Smyrna times., 1889-11-13
MARYLAND Item 9

"m' u Satterheld, of Greensboro.
Is making arrangements for canning
poultry this winter.
The dwelling house and barn on the
tarm OF Irving G. Griffith, near Cbesa-
peake City, were burned Wednesday
Levin B. Hall and his sister. Sarah
b. Hall, were sentenced at Princess
anne to ten years imprisonment for
setting fire to store.
While cunning on the farm of w q
henderson, near Appleton, last week.
owing TO an optical delusion, John
leg. - - 'D0
Capt. V. Lynn Rea and Mate John
Orry' OF the oyster vessel Ella Agnes,
were arrested on United States war
rants, charging them with cruel treat
ment of their crew.
Mrs. Caroline Donovan. a wealthy
Baltimore county widow. presented The
trustees OF John Hopkins University,
through Mayor 'Latrobe, with 800 900
TO endow chair OF English literature.
A fatal disease has made its appear-
ance among the cattle of w. O. Shall.
cross, Jr.' who lives near Massey, Kent
county. Three valuable cows of Mr..
ohallcross' fine Holstein herd have
already died and others are affected.
The Easton Ledger, the Democratic
organ of Talbot county. speaking of the
success of the Democrats in CARRYING
that county, says: The color line IS
broken: A number of colOred citizens.
especially in EastOn, openly and def
antly voted the Democratic ticket. All
honor to them for doing so.
In quelling a disturbance at Colts
Station, Kent county, Constable Miller
shot three men. Two of them were
slightly wounded. Thos. Darrell was
shot in the arm and shoulder. A large
crowd was at the station and whiskev
flowed freely. Late Monday night a
disturbance arose in William Turner's
store. Constable William r. Miller
went in to stop the row, when, lust as
he entered, Tom Darrell rushed at him
and struck him. Miller drew his pistol
and commenced shooting. There was
no politics in the affair.
Barn Burned IN Kent.-The large
barn on the farm of John r. Bennett.
near Kennedyville, was DESTROYED bv
fire Friday morning, together with its
contents, including over LOO bushels
of wheat, about 100 bushels of potatoes.
100 tons of hay, a lot of oats and other
articles. The horses in the stable were
gotten out before the fire reached their
quarters. The fire originated from the
upsctting of lantern which a son of
Mr.. Bennett took to the barn to see
how to feed. The barn and contents
were insured in the Mutual Insurance
Company of Kent county for 81 800,
which will not half cover the loss.
TiCO Murdered at a .Sho,U.-An atroci-
GUS double murder was perpetrated in
! ChestertOwn Thursday night by Frank
| Harris, cOlored deck hand of the
Chester River COmpany's steamer EN-
ma A. Ford. A large party of colOred
/ people had gathered in Perkins hall
| for an entertainment announced to be
| given there. About IL o'clock a small
boy came out on the stage and as a part
of the performance fired two blank
shots from a small pistol Scarcely had
the report died when Harris, who was
in the audience, was heard to exclam
Those are only pops; why don't you
shoot something that can make noise?'
Instantly he drew a huge revolver from
his pocket and pointing it into a crowd
of cOlOred people fired three shots. AL
Trusty and Edwin Brown fell to the
floor, and Harris, replacing his weapon
ran from the hall to his boat. Trusty
was struck between the eighth and
ninth ribs. The ball DETECTING entered
the heart, and he died in few minutes
Brown was shot in the head almost
directly between the eyes, and he fel
dead where he stood Harris was pur
sued and captured in the boat, where
he had taken refuge, and about thirty
spectators of the shooting were lock &c
up aud held as witnesses.
The coroner's jury Friday morning
tried to disclose the motive, but wa
unable to do so, but only gained a pos
sible clue that there is a woman in th'
case. Circumstances of the shooting
lead to the belief that it was premedi
tated and that Harris marked his vic
Tins, singing them out from the crowd
Who the third bullet was aimed at i
unknown, as it went wide of its mark