Smyrna times., 1870-07-13

ed Queen of love aud Beauty" The fol-
lowing ladies We're then nominated:
Miss Fila Lowe, Miss Laura Shippers, Miss
Georgie Warner, Miss Florence Mc(loud, Miss
Agnes Cannon, Mrs. K. X. Richardson, Miss
} Julia Nichols, Miss Picnic Willis, but Miss
Laura Shippers and Miss Fl1rcnce McCloud
their names, which left the remain
ing six to be voted for. Mr. l}crtram then
delivered an address on "Odd Fellowship"
which was very, interesting. At 40, p. NJ,
the polls closed, and il was found that the
election had resulted as follows whole number
OF votes 4l2, OF which number Miss Fila Lowe
received 2iO. She was crowned queen of love
and beauty, and received tbe Ymg. The affair
was conducted by Chief Marshal Stack. r Conn
merctut.
A. j. Nowland Esq, of St. Georges Hun
dred, New Castle county, has bought Of Mr..
>. i. Edwards, the farm known IS the Turner
farm containing III acres, situated near rle-
vile, Kent county, for the sun. OF $1,000.
The Fifteenth Amendment celebration in
Elkton takes place on tn, 18TH
The Good Templara of St Michaels will give
steamboat excursion to Chestertuwn, On the
l3th-today.
The population of Princess Anne is 17f, of
which number 42l are white and $50 colorcd.
Rev. Ogle Marbury, OF Prince Georges
county, will probably be called to All 1allOw' 5
Episcopal Church, in Snow Hill.
The cOlored people of Easton will celebrate
the adoption OF the Fifteenth Amendment
Aug. 10Th
Remarkable DuckS Mr. Thomas Coburn,
residing near EaSton, informs the EastOn Ga
zette that on the Dist of January, he had eleven
a. Io II, I,toI-. Il al /. a
commenced laying. The Others followed, one
or two at a time, until about the 10Th of Feb
ruary, by which time they were all laying,
which continued until the 18th of May. About
that time two of them disappeared, and about
the Both of May two commenced setting -lcay-
ing only seven to lay. Notwithstanding the
small number left to lay, Mr.. Coburn had, up
to Friday morning. obtained l2O3 eggs and the
seven named above are still laying. Last year
the same ducks layed about seventy-fvc dozen
(yOOl eggs, and only one showed disposition
to set.
r. d. C-The ''PuddIe Duck Club" ge-
NAL, jolly, rolllGking club, from Annapolis, are
visiting the towns Of the Eastern Shore whcr
ever their sail vessel will land There are
about thirty of them. Some Of them get lam
ed with whisky occasionally.
The Managers of the Home for Fricndlcss
Orphans an Episcopal enterprise, have pur-
chased tOrty-slX acres and the buildings of the
Nlcetown farm, of the late Jas w. Benny,
near Easton, for $50 per acre.
An Episcopal Camp Meeting, only that it is
called " mission meeting in u grove" will
shortly be held near EaStOn,
Drncned-'The CcntrevilIe OLscyrcC states
that Henry G.. Harris and son OF William
kt.rr y, ~ | 1
were capslzed and drowned ON the 18th mt.
The first peaches Of the season, were shipped
from Princes Anne on Tuesday w.ek. They
were of the llale's Early variety
The contract for building new iail and
sheriff house at Elkton has been awarded to
JOhn {. Comfort, of Cumberland Pa, for
$24, 500.
Fatal Acci1cRt.-William Darling, whilst
engaged in assisting Mr. VIM. IL. Wilmer to
thresh his wheat on Thursday, was killed un.
der distressing circumstances. In order 70
prevent the chatf from falling down his neck he
had bound a small boat sail made of strong
duck, around his neck, leaving a tail to il
which caught into the rod that connects the
horsepower and thresher, and he was snatch
ed against the threSher with such violence as
to cause his death in few minutes
The Easton Star says :" it is thought that
Judge II. IL. GOldsborough, of Talbot county,
will be the Republican candidate for Congress
in this District"
There was no public celebration of the
Fourth in hardly any of the Eastern Shore
towns, though business was suspended geuer-
ally.
Change Of Routc-A meeting of the Dircc-
tors Of the Kent County Railroad Company
was held at Chestertown on Thursday. when
the question ofa change of the location of the
road from Duyers was discussed, and resolu.
ton adopted unanimously that it should curve
to Chestertown from that point, instead of fol-
lowing the . ridge, as had been agreed upon.
All the Directors were present except Mr..
Handy.