Smyrna times., 1888-07-04
MARYLAND Item :

The Port Deposit Electric Light
Company has been regularly incorDo-
rated and board of directors elected
The first new wheat was sold in
Baltimore June %, five days later than
last year, at $l.12 for choice and S1.OO
for garlicky.
5. ElwOOd Patchett, formerly editor
and proprietor of the Independent at
EastOn, Md, died recently at Hot
Springs, Ark, whittier he had gone for
the benefit of his health. He was 27
years old.
Carroll H. Sudler, of Sudlersville.
Md, who was graduated at Swarth-
more College this year, will become
managing editor of a Centreville CMd.)
paper at an early date. Mr.. Sudler
was chief editor of the SwarthmOre
Phoenix while in college.
Smith-DdshjeLJ.- Miss Ella. daugh-
ter of DR.. John w. Dashiell, and Mr..
E. Orrick Smith were married at Prin-
cess Anne, Nd, Wednesday evening,
in the Episcopal Church. Rev. Dr..
Henry B. Martin oficiated. The at
tendants were Misses Lena Woolford
and Lila Dashiell, Miss Green, of Alb
erdeen, and Miss EOphie WOOlfOrd.
The bride approached the chancel on
the arm of F. D. Dashiell, her brother
in-law, and the groom was attended
by his brother, P. NJ. Smith, of Balti-
more. The bride was dressed in white.
Washington College Commencement -
An OratOrical contest for two prizes
took place, in which seven young men
from Kent county, Messrs. Harper and
GeOghan, of Dorchester, Tull, of Som
erset, and Porter, of Caroline, entered.
VIM. F. Russell, of Chestertown, was
awarded the first prize, $40, given by
w. II. Hadler, of Philadelphia; NJ. S.
Harper the second, Hoods works. Of
fered by Prof. Watts, of the college.
The judges were Prof Clark, Reuben
Carey and Robert Mobray.
The Mt Vernon Literary Society
held its anniversary Wednesday night
Thomas c. Weeks, of Baltimore, de-
livered an address. his subject being
1.-THE World"
The commencement proper was held
Thursday morning. Lawrence J.
Smyth, of Fairlee, Kent county, was
the only graduate, and made the salu-
tatOry and valedictOry addresses.
Sale of an Eastern Shore Railroad. -
The real estate of Col. Lemuel Show
ell, president of the WicOmico and
POcOmOke Railroad Company, was sold
at Berlin, Wednesday, at trustees sale
The estate, comprising about 5000
acres of land, was divided into 26 farms
The aggregate amount of the sale was
S44874. The Wicomico and PocOmOkC
Railroad was also sold at trustees sale
for $500 to the bondhOlders, who
purchased it in the interest of the Bal.
timOre and Eastern Shore Railroad
Company.
General J. c. Seth, president of the
latter road, who was present at the
sale, says that the WicOmicO and POGO
moke will be run the same as at pres
ent, but that the B. and E. Company
will commence at once to build the
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad
and run it in connection with the w
and P. All arrangements have beer
perfected between the Annapolis anC
Baltimore Shore Line, and the Annap
oils, Washington and Baltimore Line
to 90 over the B. and 0. or the B. ant
p. from the connection with the ferry
boat at Annapolis. The people ar
very much pleased at the sale of tn,
road to the parties who bought it, as i
is expected to insure more direct com
munication between Baltimore AM
Ocean City and intermediate points.