Smyrna times., 1890-10-08
Maryland Items.

Maryland Items.
An incendiary fire destroyed the
stock of Thomas Hubbard, a grocer
in Cambridge.
The party managers are tardy in
sending names to the Secretary of State
for Australian ballots.
William Ford, aged Is, son of VIM.
H. Ford, of Perryman's, Hartford |
county, was accidently killed while
cunning. -
G. Clinton Roberts of the Centreville |
Observer will leave Centreville Md, for
Denver, Colorado, in few days. His
interest in the newspaper firm will be
leased by the other two members.
DR.. E. B. Tanning, hOmeOpathist,
who went from Smyrna to Crumpton
three or more years ago, has been com
PEELED to quit the place on account of
i'll health. He and family left for Phil
adelphia last week.
One of the greatest revivals that |
Deals Island has ever known is now
in progress there. There have been
III conversions up to date, many of
these are adults and were the oldest |
and hardest sinners of the place.
WicOmicO NelCs.
For several days the atmosphere of
Salisbury has been redOlent of the |
aroma of Fish Chum," that grateful |
charmer of the Olfactory. Vessel loads |
of the 'chum" have arrived here this
season for the farmers of the outlying |
districts who are using it on their
wheat lands.-AdUertiSer
The friends of Mr.. Geo. w. Cruik- ]
shanks of Elkton have presented his
name for the vacancy in the State Tax
Commissioners Office, caused by the
death of the late Levin Woolford.
Mr.. Cruikshanks has our best wishes |
for his success, for we know no man
as capable who has so long served his
party without reward.-Whig.
In the death of Col. Levin Woolford,
State Tax Commissioner, Maryland |
loses a we'll known citizen and faithful |
officer of long continued service. He |
was the comptroller of the State treas
ury for eight years, from 1870 to 1878,
and the state tax commissioner from |
the creation of the Office in 1878 to the |
time of his death.
Eyes examined tree bv Prof We'll, |
scientific Optican, 305 Market street |
Wilmington. The only exclusive op- |
tical establishment in this State. A |
celebrated Oculist in attendance daily, |
who advises upon all diseases of the |
eyes, free of charge. Prof. Wells o, |
E. 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.
The deaths of Ex-Governor Philip |
Frank Thomas and State Tax Commits
sioner Levin Woolford, removes two
prominent figures in the politics in the !
State. Both died at a ripe old age,
and both had during a long life en-
joyed to an exceptional extent, the
hOnors and emoluments of Office.
Governor Thomas especially filed
many position of public trust with
fidelity and ability, and was consid-
cred a man of fine talents and ripe
experience.
B. &c E. S. Railroad. The new B. &
E. S. R. R., is now in full operation
and on Monday last the trains began
to run on schedule time from Salisbury
through to Baltimore. The road now
gives every promise of success and it
seems to be received with an OPEN
handed patronage, all along the line.
Nearly every town along the road has
been recently stimulated and new en-
terprises have started and the general
interest shown indicates a traffic far in
excess of what could have been ex-
pected. The outlook for the road
both in travel and produce is very en-
couraging to the company. As a line
of travel it seems to meet a long felt
want, and so far the success has been
fattering. During the Easton Fair of
last week, the road had thirty coaches
in use and an average of two thousand
people were carried over the road each
day, making about eight thousand per-