Smyrna times., 1868-07-08
MARYLAND ITEMS.

ELECTORAL TICKET WTHpRAwX-The presidential electors
" were selected by tn" Bond wing OF the party publish
ed card withdrawing their and announc. their ntn
non to heartily support the electoral ticket by the
republican convention OF the 9Th of March last The electors
VINO nave withdrawn are H. L. Bond H. W. Hoffman, lat large
Robert Bruce, r. NJ Price and John NJ Holland
Mr. Abel j. Rees has the house now occuped bv Dr
o H"ton and premises Rees Corner to the trustees
Kent Circuit NJ E. Church. for a Parsonage for the s of
thousand dollars.
DEDIcATEnThe Episcopal Methodist Church at Chcs.
erville was dedicated Sunday the ult by Rev.
Rosse D. D. This church built on beautiful lot frontin
the road leading to Miingtnn
AFFAIRS IN CARoLIXE Corx1Y-Tbe following itor,s A.,
/ from the Denton Journal ~ "
FALCRE ~ wHEArWe regret to announce that the
g prospects Tor hounu wheat are not TO he re-
al"i Euring the wheat has greatly failed in
{" the ravag"s Of fly JOINT and scab. White
wheat is very seriously Injured.
CANr MEETINGwe understand camp meeting will he held
III Ch"n woods under the management of the NJ p Chueh
| commencing on the s:h of August
MI Robert A. Nichols has sold his farm near town. to
tleman from New Jersey. for S3,7OO.
THE LATE STORM IN DORCHESTER CorxrY-The Cambrido
,ud ltegenceT, referring to the late violent r.in bou 81
wind storm in that county says:
Mr. Henry Cooks tarm-hohse blown into A creek d,
lance OF hy Yards and other houses demolished. Mr. Alex
er seward new house. about lsx3G et) which had Just
been raised was lifted off the blocks upon which it rested and
carried distance OF some ten feet. Mr. Wheatly Mobavs
smoke house was also blown into the river
STRUcE BY LIGHTNING.-The Comet and Advertsor
Mr. IhoS l. Sher"Oods new dwelling house at Sherwoodye
bay Hundred was struck by lightning last Saturday and
much injured one OF the gable ends being entirely
was IN the house at the time of the disaster Mr. Sher
wood himself being at Niagara Falls This makes the third
mouse belonging to Mr.. Sherwood, struck by lightning
Two sons OF Mr. James Landlord residing on farm of Mr.
Isaac l. Barnes the Lower Trappe Somerset co b
g on sunday afternoon last hurried by the stron0
current and both drowned. Their ages were IA and Is
Their bodies recovered.
LAND SALES IN QUEEN ANSE's-Chas II. Gibson E.o -
sofa at public SALE on Tuesday farm in Tuck
o Anow as the Hopper farm containing acres for S23
per acre. p b. Hopper Esq, purchaser d. H. Fmorv ESQ
'od on the same day the following belonging to
the estate Of the late Pere Wilmer viz The farm known
Ine frstt farm containing $50 w s. Turpin for
SEo per acre. the farm containing acres between
aud BridgetOwn for per acre. to the occuDan NJ
the arm near Ruthsburg containing acres to Richard
d. Needs for sl455 per acre.-Ce Centreyille Citizen
In baltimore Sunday morning last Miss Caroline stur
geon aged % years. daughter of Capt Edward g. srveon
formerly OF Cecil county, to death nv her
taking fire from cook stove.
Inc ladies' festival at Cecton recently netted s the pro
ceeds to be applied to the erection OF parsonage
LARGE INcREAsE-we were shown, n Wednesday A par
VI ea' consisting OF 70 heads the product grain
taken from the field OF Mr.. John r. Gill; living on the far
"m H. Cochran ESQ., in Kent county, Nd which Yielded a
corning to count 1000 for any of our
farmers beat this.-Mddletown Transcript
Ihe ST. Mchaes Talbot Co. Comet chronicles the rescpin
~ ~ s An oS TWO young ladies' Of that vicinity 1t says
our readers remember the sudden violent storm M
uay AFTERNOON last Oliver Green coored man living ON the
OF bennet Baggs Esq crossing the creek near Mr.
III canoe when his boat was struck by the wind and
was "eciptated into the water, beyond his depth The
was witnessed from the shore by two adesbe Misses
seymour daughters OF the late Jere Seymour-who orpettin
ana all else in the desire life of human
~ s u'o niue ral canoe-sO frail that would NOT
nave trusted himself in it in such storm-and after tho ~
heroic eKertons reached the drowning man Just as his
nau JAILED MIN and he about to sink Green at this time
i"SehSloe' and the two ladies found their strength
equAte TO the task OF getting him their boat 40 ono 0
mem nea on upon him. keeping his head above water while
e ohe rowed the canoe to the Shore which they s,
and In short time the semdrowned negro was
ID to consciousness. ~
That two ladies should thus place their lives in
save me- and succeed in spite of difficulties which would
ave appalled, many boder heart is worthy fpub, con
ation. P'' e""iineh-