Smyrna times., 1874-10-14
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Rebuilding Crisfeld.-The people of Girls
field have gone to work in earnest rebuilding
their town, and in a month from now the
burnt distriot" will, probably, be covered with
new buildings.
In Easton election district the registration
shows that 100 new names have been added to
the voting lists, and 100 taken off, or decrease
of 60 since last year. st. Michaels shows an
increase of three.
Corner Stone Layina.-The Corner Stone OF
the NJ. Il. Church at Busic's, on Sudlersville
Circuit, will be laid on Friday, 10th Oct, at 10
o clock A. NJ. Rev. J. Hough, p. Elder, and
other prominent ministers are expected to be
present.
Improvements at orl-Oxford is i'm
proving and building up rapidly. There have
been ten new houses built there this season,
and a number of others are going up. Martin >
boarding house has been purchased by Mr..
Robbins of Baltimore and will be entirely
rebuilt. He will raise it to four stories, and
put an addition to it 40 by 60 feet, making it,
perhaps, the largest hotel on the shore.
Attempt to Burn q School House Some
malicious person attempted to burn the school
house for colored children in COx's Neck,
Kent Island, on Saturday night week. 4
window was broken open, and a bundle Of
lighted blades thrown into the house, burning
a large hole in the floor; but, from some cause,
the fire went out, aud the house was saved.
The School Commissioners have offered a re-
ward of fifty dollars for the arrest and conviction
Of the party -CeMHerile Citizen.
Mr. EIaddaway, of the St. Michaels Comet,
insists that he did not say that Smyrna looked
"musty, mosScOvered and lazy He says he
formed no such impression of the town. TC
, put him square and end the matter We will tel
our readers just what he did say, viz: " 1t,
f streets have but little indication of business
| life. The houses, old, not yet dilapidated, bu
mossy and sometimes gloomy. Smyrna has
many fine buildings, and is the residence o
t many substantial and independent citizens, &c.
> Trappe Negro ~ Limbo On Slturda
night negro Damed Frank Fountain attempt
ed to break into the dwelling house of Mr.. Jas
a q. Tarbutton, at Bartlett's mill, Trappe dis
trict. 1t seems he stripped off his pants an
Z shoes, and attempted to break into the be,
y room Of Mr. Tarbuttons s sister, succeeding i
c getting open the shutters, but not succeeding i
r raising the sash. Miss TarbuttOn walked an
d gave the alarm, and Mr.. Tarbutton ran OF
e and succeeded in catching the negro and givin
d him severe blow in the mouth, AMI anoth,
IT on the cheek, with his fist, before he escaped
also securing his pants and shoes. lie wa
arrested on Sunday morning, identified by h
r mashed mouth, and committed TO Jail H
d, owns that the pants and shoes belong to lin
he -EIstOH Star.
IA La3y Mssing-On Tuesdly week, Mr.
ID John Wilson, residing in Landing Neck eau
ID to town leaving her sister, Miss Elizabet
@. Perry, about 40 years Of age, at home in charI
at Of the family. While Mrs Wilson was fro
10 home, Miss Perry dressed herself in her be
~ clothes and left the premises. Mrs Wilsc
as supposed she hld gone to a neighbor's. q
n. Wednesday, she not returning, inquiry vi
h made in the neighborhood respecting be
a That after noon, her shawl was found in Il
ne crutch of tree, within a short distance
lloyd's Landing. The river, the shore and Il
- neigEborhoOl have since been searched +
Miss Perrys body without success 1t
believed that she drowned herself in Choptal
ty river. She was subject to fits of dernngemcr
and attempted to commit suicide about io
M years ago -EISton Star.