Smyrna times., 1871-06-28
,x,,AND ITEMS.

The C"c4S HAMBURG 5 circus men were
that three ol = o. Snow Hill for picking fel-
confined IN Jan LAST week they nearly picked
lows poche' ont of the cell one night. When they
themseEgLo rs iailor. He went to their cell "heI
aTouseu enur;tsd him in to look at tnelr "oIH' ne
tney tneyorod them to another ceil 1Iu III vii and
aftarnoOn they picked nOG brourh ~ one Of the
'aode their escape rui.llnS c;t
nlaue;ral streets in their exit ,u.
prncip', namsd Henry tried to make Chin
a maa r. Jinkatig'' pony. SWIM river,
gOteasueI II refused to swim and In trying
near D?.'a" ncros, he dislocated its neck aud Kill
sun. ,-oa ovcursionists- President Hinck
Inc w LAI Konney Bayard Taylor, &c.-vlslted
1sS, BSS,,l;n last Wednesday aud were treated IKE
nabObs. o do,;ch.od 90
INC poUr;n ', r,S;n have railroad to connect with
,be Del, road, before many yeAIS'
'HT w. T n,rcbeste. papers made terrible out
lnS ,o w. Rv. but it seems not to have done
cry auotv t'o. .HJ I'll The Cambridge Herald says
91ucu ma. a.' = over in this county most OF the
e IlaaSeIT mos down last week. The graln Is very
p p,o.;5eut Hiuckey, MIR. Kenney, &c.' visit
rambridqe last week on their excursion OF
tSo railroads and told the CamOriugelses tney
taS SaJ the prettiest town they had visited.
norcbester county has elected the following
1sIoSates to the Democratic State Convention
f;eoTge J. Meekins VIM. Holland, sam. W.
Woolford, Clement Sullvane.
A Mammoth Masonic Excursion has been
arranged to take place on the l9th OF July.
iCho nsrtv will 90 to Baltimore III steamer,
Ioav;pg Easton early in the morning. The
,'rocapds will 90 to the New Masonic Hall
fnUd The steamer will touch at Oxford,
CIoro's point Cambridge, Hughletts, New
Market and Wallack S,
A Bio Demonstration. the 4th of July
there will be grand Sunday School JubilSe
at Hurloek's Station, on the railroad flOm
Seaford to Cambridge. 1t will probably be
The largest ever assembled in Dorchester coun.
~ ON such occasions Sunday schools from al
narts Of the county, Temperance Associations,
religious Associations and other parties speak
Of going.
Profitable Sheep.-Mr. VIM. K. Lockwood
rssiding near Warwick, raised IS lambs, this
year. from 81 ewes.
The Cecil Democrat says Elkton, with
population of 1900 inhabitants, Is infested
with 1900 bowling, gnarling, and barking
dogs.
CaRed-Rev. f. j. Stearns, of Elkton, ha
been called to the rectorship of ST. Mary
White Chapel Parish (EpiscopaD Denton
The reverend gentleman has accepted the cal
Atameetiug held in Centreville, last wee
the following gentlemen were elected as DELE
gates to the Democratic State Convention
LLOYD Tlghman, DR.. Washington Finley, an
John B. Brown-all in the interest of Hoi
L. B. Carmichael for Governor.
The Presbyterians in the 4th District
Cecil county have erected large tent to wO
sip in. On the 10Th inst. they had larl
g,therng under it and eighteen were united
the church. Several ministers frOma distan
VIZ. present. They propose to build churt
on the site.
A Pleasure Boat-One of the sensations
Ekton now is magnificent pleasure boa
which has been presented to Mrs. Creswe
wife OF Hon. j. A j. Cresswel U. S. Po.
master General. The neat little craft is mai
ed Nellie Grant, after the Presidents daug
ter, and is painted and Ornamented in &
most superb style. Batimoreans made Il
donation.
Barn Burned-The barn of George Y
oldham, near Zion, in Cecil county, was CO
Sumed by fire, Thursday morning 18th in
Loss $500; insurance $2,25O.
The farmers of Dorchester county buy tn
butter, hams, &C., from Baltimore. Tn
must be thrifty set.
The entire line, Kent & Queen Annes RI
road Is graded and bridged to Centreville, a
It IS only necessary to lay three miles of tra
which will be done in three weeks.
The railroad tourists, President Hinckl
&c, went down the Kent railroad Mono
week to WhOrton Station and thence by c
L mage to ChestertOwn They we're pleased W
Il the hent road, the country, and ChestertoV
n J1ffIo XII l.. ] Al. IL
l to Mr.. L. E. Miller, near Galena, were XII
on the Kent County r. r. on Monday mig
SuIcde-Christopher Pratt, tenant oil
farm Of Mr.. L. W. Eliason, near Wye Nj
committed suicide on Tuesday last by tax
stryehnne He was man of intempel
II inaolts, and had been under the inhuenct
/ liquor for several days previous to commit
the fatal act.-Kent Neios.
The Tournament of the Knights of K
VIII take place on Wednesday, July Goth, NJ
In the field of Mr.. John Beeks, adjoining
Vlllage OF Still Pond. Eminent gentlemen b
Deen secured to deliver the addresses, and
Cngulshed parties from abroad are expe'
70 attend. Excursions of Orders, Societies
companies are now in course of progress,
good time ls .antici pated. Members of
supreme and Grand Lodges of the ordel
hnghts of Pythias and the Supreme Char
'0f =" 'he World will be present.
The School Commissioners of Kent
Just completed school house near the |
wwafe ilne taking 10 part of the Sassafras
IL MaSseys Districts, and out of twenty
H. Ichoars only tour had ever beer in a sci
/ hent county has elected the following
Fates to the Democratic State Convent
David Jones. : ''
:. Ihe Democracy Of Kent have nomir
L snelr county ticket, as follows: For
SENATOR George W. Spencer; For the II
II Delegates, Wm. b. Wilmer and jaime
u Snurtt; for Sheriff, Arthur B. Wheatey
ofaIe oF.t Attorney, Jas. A. Pearce for Ju
~ T tne Orphans Court, Jas Beck of Ge
II eenonas Lusby and G. j. Scott. The r
II ,I tIr nominating so early is to save expen
'nose who would electioneer for the Office