Smyrna times., 1872-04-10
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Salisbury has one hundred acres in straw
berries
Salisbury is in mourning over the death of
Tommy Traddles, mocking bird.
Rev. S. L. Baldwin, the Missionary, is to
lecture in Elkton in about two weeks
Mrs. Margaret f. Sherwood is appointed
postmistresS at IIillsboro Caroline county, vice
j. Dixon, resigned.
An aged colored man named Mark Dodd
was found dead on the road side near Salem
Church, Queen Annes CO., on Friday morning
last
Wicomico'cOunty has sixty saw mills fortv-
hVe run by steam power and fifteen by water
power Who wonders that the pine woods are
rapidly disappearing.
The type, press, &C., of the Berlin Times
office have been sold to party who will shortly
begin the publication of newspaper at Viena,
III Dorchester county.
., The Snow Hill Messenger has changed hands
Two lawyers, Messrs. Moore & Upsher are the
proprietors MIR. IT, at one time thought of
starting paper at Newark, Del.
a man named Mitchell, in Somerset county,
who had his feet and legs frosted during the
winter, has had one leg amputated and it will
be necessary to amputate the other
| 4 Doulie FtnerdL- double funeral took
place at Concord, III Caroline CO, Friday week,
| miCn tll0 wives vi IlOn n. y. W Ills ana John
| W. GOOtec, Esq were buried at the same
time, with one service. The ladies were not
related
The Cambridge Chrontcal says that ''last
year that farmer near Cambridge cleared
more money from two and a half acres of
originally very poor land set in strawberries
than his whole farm of upwards OF hundred
acres has ever made in any one year within the
memory of MANI"
Judge Davis, of the United States Supreme
| Court. and Labor Reform candidate for the
/ Presidency, spent Sunday week in Elkton
lie Is native of Cecil county, having been
born at the residence Of his grandfather, the
late Colonel Jack Mercer, on the Bohemia
river.
Very Subtitle Cambridge Ne,rs SAYS some
two weeks ago, glad, happy couple left Wal
lachs wharf for Baltimore, to be married as
soon as they arrived at the Monumental CITY;
but the gentleman-Mr. Robert Wilson-was
taken sick and in less than a week his remains
were sent home on the steamer, in charge of
the now sad, heart broken woman who was 10
have been his bride.
Maa Aettta9s.-The mail lettings for Mary
land have been announced. We suhioin the
following: Elkton to Galena, Samuel Bi>hop.
SlOI6 CectOn to Middletown, Rob't Ander-
son, $50; MaSSeys to Sassairas Pagan Ernst
$500; Llmsons Station to Crumpton. Levi s
Chew, SID, six times week Blacks Sta
ton to Locust Grove, Ezekiel Anderson, $40.
SIX times week Kennedyville TO Rock Hall
James a. Casey. $780, Chestertown to Greens
bor02', Jones 4 Rodrock, 81 ,295, six times
week.
LcenciiarSm.- stables on the farm Of
Dr. f.. r. Atkinson in Tuckahoe Neck. were
set on lire by colOred girl on Tuesday night
week and entirely consumed, together with
llve valuable horses and about four thousand
bundles of blade fodder The Doctors loss is
estimated at $4,000. The girl is now in iail.
Two unsuccessful attempts were made about
two weeks ago to burn the same building, and
coiored boy named TiIghman was arrested
charged with the crime, bu, has since been re |
leased
Brutal Iredtmcnt-A short time ago a man
by the name of NJ. NJ Mears, who resides in
Baltimore, was at Kingston. Talbot county,
desiring to cross the river and to be placed on
the Caroline side, requested Capt VIM. +. |
turner. who was at the spot in yawl boat to
put hun on the opposite shore, and offered 10
pay him for his trouble. Turner agreed to
take hlm over, but instead of doing so. carried |
hlm to hls schooner. Upon reaching the |
schooner he ordered Mears to Law hold and |
shovel lime. This Mears refused to do, when |
Turner threatened to kill him and knocked him |
down and kicked him, brusing him considerably
about the face, the marks of which he still car |
rles. Mears being small man and Turner
stout and possessing superior strength was |
compelled to yield or suffer further violence. |
laid hold and went to work, and continued to
do so from about O'Clock in the afternoon
until O'Clock at night, suffering in the mean
time with bistered hands, into which the lime
had entered, making painful sores At this |
unreasonable hour of the night he was put on
shore and compelled to walk to Easton, eight
miles distant, to procure lodging. Turner has |
since been arrested aud gave bail for his ap-
pearance at the next term of court Mears |
bears the character of quiet and peaceable |
man.-Dent0n Union.