Smyrna times., 1868-11-25
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Lodge of Good Templars has been estab-
llshed at Church Hill, Queen Annes county.
Up Friday evening of last week twenty-four
limitations were made
| The cOlored people have completed a fine
schOol-hOuse in Denton.
At Ridgely, the present terminus ofthe Nd.
& Del railroad, post office has been estab-
llShed and Mr.. f. W. Ridgely been appointed
postmaster.
Mooting AfrdH-A case of probably fatal
shooting occurred ut Williamsburg, in this coun.
ty, about five miles bolOw fredericksburg, on
Saturday night week. The victim was John
White, who was drunk at the time, and the
pcrpetrator of the deed was Martin Smith.
clerk in Isaac W. loves store The attend
dant circumstances are enShrOudcd in mystery.
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The new NJ. f. Church. South. at Beaver
Dams, will be dedicated to Divine Worship on
Sunday, December 18th. Revs. DIR. Bond,
KoSzell, and PoiSell will officiate.
On Wednesday last Mr. Pcregrinc Hendrick-
son, of Middle Neck, Cecil county. lost horse
from lockiaw, OccaSioned by cutting the pastern
JOINT with a corn knife.
Violent Assault. Mr.. Samuel Diekerson
who resides near Pivot Bridge, Cecil county. was
violently assaulted and beaten on Saturday
night week, by negro man, who knocked him
down with "A stick, and beat him over the head
severely. Mr.. Dickerson was nearly insensi-
bic, but his cries Of murder" caused his wife
to rush out of the house with a light in her
hand, when the negro took to his heels. A
colorcd man named James Sadler. living ON
the farm of Slr. John Jones, in this county,
was arrested on Sunday evening week, but as
Mr. u. could not identify him he was discharg-
4 destructive fire occurred at the residence
OF MI Levin UpShur, on the farm of the ven
cradle Mrs. Betsey Townsend, near Snow HILL
at about | o'clock ON Sunday morning week.
by which her neat and comfortable dwelling
was totally destroyed, valued at 81. 500. II
was caused by defect in the kitchen chimney.
No insurance.
Droc"cd.-A negro man who was being
transported from NewtOwn to the iail at Snow
I'LL on the steamer Cambridge ON Wednesday
night last, in attempting to escape by jumping
overheard, passed under the wheel and was
drowned He was in irons.
Diocese Of EaStoa The new diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal church. embracing, the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, was organized on
the 18th inst, at EaSton, and elected Bishop |
The new diocese is called the diocese of Eas-
ton The Right Rev. Henry G. Lay was
elected Bishop. The election was held on
Friday last, the 2Oth inst, and the vote was
as follows Clerical vote ii for Bishop Lay,
and for DR.. Pinckney Laymen's vote 20
tor Bishop Lay, and for DIR. Pinckney. At
the time OF his election to this new diocese
Bishop Lay was Missionary Bishop of the Dio-
cese of Arkansas.
Horace Greeley will lecture in Elkton on
December 7th Hon. Schuyler Cofax will
probably lecture there
AT the regular monthly meeting of the Fix
ton Building Association, on Saturday night
last, money sold at an average premium of 50
per cent.
The Snow Hill IShieH is going to enlarge {
md the Ccntervile CHt@cn is going to suspend,
i the editor, Mr.. Hand, who is going to leave =
he State, does not sell his office. .
Business Uangc.-The mercantile business
heretofore carried on in Crumpton by Mr. VIM.
D. Hazel, formerly of Smyrna, has passed into
he hands of Mr.. John Carson.
Farms soW IN Kent Co-Thc farm of Geo. a
Z. Vansant, near Gaena, containing 40 acres,
las been sold to Joseph G.. Powell at $50 per
Icre. Thomas Coleman has sold his farm on
Swan creek, containing POS acres, to r. w.
jones for $4,000. John s. Thomas has sold j
lis farm, containing 50 acres, to Robert Mich c
'lson for 50, 700. c
The Denton Union says that it has been
old that two hundred persons from single t
Ounty in Pennsylvania will settle in this coun- fl
y this year. Part of them have been down c
nd purchased land.
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