Smyrna times., 1874-12-09
MARYLAND ITEMS.

I my Oo'olI attenu school regularly-an
Some citizens want compulsory education.
Capt. Edward j. Stevens, of Sharp T,land
klIied ot. twenty wild geese one day week befor
'ast' 1hl' was sport worth talking about.
The youths of Princess Anne smearsd
urunKen gypsy's face the other dav will
him. D"N O'uu Ano'
The EplscOpalians are building small bu
neat chapel at Galena. The ladies OF Milling
TOD are also trying to raise funds to build one
'here' belonging to the North Kent Parish
On Sunday night the store of Mr. William
Mckenney, in Centreville, was broken ;ntn h,
professional burglars; his safe was blown opeT
with powder and robbed of 500 and o,be,
Valuables. The robbers escaped.
SeMtenced to be Hun0.-On Wedna,dav =,
Easton, Judge Wickcs pronounced s, sentsDas a,
OF death upon George Wheeler. negro. con
vlcted I41 OF the murder Of Mrs. Whitman.
"heeler displayed no emotion at the sentence,
John Harmon, colored man in Somerset
oJu"y, mas COW, now only six years old.
%ch %uich mas produced ten calves during the past
,hree years four June Sd, 1871; three Ano
2d' 1872, aud three Nov. I4th, 1874 Ths
truth OF this marvellous story is yoncbed for
ny the Irue -Hrryltndcr, of Princess Anne.
a good Weeks Work-Messrs. SweetappI.
ana ana McI1ane manufactured, at the LetY0er
Faper Mills, near ElktOn, twenty.four .ons or
paper last week, or four tons a dav~.rJ ", ,Sa y,
FhIladephla Ledger used it up as fast "a i
was made. -Four tons of paper a day is an i'm.
Ledger uses it, N' "u' ''ie
n Ro'r0Gd OHcers.-On last Wednesday. at
CentreVIlIR tho Cto Ill -
Anne's T. Kent Railroad elected ,be folI1u;ea lIem
Oihcers' They have all served in the nosit;ons
named p President, Ex- Congressman Biges
reaSurer' I; II; IRWIN; Directors, Edward
) II5nger"olI' =. w Lcavitt, }. Cavorny, Charles
d. hoDertS' ). +. Taylor and John b. Bowie
;, Fire at Port Depos,t 1.-The Wa,hinO,oo
House, owned by Mrs. r. G. Murnhy sOd
occupied by W. A. Hill, was entirely dcstroveJ
y hre on Sunday night; very little furniture
ND none OF the stock was saved Mr. U;II
ad , ,300 insurance on the furniture and stock
I, the 1ttna, and $l,5O0 in the Girard nj
'hladslphia. Mrs. Murphy had insurance
a . the building, amounting to $3.50 in ~
,ecIl Company. The origin of the fire il nm.
nOwn. "'0 10 uu'
Salmon IN Maryland Waters = M.ssrs
erguson and Downs, commissioners Of Mar.
'uu uSherles, have placed III the GuDpowder
Ne' lO,oOO young salmon hatched from erg.
= Hported from California, also number in Ihe
we and Great Choptank rivers, and ~
ucEahoe creek, aggrsgating in all over 20 Oun
TINS valuable fish The commissioner. will
ace IN other streams of the State suitable for
IT'S nSh the young salmon, and will distribute !
all about 100000.
4 Boy Sh?t-On Thursday week a color.d
y named Duckett was shot and spriousJv
ounded IN the Audover branch. in One,
me ! county, by white man named ELen a
lanuinS. both were cunning in the branch
~ "hlle Duekett was in a StOopiny po,ition c
Jung trap Glanding mistook hi, can for c
uskrat and fired upon him. Glandinp was n
rested and held in 5000 bail, which he f,;lrd W
give, snd was committed 70 iail at Centre. a
'e TO await the action of the grand Jury.
The Kent Railroad The Directors of ,bo =
cut County Railroad Com pany held a snecial Il
'e'ihR ut ChestertOwn last week. and .f,ar -
uehosratIon the proposition of Mr. Hood "
former superintendent ofthe Queen Anno's -
Neht hAllroad was accepted Mr.. Hood -
luacts 70 run regular daily trains from y
es'ert0wn to Massey's and to supDlv tho =
"a with sufficient rolling stock To do tho ~
Slness. Says the kent Ne,CS. There seems - -
De complaint that the road is not solI ~
understand that the Court passed deere 81
the sale four months ago. When the road 1Se
oIu the people will know what to expect. %, ="
we cannot expect first class facilities for ~ ~
vel until 1t passes into the hands of bona 20 20
owner, and we in common with those on W W
me Oh the road hope for Il speedy sale. ~