Smyrna times., 1877-06-20
MARYLAND ITEMS.

F. NJ. Gooding, formerly druggist III
Crumpton, has purchased the drug store OF
Edgar BrittOn at Millington.
The Grand Jury at the late term OF
Talbot Court recommended tho building OF |
a new Jail at Easton or the repair OF the OLD |
one.
The directors of IIurlock's camp meeting
grounds, in Dorchester county, have re-
solved that no meeting will be held there
this year.
Three persons engaged in Adams Express
companys office at the depot, Princess
Anne, have been attacked with typhoid
fever recently.
Cheap Tfavcl-Rival steamboats, are now
running from Denton, Cambridge, and
other towns on the Eastern Shore, and the
fare to Baltimore is only so cents.
Mrs. Daniel Mckee, residing near Church
Hill, met with a painful accident on
Friday, being tossed in the air and gored
by COW which she was trying to milk.
sc. Beckwth, formerly editor of the
Crisfield Leader, has accepted position as
Clerk and Correspondent, at the Atlantic
Hotel, Ocean City, John Tracey, proprietor.
4 Streak Of Luck.-Judge JAS. A. Stewart,
of Cambridge, who for some time past has
been on a professional visit to California,
has relied $4,000 on a speculation out
there it is said.
Another attempt is being made to secure
the building of bridge across Tuckahoe
Creek, at Doane's Landing, to greatly
shorten the distance from Easton to Denton
and other parts of Caroline county.
Fire IN Queen Annes.-A fire occurred on
Wednesday night on the farm of }. f.
Weatherby, near Church Hill, which
destroyed all his out-buildings, which were
nearly new, three mules, a horse, and
another horse was seriously burned. Mr..
w. resides in Baltimore.
Found Dead.-On Sunday afternoon week
Mr.. James Alum, residing near Denton
returned to his home, after an absence oI
several hours, and found his wife lying OF
the floor with her arm around the foot Of
the sofa, quite dead. She was enjoying hel
usual health when he left home in the
morning.
/ Preacher RobJed-On Friday night last
5 thief broke into the dwelling of the Rev
v Mr.. Tompkinson, Methodist Episcopa
G preacher, in Easton, entered the room
Y where he slept, and stole his pocket book
containing about $40, and some othe
articles. He has no idea who COMMITTEES
the theft.
a Church Improvement IN EaSton.-The Methc
o dist Episcopal Church in Easton has bough
:, n new ZOO pipe organ, eighteen feet tai
J. and to make room for the organ and choi
G it will be necessary to alter the interior c
e the church, by cutting the front CALLER
It out, and re-arranging the vestibule. Th
A is now being done.
s Peaches Gone Up in Ccca.-Says the Gee
n \ Democrat: "They say that the past wee
a a has sealed the fate of the crop, that tn
q q fruit has been falling-falling, till now tn
II promise of millions a week ago lies feste
d ing on the ground. Trees that week az
n were over-full now hold not a peach, an
orchards that were good for thousands no
IT promise to yield not basket.
Is The Newtown Record and Gazette state
is that the Rev. j. L. Polk at the close of til
< present term will resign the principalshi
e Of the Newtown high school, and also til
pastorate OF the Presbyterian Churcl
% having accepted the principalship of Dell
~ ware College, Newark, at a salary of 50, so
ie IThis is news indeed. The trustees of IL
~ College know nothing of any propose
- change in the principalship of the colleg
AT and it is not likely that any will be maC
y; ~ very soon.
IT Bad for SecUiticS.-At the recent sessiC
n of Talbot Court Judgment for over $I(
is 600 was obtained against the sureties Of
of V. B. Wright, collector of State taxes {
in 1875. The defense set up by the sureti
was that Wright was not appointed legal
Il. never bonded legally, never was eligible
ts as he was a defaulter, and never W
II, qualified, MS he did not take the test Oh
20 required by the constitution of the Stat
ia The State demurred and the court rul
tb the demurrer good, so the securities W
-or have to foot the bill.
no Got Fooled-A man purporting to HI
RS. from Philadelphia, who called hims
50 sIIenry f. Chase, came to Easton last we
lid and attempted to victimize Mr.. John
,ty X. Shannahan. Chase represented hims
be as a large Philadelphia wool dealer, havi
is made thousands of dollars on transactiC
nd in wool. Mr. Shannahan invited him
ip- his house and entertained him hospital
rd- After getting Mr.. Shannahan in the prol
it frame of mind for operating on him, Chs
er. asked him to cash a check of $50 for hi
r Mr.. Shannahan cashed the check and aft
Ids wards found out it was worthless. In I
es- meantime Chase had started to Baltim'
OH the eNcurSlOU DOat. CndHIuuln I6
r. graphed to Police headquarters in Ba
CHI, more and had him arrested, and now hC
rn. smouldering in Easton Jail.
'bo The Episcopal Church on The Eastern ShC
d The 9th annual convention of the Dioc
v;Ii of Easton was held at Cambridge last wee
I 'ad Bishop Lay delivered his annual addrC
I;tv Among his remarks there occurred
'ho following: among ourselves there is
Id Id one opinion, so far as know and belle
tba as to the wisdom of that policy VIII
'"e secured seperate diocese for East,
,od Maryland. All spiritual activities hi
of been quiekened, an impetus given
ad aggressive work, more pains are taken
,o,, instruct candidates for confirmation and
tIa build up Gods saints in the holy fai
oIa We are more knit together in brothe
ras, love, and there is an increased kindness
ho feeling towards the church among peo
aIi not of our communion" And the bist
, in followed up this observation by some IN
ery interesting statistics Of the increase
ght prosperity of the church in the diocest
9ho Easton.
yer Fred. Douglass IN Talbot-Fredericl Do
,ide lass, the distinguished negro, United Sta