Smyrna times., 1895-06-26
Maryland Items.

A party Of Western farmers are visit
ing Worcester county.
Cecil county, Md, will hold its Re.
publican convention at Elkton on
July l3.
The county commissioners of WOr-
cester have taken steps to have the
bridge leading from the mainland to
Ocean City free Of toll,
Clarence Stevens, of Wiliston, son
of B. Gootee Stevens, Esq, has enlisted
in the U. ;. Navy and is aixeady on a
cruise on board the cruiser Columbia.
The 4tb of July will be celebrated at
Concord Camp ground by a grand
basket picnic. The Vrooman Brothers,
of Baltimore will speak on Dynamic
Religion, or Good Government"
Sheriff Berry and Deputy Roe ar
rived at Denton Sunday from Balti-
more, with Marshall NJ Price. the
murderer. He was placed in Jail and
will be irOned and kept under constant
vigil until July when he will be ex.
ecuted.
The Crisfeld Leader has been en-
larged from seven to an eight column
paper, Mr.. T. Sherman HodsOn has be-
come associate editor in the place of
his brother, Mr., Clarence Hodson.
The hanging of Horace Cooper.
| cOlored, at Elkton, Md, Friday was
witnessed by a reporter of the DaiIy
Republican, and had such and effect on
the reporters nerves that he was nearly
Frustrated on Saturday.
Prof NJ. Bates Stephens, of Denton.
President of the Maryland State
Teachers Association, is on the pro-
gram of the cOmming annual session,
for an address. The session begins on
July 9th at the Blue Mountain House.
Miss A. d. Salisbury of Ridgely will
read paper on Physical Culture
The citizens of Denton are lamenting
the fact that town is to be the place
where the man, who so cruelty took
the life of an innocent school girl. paws
the required penalty for such a crime
by having his own life taken upon a
gallows. Many of the Denton people
will leave the town, some before the
4th, and stay away until all that passed
shall be a thing of the past.
The barn and stable on the farm Of
J. r. Alice, in TuckahOe Neck, were
burned on Tuesday afternoon. together
with the contents, including Alpineer
a fine registered stallion. valued al
about $500 and a number of hogs
Considerable prOvender was also de
stroyed. The origin of the fire is mo-
known, probably spontaneous combus
tion. Building insured in Kent Coun
ty Mutual for $3.50.
The canning establishment of A. r
Roe has been run at its full capacity
the past few days, the service of two
viners and huller being required t,
keep up with the influx of peas. Th,
run is now upon June peas which hav,
made heavy vines but the pods ar,
poorly filled. Mr.. ROe's equipment fo
handling this vegetable is complete
and its adjustment, by Mr.. f. p. Roe
IS so admirable that every thing work
like "clock work, - Greensboro Ere
Press
Hanged at EIktOn.-Horace CooDer
colored, was hanged in the Elkton mi
yard at 80 o'clock Friday afternoon
for numbering Maggie Pitts in a fit O
jealousy last November near Port De
posit. Cooper and the girl had been
keeping company for year, but OF
November II they had quarrel about
another negro, of whom Cooper wai
Jealous, That evening he tried to Kill
her, but was prevented. On the fol
lowing day Cooper forced his way into
the house and shot Maggie three times
with revolver. She died few dayi
afterward, Armed with breech.loa
ing gun Cooper deAed arrest at tn,
house of his father and finally escaped
to the woods. Nothing was heard a.
to his whereabouts until several weeks
later, when he was arrested at Colum
hia, Pa. An effort was made FRIDAY
morning to get short respite fol
Cooper, but Governor Brown refused
to interfere, Only twenty person,
were allowed to witness the execution
Death was instantaneous.