Smyrna times., 1874-06-03
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Easton has a cow that has produced l23 TBS.
of butter per week.
A real estate firm in Caroline county sold
to New Workers, last week, four farms in said
county at prices ranging from IS to $40 per
acre.
The use OF coal oil in kindng a fire caused
small house to burn down in Chestertown
last week
Mr. W. r. Vandyke, residing near Chester
ville Kent county. recently sold HANDLE
tOnian colt, only sLr days od, for $l00 50 the
Kent .Nctcs says.
which Is laying eggs not larger than partridge
eggs, some OF which are brown in color and with
u neck shaped like gOurd.
Jacob Devourse, fancy mulatto school
teacher, aud rather a crafty rascal, has sud
deuly disappeared from ChesterVille, keut
county, without taking number OF receipted
bills with him.
Mr.. Amos II. Kerr has sold 326 acres of his
farm, including the dwelling, large barn and
other improvements, near BO0Dville, in Caro-
line county, to Mr.. A. b. Maxwin, of Louis
vile, KY, for $4,000.
Caroline county has a new peach called
Carey Hold. On. 1t ripens after the Smock
aud is said to be fine. 1t is Of accidental
origin, and was first discovered in the garden
OF Dr. Holt, at HlllsbOrough, few years ago.
Strawberries III Salisbury Within the cor
porate limits OF Salisbury, and in the imme
dlate vicinity of tho town there are 230 acres
in strawberries, that, during the season ior
picking, will give employment to from 1900 tC
2OOO hands.
8 A young man in Ekton remarked a few
: days ago, that it any good looking young lady
u that wore good clothes could command as many
valuable bridal presents as Miss Nellie Grant
\ she could marry him in less than week
/ Ceca Democrat.
& On Saturday week Morris Dunbar, Il year
. . of age, son of William Dunbar, of Elkton
II was thrown from q horse, and his head strIk
h ing the fagstone crossing, his skull was frac
tured, and he died in the evening. The acci
r dent was caused by another boy striking at til
10 horse with switch.
1t Arrested.-Eli Crauer, charged with shoot
ing Benjamin Cox, ut Sassatras, in Decembe
last, aud tor whose apprehension a reward q
DO Que hundred dollars had been offered by tn
ne County Commissioners of Kent county, wt
z, arrested by Constable Thomas, of MilliDgtoI
le on Monday, and lodged in Jail.
,. Greensborough is running strongly into Ii
Us u fruit canning business. Roe X West hay
huucu 10 tnclF AUbhuy large Dull0lf
-. and increased their capacity to 10000 caus D,
on day, while Bernard 4 Co., 4 new firm, al
oS erecting a cannery near the Railroad depo
hhu A canning establishment is also being bui
oo near Denton.
in The Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad
he advertised to be sold at Centreville on the IA
as. of July to secure payment on the first lien al
he mortgage. This road, from Massey's Jun
of ton in Kent county, to Centreville, Que
are Anne's county, is, including sidings about
miles in length, and is connected with 4
Delaware Railroad at Townsend by {
" Townsend Branch of Delaware Railroad.
Found Gmlty.-The trial of Earnest Smil
Lie cOlored, indicted for committing u crimiI
D assault on Miss Kate Bartlett, white, at Trap
| it district, Talbot county, on Sunday tho 10Th
md April last, was closed at Easton last we,
of and created considerable excitment in
,w- county, the court house being crowded. I
TWO trial was continued up to Tuesday, when at
Of close a verdict of guilty was rendered. Sm
and Is about eighteen years OF age, aud has b
40 reputation.