Smyrna times., 1877-01-24
MARYLAND ITEMS.

MARYLAND ITEMS.
Bishop Lay, Episcopal Bishop Of Easton,
had his pantry robbed last week.
The scarlet fever is raging with great
severity in Pmey Neck and Kent Island in
Queen Annes county.
The Salisbury Sentinel has been discon-
timurd as Il weekly Journal and will here
after be issued monthly.
Clayton ]. Purnell and Robert A. Wilson,
twOyoung lawyers, We're at nitteI last week
to practice at the bar of Worcester county
The Crisfield Leader SAYS an Onancock
gin-mill has been converted into temper
ance hall and its former proprietor has
joined the Order.
D'ed Of Hot Hommy.-A little coored
! child at st. Michatls, Md, died last week
nom the effect of pot of hot hominy
which was accidently upset upon its body.
Mrs. Anna r. B ,krr, Of Easton, an
elderly lady, fell from her chair and died
on Sunday week, whilst sitting at the
window looking at the people 20 from
Church.
Rev. Mr.. Bristor. of Bethel Church, on
the Manor, give. poetic reading nearly every
Sunday before his sermons. Tue new
departure seems very popular with his
Methodist flock.
The farm Of Mr.. J. l.. G tie. in Kent co..
crlled llinchingham," and contanin.
2I9acreS. was sollit sheriff. sale at CIp,ter.
town last week for $500. G. b. W~stcou.
E-q., purchaser.
On Saturday week two men of G llena.
| MrSslS. Tayman and IInskns, skatcd acros,
| the Chesapeake Bay. They skatpd down
the SasSatras river from Georgetown and
crossed over to Hartford co.
One day last week while nine hounds
We're chasing fox across Chester river, the
Ice broke under them and they were all
drowned. The fox got over safely. The
dogs belonged to Messrs. Geo. Morris and
! Hack Cecil
On Saturday week. in ElktOn, whilst two
SleIghI were meeting at a rapid pace. the
teams coliidel and the shaft Of one of the
vehicles was driven eighteen inches into
tie breast OF the horse attached to the
other. The injured animal seems likely To
recover.
On Friday week. Richard NJ. Lerg. a
respected citizen living near Hil,horo. fell
out of his chair whilst conv"rsing with his
family, and died ON the floor before he
could he raised up. He had had Il chill
two days before, but had quite recovered it
was thought.
Wllliams's drug store. Mt Chesapeake CITY,
was hurslareo last week, and much Goods
taken oit'and drugs destroyed. The recent
burglarles there, four or five in number,
're believed to he prrpctrated hy the boat
men there. whose vessels are ire,bound and
cam get through the canal,
Thomas Wright colored, lately of B,ltj.
more. removed to St. MichaelS. Talbot
county, with wifi. and four cnildren.
They took a recently plasterpd house before
the plaster got dry and all the family ex.
cept his wife and one child have died
within a few days of di liberia.
The lighthouse in Hooper's Straits in
Dorchester CO.. was swept off hy ice on the
! lth inst, and lodged in the bay four mile,
from shore. The keeper, Mr.. John :.
Cornwell and his assistants were swept oil
with it and remained in this !,orinus situi
! ton TIL rescued 10y the steamers TnEp and
Hel'"frope from Norwalk on Sunday last.
RfticdL.-A somewhat spontaneous re-
vival of religion broke out in the NJ F.
Church, ChpStertown, on Sunday night
week. Tn" minister, Rev. w. II. Hut, h n.
without intention at that time to com.
mence protracted meeting, gave an in.
vitation for persons to seek religion. and
immediately number approached the
altar, and genuine revival resulted
During last week the meetings every night
were attended by large congregations and
numerous pententS were forward, with
many cOnvrrsions.-ReId Ncrs.
In the war of 1912 the house and pre-.
misses OF Robert Hall, in Queen Anne,
,ounty, were occupied hy the troops of the
United States, as quarters, and l,y reason of
such occupation were destroyed hv the
British forces on their march to and from
the attack on Queenstown. The heirs of
Hall have had petition before the United
States Senate committee on claims asking
compensation. The committee the other
day decided adversely, holding that the
government is not liable in law or equity,
particularly at this length of time after the
injury complained of.