Smyrna times., 1888-04-11
MARYLAND Items.

The artesian well at Salisbury is a
success.
Emory L. Williams died Saturday, at
Salisbury.
Gov. jackson and family have re-
turned to Salisbury.
Caroline bacon" will soon be sell
ing at a cent apiece.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis T. Roberts were
injured in runaway at Elkton.
Beverly Goldsborough, of the Cen
treville Record, has taken the position
of foreman on the GreensbOrOugh Free
Press.
Isaac Parsons, prominent farmer of
Kent county, died at his home near
WortOn Station, Saturday morning, in
his SD year.
The ChincOteague Oystermen report
this season as being the most profitable
one for many years. During the re-
cent rough weather the average daily
shipment from the island was nearly
400 barrels.
Hiram Goodhand, a well.knOwn
citizen of Queen Anne's county, died
at his home on Kent Island Sunday,
aged about 50 years. His wife died on
the 18th of last month. Both died of
pneumonia.
The temperance element some time
ago shut off the whiskey in ElktOn,
and now the whiskey element has re-
taliated by shutting off the water. 1t
| is certainly intended that ElktOnians
shall go dry"
The directors of the Talbot County
Fair Association have fixed the date Oi
the Talbot county annual fair this year
for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. the 18th, 18th, Goth anC
2lst days of September.
Edward Mitchell, an employee of E
E. Jackson & Co., it is claimed, forged
the name of Gov. jackson to an Ordel
for pair of shoes at the store of Jane
Cannon. He was arrested, and is nov
in Jail to await the action of the court
Phil. H. Tuck, Esq, attorney 70
mortgage, sold last Tuesday the farm
known as the "Cacy Farm" situated
on the road from Church Hill to Sud
lersville. containing pit acres, to Gen
eral William McKenney for $25 pc
acre, aggregating s., ,425. General No
Kenney owns between 1000 and l5
600 acres of the best farming lands i
the county. Out of this large area a
least 1900 acres are arable.-CeRtr
UiUe Record.
? The grand jury of Caroline count
t has found a true bill against Samu'
. Trice, charged with burning the bar
of Manlius p. Hutchinson last NOVen
, ber. When the fire was discovered ii
I doors of the barn were found to
: barred. All the stock perished. TriC
!, and Hutchinson are brothers-iD-la
e and neighbors, but have been unfrien
/ ly for some time. Trice is about
t, years of age. He was arrested
], Sheriff Williams late on Friday eve
) ing.
Charged ,0ith Forgery.-GeOrge JAG
son, a young white man, living at Hu
Of grv Neck, was arrested Thursday, al
Of lodged in Jail at Salisbury, on t
" charge of forgery. 1t is charged tH
in January last young Jackson went
ly the QuanticO pOstOfice and got thel
a from letter addressed to George JAG
s. son. The letter was intended for
he colored man by that name, who IS
I'd pensiOner of the war, and contained
nd check for $72. Young Jackson went
Salisbury and, it is alleged, indorS
the check and got it cashed at the )
}. isbury National Bank. In the mei
nd time the colored man wrote to Wa
Ter ingtOn for his money, and the auth
* tiles on investigation found the che
*, had been returned, but signed diff
ed emily from others signed by Jacks
IN, They notified the authorities the
of and the man was arrested and LODI
nd in Jail to await the action of the grf
Sc Jury.