Smyrna times., 1873-01-22
MARYLAND ITEMS.

iarm IN Queen Annes county, containing "a
acres, wlh go1d Improvements, was sold ON Tuesday
week at IS per acre.
Fredericksburg. Dorchester co.. is to have twenty
families from the North added TO its population
before the first OF May next, 1t is said.
The flood Of Sunday week washed away the mill
dam, saw mI and nearly all the lumber of A Absaenl
Dougherty, III Caroline county, involving him IN a
loss Of over 8 ,OOO. His steam grIsI mil was
not damaged.
couple of little country boys near Denton, on
Sunday week, were playing with axe. one putting
his hand against post while the other struck at II
They got along swmnlngly until the former failed
to geL his hand out of the way in time. The result
OF th 1t failure is that little johnny Russell has but
one hnger on his right hand.
Accident from CoaL Oh--On Thursday last a
little daughter Of German named Paul Oeilein,
aged about niue years, residing in Talbot CO.. tried
to revive a smouderIng fire by pouring kerosine on
II from hall.gal Ion The same horn ible story
IS to tell The flames flashed up, exploded the can,
and set FIRE to the chd's clothing Al last accounts
she was IN most critical cpndItton.
Sod Case of DTO5niRg.-A distressing affair oc.
CURED in Miles River Neck, Talbot county, on
Tuesday, 4lh inst, which resulted in the death of
Mr.. Richard e. TIlghman, and the narrow escape
oi his wife from the same terrible fate. Mr.. L. and
his father, I'll. Cook TIlghman( lived on adjoining
frozen young TIigbman induced his mother to cross
over on the ice and pay hun visit. lie skated
and pushed her ahead Of him IN a rocking chair.
The next day, (l4th) about nOun his mother started
to return home IN the same way, but q reaching
the Ice she expressed her fear that the rain and
warm weather OF the previous night had weakened
lhe Ice so as TO render II unsafe. Her assured
her that it perfectly strong, and to convince
her Ol the TACT skated nearly the Creek, but
Just as he turn back, calling 10 his mother to see
that 1t was perfectly saIs, the ice broke and he tell
INTO the waller. lie caught his elbows on the ice
and his mother Immediately started toward him on
her hands and knees, with the chair which she
succeeded in handing to him, but he could not sa We
himself even ith its assistance He asked her to
go to the house for help, and they both called
loudly for assistance. Mrs. TIlghman stated,
constantly calling loudly fer help, but before she
reached the house fell from exhaustion. Ia the
meantlme Mrs AddIe Tighman, wife of the young
man, ascertaining that her husband was 10 the
water. ran to. the shore, but he had disappeared
though but few moments had elapsed She
started across the ice but before she cached the
place where her husband went down, she also broke
IN, but managed 10 keep her head above water nv
SWIMMING around the hole formed. coloTed
woman was told by the mother that her son was in
the water and TO take him rail. She procured
one, and on arriving at the shore saw MIS- Addie
IIlghman in the wat r, and little boy took the rail
to her. Mrs. TIlghman grasped ii, but was too
much exhausted To get out oil the water. A more
horrible sight could not be imagined. a mother
Frustrated with fear; a gone to a wdtery grave,
and young wife in drowning Condition. with no
help to relieve her. The colored woman and the
boy dld not know what 70 do. Finally a negro man
named Ben Demby fran adJonng farm, heard
ot the distress and got cart aud pui boat in II.
WIN winch he reached the He pushed the boat
out on the ice until the ice broke. then he broke
track with his pitch fork until he ached Young
Ms L. and pulled her into the boat. So long an
exposure, (nearly one hour0 nd distressing an
occurrence had Of course Frustrated Mrs. Tghrnan
hui she IS now out Of danger. Mr.. Trlghman's
body, the Easton Journal says, was recovered IN
an'ut Two hours after the accident occurred. He
was some % years Of age, ard had been married
about year. Too much credit cannot be avs rded
to the c"Iored man, Ben, for hts presence of mind
courage, and efforts TO save the life Of Mrs. TIgh
man winch were so happily Crowned with sue cess