Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1881-04-13
MARYLAND ITEMS.

B,h Rurdette will lecture at Greensboro, |
May 18th.
the Old Fellows of G.lena will -oon
build handsome new hall.
lanes Cs"k of Kent Island is about to
have a public sale of DRIFT logs.
The Salisbury Grsmen got their engine
in working order in four minutes the othsr
day.
Renorts from the Eastern Shore genPr-
sllv represent the fishing season AS back
ward.
Tn. work Of remndeling on an ex
,en,ive scale the NJ. E Church at Cam
bridge, has been c0IHmenctd.
R.R. banning. ECO, of Erst"n. was
thrown ir,rm hi+ horse on SATURDAY last,
AMI Ioth legs broken.
Eight thnusand Young salmon from the
MARYLAND Fish CnmruI~>iOn were put in
the head waters tf the Elk river ON Tues
d.y.
Ga Sunday week the grist mill Of Samuel
G Peters. NJ royal o * TAlhOt county, was
ds.irovrd 10y fire. Tue loss is 81 200 and
there is no insurance.
L.
acres, comprising tue greater part of the
Nav farm. near Elkton, to John NJ. Th1ck
cry for s. 600.
The Rev. Mr. Newman has declined the
appointment "a pastor &c the NJ. E. Church
al Snow Hill, and will reside with his
family in .ltlmOre until the next Center.
ence.
Messrs. Wilson 4 Rutter, Of Bulls Noun.
tain fishery, have been awarded the con.
tract for supplying the Cecil county aims
house with $4,000 herring at "A cents per
hundred.
H. C. Dodson Of St. Mich@l's, has con-
trart ts supply 100000 tricks to persons in
Norfolk. Norfolk builders say the bricks
maie at st Michasrs are much superior to
those manufactured near Norfolk.
Snew Hill claims to have as a citizen the
man who made the first pegged shoe put
together in Maryland. His name is Rich.
arisen. he is IS years old, and at the time
Of making that shos lived in Salisbury.
On Tuesday last, Maria Raymond died
in P0cOpson, Chester Co, Pa, at the veneer
able age of los years. She was born in
Cecil county, as q slave and was freed in
her 18th year by the will of her master.
Parties from the Northern States are now
erecting n new factory on Chincoteagut
Island Tor the manufacture of oil from fish
This will be the third one on the slanC
engaged in this business. one firm ben,
from Connecticut, one from Long lslanC
and one of ChIncoteague.
The irsn drawbridgc spanning the Chop
tank river at Denton WAS broken d0wT
Eel. ia IL L..
DSrtsr cOlliding with it. owing 10 the tOrtu
Gus current. Communication with Ridge
ly by direct route has thus been cut off
This is the third time the bridge has beer
broken.
F"rspaugh's great circus exhibited in
Baltimore last week. 1t was the bigg. 81
thing Of the kind ever seen there. Forr
Psugh wanted the prrttipst young lady il
America to head his grand procession, am
0tfrred a $4,000 prize, tho selection to bs
msds from photographs. Over 5000 wSr.
offered FROM all parts nf the country. rne
prize was won by Miss Louisa Montague.
variety actress OF New York city, and q
years old.
The Jump Assault Case.-Ths trial %
DANES F. Melvin, of the Denton journal
United Tor assault with intent to kill K. j
Jump. in july last. wa begun al D 'nt"r
en- Wednesday,. The State WAS repr' sentr'
ey C'l. j. w. Bryant. States ATTORNEY td
Gtrollna county; the trAv~~sr Wy N jO
William f. Stewart all Charles H. Glib
6on', oi Ea'ton. Mr.. Page made strOnl
'P'-ch Friday morning, at the opening Il
court ag sinst the adiHIS-ins of the letter
o. Jump to the prisoners sI-tsr-Mi-s NJ
vim. The court ruled letters InAdInissa"Is
much to the surprise Of counsel far tn
defense. At once prisoners council retire.
aud alter an hours consultation the prose
eutinn Withdrew tie first count Of indic
m-ht' charging intent tn kill, and by agree
m'ni the jury WAS Instructed to find NJ
YIN guilty Of assault only. which was done
Vn Saturday Melvin W.. sentenced to
GHe Of 81 and imprisonment 60 days in til
C'univ Jail