Smyrna times., 1876-08-09
MARYLANB ITEMS.

MARYLAND ITEMS.
The Centrcv.llc h}<asr. an excellent
paper, has a new dress Of type.
The pony pcnnine at Chncoteagc takes
place on the 23rd Of the present month
A now school,house was burned in
Wicomico, last week, having been set on
fire il is supposed.
N,m2luI,r Sy.l,naion-Thc Centrcyllc
Times (late tai;eaj which passed into new
hands couple Of weeks ago, suspended
publication last week.
a curious sight IN Cambridge the other
day, was a couple Of quarter century horses
Gr!vcn Tandem to century gig hy a couple
Of young "pris. bent on fun.
\ ne-lcgccd kitten was born in Caro-
line County last week. just think OF it
an animal Of the cat species with
nine legs and not even one life.
4 little son Of Mrs. Holt, Of Salisbury,
swallowed some concentrated lye which he
found in n saucer or Saturday, and died
from the effects, after great suffering on
Sunday.
Sll, 4 q Form.-Dr. Arthur f. Sudlcr. as
Executor has sold the farm of the late
Stephen L. Amos, in Queen Anncs co..
to Mrs. Mollie f. Hopkins, Of Ccntrryiiic,
for $4,000.
William Phillips, an orphan lad residing
with JnO. Corbin, Worcester county, at.
tented suicide, last Thursday, by swallow
ing paris green. His only reason was
because | wanted to-"
Miss Margaret Bennett, a weak minded
lady, Of Salisbury, left her home several
| days ago, and is still missing II is sup
posed She drowned herself, as she threat
cncd such an act the day before her disap.
pearance.
Famoosed.-It is said that Mr.. Stcinburs,
who bid III some 700 acres of the Paca land
Ton the Wye riyer) at the late sale, finding
he could not comply with his purchase has
departed for parts unknown. lie lives in
New York somewhere, so it is said.
While coffin was being lowered into the
grave at Salisbury last week, the earth
caved, precipitating one Of the pail bearers
to the bottom Of the grave, the coffin fall.
ing upon him. Solemn as was the occasion
a smile Overspread the cOuntcnance Of al
most all who were present.
Capt. John Eaton. of Greensboro was
Knocked down i'll Philadelphia, few
nights ago, and robbed of several bundles
he was carrying and his purse. His
companion gave an alarm which brought
policemen and a crowd who captured the
guilty ones, who have been sent to Moy-
amensing.
| They have in some of the Eastern Shore
counties law which compcls every man to
work one day on the roads. 4. S. Sears. a
printer on the Newtown Record, refused to
| perform this labor and was committed for
ten days, but escaped into Somerset while
the constable was getting his horse to con.
vey him thither. The same evening Sears
returned, drunk, and another effort was
made to arrest him, when he felled the
officer with his fist and once more dccamp.
ed.
CUltiOoting 1Yheat.-Mr John II. Evans of
! Rolphs Wharf, informs us that he intends
the coming fall to try the experiment of
cultivating wheat. lie intends to try the
experiment on two acres first, and if it
proves successful thon he may in the future
enlarge his cultivation. The wheat is first
sown broadcast and then by means of new
harrow just invented for the purpose, it is
narrowed into rows. A gentleman near
York, Pa, who has tried the experiment,
reports crop of IS bushels to the acre this
season.-Centrc0iHc Observer.
Kidnapped and Encyclopaedia event which
has greatly excited the people of Smiths
Island, in Chesapeake Bay, off Somerset
county, occurred last week. The Crisfeld
Leader gives the following: While S. r..
Die and wife were attending church, some
person or persons entered their house and
took pocket book containing $l5 in money
and note of $3.50, two guns-single and
double barrel-several articles of clothing
and two little boys, aged respectively nino
ana twelve years, who were left in charge
OF the house, one of whom was q child of
Mr.. Die, while the other was an orphan
boy, who formerly resided in Baltimore.
Mr.. Dlze's three boats were also carried
away from his landing. No one can con.
lecture what motive the robbers had in
taking the boys with then unless it was 10
prevent them giving information that
would lead to their 1.-THE robbersl arrest
Immediately after tho robbery was discov.
cred several canoes, well manned. started
IN different directions in quest of tho dos.
peradoes, but as yet they have not been
overtaken.
The Outrage near Masaeys.-Tho negro
man who was arrested at Wilmington on
the night OF the 9th ut., suspected of
being the party who committed the out.
rage upon the young girl Moflit, near Mas
seys, in the morning of that day, was released
on the goth, no ono having appeared to
identity him. This is very singular as it
was said that he answered the description
OF the guilty wretch, and probably was the
man. Another negro WINS arrested near
Mt Pleasant, Del, on Monday, by some
persons from Masseys, and taken before
Esquire Blackiston, ut Alillington, where
he was confronted by the outraged girl.
who declared that the prisoner was not the