Smyrna times., 1880-10-13
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Cecil County Fair opened at Elkton
Yesterday and closes on Friday.
Queen Anne's county has issued l67
tongers licences, against So this date last
year.
In one of the Kent county churches the
man who takes up the collection stops to
make change.
A flock of puddle ducks recently gobbled
up two gold rings, belonging to IL Snow
Hill physician.
Andrew Gillinger, farmer, of Elk Neck,
who fell from IA chestnut tree, died on
Saturday night from his injuries.
Walter j. Griffith, Il farmer near Sassa-
fras, Kent county, committed suicide ON
Monday week, by shooting himself with a
shotgun.
Queenstown will celebrate its sesqucen-
tennial on the % instant by what the
managers term grand and sumptuous
oyster supper
The distribution of the public school fund
took place last week. Queen Anne's re-
ceives for white schools, $2.2lS.72; for
colored, $4,000.
A peculiar style of bilious fever is pre-.
yailing in Somerset, sometimes prostrating
whole families. The fever effects the brain
and produces delIrium.
The Wicomico Fair opened at Salisbury
Yesterday, and will continue three days
On the last day there will he "a ladies'
tournament, in which Salisbury girls will
tilt a; IRON rings with l&ncts like tor, ON
handles.
Pole Cut Dui0n.-One hight last week some
persons got hold of the halyards of the
Hancock pole at Church Hill. and letting
down the Hancock and English streamer
ran up Garfield and Arthur streamer in
its place, and then swung the rope OFF So
that it could not he reached except bv
climbing up the pole to it. This being
deemed too hazardous an Undertaking, the
Democrats procured axes and cut their
pole down. When it fell the Garfield
streamer was seized and torn into a thOu.-
and pieces, and the Democrats are quite in.
dignant over the trick they have been
served.
4 Horse Stolen and Then Mot.-One night
last week Mr. George Rimmer rode to Cen
ing at the NJ. +. church, hitching his horse
at the rack near the church. When elias.
was over he went to look for his horse and
discovered that he was not where he left
him, but had been taken away. lie pro
ceeded home, expecting to find his horse OF
the road, but in this was also disappointed
The next morning the horse was found OF
the Old Corsica road, minus the saddle ant
bride, and dead. Examination revealed
the fact that the horse had been shot il
the nose the pistol having been apparent,
thrust up his nostril and fired. The perpe
traitor Of this inhuman act has not vet beer
found.-O Observer.
The case Of James f. Melvin, who as
saulted Robert j. Jump, in Denton, fo
alleged undue intimacy with his sister wal
called up for trial in the Caroline county
Court on Thursday last. j. w. Bryan
and Col. Page represented the State, anc
Charles II. Gibson and Major Stewart, the
accused. The court house was crowded
with interested spectators, but all who ex
pected trial were doomed to disappoint
ment, for Mr.. Gibson arose and entered
demurrer on the ground that the CRANE
jury had failed to endorse the indctmen
"a true bill" Argument was heard on til,
matter, and the court held the demurre
good and quashed the indictment, thu
postponing the case until the coming Apri
term of of court.