Smyrna times., 1876-02-02
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Bishop Lay, (Episcopal) of Easton, con-
frmed Is persons at Trappe on Sunday
week, and at Oxford.
Easton is covering its streets with oyster
shells, shipped from Baltimore. Between
fifteen and twenty thousand bushels have
already been dumped.
The Reynolds farm of 240 acres, located
in Sassafras Neck, which was offered at
trustees sale on Tuesday, was Withdrawn.
The highest bid was $6,750.
Appointment Of a Postmaster.-William II.
Comegys has been appointed postmaster at
Greensborough, Caroline county, in place
of j. P. Fierce, who had resigned the Office.
The bell for the new Methodist Episcopal
Church in Chestertown, was received and
placed in position in the tower of the
building on Monday of last week. The
weight is 52l pounds, and cost $l75.
A promising revival is going on at the NJ.
+. Church, Millington, Rev. w. NJ. Warner,
pastor. During the meeting thus far, at
least twenty have experienced change of
heart, and fifteen have joined the church.
Good for P,lckam.-The wife of Mr.. John
Spear of Crotcher's Ferry, Dorchester CO.,
on Saturday night last gave birth to triplets,
| two boys and a girl. The mother and
children at last accounts were doing finely.
The Robert Thawley farm, situated about
one mile from Hillsborough, in Talbot CO.,
and containing PAT acres, was sold last
week by the executor at $34.75 per acre
Mr.. David Taylor, of Delaware was the pur.
chaser.
A good revival is going on at the NJ. E.
| ro11
Over 30 have professed conversion, and tho
altar on Sunday night was thronged-
penitents. The services are attended
nightly by large congregations, who seen
TO be deeply impressed.
The new Southern Methodist Church al
Easton was dedicated ON Sunday. 1t is
Gothic brick cost about $1,000; has {
seating capacity of~300 and a steeple S5 fee
high. An excursion train was run from
Clayton. Subscriptions for $4,000 were re
ceived, which is the amount yet due on the
building.
Fatal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Whaley, youn,
man about thirty years of age, a resident o
Chesapeake City, but working most Of tn
time the past two years i'm Sassafras Neck
accidentally shot and killed himself, nea
CeciltoD, last week, whilst cunning for rab
| bits. lie was unmarried, but was the SUP
port of a widowed mother, whose frs
, knowledge of -the sad occurrence was OF
tanned by sight Of the CHASTITY corpse @
her son borne into her house.
!. The following is published by the Easto
2 Star in all seriousness: Mr.. Thos G. Rey
nolds, of Oxford Neck, having lost severa
4 chickens lately, on Monday night he set
+ snare for the plunderer. On Tuesda
morning he found big black and whit
eat--a regular wild cat-suspended in th
a snare On Wednesday night he set snar
I again, and on Thursday morning he oaugh
the largest owl he ever saw. Mr.. II. is
belever7n the transmigration Of souls, an
/, holds that the departed spirits Of MethC
!. distpreachers turninto owls, which account
: for the great fondness of owls for chickens
and he is very much distressed lest that i
q catching this owl he may have killed tn
o spirit of his departed grandfather, who wa
q many years ago a Methodist preacher j
Delaware.
IS Destructive Fire IN Chestertovn.--T larp
Q dwelling house in Chestertown known
n the Stanley property, but recently pu
), chased by George Is. Westcott, ESQ.,, Wa
u entirely destroyed by fire about thre
" o'clock on. Tuesday morning Of last weel
Comparatively nothing was saved, the il
mates losing nearly all their clothing. an
II barely escaping with their lives. Mr.
r. Bscoe and young lady living with he
Miss Gertie Jewell, have both been seriousl