Smyrna times., 1895-08-28
Maryland Items.

John Scott has been appointed
fourth-class postmaster at Agner, Nd,
vice William Morgan, resigned
Mr.. Henry R. Torbert, editor of the
Cecil IVhjg, left on Wednesday morn
ing for a trip to Europe. Mr.. TOrbert
sailed from Philadelphia on an Amer
lean Liner.
The drouth in Kent has been very
damaging. The corn crop, which
never was more promising up to two
weeks ago, will be cut short at least
one-third, and grass is burned up.
School house No. ,, in the Ninth dis
trict, near Zion, was nearly demol-
ished by angered citizens of the neigh
borhood Thursday night. The reason
given is the refusal of the School Com
missioners to erect new building.
In 1910 the town of NIillington, Md,
had bank in full operation, but a
number of years ago it went out of
existence. Last week an old Milling
ton bank note found its way into the
Chestertown National Bark. The
note was still worth its face value.
The congregation of Bethany NJ. P.
Church, of POcomoke City, has pur-
chased handsome pipe organ of the
Brown make, Wilmington, Del. The
instrument arrived in POcOmOke City
| on Friday last and mechanics from the
factory are now engaged in placing it
| in position. 1t will be used for the
first time the first sunday in Septem.
| ber. II was manufactured at a cost of
about 81 200.
There is some excitement in the
upper part of Caroline county oyer the
disappearance of ODE Schuyler, a
farmer near GoldsbOrough. Several
days ago Mr.. Schuyler went into a
store at GoldsbOrough to get some
checks cashed. He afterwards eft the
town in the direction of his home, aud
has not been seen or heard from ince.
1t is thought bv some that he was
fOully dealt with by parties who lroO-
ably saw him with money.
. William Temple, a native and fOmel
resident of Queen Anne's county, was
ordained priest of the Catholic Chlrct
bv his Emineuce, Cardinal Parrchi
in the Chapel OF SeminariO Romans
July 25 and 26. Father Temple by
permission of the Pope, said his irsl
mass in the Crypt of St. Peters veI
4 the tomb of the great apostle, St
Peter. Father Temple is now taxing
: | his vacation at the Villa Americana
! The unveilng of the monumn
. erected at Brooklyn to mark the ST.
where Maryland's brave soldiers save
the American army at the battle o
Long Island, took place yesterday
The monument was erected by tl
y MARYLAND Society, Sons Of the Amei
: can REVOLUTION, and an excursiO
D train took the Society and guests
Brooklyn.
H. F. Harmonson, A. F. Powell,
K. DerricksOn and several others, al
e pushing their operation of rebuildin
+ in Berlin. Mr.. Harmonson has alread
r had constructed a temporary buildin
e and rented a large and cOmmodiol
n near by dwelling and resumed the bu
10 iness of the Hotel Atlantic, on the si
1f OF which will soon appear a brick ca
D. avansery of gOodly proportions pr
sided over by the ever hospitable al
eoDgeDial boniface.
st Big Gathering of CoIOred Methods
J. The gathering of the colored Met
"a Odists, which will meet in Chestertow
!. Tuesday, September Sd, proximo,
q expected to be the largest gathering
~ colored people ever held on the Ea
M ern Shore. Sharp Street and JO
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
of Baltimore, will come 5000 strong
e, the Colchester steamer Louise.
N sides these. excursions from Wilmin
* ton, Philadelphia, Chester and all 81
~ rounding counties are expected to
70 present. A reception will be tender
3, in Klinefelters Woods, at which RI
OF n. B. Snowden, pastor of James M.
g Church, of ChestertOwn, will dellv
he the address of welcome. Rev. N
Snowden was formerly a pastor
ne Centreville.