Smyrna times., 1888-12-12
MARYLAND Items.

Easton Church has raised its debt of
Sl,875.
Daniel J. McCauley died at his home in
Ellicott City on Sunday last in the 77th
year of his age.
During the Christmas holidays Denton
Sunday-schoOl will present the cantata,
The new Santa Claus, or the good old
candy man."
George W. Taylor, of the Baltimore
custom House, and Miss Sue Clifford
daughter of John w. Clifford, of Cecil
county will be married to-day.
Mrs. Anna Smyth relict of the late Will
liam +. Smyth, of MillingtOn, died at the
residence of her son-in-law, F. A. Emory,
ESQ., Friday morning in the SD year of
her age.
Churches are wanted at Marion, Whaley-
willie and near Pittsville, and probably will
be erected soon. "The people there says
the Rev 7. 0 Ayres, ARE paying 81 for the
gospel and s. for tobacco"
Quite an interesting revival meeting is
gong on at the Templeville M. E. Church.
Several persons have prOfessed conversion
and there are sincere and earnest seekers at
the altar nightly. Rev. w. M. Warner is
pastor.
Hon. Alexander Evans, ex-member of
Congress and we'll known as one of the
ablest lawyers and best read men in Mary
land, died at his home in Elkton Wednes-
day night at S.45 O. clock after an illness of
several months of general debility.
Thomas NJ. PurneT, of Snow Hill, was
seriously injured by jumping from a train
while in motion, at Harrington, Del, on
Friday last. Mr.. Purnell was en- route
home, and discovering himself to be on the
wrong train, leaped of, He resolved Sc
we're scalp wounds and it is feared internal
| injuries.
Removed to Nea0 York-A newspaper
sale has been consummated by which How
ard Melvin became sole editor and prOpri-
etOr of the Denton Journal. Elon S.
| Hobbs, who for three years has been asso-
ciated with the present editor in publishing
| the paper, has associated himself with 8
law firm in New York city, whittier he has
gone to practice his profession.
Fire IN Kent--Mr Severn's large two
story factory, on the south side of Milling.
/ ton, Kent county, was burned on Thursday
/ night No fire has been in the building
| since summer, and it is supposed to have
| been the work of an incendiary. Los:
| about 81, 800. The residence of Charles w
/ stevens, near Falflee, AenL county, was
| destroyed by fire Friday morning. Hi
wife and children escaped. Loss, $500
| insured in the Kent Mutual for 81 200.
Another battle has been fought by the
| police and the oyster pirates, and as usual
the police were routed The ChOptanl
River oyster police sloop Eliza Hayi0ard
Captain Thomas F. Bridges, commander
was defeated Thursday afternoon in a bat
tie with the dredgers off Cooks Point il
| the chOptank River, and beat a retreat t.
| Oxford where she now lies, with forty-one
rife-ball holes through mainsail and jib,
large number in the hull and deck-work
and her rigging damaged
John Kennedy and his wife, late of tn,
city of New York, but who recently Wis
tied friends in Cat Swamp, quarreled on
day last week and John struck his bette
half time or two. On Monday the lovinj
couple were brought before Justice Part
ridge who committed John to Jail in defaul
of bail, to answer the charge of wife beat
ing. His wife, who in the midst of man,
tears, declared that John was the most 10y
, ing husband in the world, went to Jail witt
him.-ELktOn Democrat.