Smyrna times., 1884-03-19
Maryland Items.

Oysters are twenty cents bushel at
Cambridge.
Citizens of Salisbury have subscribed
$3.50 towards establishing National
Bank.
Simulate was printed for emulate by |
the Centreville Observer in an obituary |
notice.
The first herring of the season con-
tinues to be caught, up and down the
Chesapeake.
The Queen Anne's National Bank
was organized ut Centreville, yester-
day, with eX-COmptroller Keating
president.
The "Oratoro of Esther" will be
rendered at Port Deposit on the 24th
and 25th inSts., under the direction of
Prof. d. F. Wyatt.
The bill to provide for the publica-
tiOn of the State archives by the Mary
land Historical Society passed the
House of Delegates on Wednesday
| last.
At meeting of the stock holders of
the Eastern Shore Railroad, held at
/ Princess Anne March IL, it was unani-
mOusly resolved to consolidate that
road with the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk railroad.
Rev. A. w. LightbOurne, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
Easton, was presented Thursday even
ing, on his return from Conference, by
the members of his congregation, with
a handsome gold watch.
Madam rumOr says that the Rev.
Chas. Hill, who has been assigned to
Cherry Hill NJ. +. Church by the re-
cent conference at Wilmington, will
shortly marry Cecil lady. He is
son Of Presiding Elder Hill.-CecH
Wing.
The Denton Journal of last Saturday
editOrially names Hon. Philip w.
Downs, of Caroline county, for Con-
gress. 1t says that no Caroline. man
"has held any public trust in the be-
stowal of the district or State for al
most a generation"
At Fridays session of the Maryland
NJ. p. Conference, at PocOmoke City,
the following were admitted to the
itinerancy Edwin A. Warfeld, jesse
w. Norris, Il. S. Cowen, Charles H.
Dun; orders, John S. Bowers, James
H. Daugherty, DIR. James H. May
: nard.
The Kent Ne,Cs has q correspondent
who in writing about a fellow who
, lately "went back on his sweetheart,
uses this singular language: "Oi
course he has no heart, but what there
is of him ought to be kicked to death
by lack asses and we would willing
" be one to lend q helping foot"
! The Caroline county roads are to be
kept in repair this year under contract
: The roads are to be repaired twice, il
: the Spring and Fall, and the contract
prices per mile vary from 50 to Sl5.5O
c There being 500 miles of roadbed II
y ! the county and the total cost will b(
!, S6.856.25. This does not include the
i care of the bridges over twenty fee
long.
l. Col. Legg, Of Queen AMne's count!
II has accomplished much for Oystermen
Il By his own unaided effort he got bill
II passed in the Maryland Legislature
n took it to Richmond, met the Legislature
n of Virginia and captured it in one
1t single engagement, got the bill passed
d there and prevailed upon Governor
e Cameron of that State to approve th'
y measure, thus making it the law of tw'
10 States. The bill is for the protection
of Potomac river and Pocomoke sound
and it was necessary to make it concur
s. rent i'm order to secure its enforcement
g Forest Trees. s.-Resolutions relative
ne the planting of forest trees in the Stat
n of MARYLAND, have been introduced b
ID Mr.. Randall in the House. The reso
Il lutiors direct the Governor to issue
ly proclamation annually, designating
as day in April for the planting of fores
sh trees. TO be known as Arbor Day,
n and recommending that the day be az
voted by the people of the State to thi
purpose; and to teachers in publ
schools. that they encourage their chi
OF dren. or those under their influence,
hg nlant. or transplant ut least one fore
Shade tree on that day, by the side OF
~ public road, or about their scho'
- houses or homes.