Smyrna times., 1870-07-20
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Dorchester NcUs earnestly urges the
formation of an association for holding regular
ly large camp meeting at llurlock's station,
on the Dorchester Il Delaware Railroad, instead
OF the many small ones held in the lower part
OF the peninsula. 1t thinks that under the
auspices OF such an association camp meet
ing might be held every year, which would
have 4" the prestige Of Camden in its best
days, and be great aid to the church.
The annual commencement Of Washington
College, ChGstertown, took place last week
when three young men to"k the degree OF
Bachelor OF Arts, viz: r. e. Thackprav, of
Cecil county, and VI. DcK Smith and J. II.
Kelley Of Kent The honorary degree cf ID.
d., was conferred by the board Of visitors upon
the Rev. Joseph b, DObbins Of the New jer
sey NJ. f.. Conference
There was considerable excitement at Cr;s-
field last week. a young married man wen.
OIL with young lady-a former sweetheart
on the steamboat, and it was rumOred that
they had el0ped. The deserted wife was in
the act OF leaving the place next day when the
truantS returned and made explanations but
much scandal is on the wing concerning the
matter.
A locomotive has been ordered for the Ouoen
Anne 5 County k. r., and w0rkmcn are en-
gagged building a turntabe, LAYING sidlinp
track, etc, at Sudlersvic 1t is Anticipated
that the cars will be running as far as that sta
tlon IN few weeks provided an Indebtedness
OF 1000 Is paid by the Company to the p. W.
Il B. Company.
-. Acc'tc"t0l Dro'cnjng. Mr.. George W,
Wise, promising young citizen Of Berlin, was
accidentally drowned on the Sth inst He
was, at the time OF the accident, in cot7paDy
with party OF young ladies and gentlemen
enjoying themselves on the beach near Berlin.
THE Good 7ompldr-A new monthly is to
be published at Preston, Caroline county. on
titled The 6ooi 7cmpIdr, JAS +. Rowins Pro
prletGr and Emma }. Steele, editor Rev
JAS Ii. Lghtbourn, special editorial contribu-
tor.
On, Saturday week DR.. r. D'Unecr editor Of
the llemocr0t and HcrdH, Cambridge, who
was showing his skill in handling pistol in
one OF the liquor saloons of that town. acci-
dentally shot himself in the hcshv Itart Cf his
leg' Dr. Thomas B. Steele extracted the ball
Il Difficult Opcrotioo Successfully RrJoyn-
cd-Ihe operation OF lithOtomy, or extraction
OF stone IN the bladder, was successfully per
formed on Mr.. James Wilson, of Galena, on
u inG Esd ult., by Professor n. Il. Smith, of
baltimore.
The Grcchsborough Church will hold camp
meeting at GOIdsbOrough, on TIE line of the
Maryland and Delaware railroad, commencing
on Friday, July 10Th.
John Walk-a-bout, recently tried for the
mTurder of Ayres ratum, is to be hung at
Drummondtown, Va, on Friday the 18th day
of August next.
The diptherla' has assumed alarming pro-
portions in the neighbOrhood of Newtown, in
numbers of families of children, all suffering
with 1t, and many deaths occurring
George Hayward, son of b. Everett: Smith,
editor OF the Shield, about sixteen years of
age, was accidentally drowned, in Purnclps
mill race, near Snow Hill on Monday week.
Hon. Leonard Malone, of Somerset county
refuses to be candidate against Col Hamble,
ton Tor the democratic nomination for Con
gress.
A reduction of 9 cents to New York and 4
cents to Philadelphia has been made in the
freight tariff from Princess Anne.
Co!ored camp meetings are numerous this
year in Caroline county.
The NJ. q d. r. r. will be pushed on ms
rapidly as possible to Oxford Md