Smyrna times., 1874-02-25
MARYLAND ITEMS.

nc new euiJ)ES OF the 81. hlclaelS Comet
announce that they viii give NO gratuitous
notices Of tairS, festivals, concerts, &c, and
accept no complimentary tickets.
Mr.. James H. Willis, of Oxford Neck.
TALBOT co has lost six horses by blind stagger,
and dlscmper during the past few months.
Their total value was about twelve hundred
dollars.
Miss 1empy' Bradshaw, of Chestertown.
has passed away at tho ripe old age of 81 and
now that new NJ. f. church will bo built there
from beqnest that she has left, to be SO used
at her death
Dedh Of an Aged Stare Palmer Wilson.
who was faithful slave up to the time OF
emancipation, and has conducted himself with
marked prOprlety sincS, died at Princess Anne
On Thursday OF pnsurona, at the age OF 81
years. Notwithstanding bis extreme old age
he has up to the time Of his attack, about
three weeks ago, supported himself cOmlor
tably by his own exSrtiUns os a wood sawyer
Last Wednesday an election for a member
OF tire House Ot Delegates to 6ll the vacancy in
the delegation created by the resignation of the
Hon. James b. Groomc, the Governor elect,
has resulted in the election Of the republican
canddate, Mr.. James A. Davis, lumber mer
| chant. OF Port Deposit, over II. ID. NJ Howard,
OF ElktOn, democratic candidate At the
447 majority over the highest republican
candidate.
| Proposed BrGncb Railroad A petition 10
the Legislature is being numel Ousy signed in
| Irappe District, and also in Easton, asking the
Legislature TO authorize the Commissioners
| lOr Talbot county to subscribe for twenty thou
:ahd dollars OF the stock Of the Maryland and
Delaware Railroad, to build u branch road
from some point on said road below Trappe' ;
| Greek to Trappe. This would give railroad
cacllliss to a large and fertile section of
tountryr who are now remote from the track.
aud have little advantage from the road as now
! build. The branch road would be about three
miles long,
Worcester Railroad The bill to amend the
charter of tho Worcester Railroad. which had
been introduced into the Senate OF this State
some time since, was passed by that body on
Thursday last. Ii seems there had been some
objections raised to it in the COMMITTEE, which
caused the delay. We presume there will be
no difficulty about it in the House. We have
the prospect therefore of having direct Rail
road communication with Lewes, Delaware,
thence by water with New York, next summer.
Our fruit growers and truckers therefore need
not dcspond; they will no longer be subjected
to the ruinOus freights imposed upon them by
the monopoly of the Delaware Railroad
| SnOU HiH Md. Messenger.
Some figures Regarding the Proposed Cher.
rystone Line.-Enginccr Daniel Hudson re.
Gently made another survey Of the proposed
CherrystoDe (or New York and Norfolk Rail.
road, which is TO connect with the FranLIor1]
and Breakwater Railroad at the former place
when the line is completed. His survey com
mcnced at the Maryland and Delaware line
near Selbyvlle, aud run direct line to Berlin
distance of eight and ten-sixteenths miles,
thon by the Snow Hill road distance of four
teen miles to Snow Hill, thence to Stockton
eight aud one-tOurth miles, thence to Horn
town, six and ons-GOurth miles, thence ts
IrummondtOwn, twenty and one half miles
thence to Eastville, twenty nine and one bal
miles, thence south thrty-one degrees west
four and three eighths miles, thence nortl
sixty and ODs-half degrees west, to Cherry
stone wharf, two and i've ghths miles tota
f distance from Delaware line to Cherrys,one
Va, about ninety-four miles distance from
Snow Hill to Chsrrystons, seventy-oDe miles
F,tss at a WalIinq-A funny affair occurre,
; IN Bloomery NJ +, Church, Caroline county
on the 18th inst, at the performing of
wedding ceremony BY Rev. S. Ia Gardiner. !,
uniting Mr. Trice aud a Miss Williamson
The Denton journal thus tells the story: Tn
nuptial bands OF the happy pair were forbidde,
{ by the father of the groom elect, claimin
Z that his son was not Of lawful age. Consider
y able debate arose on this question, which wa
: argued pro and con by the persons assembled
I When the affirmative side seemed 10 have tn
t prepOnderance, the sffectionate groom cleo
t wonld caressingy pat his afianced and say
Honey, we will be married yet" After con