Smyrna times., 1876-04-26
MARYLAND ITEMS


saturday and confirmed class of five
Z. W. Williamson, residing near Pottor.
Landing, Caroline county, has grown noto
toes this season large enough for table use
Thomas Covey, of Talbot county. has ,
young colt with no tail. Where the tai
! ought TO be there is a little tuft of ba;
similar to that of rabbit
The barn and contents of Owen Lowrov
on Kent Island, was burned, with all i,
contents, including 400 bushels of corn. ON
tHe l+th' Hon. ). /. Earle lost DWELLING
mouse on one OF his farms, near Centreville
the next day. ~ '''e
born o" tie Roafside-Mrs Pounds. ot
Cecil county, gave birth to a child ON tbr
roadside, last week, while the family yvos
removing from near Conowinro to the toll
gate, near ElktOn. The husband was en-.
tlrely penniless, and had only been sold ont
toy an officer a few days before. Persons
llving in the vicinity cared for the woman
ana the husband and children went ON 10
thelr destination, where they are now
living in great destitution.
An amusing scene occurred in y Sol;s-
bury church last Sunday. A gentleman
VINO ieit sleep stealing over his senses while
Ihe minister was preaching, thought TO
rtsist lts influences by chewing n Glove.
which usually had the effect of restorin9 q
hlm' lie put the Glove between his teeth
ana shut down, when there was an exnlo.
SION that startled the audience. He had
substituted the head of parlor match for -
clove.-Edstern IShOremaa. .
>. +. Maneha, real estate agent, has late.
SOFA TWO farms in Bay Hundred district
70 MT y; Is. Poter, of Wisconsin; one of e.
&c acres, es belonging to VIM. III. Bruff, ESQ, for
@e'92'.oO, and one belonging to the estate
a. 81 eaH Ine late william w. Lowe, GO acres. for
$l'S5I.3O. Also Mr. Thomas Hughlett's
farm, "Money Make" in Tranne distr;ct r;c >
o9Z acres, to Messrs Terrell & Hall. of Con.
necticut, for $4,000. Also Mrs. Jenotte
ohannahans farm, near Easton, 2I3 acres
to Mr.. Orin Parker, of New York for
S',1OO. Also lot of G24 acres. near Hole.
ln-the- Wall, belonging to Col. S. Hamble.
$2,1O0. '''' u 0i'io' lor
- A Horrible A6ar-lSir Persons Burned 70
Deem'-On Sunday night, the 9th inst,
mhlIe W. MI. Samuel Slant and wife. of
CnescohesseX, Accomac county, Va, were
attending church, some heartless wretch
--AN w eAOA hOuSS WHICH was burned to
the ground and Mrs. Stant's father. aced
SO years, together with five of her children.
aged respectively, Is, TO- 8, 6 and wears
were burned to DEATH, The bodies were
lying as though they had been asleen ON
the hoor-two of the children together
and the others lying apart-the old man
against one of the sills and as though the
upper timber had fallen on him.
daughter of Mr.. Slant aged about Is wears
happened to be away from home at the
time. Nv '"e
Body 'Sndtching.-A case of body snatch.
ing came to light last week at Salem. near
Church Hill. About two weeks ago Mr.
josiah Goodwin lost a child abouf four
months old and buried it at the eravevard
at Salem Church. Last week the grava
was visited and much to their SURPRISE tho
visitors found that the body had been die.
inferred and carried away. INQUIRY led 70
I ehe suspicion of a negro man non,ed
stephen Pearce as the guilty partv He
was wa at once arrested and given a bear;n,
ne was sent to Centrevilie iaiI. Pesrce +
Is Is said, Is halfwitted negro, who imasines
that he is conjuror. What he wantsd
wlth the body and what he has done e Will
Observer. Ce"'FeV'0e