Smyrna times., 1891-09-30

Hog cholera is reported to be preva-
lent in the vicinity of Warwick.
Invitations have been issued for the |
annual clam bake at Oxford, on FRI
day October End.
Postmaster Michael Heating has |
Just completed an examination of all |
the twenty-six post-Ofices in Queen |
Anne's county.
Col. VannOrt repudiates his blowing
match He says, according to the
american, that "the idea originated
with some one else"
The Alliance is largely represented
in tie Democratic regular ticket and
but few of its members take stock in
the fusion movement.
The entire crop of wheat, oats, and
hay, On the farm of DR.. II. NJ. Uhler In
Sassafras Neck, was destroyed by fire
Saturday. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a threshing engine.
James White has fine lot of corn
adjoining ChestertOwn, which he says
will certainly yield 100 bushels to the
acre. One stalk he exhibited at the
NeiOs office was 8 feet 4 inches in height
from the ground to the top ear.
One hundred and ffty-fve persons
attended Dover Fair from Greenbor-
ough Thursday. By some hitch in the
railroads arrangements a number of
persons were left upon the depot plat
form and special train was called from
Clayton to take them to Dover.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Ellen Mary Baker to DR.. g.
Clcland Jones, of Elkton, at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Mr.. George
w. Baker, No. 4O5 Washington street,
Wilmington, Del, on Thursday after
noon, October 9Th.
Says the Kent NelOs The farmers
have had much difficulty in getting
hands to cut off the big corn this week.
| Owing to the hot weather a man can
not cut off more than One-half the guam
tity he would if it was cooler. They
expect to be late in seeding wheat.
Many threshed their wheat this week.
Fred, twelve-year-Old son of Mr.
James H. Nichols, a prominent mer-
chant of Denton, was seriously shot
while cunning, Saturday. He was
picking up his gun from the boat When
the hammer came 10 contact with ar
obstacle, causing the weapon to fire
and the load carried away the muscle
and flesh of his arm just below the
shoulder.
A correspondent writing from Gum
borO says that horses and mules are dy
Ing to an alarming extent from blind
staggers. We have lost four horses anC
one mule in.the last ten days, and ]. b
HeaTn has young horse sick at thi'
time and Mr.. Dale, of Whaleyville, Md
and others have sick horses. 1t mus
come from bad water and pasturing on
low and wet lands. WicOmtcO NeiOs.
The revolt of the Democratic voter
against their 'bosses" says an exchangI
2 is general all along the line, and is no
by any means confined TO Cecil, Car
roll, or the tier of northern counties il
, Maryland. The Salisbury Sentinel ]
/ the latest addition TO anti boss journal
, ism on the Eastern Shore, and les pro
. iector Mr.. Lemuel Malone life loni
Democrat announces, that he has grow
!. weary of boss rule in Wicomico count
and will make things lively there.
Sdssafras UniOn.--The ladies Of Sas
a safras met Wednesday, Sept. 10th,
organize a w. @. T. u, under the aul
!, pices Of Mrs. Helen g. Rice, Of Boston
= Massachusetts. The following officer
4 were elected President, Mrs. Georgi
4 Caulk correspondent secretary, Mis-
Eiizabath Caulk recording seer
3 tary. Mrs. M. II. CHM treasurer, Mr.
I Agnes TerbuttOn. Mrs. Lake II
: Corresponding Secretary Of the w.
4. u. Of Baltimore, Mrs. V. l.. Gu
. bertson, Of MiddletOwn, Del, Miss Sa
lie Stewart and Miss May Matthew
Of Chestertown, Nd, were present.
ic The death of VIM. Fields, of "
"a comico county, on Tuesday ends p
x culiar case Of disease. Forty days al
a Mr. Fields ceased to eat solid FOO
as and since then he has Lain IN com
a. tose state without eating anythin
be Al times the doctors were unable
or tell whether he was living or dea
His pulse seemed 10 stop ct TIM