Smyrna times., 1877-05-30
MARYLAND ITEMS.
The county tax of Wicomico is fixed at
87s cents on the 500.

The county tax of Wicomico is fixed at
87a cents on the $lOO.
Two of the inmates of the Caroline county
almshouse got married last week.
A Mrs. Hurtt is preparing to erect a
handsome residence in Millington.
A child died at Deals Island, Somerset
CO., last week, from eating stale oysters
Col. Thos. P. Parker, of Worcester |
county, has announced himself a candidate
for Comptroller
The editor of the Centrcvil!c Ob&trcr is /
! in favor of introducing the whipping post
into Maryland.
The Episcopal ladies of NIillington will
hold strawberry festival tomorrow and
Friday evenings.
Work has begun in rebuilding the old
court house at Centreville. The repairs
will cost over $4,000.
Rev. Thos 0. Ayres, himself a harness
maker, is writing about the care OF harness,
in the Nowtown Record.
a strawberry festival is to be held in
Sudlersville the ID week in June by the
Methodist Protestant congregation.
Henry Lohand's barn in Cecil county was
struck by lighting last week and burned,
together with carriage and farming uten-
} sils.
Sale Of a Fnm.-R IIynson, ESQ.,, Trustee,
sold on Tuesday the Wecr Farm OF
Robert f. Wallis, near Kenncdyville, con
tanning 1871! acres, to Rachel Redmile, OF
/ Delaware, for $4,l45.25.
Il High Priced Doq.-Last week Mr.
| n II OF
county, shipped an Irish setter dog to a
gentleman in New Albany, Indiana, for
: which he received 5000.
!, Wm. Lowe was recently struck on the
l head and killed at kindling wood factory,
e in Salisbury, by piece Of emery wheel ON
e which he was sharpening saw, projected
G by the breaking of machine belt.
A gentleman of Broad Creek Neck had
t nine summons served on him by a deputy
r sheriff last Wednesday night, to appear as
n a witness in as many different cases, in the
:, Circuit Court, at Easton. few such men
It would make a fortune for sheriff.
{ .Saf, Blo,cn ODeu-The office OF X. G
" Price, in Centreyillc, was entered one gh
g last week and the iron safe blown opeI
- with gun powder The burglar or burglars
+ lS were poorly rewarded for their labor, as the
II safe contained nothing but the books o
Mr.. P.
u Sale Of Real Estac.-Messrs. Mancha &
Is Gibson sold last week to Mr. Samue
Everett, formerly of Canada, the PippiI
farm near Bridgctown, Queen Annes Co
r belonging to James McrIick, for the sum O
at $4,j00, part time and part cash. The farm
II, contains 300 acres.
~ 4 Strange Casa boy, son of Rich
iis Phillips, at Royal Oak, Talbot co.. fell fror
II a swing, on Sunday week but was not hurt
q. or not enough to care much for it. Bu
liz the next day his back commenced t
no stiffen, and on the Wednesday following Ii
or died, from congestion of the spinal column
I'd The lower part of his back received tn
ed shock when he fell.
as Poisoned By Ice Cream.-A number {
o; persons who took dinner at a NEWTON
lis hotel, on Tuesday week, were poisoned
ng the ice cream that they ate for desert y
ar, who had partaken of it were seized wit
lin violent illness, and two or three of I'll
IN. cases were very critical. 1t is supposed
have been caused by some impurities in Il
milk used in making the cream.
ng Imported ,Ncep.-The Centreville Rcco
tly states that Mr.. Mitchell, of Queenstow
IN. near there, has an imported English Cot
nj WOlQ DUCK, WHICH he pau 200 III
RS He now has II buck lambs of his stoc
ri 10 of which he has engaged to 90 to IeXa
en- at from $50, to $50 each, and 200 lbs
he wool the fleece of 60 sheep, of this season
he sheering, which he holds at 80 cts. per
as, 4 Desperate Han.-At Crisfeld on Thu
me day, John Charnick was required by
re- magistrate to give bail for court. He
iot fused and attempted to thrash the magistra
at and the constable. He was handcufft
'rk but subsequently kicked the constable
.no the head attempted to beat his brains c
lne with the handouts charged on the mag
Is trate with n long knife that he drew fro
'h9 his boot, and was only overpowered aft
una inhcting flesh wounds on both the &C
,he stable and magistrate.
ubt attempt al OotrGge IN Caroline Co'mB
Daniel Phillips, cOlored man, was arrest
on Saturday the 10Th, and lodged in Dent
y Jail, charged with an attempt to outrd
.l! the person Of Mary Hurlock, a white 9
> Is aged about ii years. Miss Ilurlocs 4
Is the colorcd man both lived in the fam
az az of Henry Mowbray, at fredericksburg, and
""o Thursday morning 10th. as their hal
nan both arose before the family. Philli
i;"y before the others were up, made indec
Is advances towards her, when she scream
oou and alarmed the family.
Ids The hail storm last week was dread
trap along the Chester river, on the Kent 81
exile +. b. Sappington is perhaps the great
the sufferer. 1t is said that his peach orchi
rap. and wheat field are so badly damaged t
1uid he will not get ten bushels of wheat {
ill basket of peaches. His fruit and gr
ONE gave promise of an abundant yield.
mes. Queenstown, on the opposite side of CT
Last ter river, great damage was also done, 81
med terlng over two hundred window glass,
G OH tally destroying gardens and damag
bed wheat fields and peach orchards. The
she Is said to have fallen with such force n
last have battered the weather boarding OF
own buildings.
She
,trly \ fine lot of Cultivators for sale, at v