Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-28
MARYLAND NEWS.

Hattie Sterling, five year-old daughter Of
Edward Sterling, living near Crsfield, was
burned TO death few days ago by her cloth
ing accidentally taking fire at ''crab-roast.
Ticketown City is the title ola fourishing
burgh in Worcester county in Kent they
have |. U. Cross Roads; Queen Anne's has
one called |. B.. whilst Prince Georges has
hamlet known as 7. B.
The Mayor of Hagers,own has given the
fun lovers of the town permission to use the
public square on the Fourth OF July for vari-
Gus amusements, such as wheelbarrow rolling
aid sac racing, &c.
Mr.. Merrick, of Island Greek Neck, Talbot
county, commenced harvesting his wheat crop
on June 6, on the nth he commenced thresh-
ing, and on the lSth had some of his wheat
ground into -four.
The school commissioners of Dorchester
county believe that Sll 900 will be suifi cieut
to run the schools there next year, and have
asked the county commissioners to appropri-
ate that amount for school purposes, instead
of Sl3 00n as heretofore.
son of Thomas Carly, hotel proprietor of
Clayton met horrible death by being run over
by train on the Delaware railroad The body
of the boy was literally cut TO pieces, and
fragments of it were gathered up along the
track.
A. D. Smoot. prisoner in custody of the
sheriff of st. Mary's county, while being con-
veyed to Leonardtown on the steamer John
W. Thompson on Thursday of last week leap
ed overheard with the hope of escaping He
was manaced, and being encountered with
handouts he could not swim and was drowned
before boat could be put out to his rescue
The corpse was not recovered.
The Circuit Court of Talbot county decided
that an nsovent husband having a policy of
insurance on his life might assign the same 10
his wife, and il she should survive him she
should be entitled to the sum, free, clear and
discharged of her husbands creditors though
he had continued ins0lvent and paid the pre-
miums up TO the time of his death. An ap-
peal has been taken from the decision.
The evidence of the medical experts after
poSt-aortem examination of the body of the
colored girl near East New Market, in this
county, says the fredericksburg Courier, whose
death was alleged by the jury of inquest to
have been caused by blows inflicted upon her
person by Shadrack Murphey, was such as to
entirely dissipate the theory of the jury of in
quest Mr.. Murphey was accordingly released
on bail. He is, we learn, to be married on
the Court House green this week.
About noon Tuesday the usually serene
| neighborhood of st. Paul street, opposite the
courthouse, was disturbed by scene which
for few minutes afforded something of a
sensation among the lawyers and other habi-
tues of that locality. At the hour.indicated,
while the Hon. Michael Baunon was standing
near the entrance TO his office he was APP
preached oy an elderly man evidently fresh
| from the rural districts who began AT once
| to heap TRADE of abuse upon the head of
the senator. The stranger showered upon the
object of his wrath various opprobrious cpl
thets, and was heard to remark that in some
mysterious way his farm disappeared Mr..
Bannon did not resent his abuse but it is
said, the rural gentlemen followed it up by
| an assault which the senator declined 10 ac-
| cept in the same generous spirit, and neatly
| polished off his assailant. Several blows being
exchanged and Mr.. Bannon coming off first
best, he then withdrew to his Office, and the
stranger after INDUCING in some further per-
sonal abuse disappeared from the scene
Bdho. Gazette, 26M inst.