Smyrna times., 1875-02-03
MARYLAND ITEMS.


The Grangers of Talbot county have resolved
that fruit canning factory is a desirable and
profitable institution.
The great Presbyterian revival at Chesapeake
Civ has resulted in 20 conversions and 40
more we've seeking ct the latest accounts last
week. The meeting has entered upon its fifth
week.
The Largest Hog Yet-Mr. Thomas Grub,
of Cecil county, slaughtered Chester White
hog, ou Saturday last, the gross weight of
which was l,049 lbs. 1t weighed when dressed
Sl2 lbs. 1t was only % months old.
A novel race on the ice took place at Queens-
town, Queen Anne county, last week, between
William j. Porter, barsfooted, and Charles
Hsmsey, on skates, one hundred yards, for
$50. Hemsley Won, beating Porter twenty
yards
The Mcdaniel farm. in Bay Hundred, Talbot
county. was not sold on Tuesday, Gov. Thomas,
the Trustee, Withdrawing it at $2S per acre
Before the war there was not a farm in that
peighborhood which would not bring $40 or
$50 an acre.
H. s. Mancha, Real Estate Agent, sold last
week the Dyott farm in Queen Anns's county,
near Wye Mills, to G. Il. WOcott, of New
Jersey for the sum Of 4,2OO-$lS4l per acre.
This iarm has nice soil and good improve.
ments, and contains 23S acres About so
ac.es are in wheat aud heavily phosphated.
AHen,Dt to Cut Nuns Throat-A negro
MN named Elijah Tighman, met Mr.. ThOs.
Anderson near Church Hill, on Saturday night
week aud rudsly ran against him. Mr.. Ander-
soa knocked him down. Elijah recovering
draw his knife and made savage lick at Mr..
AudsrsOn's throat, but Mr.. A. throwing up
hi ha ID wardsd the blow off from his throat
and received it in his check, making an ug y
cash. Tghman then ran. He is repre- sented
as half witted desperate fellow aud is now in
the custody Of the law.
Craze Robbed grave Of VIM. Ii. Me-
Cotter, who was hanged at Cambridge some
months ago for the murder of his f. ther in law,
Robert lnsley, was opened few days since
aud the body missing. A rumor prevailed
that after his body was given to his friends
life was resuscitatsd, and that to day McCotter
is living somewhere. The empty coffin has
greatly strengthened this belief among many
OF his old associates, but there is very little
doubt but that some medical student or doctor
procured his body to dissect.
Shot and Killed Toe Harris (coorsd) and
wife living in Piney Neck, Queen Anne's CO.
left home on Wednesday last, leaving their
house in charge of THAR three children, the
Oldest being about l3 years of age. Soon after
the parents left the house one of the children
supposed to have been the odest) went up
stairs and got hold Of his fathers gun. when
he called to the second one to peep which
he did, when the one up stairs fired, the whole
load wad ard all, being blown into ths neck oil
the one that "peeped, killing him instantly
Meeting for the Promotion Of Agriculture :
Quite large meeting OF farmers and other
at m Safu m
the expsdiency OF the establishment of a per
maneut agricultural society. and the purchas
OF grounds for holding annual cattle shows ant
fairs subscription paper was presented
AMI nearly $1,000 subscribed. 1t is said thi
move has been gotten up to head off the pro
posed Society at Trappe, in the same county
which Is trying to get on its feet in time [
get the annual appropriation of $500 from tn
State. The E4stOnIans estimate that it wi
lake a capital of IS, OO0 to make the thing
success.
Conf Ience Gdm~-On Tnursd4y Of las
week an att"mpt was made 70 swindle Mrs
Rtitzle, Of EktOn, by selling her bogus watches
Two dealers called at her house and offered L
sell her two gold watches for $230 Whis
sha was considering the offer third man ap
peared AMI pretended to want to purchase th
watches, but the traders refused to let hIu
have them, unless the lady declined the bargai
offered her. Mrs Il. at once CONCLUDED I
purchase and p,id the cash ($22O) Gu the spot
A closer inspection of the watches convince
the purchaser that they were brass Whe
this conclusion was arriv,d at Mr.. Georg
Brooks, son,in-aw of Mr. and Mrs. Rsitz q
started in pursuit of the traders. Taking tn
train north, he had an eye to passenger
getting on at Newark, and noticed three susp
clou4ookin< in lividulls take the train fu
Phi adeiphia. KeeDing them in sight an,
calling into his counsel the conductor, whe
the train reached Wilmington the police
tha' city were called in, the confidence mel
being interviewed, they owned up and su
rendered. And now Mrs. r. HIS both b.
money and their watches -Geci Democrat.