Smyrna times., 1874-09-23
MAEsYAANaD ETEMS.

The report that tiOv. Gro0mc, of MARYLAND
IWho hves at ElktOn when be is hone) was tc
De married soon Is now contradicted.
The Methodist Episcopal congregation o
Chestertown, Rev +. NJ. Chatham, pastor. ar,
ABOUT to erect new church building in thai
town.
a son Of Mr.. Plcasanton, aged IA years, re-
SIiDg on VIM. Il. llOrscy s farm at Chiffon
woods IN Caroline county, was drowned whilst
!nraithlng IN tho mill pond at that place, ON
lhursdly of last week.
Tho balloon man with the circus now trav
eGnIIhS down the Peninsula, mado his ascent al
ChcStertown last week and came pumb down
into the Chester river. A thonshnd neonln
saw HIM get his ducking lie was rescued bv
a bOatman.
g, The Republican Convention for the Eastern
Ihoro assm6led Mt EastOn on Wednesday last.
In consequence Of the heavy storm Of that
day, hut two or three counties were fullv ron,
resented, whilst Kent anI Wicomico was on.
trely unrcpresented hence an adjournment
until tuesday, the 10Th instant was had.
Sale 0f the E,,sfon .Ioyy8oZ Tho E,oto,
;/"utaW newspaper was sold on Tuesday week
hy Charles Ii. Gibson, Trustee. Jonathan
Leonard, Esq, tho mortgogee was the pur-
chaScr, at 5000. Mr. johnson, the prODrietor
anlounccd ms intention of proceeding imno
ulateiy TO Philadelphia to purchase the mate
Ilals Ior a newspaper, to be called the Le,I0er.
Sererey Bcdtcn.-R j. Boulden, who re-
Slde' upon the farm of II. A. Cochran, Jr.. near
NehhedyVIlle, Md, was attacked and seyernlv
Oeateh ny number Of the attaches of n
circus which exhibited at Massey's Md. last
week. Mr.. Is. had been to the circns onJ
WhllG returning home he was set upon by a
number OF the circus men, with whom II
seems he had had some difficulty, and 50
J"uy oGa'eh with clubs that it was ut first
thought he could not recover.
Ch"a9e Of OHcerS-Thc now stockboI 3.r,
OF the hent Queen Annes Railroad, have
cicctcI ~ inc following officers: President, Ma
Ior h. L. BIgEs, of Delaware; Treasurer. Sec.
ILGW'ary anu superintendent r. H. Irwin. of
eStmlnster \ new Board of Directors has
also teen elected, viz: j. b. Bowie JnSrmL
Bnnghurst G. ID. Roberts, Lynch. Kovan
9iugh, f. lngersol, e. w. Levant. On M"n.
!ay, the 2S INST, there will be slight chance
IN the time table, the train leaving C.ntr.vilIn
ABOUT an hour earlier than at present.
Va" ElftoN 1ouruancut The tourponon.
az a., Eikton came off on Tuesday of last wrei
NC attcndance Was large, upward of | 5Ml
persons 3elnS present. &. w. CruikShank
En%l., delivered the address to the kn;oL.s
! ! Lh"rlGs Grason, Knight of the Highlands,
ooy OF II, formerly Of Elkton, won the frst
T3rlz'' silver , service, and crowned Miss Corn
=, J,anar ot tikton. queen. Dallas Lore. Of ~
l'eorSrs' ieL, Knight of Indianola, took tLo
,IconI [,,o prize, a handsome bride, and chose
illS' Ti na'Ite Lavender, as first maid of honor /
ine nn r'lIrI prlZe' three spoons, was taken by /
1r' ~ Frank Kennedy, formerly of Smyrnn wb9
chose Miss Jennie Enrich OF PhiIaJ%in%;a %;a"
ls IS second maid of honor, and q. W Rncon
elected Miss Bessie Maifit, of Elkton, for tb"
,hlri mad OF honor he having taken tLo
ouTth prIz", tin dippcr Mr.. Cruiksbank
h'IG the coronation addresses. A grand hnII
a. a. the evening wound up the prr.,ramm,.
here were eleven Knights. '''''''