Smyrna times., 1873-07-16
HIARYLAND ITEMS.

The Delaware Conference (coloredl com.
mences its session at Easton on the 24th.
D'prcciating III Value. Land in some sec.
tons OF Cecil county, is said to be decreasing in
value, at rapid rate. A short time since .
farm near ElktOn, for which S2l 900 was
reused re- lew years ago. was sold for $1,000.
This Is frighttul falling off,
1t has been decided to hold no regular camD
meeting at Concord favorite camp ground in
caroline county, this season. There is to be
what Is called " local preachers camp."
however That Is, camp to be managed by
aylnen who eau get along without something
of the kind. ne
The case of Capt. VIM. f. Tinmons com.
mander OF the State oyster police force. and
presented by the grand jury of Talbot county
Tor neglect of duty and failure to make arrests
OF dredgers IN forbidden waters. after occupv.
ing the attention of the board of the State
fishery force, Governor Whyte presiding ~
Annapolis, has been continued until o'dar
"Wednesday.
attacked By Bees.-A few davs since Somro,
W. Passmore, OF East Nottingham, took b;s
family on a visit to his brother Georges q,
Rising Sun, Cecil co. While there his LITTLE
son, about two years old, ventured too near a
hlVe OF bees IN the garden, when large num.
DER OF the bees made an attack upon the chilli
stlngIDg him on the head, face, neck and ho1y
very seriously. The screams of the LITTLE feIoy
soon brought the parents to the snot and
while they were engaged in getting him awav
from from the hive the bees stuDg them seyerelv
| ne result might have been fatal, but the little
telloW was promptly treated to a thorough
sponglng with carbonate of soda (baking soda
ana water, which prevented swelling, and he
soon recovered. "'
>. The Proposed Neto Wateyino Place on ,Ls
EdSte'n Sh0re.-A party of gentlemen from
Daltlnore, Philadelphia and elsewhere visited
the KIND little town of Berlin, (Worcester
county, last week for the purpose of carrying
OUT tue long talked of project of building a
handsome hotel at Berlin beach. and to extend
the Wicomico & Pocomoke Railroad from tbe
town to the hotel. This beach is about thirty
miles south of the Capes of Delaware and
extends twenty hive miles to Chincoteapue
Island: IN Virginia. The beach is pronounced
one OF the finest in the world-comparin0
ilraVora6ly with the celebrated Galveston Reach
me drive, at low tide, is forty miles in length. .
the surt. bathing splendid, and the safe hav
behind (between llaw Hammock AMI the main
nnd) Is hne tor sailing or rowing, whilst its
waters abound in the finest varieties of fish
a, meeting was organized, of which Lemuel
ana Dr, w. ii
Cole, OF the Baltimore Gazette, Secretary.
when 1t was resolved that the enterprise was
feasible, and Hon. Robt Fowler promised 70
give ; go towards $3.50 hotel.
A .. ,resStaQ Cdse.-On Tuesday week ,wo
sor of Mr.. William II. Smith, residinS ne.r
Ch@rch Hill, and aged respectively abont ID
ana ana 10 years, started in carriage to town.
when they came within half mile of the
village, the horse which they were driving
became frightened and ran away, throwing one
OF 1i, the boys out and breaking his collar bone
Inc morse IN his fright ran at full force down
the hlll known as " Medical Hi" and being
1ha0ie to follow the curve OF the road ran
nec9Sdiong against pear tree at the foot of the
NIL ana so injured himself that he died the
next day. The sudden stoppage of tbo a." nc
riage on the side of the hill cons;zed i 90,
plcteIy denolishing it and throwing the Other
young man out, somewhat, though not mato.
rally, 'njuring him. Some thoughtless nerSon
hearing garbed account of the affair rena;re3
70 MT smith residence (he being absentl and
informed Mrs. Smith that her horse ba RIM
away ;rS anu Killed himself and both her children
Inc shock was so great that her mind gave way
under It and she became insane and wandered
on. w hen found she was out in n woods
wandering about frantic with great Grief and
insane. She was taken home, her children
presented to her, and she upon seeing that
they were not dead, as she had heard became
calm and apparently rational for few
moments, but soon became as bad as ever. bnt
at last accounts was thoroughly rational