Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1879-12-10
MARYLAND ITEMS.

MARYLAND ITEMS. t
Another route for the Elkton and Mid t
dletown railroad is to be surveyed '
The Cecil Democrat tells of coupls near ,
Elkton who ate $50 bananas in two days !
and a-half.
Away down at Drummondtown whip.
ping post has just been placed in the Court
House square.
The Dorchester and Delaware Company
have cut down fares to all points o their
line 25 per cent.
The corn crop of Queen Anne's county,
taken as an average, is larger than it has
been for many years.
! George Todd, of Dorchester county, killed
with one discharge of double-barrel gun,
last week, twenty-four wild ducks.
| The Cecil Democrat says The practice of
| promising to marry and then skipping"
| the town in order to cancel the engagement
is becoming fashionable in certain circles of
Elkton society.
The Denton Journal man had four
turkeys presented him on Thanksgiving !
day. It's no wonder that new newspapers |
|
like mushrooms in Caroline county.-
CheStmto,on Transcript
RELIGIOUS REvIvALs.-One of the greatest
religious reYivals of recent wears in Kent |
county, is that now in progress at the
Kennedyville Methodist Protestant Church.
This Is the fourth week Of its continuance,
and there have been about fifty CONVEX
sons.
Child Killed By Rats.-A colored infant,
the child of Lucinda Trusty of Centrevillp,
was eaten about the face few days ago by
rats whilst asleep, from the effects of which
it died a few days after. The child was
asleepat the time, and its mother was absent
from the house
The Catholics Of the lower part of Kent
7 county, are about to erect a new chapel.
f They have purchased of j. T. Blackiston,
. now residing in West Virginia, seventeen
t acres Of land and a small house, for the sum
!, of eight hundred and fifty dollars. Ths
2 land is in Rock Hall, and lies between the
Chestertown and Swan Creek roads.
c Few scaflold speeches have been more
< honest and effective than that Of the negro
# boy, Medfor6 Waters, who was hanged in
!, Elkton, Friday. Don't none of you ever
| tame lhIh paIlSil' INttp OuG OI IL lllGIO
r was no mawkish sentimentaity here, and
the little speech is all the more pathetic
because of its rough grammar. Last words
e have been spoken on the scaffold and in far
u more reputable death-scenes, that were less
4 sincere and less useful.
1t A strange fatality has recently alarmed
is the people of Shepherdstown. A Miss
Walker died of typhoid fever and was
carried to her grave by young men. Since
n that time three Of the pail bearers lave
ar died and the fourth is not expected to
e, recover from the disease, which all con.
ut tracted at the time Of the funeral. The
lie brother of the deceased girl is also very
a sick with typhoid fever, and is not expected
". to recover.-CristeH Leoder.
ar The elite Of Kent county society, says the
&C. Chestertown Ne,cs, were on the qui vive last
H. Thursday, upon the occasion of the marriage
ct of Miss Marianne, youngest daughter Of
ce Richard Hynson, Esq, to Edward Ingrahan
he Rodgers. of New Castle, Delaware Rev
mt Father Bradford of Chestertown, Joined the
happy couple, using the ceremony of The
Roman Catholic Church. The tire,
nd bridesmaids were Miss Carrie Rodgers. Mis-
lie Gertrude Gallager and Miss Nettie Crane
Is The groomsmen were Fec Gallagher
en- Thomas L. Hines and Euston Rodgers, L
OF S. n.
as
nd Rev. w. W. w. Wilson of Snow Hill, i
obtaining a notable character for tn
improvement of the churches upon hi
for charge. Last Fall year ago, at Wesley
nj. vile the church was consumed by fire. Thi
to was replaced by new one the first Of thi
he year. At Newark, on the same circuit tn
wn church was renovated and modernzed at
1er cost of several hundred dollars, and a
ks Conner's on the same circuit the churc
the has been refitted and put in complet
order and will be reOpened on the l4th inst
by Rev Vaughn Smith. Next Springif h
nty should be returned he designs enlargin
Ugh and improving the church in the town
lch Snow Hill after which the congregation an
cad town intend to ask that the Conference b
ned held there.
rae ELECTION BRlBERY.-A correspondent
-ith the Denton Union, commenting upon tn
fact that there are ninc hundred purcha
able voters in Caroline county, asks "
at the name of Heaven, where is the Church
. Of Where are the ministers of the gospel
in Where are the members that go up eveI
h il sabbath day to make new vows and worsh
ore a pure God? Where is our Court of iustic
nor. How will it instruct the next grand jury
are Caroline county? Where is the State
and Attorney that can scent an old rail leadir
ave to some trivial offence, but cannot hear II
juggling of bride money when passed und
his own eyes? Where is the grand in
ven that can find true bill against some pc
r on halfstarved creature for taking a chicke
the nut are BIND TO the welghtler matter OF t
Iall. law.
S in
the Spreading the GoSpcL-Last Monday MOI
her ing Rev. E. L. Hotfecker, of Talbot circu
eed started from j .S.Shannahans, on Tilghmai
hen Island, to bring Rev. j. B. Mann and Re
,nee j. E. Smith to st. Michaels, having n
&c. Shannahan's horse and carriage. VIII
they were along about Owen Porters ga
Caulk Kemp drove by them, and tn
oh. a horse became unmanageable and started
was run. When Rev. Mr.. Hoffecker, who "
from driving, pulled the mare up, she kickt
the Mr.. H., who was on the front seat CT t
ence carriage was In a very critical position, t
nv Of front of the carriage being kicked away
aced the wicked animal. Mr.. II. came n,
that being killed, but by a kind provider
the sustained but little injury. Neither of t
Gov. gentlemen received any injury, althou
.rnor Mr. II. was thrown headlong out of the C
rdav. riage. Rev. Mr.. Mann, who does not object
The seeing fast horses spread themselves, c.
was cluded to walk to St. Michaels. Rev. !
ping Smith said,-" Bro. Mann, this no
thought you wanted to be Presiding Eld
so she would put you out of the way
vARE. some one else" Bro. Mann laughed at
and joke, but could not see it in that light
State ~. M'chaetS Comet.
lrder
The The CecI Hangog--Ihe execution
Ike it Medford Waters, col, for the murder
inent Jenkins Whaley, COL, took place II
ne of Cherry Hill, Cecil county, Friday morni
ell of The place OIL execution was about five m
mate from the jail, which IS located at Elkt
.ns.e | and the Grnnrna Guarda actnd % M. a.o