Smyrna times., 1879-07-30
MARYLAND ITEMS.


oueen Anne's county tax leavy is S64
cents on the 500.
Three hydrophobc dogs were killed at
Elkton last week.
p;sbop Lay, of Easton, has gone to the
Sweet Springs, Virginia, to spend the heated
term.
The bundredth year of Methodism in St.
nr;cheal's, Talbot county, will be celebrated
August l3th'
Tho corner stone of new Methodist
obrrch was laid at Piney Grove, Caroline
county, on the Goth inst.
o,oan CITY is alive with people and all
49, hotels are filed to their utmost capacity.
Wony distinguished persons are there.
s. Waldron, residing near Preston,
co.oline county, has sold his trotter "Juny"
- a Philadelphia gentleman for s., 800.
They are thinking about buying a steam
60 ancine at Salisbury now, and one is to
III baT bro1ght there for trial next month.
TUenty sturgeon were captured in the
INNER waters of the Elk last week. 1t is
u,pprpsnal for this fish to be found so far up
in the bay.
The rate of taxation for the present year
IN Worcester county has been fixed to 93a
cents on the $780,, IS per cent OF the same
being for county purposes.
The estate of the late Col. Ford, drowned
recently at Ocean City, is estimated at
s95000O. His two young daughters be-
come the principal heirs.
Rose Wood, the actress, will erect, it is
so;a q large mansion on the property re-
emily purchased by her in the neighbor-
hood Of fredericksburg, Dorchester county.
colored man named Thomas Purnell,
omnloyed on the " mud machine now en-
caGed in dredging the channel of Pocomoke
Ever. a short distance below Snow Hill,
while engaged in blasting stump on We'd
nesday afternoon last, was struck by flying
billet of wood and instantly killed.
Dedicaton-The new and handsome M.
F. Church at Wesleyville will be dedicated
Sunday, August Sd. Revs. T. E. Martin,
dale. of Middletown. Del, and j. A. B.
Wilson, of Asbury, Wilmington, Del, are
exnected to be present and oticiate. The
public generally are invited to attend.
Painful Accident.-Thomas Fields, fourth
son of the Hon. Daniel Fields, of Caroline
county, was violently thrown to the ground
on Tuesday last by the running away of a
horse and the upsetting Of dearborn, suf
ferng fracture of both bones of the left
forearm, partial dislocation of the right
wrist, and injury of the left shoulder and
right knee.
The tournament held at the Fail
Grounds in Berlin on Wednesday last was
decided success. The members of the Fiftl
Regiment and a large number of other
were present, and all seemed to enjoy th'
occasion. Robt. j. Henry, Jr., was the sue
cessful knight and Miss Mollie Jackson, {
we'll known Pocomoke City belle, wa
crowned Queen of Love and Beauty.
Destructive Fire IN lSaLsJmy.-E. E. Jack
son & Bros planning mills at Salisbury, wer
destroyed by fire on Thursday. The fir
broke out at noon and made fearful pre-
gress. The fire department at Wilmingto
was telegraphed for help and two engine
were sent down, the run, l03 miles, bein
made in less than two hours. On arriving
however, the fire was found to be unde
control. The total loss is estimated at $50
000,. Insurance $4,000. Mrs. VIM. Jacl
son, wife of one of the firm, was so shocke
on learning of the fire that she died. Sh
had been sick some time.
Fire in ISassqfras Neck.-On Wednesda
last the dwelling and barn on the farr
known as the Joshua Davis place and belonj
ing to the heirs of the late George Davi
we're destroyed by fire. The property
located on the Sassafras river betwee
Cecllton and the village of Sassafras, and IL
farms being large in that vicinity, no oth'
dwelling was located nearer than half
mile. J. w. Boggs, the tenant, had finisI
ed threshing grain the evening before an
with his employees, had gone from hon
with the thresher. The fire was discoVerC
by Mrs. Boggs, who ran to the barn and r
leased three horses and some cattle tn
were confined in the stable. She also SD
ceeded in pulling the carriage out, but Il
reaper and other farming implements we
too heavy for her unaided strength. II
flames from the barn communicated to Il
dwelling, and it, too was destroyed WI
most of the furniture in It. The fire W
first seen among the straw in the barnyar
and is supposed to have been communicat
from pipe which small boy on the pla
was sendeavoring to smoke. The loss cam
be less than three thousand dollars on t
buildings, which were not insured. n
BOggs' loss will probably reach five hundr
Ill Il