Smyrna times., 1873-04-16
MARYLAND ITEMS.

There is a preacher in Cecil county named
DUNN and physician named Housekeeper
Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit, devotes
considerable attention to the introduction of
thorough bred stock into that neighborhood
There is little crossroads place near Sails
bury called Rum-pole, and in January last
eight babies were added to the census of this
little village.
4 tenant house belonging to Mr.. Jonathan
Jones, about a-half mile from Millington, was
struck by lightning on Saturday night week
aud the gable end Of the attic was knocked
entirely out.
New drinking saloons are going up in Cecil
county, near the Pennsylvania line, for the
benefit of the thirsty natives of the latter State
Chester CO., it will be remembered, voted
down the whisky license.
A negro man at work on the farm of Mrs.
A. NJ Casey near Millington, in riding mule
recently was thrown from its back. In the
fall he got his foot tangled in the harness and
came near being dragged to death.
An old colored man named Stephen Red,
supposed to be about los years old, died in
Tuckahoe Neck, on Thursday. Stephen was
known as great teamster, and he carried his
cart whip as his almost constant companion.
In less than four years seven bailiffs to the
Circuit Court of Dorchester county have died,
and two of the five now serving are becoming
so debilitated that they are advised to resign by
their friends if they desire to recover their
health and vitality.
An Aqreeable Surprise. Rev. DR.. Wilson.
(Episcopa) Rector of Christ Church. Easton
was agreeahly surprised on Saturday by an
Easter donation from the ladies of his congre-
CATION, consisting of $l35 in cash, and large
quantity of stores for his larder
Horse Drowned Mr.. John Cavender, a
farmer residing in Pearce' Neck. Cecil county,
attempting to drive across the mouth of Pearce' \
creek on day last week, had his horse drowned
and be barely escaped himself He was
stunned by kick from the horse.
Mrs Ida Nowland, wife of D. J. Nowland,
Esq.,, died at the residence of her husband
near Locust Grove, Kent county, on Tuesday
morning last. Mrs. Nowland had been married
only four months. She was quite young, being
in her twenty-third year.
One day last week, Miss Lizzie Kemp,
visiting her brother near Easton, had a door to
blow too on her, and in trying to ward off the
shock she threw up her arm and the force OF
the door dislocated her shoulder. 1t took four
meu to set" her arm, pulling with all their
force.
Barwick, the murderer of Arringdale, has
UCcu IAlCu dlIQ COuNlCteu OI In the
second degree The prisoner will probably be
sentenced to the pententiary for eighteen
years. The history of the case is this Johr
Henry Barwick, of Caroline county, brutally
murdered Geo. w. Arringdale, near Lewistown
in Talbot county, on the 30th of October, 1872
BarWlck was indicted for murder at the last
November term of the Circuit court for Talbot
county, and removed his trial to Caroline
county. The case was taken up at Denton on
Thursday last The parties were drunk, and
the murder was caused in drunken fight.
ELlttOR and its Railroad Interests The
organization of the Ekton & Massey Railroad
has been completed, and Hon. Jacob Tome, o
Port Deposit, elected president. The road i
to be broad gauge, and the stock SIS per share
The road will be twenty one miles in length
and its construction will cost about $l5, 900,
is presumed, per mile. j. B. Wingate ha
been elected chief engineer, and is now prepal
ing to locate the route. The Elkton & Oxfor
Railroad, another road about sixteen miles
leugth, from ElktOn to Oxford, Pa, look fo
an early organization, after which early opera
tlons upon it will commence. 1t will CO.
about the same for construction per mile as th
the road mentioned above.
A Singular Suicide-A boy named Luthe
Tarbutton, only about Is years old, hung hin
self in an apple orchard near Trappe, TalbC
S"', On CaturuayI 0tn inst. why he Shou
have done it is the mystery in the matter H
seemed on the morning of the fearful act
fine spirits and went to his work as cheerf
as usual. Recently he lost his clothes an
money (about $l00) by the burning of h
brothers house, but he never seemed to cal
for that. He has been for sometime very for
Of reading the descriptions given in the pape
OF suicide, murders and the like, and especial
took great interest in the loathsome details
the Salisbury tragedy and was heard to rema
recently that the boy ought not to have sh
the girl, but simply killed himself He seem,
to admire the act of the boy throwing himst
on the track before the train. He would oft
speak OF such things with a familiarity stran