Smyrna times., 1890-06-25
MARYLAND Items

Maryland Items.
The new Cecilton church is estimated
to have cost $1,000, entirely free from
500. ''''' '''''
William J. Davis is engaged in culi-
walton of cantaloupes near FederlIs-
burg. He has 1000 vines growing.
The manufacture of ice has begun at
ChestertOwn. Adjacent towns will prob
ably be supplied. The price OF the
natural article is II cents per pound.
Charlotte Elbert, colored, has died
near Centreville at the authenticated
age Of lOS years. She was a slave and
had vivid recollection of the war of
1912.
A Baltimore daily proposes a vote
OF thanks to Senator Wilson, who Is
one of the three Democratic senators
who voted against the free coinage OF
silver.
Eugene Macharet was committed 10
the Maryland Penitentiary on Monday
OF last week for eight years. for the rob
olng OF lewelry store at POcomokc
City several months ago.
A cOlOred woman died in Baltimore
the other day at the age of 1l6 wears.
One OF her many eccen trictie5 was
that she never claimed to have nursed
George Washington.
A farm of 2lS acres near Kennedy
vile, owned by the late G.. n. II. Per-
kins, was purchased by n. Il. Crow for
S34 per acre. A dwelling in Kennedy
vile has been purchased for $1,000 6r
the Methodist Protestant church of that
town for parsonage.
SarGgely attacked bg q Cow.-Thurs-
day at Denton, while crossing a lot
back of her home, Mrs. Mary A. Pierce
was attacked by vicious COW. which
tossed her about in frightful manner
breaking her right leg and fracturinr
her shoulder. Her husband went TO
her rescue and was treated in like man
ner, except in his case there were no
bones broken.
Mrs, Joseph d. Knight Of Ridaclv.
Md, has $4,000 silk worms which she
has hatched from the eggs and is now
feeding for silk production. Tie
worms are the product ofhalf an ounce
of eggs which she received from the
Silk Association. She feeds the worms
six times a day and keeps the rooms
in which they are at work at a t9mpe-
rature Of ninety degrees.
An express train on the Philadel-
phia Division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was wrecked near
Childs, Cecil county, Maryland, early
on Friday morning. The driving rod
of the engine broke, and two Sleeping
cars were thrown down an embank-
ment. Charles Ackenheil, Chi9f In
gineer of the Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit Company, and John Mcnamara.
fireman, were killed, and thirteen
others were injured.
Eyes examined tree by Prof We'll.
scientific Optican, 305 Market street.
Wilmington. The only exclusive op-
tical establishment in this State. 4
celebrated oculist in attendance daily.
who advises upon all diseases Of the
eyes, free of charge. Prof Wells o.
f. P. spectacle is guaranteed to be the
best in the world, made only by him
self Will correct any defect of the
vision and cure headache.
One of the passengers who escaped
injury in the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road wreck at Childs, Md, on Friday
morning was a male occupant of a
sleeper who was not awakened by the
occurrence, although the car fell forty
feet down an enbankment. He was
aroused after much difficulty, and in
his berth was a partly filled whiskey
bottle. The man was beastly drunk,
and imagined the train had arrived in
New York.
The MaILaIieu WOOLen Mills Sold at
Private lSdLe.-The wooden mills of
Mallalieu Bros. situated near Milling
ton, were last week sold by the pres
ent owner, Rev. Richard Adams, to
Mr.. H. J. Houpt, of Philadelphia. The
Drice paid has not been lea rned, how
ever, that Mr.. HOupt traded property
in New Jersey. 1t is rumOred that Mr..
Houpt will remove to the county and
start the mill Rev. Mr.. Adams, who
is a son-in-law of Thomas Mallalieu,
purchased the property few years
ago anu uulluk a POA AbiOA VI AAeb tltAC
has had the mill in operation to lin
tied degree.-CentreUitLe Record.
jacob WHliams.-Jacob Williams,
who died on Tuesday afternoon, was a
prominent and successful EastOn mer-
chant. The disease that took him sud-
denly and unexpectedly of, a cancer
in his neck, came while he was in the
Drime of life. He fought it manfully
and sturdily, resOrting to all remedial
agencies that presented a hope Of cure.
For months he battled for life attend
ing calmly and persistently to his bus
mess affairs during a large part OF the
time. and until the inroads of discs SO
made business duties physically impOs
sible of performance. Mr.. Williams
had many warm personal friends in
Easton. People who knew him well
became attached to him. He possessed
traits of character and disposition that
make warm friendships but he was sore
firing in his manners and so unOstenta-
tious in his actions that an intimate ac-
nuaIntance with him was necessary to
enable one to appreciate him as he was
"a true man. He was in his 4Sth year.
He was the son of Samuel Williams, Of
Raw Hundred, who still lives, and the
brother of Denny Williams Of st. Mich
aels. He leaves a widow the daugn-
ter of Mr.. John Satterheld,l and four
children.