Smyrna times., 1880-04-21
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Two Flkton sportsmen bagged ~ snlpe
LAT week in four hours shooting.
s.;no. ia the upper Choptank are getting
s.a,s, mo to 5000 herring each day.
1,n,os F. Melvin has become associate
.d;tor and publisher of the Denton Jo"r7'd.
Mrs saIls F. Heating, wife of Hon.
Th.neas ]. Ksating, died in Centreville last
week.
Rishep Lay will attend the Southern Con-
,,ocation of the diocese of Easton at POGO
noke. on the 9th instant.
Dr w II. Meeteer has reached his home
:. Chsstertown, thoroughly restored to
hsolth. He resumes his practice.
Mr. Jacob Williams has bought Judge II.
II Goldsborough's dwelling house on Wash
i.cton street, Easton, for $4,000, including
.Ls LOT and stables on Harrison street.
Tho Kent Ne,oS reports a number of peach
.rowsrs from various sections OF that county
e expressing the belief that the peaches
Iovs not been materially injured by the
recent frosts.
twslye.year old son of James White, of
Ka,t county, died last Sunday from
:A;,r;os receiyed by his clothes taking fire
faSr. the explosion Of coal oil can while he
vas kindling a fire few mornings previous.
George w. NJ. Cooper, prominent
LAWYER Of WicOmice county, and secretary,
,ressurer and examiner of the board of
s.snoI commissioners of that county. died
last Wednesday, of consumption, For two
~ssrs he was editor Of the Salisbury Adrer-
User.
John Grow, soR of George Crow, of Cecil
oonnty. was accidentally shet in the leg
Is.t week by gun in the hands of his
nonsin. Modification set in last Thursday,
and at last accounts no hopes of his recovery
were entertained by his physicians. Thes.
Gsorge, the same county, had his collar
hens fract lred by the rebound of muskst.
The Voodcock TTiaI-The evidence in the
Woodcock trial, at Denton, was all intro
.duees and the case closed virtually on
wednesday evening. The good character
,of the prisoner while n resident of Sauls-
hurry. uD to two years ago, was proven by
the most reputable citizens OF that town
ord the State then called witnesses tG
-nrove an unenviable character since he has
Keen in Easton. On Thursday morning
.Cbas. y. Gibson, Esq, Of the Talbot bar
made his summing up argument ter the
State. His speech was a stormy one ant
made a deep impression upon all hearers
He was followed by Messrs. Tilghman ane
Stewart. of counsel for the defense. Or
Friday morning Geo. NJ. Russem, Esq.
smoke al length for the defense, making
foreibls and painstaking address. AtnOel
Hon. John W. Crisfeld began the clesini
speech for the prisoner. The court room
was crowded, and for nearly four hour
everybody listened with the most absorbin
interest TO the clear and logical utterance
of the speaker Mr. Crisfisld has a venel
able appearance. and his frame is shake
with nervousness, the result of age, but a
he warmed to his subject. his clear Gu
earnest sentences, spoken With depth {
feeling reminded one Of the enthusiasm {
youth rather than the mature thoughts an
utterances Of old age. He claimed rapt u
tention and every wOrd seemed to carr
with it confinement so that when he 5:
down the general feeling was that the pri
sner would he acquitted. After the +
cess, J. W. Bryant, Esq, State Attorney f
Caroline county, closed the case in tV
hours speech, in which he ably and ful
sustained the cause Of the State, and Shove
the absurdity Of sons Of the points mat
by the defense. The case was given to Il
Jury about nine o clock in the evening. II
Jury after being out all night, came in
court at . P. NJ, Saturday, with verdict
"cuilty." WOodcock's counsel moved f
new trial, which was refused. He W
sentenced to eight years in the penite
tiary.