Smyrna times., 1877-07-11
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Chestertown had a regatta on the +


Chestertown had regatta on the Fourth.
Isaac England, ninety-two years old, died
at his farm in Cecil county on the Ist
instant.
The Concord camp meeting in Caroline
county, near the Del line in Mur,lcrkill
lld., will commence Agust3l
The Maryland State Teachers Associa-
ton will hold its next annual meeting at
Easton, beginning on Tuesday, July 10th,
at o'clock p. NJ, and closing Friday morn
ing, July 3.
Fannie Banks. colored, OF fredericksburg,
with an infant in her arms, was last week
knocked overheard from slOop in the
Choptank river, by the jibing of a sail The
child was rescued and the woman drowned.
Destroyed Jy Lighh,ing- During the
prevalence of a heavy thunder storm last
week, in Wicomico CO.. the wheat just
harvested by John Bounds, near Quantico,
and stacked in the field, was struck by
lightning and the entire crop destroyed.
Good Pricc.-The sale of the valuable
Town Point Farm, on Bohemia and Elk
rivers, Cecil county, was completed last
week. VIM. II. Abbott, of PHILADELPHIA, is
now the owner, and the farm cost him
$4,000 1t is one of the handsomest
places on the Eastern Shore.
Il Big Race Anticipated-With view tc
induce the Notherners to attend theHambe
ton Park Fair next September, the Talbot
County Agricultural Society has offered &
purse of 81 900, for all horses that have a re
cord of not under 2:19. Such a race will be
worth seeing, as 2:19 trot has never been
seen in these parts.-Easton Star.
West Point Cadet.-By direction of Hon
Daniel NJ. Henry, member Of Congress from
the Eastern Shore, competitive examina
ton for appointment to vacant Cadetshir
at West Point, will be held at Cambridge
on the 18th of July. The candidate must
be between II and 22 years of age, at leas
feet in height, and in perfect health.
4 Strange Freak IN SalisJ,ry.-I.ast Mon
day week, Cd, small bird entered The
restaurant of the Salisbury Hotel ant
perched upon one of the chandeliers. A
length the proprietor captured the feather
| ed guest and placed him in n cage. From
this confinement he soon managed t.
escape, and strange to say he still remains
in the room, seemingly perfectly contented
though the windows and doors remain
open and allow of his free exit. At nigh
he allows himself to be taken without. re
sistance and placed in the cage. which hC
leaves early in the morning. The bird il
about the size of a sparrow and somewhat
resembles Il canary, but as yet our mos
proficient ornithologist has not been ablc
to classify him. He is an inveterate fly
catcher and makes this insect his only diet
lie is now perfectly at home, and does no.
seem at all frightened at any of his SCI
undings.-Eastern MOreman.
Bad Or Crazy-About two weeks ago
young man turned up in Greensborougl
calling himself DR.. Ridgcley Tilden, repre-
senting himself as the son of Dr. VIM
Tilden, formerly Of Greensborough Hi
stay there was short and nothing transpireC
to attract particular attention or arous
suspicion until after he had gone, on tn
steamer to Baltimore. When he reachet
that city the police arrested him for steal
ing watches, clothing, &c., from severa
boarding places where he had stayed in th
city. lie was a yOungish man. of fine ad
dress and good education. Since his al
rest he has made some very remarkabl
statements in reference to his career, repre-
; senting himself as being very wealthy. II
says that some years ago his health faile
and he was Obliged to relinguish the prat
tice of medicine. He then invested hi
means i'll large rancho in California an
went into cattle raising on Il large scale
On the 18th of May last, he says he shippe
nine hundred head of cattle from hi
California rancho to New York. where h
sold them at a net profit of $27, 900. II
claims to have been largely interested
: the Bank of California and to have been
looser by the death and failure of Ralsto
the owner of that bank to the extent of$31
600. The people in Denton are disposed I
believe the fellows statements, except til
part about his wealth, though he seemed I
have plenty of money all the time he WI
there. One of the charges against hin
however, is that of stealing $62 in none
in Washington. DR.. VIM. Tilden, the +
puted father of the scamp, was a man
: prominence and great esteem in Green
! borough. He died 20 years ago or more.