Smyrna times., 1874-07-01
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Two thousand nine hundred acres of land
are advertised in Kent county, for sale, and
their R,ilrOad also.
Salisbury has eleven churches and negro
man | 10 years old. 1t would seem that piety
and old age go together there.
Among the graduates of Dickinson College
were W. Lambert GOodng of GAleua, and W.
Scott COchrane, OF Cambridge.
Rev. George S. t'itzhugh, rector of the p. f.
Church, OF Berlin, has accepted call to serve
charge IN and about Trappe, Talbot county.
little unpleasantness occurred at Festival
near Crlsteld last week caused by eiecting a
couple OF young ladies who refused to paw the
10 cent admission fee.
The names of Judge Spence. George NJ
Russum, Samuel a. CIR ,m aud WIN. Il. W.
tarrow are spoken Ot in connection with the
hepuohcan nomination for Congress from
the Eastern Shore.
WIshi.gt0I CJHege The annual commeo
cement exercises of Washington College. the
only actual college in Eastern Marylaud
located at ChestertOwn, takes place on Wednes-
day the Sth day of July.
Big KeH-Barney Moore. of Cecil comfy
cut twenty tons Of good hay off his pasture
field that forty head of cattle and horses have
pastured on all spring. The field has twenty
acres ln 1t. SO says the cecil Democrat.
Says the Eastern Shoreman: BIS, 337 quarts
OF Strawberries were shipped from Salisbury
this season. This is about %, 900 quarts more
than last year Shipments small gain, when
we consider the number of acres planted in
excess Of last year.
Says the Easton journal. 1--WE are ashamed
OF our local column this week, but if no one
will get neck broke, or nobody do nothing
pad, no how, how can We be expected to tell
ABOUT ltF Does it not occur to the editor Of
that paper that he might sacrifice his own
neck for an item2
The Easton Star of yesterday says: A boy
named Satterfeld, about IL years old, or
Friday last, committed an outrage ON the
person of little girl of years of age, daughter
OF Mr. holph' after enticing her into hi.
fathers store and locking the door. After tn,
alarm was given Satter6eld escaped to part,
unknown.
Day of Execution Fired. Governor Groome
OF Maryland, has fixed Friday, the 7th day o
August, for the execution of Ernest Smith
convicted at the late term of Circuit Court fo
IalDo: county OF an attempt to rape Miss Kate
Bartlett on the 10th OF April last. Smith is /
young colored man, Is years of age, and has q
bad reputation.
Death of DaUid Knotts, David KNOTS
an old and influential citizen of Caroline county
died very suddenly at his residence, near Hills
borough, last week. Mr.. Knots had been
Director of the Maryland and Delaware Rail
. road from the first organisation of the Com
: pany, and took an active interest in the com
pletlon of the road. He was about 80 wears o
age.
,Recetessness. week as the steame
MASSACHUSETTS was leaving the harbor twt
pegro boys in yawl boat undertook to se
!, how near they could run to the steamer. The,
were caught by the wheel and whired under
presenting, it is said, fearful scone. Th
boat was torn up, and the boys finally rescued
but the wonder is how they escaped withod
the loss OF either life or limbs.-St. MichaeL
Comet
.COLored Peoples Fourth of July.-Th
colored people have advertised grand locs
option meeting to be held on the 4th of Jul
| next, at the Camp Ground, at Goldsborougi
station. They have procured speakers from