Smyrna times., 1881-11-30
MARYLAND Items.

There are seven temperance organiza-
tions in Worcester county.
1000 peninsular ladies are now working
Christmas slippers for the preachers.
Mrs. Martin Ellis, of Salisbury, is cutting
a tooth where one was drawn thirty years
ago.
A phosphate factory is to be started at
Cambridge, by an enterprising Della
warean.
George Alfred Townsend is in Somerset
county. He proposes to write up the
Eastern Shore.
The Methodists of Lower Kent Island,
Talbot county, are erecting a comodious
church near Shipping creek.
The Snow Hill Messenger rises to the
emergency, and demands that the waste
straw be put in the pig-pens.
The senators and three members of the
House of Delegates, recently elected by
the Republicans of Talbot, are all church
members.
Capt. S. H. Smith of fredericksburg, raised
| from quarter of an acre this year 90
bushels of Irish potatoes and 100 bushels
of turnips.
Harry l.. Brewington of Salisbury,
has revived The Bachelor u former victim
of the all devOuring Salisbury Advertiser.
1t will be independent.
Mrs Harriet Boston, whom Rev. T. II.
Rawlins was sent for to preach her funeral
sermon. at Newark, Sunday week, had
read the entire bible through sixteen times
since the late war.
Rev. w. T.. Thompson and Miss Mary
E. Hopper, eldest daughter of the late ?.
B. Hopper, were united in holy wedlock
at the NJ. p. Church, in Centreville, We'd
nesday the 23d inst.
A Peninsular exchange says: "Wire
pulling has already commenced among
some of the ministers of the Wilmington
NJ f. Conference with reference to ap
pointments next year"
T.. ]. Smith, near Millington, fire.
quent business visitor to Smyrna, has beer
down with the erysipelas for the past tive
weeks and the disease still shows little o.
no signs of improvement.
r w. T. Lee, Esq, of this paper says
Being convinced of the efficacy of st
Jacobs Oil in curing rheumatism. l hav
no hesitancy in recommending it.-M
Clemens (Mich.) True Record
The cornerstone of the new NJ.
Church at Locust Grove will be laid o.
Thursday, Dec. Sth, at 2 p. NJ, sharp
Rev. T. +. Martindale, p. E., Rev. DI
Caldwell and Rev. J. B. Merritt are ex
pected to officiate on the occasion.
: A few days since William Mason.
negro prisoner i'll EastOn Jail choked
fellow prisoner of his own race name
r Brown until the latter was insensiblc
8 The doctor worked two hours with Brow
/ before restoring him to consciousness.
Isaac c. Sheppard, brother of DIR. F.
r Sheppard of Crumpton, was accidental
: shot and killed Thanksgiving, while OF
a ducking with party of friends at Ha
Point. The whole charge passed throug
his body. The deceased leaves wife an
u several children.
a Two persons, insured OH the graveyaI
plan, one for 5000 and the other fC
SIS, 900, have recently died in this count,
, and now the policy holders are anxiousl
= awaiting the expiration of the required
uayS, Wnen tney are 10 receive tnelr pay
About that time, however, if not befo r
n some of them will be eager to sell out at
e discount of 95 per cent. But meanwhi
v the business will go on.-Cdnlbridge Er
Z" The Cecil Whig gives the following i
formation for the benefit of the Mornil
+ NeWs: Northeast, it will be seen, by
/ large majority of its business men, e
; dorses the fact that prohibition has n
Y injured the business, but on the 9th
IN hand unmistakably benefited the mOrg
of that town. The evidence in this coun
is strongly accumulative. Opponents
er Local Option elsewhere, particularly
i'll Delaware, please take notice There ne
er be no lying OH this point.