Smyrna times., 1874-03-25
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Rev. s. Cooper (colored Of Dover, calls
EAstOn the Empire town Of the Eastern Shore.
DR.. IL. G. Register, Of Elkton, has graduated
in Oral Surgery and proposes to make it a
specially in his profession.
There are number Of young colored men Of
LastoG now studying Greek, Latin. Hebrew,
&c, preparatory to entering the ministry.
Bohemia and SaSsafras rivers are said to be
alive with ducks, preparing for their Spring
migration to the northern lakes and bays, where
new brOOds are to be reared to supply the
annual drain in the Southern tour Of the birds
While Rev Joshua Humphreys was visit
ing Salisbury, last week, the brass band there
seTenlded him. one night. He made q lNtls
speech in rrturn for the cump pliment, after
which the band played the long metre Doxe-
Ogy, whereupOn the minister pronounced the
benedlction, as the band stood in the street.
Southern .nethodists--At the Conference of
the VI. f. Church South, heldIn StauntOn, Va,
last week, the following appointments were
made tor the EIstern Shore: Talbot, T.
SmIthsOn and Z. f. Summons; Trappc Station.
j. X Smith; Kent. Wesley IL .mlnOnd: Queen
Anne = Charles L. Turrey>un and }. ID. Reese.
The newspapers Of Salisbury change hands
about every three months. The Salisbury
! Bachelor has just been sold to the AdrertiSer
aud will be merged into that paper alter the
present volume expires, when the two papers
will be known as the DeimHr Cntou. A
Republican newspaper is about to be started
there and the first issue Is expected to appear
about the middle of April
| The Centrecdic HDt1 The new hotel at
CentrevilIe, Md. was formally opened on
Thurs lay last, and has been christened by
Capt. GlanVille, the proprietor, the Arlington
| touse. The building Is constructed Of brick,
but does not make a very prepOssessing
appearance on the out side. On the interior,
however, the hotel is very comfortably fsred
up and is said to be as we'll kept as any on thr
Peninsula.
L. s. Mail RoJl,ery Monday, 10th
inst, a very my,ternu, robbery OF u. S. mai
bag was perpttrated at Horntown, Accomac
county, Va. Tue bags were put in the stage at
| 1OrntOwn; on their arrival at Cris6eid they
were transferred as usual to the mail car on
the Eastern Shore Railroad When the agent
opened the bag and proceeded to distribute
the mail matter, he discovered that several
registered letters bore evidence OF having teeu
broken open. lie commenced an investig alton
which resulted in his finding that they had
been broken open, the money abStEacted (th,
amount OF which We have not bepn able t.
learn aud the envelopes re-sealed and put
back in the bag. The whole affair is shroudsu
in mystery. An investigation will be had
Immediately by the Government oficials-
Se1tord Citizen.
Methodist Protestant Preachers. The NJ. p
Conference, held in Georgetown, ID. C., las
week, made the following appointments
Caroline, w. 6. Holmes; Cambridge, j. Clay
Cecil. ". +. DUNN AMI d. L. Gilbert
Chesapeake. w. d. Litsingsr; Concord, w. +
Livingstone; CrumPton, A. A. Harrigman
Dorchester, J. N: Holmes and q. +. Earring
LeipSic, j. NJ. Elderdice Kent, X. S. Morris
and W. Il. Graham; Liberty, John Roberts
7. Light Wilson, sup; Milton, Del, e. NJ
Thompson, Thonas A. Moore, sup; Pip,
Creek, j. w. Charlton; Pocomoke, r. L
, Lewis; Somerset, A. 7. Melvin; Seaford,
, A. McFaden, a. S. Eversole, sup; Talbot, j
) <. Read Union, s. T. Ferguson Warwick
4 D. w. Bates; Queen AnRes, +. I. Little
Snow Hill, w. j. Napier; NewtOwn, }. I
Lassell; Wcomico, j. L. Straushn; Choptank
r w. A. Grouse St. Michaers, }. Z Maoy
f Sussex, j. H. EIlegoOd; Kent Island, Hsnr
Bruner Salisbury, j. ID. Kinzer.