Smyrna times., 1874-02-18
MARYLAND ITEMS.

MAN LAND ITEMS.
Calico parties are being introduced among
the elite OF Salisbury society.
1t took all five of the physicians of Salisbury
TO amputate man leg last week.
Mr.. William T. Spence. blacksmith dur;Do
the year 1873 shOd lO2j horses at his shop in
Centreville.
1t is supposed that the new hotel at Centre.
vile will be ready fer occupancy in about n
month. 1T will be very fine house and in
every way credta0le to the town.
The ST. Michael Comet has changed hand,
Geo. +. Haddaway. ESQ, and Rev. VIM. VI
polsal having purchased the paper of n G..
kiilam, Esq. Mr.. Haddaway was one of the
founders of the Comet Mr.. X. expects to 90
into the egg trade b
One day last week procession of twenty. five
two horse sleighs drove into Chestertown and
after dashing through the town in fine sIvle
the party stopped at the resideDcs of Rev Mr.
Norris, Methodist Protestant Minister. and
gave him donation. The party came from
WOrtOn.
A negro boy named CLANCY in St Michael.
Talbot CO., has been stealing eggs from oo.
merchant and selling them to apotber In
two or three Instances he sold them 10 the
merchant he stole them from. He SO served
hev. i. Il. Bell, merchant there (formerlv
junior minister on Smyrna Circuit ami th.
clerks "rotton egged' kim.
Cshe Nowfand, Sr., an old and rosnec,oa
resident OF CharleStOwn, Cecil CO., was k;lI,d
on tuesday night week, while walking arrn.s
the railroad track. Being r4 her trrbl- and
hard OF hearing, Mr.. Nowland was unaware If
the approach OF train until s was too late M.
get out OF the way: The engine struck him.
wIth great violence hurting him several t,..t
from the track killing him instantly.
A SAT- CdtdmitE tE-During the recent cold
spell a yOnng Ierman-a hand on a dredpinc
vessel IN the Chesapeake Bay-wes sent ashore
to Poplar Island, Talbot co tn procure water
The man, in attempting to- regain the ve>sel
ioS' ms oar anu Omitted all night at the mercy
0t the wIRd Next morning his yaN,l ho.t ,vn.
found frozen in the ice and The noor fslI'',.
nearly frozen in the boat IYe was takan on,
and carried to the house Of Mr.. Vim r
lfarrls0R, when he received proper a.tert;on
aud the services Of Dr. W. Ii. Dawson Wban
his bcDts were cut off, his feet w.ra 80
badly frozen that they bur>ted, and the ,bvs;,
Grams SAID they must necessarily be atnputatod
he Was sent to B'limore for that purpose.
Tlot GIRL The Centreville Citizen. which
published the wonderful yarn about the Girl in
a trance Miss lIarmour, SINNERS down in the
following style 1--WE promised our rpaasrs
last week that, II We visited the yOupp l,dr
abcut whHn We were writing We Uoulj riv.
them the ben"f. of our observations a.
sunday evening, finding that great MANY nor
sonS were gong to see lLsr, we concluded M,
to 90. Several phySiciatS were present an6
'helr opinion Is that the young lady is afflicted
Cd'e'ef>y ana ec'tLsIS, or trance and such n,
m f.rk
persons who persist in the belief that there :.
supernatural about her. and those
who believe this report many wonderful tb;n,.
Ihat Is not necessary To repeat hero. W.
think the young lady should have oniet and
medical treatment"
4 Letter to bis W1c-NcCotter Tho vo,n
man hung at Cambridge on FRIDAY w.eL !, Ii
be remembered, killed his wfc's father bcc,"s.
he 1.-THE tather) allowed her to come home WIN
'he told him that she could not live with her
husband Fhe day Net was hung he vro,.
the following letter and left it n, mis- csIl
and then went to the scaffoId and in the M. |
most spirit of brava1o confessed his 0n;lt
ihe letter reads thus: "Ny Dear WI ~
4 few more hours and my spirit will i. in
'ternlty. Before death want to write Won
some good advice. We have been n,arr;od
about nineteen months, thirteen OF which wrrs
I"ppEr OUT Ehe happbeSt time was when you
we're with me in Jail after my trial Hal von
agreed to a divorce asked and nrged nn, ~. yOu
'go last tall, | mover would be here branded as
!, murderer tut free and happy this moment
ou wrote me that it you had your married
lie 10 go over you would be better No
mends from you now can do me any poo] bnt
pray yOu IN His name who has par,lo,rd mo
o lead such life that you may be prenared 70
Meet your GOd with JOY and not with fear.
Only too devOtedly vours,
w. H. MCCOTTER.
a Ne'o Fdir of Sidn,cse Toins.-Just while
III eyes arc turned 10 an unravsIlinR of ,Ae.I
0ystsFy which has eIrshrouded the Siam.ss.
wins, new pair was born. Unfortunately
leWever' the new twins were still born. bnt
'e'f0e Veloped, and their bodies have been
reserved This latest edition of tho Siamese
WINS Is OF Dorchester county, Nd extraction
nu was Oofn OF co'0red parents who reside on
aylors Island. Their name il Travsrs-
'homas Travers is the patsrnpl name. Tbev
'ere born on wednesday, the 4th of Fcbruary
nd we're delivered by Rev. d. VI. EUwood
y -, who resides in the neighborhood. The
hidren are both OF the female sex-a sinVnlar
Oihcldence when We remember that the ori0i
al SlameSe twins were both OF the masculine
endsF. The ligsment which bound these
1lidren, while not exactly of the character
mon connected the Siamese twins, is neyerthe
ss OF the same nature. 1t extends from the
reast to the middle of the abdomen: and a
ngular fact in connection with the birth of
leSe children is, there was but one nmbilicaI
Drd; and this proceeded from the lower side
the connecting orgsn. The children ara
Nv IN tho possession of DR.. b. l. Smith. Of
Q 33oacsostIck,. Dorchester county. Md, but
nat disposition will be made Of them We can.
u stats Ihe mother is doing we'll