Smyrna times., 1876-01-19

in Easton, but found prices so high that he
has turned his attention to situation near
Longwood.-EaSton Lcdyer
4 Big CalC-.Mr. David Rea. living near
Woodlawn, Cecil co., Nd, has a big calf
lie weighed it when "a hours old, last week.
and 1t weighed l24 pounds.
Thirty-one hogs, owned bv colored peo.
pie IN Salisbury, Md, were slaughtered this
1al!, and aggregated the large weight of
',9'f lbs.-an average of over 30S lbs. each
Land Salc&.-James A. Pearcc. Of Cbos-
tcrtown, has recently sold the following real
estate. at private sale: The John Iusbv
farm, near Kennedyvillr, for SG.5OO: and a
wood lot, belonging to the same estate. for
S3,3Gl sc. Also, the Crane Farm. near Mas
sey's for 100000
Temperance Co,,,c,ton.-A General Tom.
perance Convention for Somerset. Worccs.
ter, and WicOmico counties will be held in
Salisbury, on Thursday and Friday. Febru.
aiy 81 and 4th. number of prominent
lecturers will be present and address the
convention, which will be in session part
of two days
FrO-c,, 10 Dcoth.-As Mr.. John r. Ioo,,.os
coming out Of Elk Neck. on Tuesday Ia.t
he found by the roadside, a large cnolc
frozen stltt and stark. 1t was so rigid. in
fact that it might have been used for a
walking stick. SO the Cecil UL;0 savs
me warm weather Of three weeks aGo fool.
ed IT. 1t is thought.
G1,g'yot,onH .Mtho,;yt ,Esy:,,a,o p
Beck, residing at Lynch's station on the
Kent county Il. r., has been arnointrd
missionary for the Peninsula Ly = sect
known as the congregational Methodist
church, and is looking after the cburcL in.
tcreSts in that field. There are few. if anv.
churches Of this denomination ON tho Pc.
ninsula.
HCo/ E>'.f- Nalt.-The farm of the late
lllIam Grecn. in Middle Neck. Cecil co..
containing three Hundred and nincty..oven
acres. has recently been sold to John
DfummOnd. OF Middletown. Del. for &75
per acre. William Green's farm Of two
hundred and twenty-five acres, ADJOINING
the above, was subsequently sold to William
flhthaln' OF that county, at the same price
per aero.
HorriLr Armh.-On Friday morning. a
tenant house near llambleton. lHole-in-
wall, Talbot county. bclonginr 10 John
Leonard, and occupied by William Kinna-
mon. cOloret. was burned. The lcads of
the family were both absent. the Lousc Lo.
lhE III charge Of two children ao,.d re.pcct
iTely years anl II months. The flame. |
made such h"adway before the children |
were aware Of their presence. that they /
were unabi" I" escape. and the burning /
building tell in upon them, consuming botE. |
iio"r 1lo'd H?-The Cambridge B,uo,y,t I
usually loyal party paper, has It's own |
OPINION concerning Admiral jess. X. Hines |
81 the Maryland oyster navy. X is that |
the Office Is q sinecure. and that the !
steamer Is as useless to the State rs tho |
ll'h wheel to wagon, and more costly |
Ihan two Governors If there is a politicoI |
hight anywhere, the steamer and crew are
On hand and III the fray; but if there is an
oyster night or capture, or violation of the
'yster law, the steamer is anchored in some
harbor'
Incir+ C1'o>H Haa,ga.-Near Povv;Ilo
Accomac county, Va. is a colored woman
,ailcd Aunt Jennie who is said to Le
ID Years Old. y peculiar trait OF her char
'c'ef Is that she does not attcmbt to impo,a
lpon a generous and confding pub|ic lv
tanning to have been nurse Of the Great
,nd good man who could never tell Ea
>he IS unable to walk, but sits in her clair
VI DAY long, occasionally killing time bv
IhlttlnE at which She is an ade1t Shs
ives with Mr.. Fred. Gofiegon. in whose
ainlly she has spent her lifetime.