Smyrna times., 1890-04-16
Maryland Items.

Crabs have been seen ali winter in
our waters.
The County Alliance OF Talbot met
at EastOn on Tuesday last.
a dashing hail storm passed over
Easton last Wednesday afternoon.
An ice factory at Salisbury is now
an assured fact. 1t will be in running
order by June 1st
William B. Usilton, editor of the
Kent NelCs, mas been appointed County
Treasurer of Kent county.
Rehecca Gibbs, colored. of Elkton.
has elected a snail from her stomach
which she swallowed while drinking
water year ago.
The latest phase in the case of the
aefalCatiOn of State Treasurer Archer
Is his arrest at his home near Belair on
Thursday upon a bench warrant is
| sued by Judge Harlan of Baltimore.
He was also summoned to appear
before the Governor on Tuesday to
| answer the charge of malfeasance in
]
! COmmitte, which resumed taking tes-
timony on Thursday, has thus far
| traced S43, 500 of the 1927 900 missing.
MIR. Archer's physical condition is re-
| ported to be such that it will be impOs-
sible for him to be moved for some
days. In the meantime he will be in
the custody of an officer at his resi-
dence.
Organizing for Prohibition The
Temperance Alliance, of Chestertown,
is organizing for an energetic cam
paign between the present time and
May 18Th, when the high license
question will be submitted to the
voters of Kent county. At full meet
ing of the alliance last week, a com
mittee of Is members. three from each
election district, was appointed to
take charge of all matters pertaining
to the county campaign upon the Ii
cense question, and this committee has
authority to add 10 ladies, two from
each election district. A committee of
three was appointed to gather statis-
tics in reference to the advantages that
local option has been to the county.
". p. appointments The follow
ing are some of the appointments OI
the Maryland Conference, Methodist
Protestant Church, which closed its
labors at ChestertOwn, Md, last week
Georgetown, Del, to be supplied
T Harrington, w. H. Stone; Hurlocks
B. 2. Truitt; Kent Island, J. w
,, Dougherty; Laurel, J. w. Kirk; Leip
sic. il. w. E. Johnson; Liberty, s. G
Ferguson; Milton, A. A HarTyman
!. Mt. Tabor, II. c. Gushing; Newark
/. l.. r. DyOtt; Oxford and Talbot, F. II
: Mullineaux; Pipe Creek, J. w. Charl
e ton; Pittsville, G. r. Blades; POGO
moke, J. w. Paris; PocomOke City
A. D. Melvin; Quantico, w. J. /
Lucas; Queen Anne's, 5. J. Smith
e Reliance, G. J. Smith; Salisbury. G. :
. Arnett; Seaford, d. w. Anstine, SnOV
y Hill, b. F. Jester; Somerset, w.
Neepier; Sussex, g. D. Edmonston'
SUICIDE NEAR CHEsTERTOwN.-
's DriUen Insane By La Grippe, He Shoo
e Himself Dead. j. Frank Wilson {
y Still Pond, was Friday found dead
IS the woods shot in the left breast. ID
81 was about 35 years of age, one OF th
most popular men in Kent, was tt
superintendent of the MeihOdi:
~ ~ Episcopal Sunday school at Still Pom
: and held a high position in churc
" and Republican in politics. His estai
y is valued at $4,000.
'' Two months ago Mr.. Wilson WI
taken with severe attack Of the gri
as He became so iii that he was remove
an to Philadelphia for special treatmen
al After his recovery he became vietl
W of insomnia, and about three wee
10 ago his family discovered that the dl
n ease had affected his brain. For II
past two or three days his wife hi
noticed his peculiar actions.
to Friday at 2 o'clock he took his g
a. and, unaccOmpanied, started iowa
vn the woods. He told his wife be "
IT. going to shoot a little yellow d.
id which had been after his sheep. Abo
he 4 P. NJ. his wife, becoming nnea
about him, started with two or thr
others to look for him. Going in
Oh the woods she saw him lying on I
Us ground with the gun beside nj
OF Upon examination he was found to
Z: shot in the left side, just below I
slr heart. He was dead when found.