Smyrna times., 1868-02-26
MARYLAND AFFAIRS.

lOHng Iuel CnftStLun dSSOCtutOH - "A
meeting Of the young men of the different
Churches of CheStertown was held at the NJ |
P. Chapel, on Wednesday evening last, and a
Young Mems Christian Association organized. !
The following officers were chosen: President,
Geo. II. Russell Vice President, Samuel Al
ley Treasurer, w. Hudgns; Secretary, Rob
crt }. Bordley; Recording Secretary, Morgan
Beastin. Another meeting will be held on
next Wednesday evening, to which the young
men Of the tewn and vicinity are invited.
Sudden Denths.-Capt VIM Jones, of
Broad Greek Neck, died very suddenly on
Tuesday week. He had been feeling unwell
for several days, and on Tuesday walked to
store in the neghborhood, and purchased some
EPSON salts. Returning home he took dose
of the salts, and died within an hour after
ward.
On Wednesday Mrs. Spurry, wife Of Mar
tin Spurry of this town, died very suddenly
She had been sick, but was thought to be re-
covering, and died without premonition. It's
supposed that both of the above cases were
from heart disease-.St. Mchders Comet.
.Nd Aanual Conference The Maryland
Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church will commence its session on the | lth
of March prox, in the Methodist Protestant
Church, corner OF Aisquith and Fayette sts.,
Baltimore, DIR. Murray, pre-ident
DIR. ". II. FArrow died at his residence, in
Snow Hill, Worcester county, last week. lie
was man Of considerable talent and stood
high in rAe medical profession.
Thos II. l. Ecceston, an old citizen of Dor
chesteI county, is dead.
The towns of Snow Hill and Newtown, in
Worcester county, are having family quarrel
about the bridge over the POcOmOke River at
the latter place. A petition has been iOrwar-
ded to the Legislature to widen the draw in or
der to allow large vessels to pass up the river
to Snow Hill, this the people of NewtOwn are
opposed t., very naturally preterring to con-
centratc the trade and shipping at their place.
What Railroads are Doing for the Eastern
Shore The Somerset HerutI III the follow
ing brief paragraph shows very plainly the
great advantages which the EaSton Shore has
and is now deriving from railroads and other
public improvements
! A little more than two years ago Crisheld
! Station was unknown to a portion of the III
i habit,nts of this Peninsula At that time il
was nothing less than a body of marsh encll
| cled by Il cUplOuS and convenient supply OF wa
! ter and might have SO remained till this day had
it not been for the energy and ndOmltab!e per
severance of the worthy President of the Els
tern Shore Railroad, alter whom the Chicago
OF Somerset rejolccs in being chrlstened. The
contrast between the appearance OF the little
town with that of the days OF yore Is strklngly
illustratlveo of the improvement which the 'irol
horse " has made in this section of the cOun
try. Cri>feld now boasts of being, andiS, now
neat little village, containing two large hotels
four stores, two oyster packing establishments
with few dwelling houses, and a port of en-
try Tor the convenience of vessels in this dis
trict, besides line of steamers running in clos
connection with the railroad, between the pOr
of Norfolk aud Baltimore. Should it continue
increasing as it has already evidenced, We ex
pect that it will i'll the course of five years o
more outnumbered as in point of population.
North East is trying to become the Count
seat Of Cecil county, in place of E.ktOn.
t A bill is now before the Maryland Lcgisla
ture to authorize the Commissioners of Ceci
and Kent counties to construct bridge acrOS
Sassliras river at Fredercktown.
Jacob Tome, Esq, President of the Gee
! National Bank, of Port Deposit, recently los
, satche containing large number of note:
bonds and checks. The bag was found by
! colorcd man named EnOpOo lynch, who burr
!; ed the bag, with all the nOtes and coupons, +,
tanning only what he considered money.
+. discovery of the matter was brought about b
- lynch passing $50 compound interest not,
: The bank officers will be put to great troub
= in duplicating the lost notes and checks,
well as to some loss.