Smyrna times., 1874-07-29
MARYLAND ITEMS.


and were married in Dover on the Goth.
The Cecil Democrat nominates G. w. Cruik-
shank as Democratic candidate for Congress.
At last Salisbury has completed its laundry
and gymnasium. 1t is owned by stock COM
pany. 1t has public baths also.
Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit has become
President of the new Bank of Washington
which is called the Citizens National Bank of
Washington.
Camp Meeting.-The Camp Meeting at
| Black Woods, near Sudersville, commences
on Saturday next, the lst of August. A large
encampment is expected.
A Baltimore paper announces that Cover
nor Groome (who lives in ElktOn, when he
! aint GOvernor) will soon take to himself bet
ter half who now resides in that city.
Fire IN Talbot Comty-Saturday week o
spark from steam thrasher destroyed three
hundred bushels of wheat for Mr. Albert Will
lis, and also burned the corn house and other
adjacent buildings.
The Democratic Congressional Convention
| for the Eastern Shore meets in Cambridge on
the 9th of September The following gentle
men are named as asprants for the democratic
nomination: Colonel Earle, Thomas j. Keat
ing, and Judge Robinson, of Queen Anne's !;
George Vickers and James A. Pearce, Of
Kent; Philip Ii. Thomas and +. L. f. Hard
castle, Of Talbot; Daniel Fields, of Caroline;
| Clement SullvanP, of Dorchester; Thomas
Humphreys, of Wcomico; and James U.
Dennis, of Somerset.
Maryland Editors. S.-The Maryland Editors
Association will, as has heretofore been stated
make their annual excursion to the Eastern
Shore. The Association will leave Baltimore
! 4 - IL, Nj E.I
of August and steam down the Bay to Cam
bridge, where they will become guests of the
people until the 9th, on which day they will
go to SeafOrd and take the cars for Salisbury
Arriving there at Z. VI. they will be received
and entertained by the people until IL A. NJ.
the next day, at which hour they will take the
train for Berlin, and from thence go to Coffin s
beach in carriages. They will remain at
Cofins several days and then visit Scott 8,
witness the horse penning, &c, for several
days more, and then 20 back to their homes.
They will carry comfortable tents with them
and sleep in them while on the beach, taking
their meals at the hotels.
That Case at HllsJOrOugh.- There has been
good deal said about a case Of alleged out
rage at IIillsborOugh between two children, a
lad of l6, named Saterfed, and little CIR
named ROlph. 1t was announced two weeks
ago that the outrage had been perpetrated
then it was denied, and that nothing more
) than indiscretion could be charged upon the
offenders, for which they had been switched
Mr.. W. ii. Rolph, however, comes out in 8
| card in the EastOn papers in which he says
" Now, sir, this boy induced my little daughter
aged between 9 and 10 years, into his fathers
) back room Of the store, aud then and ther
committed most brutal outrage upon he
person. Upon the discovery of the facts
Lad H. 81 Ca oH
t accused, and demanded that the boy be pun
ished, whereupon the boys father at the hou
r of midnight ran the boy off, thinking thereb
to screen the villain from the just penalty 0
the law; and now to heap insult upon injury
q seeks the aid OF the Star to cover up, it pos
D sible, the crimes Of his son. Now, sir, rs
i have stated, this boy was what we cOmmonl
D call young man, the girl nothing but child
e and worse than all she is a child that has fror
her birth been afflicted with water on tn
e brain, from which atf1cton her intellect is cor
S siderably impaired or affected, and is it posi-
bic mems little children cannot be sent in tn
noon time of day on an errand to a stOr
}. without being outraged. If this be the Cas-
!, things are getting to fine pitch.
. A Dorchester Divite az 7rouble-About tw
n months ago, young Methodist miuiste
- Howard L. Alexander by name, emigrate
from Pennsylvania to the Eastern Shore
=, Maryland and settled in Bucktown distric
- Dorchester county. Being unmarried he 500
~ became a favOrite among the ladies OF h
- neighbOrhood, but his name soon became col
"a nected with that of Miss Shorter, daughter
Wm. l.. Shorter, Sr., on account OF veI
questionable conduct on the part of bot
This led to a denial of his use of the schoC
houses for preaching purposes, when he q
tempted to hold meetings in a woods, b
while giving out his opening hymn on Il
18th, VIM. l.. Shorter, Jr., lrother to Il
2 lady in question, entered the stand and pushe
3 him roughly aside, objecting with an oath,
! his preaching. OF course such bold step
-. such juncture excited the entire congreg
nb ton. VIM. L. Shorter, ST., who seems to ha
20 20 been good Old-fashioned Methodist, rush
oo to the preachers defense, whereupon ShortC
.. Jr., Strengthened his arm rather vigorous
upon the old gentleman, relative, and in q
- language of witness the Shorters "clung
~ A general melee followed in which number
Sn others participated. The following Frida
bo says the Cambridge Chronicle, the case CAT
=, up for investigation before Esq. Winterbotto
:" when Shorter, Jr., was fined $20 and costs t
or. disturbing religious worship, S. and costs
ho an assault on MIR. Alexander, and 81 aud CO
he for an assault on Shorter, Sr. One Joe Nil
who also seems to have had hand in I
bo spree, was fined $40 and costs for disturb
IN ~ religious worship. Bannamon Hays and j
Hubbard, who were severally charged W
participating in the disturbance, were discha
ed. The Squire then addressing himself
lay Mr. Alexander, communicated to him
SUI charge that was brought against him and t
vas Vas him it would be necessary for him to give
ne or go to JAIL whereupon, the minister fain
rye and would have fallen to the floor had
a. parties prevented it. Once before during
Tue afternoon he had tainted and fallen in
o. o. streets of Cambridge and cut his face baC
OF He gave bail in 800 and was released
eer cretion With Miss Sbortor
an
ney
we'd A nice line of Gents Furnishing Goo