Smyrna times., 1873-10-08
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The coored people of Kent county are going
to hold mass meetings.
Matthew Patton and T. W. Smith have
resigned from the Democratic ticket Of Caro-
line county.
1t is estimated that within two weeks S., POO
have been expended in fertilizers for land IL
the vicinity Of Denton alone.
The best time made on the course of the
Kent county agricultural fair, last week, at
Worton, was 2.59, by stallion owned by W..
A. Kennedy.
John Nicholas, one Of the most prominent
men in Caroline county, was stricken with
paralysis while riding along the road on
Wednesday last and died the next day.
Joseph B. Seth has announced himself an
independent candidate for the Legislature for
Talbot CO. Judge Goldsborough's vacancy in the
Republican ticket of that county will not be
filled.
Although Mr.. Temple, one of the Demo.
cratic candidates Of Caroline, has denied the
report that his nomination for Clerk was
bought with price, there are many members
in his own party who close their eyes to the
denial.
The barn and stables of Mr.. John
Primrose, near ChestertowD, ION the Queen
Annes Side) were destroyed by fire on Friday
week. Mr.. Primrose lost, besides the build.
ing, quantity OF wheat, corn, fodder, and four
horses and colt.
The Republicans of Caroline CO. have made
out the following ticket: For State Senate,
Hon. A. j. Willis; House Of Delegates,
Hiram w. McCooley and James II. Williams;
County Clerk, Simeon n. West; Register oil
Wills, William Stevens; Sheriff, - Morgan.
The Easton Journal says: A number OF
persons in this section hold various bonds OF
Northern Pacific Railroad, amounting in the
aggregate, it is said, to many thousand dollars
They were led to make these investments by
representations that they were better aud safer
than Talbot county lands or home loans.
Another Grange of the Patrons of Husband
ry has been organized in Cecil CO., at Rising
Sun. 1t has twenty four charter members
The following are the officers Master, A. H
Briscor Overseer, j. w. Calwell; Secretary
I. B. Bonsall; Treasurer, Barclay Reynolds
Lecturer, G. B. PAssmore.
Fatal .ShOOting.-A fatal shooting accident
occurred at Freetown, Somerset CO, on Satur
day week. An IL year-old son of Spencer
Dennis took his father gun, in the absence o
his parents, snd walked down to Ben Waters
where Ben IS niece was standing at the gate
The gun was discharged, but how nobody
knows and the load entered the girls breast
She died the next day. The cOroners jury
rendered verdict of accidental shooting.
Court Matters-In the Circuit Court o
Cecil county, OF Tuesday week, the following
case was tried: George S. Capelle u.s. WIN. G
Rsmbo. This was an action on a promissor!
note for 81 1000, given by the defendant to tn,
plaintiff, who is a resident of Wilmington, Del
The defence sets up the plea of usuyy. anC
that the contract was subject to the laws o
Delaware, where the note was made payable
and that therefore the whole SUN, principa
and interest, was forfeited. Tried before
Jury, and verdict for plaintiff, Mr.. Capelle, 70
81, ,O42.66. Appeal taken by defendent. Jone
and Alex Evans for plaintiff; Constable AM
II. Mccullough for defendant.
The Ladies of Kent-At the Agriculture
Fair held near Ches:ertown, last week, som
neat articles of ladies' handiwork were exhib
tied. A miniature cottage, surrounded b
rocky bluffs, silver streams, gravel roads anr
walks, and gotten up with rare taste and skill
| by Miss Jennie Overend, seemed to be th
/ principal attraction; fountain in the centr
of the miniature garden or grounds sent o 6n
/ stream of water no thicker than pin to th
ceiling of the Hail. Upon the same table
tippet, or ladies' cape, made by sticking i
r layers of down of the wild cotton or milk weeC
, was very artistic as well as curious, and som
straw hats, exhibited by Mrs. j. w. Corey
i. were made with correctness and skill trul
E remarkable.