Smyrna times., 1886-05-12

flowing artesian wells bored ON their
grounds at the north of Faston Tba
water IS delciousi it comes from under
a strata OF rock which lies 98 feet below
the surface. Wv"
Joel Il. Clements, of Chestertown
purchased at public sale last TUESDAY,
OF Thomas Hill, of SudlersviIle the
Fierce farm containing 24O acres. situa-
Ted near Sudlersville, for $4,000 He
gets possession immediateEeH and the
present years crops.
The Cecil Democrat asks the following
questions. How will the farmers oef
along with wheat at ninety cents. corn
at thirty-five and oats at thirty. with
Two men working eight hours apiece
for days work? Will the hired man
starve or the farmer, or bothP And
what will the world do without farm
ers? -''- -
The liquor sellers of Accomac county.
who took out yearly licenses in such a
hurry just before tie recent1oc option
election, were asked on last Friday bv
Judge Garrison of that county to sur
render their licenses, take back the
money paid for them, and respect the
prohibition law which received a large
majority.
An alarm of fire startled Cambridge
the other day and a gambling den was
soon wrapt in flames. While the fire
department worked to subdue the
flames the Salvation Army gathered
near and sang Praise God from whom
all blessings flow" The authorities
had to threaten to let the hose flow on
'em before they would cease their ioy-
Gus ebulitiOns.
The Baltimore Sun states that the
subject for discussion by a lyceum at
Hinson, Caroline county, recently was
Resolved, That the nine Eastern
Shore counties of Maryland, three OF
Delaware and two of Virginia be form.
ed into seperate State" Capt. G. w
Wright, member of the recent Legis.
lature, was on the affirmative, and the
decision was in favor of the new State
KILLED By Lightning During the
heavy thunder storm of Thursday
morning two mules were killed by
lightning on the premises of Mrs. VIM
j. Sennett, near Chester bridge, in
| Queen Anne's. The lightning struck
the roof of the stable, in the loft o.
which was stored about 1900 bundles
of blades, descended through the fod
der and loft floor without setting either
on fire, and killed the mules in theil
stalls below. The hole through the
blades was clean cut and clearly de
fined by the ashes left in the track oI
the fluid. The mules We're valued a
$30O.-Kent NelUs.
A shooting affair took place at Lamb
sons Thursday between f. n. Reddinl
and George Davis. Several shots wer,
fired by each party, one taking elfec
in Redding's stomach, inhicting al
ugly, but it is thought not dangerOu.
wound. DR.. Dulaney, who was tele
phOned for, prObed for the ball, bu
was unable to find it or trace its course
The shooting was the result of some olt
trouble between the two, being over
seers of adjoining farms The severa
witnesses were two much engaged try
ing to keep out of range of the pistol
to interfere. Davis went to MillingtOl
and surrendered himself to Squir,
johnson. Kent NelUs.
The Cecil Whig in discussing the lat
demonstrations in the South where tn
vehicle that contained Jefferson Davi
had on it in letters made of flowers
Our President" and on the other sid
"He was Manacled for us" says: "W
think that the doctrine of state sOveI
eighty is as well cherished q dOctrin
| TODAY in the South as it was in 1866
The pith and the point of all these re
cent oYations to Jefferson Davis in Ou
opinion indicate it. He is the highes
living embodiment of that doctrine
He doesn't initiate the dignified silenc
of Lee in reference to it, but asserts
boldly and aggressively at every Offel
ed opportunity. 1t was the unanimit
with which his opinions were receive
by the shouting thousands about hin
that gives significance to these recer
demonstrations at Montgomery an
elsewhere South"