Smyrna times., 1877-02-07

1t ran but was easily caught. The impress
sion Is that it belongs to some one who is |
trying to domesticate it,
a mare belonging to Mr.. A. f. Clark. of
NassawoddoX, III this county, has produced |
twin colts twice within ten months, though !
neither pair lived, but such a thing has not
been heard Of before probably. HI
,Hicd.
SAFE ota fcom.-Sheriif Straughn sold at
public sale at Church Hill on Saturday
last, tho farm of George O. Trcnchard and
wifo known as "lligh Gate" containing
l97 acres, to Mrs. Mary r. Gawthrop, for
$5,93l cash.
Mr.. Puey Pusey, aged &c, last week took
unto himself buXom looking wife, around
whose all-burn curls scarce 2G summers
have shed their perfume. Mr. Pusey had
been a widOwer for but a few months.-
S,,oD HW Messenger.
The growing of peas has become an i'm
mense business around Salisbury, Snow
Hill and Princess Anne. Planting has
already commenced and it is estimated
that around Princess Anne alone at least
800 bushels will be pat in the ground by
the end of this week
Rev. Z. P. Aldrcd, of the Denton NJ. +.
Church, whilst in the country one dav last
week, found his carriage filled with pro
visions when he started home. lie stoned
at Il church at Pottcr's Landing and found
there, to his surprise, a supper spread for
him on some boards across the tops of the
benches.
Upwards of eighty persons
have professed conversion and joined the
VI. i. church at North East, of which Rev.
j. \. b. Wilson is pastor. Fifty have been
added TO the church at Port Deposit, of
which Rev. }. D. ltgg is pastor. Eighty
five have been converted in the NJ. +.
church at Chestertown, Rev. w. II.
IIutchins, pastor.
Land Sa(e5.-'rhe following sales Of real
estate, by trustees, took place iii Chester
town last week: The j. G. Mann farm, lO2
acres, (recently purchased by Thos Van
dyke,) to Josiah Lusby, Esq, for $4,000,
cash, also the " Davis farm" l444 acres,
(alsO recently purchased by Thos Van
dyke to w. b. Ginnado, Esq, Of Philadel-
phia, for $1,000.
S.ngu!ar Dtah.-On Sunday, Jan. 27th,
Mrs. Rails, a lady who lived few miles
from Salisbury, went out to feed her
chickens. Shortly afterwards she was
found dead, in sitting position, apparently
in the act Of throwing corn to the fowls.
The deceased had been in the enjoyment
of good health, and her sudden demise is
attributed to apoplexy. Morcnan.
Large Funeral IN cecil C5,o,ty.-One of the
largest funerals ever known in Cecil county,
was that of Mrs. Rebccca Hoffman last
week, at Cherry HILL The deceased was a
daughter Of DR.. Robert c. Carter, of Cherry
Hill, and the wife of Rev Levi b. Hoffman,
OF the Philadelphia Conference. In the
funeral procession to the cemetery there
were 233 carriages and a number Of horse
men.
4 Nc,c Steamboat for Chester Riccr.-Thc
Chester River Steamboat Company have
engaged the Harlan & IIollingsworth Com
pany of Wilmington, to build new side
wheel steamer TO run between Baltimore
and Chestertown. The new boat is to be
l65 feet in length, % feet breadth Of beam
45 feet breadth over the guards and 9 feet
hold. 1t will have day saloon on the
upper deck, with a ladies' saloon on the
lower deck, and room for freight
Capt. Corkran Heard From.-The fears en-
tertained for the safety of Capt. Nathan
Corkran and his cousin VIM. Corkran. cap
RhodcS, of Havre de Grace is allayed. NJ
tidings Of them had been received since
the heavy blow of the 10th of December
last, and the schooner with all on boarC
were supposed to be lost. Intelligence wa
received in Baltimore on Thursday las
that the schooner was abandoned at sea OF
the 9TH of January and the crew wer,
rescued and taken to Europe.
4 Big Catch of UTH Ducks.-The Cam
bridge Chronicle says: a large number O
canvass back ducks, some 200 or 800 il
: number, were caught fast during the lat
freeze off the Talbot shore of the ChoptanI
river nearly opposite Cambridge, and i
this condition were of course picked u
without difficulty. Speculations upon thi
singular occurrence are various some SUI
g posing that the snow and sleet caked OF
o their wings thus preventing their tligh
! and others that they were caught in tn
: moving ice, but however that may hav
. been the fact is as stated.
+. w. f. ChircL, MYi,gton-Last Sunday
t February 4th, was Missionary day in tn
J NJ. Z. Church in Millington. The pastor
S Rev. w. NJ. Warner preached at 10y, 4. NJ
$ to a good audience, from Romans X, II t
o Is. The collection following was very fai
e In the evening the Sunday School held
f Missionary service Thos. Mallalieu, Esq
t. the veteran Sunday School Superintendent
z, lover and liberal supporter of the missionar
I. and every other interest of the NJ. f. Churcl
Il presided. The congregation was very larg
It The exercises of the Sunday School col
=. sisted in a rehearsal of the MissonaI
|, Service, prepared by Rev. A. Rittenhous
n which was admirably done. The rehearsa
it instrumental and vocal music, with I'll
is short speeches and little pleasantly of II
Is evening apparently had fine effect upon ii
20 audience. The collection of the evenir
it was creditable indeed. Tell it to the worl
that Millington is entitled to place amor
= the charges which have made an advan,
upon last years offerings. NJ.