Smyrna times., 1882-02-01
Maryland Items.

Maryland Items.
The streets of Chestertown are to be
shelled.
Snow He'll has n man who walks 16 miles
to see his girl.
A project is on foot to start q wooden
mill at Easton.
There is movement to reopen the
"New Bridge" road at Easton.
Wild geese are more abundant about
the bay and river shores of Talbot county
than for many years.
A Pocornoke city man recently killed a
hog that registered the magnificent weight
of thirty-fivs pounds though it was only
two years old.
VIM. c. Eliason, o. Baltimore, and Miss !
Mollie Naudain, of SIt Pleasant, Del, |
were married in Bethel Nj. f. Church, |
Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. l.. w.
Laytield.
/ William H. Council has introduced in
| the Maryland House of Delegates a bill
providing for issuing of $4,000 in copora-
ton bonds. to pay the floating debt OF
Easton, incurred by building the market
house and establishing the fire depart
meht.
The new NJ. +. Church near Wyatt's
school house, Caroline county, was dedi-
Gated Sunday. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Milby, pastor in
charge Of the circuit, assisted by Rev. J. L.
Smith, of Greensboro. The latter preach
ed the dedicatOry sermon.
The town boys snow-balled the Salisbury
bailiff. He arrested them and they were
fined. But before arresting them he
cursed them and now each one of that
crowd Of boys is retaliating by having the
bailif arrested once a day for swearing
There are boys enough to keep it up till
the 1st of March.
The dwelling owned by DR.. Jas. r.
Phillips and occupied by Mr.. L. V.
Iecompt, at East New Market, was burn
l ed to the ground, on last Friday. The
: dwelling was insured for 81 POO. Mr..
t Lecompt's loss is estimated to be $3.50.
The family Just escaped with their lives.
The origin of the fire is supposed to nave
I been iAcendiary.
: The movement Of phosphates from
Baltimore for the South is now at its height,
and steamer room is taken up i'll advance
a later than usual, but has opened with Il
5 rush. There are over twenty phosphate
manufacturing and shipping firms in
! Baltimore, who at this season make large
: demands upon the water transportation
= lines to get their products carried South.
Both houses of the Maryland Legisla-
ture last Thursday night adjourned over
r until Monday for the purpose of attending
| ~ b,, EalG ial az "a O-
= ton. and some of the members actually
journeyed to the Capital, Friday, before
they discovered that they were just one
n month too previous. Perhaps these
II funny legislators have sworn OFF, read
,r ing the newspapers until after the session
in is over.
Mr. Joseph A. Baynard, Engineer Of the
20 Delaware & Chesapeake Railway, me
Of with painful accident on Tuesday last
ht by fall which he received at Hartley
= the new station the Company are buildin!
ON the line of their road. He placed
ladder ON a goods box, to reach the roo
vi and the ladder broke when he was at tn
N, top of II. The fall bruised him badly, bu
ne no bones were broken. lie was taken il
in. the cars to his home in Oxford. were h
is improving.
as Ever since Crisfield has been in exist
hit ence it has had to depend upon the cloud
er for fresh water, or haul it in barrels froI
ill a distance, or get it from the tank of a
engine. The absence of fresh water h.
been a source Of great annoyance to tn
ru' citizens. and many attempts have bee
on made to get it by settling artesian we'll
ing but without success, until Il few days ag
10 when Mr.. q. A. Maddox, of FairmOun
oF- met with the good fortune to secure fres
and excellent water.
yea yea At the annual dinner of the Merchan
tHe and Manufacturers Association of Ball
he more last week, several of the speake
10 gave some valuable views on the a
D! important subject Of the ship canal,
oo' which Baltimore and the West are
much interested. Among those who spcl
ing in reference to this matter were Preside
aIo Smith, Ofthe association, ex-Mayor Latro
snt. and Senator German. 1t is hardly necG
,nd sary to add that the Choptank route W
G of cohSlusreu the only proper llle IoE su
the an improvement.
The Rising Sun Journal says: 1t
stIa hardly probable that Wilmington newsT
and pers will send any more representatiy
avt to Elkton, to disabuse the Local Opt
:. i Law; since the last expert received su
= a merited chastiSement at the hands of I
~ HtH anu ~NCN"' 1NODiC VIII COInG
- I Cecil county with the expectation that
q - whisky has ruined her business, will
home with a flea in their ear; especially
ssor they wish to make an affirmative rep
ne.- and advocate the whisky interest. Lo
hin option has driven the liquor business fr
1ich the county-but it has given US instead
sing happy, peaeable people.
oins A gentleman who has watched I
oniS S course of events in Annapolis for twel
Aeu years, and has seen party arrayed agai
party and faction against faction, says
,Iicv has never in all that time observed
,nGe feeling so bitter as it has been between
4 Of two wings Of the Democratic party.
Sons secret is made of the fact that insural
ninI, Commissioner Hines has chosen Ma,
Er,2 Whyte's side and left his old frien
Comptroller Keating and Treasurer Cor
rIon ton of course lean toward Senator Corn
rscv very strongly, and they constitute