Smyrna times., 1876-03-08
MARYLAND ITEMS

CehtreVllle Is to issue bonds to tbe
amount OF $4,000 to repair its courthouse.
The town commissioners of CentreviIIa
nave nave passed an ordinance prohibiting cali.
thumpian concerts.
mere are two men in Salisbury whose
birthday anniversary comes only once in
Iour I years-they were born on the Doth Of
| February. -'''' Vi
| The birth of four calves at one time bv
a. COW belonging to w. P. Howard. near
chesapeake City, Nd, is reported in tha
Middletown Transcript. The calves are ali
living and doing well. 81 ''''
Littleton Hughes. the colored ,,roooho,,
who cut his throat in Dorchester oa ''.o,lel
time since, finding he was about 70 rooo'.a,, .o1~
from his self inflicted wound nndor tbn
treatment of skillful physician, iast ,roaIC
tore open the wound again and exnirad j.,
few hours. f''N'' Al
Il HaHdsone UmdtaH.-Mr. and NTrs
1ahd, who have for some time been on.
gagged IN the service of Mr.. Jervis Spencer.
OF hent county, the husband as n farm
iaoofer IA received intelligence that caused
i eneiiI 70 lay down the shovel and the hoe
siiI sIu make Tor the old country-they had
SO says the Middletown Trqascr;nt '''0''
Real Estate Sales in TalBot.-J. F Mancbo
real estate agent at Smyrna and Eoston
mas made several recent sales: Col. Ham !
!rOn TlGtons farm, 223 acres, in Trappe district.
= aaloot county, to c. B. Master, of Penna
ior 81 900; 'Ino. Wilmott's farm. 23Oacres
III u Oarolne county, to c. II. Calkins. of New
tta ttease!' I0f S6'OO0; an island of 5 acres at
the ! mouth OF Bolingbroke, Talbot county
O0ei%nginS y %n}gsS 70 Col. VIM. r. Hughlett, to w.
" Collins of Maine, for $1,000.
e. N'Hgetar accident on tie HIqL,cou.-Trvi,c
spence, OF Worcester county. semi n coIorad
BOY, one night last week, on an erronJ o,'
horseback. The night was dark. and os
Tue Doy was returning, gentleman WHO
was driving on the road ran into the borso
y ina the boy, one of the shafts of the gen-
lehman carriage entering the neck of tbn
'hlLial which the boy was riding. and
I"SlhG a wound from which the horse
'leu 10 death. The boy was thrown TO the
irouil1 i ana seriously injured, the force of
ensible '' 'iiiie III {
secretary Bristow is content with +bo =
ltie OF Colonel, and does not desire 70 bo n
alied General. In speaking of the matter q
ecently he said: "I earned the titIn of +
'oionel, L trust in defending nv countrv a
ut never was General, and can't see h
my my friends who know me better ner. n
ISL IN calling me General" When if was a
!ggested that the general followed from n
Is former Office of Solicitor General. he ra Il
hed " IT that argument holds. then we s;
lust be careful to accost as General every u
enerai freight agent or general manager of II
circus IN the county," A
a III at Loan ASsociatons.-A bill has beap NJ
ltroduced into the Maryland Legislature OF
aklng 1t unlawful for any building asso. W
ation, land or loan company formed for 81
le purpose OF loaning money upon real or
asehoId property as security, to pay or loan
any borrower note, bond, or other f,
'i9ence OF debt to be paid at future date. n
~ tlat all loans made shall be in money 50
tually PAID at the time the loan is effected. ri,
!" 'hat AN loans madewhere the full amount fo,
money named in the loan is not paid to d;
. ooIlo"er' the notes, mortgages, ETC.. in
ven as security for such loan shall bo IL ~
solutely void. The bill also nrovidos ~t ~;
at such corporations shall not receive III
ore than six per cent. interest. nndor a.
nalty of the whole contract baina ~ an an
red null and void. The first nrov;S;o,s wa wa
the bill are aimed mainly at the RoIt;, .n'
're building associations which e;thor ~ ~
'e notes instead of money to borrowers Sti' en-
sell their money at a premium onJ 'ooi Sai
am the amount of premium paid ot tLa any any
it iS t1e loan is made. The last provision f.,
the OIL strikes death-blow at Rn;IJ;,,. ieH '
soclatlons, and if passed would wine tLnn95 w ou'
OF eXlstence.-,G. Mchqels Con,e5 il7 Lle
W.