Smyrna times., 1878-01-30
MARYLAND ITEMS.


A mocking bird fourteen years old
",Hlcl the bucket at Salisbury on Thurs
day last.
The first herring" was caught in the
! Choptank on Wednesday, l4th inst, by
Joshua Wilson.
There are thirty tribes Of the Order OF
Red Men in Maryland, with total mem
bership of 5000.
The temperance men are pressing the
Legislature of Maryland for a Local Option
Law for the whole State.
Phil Yates claims to be the champion
egg-dealer in Dorchester county. having
shipped 2O,640 dozen last year.
Fifteen children in as many years is what
a married lady, residing near this place, can
now boast Off she wants to.-Snotg Hill
Messenger.
\ revival, under the direction of the
| evangelist Purdy, has been going on 1T
Greensborough, that has stirred the whole
community.
The society of Georgetown, Kent co.,
Presbyterian Church, Rev. NJ. Gaylord,
pastor, are erecting neat, pretty and
comfortable parsonage.
Hcary Loss.-Capt. Edw. B. Woodall, re.
siding near Chestervile, lost, last week,
live young colts, from some unknown dis
ease, and has others sick.
The dwelling of Henry c. Fisher. in
Tuckahoe Neck, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning last. The building was
built about two years ago.
Numerous farms are being sold on the
Eastern Shore on mortgages foreclosed.
They sell now for half or less of what was
formerly considered their value.
Commated.-Sandy Byrd, colored, was
committed to Jail on Monday last on the
charge of an attempt to commit rape
upon the person of Miss Anna E. Dykes,
white woman, living in Nutters district
about four miles from Salisbury.
The Eastern Shore is discussing the CUES.
tlons whether or not it is wise to tax mort.
cages and release the real estate from the
corresponding amount of taxation. The
general opinion seems to be that the
money-lenders, anyhow, will compel the
borrowers to pay the tax, let it be assessed
at it may.
arrests at Co'CgiLlto'ca.-F colored men,
and one woman, from Cowgiltown, Miles
River Neck, were arrested on Thursday,
charged with stealing turkeys, hogs, etc,
from Mr.. VIM. j. Adams, living on New
Quarter farm. Mr.. Adams has been losing
sheep, turkeys, and hogs all the winter.
Gov. Carroll has appointed the Hon. L.
x. Wilson, of Worcester CO., to fill the
vacancy upon the bench of the first Judi.
clal circuit, oceasioned by the death of the
Hon. John X. Franklin. Under the con.
stitution Mr.. Wilson will hold this ap.
pontment until the next election for
members of the General Assembly. The
appointment of Mr.. Wilson to fiji the place
OF the lamented Judge Franklin will give
general satisfaction to the members of the
bar and the people.
Gross OutTage.-Church Hill, which IL
was generally supposed had been thoroughly
reconstructed, gives signs, we are sorry to
say, OF relapsing into barbarism again.
Mr.. W. w. Bowen, of that place, saws the
hent Necs, recently furnished house with
the view OF getting married, and, while he
was gone after his bride. some miscreant
drove into his domieil a COW and calf, which
remained there for forty light hours. The
condition OF the premises can be better
imagined than described. We have not
heard that the guilty party has been
ierreted out and punished. This is "orne.
rier" than our calithumpians.