Smyrna times., 1876-07-19
MARYLAND ITEMS.

w. y. Bearcn will be ordained rector Of
St. Pauls ?. +. church at IIillsborough, on
by Bishop Lay.
A. NJ. Porter, at Worton station, Kent
co., had his stackyard and POO bushels OF
wheat burned 10y lightning last week.
VIM. G. Temple was the 4th of July
orator at Millington. Owing to the rain ON
the 4th he had to defer his speech until the
9th.
DR.. c. c. Harper of Centrevlle, is going
to have one Of his eyes taken out to save
the sight of the other, and will leave for |
Baltimore in Il few days TO have the pain |
full operation performed. The lid OF the |
right eye is totally paralyzed caused from
neuralgia
,T,o,aci By LiJLtoiny.--During the thm-
derstorm on Tuesday evening the lightning
struck so near Mr.. Joseph Biggs, who was
driving on the road near Cecilton, that the
horse was knocked down 10y the shock, over
turning. the carriage and throwing Mr..
Biggs out.
while on his way to Easton on the Md. u
Del. train, had the contents of his pocket
book, amounting to $2G0, badly burned
from a spark from tho engine. The money
consisted Of currency notes and notes on
Philadelphia banks, which he sent on
to Washington for redemption.
The heat Of last week was quite fatal to
dumb animals In Caroline county Judge
| Ford lost two hogs, and Ed. Salisbury
and p. w. Downes each lost fine colts.
killed by lightning, in Talbot. In Talbot
horse belonging to Mr. Tunis dropped
| 4 4 Il F1ll f,.r,N
! haustion in the streets of St. Michacls A
horse also dropped dead in the corniicld Of
r. A. Arringdale, near Easton.
The following students graduated al
Washington College, Chcstertown, last
week: L. c. Rivers, Kent co. ). }. Smith,
Caroline county. Thos. Pcrry, WicOmico
county. II. p. Ford, Somerset county. j..
H. Iessey Cecil county. w. c. Crane,
Kent county. W. 7. Dickcrson, Worcester
county. Sam'l J. Smith, Of Caroline county,
who graduated with the highest honors of
tho class delivered the Valcdictory.
Jas. J. w. Taylor, of Hartford county,
has constructed an application to railroad
cars which is proposed to relieve passengers
of the manifold discomfort of cindcrs, dust
and smoke. Tho invention consists Of a
trough on the car caves, which is to collect
the offensive particles and conduct them
to the ground, instead of through the car
windows as ut present; and also to prevent
dust arising from the track to the can
windows.
A negro boy living with O. J. Redden
i'll Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline CO., tried tc
destroy hornets nest by setting fire to il
on Sunday week. The nest was in Il COW
shed and the fire destroyed it and the SHED
too, and it was with the greatest difficulty
that the barn was saved The boy saw Iii
mistake after he touched off the nest, bu
= he was afraid to go into the shed Will
water for fear that the hornets woulC
"pepper him.
Land Sales at Chc6tcrtotca.-lI.W W. Nickers
: as trustee, sold in Chestertown last week
: the farm called Walnut Grove, nea
Millington, containing $50 acres, to Mr.
franklin Dyre for $50 per acre. On th
= same day Sheriff Medders sold tract q
; land belonging to |. 5. Rogers near FairleC
f, containing 73 acres, to Capt. A. l.. Core
:. for 81 ,45j. On the 9th inst, r. HynSon
. as trustee, sold the farm on which Mr..
= Ii. Startt resides, near Swan creek, II
n acres, to j. w. Startt for 81 300.
5. The Brad,y Motor.-Rev. Mr.. Bradley {
y Vienna, Dorchester county, who has di
IS coverd a new motive power, and invente
c a machine by which to utilize it, in recer
e visit to Mr.. VIM. NJ. McMahan, of S
Michaels, expressed his confidence in tn
practicabilty and success of his discover
d The new power Mr.. Bradley gets from til
10 atmosphere lie gets $4,000 for on
of twentieth interest, and there are million
70 waiting for him if his machine proves
G. success. lie will have. it on exhibition
n the Centennial in u short time.-H. Hchat
r, Comet.
20 Fraternal Camp Meeting.-In response to
or public call, number of persons represe
g. ting the Methodist Episcopal, Methodi
lg Protestant, NJ. f. South, Baptist and Pre-
!" byterian Churches, met at Hurlock
" Station, in Dorchester CO., one day Ia
ne week to consider the question of holding
eli fraternal camp meeting at that point. II
" meeting was addressed by Rev. Mr. Judso
of the Baptist, Revs. Mr.. Tredway al
m Nicholson, of the NJ. p, Rev. Mr.. Stcngl
Is of the NJ. E. Church, and others. 1t W
finally decided that an "Independe
Fraternal Camp Meeting" be held
Hurlock's camp ground, commencil
les Friday, August 4th, provided such
ed meeting would be sustained by sufficie
US, number of tenters. Twelve tents we
he pledged on the ground, from those presei
rs PcainS,olar Newspaper Changcs.-George
ID Haddaway, who was one Of the found,
m~ ,n' of the st. Michaels Comet, Talbot CO., /
he he repurchased the paper, and will resui
ra1 control of it in n few weeks. Mr.. Hadt
ba way is a vigorous and educated writ
nd ND Rev. f. NJ. Poisell, Methodist Protesta
minister has ..been its efficient edit
We John I. Handhgain for the third or foul
,co time, retires from 1.-The Centreville Cit.
's 'en He has sold the paper. Mr.. Hand reti
am from journalism after twenty-five years
nd continuous labor in the harness. We les
Jau that Messrs. Samuel Truitt and Ross SIN
rd' are the new editors. Josiah White
~, purchased half interest in the Dent
lie. Journal, and will assume its management
sex October. w. II. Legg, the present edit
: "a returns to Kent Island. Mr.. White
Ok gentleman of culture and ability
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