Smyrna times., 1889-01-16
Maryland Items


george T. Scotten, near TemplevilIe.
ana Miss Lena Williams, near Mary,
del' will be married this evening.
Of the four thousand dollars needed
TO rebuild the M. E. Church at Cecilton
which was destroyed by the cvclone
last August, two thousand has already
been taken in.
:. "A few weeks since the Parks Ferti.
lizer Company, of Baltimore, purchased
site in Salisbury on which to place
their large plant, which is worth S35.-
OOO. Over $1,000 will be required to
move the plant from Baltimore and
erect the buildings.
The big lumber firm of E. E. jackson
d Co. has been dissolved and three
new firms created. The one at Sails
bury will be William H. Jackson &
son, the one at Baltimore will be w. F.
jackson q Bro, and the one at Wash
lngton will be E. E. jackson & Co.
William D. Haddock, architect and
builder, sOn-in-law of the Rev. J.
France, presiding elder of Easton dis
trlct, lies at Zion very low of spinal
meningitis. Mr.. Haddock had recently
closed his business in Zion with a view
to move to Wilmington to follow his
business there.
MiLLer-Shallcro8s.-Att the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Elkton on Thurs
day evening Miss May Miller. daugh-
ter OF Samuel H. Miller, and Thomas
Shallcross, young farmer of Queen
Anhes county, were married by Rev.
y. w. Prettyman, of FairmOunt, as
sisted by Rev. Charles Hill, of Elkton.
Inc bridesmaids were Miss Kathleen
Miller, sister of the bride. and Miss
Shallcross, sister of the groom. The
grOomsmen were Sereck Shallcross. OF
New York city, cousin of the groom.
and l.. b. Morrow, of Wilmington. Del
The ushers were w. G. ShalIcross. of
Dover, Del, a cousin Of the groom
FRANK B. Harvey, of Dickinson Col
lege, and w. c. MurgatrOyd and Wal
ter L. Butler, of Wilmington.
Shortage IN an Association's Funds
since the organization of the Denton
National Bank the Building and Loan
Association, which had done a -four
lshing business, has been a source OF
annoyance to its stockholders. 1t soon
became apparent that its affairs had
oeen loosely managed, and H. Il. Lew
Is was appointed receiver. Walter H,
thompson, an expert accountant, oi
EastOn, was employed to examine the
books OF the association. Friday morn
ing Mr.. Thompson delivered to Mr.
Lewis a statement showing the finan-
clal condition of the concern. He finds
that the assets of the association foot
up S9,632,93, while the liabilities are
shown to be $16,O11.31. There are
losses TO the association resulting from
the compromising of cases amounting
to S2,5746l. This sum added to the
assets reduces the shortage to SO, ,SO4.77
Mr.. Lewis says a settlement with the
stockholders will be made on a basis oil
this report unless further searching O
tue records enables him to locate the
| lost funds.
A despatch from Crumpton, says
"The village gOssips are discussing thu
marriage of Miss Matte Glandine, thC
principal of the school, and DR.. G. T
/ CahOOn, the village physician anC
va lcts w tlCn luC ministerial DlSS
sing had been given and the benedic
ton pronounced, the happy pair step
ped into the finest team the town cOulC
auOrd and drove to Rolph's wharf
twelve miles away, to take the steame
Emma A. Ford for a wedding trip t.
Baltimore and Washington. Whel
the steamer was reached, however, tn
| bridegroom concluded that he coulC
not desert his practice and his drui
store, even for the pleasure of brida
tour, so placing his bride on the steam
er, with many emphatic injunctions t
look after her comfort, he slowly an
sOrrOwfully wended his way home
while the lonely bride came on to Ba
timOre. Mrs. Cahoon visited friend
in Baltimore and Washington, and en-
joyed her lonely wedding tour as bes
she could After three days abscens
she returned, and was met by her huS
band at the wharf. The little hOus
was ready for her, and the happy pal
have gone to housekeeping"