Smyrna times., 1886-05-05
Maryland Item :


Fosters steam saw mill. near Fedor-
als6urg, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night.
The third large run of herring for the
season in the Susquehanna took place
Monday. f'''''
Isaac Hinkley has been elected pres.
ldent OF the Cambridge & Seaford Rail
road Company.
Fifteen thousand wOrkmen partiei-
pated IN a labor demonstration in BaI-
timore Monday.
The Rev. Sam Jones, evangelist.
preached IN Baltimore Sunday at two
meetings, 1000 persons being present
at each meeting.
There is considerable excitement at
Port Deposit over the alleged abduction
OF a child named Maud Stebbing bv
her sister, BERTHE Stebbing.
1t is said the Maryland delegation
has agreed on p. w. Downes, of Caro-
line county, for one of the appraiser
ships in the Baltimore custom-house.
Miss Mamie r. Pearce of PocomOlSe
City, the daughter of BENJAMIN r
Pearce, formerly of Wilmington. was
married on Wednesday to John S.
Writ, a member of the Cecil county
bar.
Mrs. Hannah Hogeland received n
verdict at Chestertown Monday of
$4,000 for injuries received on August
18th, 1884, while crossing the P. w. &
B. railroad near Elkton. She sued the
company for $4,000.
OnancOck and Accomac precincts of
the Third district, Accomac county.
gave a large majority for the prohibi-
ton of the sale of liquor on last Satur-
day. The cOlored voters unexpectedly
| supported the measure.
Extensive preparations are being
made at Crisfeld, for the crab business,
especially on the part of the catcher.
Small boats, in every part of the dis
Irlct, are being made for the purpose,
and the prospects are that more people
will engage in the business this season
than in any previous year.
1t is reported that the wife of James
Cecil, farmer of near Centreville
elOped on April 9th with Hezekiah
Dill, neighbOring farmer, and that
she took $3.50 of her husbands money
along. Dill left a wife. The couple
are said to have gone to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cecil is about 30 years of age,
which is DilPs age.
Captain Alonzo Il. Wiley and Cap
tain Cannon, Erothers-in-law, living i'm
Goose Neck, Dorchester county, had q
fight on April 28th, which resulted in
Cannon getting thrashed and Wiley
being disemboweled besides cut on the
arm and thigh by a dirk knife. The
latter is expected to die They were
quarrelling as to which was the bet
ter man."
On Tuesday morning Henry Miller
employed by Selby Smith, near Queer
Anne Station, expressed to Mrs. SmitI
a desire for an early breakfast, as busi
ness of Importance called him away
He got his breakfast and Mrs. Smitl
next saw him making a break for tn,
woods, when she suspected something
was wrong. She went to her room
where she had $50 hidden between two
beds, and found the money missing
Miller walked to Ridgely, where h,
hired team to Clayton, Del. In thu
meantime Mr.. Smith had telegraphet
+, to Clayton and Miller was arreste,
/ upon his arrival. He is now in EastO
l jail.-CentreUille Record.
A few weeks since we mentioned tn
| fact that Captain Cannon, of Dorches
i ter county, who sued the Baltimor
american for $4,000 damages, got
+ verdict in his favor of only one cen
d Since then Judge Phelps has decide
: that Cannon must pay all the cost
+ which will amount to two or thre
v thousand dollars. There are man
= men who do villianous things withou
any feelings of personal shame; BIT
# just so soon as a newspaper recites th
: facts and comments adversely upO
e them, then libel suit is brought, or {
2 least talked Of Most of those who su
4 newspapers for libel act as though thel
!. was no evil in an act unless 1T is e.
T., posed.