Smyrna times., 1886-12-08
MARYLAND Items.

Richard T. Carter, cashier of the Denton
National Bank, will be married to-day to
Miss Carrie Sigler, of Ridgely.
The cold wave has stopped nearly all
building operations at Salisbury. The
bricklayers quit and left for their respec-
tive homes
Phillip w. Downs, lawyer of Denton,
has been appointed general appraiser Of
merchandise at the port of Baltimore by
President Cleveland
The Chestertown clock is now in its place
on top of Stam's hall. One hundred and
eighteen persons contributed toward its
purchase, giving sums varying from %
cents to $40.
The citizens of Easton are greatly exer-
cised over the matter of T. Z. Martin,
charged with violating the Talbot County
local option law, and who was granted Il
10LLe prosequi by Gov. Lloyd.
Henry Meier, a son of c. Meier of Galena
Kent county, was lost in the blizzard of
November 2lst near Menokew, Dakota,
and was frozen to death. Young Meier
was teaching school at the latter place
Ex-State Senator Andrew b. Roe, and
Miss Rebecca Bernard were married at the
residence of the bride in Greensborough
Rev. VIM. Oh. Hutchin of the NJ. Z.
Church.
Hope H. Barroll, as attorney for the
owners, sold last week the Marley farm,
near Sassafras, Kent county, belonging to
Jacob I. ShallcrOss and Laura ShallcrOss,
containing $50 acres, for $1S $50, to Geo. 2.
Knight, Of Dover, Del.
The schooner Ella, Capt. Hampton. be-
- r.
was blown ashore off Queenstown on Sat
urday night, loaded with grain and bound
for Baltimore. The vessel was cut through
by the ice Monday and sunk. The cargo
will be total loss
Sudden Death of an Aged Lady-Mrs
Elizabeth Spear, relict of the late James
Spear, Of Kent county, died suddenly from
the effects Of a stroke Of paralysis at the
residence Of DR.. S. G. Dudley, in Centre
vile, Monday. Mrs. Spear was sitting in a
rocking chair in the parlOr in company with
her daughter, Mrs. Dudley, and without
warning fell back Mrs. Spear was a
daughter of the late George Hazel, Of Del
aware, and was II years of age at the timo
of her death. She leaves four children sur
viving her, Dewitt c., +. W., and Henry
| Spear and Mrs. 5. g. Dudley. The re-
mains will be inferred in the cemetery at
Millington to-day.
The Rev. 7. 0. Ayers, presiding elder Of
Dover district, who has recently been at
Seaford, says that there is q promising
young minister preaching in Maryland
within his district, who is so passionately
fond of ladies society that he never, in his
travels, passes II scare-crow until he is
| thoroughly satisfied that it is not n woman.
And, it is said, although Mr. Ayers will
not make a solemn affidavit as to the truth
| of the statement that this gallant follower
of Wesley, not long ago, while driving to
one of his appointments lifted his big hat
and bowed exceeding low to a wayside dog
wood bush, whose charmingly autumn.
| colOred leaves and symmetrical outline,
with saucy cat-bird perched in its top,
led the susceptible young preacher to take
the bust for a certain pretty school teacher
| on her way home from school This young
man is an anachronism; he ought to have
lived in the good old days of Solomon
when it was lawful for man to have 7O(
wives.-Cor. Of the Morning Neles.