Smyrna times., 1886-01-27
MARYLAND Items.

Maryland Items.
The Wilmington Conference con-
venes in ElktOn, March 4th next.
James & Robbins oyster house, at
Cambridge, was burned Sunday morn
ing; loss, $1,000; insured for 500.
Gov. Lloyd has asked that the ice
boat Maryland be sent to relieve vessels
IN distress at Oxford and Cambridge.
The Denton Union says that John ].
Barnes of that town shod 10 horses
during the cold snap of five days-22
per day.
The formal resignation of Secretary
of State Milligan has been filed at
Annapolis. He will be succeeded by
E. w. LecOmpte.
There were nearly 1000 ducks killed
on Chincoteague Island by parties
there during the late freeze. One man
killed from 20 to 80 per day.
james S. GemmiU, of Worton, who
had been i'll with typhoid fever, died
Monday of last week. Mr.. Gemmill
was greatly respected by all who knew
him.
Captain Thomas Heathers, who
moved from Camden, Delaware, to
Marydel on January 1st, has traded
his farm near there to Josiah Steele &
Co., for their store.
Pocomoke City, was lighted on
Thursday night by the Edison incan-
descent electric light, to the alleged in
finite satisfaction of its from 1000 to
1,5O0 inhabitants.
The Centreville Record says that all
the vessels frozen up off Kent Island
some eight or nine in number-have
been crushed to pieces by the ice and
abandoned as worthless wrecks.
John Smith, who is Ill years old,
and who lives near Marydel, and who
has an aged and invalid wife, still
manages to keep house without any
help. The endurance of the aged
veteran is a marvel.
S. Meyer Cooper, German peddler,
is accused of fattempting to assault Mrs.
Walter r. Warren, a young married
woman living near GreensbOrOugh,
Caroline county. Cooper is in Jail at
Denton awaiting hearing.
Hon. Henry Lloyd, of Dorchester
| County, who was elected by the Legis-
lature on Wednesday to the Office of
Governor, to fill Mr.. McLane's unex-
pired term, is probably the youngest
person who ever held the position.
A young daughter of David Jewell,
residing near WOrtOn, Kent county,
was run over and trampled to death by
some careless horseback riders on
Tuesday evening, while returning from
a singing class in company with several
others.
Senator German has the proud repu-
tation of being the first Senator Mary
land has ever reelected. Maryland
has so much senatorial timber that it
has not been considered necessary in
the past to let member be elected
more than once.
Frederick Numbers telegraph opera
tor at Masseys and Miss Belle Goodwin
of Millington were married at the M.
E. Church Wednesday evening. The
Rev. r. H. Adams of Wilmington tied
the nuptial knot, assisted by the Rev.
Mr.. Numbers, father of the groom.
Owing to the irregularity ofthe train
on the Kent County railroad, an effort
is being made to change the mail route
from Crumpton. The mail now goes
to LambsOn's station, and connects
with the Kent road. Persons interested
desire the route changed to MillingtOn
The Kent County Agricultural Asso
citation at its meeting of last Monday
elected the following officers: :-Presi
dent, w. F. Norris; vice president
John p. Nicholson; recording secre
tary, Henry T. Massey; corresponding
secretary, VIM. B. Stephens; treasurer
VIM. J. VannOrt.
Joshua DOrman, merchant Of Quan
tice Wharf, Wicomico county, has beer
systematically robbed for a long time
Last week he had searched the premise
of Henry Benson, an old cOlOred maj
of the neighbOrhOod, and there wa
found 81 900 worth of goods. A buncl
of twenty-five keys was also found
which were made to fit every door o
Dorman's place.
AtShrewsbury Church ChestertOwI
Wednesday, at half past o'clock P. d
the handsome groom in the person @
William II. Wallis entered the sacre'
edifce with his elect bride, Miss Jenni
Justis, daughter of Lewis .: Justi'
Esq. Of near Locust Grove. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. K. II
Murnbv assisted by the Rev. Mr.. MAJ
tin The ushers were DR.. Hugh Wallis
of Virginia, DIR. John Hackett an
: Wessrs. ID. J. NOwland, H. Z. Walll
and Lewis G. Justis, Jr., of Kent.
, The Nsav Movement. Whiskey to th
5 rearI Temperance to the front is tn
4 lond unending cry that is now raise
3 throughout Cecil county. The days {
: the tempter and the demon are draw
D mo 10 a close, the white and beautifu
{ hand Of total abstinence holds a swOr
! of fire that is determined to cut IT'S wa
through the ranks that oppose II an
+. ond sfand at last victorious on the hel
If conflict. Too much youthful corruI
flor. too much highwayism, too muc
/ enslavery of mind and body and sol
/ ~ drink. drink, drink, have at la'
e Stirred the prohibitionists Of old Gee
from centre to circumference and the
cause Is now on the thresold OF az
4 yancement. The convention IN Od
1 Fellows Hall on Tuesday last amp
demonstrated these statements,-Cec