Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-01-18
MARYLAND Items.

Thomas F. Chance, surveyor of
Talbot county, has been appointed day
inspector at the custOm-hOuse.
PORT. D. P. Wyatt is preparing a
company of singers in Chestertown,
Md, for rendition of Queen Esther
at that place.
A verdict of 900 damages was rem
dered in the case of Janney VS.. P. w.
and B. r. R. at ElktOn. The case
against Harry Confer for violating the /
Cecil county liquor law was abandoned. |
The Snow Hill Messenger, Messrs.
Purnell & Vincent publishers closed its |
nineteenth year with it's last issue. No
paper in the State has improved more
within the last 'welve months than the
Messenger. 1t is now increased to an
column paper and printed on a power
press.
f. E. Jackson, the new governor Of
MARYLAND, intends to make himself
and family comfortable at Annapolis.
He has taken with him to that place
his family carriage, two white horses,
an Alderney COW, three Maltese cats,
a large dog. and a number of live tur-
KEYS. chickens and ducks.
Mr.. Rayner has introduced in the
House a bill providing for the estab-
. Iishmept of a ship canal between the
Delaware and Chesapeake bays, to be
under the supervision of the engineers
corDs and to be naval, public and
nostal highway. Mr.. Rayner faVOrs
the Choptank route, and thinks the
r nrosnects for the passage of the bill are
. bright.
About $50 on Thursday night fire
was discovered in ]. Bergen's dry
y goods store on Main street, Sails
, e bury. The alarm was given, and on
/ entering the store a pile Of blankets
and comfortables on the counter were
d discovered in flames, These were hast
"a iIv thrown out of the store and extin
i g1ished. The damage is slight. Care
* iesspess with a lighted cigar Is sup
" posed to have caused the fire.
e. The Legislature of Maryland Frida,,
Oh elected Hon. Stevenson Archer, stat
H. treasurer for a second term. Mr.. jon
O. A. Robson was elected police com
,f. missioner for six years, and MT. Jon
T. Gill, Jr.. for the remainder OF the MI
N. row term, vice Carr, appointed an IN
m term. The Governor Withdrew IrOi
Ies the Senate the name of John X. Oo'
"a for director of the penitentlary, an
We appointed Francis +. waters IN D
J. place.
lin Jobn R. Nicholson, Esq, of Dove
.he was in Chestertown, Md, three da!
all last week, representing the Baltimo
de- cd I'D Delavare Bay Railroad in a su
yes brought against that corporation
Dr q. II. Massey, of Massey's, M
Dr Massey seeks to recover for pie
ON ~ land which was leased to the Coz
ing ,anv in 1881. Mr.. Nicholson tenders
'ais The principal, 1886, without inter'
III For damages. which Mr.. Massey retus
and suit has been brought. ]. }: Biz
l ham. Esq, of N. Y, is associated WI
orv. Mr.. Nicholson.
the The New York World says: " ID
5ses inc the last session of Congress rep
Ken tentative Gibson, of Maryland, M
lus- undisputed sway as the Apollo OF
oys, House, He has a rival this year
rise the nerson Of Representative mcO
Iongb of Pennsylvania. McCuiiou
. bas beautiful blonde whiskers, ire
e rosv complexion and Handsome, ey
;dad His feet are not as shaA % ~
go 800 Init in a general way he carries Oh
old apple for beauty" a, .r -;
T The Eastern Shore Will meyer y
VI t. the we'll earned distinction Of proc
as -. inc inc the Apollo Of of the House."
Del. deserves it.
, ,ltlsh In NAV 1888 Mrs: julia yallia ian
' snl, crossing one Of her fields, lost pan
menu o nd spectacles. In 1884 the heIq
~ Slowed for corn and went tnrousn
'De ppsn@i rotations that Of wheat ana I 9 =
qn 1887 Il was again plowed for 9
&c., I "a aov week as Mr.. s. B. Eegar was 7
.ara, ;n1 St through the field ne discovered
, mins glasses living upon the surface. e
lrlns we're @ee1 perfect with the exception o.
yS,- s Va niece which was gone, the ga
:; ~ S ,'are unframed, and the gold wa
: nI5- h %Sei As It was the day they were /,
CO. when lost they were incioseu a
Colo VIE, /" tIn case ,shich had entirely q
~ s,i ~ , sesred It will be seen from TINS
sSnaa sbev were buried under the sou
osss t tbe spring Of 1884 to 1887 10 the
- g wear thew were brought 20 ene -, su'
valtar and passed through an ens'i0 W.
e. lie iagel- Easton Gazette.