Smyrna times., 1886-02-17

and half south of Easton, where the
roadbed was washed away the length
of eight rails.
On Thursday last, while the bows at
a schOolhOuse near Stevensville, Kent
Island, were snOw-balling, a fight oc-
cured III which boy named Lay Nor
man, son OF Comfy Norman, it is said,
cut another boy, Willie Jones, son of
William Jones, with a pocket-knife.
The wound which penetrated the lung,
is supposed to be fatal.
Congressman Findlay, of Maryland,
deserves the highest credit for being
the first man in the house to take up
the cudgel against the Bland silver bill
1t he perseveres in the course he has
undertaken, and accomplishes the
abolition Of the coinage of silver as it
IS now done, ne will gain for himself
name high on the list of those who
have the good of the people at heart.
Alday Clements, probably the most
prominent farmer in that vicinity, at
tempted Thursday to cross Spry's
branch near CrumptOn, on the road to
ChestertOwn and the water being high
and the current very strong, his horse
and carriage were swept down the
stream. The horse became unmanage-
able and overturned the carriage.
throwing Mr.. Clements into the stream
and he had Il narrow escape from
drowning.
Liston Pennington was married to
Annie Stevens at the NJ. E. Church,
MillingtOn Wednesday evening, the
Rev. I. l.. TOmkinsOn officiating, in
the presence of a large assemblage.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at Maple Grove, the residence of
the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
b. Stevens, about two miles out of Mil
lingtOn, at which 125 guests were pres
ent. The presents were profuse and
many of them elegant.
Two happy hearts beat as one on
Wednesday evening, the 3rd inst,
when before the alter in St. Andrews
Chapel John Pennington and Miss Eliza
beth Peacock, both of Galena, took the
solemn marriage vows upon them.
Though the storm ragged without and
the drifting snow presented unusual
obstacles to pedestrians, none of these
things were able to deter a large COM
pany of fair ladies and gallant gentle
men from assembling at the chapel to
witness the interesting ceremonies.
F. H. Greenwood, the newly-ap-
| pointed mail agent on the route be-
tween ChestertOwn and Clayton, has
entered upon his duties under instruc-
tiOns from the present agent until the
first of March, when he will remove to
Chcstertown with his family. +.
Aldridge who retires from the mail
agency has held the position ever since
the establishment of the route. He
will go back to his native county
Cecii-and make his future home al
/ Cherry Hill, where he has now living
a majority of his thirty-twO nephews
and nieces!
The greatest freshet that has occur-
red since 1904 swept down the channel
of Chester river at Milllington Friday
The bridge over the river was almost
/ submerged and travel was entirely sus-
pended between Kent and Queer
Anne's counties. The dam of ThOs
Mallalieu's WOllen Mills was washed
on Thursday night, break of fifty ol
sixty feet, besides a considerable injury
to the tumbling dam, involving a los:
of from $780, to $1,000. The dam O.
Biscoe's mill also gave way on Satur
day night and that of the Jarman Mil
was considerably damaged.
Damage at Port Deposit. Port De
pOsit is picture of desOlation, and the
loss is so heavy that it is a question
whether the town will ever recove
from it. The food which struck tn,
town about o'clock Saturday nigh
was the worst ever known there. Tn,
water rose two feet higher than in thu
disastrous flood of 1875. About 4P. NJ.
the ice began to pack about the abut
ments of the new Baltimore & Obi
bridge at Garrett's Island. This threy
the water back and the food came
carrying with it huge cakes of ice an
sweeping everything before it. Houses
Out-buldings and sheds of all kind
were caught up and crushed lik
waters, or carried sometimes miles an
left hemmed in by ice. Many peopl
were caught in their houses and had t
be rescued from second story windows
Fortunately no lives were lost, bu
there were many narrow escapes
Many of the people found shelter
the houses of friends, bat others wei
obliged to remain all night campe
about huge bOniires built on the moul
tains. Tonight the water receded, bl
the ice is still piled high in the street
: The damage is estimated at $4,000.
Effects Of the Storm in Talbot-Na
d rOlU Escapes from DrOlVRing.- -Thursda
Messrs. Spencer COvey and ThOmi
Dean were driving from Easton
LOngwOod during the storm. /
Elben's Mill, at the head of Miles rive
. the bridge across the stream was CO
. cred with water, and there was a was
z out in the road at one end of the bridg
This was not observed by Covey al
o Dean, and they drove off the bridj
Q into it, going down into the streal
J., which was running with great violenC
q They were carried away. The hOr
was drowned, but the two men ma
aged to save themselves by holding (
to Oyerhanging bushes until they we
rescued by men in boat. The da
of the Talbot County Paper Mi
- broke. The washes in the ID. and
% Railroad have been repaired, and trai
20 are again running on schedule tin
o Mr.. Shaw, the mail carrier betwe
Easton and Centreville, got swe
=, away in Madam Ailsil's branch, whi