Smyrna times., 1874-09-16

Agricultural Club at Worton Station, Kent Co r. X.
All the Sunday schools in the county, with their
pastors officers, teachets and scholars, invited
TO be present.
Prize Essdy.-The Kent County Agricultural
Association Offers premium Of $25 for the bSst
essay, and BIS for the second best essay, showing
the advantages which Kent county affords agricul-
turIs'S. The essay to DO equal to three columns
(brcVler) of tho county papers. Offer open to Kent
county alone. The fair commences on the goth.
Big Snake.-It is said that .nttlesnakes are fre.
frequently killed ia the vicinity of Salisbury, and o
farmer near there recently mot with one which he
attempted to capture, but was finally compelled ia
kill, which measured five feet two inches and ha
10 length, and eight inches around the largest part
OF the body. The old serpent had ten rattles, aud
was very formidable reptile.
The barn of Mr.. jeremiah McIlvain, noar Church
HILL, Queen An1e's county together with the con.
tents, was destroyed by fire on the 10th inst. Tho
bhrn was built about two Years ago at u cost OF
$4,000, and was tie largest in the county. The
building adjoining, containing u steam operator for
steanlng corn, Was also burnt Supposed loss bout
Sl6,OOO. The tire was Caused by the discharRe Of a
gun hred by a boy at pigeon On the barn.
The Salisbury ShOreman says: "On Friday nioht
last, about nne O'clock, as Mr.. Geurpe COoper
! (tOrmeEly OF Smyrna) of the editor of the
Granger, was returning home, he alleges negro
attacked hlm at the corner of Chestnut street and
Pea Hill. The man first struck him in the back
then Jerked his coat partly off and cut him in the
back with razor, in1ictlng three painful gashes
Inc wouid-Oe assassin then swiped at Mr.. Cooper,
throat, whereuPOn the victim yelled murder so Justify
as to frgh:en his assailant away.
The Democratic Convention. 10 nominate a c,ndi
dale for Congress, was held in Cambridge last We'd
nesday. The following named gentlemen were
Piaceo IN nomination; IhOs. J. Heating Of Queen
Anne's county Clement Tuivane, of Dorchester
county; Jas U Dennis, o; Somerset county; Thos.
Humphreys, Of WlcOmico county Daniel Fields. oI
caroline, and Ex-Governor Philip F. Thomas. of
Talbot county. The ballOllng commenced each
county voting for its nominee with the exception oc
hent and WIcomicO, both Of which voted for Ke.t
ing; and Worcester county alsO unins yoted
Tor Fields. This continued with an occasional varia
lion until O'Clock, when upon the one hundred and
IOrty seventh Vote Il was apparent that no nOmina
ton could be made, and the convention adjourned IN
meet at Salisbury on the 22d Of September. The
convention seemed TO be entirely irreconcilable.
a Hard Yrn.-The Seaford Citizen tells this
man named Tho mas living on the SvnnDuyan,
BAY, worcester county, recently had the msiort Inc
10 lose one OF his sons by death The old gentleman
being rIgId economist, and strongly opposed To SEN
sat'onai aud Ostentetlous displays on such solemn
occasions mad his sons body put under the sod in
pine coffin. The brother OF the decess.d came
athGr had buried his brother had him taken uD and
re.oufi1d ~ more respectable stvle The old gen
tiendn was determined that he sOuld lose nothing
bV the operatlon and he forthwith proceeded To The
undertaken ; with the pIne coffin and demanded back
his money. The undertaken, however, faIied 1,
grdtiy hun, aud after giving the maker of collins
piece OF his mind" concluded to take II back ho,n.
remarking that abe gIessed 1t would make good
milk tray"'
RdscqHty Of The First Wlter.-'rhere hs, been
lVIng far some time in the house of Capt Amid
near ST Michacl', Talbot county, German FANNY
named Schneider. Mrs Schneider was a w,d,,v
when she mlrred Schneider, she and her f,rnrr
husband having lived with Cot. Lloyd he being The
the gardner and she managing The dairy. When n.
died, he lett her with SIX small children (she 0ay,
birth TO twins three tImes) tie also elt several
hundred dollars in bank, their lpInt savings s,uce
they had been in this country. After the widow
married Schneider, she drew the money from b,nL
ana gave II To her husband 70, the purpDse o invest
ing II IN goods aud opening store. Schneider
decampod as soon as he got the money, and b,s moi
since been heard from. Mrs. Schneider Is len
entirely destitute with helpless child. en- S,, !.
decent looking woman. not nj all unpTt pnses,luu
"a appearance. und talks English but poorly.-N;,
HichHsts