Smyrna times., 1878-08-14
xrARYLAND ITEMS.


narket. Ill I.,.;
new Dulaney, in Galena, Kent co.,
to u. pal.asJtroved by fire last week.
"'' porrv. formerly of the grammar
IhTs, &c Salisbury, has been elected prin-
senSUt snsI Of f. the school at soafOrd' Del
'r ~. Martha E. Gordy of Rockawalking,
WlcGmIiSSS9 9 IS94 eggs since the 26th day OF
January last .,,u.
The Eastern inxbibits and in horses at the
ed both IN hid at Dover, Del, the latter
mart mart of September
.n Of F. A. Bartlett, residing on
.ha Foreman arm, IN queen W1,, X5ime > co.,
was 1ns stuck by lightning gd last wednesday
wa mai considerably damaged
p,on Reynor, young man, formerly
.; ' po Annes county, died at Ocean
0l on Q"IU Iast week, and was buried ct Berlin.
GI!; ras one of the clerks OF the Seaside
hotel.
,u,nteon colored youths were COM
.,..S oe'1+, - ;aH in Centreville last Friday,
Ti'se~d Ti.ad with disorderly conduct at festi-
cn1' They have since paid their fines and
va. lHeJ
been released.
Tho Elkton Methdists claim to have the
oldest Sunday school superintendent IN the
work, He has held his ONCE At consecu-
i've wears. They hope to keep MN In the
,smainder Of the halt-century at least
r. y,,r F1stoa.-Wm Myers barn, in
o-ea,d Neck. was burnt on Friday night.
UAoo :. Oooont,ined about 500 bushels of wheat.
rho ~ 6re is supposed to have been caused
bra r little negro girl playing with matches.
v,rv farmers OH the Eastern Shore are
...;nc advantage of the recent rains to
s,lIow for wheat. The favorable sea-
"n 'ur for faliowing will have a tendency to
80 the acreage seeded the coming fall
la:ge
Tho harm Of James G. Mckay, near Port
Denosit, was destroyed by fire Friday night
last Ii is supposed to have been the work
Of an incendiary. There were IN the
6ndine at the time thirty tons of hay, one
hundred and twenty bushels of wheat and
two hundred OF oats.
DR.. Robert Wright of Centreville, now
the oldest living graduate of West Point
Academy, is preparing to pay last visit to
the scenes of his youthful pleasures and
ambitions 1t has now been over 60 years
since the Doctor set foot on the shores OF
West Point, and he is desirous of paying a
last visit to the place.
Lewis Pleasanton and Edward litter, two
Young men employed on a farm near
chesapeake City, Quarreled, last week
about a young lady. which resulted in the
former knocking the latter down with a
brier hook. litter sustained a severe cut
beginning on the skull and extending
through the ear and down the jaw.
The four colored men arrested on the
charge of attempted outrage on two white
ladies, at Elkton, had hearing few days
since, and by several witnesses established
an alibi, it is stated, satisfactory to the
States attorney. The magistrate, however
before whom the case was heard, deemed
proper to commit the accused for th
action of the grand jury of Cecil county.
Land Sales in Kent C0my--Thomas L
Hynson has purchased at public sale tn
COmegys Home farm, 456 acres, and tn
Curry farm, 210 acres, in Kent county, TO
SO per acre. r. Hynson bought Thoma
B. Trew's Hill Top farm, l3l acres, TO
$500, and j. H. Hassinger the Wilkins
farm, PA acres, for $4,000. The Welc
Home farm was withdrawn at lid of $33
900; the Howard farm at $2S per acre
Huntngfeld at $4,000, subject to an an
nuity of $780, Bartus Trew's farm at 81
per acre, and w. II. Dayis's farm at slope
acre.
N1rro,c ESQ e.-On Saturday night job
and L.vi Rove !, employees OF the Gee
Democrat, started for their home, thre
miles north of Elkton. When near the z
W. & B. railroad crossing on the Turke.
town road, they sop. ,ed their carriage fC
# apassing freight train when the rear CT
had passed they attempted to cross, bl
drove right into the south bound trail
which the freight had hid from their vle'
The tender struck the horse. and killC
him, and broke the carriage to conslde
bic extent, but the young men escape
unhurt.
AnotLer Attempt to Break JaA.-B
I'll Smith, the horse thief, Henry Colema
charged with rape, Henry Collins, col
Il mitted for an assault with intent to ki
and George Bantum, jailed for stealth
took advantage of the storm and attempt
to break jail on Saturday night. Th
were confined in the southwest room
the second floor. Ben was ironed. Aft
filing off the irons, he, with the others, c
through the west wall, and they were 6
ting ready to escape when the plot was d
covered by Sheriff Griffin and nipped
the bud. We understand that Ben ma
some big threats about what he is going
dO.-Easton Star.
y Sad DrO,cning Case.-Last week while
pairs were being made to the bridge o'
Back Creek, at Chesapeake City, tenn
rary footway was established over
stream by a citizen, pending discussi
III between the County and Town Comm
siOners, as to which body should pay for
erection of temporary bridge for |
while the repairs were under way. This 70
way fell down, last Monday night, VIII
several persons were upon it, and nj
persons were thrown into the water,
were fortunately rescued. The footv
was then changed to another location,
il was still insecure and late on TuesC
night, as Dr. j. P. GTice and his daught
aged ten years, attempted to cross
creek, they fell into the water and W
drowned. At the inquest, which was b
after the recovery Of the bodies, the j
rendered verdict of accidental drown
throughout the failure of the Commissi
ers Of Cecil county to provide suita
and safe bridge over Back Creek while {
were repairing the regular bridge"