Smyrna times., 1881-02-16
MARYLAND ITEMS.


Three ladies in one family near East New
Market tip the beam at seven hundred
pounds.
Business in Baltimore showed substan.
tial revival Monday with the reopening Of
navigation.
When there is a sermon preached to
children in PocomOke city they call it
Sermonette."
Sharps Island lighthouse. in the Chesa.
peake, was carried away by the ice on
Thursday last. The keepers had a thrilling
experience.
The Hon. Daniel N: Henry has appointed
Master Pearc- Cri>frld, OF Kent county,
to the vacant cadetship at the United
States Naval Academy.
Henry b. Writ. Esq. law partner of Geo
W. Cruksha Ik, ESQ.,, died of pneumonia, at
his residence. at Elkton. on Tuesday of
last week. He was taken i'll one week
before his death.
Mr. William Torhert, who has been
Superintendent of the NJ. Z. Sabbath schoo
at EIkIon, for about As years, has not been
able to br at his post for several months on
account Of i'll health.
A big party, at the home of Z. G. Lynch,
in Sassairas Neck, Cecil county, an Thurs.
day, danced till the wee sma' hours began
to grow to sSmrthins larger, and thirty of
the company staid to breakfast.
A GrrensiOrOugh church Was lighted I'D
the other night aud large congregation
assembled To see a marriage, hut the in.
tended groom failed tn appear, and was
found later loa6ng in store in apparent
uDconcern.
The Oxford Enterprise says: Anather
dwelling is about ready for its occupants.
on Watrrvirw avenue. This time il Is the
very neat, tasty and handsome cAttagr-lik.
home of our genial conductor, Geo. A.
BAynarl. He will move into this inviting
domicile shortly.
A Considerable Fire at Crisfeld. The store
house OF ). w. Lawson & Son was comulete.
ly DESTROYED by fire Friday night, with all
its contents The cause of the fire is un.
known. Loss. $1,000; insurance 81. 400, in
the Somerset and Worcester County Mutual
Insurance Company.
Six years ago a valuable black mare
belonging to ). 6. Swart, of Crumpton, was
stolen. few days ago the mare was dis.
covered in the possession of the Rev. Mr..
Smith, of Sudlersvills circuit, who had
bought her from Mr.. Crouch, of Eikton.
The latter bought the mare above vii
mington.
A Good Movs.-The Sabbath school at
Ensnrz~r, u "u circuit, has recently been
supplied with l22 new hymnals, Sabbath
school editlen--a present TO each of the
smaller scholars which they highly prize.
The children are exhorted to use their
hVmnal$ not only in Sabbath school but in
the public congregation also and to "sine
with the spirit and with the understanding
also"
Judge Stump, sitting at Easton, Talbot
county. has just decided a very singular
ca'e. John L. Bowen and Elias thinner
both came into court claiming a child.
Mr. Bowen, whilst living in BIltimnre. was
gwen child by police officer. who found
tne little thing in basket on the street.
"nen' the child Was sixteen months oI.i
the Bowens removed to Easton, and bv
some means the little one b.came dOmssti.
Gated, so to speak, in the family of the
Llmmers. The judge decided that although
tne Zimmer's had shown a parental affec.
ton to the child, they had established no
night to possession, and he therefore de.
creed that the infant be returned to Mr..
Bowen. Mrs. thinner cried hard at the
parting.
Fatal Dose.-News reaches us of sad
poisoning case at Bowlinghrook, Talbot
county. Mrs. Tsmsey Slaughter nee SulIi.
'an' widow Of the late James T, SLAUGHTER
attended the funeral Of VIM. II. Lenard
iast Saturday and on returning home she
iet somewhat indisposed and concluded 10
axe dose Of cinchonida. She mixed
nnat abe thought was a dose of this drug.
Jus which proved TO be strychnia. In a
snort time the fatal drug began to act and
sne knew she had made a mistake. She
s~heI hsr children to her-thers was no
One else about the place-and told them to
some lard, knowing that to be an anti
sotr Tor poison. Help was summoned but
no late, and abe expired in the arms of her
H. II