Smyrna times., 1873-03-19
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Erastus Anderson, aged about y years
while chopping wood iG Caroline county, wa
Killed by tree falling upon him on Frida,
week
A fruit farm, one mile from Denton, wa
sold last week for $3l. 10 per acre-55 acres
and 200 acre farm was sold for $3.50 De
acre.
The town election of Cambridge was hello
on Saturday, resulting, for the first time il
he history of the party in the election of the
republican candidates for town commissioners
Barned 10 DEATH Two little girls, children
OF Mr.. William Thomas, residing in Caroline
county, were burned to death on Tuesday the
4th Instant whilst playing near the hearth
where their clothes caught fire. Their mother
was so badly frightened that she could render
them no assistance.
Arrest Of Oyster DreTgerS. Thursday
last, Commodore Timmons, of the Oyster
Police, arrested the Captains of FIVE vessels for
oyster dredging in Chester river. They all
had hearing before Esquire Pippin OF
Queenstown, and four of them were fined $7j
each. whilst the fifth man was fined $500, being
convicted in two cases.
Sudden edh.-Mrs. Hudson, of Snow
Till, died suddenly week before last, from
disease Of the heart. She was the mother OF
Rev. ID. d. Hudson, of the New England Con.
ference, and sister in law of the late Rev.
David Daley. The sudden blow to her family
and large circle of friends and acquainta noes
has east gloom over many households. She
was an estimable christian woman
John Embert, of GreensbOrough, wasseverely
cut few days since, by Mr.. FINLEY of the
same place. Tiney was opening barrel of
spoiled fish, with Ratchet, aud Embcrt stuck
one OF the offensive behring's to his nose, when
he ''let drive and cut Embert severely. He
had previously told Embert what he would dc
when h. threatened to apply the fish to his
nose.
HO'c It WdS.-Among the German immi.
grants recently sent to Queen Annes county
was man and his wife, named Gallop, who
last week concluded to go West. They got as
far as Baltimore, and whilst waiting in the
depot there for the train to Pittsburg, child
was born to them. They were without money
friends or employment, but some German
ladies' made up purse of $50 tor Mrs. G.
and the railroad company gave Mr.. u. job a;
car washer and they are all doing well now.
htdnticide. The citizens of Greensborough
were thrown into a state of excitement on Sun.
day aud Monday of last week by the finding OF
the body of an infant along the banks of the
river. The body, it is supposed, had been
buried in the bank some FIVE or six weeks and
since the thaw had been scratched up by the
dogs, as one Of the feet and leg and one hand
had been eaten off 4 coored woman named
Ellanora Thomas is supposed to be the mother
of the child, and so strong is the evidence
against her, that writ was issued for hel
arrest, but she has disappeared and cannot be
found
Port Deposit had brilliant wedding last
week, in its new 100000 VI. +. Church
There we're colored walters from Baltimore, 8
Baltimore organist, Prof. Sanders. a brass
band to serenade, and to cap the climax one oil
the bridesmaids, Miss Abraham's, 9, wore a
diamond necklace and ear.drops. The father
Mr. John Abrahamsl and family of the bride
lead the procession into the church, followed
by Mr.. Bailey, an aged Baltimorian, who
headed the four bridesmaids and four grOoms
men; and lastly, but not lcdstiy, the happy
couple. The bride instead of wearing the
customary orange-b blossom wreath, wore pinl
flowers upon her head. A grand dinner, al
which over two hundred person sat down, wa
given from , to 6 in the afternoon, an Orchestr;
performing sweet music the while. Th'
happy couple left for New York at 8. II
complete the notice we will give the names
GroOm-Dr. John Womble bride-Miss CARR,
! Abrahams grOomsmen-Chas. Amos, Tiffany
Slothoner, Pembroke NJ. Wamble and Charlie
| E. Abrahams; hridesmadS-MiSs Alice John
son, Miss A rahams, Miss MOllie Rowland
and Miss Lizzie Boynton.
The Salisbury Murder. A Salisbury paper
thus speaks of the parties to the Shockey-
Hall murder, which took place near that towr
last week The victim of this desperate anC
cold bloOded murder was the daughter of Jas
II. ShOckley, living about five miles from Sails
bury on the Snow Hill road, and gentleman
in good circumstances in life, as the saying
goes, and of the highest respectability sh'
was IA years of age. She was a girl Of very
sweet countensnce, even-tempered and amiabl'
| in disposition, always commanding the highes
esteem Of her teacher by her prompt obedienc,
to his commands and so apt and intcliectua
that she was decidedly the best pupil in school
George W. Hall the murderer, lived in tn,
same neighborhood, though he came Orignall!
from Delaware, is about Is years of age anC
the son of Philip w. Hall. He was pupil o
the same school during part of the winter
but left off some days since to go to work on tn
farm. Once since he ceased his attendanc
he had visited the school-room and stopped il
for q short time, probably to get glimpse o
his victim with whom as the sequel shows h
must have been desperately in love. His edu
cation was liEited and there was nOthn
peculiarly desperate in the physlognomy o
strikingly individual, save q cast in the eye
As far as we know his department has alway
been quiet and peaceable and before the perpe
tration of this deed would have been consdere
inoa na hla of oon, nlitfin1 otoh n Nrimp