Smyrna times., 1878-04-10

An attempt was made to rob the bank
at Chestertown, on Tuesday night week. The rob
hcrs cut hole six inches square through the wall of
the building but before they could enlarge it suf-
cienty to effect an cntrangc thcv became alarmed at
something and fed, leaving tools behind them
NO clue TO their ndety has thus far been discovered
4 Jealaqa North Etat Barter Shoots Brick
mdtsr-On Saturday, Edward Iaruc barber shot
brick maker. i'll the village of North East in Cecil
county: on the r., W. & b. r. R. between Pcrryville
it is stated, had for some time charged that an i'm
proper intimacy existed between his wife and Hol-
land.
Snakes IN a Mah.-Mr Nichols, who
hyca near NaSongo bridge. caught mink last week
which upon opening, he found had but one kidney
which was very much enlarged. Upon cutting tic
kidney open it was found to contain two snakes one
ABOUT Ve ana the other about ten inches long. The
Kidney was eaten out until nothing remained but a
she'll How the snakes got there is question for our
seicntlsts-S"0'c HU Messenger.
PcachGs IN CaroEHe C0unty.-The Denton
0urRdl: Notwithstanding the yarious rInrts ro,,r6
ing the failure of the peach crop, arising from the
shows that the indications are cyrnIIot iI
an average crop only near the sea coast were. the
buds injured to any extent. some of the largest
growers are of the opinion that the crop will fully
equal if not excel that Of last wear but will not reach
III quantity the crop OF la1j, Which was very large
FalfN;ng u C5mpact-Peter Wilhelm. of
Salisbury Somerset county, whose munifccnt bcqucst
to Franklin and Marshall College, Pa, VA, reported
agreed to aburc matrmOny because of the d.Satis-
faction created by the previous marriage Of two elder
SISTERS The compact was faithfully Kept and FIVE Of
the parties TO 1t have passed away. Nome Of them
were educated and it Is said that keen sense of per
sonal deficiency i'll this respect and the desire to do
something for the cause of education prompted the
liberal endowment above referred TO- Il is rrIDrtrd
that the surviving sister will execute the provisions
OF the Will which the law of the state in regard To
charitable bcquests invGldatcs because Of the death
Of the testator in less than month from the date
the will
What Might U4rp Bcca.-On Saturday last
Mr.. and Mrs Nathan Moore residing in Spaniard's
Neck near Ccutrcyille got into ruInp and after
playing awhile Mr.. Moore of little distance
from his wife, when finding She could not catch him
She told i:n .lc would shoot him. TieTcupDn She re-
turned % jiIc house and got an old gun which She
supposed had been ipS d' CDnt for some time b,It
which Mr.. Moore had bui recently had repaired ana
loaded for the purpose Of shooting tIcsuas,in hen
hawk. When he saw her with the gum he called 10
her. That guns loaded but surprising him still To-
be joking She placed the breach Of the gun again,
hcrstpnHC amt pulled the trigger ticguu Fortunately
being elevated at the time he lady was hurrcd L.
| hear an explosion, and surprised tn iud herself
Knocked Hat by the rCcOl OF the gun The load passed
! some distance above Mr.. Moolcs head but Mr.,
Moore was quite seriously injured by the kick in the
stomach. SnC wa, put To bed and Dr. Blr,licy sent
lo:, who relieved her of her icriu;c-OJs,}71r