to be elected his woud
after the longest absence nsanced in the history f
Government Judge e. member of Congress from 1s9s
1885, His temperance would have after the lapse
jas ortJ years from his entrance during which he has
seen service in that body.
A Snake IN q Chickens Gizzard-We were
shown Friday last OF the strangest sights we think
behed The domestic employed the family of MIR F.
Rochester in this town chicken dinner anC
while dssectng made the discovery that snake was
hsd to the gizzard OF the chicken Upon critical examina
on vas found that the snake of the viper species
eight inches in length had eaten into the gzar
the chicken inches The chicken weighed but on
pound and two ounces ate hearty and all appearances
suffer from the presence the snake 1t
suppose that the chicken swallowed snake The curiou
both gIzzard and snake, it taken from tn
chicken at Mr. Rocheers clothing variety store mex
door to the postoce which has been preserved in alcohol
Denton Union of 9th inst.
Terrible E.rplOSiOn.-At daylight, on Satur
large boiler exploded the rolling mill OF the McCu
Tough Iron Company at Northeast Cecil The boiler
oryfve feet in length whilst the mill standing adm
Of to the machinery exploded parting mdwa,
portion about twenty-five feet being blown
efOver three hundred feet carrying the of tn
rolling mill building and tearing down tall smoke-stac
about sixty feet IN height. The remainder blown
poste direction carrying the frame he
with it, and landing it about hundred away. TheI
engaged at the time about forty hands, but the stoppag
of the machinery doubtless saved many lives they
lying down in different parts of the MILL The excitement
the explosion examination made resulting tt
discovery that persons been injured three
whom. named Alfred HOlcroft, John Mcdowell Hem
Bulden. have died The of the explosion unknO
The sosr had but lately been Overhaued and tho
ouKhly.