Smyrna times., 1879-10-22
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Rev. VIM. R. MacFarlane is holding a
very successful revival meeting at Hawkins
Chapel.
There is a colored man in Dorchester
county, l04 years of age, who has been
registered for the purpose Of depositing his
first ballot at the coming election.
Gov. Carroll has refused to commute the
sentence of Medford Waters, the slayer of
Jenkins Whaley, and he has fixed Friday,
the 9Th of December, as the day of execu-
ton.
Dtc,ascd.-M Bell, resident of Caro-
line county, and mother Of Rev. Thomas Z.
Bell. of Royal Oak circuit, died on Tuesday
last. 18th inst. She was buried on Thurs
day in Greensborough Cemetery.
The Elston Gazette reports the mass
meeting of colored Democrats of last
FRIDAY in Easton and says that there were
Exactly five colored speakers present and
not single colored Democrat to listen.
The Local Preachers Association of the
Wilmington Conference, will meet at
Greensboro, on November 81, % and %
There will be large attendance and the
proceedings promise to be of an interesting
nature.
The religious revival being held in the
Ebeneaer NJ. Z. Church, Zion Circuit, Rev.
4 D. Davis pastor, is in its seventh weeks
continuance. Up to last Monday there
were lOl conversions and % accessions to
the church.
The Stockton, revival still goes on day
and night undated. Some of the most
distinguished gentlemen of the entire COM
nunity have profeSsed faith in Christ. Up
to Oct. Sth, 326 have presented themselves
as seekers of religion, while 240 have pro-
fessed conversion.
The Easton Gazette inferentially accuses
the Democrats of Talbot county Of attempt.
ing to bribe the colored members COM
posing the Easton brass hand by Offering
them $3.50 to play for the party for the cam
paign. The band told the Democrats that
they did not play anything but social
Republican music.
In the neighborhood of BishopvilIe on
Sunday afternoon last young man was
married. and carried the future partner of
his bosom to the mansion of his earthly
father, where a large number of guests had
been invited to partake of a royal supper.
While the feast was progressing some mis-
creant Amounted the wedding cake with a
generous coating of croton oil. Nearly all
present partook of the cake. Immediately
after supper the company attended divine
service in Bjshopvile. That they did not
remain to assist in singing the doxology was
owing to the searching" qualities Of the
"ile r'-Sno,c Hill Messenger.
Rttunng from tie WeSt.-John Hancock,
who thirteen years ago went West from
Delaware, arrived in Elkton on Saturday on
his way back. Recently he resided in
Indiana. His wife died and last July his
crops were destroyed by flood. lie and
his children narrowly escaped being
drowned. Hoping that he might be more
fortunate in his old home he started to
return with his children in covered wagon
drawn 10y one horse. He had some money
but it was all spent on the route. The
horse-faithful animal-was quite ex-
hausted when Elkton was reached. Mr.
Hancock has taken up his abode in a
deserted house near Trinity Church and
proposes to go TO work if he can find en-
pigment in this neighborhood. His oldest
child is boy ten years old. The others
are girls aged five and seven years respec-
tivey.-Ceci Democrat.