Smyrna times., 1871-09-13
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The proposed new NJ. +. Church at Milling
ton has heen put under contract.
Mr. Geo. Caleb, of Ekton, telegraph opera
tor, was run over on the railroad at Louisville,
Pa, last week and died.
Bishop Lays little daughter who was in,ur-
ed by being kicked by horse, at her home in
EaSton, recently, will loose the sight of one
eye.
a lighthouse is soon to be erected on the
Talbot county shore Of the Choptank river, to
take the place of the boat now stationed on
the Dorchester side.
A negro named Rufus Collins, near Snow
Hill, stuck knife in his wifcs shoulder be-
cause she refused to sew button on his shirt
on Sunday, and then busted"
The dissatisfied Democrats of Dorchester
talk OF forming an independent ticket or
hltching up with the "Radicals" Like
most OF the other counties, there is ring
In the party.
La'd .Sale-The farm of the late Isaac
Bowers, three miles from Easton, has been
purchased by John Williamson Esq, for
merly OF Delaware, for 81, ,OOO-l 10 acres, with
talr Improvements
The Aasons of Easton make grand cxcur,
sion to Baltimore Wednesday night, 20th. to
see the procession Of the Knights Temp!ar.
on thursday 1t Is expected that 5000 mem
bers of the order will be in the Procession
The occasion IS the assembling OF the tii~nnial
conclave OF Knights TempIar of the United
States.
y Mr.. Clarange, living near CamJrilre,
jumped from his carriage whilst hi, h1rs, va,
running away, Saturday week. and the fall
broke his neck. \ man in another vehicle
was trying to pass Mr.. Clarangc ; which caus
ed the runaway. The accident has made a
deHolate household wiiow. aud three little
orphans, III destitute circumstances
FUe.-All the 0ut-huillng~ on the d" Boom
held farm OF Mr.. james Dixon. near E4-ton.
was entirely consumed by fire on Tuesday
| forenoon week, together with large lot OF
blades, hay, and straw, and four hundred
bushels OF corn. Loss about $3,5O0-in,ur.
ance, $ 600. 1t is supposed colored bow play
ing with matches III the straw caused the fire.
Eden Station, on the railroad. below Sails
bury, must be stirring place. One night last
week hve men, all drunk, took possession Of
the store there, clearing out the proprietor and
clerk, and kicked up " high Jack" till morn
ing. The next night two of the same partv.
both named Jones and still drunk. ouarrelrd
and got their guns for each other. They de.
hberateiy fired, the contents of one gun takin.5
effect IN the other mans door post, the contents
OF the other cutting road through a peach
orchard that happened to be in the way.
Nobody hurt
A County Temperance Convention was held
In Centrevllle last week, Rev j. O. Sypherd
acting as President. Rev. Ge0. Barton. the
blind preacher, made the address The con.
ventlon adopted resolutions to circulate peti.
uonS for signatures, to be presented to the
Legislature, asking modification of the license
laws so as to leave the voters Of election dis
trlctS, wards or cooperative towns the privi-
lege OF saying whether liquors shall be sold
within the respective limits Of such district
ward or town, and also TO make the vendcrs
otlntoxcatDg liquors responsible for all damage
that may be done to person and property by
p 'rSonN under the influence of liquor purchased
at their establishment. Committees were an
pointed Tor the circulation Of these petitions.
-HttrnaoniW MtciiitH-The Wilmington
ContmTc'W Is responsible for the following:
In one OF the counties on the Eastern ShCre OF
Maryland, divorce suit has been commenced
the circumstances leading to which are not a
little remarkable. During one of the numer-
Gus camp meetings, held this summer, one Of
those who prOtessed change Of heart was wo-
man, the mother of five children But after
her conversion, it was observed that she be-
came moody and apparently distressed, instead
ot eXuberant and joyful. For hours she
would remain absorbed in some subject which
evidently gave her great mental anguish At
length she made up her mind to tell her hus-
band the load on her mind Pointing out her
children, That boy, " said she, is DIR. --'s;
that one, DIR. 5; this, Mr.. IS; these
two are your owl" The scene that ensued
can hardly be described. The poor wife begg-
ed for forgiveness but in vain. The husband,
at first dumbtounded. was deaf to appeals for
mercy, wended his way to the county seat, and
took steps to procurea "a divorce.