Smyrna times., 1878-02-06
MARYLAND ITEMS.


East New Market, Dorchester CO., has a
brass band.
Marylands new Senator, Groome, weighs
25O pounds.
The Fishermen's Convention at Easton
proved 6zzle.
Somerset county pea growers have com
menced planting.
The Maryland Fish Commission costs the
State $4,000 per annum.
The editorial columns of the Eastern
Shore papers TEEN with advice to the Legis.
lature.
Mr.. Norris is building a large hotel at
Oxford, Talbot county, for the accommodate
ton Of summer boaders.
VIM. Barnnock, has hog two years old,
wLo = weight is supposed to be from 1900
to 1900 pounds.
Two fishing boats recently arrived at
Bishopville, Worcester county, with twenty
eight thousand pounds Of rock and perch.
Capt Conroy, shot by Capt. Mitchell of
the oyster police sloop. off Thomas Point,
in the Chesapeake last Wednesday, is past
recovery.
The Rev. Charles P Malery, of Chesa.
peake City. who is preparing Il history of
Bohemia Manor, has been elected cor
responding member of the New York His
torical Society.
Capt. Clarke, of Annapolis. of the oyster
police sloop Mamie Merlgaan, arrested. on
Saturday last, Capt. Mills, of the puncy
Chtcora, Of the Eastern Shore, for defacea
dredging license numbers.
Cambridge is to be blessed with third
newspaper, to be called the C1n,Jridge Ne,g
Era, published by James Z. Reese & Co.
independent Republican in its politics, and
to appear the first week in March.
The Port correspondent of the Cecil Dsa-
0crat says: ''Six fine white shad were
caught in fish pot short distance up the
river few days before the late freeze. SO
fishermen may look for an early run
Charles c. England an undertaken. re-
siding near Brick Meeting House, Cecil
county, committed suicide on the 10th
ult., by shooting himself through the
heart, and thus making a Job for some
other undertaken.
attempted Rape.-Frank Reese, colored,
had hearing before Esquire johnson, in
Chestertown, and was committed to iail
last Saturday, upon the charge of attempt
lng to commit rape upon small colored
girl OF this town.-Rcnt Ne.rs.
The greatest revival ever known in Elk.
ton Is now in progress at the NJ E. Church
and conducted BY the pastor, Rev. d. C. |
kIdgway. 1t has been nearly eleven weeks |
since the meeting commenced, and about /
l25 persons have professed conversion.
Stl,len Deah-A colored man bv the |
name of VIM. Roe. apparently in cooI /
health, came to his death very suddenly |
near Milington, on the 23d ult. He started |
from MllllnEton on horseback for his |
nome near MasSeys, and rode as far as
spears lane, about a mile from the former
place, where he stopped and had some con.
yersatlon with Mr.. Henry Spear. when he
iell suddenly from his horse and died in n
lew minutes. He was kindly taken up by
Mr.. Spear and Mr.. R. c. johnson, and Mr..
Spear carried him back to Milington. when
lite was found to be extinct.-Ecm Ne,cs.
4 Remarkable Cut-Mr Pere Hendricl..
son, residing near MilIington. in this CO..
has a calf that came on the I4tb Of Dacem'
Der last, which weighed when one day old
81 lbs, one week old 96 lbs, two weeks old
ll6 lbs, three weeks old 1870 fb... fonr
weeks old 40 Tbs. five weeks old Ij6 fh... six
weeks old ia lbs. Its mother is full.
blood Kentucky short horn, two wears old
last October, and the bull, which is not two
years old until April next is native
durham Mr.. Hendrickson, who is a per.
iectly reliable gentleman and furnishes US
the facts himself, wants to know who can
produce heavier calf at this season oc the
year from hsifer Of the same ane.-Hent
Ners.