Smyrna times., 1878-07-24
MARYLAND ITEMS.
~ = wheat crop is all,

=, horrv and crab shipments from
c,mbridge r,T are now very large
,1.r,;s,r says Salisbury has moved
II" Inc 20 DE Deals Island to spend the heated
term. :.
Col. II. 5i.,rict I, Dt to Mr.. Levi Voshell, of
GhaPS! S1iipS. SscE, S,ssi.,f for $1,000.
D.' ,,nis F. Perkins, of Templeville,
Mrs. Mrs.amtiy anni killed by lightning on Sun
was was IN in'' 'Spaniard's Neck, Queen Annes co.
Vs. -, o;tv Of Annapolis, the Capitol of the
Inc el'I The seat Of learning and refine.
SIaIe' s, doe doesn't own a single school house.
-, r,s,on .Nar favors the nomination of
80 ~ Ioseph f. Johnston for the presidency,
Se1, S9t does not say which party it expects to
nominate him.
WI. Thompson, Rev. /. l., Tomkinson,
". Fountain, P. W. Stewart, l., Dodson
md other Eastonians were at Rehoboth
Reach last week.
rha Groome Guards of Elkton have been
- h.. the State for their services during
!'N !Sa r;ots last year. The aggregate sum dis
bursed was Sl,O24.
D,tE Of 4 Prominent Cti-em.-Wm. Brick
ha.d one of the leading merchants of Sal
lI,T, Inn died on Monday, 18th, of paralysis,
IN the cd year of his age.
Mr. Joseph Rasin, near Trappe, in Kent
,onntv. had % head of sheep killed by
i;cbming during one of the late thunder
s..r,s He was near by at the time and
-, Il, shack very senSiblV,
T Rolnh. of Queen Annes county, has
..,.obosad the farm of w. II. ii. Lusby, in
EnUt county. 40 acres, for $4,000, and
rranc;s % Baker has purchased the farm of
: Trew. in same county, l34 acres, for
5000.
D..,a,.l-Mrs. Henrietta Hopper, widow
If the late P B. Hopper, Esq, and very
o.t;mable lady, died at her residence in
Cantreyjle on Saturday week. She was the
oIjest daughter of the late DR.. Robert
Goldsborcugh.
FL. B. Retallas, of Oxford Neck,
Talbot co., lost his barn stables, stock
vard. one horse and three cows, $50 bushels
If wheat, carriage, farming implements
and provender by fire on Sunday morning
last. Partially insured.
The Maryland and Delaware railroad is
now transporting north about four car
loads Of peaches daily. Each car carries
30 baskets. The section through which
this road runs has more peaches for market
than any part of the Peninsula.
Wm. 5. Bewley, the owner of "Fanny
Fern. challenges "Gray Eagle to trot
match for purse of $1,000, mile heats,
in ). on Herring Run Course. Both nag
are owned in Queen Annes county anC
have records well down in the forties.
From a list of transfers of real estate
published in the Cambridge Era Of 13tI
INST. it appears that farms amounting t
over two hundred thousand dollars hav
been disposed of in the central and uppe
part Of Dorchester county, by Mr.. j. {
Hummer, real estate agent, since 1875.
Steamboat Competition.--The steamboat
running between Baltimore and Easto
have reduced the fare from 70 to 25 ct
It's said that the low fares are injuring tn
mercantile business in Easton, as so man
persons of that place 90 to Baltimore
buy goods, though they may not get thel
any cheaper than in their own town, thu
damaging home trade.
Itwas at a church not far from Crisfel
and during religious services. Evidently
ne was a yerdant young man. He reache
the head of the stairs and was surveyin
every nook and corner in the sacred ed
fee. when the preacher stopped short
in his sermon and remarked, take sc;
sir: she's in here That fellow calculate
he had business somewhere else and
went-Crigfe!d Leader.
Stranger than Ftction-Several days since
marriage license was issued to SolomC
Costley and Georgiana Valentine. Sin
the issuance Of the license the parties ha
been married. The groom is the father
solomon Costley, Jr., who was murder
by Edward Costley, alias Dorsey, who W
hung in this city a few weeks since
expiation of his crime, while the bride
the widow of the murdered man.-Freder
Times.
A. E.rcwstonist KiAed.-A young M
named Dennis Donovan, on an excursi
train from Limroad, Pa, going to Ha
wood Park, while standing on the platfor
holding on the rail and hand-hold, a
carelessly swinging his body out from t
car, struck his head against a mile pc
which knocked him of of the platiol
and threw him under the train, whi
passed over him, killing him instant
The train was within a minutes run of
picnic grounds when the accident occurr'
Reported HtLLing Of a Warylander BY India
A letter directed to the Stn from DakC
Territory, with an illegible post-mark, a
signed by Thomas Norris, states that on
evening of the Sth of July VIM. Ii. We
aged about forty years, formerly OF QIe
Anne's county, was attacked by party
Indians. In attempting to defend hims
West emptied three saddles, but was tina
killed and sealped His body was fou
and buried next day by the soldlt
Norris claims to have been a companion
Vests, and to have witnessed his encoun
with the Indians, after which he (Norl
succeeded in escaping Norris says W
had family somewhere, in a memorand
OF which he had, but lost in his flight.
Fasll SaJJ;rg 4Bray.-On Saturday, !
inst, a fracas occurred at Centreyl
Landing between Thos. Martin, VIII
sailor, and Bordley Gross, a colored m
when Martin stabbed Gross, inhictinl
wound from which he died on Tues
10th. 1t seems that Martin and C.
paniOn were walking around the CT
when they observed two colored boys
preaching them. They hid behind SC
bushes, and as the boys came by jun
out 10 frighten them. The boys ran he
much alarmed, and BOrdley Gross CT
back to where the parties were and sp
sharply to Martin about frightening
boys. Martins companion replied
GrOss, whereupon Gross cursed Mar
Martin met Gross, who was approach
him, and struck at him with the kr
The knife entered Gross just below
ribs and came out in the region of
navel ina;ct;ur a wound about eipht inc