Smyrna times., 1872-01-31
MARYLAND ITEMS.


1t is said that the peach buds are not injured
in Worcester county.
The Odd Fellows of Galena are making
arrangement for grand ball.
DR.. Jas. Heighe, a prominent citizen of
Galena, died recently, aged II.
Report says that several cases of small pox
are at Mlllington, among the colOred people.
Another Oyster packing and shipping house
has been established at Oxford, by Messrs.
Todd q Sinclair.
The citizens of Beaver Dams have petitioned
the Legislature to change the name of that
town to Waverly and to incorporate it.
Some Of the people in Salisbury are so
opposed to tax that they are circulating petit
tions for the repeal of the town charter.
DR.. Geo. r. Dennis, u s. Senator elect,
had grand reception and serenade on his re-
turn home to Princess Anne, last week.
Mrs. Mancba, wife of Mr. Frank Mancha,
residing at Ridgely, caught fire one day last
week, and narrowly escaped fatal results
The temperance friends of g local option "
intend holding Grand Public Tempers nee
Meeting III Newtown on the 10th OF February
Mr.. James IL. Williams, Jr., of Chapel
District, Talbot county, on Thursday last
killed hog q months old, which weighed
784 lbs. dressed.
The Methodsts, in Galena, are having a
remarkable revival Of religion The pastor
Rev. E. 7. Aldred, has had liberal donation
visit from his people.
! A valuable horse belonging to George T.
llarland, fell dead in his harness, while on his
way to Elkton on Saturday evening week. He
showed no signs of sickness.
/ An old lady in Cecil county, aged y years.
picced two quilts last year, one having 1926
pieces and the other =, 772 pieces, which shows
an immense amount Of patient labor
A COW belonging to Isaac Vansant, of Cecil
county, Md, had calf on the 22d of this
month which weighed when calved one hun,
dred and twenty five pounds, good weight
An English steamer is now lolding with
$4,000 bushels of oysters at Cri,feld, which
are to replenish the exhausted beds of England.
The steamer is sent over by the Fishmonger' 5
Campany of London.
Mrs. VIM. Wix, near Col lsborough on the
Md. u Del L. r., had one of her hands
severely torn by the bites of a cat last week,
from the effects Of which she remaiued in a
state OF insenslbility for 3G hours
n new church-thirty-two by forty four feet
cost, $2j0O-about three miles from Greens
borough, Md, was dedicated on Sunday Thi,
people have named the church after then
Pastor, Rev. Charles f. Sheppard, sheppard 5
Methodist Episcopal Church"
A Mr. Robertson, one of the judges of the
Orphan Court of Wicomico CO, has Just
terminated widowership by taking his third
bride, and he's not very old either He ALWAYS
marries in January and his last wife has the
following array OF initials-Mrs. l. L. S. Z.
White.
Can't Loan itS Noney-The Easton Star in
speaking of the loan Association Of that town,
says that IF the Building Association cannot
get rid of its piles of money otherwise, next
spring it will build row of houses, and give
persons of small means an opportunity to pur-
chase homes at fraction above what they are
paying as rent"
Tdriag Raaroals.-Petitions are in circula.
ton on the Eastern Shore for signatures asking
the Legislature to pass a law subjecting the
capital stock and other property Of the Balti
more Railroad Company to taxation and alsc
to require said Company to pay into the STATE
Treasury the amounts found and deereed b,
the Courts to be justly due the State. Il
would seem from the objects set forth in thi.
petition, that it was the design on the part O.
those interested in the movement to make Z
thrust at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company