Smyrna times., 1873-09-24
MARYLAND ITEMS.

liquor dealer was fined $50 and costs anu
had his license cancelled by the Cecil county
court, last week, for selling liquor to MINOR
There is considerable dissatisfaction among
the Democrats of Wycomico county with the
county nominations, and there IS talk OF calllhg
another convention.
The first annual fair for Caroline, Dorches'
ter, Talbot and Sussex counties, Will be held at
fredericksburg, Dorchester county, the hrst and
second days of October.
The fatal horse disease that is prevailing in
Somerset co. has broken out in WicOmieo also.
Mrs. Williams, of Salisbury, lost horse with
it last week valued at $500.
In the Cecil county court last week, Harry
B. Boulder was awarded $500 damages for
injuries sustained by being run into by train
on the P. w. & B, r. R., in March, 1872.
The contract for building a new hotel in
Centerville, Queen Anne's county, has been
given out, aud work has been commenced upon
the foundations The town has been without
hotel for six or eight years.
Howard S. Hodson announces himself as an
independent Democratic candidate for State
Senator from Somerset county. Kendall B.
Parsons is an independent candidate for
Register of Wills in the same county.
The Diocese of Edston-The northern con.
vocation of the Diocese of Easton meets in
North Sassafras Parish, Cecil county on Tues
day, the 7th of October. On that day it is
proposed to cOnsecrate the new st. Stephens s
Church.
Depredators Shot-Two negroes were shot
while in the act of stealing vegetables and
fruits from the truck patch of Mr. LOvelace, at
Warwick, on the llth inst. They were not
injured very badly, but one of the boys was
badly ''peppered" in the face.
About twenty oyster shucking and packing
houses at Cris6eld are open for the winter
campaign. These houses employ large num-
Der of shuckers who receive twenty cents per
gallon for opening the bivalves and some of
them make from 81 to So per day each.
Sudden Death-Mr. Samuel RoIph, a
worthy citizen of Queen Annes CO., residing
near Chester river bridge, died suddenly, of
heart disease, on Sunday morning week. He
was in Chestertown on the previous afternoon,
apparently In the enjoyment of good health.
The store of Jefferson Bayard at Bunker
Hill, near Murphey MILL on Bohemia Manor,
was entered on the night of the 4th inst, and
a valuable gold watch and numerous other
articles we're stolen. The thieves, negroes,
were caught and most of the stolen articles
were recovered.
Mr.. r. T. Larrimore, of Easton Talbot CO. ,
intends to start laundry and has engaged
one half of the Brick Row, at the South end
OF the town, for that purpose. He is now
making preparations for the enterprise and
expects to have it completed between this and
the middle of the year.
A new disease has made its appearance in
Somerset county and is proving fatal to the
horses, ten or twelve in one neighborhood
having died in few hours after being afflicted
with it. The first symptoms of the disease
are: The animal appears to stagger and
becomes dizzy, weakens aud usually dies in
tweniy-tour hours after attacked.
Hon. H. H. GoldsJOrough.- Easton
Gazette says that Mr.. Goldsborough received a
dispatch on Friday that he had been nomi-
mated for comptroller of the treasury of Mary.
land by the Republican State convention, held
at Frederick. Judge Goldsborough being
the Legislature, he has not yet decided which
to accept.
The dissatisfied Democrats of Worcester co.
assembled in Snow Hill last week aod nomi-
mated another county ticket. So there are two
Democratic tickets in the field. The first
convention was packed and this a number
of the thiaking Democrats wouldn't stand. 1t
is reported that the Republicans will support
the second ticket but they say, on the
contrary that they have only the stronger
reason for running ticket of theiroWn.
The Democrats of Caroline co. have made
the following nominations: For Clerk, j. w.
Temple; Register, j. B. Steele; Senator,
Daniel Fields; Legislature, VIM Fl. Dewese
and DIR. II. z. COmegys; Sheriff, Jas Z.
johnson. The nomination for Clerk was q
complete sell out it is said. Each one Of the
aspirants was waited upon to know what he
nrI1 1r1u . fhar n. IL
$780, another 3 500, and so on. The success
fu nominee agreed to give $4,000 and secured
the prize What the Senator and others
agreed to give is not known.
Sudden Deaths IN Dorchester COUNTY. On
Friday night last, Alex. w. Woolford, Esq, a
citizen Of Parsons Creek District, and ex-
Sheriff of the county, aged about so years, was
found dead in his pound, having died of heart
disease. MIR. WoOiford was a member Of an
extensive family in that section of the county.
The wife of Mr.. Thomas A. Willis was
apparently well a moment before, fell dead in
her room, on Monday, the lst inst. She had
walked out 10 the peach orchard with some
little children, and on returning, said she ''never
felt so warm, and instantly fell dead. She
was the daughter of Mr. White6eld Woolford,
near Milton.
~ T. & ~ r. R.-At q meeting of the
4NCW AOIA huu 1tOElOlk OOmpauyt :
held at Accomac Court House, Va, on the 9th
day Of September, A D. 1873, Hon. Hendrck
B. Wright, of Pennsylvania, was elected
President of the Company, and Hendrick B.
Wright, Isaac Carpenter, Amos Y Smith and
Solomon Sturmer, of Pennsylvania, Custus w.
Wright, of Delaware, and William H. B.
Custus, John W. Gillett, Upshur B. Quinby
and William I. Fichett, of Virginia, were
elected Directors of the said Company. And,
at a meeting of the Board of Directors held al
the same place, on the same day, Custus w.
Wright, ESQ.,, was appointed Treasurer,
and Upshur B. Quinby, Esq, was appoint.
ed Secretary, of the said Company. The
Company propose to commence the survey
n.soher ' newt and afssr OGtt t,a IN? oco 1VtI y
special legislation is put through work vii
Immediately commence, so that we may conf
IDENTIFY expect to have the road completed anC
cars running as far as Drummontown, by thu