Smyrna times., 1874-05-06
MARYLAND ITEMS.


St Michaels is said to contain more square
feet of pavement than any other town on tho
Eastern Shore.
The wife of Rev. ~ NJ Browne, NJ. f.
minister Of Salisbury, underwent . severe sur
gical operation in Baltimore last week. IN the
removal OF a tumOr.
| Galena Circuit ". f. Church has detsrmin-
ed to hold a camp-mseting at the usual place
-Clements woods, near Chesteryille-tO COM
mence the first Friday IN August.
The largest license ever granted in Talbot |
county was Issued by the Clerk on the lst Tn4t. |
to Messrs. Thompson & kersey, of EastOn.
We earu tho license was tor capital stock of
$4,000
Rev. Geo. T. Tyler, formerly pastor of Kent
Circuit, NJ +. Church South, land lady's
man OF no mean proportions, while living in
MilIingion) was married to a Mrs. SinD, OF
Frederick City, Md, on Monday week. He
is not the first preacher lead captive by sin.
} Last week, iD the neighborhood Of Batters-
hall Hill, Kent county, strychne wsT was
waged upoR the dogs, and the result was that
, nearly all the CANNES, together with three
e shotes and six buzzards were sent ITO that
bourne" And BOT u few people have been
severed in temper.
+ A Big Wedding stirred Salisbury to its very
centre last Wednesday VIM. }. Leonard
. and Miss Belle White. What added to the
|, importance OF the affair was the fact that the
happy couple are going to Europe ON a bridal
tour All the people aud the brass band
q turned out to see them off when they took the
=. | train.
r The Kent County Railroad from Chester
N town to Townsend) having failed to meet its
d payments on the leased road from Massey to
3 Townsend has been restrained from running
II trains over that road. The Queen Anne
)f train is, therefore, now the only one which
le uses the branch road, the Kent train running
10 only to Masssys.
= At meeting Of the Temperance Alliance Oi
Queen Annes County, last week, it was re
a solved that two cOored men from each dis
~ trict should be appointed by the respective
a district committees, land to which they shal
= :. report,) to work among their own race and 80
no licit aid from others, to further The interest
"A OF temperance among them.
We The question of instrumental music in tn
Ir. church is now about to harrow up the mind
IT. of the colOred people, The colored Methodist
$50 Of Salisbury have bought an organ and tn
a old fashioned members threaten to bolt. Th
T. only thing that seems to hold them is the sati.
Of faction that no one can be got to play it. Bu
cir they threaten to start as 5000 as the iDstrr
OF ment does.
IL Accident to Bishop Lqy-A few days sine,
81 while Bishop Lay (EpiscOpal, Of Easton) wa
II in NswtoWn he was attacked with sever
~ neura lgia. and resorted to cbOroform to obta
Ill relief. Saturating handkerchief with tn
'' powerful drug he retired to bed and apple
it to his nostrils Shortly afterwards some on
-. entered his room and found him in an insens
'on o BILE condition. RestOratiVes were immediate
cOm III applied. and, his many friends will be glad
isIl learn, he was restored to consciousness aI
dlv Il y
ere bury ShOremdn.
cry Wife With Fistol-A correspondent
18th Cris6eld, writing on Saturday morning, Civ
ling information OF piece OF scandal which tn
r as greatly excited the town. The facts stated a
Is a that Mrs. i. has been suspicious OF her hu
ws band, apparently with a cause. Going on
ment visit to Baltimore, with the avOwed intenti
eeSl Iy Of remaining some time, she suddenly return
!. +. on Friday night by the boat, and found
sSPee SGS. husband and tho object of her jealousy
ho,. fdgrdmte deiictu, whereupon she fastened
iiiam the room, drew q revolver and at last accou
TSGs Ss5 was keeping guard with the declared inenti
iTell. of shooting the girl, (why not the husba
resa also p The couple remained locked up, O
i%uSS IN 81 Cris6eld was abazs with excitement.
ct.~. ..r., Post Office Trouble the postmas
Si:.. S.h.: Of Fedcralsburg is is now the qusstiC
.a5ee, }. II. Kenney, who was the original pc
is% master, receiving his comm ission during Gran
HTht leIu kept u uTuk btoEo III WniCn WAS
Far. the post Office About two years since K
'Ord' ney disposed Of the drug store to Mess
Davis & Prouse, and removed to Philadelph
low. leaving the latter named gentleman in cha
wers of the office. II seems that when the Pre-
dent made his appointments during his secC
Geo. term, gentleman named Allen received
liam appointment to fll the vacancy occasioned
the departure of Kenney. Prouse and
avis friends hearing Of the appointment mana
lwell to so manipulate the affair that Allen failed
receive his commission. aud PrOuse
Thos. maintained his official position The u
ter rested in this shape unit! about
n J. weeks ago. when Allen received his comu
Illen, sion making him Postmaster. Prouse and
as II friends refused to recognize it, and Prouss did
stiles. rslinquish his position in favor OF Al
Peter This action summoned assistance from w
ring, ington, and on Tuesday a detective from
city went to fredericksburg, to make an inve
mall, CATION. He found that the affair was so c.
allow, plicatsd, that he resolved to have an elec
and among the Republicans, and leave il to
decision Of the majosity to say who is les
)uten entitled to the postOf6ce and the salary of |
oOth, q year.