Smyrna times., 1885-10-07
Maryland Items.

Maryland Items.
Rev. James E. Bryan, of Cambridge,
will be called to Asbury, Wilmington,
at the next Conference.
The Trappe Enterprise, published by
Messrs. Mullikin & Kemp, at Trappe,
Talbot county, has suspended publica-
ton.
The cranberry growers at Salisbury,
are picking their crop, which gives en-
plOyment to a large number Of hands.
The crop will be about as usual.
Manager w. o. Gilmour, of the Cecil
Democrat, was married on Tuesday
evening to Miss Sallie Howard, daugh-
ter of the late Colonel George r. How
ard, of Elkton.
Rev. John r. Todd, son of Rev. r.
w. Todd, OF Snow Hill, has entered
Dickinson College, ard his brother
George w. Todd, goes to Drew TheO-
logical Seminary.
1t is rumored, says the WicOmicO Re
cord, that the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad will soon pass
into the hands of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
William McMenamin, James Ferry
and Michael COnnor went to Galena,
on Saturday, to present to the Rev.
Dennis J. Flynn 5000, u gift from his
parishioners Of st. Mary's parish.
There have passed through Salisbury
over the New York, Philadelphia &
Norfolk Railroad this season over 800
carloads of sweet potatoes from Vir-
gInia, making about 100000 barrels.
The prOprietOrs of the cotton factory
at Snow Hill are trying to arrange for
the removal of their business to George
town. Mr.. Treat, has offered them the
use of portion of his new factory at
the "Y."
Mrs. Mary Eleanor Goldsborough,
widow of the late William L. GOldsbOr-
ough, of Dorchester county, and
daughter of the late Gov. Edward
Lloyd, of Talbot county, died in Balti-
more, Tuesday week.
The Baltimore Sun estimates the total
receipts of peaches in that city at
100000 boxes, and thinks the growers
have realized an average OfOne dollar
a box. The market has been much
better than was anticipated.
Charles E. Wooten, of Laurel, has
received a special appointment from
Senator Houston, to the Oxford Mill
tary Academy. This institution is not
yet three months old and has 120 stu
dents, 80 States being represented.
Amongst others spoken of in connec.
tion with the bishopric of Easton are
Rev. Dr. Satterlee, of New York, Rev
Campbell Fair, of Baltimore, Rev. Hall
Harrison, of EllicOtt city, Rev. DIR. Ec-
clestOn, of Baltimore, and Bishop
Elliott, Missionary Bishop Of Western
Texas.
The anti-hriberyites of Caroline coun
ty have put the following third ticket
in the field: State Senator, Jno. F
Dawson; clerk of the court, A. L. War
ren; House of Delegates, Charles e
! FARRELL and +. w. Williamson Regis
ter of Wills, James A. Dixon; County
commissioners, w. J. Clark. H. NJ
Smith and John r. Griffin; Sheriff, J
G.. Redden; Treasurer, c. H. Whitby
Mrs. A. B. Roe still lies in a precariou
condition in Wilmington, where sh,
has been detained several weeks by i'll
ness. She is suffering from an aggra
waited form of neuralgia which has ren
] hn,. go g., . l.
present, while she has lain in semi-un
consciousness for three weeks. He
daughters and husband divide the tim
at her bedside.-GreensbOrOugh Ere
Press.
Jas. P. HOffecker died at his home i
Hartford county, on Friday week, il
the 69th year Of his age. He was born
and lived sometime after reaching man
hood in Duck Creek hundred. A mum
Der of years ago he moved to Maryland
a part of the time on POOLS Island
when fortune turned decidedly in hi
favor enabling him several years ag
to purchase a large and valuable farr
and fishery at the head of Bush River
His wife died a year or so ago. II
leaves several children, among theT
being Mrs, John Farrell of Raymond
Neck.
The EIkton Fair.-A hundred an
F seventy-three entries, comprising eigl
ty-twO different horses, have bee
made. Ninety-fve of the hundred an
seventy-three entries are for the rur
ring races, the remaining seventy al
, in the trOtting, wagon and co
races. The cattle exhibit is parti
ularly large The fine herds of Judg
Stump, E. c. Knight of Philadelphia
VIM. Homewood, Henry Wood, E. Gi
2 tings Merryman of Baltimore count
: r. w. Wilson of Pennsylvania, I.
. Stephens of Cecil county, r. w. HOdl
: son and others are entered. The PEN
r sylvania Stock Breeders Association
e Philadelphia exhibit herd of twent
= head of Friscan or Dutch cattle, whiC
S have been on exhibition at the Pen
= sylvania State Fair.