Smyrna times., 1874-11-25
sIARYLAND ITEMS.

A valuable seaside farm was sod near Snow
Hill last week for 81 900. In 1868 it was sold
for $4,000. 1t formerly belonged to Judge
Ara Spence.
The Purdy farm, 1881 acres within one and
half miles OF Chesapeake City, Cecil county,
was sold last week to a Mr.. Phillips, of Phila-
delpha, for $4,S50, subject to prior lien of
: 800
Mr.. Philemon Lloyd, of Trappe. Talbot co.,
died very suddenly of apOplexy on the night
of the 10th inst. He was reading newspaper
at the time he was attacked, at his sons He
was taken at y in the evening, and was a
corpse by 10 O'Clock that night.
The Rev G. w Rid2eley, who is the owner
of large tract Of land, containing nearly one
thousand acres, in the vicinity Of SmithvlIle,
in Caroline county is having it surveyed AMI
divided into sections of one hundred acres.
| His object is, instead VI having one farm Of
one thousand acres to divide it into nine or ten
| farms of one hundred acres ench.
| Prize ESSaH-The Kent County \ griculural
Society, at its annual exhibition in October
! last, offered priz : for the best ESslys on the
| Agricultural resources, and the social, religious
and educational advantages Of Kent county.
There we're quite a number OF competitors.
The prize was awarded to Jos. VI. Barr, ESD,
of Chestertown.
More Land .Sales-J. F. Mlncha, Real
Estate agent, has sold Col. James Daugass
farm near Preston. of 300 acres, to Salem 4.
Plimton, OF New York for $4,000. Also Wm
w. Davis farm, near Preston, of 80 acres, to
G. H. Brush, Of Ohio, for 81 800. Also a
small farm in Chapel district, belonging to D..
j. Wells, l6O acres, to Adam Cupler, of Pa.
for 200.
An Old Horse.-On Wednesday, of last
, u,ool, tba Damnorof Of Wioomico cOunfv
sembled ut Salisbury and celebrated their
recent victory. One of tho features Of the
celebration was a fine, noblelooking black
horse, which appeared in the procession. The
horse is owned by Gen. Humphreys, and was
/ 70 le in similar parade in Salisbury in 1874
Immediately after the election Of James X
e Polk, just thirty years ago.
+ Church Reopening NJ. f. Church o
t Easton, which has beer undergoing repair
5 was reopenod on Sunday last. The improve
ments render it one Of the handsomest churche
= in the State. The walls have been beautiful
:. irescoed the exterior and interior painte,
= white new and modern gas fixtures hav
!, taken the place of the old ones the Sunda
l. School room has been enlarged and otherws
= improved q handsome carpet, covering tn
= entire audience room has also been put dOwT
! y which was donated to the church by the ladies'
% On each side of the pulpit are placed hanC
L some flower stands 5 feet high, in which al
}" placed white lilies.
A Sad Accmcnt-On Thursday Mrs.
al O'Neil, wife of John O'Neil, one of the supe
a. vsors Oh the z. w. & b. K. R., living nei
IN Darlington, above Havre de Grace, in tryir
lie to put out fire that had kindled to a pile
es old ties, her clothing caught and she was
es badly burned as to cause her death. 1t is sa
Id that Mrs. O'Ncil was a remarkably fine womi
SC and her death will among no class be mo
ls generally regretted than by the train hands
es the 2. W. & b. Co., who daily passed h
IIs house and learned to admire her for her mar
On noble traits. She was always careful to S
n that the track about Darlington was clear
obstructions and this, doubtless, more th
anything else, endearsd her to them.