Smyrna times., 1877-03-07
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Episcopalians Of Elkton have decided
to build a parsonage.
The Farm on Bohemia Manor. belonging
to the heirs of the late Richard J. Foard,
has been sold to Richard J. Foard, one Of
the heirs, of Massey's, Kent county, for $75
an acre.
Married Ocer Agaia.-At the 25th wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ii. Rowland,
of Port Deposit, last week, the parties were
married over again by Rev. John Squirs,
Church and a regular wedding festivity was
INDUCED in.
Messrs. Brown & Mitchell (Richard
Mitchell, formerly of Smyrna) of Federals-
burg, have sold their steam saw mill
and basket machinery in Puckham, to
Messrs. Satterifeld & Moore, of Greens
borough, Caroline Co., Md. The mill and
machinery will be removed to Greens
borough.
Shooting affair II. StSsqtras Ncck.-A fracas
occurred at RobinsOn's store. in Sassafras
Neck, last Wednesday evening, which re-
suited in the lodging of a pistol ball in the
body of Thomas Taylor, wounding him
pretty badly. lie was shot by "a young man
named Eugene Price. lie knocked Price
down, because he thought he price inter-
ferred with him when he bid on a pair of
mules at a sale When Price got up he
shot him.
| That Sassqfras Doctor.-Last week we had
an item about certain young Doctor of
Sassafras who had circulated reports effect
ing the chastity Of certain young ladies of
that village, and for which reports he was
severely horsewhipped by the young ladies'
big brothers. Here is further reference
to the matter, tho writer being Millington
correspondent Of the Centreville Record.
The writer says:
Constable Hurlock has been searching for
four young lads of our town who, it is be-
lieved, assisted in chastising DR.. Lort, OF
Sassafras, on Sunday night the Is ult. The
charges against the DR.. are of very serious
character and consist of slanderous reports
promulgated against several young ladies in
the neighborhood of Sassafras, one of them
former resident of this town. She is
young, we'll educated and quite pretty
Her brother is suspected of being the
leader of the raiders. The DR.. was
severely scourged upon the bare back
The young fellows have decamped.
, 4 Thief Killed at ELliagton.-A Hand 4
Hand Struggle IN the Dark.-A homicide oc
} Cured at Elbin's Mill, within II miles o
Millington, on Saturday the oath ultimo
The particulars are as follows. Mr. Edward
Biscoe, the owner and the proprietor of the
Mill has been missing breadstuffs from the
mill for a month or more. He determined
to ascertain who the dcpredator was anC
, himself and miller set a watch, for the frs
, time, on the night the homicide occurred
) armed with double barreled shot gun
. About midnight Mr.. Biscoe saw a maj
= raise one of the windows and stealthil,
, enter the room in which he was concealed
When the intruder was within about tel
| feet of Mr.. B. he called to him to surrender
which was instantly answered by q sho
+ from the burglar, the ball lodging in tn
v boiling chest near which he was standing
4 Mr.. B. discharged his gun, hitting his as
:, sailant in the left breast but doing N,
o damage, the load having been received il
J. a package of bread soda, snuff and othe
1 contents of the left breast pocket of tn
a burglars coat. The burglar still advances
@ with pistol in hand and when within thre
e or four feet distant Mr.. B. discharged tn
e other barrel, hitting him this time in tn
o right breast just over the lung. Still tn
r man advanced when Mr.. B. struck him
a blow over the head with his gun whic
}, parted the barrels from the stock. Mr.. Z
:, caught the barrels and gave him two NOR
blows as the burglar still advanced. A
n this juncture, both men threw away thei
h weapons and clenched in a life and deaf
d struggle for the mastery, the one seizn
IF the other by the throat. In the struggl
is Mr., Biscoe got the advantage and thre'
the burglar and held him in his grasp fc