Smyrna times., 1879-08-06

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CROP the present year.
The Crisfield darkey now luxriates on the |
1,,scious. Juicy " Watermelon" and Sambo's |
happiness seems to be complete.
The M. E. Church at St. Michaels has a
large Tabernacle erected in public square |
n which her citizens worship during the |
heated term.
Tt,mps.-Tramps are said to be swarming
in Elkton and adjacent towns. The
Stringent laws against them in Pennsylvania |
and Delaware have driven them there.
Good Oats.-B. J. Green, well.known
farmer in the neighborhood of Warwick,
ro;eed this season 275 bushels of oats,
weighing thirty-three pounds to the bushel, |
on five acres of ground.
O.esn Cty.-The Salisbury Times says
"a report from Ocean City has it that
Russian nobleman, how sojourning there
has given DR.. Pitts a draft for $4,000 for
the erection of q new hotel.
The Methodists of Glendale have started
a subscription for money to build a new
cburch, a lot having been given them on
tho condition that it be forfeited unless q
church be built upon it within certain
time.
Measels and dysentery are prevailing to
an alarming extent in Chesapeake City.
Cantain Mccartney of the steamer Allison,
ded with the latter disease on Saturday.
His remains were taken to Philadelphia
for iuterment on Tuesday.
meeting of the directors of the Chester
R;ver Steamboat Company was held on
Monday last to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Col. B. S. Eord. George War
faId was elected President of the company
and VIM S. Taylor was elected a director,
vice Col. Ford.
Terrific Storm.-A severe storm of wind and
rain passed over Princess Anne, Somerset
county on Wednesday evening last, uproot-
ing trees, fences, corn, &c. The P. Z.
Church at Monte was blown down, and
entirely demolished. Organ, and all furni-
ture was completely wrecked.
FltaL Accident.-Mr. H. f. Wilson. land
agent at Ridgely, Caroline county, while in
New York recently, visited the Merchants
Dispatch transportation Company, by
whom he had been formerly employed, and
fell from fifth story window to shed
roof below, sustaining fatal injuries.
WoodLa,cn Camp.-Woodlaw Camp which
commences August u will doubtless be
largely attended as the demand for tents
is greater this year than ever before On
Friday, August 14th a grand temperance
demonstration will be held on the ground
and will be specially participated in by the
following ministers A. D. Davis, Vaughn
Smith. j. D. C. Hanna, D. c. Ridgway w.
l.. S. Marray, T. E. Martindale, j. d. Kemp.
PhiLtathropic-It is stated that Rev. John
Dooley, of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of New York, Bowery branch has,
purchased several thousand acres of land
in Worcester county, near Snow Hill, which
he proposes to colonize with families from
New York. They are to engage in agri
culture, and particularly in truck farming
for the Northern markets. A similar en-
terprise in New Jersey has been attended
with success. The funds are furnished by
New York banker.
Niraculous- During the storm on Satur
day last, says an exchange. lightning wen
down the stove pipe OF vessel on Mr.
Wilby's railway, at Sharpstown, passed
through the seams of the boat, and stunned
three workmen under it. The lightning
also burned a hole in another workman
hat and never singed his hair. The work
men stunned were picked up for dead, bu
soon recovered after proper treatment
The boat suffered no injury, except tn
oaxum was knocked out of some of tn
seams. This is the substance Of our infoI
nation concerning the matter, but it seem
a little miraculous that the workme
should escape without greater injury.
Jealousy and tie Result QfH-A distressin
story cornes from Hagerstown. Last Satu
day week at Sharpsburg, Mrs Ida E. Benne
shot and killed her husband, Thomas +
Benner, with a carbine. Without going to
much into detail, it appears that Mr.. an
Mrs Benner had been keeping house
the keepers lodge, Antietam Nations
Cemetery. Lieutenant George A. Have
field, keeper of the cemetery boarded wit
them. About s o'clock on the morniI
referred to, Benner after hosting the fG
as usual, went into his house, and, his wi
appearing, accused her of being too int
mate with the Lieutenant. He then cor
manded her to confess. She replied th
she had nothing to confess. Thereupon
went into the kitchen, returned with
case knife and said that she must tell hi
all as he was going to kill him. She /
treated to the corner, hoping to escal
him, but as he continued to advance, 81
seized the carbine, loaded with No. 5 she
fired and, as above indicated, killed hi
Mrs Benner is now under arrest. She
described as being quite pretty and
having the sympathy of all who know h'
She ran away last December and marri
Benner, her parents opposing the match
account Of his exceedingly jealous dispo
tion.
The Middletown Transcript is severe
the Greensboro brass band. In its rep
of the excursion to Cape May, which cal
off last Wednesday, it has the followir
"When we left Middletown it was mistii
when we reached Townsend it was drizzlil
and at Clayton there was refreshing ra
At this point train on the Chesapea
& Delaware Railroad brought a party
excursionists to join us, and also brout
the Greensboro brass band. The party '
a small one. Probably, if the band
stayed at home, more people would b
come. 1t was a small band, and eve
body that heard it was glad that 1t wai
larger. At 7.50 the excursion train pro
came up the Kent county road. There
no brass band on it, therefore the {
were full. There was an
room for all, and the boat was so large
couldn't hear the Greensboro band Fl
one end to the other; therefore no
jumped overheard. At P.
our party was once more gathered abo
and, as the weather had frightened up,