Smyrna times., 1888-10-24
MARYLAND Items.

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Messrs. Shafer and Davis have their
creamery at Kennedyville in full ope-
ration.
On Friday night the town of Port |
Deposit was lighted by electric lights
for the first time.
The new M. P. Church at Chester
town, Rev. Walter R. Graham pastor,
dedicated on Sunday week cost $25, 900.
Rev Alfred Z. Melvin, of the Will
mington NJ. E. Conference, has been
lying i'll at the residence of his brother
near ChestertOwn for several weeks
past,
A frame dwelling belonging to Mrs.
Penelope Pennell, near WOrtOn Sta
ton, Kent county, was burned We'd
nesday morning. 1t was occupied by
Mrs. Samuel Cooper.
E. B. Frazier of Port Deposit has
purchased the drug store in the Caskey
Building, Newark, of Beaton Smith of
Wilmington, and the new purchaser
will take immediate possession.
John c. Voshell, of Baltimore, with
his wife, moved over on Thursday and
took possession ofCol. w. J. VannOrt's
commodious dwelling in ChestertOwn.
He proposes to keep first class hotel.
During the past week over 500 oys-
| ter dredging licenses were issued at the
MARYLAND Comptroller's Office. This is
| the largest number ever granted in a
week during any previous session.
Hon. George NJ. Russum, of Denton,
| by invitation of the executive commit
tees of New Jersey and New York, is
away on a speech-making tour. He is
now in New Jersey and thence will go
to New York State.
Captain R. Powell and a man named
Warheld, while engaged in friendly
wrestle aboard of an oyster boat of
Cooks Point Sunday, accidentally fell
overheard and both were drowned
The men lived near Cambridge,
Rev. DR.. Jacob Todd of Grace Church
Wilmington, will preach in Galena, NJ
E. Church, Rev. 1. G. FosROcht, pastor
next Sunday, the 28th inst, in the
morning, and officiate at the laying o.
the cornerstone of the M. E. Chapel.
Henry A. Godfrey, of Berlin, who
was shot by Cyrus P. Nelson on Wed
nesday last, does not improve rapidly
Although probed for several times, the
ball has not yet been found. Nelson
had a hearing before Squire Pitts, anC
was held in $1,000 bond for his ap
pearance at court.
DR.. Phelps. of Galena, has associated
with him in dental practice DR.. J. d
Ford. formerly of Baltimore. The doc
tor attributes his enlarged practice t,
, the use of printers ink coupled Will
, faithful work. They propose to opei
branch offices in adjoining villages Il
/. due time.
, After the Gamblers. Every good elf
izen of ChestertOwn-and thrOughou
the county-will thank Judge Wicke
v for his charge to the grand jury las
+ Monday morning, in which he calle
!. special attention to the law agalns
gambling. His honor had good reaso
to believe, with every one else VIII
: takes an interest in public morals, thi
y this demoralizing business has bee
Z, prosecuted in this community wit
h brazen effrontery, to the disgrace an
Q almost utter ruin of young men, I'll
greater corruption of older men, an
d the general degradation of our town
e the estimation Of the outside world
e Kent Nelos.
q The elephant car was run up next
/. the tender of the engine. One OF I'll
1 elephants being OF an investigator
= turn of mind ran his snout out an
y lifted the lid of the water tank, whi'
= = supplies the boiler. 1t contained Sc
!. y eral hundren gallons Of water. Eth
~ as a practical joke on the engineer,
= else because he was uncommonly Or
y the huge beast inserted his trunk a.
3 BEGAN to draw off the water. III
- other six elephants soon caught on
the wrinkle, and soon seven long Dla
of snouts. like 50 many rubber nose
X were making the water drop in t
st tank as If the bottom had fallen OF
n, Both the train employees and the sh'
%, people were busy loading other ca
IL. and the fact that the elephants b
D. drank all the water up was not CISCO
es cred until the train was ready to sta
&C. Then there was music IN the arr, 2
al seven happy elephants looked pea
he fully and serenely on and TOOK
, world Just as they found It, Witnc
On making any unnecessary fuss ol
of small. things.-C ChestertOiCn 1rdnScr'