Smyrna times., 1876-10-04

old colts and was won by w. A. Kennedy's-
Pilot Boy, in two consecutive heats. Tlme'
3.4l9, 3.43. The race for 8 minute horses,
was won by II. II. Smiths Grey Eagle.
The race for 2.45 horses was won by Jas.
Johnson's Stonewall; 2d w. Bewley's Fan
ny Fern; Sd r. r. Clayton's Lady Thoron-
ton Best time. 245. The $50 race was
won by Fred Gerker's Mary Taylor. Best
time, 2.42'f AndyJohnson and Modoc
contested the race with Mary Taylor.
On Tuesday, 26th, John B. Brown Trus
tee sold the Wye Estate, containing 1O9
acres, to William McKcnney, ofCentreville,
for $23.45 per acre. This estate was pur-
chased at public sale about two months ago
by d. S. Sternberg, of New York, for $26
per acre. Mr.. Sternberg failing to comply
caused resale.
\ colored woman living in Tyaskin
district, WicOmico county, during the late
storm, fearing her house would be swept
away by the rising tide of the NanticOke,
left for place of safety and i'll her fright
dropped her infant in the water, and owing
to the darkness of the night, did not find
it until it had perished.
Fruit Packing Reports.-The Contreville
Record says: The packing establishment
Guest, Esq, at Church Hill, packed each
$4,000 cans this season, rialling total of
100000 cans packed j the village of
Church Hill. Messrs. q id & Sudler, of
Sudlcrsvlle, packed abe at 10000 cans.
Ma,cta'S Real Estate 1geacy.-By a card
in today's Lciyer it will DO seen that Mr..
J. f. Mancha has no idea of giving up his
land agency in Easton Us has been reported
Mr.. Mancha is simply extending his field
OF operations so as to increase his useful
ness in securing immigration to this Pcnin
sula. Since Mr.. Mancha established hi,
agency in Easton he has brought to Talbot
over one hundred new families, sold many
hundred acres of land and has given entire
satisfaction to buyers and sellers. The
citizens of Kent county, Del, where he i
now establishing branch agency, can rel,
upon Mr.. Mancha as an cnterprisng, eneI
getic, fair dealing gentleman, whose mean
of securing purchasers for land are unsur
passed by any agency in this country. W
; wish him success in his broader field Q
, operations.-Ea Ledger.
Tie attempted Nutcr for lore at CrjsEc6L-
. The attempted murder of man name
! Ford, at Crisfeld, last week, by ma
: named Rggin, was an awful affair. For
is still alive, but Rggin shot. him to ki
because he refused to allow his daughter I
: go off with Riggin. Riggin was going I
! pay her board at a house in another part {
the town, but her father told her that sue
a thing would be a reproach to her, even
: she were certain that Riggn intended I
! marry her The Crisfeld L,adcr thus tel
! the story: Riggin left his home early
= the afternoon, before Ahe shooting, an
. went to the fence enclosing Ford's hous
: Knowing that Ford opposed his daughter
= removal he (Riggin) carried his gun wit
him, and upon the girl refusing to accor
pany him to the house which he had sele
e ted for her to board, he remarked that |
= knew why she would not 20 Ford and il
:, daughter were then standing in the kitch6
II door, and he told her to get out of the W,
at the same time raising his gun, but own
: to the girl refusing to move he did n
- shoot. He then laid the gun down al
=, asked the girl to come to him. She, thin
'o ing she could persuade him to abandon i
purpose, started toward him, and befo
- she reached the fence Riggin fired at h
~ father who had remained standing in Il
door. Several bullets went through d
" house and two took effect in Fords body
Ir ' one of which passed through his rig
u shoulder and the other lodged in his rig
side above the lung. Ford lived about
. miles from Crisfield. Riggin escaped,
10 brother and Mr.. Charmick, it is sa
~ ~ taking him across the bay into Virgin
. Ford is still alive though his recovery
or doubtful.