Smyrna times., 1888-10-31
MARYLAND Items.

Maryland Items.
Rev. J. NJ. Osmond was installed as
pastor of ElktOn Presbyterian Church
Sunday.
Ex-Governor William T. Hamilton.
died at HagerstOwn, Md, Friday, aged
sixty-eight.
The FIVE Maryland monuments on
the battlefield of Gettysburg were ded-
icated Thursday.
Rev. ]. A. B. Wilson, D. D., ofDover
will speak at a grand Prohibition rally
at Salisbury on November 2.
Mrs. Kenney and Mrs. Boyd, of
Philadelphia, are assisting the Rev. J.
d. Reese with his revival services at
Pomona.
Miss Clara Boyd of Philadelphia, is
assisting the Rev. Asbury Burke with
his revival services at Bethel and
Glasgow.
VIM. T. Johnson, of Milford, Del, is
at Centreville working up an electric
light plant, with a probability of
success.
Elkton MethOdists highly appreciate
the Rev. Charles Hill. He will OCCUPY
his new parsonage about the middle of
November.
Hon. George w. Covington, ex-mem-
Der of Congress from the First district
of Maryland, is lying very i'll at his
home in Snow Hill.
w. H. Brattan, a Wicomico county
farmer was shot in the hand and side
by his son, J. Hilary Brattan, in an at
tempt to enforce payment of rent
The body of the late Col. Edwin
Wilmer was inferred in the Wilmer
Lot Vault at Hopewell M. E. Church
cemetery, near Port Deposit, yesterday.
Mrs. Mary J. Barcus, consort of Com
missioner Greenbury Barcus, of near
/ GOldsbOrough, died suddenly at her
home on Monday night of last week.
The immediate cause of her death was
heart failure.
The cranberry crop of Wicomico
county is being gathered this week.
The growers say that the yield will be
about an average one. The prospects
for this years market are very favor
able on account of the early frOsts in
other sections.
Congressman Chas. H. Gibson, Of
EastOn, Md, passed through Clayton
Thursday, enroute for Snow Hill
where he was to speak. He believes
in claiming big majorities enough fol
$4,000 in Indiana, 5000 in COnnecti
cut, &c.
The prOhibitionists held a mas
meeting in the court house, Denton
Thursday evening. The house wa
packed. Walter F. Harman, of Cen
treville, candidate for Congress, anG
Rev. Alfred Smith of Cambridge, made
speeches, and Rev. Ralph T. COursey
of HurlOck's sang several solos will
fine effect.
Messrs. Grier Bros, formerly of Mil
ford Del, were in Salisbury last weel
cOnsummating their contracts prepara
tory to opening their machine shop
, here. They have purchased a lot nea
f the depot and expect to be in operation
: by the beginning of the year. Tn
business will include iron and bras
foundries and general machine shops
-AdUertiser.
D The B. & o. Railroad Company hav
: printed circulars announcing a ha
. rate excursion to points in the Shenau
) dOah Valley in Virginia and West Vii
I ginia, on November 13. Tickets al
good for thirty days and permit stO
over privileges at all intermediate Sta
n tions. Rates of fare are given froT
= Philadelphia, Chester, Wilmington an
y Newark ranging from $3.50 to $11.8
;. The Denton Union says: " The late
e election bet is between two prOmineI
e gentlemen, one of Caroline the other
Kent. The bet is that if Cleveland
elected the Caroline man is to whe
/ the Kent gentleman from the Brit
d Hotel in that place, to the bridge al
$ back on the other hand, if Harrison
l. elected the Kent gentleman is to whe
q the Caroline gentleman over the san
y route. The principals each weil
le over 200. Look out for some fun Il
Ill day after election"
-. Thomas Baldes had singular exp
rience recently. He was. on Miles ri
~ er catching oysters, when suddenly
n large number of partridges began ia
NJ ing on the water about him, so be
~ course began to secure them, and so
u had the lockers of his canoe well fill
% with the savOry birds. On reachi
ns the shore, the partridges, although G
I'D hausted when put in the locker, b
regained their strength and when
ay opened the door several escaped.
Of however, took thirty of them safely
-ly his home. The unlucky birds had l
lie dertaken to fly from Secoud Po
P. Woods across the river, and as they
on only while a single breath lasts, th
ce, had miscalculated the distance a
er. thus came to grief.-EastOn Ledger.
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