Smyrna times., 1881-10-19
MARYLAND Items.


The Salisbury cannery has made ar
rangements TO can thousand tons OF
pumpkins at the rate OF $4o per ton
Senator David Davis, who, on Thursday
succeeded Senator Bayard as President pro
tenn. of the Senate, is Il native of Cecil
county, and cousin of the late Henry
Winter Davis
OthO Shipley, of Calvert county, died
0uite suddenly from an excessive use of
tonic composed Ofiron, quinine and strych-
nine. which he had procured as Il cure for
ehills and fevers.
The St. Michiels Comet says: Capt
James A. Ridgeway, of Talbot, who has
hitherto been an active working Democrat
has changed his politics and become a
thorough Republican"
The people of Locust Grove are building
ann. f. Church in that place. The build
inc is raised and will be quite an ornament
to the village. They expect to lay the
corner stone the 26th of October.
According to the Hhig the editor of that
sturdy old Republican sheet, the Baltimore
American, should be driven into the Demo
cratic party; and ali because the Americaa
is opposed to the Stalwarts-C'ecH Demo
erdt.
T.W. Eliason has sold to r. G. Nicholson
the Locates home farm, near Chestertown.
Kent county. 2l5 acres, for $50 per acre.
COmegys Cosden has sold to Geo. W.
Hatcherson $50 acres of his farm in the
same county for $50 per acre.
Rev. f. G. Mc!Sorley, and his people at
Trappe. are laying the foundation for
new church at that place. The corner
stone will be laid on October Dist. Revs.
7. f. Martindale. p f., and g. 4. Brstor
d. d.. will be present.
Three negro men escaped jail in Centre
vile on Monday night of last week by
saving the iron bars Of their cell window
1t is supposed that they had accomplices
from the outside The sheriff has offered
$40 reward each for their recapture.
Caroline cOuaty papers, where local
ptiOnpredOminates are ready TO challenge
other counties to show better moral
record than Caroline. At the recent term
OF court there was not single prisoner in
Jail and not conviction for any misde-
meanOr.
BaltimOre's Grand OriOle Show was =
success in the direction that Baltimore
wanted it to be a success, viz. in attract
ing thousands of the country people there
to spend their money. Considerably over
hundred thousand people attended. and
the papers say Baltimore made $3.50. .OO0
by the show. That was the purpose of
the show, and in that particular it was a
success. As show it was failure.
Mr.. Oswald Tilgh1nan, of Talbot county.
who is lineal descendant of Lieutenant
C0l. Tench Tilghman, aid-de-camp to Gen.
Washington, and his confidential secretary
during the revolutionary war, has recently
been appointed aid To Gov Hamilton. with
the rank of Colonel. Col. T'ilghman will
attend upon the Governor at the Yorktown
celebration, upon which occasion he will
wear the epaulets, spurs and gloves worn
by his ancestor at the capitulatiOn of Corn
wallis, and the sword presented to him by
resolve of Congress, dated October 90
I'Sl, ten days after the surrender.
Mrs. NJ. Bourne, an aged and wealthy
lady of Boston, died about three weeks
ago. Mrs. Bourne had made herself
famous by her lavish expenditure in beau,
tliylng the large tract of land near Ridgely
caroline county, called the plains. Mrs
bOurnes wealth is estimated at ten mil.
lions. 1t is said that one quarter of a
million was expended alone in improve
Anehts upon the immense estate 1t is
aitOgether one OF the finest country resi-.
nences IN the State. 1t is beautiful tract
OF land of about fifteen hundred acres
winch, viewed from a central elevation
presents an expsnse of level and gently
Hndulating fields that remind one of the
western lands and suggests the apprOpri-
a9eness of its name, The Plains. The
pains about the time of the Revolutionary
war, formed part of an immense estate
Oaonglng to Benjamin Sylvester. the
grandfather of Mrs. Bourne, from whom
she inherited it as her maiden portion.
"A Marydei correspondent of the Stat
Seattnet says: This place, memorable or
account OF its connection with the Ben
nett-May duel, is rendered more so bv tn,
excitement which has prevailed her
during this year. The defeat of an at
Snpt, by set of wOrldlings, to rule tn,
EAsreh, gave rise to a general neighbor
acod feud, and the defeated parties enter
uaiaed malicious feeling toward tn
minister, Rev. DIR. Burke, and his follow
CTS c The leader in this movement is on
y n our grain and phosphate dealers, VIII
aoNsed our minister and his family s
boe.nIiy last summer. lie was tfie
o oelofe Squire Smith, of Maryland, an
SW2hVleted of an assault with intent to xii
an; r; .. with knife, fined $50 and cost:
si.U a,u SET free. Was there ever such pen
tb,y lor such crime? The risk of a life
dspo e prospect OF widow and orphans: tn
Wsrace OF the community-all for S2C
tba. aIe 4r sorry for our Maryland neighbor
waa nae tney value life no more highly; Thi
acs, aS less than a week ago, and Mr.. b. i
Tln T disturbed by him during service a
.nomas' Chapel since.