Smyrna times., 1876-06-28

trustee to Matthias George for sc per acre
900 acres.
A trot is to take place on the Millington
course on the 4th of July. Three purses |
are offered: for / year olds, horses without |
u record, and $50 horses.
Ben. Franklin Tolson, NJ. d., L. l.. D., Of
Henderson, Caroline CO., dclivcrd the ora
ton before the Centennial class, Law De
partment OF Yale College, on the 2Gth
inst.
y colored woman at Witmans, in Talbot,
left the washtub one day last week and
gave birth to Il child which she abandoned
i'll the woods. 1t was subsequently dis
covered by a couple of young men who
forced her to take it.
Lt,,d Safes at CHcstrrlocu.-R. Hyn#on
and {. 7. Wcatcott, as trustees, sold at
ChcstcrtOwn. last week, the James Lamb
| farm, near Swan creek, 3l9 acres, to Geo.
b. WeStcott for ST, ,l00 the lladaway farm,
near Rccs' Corner, about I32 acres, to d.
a. Smith for S3l.lO per acre and the Edw.
Smith farm, near RceS' Corner, about DIS
acres, to DR.. T. b. Wilson for $40 per acre.
Ship-yard," containing about BIS aces,
! ii is understood was bought in for the
| lladaway heirs at about $1,000. The farm
Of b. II. Gardner, in Morgan's Creek Neck,
! SO acres, was sold to John Mckee for s., $50.
! CaLath,tmpion How.--A man named Read,
! down at Berlin, in Worcester county, got
married last week, after being a widowcr
only tour weeks He married a Miss
Savage. Under the circumstances the
youth of the town thought they would give
him a calathumpian scrcnadc. They com
menced to make Rome howl as they
termed it, when Read grew very much in
ccnsed and poured charge Of shot into
the musicians. The shot took effect upon
the person of Mr.. sam. Baker, dsfigurimg
his face and puncturng his arm. TO this
the crowd replied in so lively manner as
to riddle the doors and windows OF the
house and completely silrnccd the gun Of
Mr.. Read. The affair has lead to a suit at
law, with the chances all in favor Of Read.
aS the crowd were disturbing his slumbcrs,
just at a time when hc insisted on having
peace and quictncSs.
.HInAy wa Op.-Five or six years ago
Rcmy Giimorcttc, a Frcnchman, was mur-
dercd, near Chcstcrtown and his wife was
left in supposed dying condition. Sus
pcon pointed strongly to a colorcd woman
who was called Martha, and who lived in
the family. Gilmorettc and his wife were
tenants Of the late Judge Chambers, and
resided on his farm in Queen Anne,
county, near the foot Of the bridge which
; spans the Chester river at Chc>tcrtown
, They were supposed to possess a considcra
| bic sum of money, As they always paid tho
+ cash for everything they bought, and plum
5 der was evidently the object of the murder
f This colorcd girl was arrested, thrown into
Q prison and tried, and was acquitted through
e the indiscrction of 4 young lawyer, Milnu
p Jones, relative Of Judge Chambers.
5 nephew, we believe. Jones had visited til,
girl in prison, and from her had cXtoltcd
pretended confession with promises o
t some character, which destroyed the vain,
:. Of her testimony and led to her acquittal
g Public sentiment, however, adjudgcd he
u guilty, and but for the action Of Jones sin
u would have been convicted and probabl
hung In doing SO, an innocent woman. a
Il least one who was not the author of tn
G crime, would have been deprived Of he
; life. For, recently, the perpctrator wa
II discovered. He is a coored man no,
;. serving term in the Maryland peniteI
Il tiary for another crime. The priso
q officials intercepted letter, not long age
! in which allusion was made to the murder
e and by which his guilt was fully established
q We understand that after the cxpratio
II of the term of the convict he will be trie
l. for the murder.