Smyrna times., 1876-05-17
MARYLAND ITEMS.

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90 Inc ne capital stock of the proposed Bank
oI Gentreville-$75, ,O0O-has all been snb
1he Cradle.-One night last week Solis.
ourys population was increased 70 tbo
extent of six souls. VIZ
,NdLe Of a HorSc.-Samuel RingcoId Eso
OF Kent Island, has sold his fine dr;,;I5,% -
morse, eight years old, to a gentleman i6S
Baltimore for $500, cash. III
About 100000 young sbad now i,
gress OF Matching by the Maryland Fisbn,,,
Commission at this place, will be tnrna32 l2
loose IN the Choptank in few dars
Denton Unton N'1
1" tie Hotel Businese.-John Harris. ESQ
formerly OF the Round Top Peach farm has
removed to Philadelphia and engaged in
TH THe hotel business at 1896 Market street,
Church Dedicaton.-The new M + Cbrrot,
IN Chestertown will be dedicated on Snn
Gay' May 2lst. Several Bishops of the
Iiiurch and other distinguished ministers
are expected to be present.
Mer!9"s Sale Of Lond.-Wm. C. Dudlo,
late Sheriff, sold on Tuesday the "Snrin1
Garden farm Of John II. Ruth, situate i1
Ohurch Hill District, and containing 13o
acres' to Richard T. Earle for $2,O25.
I'oo Boys Drocncd.-A sad case of the
browning or TWO boys occurred near Pres.
I0h; III caroline co., on Saturday week.
l-uuie ioud, aged ten, and John Whitley. |
asru tnirteen years, were amusing them. |
selves boatriding on the mill nond 'r"'li raan
that place, when the boat was nnsei I" nnd
they were drowned. '"
F"c from Unslackcd Lime.-Cbestertow,
Iniarfowly escaped confagration last week
NlFs foXwell, there, had some lime in her
y slleu ana the ram on it, one night. caused
II 10 Slack and heat so as to set fire tn tbo
Ne4ther- boards. The flames were getting
ven under way when discovered and
9xtinguished. '''''
,v "a valuable young horse, belonging to
" M N. +. Wicks, Esq, Of Chestertown
net with singular death Sunday wnoi-
he stable yard gates, opening in the centre
we're aIar sufficiently to allow the horse 80
'ush his head out between them. bnt tho
ct OF Withdrawing his head closed them
!'u IN ms frantic efforts to release himself
us neck was dislocated.-Hem Ne,cs, '
> S"mn,er Oysters.-The Princess Anne I
IerGfG r. Z, learns that VIM. II. Roberts & Co ,
Dai'lmore, intend to introduce a new p
usluess "a, at Crlstie$d during the summer q
1"Soh. lhey have rented an oyster house +
nd intend to shuck 1000 gallons oe ovstors
or day and ship to different points Of tbo
'untry. They have an apparatus for numn, G
Y the AR out OF the oysters, and it is said a
lley Will keep for any length of time oftnr
hey are to be put in gallon cans M: 9,
.lie company intend to handle thirty W
lousand crabs per day-thev are 70 bo a.
'oked and shipped in the shell.
LocAjaa0 Without Wouud-A sad case of n
ckJaw was developed last week. resuIting
the death of a little boy eight wears old7
~ VI h0nert Jacquet, living near Elllton ~
ne niue Fellow with an older brother were pI
il"i.g uouble on plow-horse going IN sc
9 ., Held' Both fell off, the Younger one al
liking his head, and was somevhat to
! iinhed, but remained in the field at nIav Ia
evening At supper he refused 70 eot
u Iayed down on the floor. where ba pl
i INTO stupor. Ar effort TO arousn him tn
owed that his limbs were rigid. A doctor sh
onounced his affiicton a case of locl[io,, n
q he died the next day. ''''' on
n dangerous Mule-One dav last wool- re
lie Christopher Ross, who lives with dl'
orge Forter, near Princess Anne, was on.
se9 IN oreakinga young mule, the animal ar,
1e! 1.. nun Dy the right arm and commenced Co
SWihg MN around in a fearful manner
I"liy Ihe mule became entangled in the
mess and fell, with the unforfunota r,o,, an
uer MN, still retaining a firm hold on eX
H. S arm, with jaws apparently locked IN, IN,
animal was beaten to make him Iosn Iu'
grip, and knife was stuck in his law th'
, 10 no purpose-he laid there with his
'lm under him, apparently contented wit
. Porter then got a rope and mt IL by
una the mules neck and choked him mu
Se' The mans arm was broken and he fft
IN critical condition at last accounts tor
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