Smyrna times., 1874-10-07

merly Miss FogwolD of MillingtOn. She was
in her usual health on Wednesday and alter
Dartaking of dinner, went into tho garden, III
cheerful spirits, and after q short time was as
covered perfectly lifeless. 1t Is supposed she
died with the artdisease. CentreUdte Citizen.
During the Chrisfeld fire Joseph Hyde,
Master Mechanic of the Eastern Shore r. H.,
started on an engine for Princess Anne, the
county scat, for ladders distance OF thirty
eight miles. He was gone ftty-hve minutes,
and on the way the locomotive struck COW,
carrying her about quarter OF mile on the
cow catcher, when she rolled off and walked
away apparently unharmed.
An Old Tortoise Joseph BENJAMIN, of
Bay View, exhibited at the Elkton democrat
office on Tuesday of last week, land tortoise
having carved upon the under or smooth part
of the shell the inscription ID. B., 1927. =
Mr.. BENJAMIN states that in that year (then a
boy fourteen years of age) he recOllects having
marked land terrapin as above. Since then
he has seen it frequently, and always took II
home, and it, in turn, would go to its old
hunting grounds. The tortoise seems not to
have increased in size.
o, Shame The Princess Anne Herald
tells of young man named Francis Dorsey
living in that neighborhood, who sent hi
fatherin-law to Jail last week for stealing few
ears of green corn, valued at so cents. The
childish old man, aged 70, pulled the corn il
the broad daylight, and from lot he formerly
owned and claims right to. His name il
VIM. Bosnian. He endured one nights incar
ceration, when Mr. Cox had him released
and took him to his own home. lie wep
pitifully the night through.
The republican convention, which assembled
r Tuesday of last week, at EastOn, nominated
( Judge Henry II. GoldSborough, of TalbO
county, for Congress. Judge Goldsborougl
, has long been prominent in the political sren
: of Maryland. lie vas elected by the demo
4 Gratis member of the House Of Delegates il
K 1857 and of the Senate in 1859. He was eleC
l. ted Judge Of the Circuit Court in 1864, an
!; held that position until the first election afte
l. tho adoption of the present constitution OF tn
State. His conceded ability, oratorical pow
K ers and personal popularity, will enable hin
to make the contest a lively one between hiT
d and Gov. Thomas, his democratic opponent.
Baltimore Sun
el Destructive Fire at Crifeld Last Thur
y day morning, at seven o clock a fire broke OF
a. at Crisfeld, in Joseph CoulbOurn's oyst'
l. house, and soon caught to Brown, CoulbOur
10 & Co.'S, aud then to Miliigan e Sons Oystt
d houses, and from there to Rayfed, Riggn
Co. 5, then across a narrow dock to Jason Ri
Y, aud to Dollard' sclothing store. All were bur
N down in one hour, in spite Of the efforts OF Il
Y citizens, who turned out en- n.aSSe and LAHORE
ID with great energy. The oyster houses wei
he occupied by many families, in the upper store
g. who saved nearly all their goods. The 10
es will be about twenty-five thousand dollars
ut about half insured. The oyster business W
nat stop, as these are all enterprisnQ firms al
~ before the fire was out some of them we
g looking 70. a place to resume business. Abol
ak twenty large oyster houses remain standln
en- But few boats were in the harbor, and Il
ee packers had small stocks on hand. A schOo
ge er was lying at the wharf and aground 10 ca
en- reach of the flames, but hawser was attach
to locomotive on tho railroad and by Il
means she was hanled away out of dang
e. The fire was confined to that part of the to,
es which lies east of the railroad, and all t
ms buildings on that side were burned, except t
railroad ticket office. All the stores, exec
er. Lockerman's 5 and Ballard's, and the busin,
lly part of the townsgeneralIy, are on the W
wn side of the railroad, and by the free use
i've wet blankets and water everything on Il
9Th side was saved Wilmington Commerciat