Smyrna times., 1880-07-21
MARYLAND ITEMS.


Enward Bowling, of the nursery firm of
Peters d Bowling, at Denton is dead.
Water melons by the cart load are begin.
ming to come to market from Caroline
Thomas J. Chaplain, prominent citizen
of Talbot county, died last week, aged Is
years.
Osborne McGinnis, an aged resident of
Sudlersvi!le, died suddenly at that place on
Thursday last.
Next Monday, the 2Gth inst, n Sunday
school excursion is to be run from Centre
vile to Bombay Hook.
Jesse L. Woodcoclz has applied for par
don, and Gov. Hamilton has appointed the
2Sth Of July, to bear the case.
A gentleman in Baltimore city has pre-
sented the Protestant Episcopal church OF
Snow Hill with a new bell weighing 500 lbs
and his check for 81, ,250.
Purchase Of a lStcamer.-Messrs. Hines,
Taylor & Co., have purchased the steamer
Massachusetts, and intend RUNNING her reg
ularly from CrulGpton to Baltimore.
Larqs WIeat IIc3L.-.Garrett Foxwell, near
Kennedyville, has thrashed 5000 bushels of
wheat from 96 acres and expects to get
from $500 10 to $500 from 245 acres.
The Oxford Crab Canning Establishment
has been compelled to cease operations
owing to lack OF sale for canned crabs. The
proprietors have $4,000 worth of crab meat
on hand.
The Church dedication at Church Hill or
Sunday was a complete success, raising
some $500, and more than was asked.
Do,,, Willis n,,N N,rt;Dlolo O4ff
ciatcd during the day.
a gentleman from Houston, Del, has
rented the machine shops at Warwick, be-
longing to the estate Of the late VIM. Wilson,
and will turn the building into fruit
evaporating establishment.
big temperance convention is to be
held at EIlton on Tuesday, August Sd.
The local option people of Cecil county are
thoroughly organized and confident of carry.
ing the county against licencc, in Novem-
ber.
Cambridge is rejoicing in an artesan well
l44 feet deep, just bored, which yields an
abundance of delicious cold water. Oxford
claims to have Just discovered a valuable
spring of mineral water, which will add to
to the attraction OF that place as a Summer
resort.
,Straa0 Bunc}-The straw stacks on Mr.
McKenney's Baynard" " farm, A. j. Roe
manager, near Centrevile, took fire on
Wednesday last and some seven stacks were
burned up. The fire was caused by spark
from tho furnace of the engine which was
being used in driving the thresher.
Two shoemakers of Crisfeld had diff.
Guilty and one of them, weighing 125
nholl ho IL
about 300 pounds, to fight duel, pistols
were the weapons suggested. The chal
lenged party has the matter under consider.
alton and the parties may yet meet upon
the field of honah."
Near;rI on al Eccuston.-On the excur.
sion TO Bombay hool, last week somewhat
novel incident occurred on the way up-a
real marriage on tne train. Mr.. Horace
SkegEs, from Locust Grove, took to himself
IL blushing bride in the person of Miss Arev
White, OF Barnard's wharf, Rev. Mr.. Bryan
performing the ccremoney to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned.
Here is the census Of the towns of Queen
Anne's:
Church
queenstown
26
'cuuIeFSVllIe lV2
80
SteVensVIlle........
Sand 81
At Deals Island, on Monday week, Wm
Mllbourn asked William Bevans, Edward F
uOrsey and John Dashiel to help him hau
his canoe out Of water. This they did, ane
when Milbourn refused to treat for the ser
vice rendered they threatened to launch i
again. Mllbourn went home, got gun
n loaded it, came back and deliberately aim
ing into the crowd fired, killing one man
nome unknown, and wounding those
named above. He was arrested and placed
in Princess Anne Jail the following day
lie is twenty-seven years old and native
OF the island. He claims that the gun wen
s. off accidentally.
In the First, or Massey's district, of Ken
county, according to the census of 1880, the
population has decreased since 1870 no les
than 9l7. In that district are situated the
towns of Millington, Galcna and Masseys
which have an increase of over 400 popula
ton. As many of the farms in that distric
have been divided and sub.divided sine,
1870, and everything is Improving, the peo
81 pie of the district can not be made t.
believe that their population is declining
a cursory examination of the books show
that numerous whole families numbering a
much as 8 to 10 each have been omitted
Application has been made to Genera
Walker, to order the census of Kent owe
again, by competent enumerators.
A Prominent Enster7a Shore Man BruiaU
Beaten.-A special dispatch to the Dali
Ncacs OF to-day says: Last evening abou
o'clock, i brutal attack was made upo
Il. j. Jump, Esq, by John F. Melvin
brother of George T. Melvin, of the Dento
'Jo'u1al, which will probably result in tn
death of Mr.. Jump. Jump had entere
the store of Q. Z. Rochester to purchase
few small articles, when Melvin came u
and struck him with Il heavy iron bai
knocking him scnselcss. lie then stoope
over his PROSTATE victim and struck hin
tour times with the bar, using all hi
strength. Melvin was arrested and is no,
In Jail. lie will be tried at the Octobe
term OF court. No cause is assigned Tor tn
decd. Jump is a leading lawyer and on
OF the most prominent Republicans on tn
Eastern Shore. Some years ago he occr
ped the position Of Comptroller of the Stat
of Maryland.
DEATH OF NOTED TRoTrER.-The wei
known trotting horse Wildair, died at N
stable of his owner, Mr.. Murphey. in Phil
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