Smyrna times., 1877-10-17
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Elkton papers record miraculous
week.
j. w. Falls, for State Senator, and Alfred
Ford for House of Delegates nominated by the work
lngmen of Cecil county, have declined to serve.
Myriads of wild ducks, from their sum-
mer watering places. have passed southwark over
Elkton and the Susquehanna flats are covered with
them, but it is illegal to shoot them until November
Last week, as Mrs. William Carey, of
Talbot county, was passing through the woods, She
was attacked by negro. She escaped from him and
ned, when he fired at her with pistol, but without
effect.
Dqeated.-It is stated that the project to
organize second Democratic ticker in Queen Anncs
in opposition TO the regular ticket has failed Jas K
Huuier ana ). l.. Spry, two of the opposition men,
nave backed out
During the late storm the spire of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Easton was blown Off
Much other damage done in the neighborhood
Miles River bridge was considerably damaged, and
several vessels blown ashore.
Burglary IN Chesapeake CGy.-One night
last week entrance was effected into the dry goods
grocery and ship chandlery store of VIM j. Barwick
in Chesapeake City. the safe blown open and about
three hundred dollars i'll money extracted.
1t is asserted as fact, that John Daily,
one OF the nominees for County Commissioner on the
Democratic ticket i'll Caroline does not know single
letter in the alphabet and cannot even write his own
name Bat he is Il good politician, and in the ring
'''iN no tuAIA Htlo COIlC
What No0?-The 2. w. & b. Co. having
Dought controlling interest in the Queen Anncs
X. H. the officers of the former road went down to
Centreyillc on an inspecting trip ast week The PcoT
says that the impression prevails that the road is to
bG extended on doWnt TO Queenstown at the mouth of
Chester river.
VIM. b. Wilmer, a prominent citizen of
Chestertown stricken in the street in that town
with paralysis, one day last week and died i'm a few
hours lie mad recently expressed the opinion that
"a Tim, H.,
Kent county in the House of Delegates of Marylnnd
lie was a noble hearted man.
4 IWulrmd.-By a whirlwind on the
farm of H. VI. Thomas near Chcstcrtowu tcuauted bv
f. y roland one night last week a building 9Ox30
@ iCt III slAe was raised from Its foundation and moved
several feet the roof entirely taken off and landed i'm
an adjoining field. milk k-hou>c also was taken M
DodlI! ana carried some distance
At Deals Island, Somerset co., last Friday.
boy named Thomas Anderson fatally shnt .notIr1rr
boy named Oscar Webster Anderson had inst rrtnrn
Gd from cunning, when Webster asked him to let him
nave tne gun. Anderson suppOsing the gun to be
and pulled the trigger. Webster received the entir
load IN his neck and almost instantly killed lie
was i years Old and Anderson -.
4 Temperance Rctormer Came to Gr;et-
rev A. Wilson, of North East Cecil CO.. publishes
care IN tlic Ekon papers To the effect that Harry L.
T. CIalr who figured So conspicuouSlva short i'm"
ago IN Cecil as a reformed drinkard actor gambler
Nc, mas demonstrated to the people of North Fast
that his reformation is not very thorough he hayinG
ON various pretcXts, borrowed money and contracted
deDts OF nearly so and then absconded
Shot on Chester Ricr.-William Stewart.
commanding the oyster pungy Tico Brothers. was
iadlly SlOt from the oyster police boat Mamie ILry
man, Captain Mitchell commanding i'm Chester river
laSt tuesday evening. Stewart was dredging for
oysters contrary To law and being discovered by the
police schooner attempted 10 escape He diSobeynd
the order to heave to- and was fired at one of The
Sh"ls piercing his left eye The wounded man was
brought to Chescrtown the next morning bv Cant
Mitchell where he has since remained at tic ia ~"
tained of his recovery. ~