Smyrna times., 1877-03-28
MARYLAND ITEMS.

OOHl IL IIdIlud HIS OeeH duHlICtCu W tHC
bar Of Cecil county.
A tenement house on the farm Of NJ.
Emanuel, near Easton, was destroyed by
fire last week
Mr.. b. Jones Taylor, near Snow Hill,
has Short Horn bull, six years old, which
weighs $500 pounds.
Solomon Taylor, (colorcd) living near
Cokesbury, Cecil county, died on Tuesday,
at the advanced age of 10 years.
twelve-year-old son of Frank Neal,
near Concord, Caroline county, fell into
fire last week and was burned to death.
The colored people in Centreville have
an Odd Fellows Lodge, and they are going
to build lodge room, two stories, 24xl6.
One hundred and fifteen separate parcels
of real estate are advertised at public sale
for the payment of taxes in Talbot county.
A farmer living near Cambridge recently
purchased a chicken cock of the Partridge
Cochin variety, for which he paid ten
dollars.
The overseer of the Cecil county aims
house states that in three nights last week
one hundred and ten tramps stopped at
that place for lodging.
Mr.. William Woodrow who has been
raising large numbers of ducks in Cam
bridge, recently met with the ill-luck of
! having one hundred and six full-grown
ones killed by dogs.
! A lady in Greensborough, more than
eighty years of age, has now in her posses
sion a Marseiles Skirt which was purchased
in that town by her mother in 1856. 1t is
her wish to be buried in it.
Where is that Farm ?-The New York Tr-
Jt01e says that Miss Olivia Rand an actress
of the Boston Theater Company has re-
Gently bought a fine farm of 225 acres, on
the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay.
Milby McGregor, colored, the oldest in.
habitant of Worcester county, died near
Berlin, on Saturday last, at the advanced
age of los years. The old man was quite
active up to within a year or two before his
death.
Resignation and ppontmenl-R Richard Nc
Farland, Esq, for many years Cashier of
the National Bank of Eliton, has resigned,
and Chas. b. Finley, Esq, has been elected
his successor. Mr.. Finley has for several
years occupied a position in the office of
the Fidelity Trust Company of Philadel-
phia.
Tar Collector RoJbed-On Monday night
the 10Th as Mr.. John II. Noble, collector
for one Of the districts in Dorchester
county, was driving in an open buggy from
East New Market to Cabin Creek, he was
assaulted and dragged from his buggy by
two men and robbed of a sum of money
amounting to $l,723.
The Spring Mail. Lettings for Maryland
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have been awarded to the following parties
on sections of the Easton Shore: From
Elkton to Galena, John w. Rasin, of Ches
tertown, $S4S. Ceciton to Middletown, f
W. Parker, $2S2 Lambsons Station Ken
county Railroad) to Crumpton, Levi S
Chew, $l99. Chestertown to Rock Hall
w. w. Coleman, $595. Centreville tC
Queenstown, J. w. w. Woolford SAT
Centreville to Easton, 7. 7. Martin, $544
: 4 Dclauarc RascaL-One day last week
man from Delaware Sussex co.) drove
, into Berlin with horse and wagon, anC
, tried to sell it, but as no one seemed dispo
sed to buy he passed on down to Synepux
ent, where he struck a trade with Henr,
, Quillin, who gave him pair of oxen ant
50 for the rig. The sharper then drov,
, his oxen to Berlin and sold them to II. c
Conway for fifty dollars, and then left 70
parts unknown. Since then another MAJ
from Delaware has come down and claimed
the horse and wagon, which had beer
9 stolen from him. NJ. Quillin is conse
;. quently short a pair of oxen and fv
t dollars.-,ShoW Hill Messenger.
Conflict IVuh an Eagle.-On Tuesday tn
i; 18th, Mr.. George 7. McClemy, who reside
: within mile of Princess Anne, captured
{; large black eagle, one of the vicious kind
= He was riding on his horse at the edge o
: his woods when he saw the eagle fly from
i the ground up q tree. On going tOwart
him, he left the tree and lighted in soma
). briers and bushes; when he did so, Mr.. NJ
n ran his horse up to the place, and befor
L the eagle could extricate himself, hi
:, captOr had him and he had his captor; tn
eagle drew the first blood, and in til
beginning of the fight it was hard to tel
which was the best man; but when tn
- birds head was thrust under the water h
:, lost presence of mind-being foully deal
e with--and surrendered. He measure
+ from tip to tip, feet inches He wa
Il not hurt, and is now in possession of Nj
y Chas. Il. Fisher, of Princess Anne.-Somc
= set Herad
e Il Blind Gunner Shoots HIS WIFE and CHM1
5, William Biles, living near Blue Ball, il
II COCll CO'j Is allllCJeu Will ulluOSG lOIt
n blindness. His other faculties, however
d wonderfully compensate for the loss c
g sight, and he has the power to aid hmsel
e to a remarkable degree. He is a farmer
10 and superintends his own affairs; know
=, all his horses and cattle; can recogniz
e color by the touch is skillful horsebac
rider, and frequently indulges in the fo
,e chase and other sports for which a pair O
At good eyes are supposed to be necessary
&C. e, He even INDUCES in cunning, and ca
he bring down his game, day or night, guide
n; =; in his aim by noises inaudible to a perso
n of good sight. On Wednesday evening {
ne last week, he detected the presence of
y. robber about his outbuildings, and, seizin
d; his gun, went in search of, but failed t
g' find, the marauder. Returning to tn
n, house, his gun fell apart as he attempte
Y to put it away and the shock fired it of
al nn the load taking effect in the bodies of h
Sc wife and child. Both were seriously bu
IN IN not dangerously hurt.-CecR Democrat.
az az The Rev. Mr.. Rainsford is at present tn
d, person most talked about in Toront
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