Smyrna times., 1876-04-19
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Jas Wills, who formerly kept the hotel
at Crumpton, Kent side. J sold his interest
last week to Capt. Joel Slaughter.
Mr.. VIM. Gould, residing in Spaniard's
Neck, Queen Annes co., finished planting
MS corn week ago. He has been for
years the first man in the county to get his
corn in the ground.
Chas. II. Gibson, ESQ, solicitor for tbo
Easton Building Association. sold last weeI,
Hawksworth," the farm of w. Tiloh
Owen, in Miles River Neck, to j. II. Whee.
ler, OF Baltimore. The farm contains 2o71
acres and brought $ll.70O.
The family of Mr. w. T. Hurley in Grif.
nth Neck, Dorchester county; has met
win sad bereavements recently. Three
chlIdren, aged respectively, !, 9, and 10
years, dled within "a hours, Of diptheria.
and were all buried in the same grave.
The Republicans of Easton met in county
convention last Monday and elected
u. Z. Avery, Charles II. Mansfield and ]
Clayland Mullikin, Delegates to the Repuh.
lican State Convention. 1t is understood
that they are in favor Of james G. Blaine
for President.
The Baltimore San says that a Mr.. Albert
Bruscup, OF that city, has family relic in
the shape OF gOurd, which was raised in
lIl4 by John Emerson, in Talbot county.
ana mas since that time been transmitted
TO successive generations of his family
The gourd is carved and is now highly
colored with age.
The Eastern Shore Rirers.-Tbo now r;var
and harbor bill now before CONGRESS noal,os
the following provision for the Eastern
Shore rivers: Elk river, $4,000; Chester
harbor, at Kent Island Narrows. ST. 1000. for
Wicomico river, $4,000. A survey is ordered
Tor the Choptank river between Denton
and Greensborough, and the head of Trcd
Avon, at Easton Point.
A Nan Dangerously Wo,o,ded Jv Tro Others
-On Saturday last Jas. II. Cloupb and
J0hh "A. shawn met two men from Sudlers-
VILE named Luff and Enoch Downes. at
Carvliles Station, near Centreville. The |
parties got into drunken fight. Clough
anu L4H Lownes clung and Enoch picked |
up prick and hit Clough on the head. |
IN me Olow, 1t Is feared, may prove fatal |
i he Downes were both held to bail. Fnoch |
in $4,000 and Luf in $1,000.
The Q"ecHstowH and Harriuqtoa RojI,ood
Among the bills passed by the MARYLAND |
Legislature was one permitting the citv of |
DaItimore TO endorse the bonds of the |
queenstown and Harrington Railroad 70
the amount of 100000. This has revived |
the interest in the enterprise, and the nco.
pie along the line feel more confident than
ever OF the ultimate success of the road
baltimore has yet, of course, by a vote of
Iho people, to sanction the endorsement
before 1t can be made, but the friends of
The road feel that the city will not refnsa
10 do so, to some extent at least Fven
'ne-halt OF the amount authorized is
thought to be sufficient to complete the
work. y 'u'
Sudden DEATH ?fa Lady.-Mrs. Adeline F
opry, OF Crumpton, relict ofthe late Rev VIM
'pry, died suddenly at the residence of Mrs
Mary A. ,Spry, near Chesterville, Kent CO..
IN Sunday week. She died whilst sitting
II her chair, and whilst in seeming GOOD
lealth. Connected with this death is n some.
what striking coincidence. On lust such q
sabbath morning, about % years ago. her
husband died. At that time Rev, Cbas
Ill, now ofSmyrna, was the colleague ofM
,pry, ard was present at his death. Unon
he decease of Mrs. Spry, Mr.. Hill was fnl.
liIlng his duties as Presiding Elder at that
ppolntment, being entertained at the
anne house where she died, and witnessed
Ter death, also.