Smyrna times., 1888-03-21
MARYLAND Items.

VIM. G. Satterfeld, of fGreensborough,
has 100000 peach trees planted and
growing.
The name of COx's station on the
Queen Anne's and Kent railroad will
be changed to Barclay.
Barnum's Hotel, in Baltimore, is ad-
vertised for sale at public auction on
the 28th of this month.
John Bradley, living near Vienna,
caught 300 blackbirds in his cornnouse
on last Tuesday-enOugh to make
pie.
The oratoriO of Queen Esther will
be rendered at Centreville on the even
ings of April I'd, Sd and 4th, under the
direction of Prof. D. P. Wyatt.
Mrs Hiram Goodhand, wife of Hiram
GOOdhand, prominent citizen of Kent
Island, died at her residence on Satur-
day last Of pneumonia. aged 67 years.
John Tracy, for years proprietor of
the well-known Atlantic House, Ocean
City, has taken the Edison House, at
Michigan and Pacific avenues, Atlantic
City.
The bond of Mrs. Mary A. Daily, ad-
ministratOr of John Daily, for 10000,
is the largest administrators bond ever
required to be given by the Orphans
Court of Caroline county.
Centreville did not receive any mails
from Saturday, the 10th, until Friday,
the 10Th, about 2 P. Ma period of
nearly one week. The publication of
the Record was delayed. The Kent
county road got through on Thursday.
The Independent, of Chestertown,
! seems to have taken the Blizzard very
cOmplacently, though that town was
showed in some four or five days. All
it has to say in referring to the subject
! is: Three Mondays in succession
with snow is not a healthy harbinger
of Spring"
The House of Delegates has passed
an amendment to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal bill to sell the lease to the
highest bidder. This virtually kills
the proposition of the Western Mary
land Railroad to lease at $45, 900 a year
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is an
elephant to the taxpayers of the State
Baltimore is at last to have an op-
portunity "tO spread herself" The
belt which provides for submitting the
question of voting upon the annexation
Of the belt " has passed both houses
and been signed by the Governor. The
belt at the city's instance has Offered
such favorable terms that the belt viii
unquestionably become a part Of the
city.
I. Davis Clark, prominent citizen o
Trappe, died on Sunday last of cance
of the throat, aged 50 years. Mr.. Clarl
was a man of large wealth, and fol
manv years has been engaged in thr
mercantile business at Trappe. H'
was elected and served four years a
Judpe of the Orphans Court of TalbO
county and one term as State Senator
He was the largest stOckbolder III tn
Easton National Bank and has been
Director of the bank since its organi
zation.
EscaDed from JdiL.-When Deput,
Sheriff Sparks went into the Jail COZ
rider at CentreVille last Wednesday T.
lock the prisoners in their cells he wa
, pushed down by Samuel Stinson, col
ored. held for larceny of clothing fror
H. ID. Goodwin. Before Deputy Spark
could recover Stinson made his escap
: into the rear yard Of the Jail and TO th
street. All day Thursday parties wer
out looking for him but he was se
| curely slowed away by friends. sheri
Seney offers $40 reward for his captur
and return to jail.
, The certificate ofincOrporation Of tn
I ElktOn and Cape Charles Railroa
! Company was filed in the executiv
! Chamber at Annapolis, last Friday
The road is to run through Cecil, Ken
E Queen Anne's, Caroline, Dorcheste
I Wicomico, Somerset and Worceste
! The termini are at a point in Gee
/ county, near the town Of Elkton, o
! Inc Baltimore and Philadelphia raj
road, branch Of the Baltimore s..lI1S.Ee. an en-
. Ohio. and a point on the dividing In
4 Of the State Of Maryland and Nlrglni.
' The capital stock is placed at @zOO,V'
J in shares at $50 each.