Smyrna times., 1878-04-17
MARYLAND ITEMS.

N9rc clover and grass seeds are being
sown on the Eastern shore than ever before
Cecil cooutg farmers have Detective
Association for the recovery Of stolen property
There arc now more persons out of en-
p!oymcnt in Kent county than at any former period
hem Lla"d, which is about 20 miles long.
has about 5000 inhabitants, six churches three dc.
nominations seventeen stores seven ScuulS and only
three doctors.
II is said that the peach crop in Delaware
~ mot seriously hurt after all! Probably that is be-
cause they wrapped the little State up in Il blanket
Wnen they found the cold snap coIning-Lt Ltnt'e-
rHc O6@'TT'f.
IN Sunday last Ben Smith. colorcd. who
was in jail IN EaSton, charged with stealing escaped
rom prs" buL was rccapturCd the day by the
whole town turning out and sllrrouudiu, him in
swamp reward Of 500 was offered for the capture
TIE stockholders OF the Q. A. & Kent
county Railroad will hold their annual meeting for
We elecHon OF directors, at Centreyile, the first
Wednesday IN May The new proprietors of the road
the r. W. X b. Company, have greatly improved the
condition OF the road and increased the business
4 colorci man stole Mrs. DR.. Cox's horse
and carriage on Saturday night from her stable.
about four miles from Easton. and was driving of
with 1t when She discovered her loss The pucLy
lady saddled another horse and soon overlook aDi
captured him He was lodged in jail
10. B'erton, we'll known to many of our
citizens, afflicted from his birth by weakness of
arrested last week, charged with completely in the
burglary Of store at We>ternport in Western Mary
ldi' 80 Is hi!Ne OF lcWcs Del. and is known iS
harmless, inOticnsiyc idiot.
Bill Hgahag.-Quite a number Of bills
were stolen at Annapolis this Winter Bills would
pass the Legislature and before they could De sent To
me Governor would be stolen and DESTROYED lv some
ielioW opposed to them This thing has grown
tcISivc that sharp measures must be adopted for
the punishment OF the thieves ii caught at it,
Nongomcry Blair might have better sent
ms anti iaycs resolutions 10 congress in an ice box
man have procured their presentation BY senator
Dennis. The Maryland senator could not have krIt u
lighter finger on his nose orcarred himself withluorc
ngd circmnsp spcction if he had been commissioned ia
introduce a i've polecat into the Senate chamber
Ltsc,, IFcdHqq.-luite delightful time
/ was had al the NJ T. parsonage, Cccton on Wcdnes-
ua!, APrii ia ne occasion was The celebration of
the twelfth anniversary e" Linen Wedding =, Of the
marriage 9i the Pastor and wife, Rev. and Mr., f. r.
A'Icd Il IS thought mat over one hundred Of their
friends gathered and spent the evening providing an
exceedingly handsome entertainment.
Tie Salisbury A,{certisersavs three people
lately arrived at Berlin who registered at the hoto
! respectively as Frank Rivers Alexander Rivers and
Berlin to dig in the Methodist parsonage lot for a
che,t Of gold, which spirit Informed them wa,
! buried there. They obtained permission and dug
| with pick and spade but found nothing.
The Philadelphia. Wilmington & Baiti
more Railroad Company intend opening near Gun
powder river, about seventeen miles from baltimore
summer excursion park and resort which will ado
fishing and hunting to its other attractions s,yitcI
VIII be laid at the point designated 50 that trains cal
run directly 10 the grounds. The woods on tn,
| grounds are dense enough 10 ai;Iri n comfnrtaTi
| siadc IN the neat OF Sumner.-EiLtVR Usat0Cru.
hate Huddlt, the woman suspected O
| having murdered the two old people parents of ex
Sheriff FitarTc in Talbot county last fall has beer
discharged for want of testimony and the murder i
sun profound MYSTERY The suspicion. which at on
time attached 10 the son of the murdered people ha,
no foundation and is entirely discredled now Tn
most careful and vgilant investigation has failed Il
uncarth any clue to the terrible deed and tho exit
ment over it has calmcd down now Mrs WaddI,
continued TO the last her protcstationS of innocence
although 1t Is generally believed thar She was, a
least an acccmpicc.
Taken M.-We have heard the particu
lars of swnde which was perpetrated upon a gen
tleman Of Sudlcrsyillc by few Baltmorans whicl
may be Of profit to those who purchase in the cir
rather than at home because things are sold cheai
| there. 1t seems that our Sud!ersvillc friend wa
passing along street in Baltimore when he wa
stopped by an old woman with her head out a windoy
who informed him that she had a fine horse Whic
her necessities required her sell but To which sh
was so deVotCdy attached that she would not let AN
horse trader have him but wanted him 10 fall mi
the hands of a gentleman from the country al IN
same time insisting on knowing whether our frien
was horse trader He assured her that he was fron
the country, whereupOn she invited him TO visit he
stable and look at the animal. He did so and thcr
| found young man who answered the name of sol
VINO assured the country gentleman that the animu
was very valuable one. but that his mother woul
not let him be sold TO horse dealer although severa
OF ulem wanted him. Just then Il stranger appeaIe
on the scene and remarked to the young man that h
would take the horse at $50 To this the young ma
replied that he had just learned that his customer wa
horse dealer and his mother opposed To thcl
as class that she had declined to let him have IN
horse. The stranger then called our country frien
aside and told him to buy the horse at Sl25 he prc
| asked fOr hlm) ana he would give him $50 for hin
Sudlersvllle recognizing this good opportunity
pocket so in few minutes, purchased paid his 81.
and led his horse away. But when ne went TO loo
For his $50 friend he est and could no wher
| be found. The horse was brought home tried an
| G,,,l1
vile friend realized the full force of the transaction
himself being the heec9d victim.-ttntrere Obserre