Smyrna times., 1878-11-13
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Cambridge oyster houses opened about 1900
bushels every day last week.
Congressman Henry's majority in Queen Annes
county, 80. His majority there in 1876 was GO
Salisbury Methodists celebrated the one-hundrcdth
anniversary of Mcthodism i'll that town on sunday.
Thomas Hughlett fish commissioner for the Eastern
Shore has just planted 10000 salmon i'll the tributaries
OF Elk river
Husking matches are now the order. The fellow |
| the prettiest girl.
There is place in Delaware called I'uck'na.-Dcn-
ton Union And there is place on the Eastern Shore
! called Decentralization Transcript.
The Eason Gazette favors the annexation of its part
of Maryland to Delaware. Other papers have again
begun to take up the ideal of Pcninsular consoda-
| tion.
thumbs shot off last week by the accidental discharge
of his gun whilst hunting Several shot also lodged
in his arm.
Pastors of the Methodist Episcopal Church tSouth)
Sunday the annual conference will meet at Peters
burg, Va, this week.
C'troiine County. -IIenrys majority is 12i The
"stock law was the all-absorbng question. and the
Denton Union says many of the voters didn't seem to
know or care to inquire concerning congressman
The "Kiblcr farm" in Cecil county, belonging to
the Estate Of the late Thomas MurPhey was sold at
| of WeSchester, Pa, purchaser. Price $1,000.
Election returns from all the counties of the first
congressional district Eastern shore, except Worce-
!
over Graham, rep Worcester Will increase the ma
jority to about 1000.
: The one-hundredth anniversary Of MethodiSm in
Salisbury was celebrated on sunday In November
r 1873, Freeborn Garrcttson, Methodist preacher
wandered to Qantco Somerset county, and organized
the first Methodist society.
The colored vote is much priced in the Democratic
stronghold of Dorchester 300 coored votes were cast
and OF the 300 only b were against temperance As a
rule the coored people walked up to the polls and
voted that liquor should not be sold except as drug
n tlo mouth
:, men is from the Salisbury Eastern ShDrGRan: The
f Quickstcp Base Ball Club of Wilmington after blow
ing great deal have made square back down. and
5 our boys retain the championship of The Peninsula
At Pocomoke City, Tuesday of last week, whilst
II Miss Lille Ducr was examining pistol il was acci
"a dentay discharged the bullet passing through the
upper lip of Miss Ella earn breaking of TOOTH and
e lodging in the maXillary bone. Miss Hearn is re
h garded us very seriously wounded.
y. Horace shelley of St. Michacs. bought 40 pound
T., pig months ago and when he killed II last week
~ tipped the beam at 81 pounds Horace said he noticed
10 how that pig had markabc habit oh CROWN back
to ards and bress de goodness ef han killed him sool
n. spect he'd done gone away to muffin fore long
ID Jacob Rothschld, confidential clerk and salesman
% for Simpson Katzenberg, dry goods and clothin
month ago with $1,000 worth of goods TO sell for hi
I'm employer He sold the goods then sold the horse am
wagon, then pocketed the money and disappeare
m leaving Mr.. Katzenbe:g some $1,000 out of pocket
Is Frank Williams of Dorchester co. returned there
short time after an absence of year or so an
~, when he left again last week lac took with him
y; | valuable young mare, new carriage and a drivn
IA. robe belonging to several of his old neighbors o
ra Tuesday he was arrested in Philadelphia and II
=. property has since been all recovered. lie Will /
0' taken to Cambridge as soon as requiSition can
he obtained. and probably be tried at the now near
elf hand term of court
es The venerable G. w Rdgey, a minister of Il
,n' | Episcopal Church and at one time law partner
for pulpit at the NJ Church in benton on Sund
week. His patriarchial appearance; his dignity
ms mahloou ms ieTVeIcy anu tne PoM9I pow WIN Mlcn
'u9 enforced the truth tended to inspire ms congega
ch with gravity and reverence for the preacher as well
- for the of christianity of which he is SO able
III advocate-DeRtOR Union.
.! Local Option in Kent County-The temperance peoI
enI of Kent county gained sweeping victory over
j liquor trade ON Tuesday week, having carried eve
Dr This result was in a measure brought about by
low notorious Grand Jury Law which granted licer
'i" on account, large number of those who had be
on directly interested in the sale of liquor voted
her threw their influence i'll favor OF local option.
nral Election Night in Cheerto,ca- BonGres Speeches.
pm. The Local option boys in Chestertown says
HecS, made the early hours of Tuesday evening liv
in with their ejocing the victory of Temperan
at. At a later hour large crowd were gathered in
rho open space in front of the Market House and with
VINO horns enormous bOnfires and ringing cheers q
to vent to the exuberance of their joyous feelings
md triumph. Seldom is there such an etervescencC
~ rejoicing, shared alike by young and old in this cC
Ign, munty.
his 1ooo, oo,;o, j., Dorob,s,r voto was tailor
1t Is Dorchester county the license question Four
ton of the six districts went for local option viz
:. | by Il majority, Cambridge 42l majority Neck
81 o majority, and Straighs l6 majority In two of
)ney districts local option was defeated as follows La
unit 49, bbJohy bJ1S ~ F t bn, o. IN bc
be fore and the voters recognizing the good has dc
gave an overwhelming majority for it again
the alIv drink strong 79uoTS cast their ballots for pr3h
and. ton. The new local option law goes into efiet
who Tee T III INC uiS'rlcV' "ic'e 'Ic 'oe "en' "s"
illed
For Ioiirnament at CHnlpt9n-Ihe young men of cru
ood field on Nov 2otR It is free for ali to ride Who
man never taken more than first prize at any prev
red csea gnd ne s pr re are % cao eH G @
also a handsome lined buffalo robe: 4th, set of la
lnds, d9Ts 9TH IA an afghan lap robe 9Th pair Of dr
the lion. w. r Hip6urn, Viii be the Judges on the
r he sion. Dinner will be served on the ground fo
for Tbose igb o t G re WH NH come a.n from
Friel & Sudler of Crumpton, before Nov. 10th, a
books will then be closed Entrance fee three do
- This will undoubtedly be the best tournament
!. held on this PennSuar