Smyrna times., 1874-08-05
MARYLAND ITEMS.

fact and the Groome GuIrds will conduct it.
Rev. Vaughn Smith pastor of the NJ E.
Church of Centrevile resigned his charge on
the 25th ult.
Judge Carmchaers (Centreville) thorough
bred stallion "Mobray' was 50 severely gorcd
by bull last week that he died from its
effects.
There will be a colored camp meeting for the .
Miilington, commencing on Friday the lth of
August.
A writer in the C,ntreville Observer nom-
mates John B. Brown, E'l,,; Of that town, as
candidate for Congress. Mr. Brown is law
yer Of good ability.
A colored Methodist Protestant Camp Meet
ing is now being held at Wesley Henry Chapel,
near Morris Station, Kent county. 1t closes
the last of this week.
Rev. Mr.. Cook. Of Charlestown VI. f. Cir.
cult, Cecil CO., will remove to Iowa. The Cir
cult will be supplied by Rev. Mr.. Krcamer,
Of Baltimore Conference.
Sale of Fast Horse Mr.. Edgar If.
Strong, of the Trappe, in Kent CO., sold his
trottng horse, "Captain Jack, to DIR. Slater,
of Baltimore, for $4,000 cash.
A camp meeting for Greensb1rough Circuit,
of the NJ f. Church, Rev. Tho3. ) Williams
pastOr) will be held in the grove at oakland,
commencing on the 2lst Of August
A camp meeting for colored people will be
held in Whitakers woods, about one quarter
of mile from Greensboro Station, Md.
4 Del Railroad, commencing Friday, August
9TH.
The Salisbury 1lcert;ser Dom this week
hoists the names Allen 6. Thurman for
President and Thomls f. Blyarl for Vice
President ami argues in their favor at some
length.
The Erecution Of Ernest .Snh.-The color
ed boy Ernest Smith, convicted of rape at the
last term Of our CDnrt, will be hung next
, Friday, at EIstOn, an | it will be granl show.
; Hundreds of people will flock to see it.
The landed estate of the late David Told of
Caroline county, WIS sold in ID nt0n, a few
days ago, for Sl2,O0) The home farm was
sold for SIG 30 per acre; No. for $lOO5;
! No tor $G.75; No. at SO 10, and No, )
t at $7.G5.
The Republican Congressional Convention
for the FIRST Maryland District, to nominate a
! cin1idIte for Congress, meets in EIston on
: the 10th of September. 1t is believed that
> either Judge IL. H. GoidSborough Or judge
Thomas y. Spence will be nominated.
!, Shot Ihmself-Whie handling a pistol on
:, Saturday week, Mr.. ThoS. Clements residing
IS near Chestervie, shot himself in the leg, the
e bali going il just above the knee and lodgin-
II somewhere near the cap. DIR. Shepherd prObGG
;, for the ball, but could not find it. The patien
is doing as we'll as could be expected.
A postmortem examination on the body o
n a Young colOred man named Micheal Ennis
o who died near Church Hill, on the 2jth ut.
a after a sickness OF three years, of consumption
, was made by Drs. Booker and Green whC
\, found one lung entirely gone, and the othe
1fI smothercd in blood.
" The St. Michaels Comet tells this about
IS lost child: The editor of the Newtown RecOrt
). lost little editor the other day, aGd atte
drawing all the wells and dragging the rive
" and other places where child might hav
y fallen into, it was found at home, rolled up i
y carpet, asleep. The accomplished Mr.;
Sc editor had been house cleaning.
At Peaches sold in Cambridge week before lai
in at $l2 50 each. 1t in this wise. A spec
es ulator bought farmer orchard for which h
nd was to give 500. last week the crop wa
tie delivered, the entire products being eigf
en- peaches The $lO0 was paid down by th
ty purchaser, costing him just $l2 so for eac
.e, peach. Denton Union.
nd Real Estate Sales. The following sales
" real estate took place in ChestertOwn last weeI
re- The Masten Farm, near Chesterville, col
mt tanning 236 acres, to Mr. John q. Miers,
ne $22 per acre also, AZ acres of pine wOodlar
by to Messrs. g. j. Scott and Andrew Wooda
ol at $l5 per acre; also, ll6 acres OF the san
kind of land to Mr. John 5. Hurock and ia
IN m r. Jones, at 5000 per acre. The Baker far
10 and "Stepney," offered at the VOshell HOu
'ed on Tuesday were withdrawn-the former
$50 and the latter at $27 per acre.
nj \
ht' Wm. w. Bryan, whilst engaged in assisti
aap- Mr. Jas +. Bailey to thresh wheat, ne
MS Centreville, last week, accidentally fell on
Ig oil can, the spout of which entered the low
vas abdomen and struck bone, bending itself
ne such a manner as to prevent it being pull
low out Drs. Holton and Earle were summone
pay who had to cut in to the bent part of the spO
ner and cut it off, before it could be withdraw
son Though the wound is u severe one, the patie
tat tat is doing well, and his early recovery is exp
enC ted.
, to Fiqht Bettoeen Railroad Superintend,
the and one of his COnductOrS.-T passengers
He the Queen A0ne's County Railroad, on Sat
ars day, were treated (?) to rough and tumI
de- hight between the superintendent OF the re
the and one of his conductors. 1t seems that
has was off the track at MilIington and the two p
ere. sons referred to, disagreed as to the
de means Of getting it on again. To settle
to matter they formed ring and fought 70
her long time, but failed to decide the question
rom issue. After the train had started for
was second time the two men clung and fought
re several minutes, and at last had to be par
by the passengers. Both were severely p
ished, and when the train arrived at its desti
linz ton the conductor was suspended and
VI'nS probably be discharged. A 'aw suit will
N;s. the result Of the whole affair.-EUery EUeni
the Editorial Excursion. programme
Mrs the annual excursion of the Maryland Edit
,Olt) Association has been arranged as folio
ming Ocean Beach, near Snow Hill, Md, will be
the objective point, and arrangements have b
ock, made to leave Baltimore on the 5th of Aug
used at ~, NJ, on a special steamer for Cambria
was The members of the association will be en-
Mr.. tanned at the residences of the citizens of
not bridge, and on the 9th the editors will leavt
ring. Seaford, on the Delaware road, where din
ises. will be provided; thence they will procee
Salisbury, where they will spend the nigh