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MARYLAND ITEMS

:, The vote on lay delegation on Green<borou gb
Circuit, Rev. W. B. Gregg, pastor, was 46 fgr
against. On ,MarydellT Circuit, Rev. " " r. r.
McFarlane, pastor, it was II for, / against, ~
The colored population of Centreville ara
making preparations for the Organization of a
lodge of Odd Fellows ...... = "a I"
"A young white man named Potter shot and
killed negro named FlamOr in Sassafras NecI
last week. The negro had been working for
Potter and had, during his absence, left him
and gone to work for another man This in.
cenSed Potter and caused the difficulty. Tt is
alleged that the shooting was accidental
A Drunken Frog The C,zn9ton,on
says: One morning last week Mr.. 3 Arm.
strong, Of the Crumpton Hotel, observed n
toad lying, apparently hfeless, near where
some whiskey leaked from the spiggot of a bar.
rel He kicked it into corner. Tn a few
hours afterwards it was again found under the
spiggot, slipping drops of whiskey when II again
became helpIessy drunk With a broom II was
swept into a hole with some other rubbish.
aud lay upon its back, as if dead. In the
evening MIR. Armstrong found it there again
slipping he.ileakings. 1t did not ret beastly
drunk this time, but after satisfying its deprav-
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IFOr the Smyrna Times.l

FELTON, SEMINARY FOR MALES AND FEMALES.
IIhe Undersigned, committee appointed by
the Wilmington w Conference to visit the above
named Institution, report as follows. a.. p.
1he examinations took place in the Hall of
tne Seminary on Monday and Tuesday, the
list and ed of June, and the students acauit-
ted themselves in a mastery manner, doing
great honor to the institution The exhibition
was held on the 22d, in the evening, and as an
evidence OF their ability to entertain, in the
past, the people began to pour in long before
the time of opening the doors, and notwith
standing the tickets were twenty five cents, the
hall Was crowded to its utmost cap1city. Alta
late hour the audience retired feeling that
they were gratified with the interesting and
diversified performances ..'r + e. :, .. -
Prot. Skinner and his talented lady deserve
great credit for their untiring efforts in build
ing up an institution in so short q time that is
such an honor to the Diamond State. and the
town, OF Fe!t0n. The citizens may well be
proud OF so important an acquisition to the
prosperity of that part of the county. We
are certain that nothing, except the Church.
could give better tone to society, raise the
standard OF morals, and advance the prices of
property, than good institution or Seminary
The Seminary building is beautifully situated
IN prominent part of. the town (perhans the
pest that could be gOtten) having grounds suf
hclent to plant trees and shrubbery: and the
Rroprletors have already displayed much taste
anu labor to make the school attractive and
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pleasant. The building is large and we'll arrang
ed to accommodate about fifty boariers, and
parents and guardians, who desire to place
their children in the care of the Professor and
lady, may feel satisfied that they will be well
cared for and properly educated.
There is one important feature that the COM
mttee could not pass unnoticed, and that is.
the great interest that the citizens manifested
in aiding and advancing the cause of education
in their midst They have subscribed and paid
all eady S., 400 for their building, and expect
to spend about $4,000 more.
Where such noble Jenctactors are found the
cause of education must advance, and as re-
suit Of the whole, the institution is seIfsustain-
ing. May the Great Head of the Church con.
tinue to smile upon FELTON, Seminary! Amen.
w. NJ. WARNER,
J: O. SYPHERD,
w. B. GREGG.
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words of Mr.. Lincoln, spoken at Gett+vSburg
lew months after the great battle, will lie the
text tor many discourse hereafter. He said
-, We cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow
lhlS ground The brave men living and dead
who struggled here have consecrated il far
above our power to add or detract. 1t is for
u.s. the living, rather to he dedicated here to
the unfinished work that they have thus far So
nobly carried on. 1t is rather for us to he here
dedicated to the great task remaining before
uS-that from these honored dead we take in
creased devotion to the cause for which tbev
here gave the last full measure of DEVOTION
that We here highly resolve that tie dead Shall
not lave died in vain, that the nation shall
under God, have new birth of freedom, and
that the government of the people, by the peol
nIe' and for the people, shall not perish from
the earth"
Our political theories have stood the test,
and row our course is onward and upward. But
had we broken down under the rebellion it
would have been sad day for free government
the world over
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ed appetite, it hopped off, and up to latest ac-
counts, had not returned.
Too Much Patent Medicinc.-A little SON Of
Mr. ADSolom Flpps, OF Snow Hill, aged about
three years, got possession of a box Of spgar
coated pills, and liked them so we'll that he
finished the box which contained about tweptv,
one: The result was that they came yerv near
killing him. ''0'''
Fatal Shooting Afray.-Peter Corbip. q
citizen OF Worcester county, residing abont ton
miles from Snow Hill, was shot and kiIled on
Monday evening week by Matthias Tatman.
who was Immediately arrested and brought ia
the County Jail. Both men were under the
influence OF drink, and an sngry conversation
arose III regard to a yoke of oxen. Corbin como
out OF store and started to his own house
near by, when Tatman fired upon him with a
double barrel gun and shot him in the side.
Corhln picked up piece of plank, and though
mortally wounded advanced upon Tatman and
struck him several terrible blows, none Of
which however, materially injured him. Cor.
bln died OF his wound in few hours.
Work has been resumed on the Queen Annes
railroad, and every thing seems fair for COM
pleuon OF the work to Miington in time for
the peach crop, and perhaps to Sudersville
The engine Lem Shovel of the w APR.
X. ttr%m Berlin to Salisbury was precipitated
IN ditch on Friday morning last. as il was
nearing Salisbury, by coming in contact with
some cattle which were on the track The en-
gineer and fireman jumped off and thus no in
jury was done to any one.
Burned By Lightning Mr.. James NJ. Mof
tett, residing near Ruthsbury, had his barr
struck by lightning and consumed on Sunday.
lie had horse killed, new carriage burned
and also quantity of corn.
Camp Mcctinq-A camp meeting under the
auSSplc IS OF the NJ. +. Church South will be
held IN Black S woods, near Sudlersville, com
mencing on the 9th of August.
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STATE AND LOCALS.

SHORT lTEMs.-Some of our exchanges are
complaining about the meannpss of the depots
1T Mlddletown, Harrington, Pennington, &c,
me Ii. H. 20. ought to put up nice ones at
all these points.
I'M ,Dclowgreyn learns that the peach known
as Hale 5 Early is beginning to rot ON the
trees IN the upper part Of the State.
JAS. Vane, a blacksmith of Dover, lost his
eye last week by piece Of iron hitting it.
A public pump is being settled bv Mr.. e.
Is ok at the corner of his store in this town.
between him and Mr.. Aliens, for the nuhIic
use. Several merchants contribute towards it
Capt. Dorman, of Milton, master of the Fen
Ttc4, vessel owned by COL Ponder and Others,
djed OFT Fortress Monroe last week of Yellow
Fever lie leaves wife and large circle of
friends to mourn his death.
Joseph Lane an employee of the r. r. at
georgetown was overcome by heat on Mon
gay evening while engaging in a foot race. or
training 1or the Lincoln foot race. He is re-
covering.
~, Co,ilhS Beach Is now attracting visitors.
The lIygeniA opened on Thursday last.
Herd Sweatman cut with the Excelsior Rean-
Gr niteen acres Of wheat in eight hours and a
halt on Tuesday the 20th inst at r r Han
sans farm near Nliddletown.
:, a An explosion of two of Du Points Powder
Mills, near Wilmington, took place ot y onar.
ter past O clock, on Thursday morning EilI-
ing two men, one of whom had worked in the
here. was "e''iO
The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity
has been conferred by Princeton College unon
hev John Crowel, of Odessa.
Miss Kitty Russell, las she was fami'iorlv
called an aged and much esteemed ladv Of
this town died on Saturday last.
The firemen of Wilmington had b;o M
rade Saturday The Friendship Company re-
celved a new steam fire enjine.
The degree Of Bachelor of Commercial law
wa Was conferred upon Robt L. Cummins and
Nm. Y. Hi, OF this town, by Andalusia Col
legG' last week. n. T. Jerman, ir., won the
golden medal in the college department.
=, Two little boys Of Wilmington named Robt |
y ,ayIor ana John Illnesly, We're drowned in the
brandywlne on Thursday afternoon bv the
npsetting Of a boat. ~ '"'
! he closing exercises of SMYRNA Scminorv
Will take place on Thursday morning next (to. |
morrow, instead of Friday, as heretofore an.
iounced, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock |
All who have been pupils during the wear. with
hGlr parents and friends are cordially invited
70 be present.
p, FIRST annual Election of Trustees of SMYRNA
Seminary under the act of incorporation, took
place Monday evening in the Parlor of SMYRNA
Iiotel and resulted in the election of the fol.
I93WDng gentlemen: ID. j. Cummins, John II.
y r,1onecker; t. Bearne, Vim. NJ. Bell, +. V.
Cooper, +. j: Colt and George Fl. RAYMOND
he Board will meet and select its own officers.
AT the ce ebration of the 4th in Lincoln there
vas very large attendance-many from \ dis.
ance-the entertainment consisting of an nm.
satisfactory horse race, foot race (Wm r
1owery, OF Milford, against the two sons Of Col
small OF Phla. the former the victorl and
practicing at the barr ""O =
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TIE FOURTH. Smyrna generally has some
it passed unnoticed this year. Some took Sat
urday, and Others Monday land some from SAT-.
urday to Monday inclusive but that wasthe onIv
recognition Of the day. An excursion from Wi.
m!Ington IN the steamer Florence touched at Col
lms ard the Hook and goodly number went
thlthcrin the afternoon. The colored people had
picnic IN Jerman' S woods which waslargely at.
tended. Their band paraded with them. In
the evening there were displays of fireworks in
various localities, but nothing very imposing.
1t the amount thus spent by each Individual
were put INTO common fund we might have
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GATHERING HAY. Mr.. John Antbonv
near town, has a machine for snread;nT boI
ne mas machinery for nearly ever thing) which
mas attracted considerable attention the last
week M from our farmers and others. It is known
as The American Hay Tedder'-a reel win
IRON teeth which is driven behind the mower
10 loosen the swath and spread the grass Igbtlv
over the ground that the sun and air NAV bave
Tree access to 1t: BY this means the hav is
c"reo rapidly aud can be stored the same dav
IL Is cut with good sun Mr.. A. houses his
nay IN from SIX to seven hours after the mover
mas done It's work and in better conJitinn tLan
the OLD way. His means for storing hav il .Ieo
novel. He has one of the patent hay forLS
rl&ged TO a railway in the caves which Is drawn
up py morse attached to windla~s. He bas
Darn eighty feet long and by this arrangement
ne can unload ton OF hay and store it in the
extreme end OF the building in from ten to ff.
5een minutes, with comparatively il tie mannal
!aD9r These teddars are being generally usod
III lhe North where grass raising receives more
attention than with us, and thousands of TONS
oi nay are thus cured without injury Mr.
Ahthony thinks heavy dews almost as iniuriors
as ram and he avoids both by honsinr his
grass the day he cuts it. 1t is also swertSr and
q HGoi'aIeS more nutrlment for stock. Wenuh-
hah TINS item for the consideration of onr f,y.
IherS' Inc grass crop is becoming more and
more important with us every wear md "nu ",',,
t4lng Ill regard to it should Interest them
vi W. a. 10 known among US as practical. en-.
EGigetlc and successful Northern farmer. and
MS example has had good effect, many times
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THE r. & D. B. r. R.-Iast week we made
allusion to the Raritan & Delaware Bay Rail
roai, in referring to the Bombay Hook road
and stated that the injunction placed upon it
by the Camden & Amboy Co. had been reno
we'd and the road was in operation. Such is
the case, but the road is still in trouble The
New York Iribuae states that it will be sold
under decree of foreclosure, carly in Septembor
The road, it seems, has no connection with
Philadelphia, and is therefore not vcrv des;-
rable piece of property; but an association II
i stated, has purchased the ten miles Of road
which connects with the Camden & Atlantic
road, and also made reasonable RUNNING ar
rangements with the Camden & Ambov r,ad
including the Withdrawal of legal obstacles. So
that 1t is expected that it will be in full oncr,
tlon after the sale. We do not suppose this
will interfere with the Vineand road in anv
way; on the contrary it may hurry it forward
by connecting it with the other road tbe lattor
may become paying concern. What is most
to be feared is that it will become cntappled in
the meshes Of the Camden e. Amboy mopon.
oily and be entirely eobbled up.
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RELIGEooUs.-The members of Smyrna Cir,
cut, NJ. e. Church are considering whether
thcy shall purchase the camp meeting woods or
The Rev. j. Plea>auton Du Hamel Of Della.
ware Clty has accepted a call to the Rectorshn
OF the Church Of the Redemption in PhiladeI
EhIa' made vacant by the death of the Rev.
A minister of the NJ. f. Church South is
expected to preach in this town next Sunday if
a place can be procured. -
Ihe NJ. E; Sunday School of this town are
holding a picnic to-day in the camp meeting
woods. 1t is largely attended.
1hG Bantists OF Dover have given their pas
tor Mr.. thppo, time and means for months
vacation in Virginia.
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why is It that there are NOR, vonn,, :
vending Their way homcwards at 4 la.@ lS Ln nn1n
on Sunday. night than on any otLrr9 ''T VIZ ,G1"w
meeting keeps in SO late b? /" N9>e
,-,:I iherG arc two periods in the life Of r,,n .
winch ne Is too wise to tell woman tbn ,.Sn an al
'rutn--"hen he is in love and when he ISM I4'''
The most bashful girl We ever knew w..
VINO blushed when asked if she had u"t "'I i' one
counting sleep. ' -'''U not been
T., Queer that Gen. Grant, with his known J.
like to bores, promoted Gen. Augur ''"" U.s.
The principal difference between a luvrr,
a necessity is the price. - '0Aufy and
bor 10 drop Keep your wife in constant check NAL.
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ana when Abraham and the people beheId the
Abraham said, my children must M, .nt
me my drink to drink, and will give il a name
Ana so Abraha IN drank and said III ere was no,b;,
,nNt IT. even III Sangamon county that il was biIIe1
mere were bitter times in fighting The masters of Ibe
pah'aiIOhs, It sha be iorevernlore called p, ,nm
TloN 81 TERs; and so it has heen Ian a.
And The wonderful work which il has reorc,,,I ! ::
Witnessed at this dav in every otu "as performed IS
and hamlet throughout III the world ''''"s"
AnI he SAID, {" Let ii he proclaimed throughout Tho
am breath OF the land. from the valleys and
'"e Houh'alh l"ps that all who suffer from ievers
dyspepsia weakness loss Of appetite. nervons head
acne; and mental dependency will find relief tho,
me Plantation BiIters. They add tone to The s,om
am living example," - PeOP'e
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July Sd, 1869.

lime HoNoRED DEMoCRACY.-The Cincin.
matt Inquirer proposes to substitute C Deco
ration Day, with one day in the year set apart.
North and South, for the collection of funds
Tor the care of the widows and orphans of fal,
g" mnb ner"eS whose wants cannot be supplied by
This would be better, no doubt, for the widows
and orphans; but not so good for the Grand
Army OF Radical office hunters Thev will
never r. consent to the change -Phila. AGe.
:, " Then took Mary pound of ointment of
SIpikenard' Ip r@y costly, and anointed the feet of
Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. and
the house was filed with the odor of the ointl i
ment. - ''ie 0ll'-
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Isca.
riot SIMON SIN 5 son, which should betray him.
Why was not this ointment sold for three
hundred pence and given to the poor?'
ms he said, not that he cared for the
Press. ''i ""H" :"
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AsialiC Cholera.
THE STRONGEST PROOF OF INTRlN'
u SIC MERIT. ..-

DEAR SRs:-I ought to have acknowledged long ago Wv I
OF Pain Killer had the goodness to send me last yea ,
coming was most providential. believe hundreds Z" Nv
were saved, under God by it. The Cholera appeared Ill
after received it,. VIZ TO the ram nam
using directed for Cholera. list keptof az s
the Pain Killer given, and native assistants
that eight out OF every ten to whom it preScDtG'
ed. 1t has. too been very useful in various other d'
1t has proved incalculable blessing muludes
people throughout all this region. Our native
unwilling go their excursions without supp" ana
Pain Killer. 1t gives them favor in the OF the
access to families and localities by whom otherwise ''
be very indilIerenty received.
''''''' 'DO' OS"' SITS S'"'e'u''' anu NJ JOHNSON.
iunelG-Im Missionary at S"alo"'
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lHE FOURTH The ninety third anniversarv
oi american independence has Just been cele-
Drated by we the people of the United States''
with the usual interest, and with moro bor
mony and unanimity than has been witnessed
ior the last nine years. The anniversary fonnd
US at peace with ourselves and the rest of roo,
Kind, with the principles of .he Decl,r,,;o,,
VI independence more firmly established than
every before and with the Influence of our FREQ
government, Of which it is the basis morn
widely extended and exercising moro controI
among the kingdoms Of the earth than ot ,r,,
previous period Of our nationality. Tn to tho
breaking out of the war Europe insistet tbo+
our form OF government was an cxnoriuor.
and pronounced it a failure at the boo;nr;o,,
OF the rebellion instead of WAITING to 500 bo,r
the rebellion would end Tn. crowned boods
now see' however, that they were hasty in their
judgment; that the rebellion, instead Of dies.
troyIng our form Of government only develonod
Its strength and our proves as a nation They
now feel H." Influence Of our institutions nc
they u.F'" them before France is in =
trouble OF no ordinary nature over the teach
lngs OF the liberal party of the emDirc and +
Is with the utmost effort that Napoleon III.
can keep his people in subiection to his au,bor.
lty England is all the time tending TO = moro |
liberal form of government, and poor disorea. |
nlzed Spain Is contemplating whether she shall
try republican government or not. And all
the countries owning possessions along our
borders are more or less troubled lest thew lose
control of them-not by our conquest bnt bv
their rushing to cur protection voluntarily !
They see our strength, our influence and onr
prosperity and they desire to avail themselves
OF it. So much for the maintenance of tbe
Government of the United States. It is the
beacon-light to the oppressed of all nations and
warning to all despotic rulers. Its power is
felt and respected throughout the world far
more now than ever before. -Ta
Before the war we celebrated the BEGINNING
OF popular government now we celebrate its
triumph. There We're dark periods from go
up to July SO when many stout hearts tren-
bled for the result of our experiment, but the
brave defenders Of the Republic under Meade
at Gettysburg and Grant at Xicksburg decided
the contest in favor of Union and free govern.
ment. That was the turning point in our his.
tory. The Fourth of July, 1863, was nesxtli;p
Importance to the 4th of July, I776 These
are the great epochs in our history. .Gettyss
burg and lexington heroes are alike dear igI \
tnsmory to every loyal heart The memorable ;
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TO CONSUylPTEyES.

The advertiser having been restored TO health in few T
by very simple remedy, after having suffered several y
with lung affection. that dread disease ccnsu
of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send copy of the preScp9
used Gree of chargel with the directions for prepSn T
using the same which they will find a SURE CURE fok
SUMPTION ASTHMA BRoNcHTIS, etc The obirc OF tt rj
User IN sending the prescription is to benefit the 5
spread iniOrmatiOn which he cunceves be nTauaoe %
ne hopes every sufferer will fry his remedy it will cost ~
nothing, and may prove blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please address soN
e. II. REV. EDWARD A. H!LSVVN,p
maylS-ly Williamsburg, Kings county, Ne" i
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AN IMMENSE PEACH ORcuARD oorro,
pOndent of New York paper writes from ~, VII VII
lage called Ridgeway, midway between Wi. n.
mnmIngton and Weldon, N. c., and gives the
following description of an immense peach
orchard P'"0"
But the great feature of the picture is a
peach orchard of 100000 trees, occupying ..
800 acres of land. An idea of its magnitude
may perhaps be better shown by the statement
that II the acres were in a row they would ex-
tend to the distance of 100 miles, and if the
trees themselves were in a row would extend to
the distance of 200 miles.
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TRANSFORMATION

us4 r. transformation Scene in "Back Crook of which ~
We onLt Il !, nucn must have been wonderful thing bn
II II was anything t,ar
nations made every day AT Oak Hail N Oh me
gOes III thcrc looking rough MANY man
his od ann S1G"h 6 and generous heart covers with
one F t ana Eenemanly that to one YOU take b| M
q, ne only part not much Transformed >, 10 tho " .
man nnds IN his new breecheS almost as upcb oT
Serves by George he has more money " INC oeeches Them
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OPENING THE Doors S-Before the camno;o,n
opened last year it will he remembered tIat
certain Northern Democratic papers came ont
Ill IaVor OF securing the negro vote and nomi-
mating Judge Chase for President. Prominent
among these We're the New York Uor75 tLo
Boston Iost and the Chicago Times Thcv
had TO recede from this advanced position and
go back to the old issues, however. but aftor
the election they had the satisfaction of sor;n,,
told you So" This inclination to accent
llVing issues Is again rife in the party. and j.
receiving new recruits. The Cincinnati Fin.
q@'Ter now takes up the refrain in the fouo,r.
ing strains: The Democracy want men who
Will represent the present and the futuro-pot
the dead past. The party cannot be sacrificed
upon the altar OF pride or antiquated and ven
''e iesen'"'ehtS. 1t is an old but
true adage that politics sometimes makes nc
associate with strange bed fellows but. mover
theless, ia the tide of human yicissitndos ,vo
must accept them" The World tbe laador
IN this advance movement, is much moro no;ot
ed than the paper above quoted. 1t saws that
II the party can only gain power it can retain
IT, SO that, after national victory. the ,,oyt,,
may not deem 1t erpeclieatt0 to deprire tile uco,ocs
OF q franchise which is found to be NOT ;ncon.
patlble with Democratic ascendency." The
party North has been SO often defeated on the
old issues that it is on the eve of rakino nm
with pestilent heresies as last resort. Tbcy
see no chance of victory without conversion
and no chance Of conversion without an aban.
donment of the old Copperhcad policy