Smyrna times., 1892-06-01
M arVland Items.

MARYLAND Items.
The Tuckahoe bridge between Tai.
bot and Caroline counties, has been
opened.
The Sinepuxent Beach Co., has con.
tracted with Mr.. John X. Shannahan
OF Easton, for an artesian we'll at
Ocean City.
The Messrs. Selby, have sold their
hotel, Congress Hall, Ocean City, to
Mr.. Lyons, of Washington, who will
open it this summer.
During a snow storm in Garrett
county Friday, a circus performance
was suspended while the performers
went out to engage in snow balling.
The run of bluefish in our waters is
remarkable. Captain J. ]. Bunch
caught 700 at one haul few days ago.
on which he realized $l75.-Kent
NelUS.
"COcky" Fenner, said to be a bur
glar, is held in Philadelphia on suspic-
ion of being implicated in the murder
OF Mrs. Granville Richards, in Cecil
county, Maryland.
Democratic primaries were held
Saturday in a number of the counties
of Maryland, some of which were in
teresting for the stand taken by the
out-and-and-Out Cleveland element.
Arcadia Rideout, colored, of Easton,
has been awarded pension of $12 a
month, dating 10 months ago for a son
killed in the late war. The old man
will now be able to ''rideOut" in good
style.
Snow Hill can boast of one of the
smallest young ladies on the shore.
She is now Is years of age, and weighs
exactly 423 pounds. She has gained
half ponnd in weight during the
past year.
The Oath annual convention of the
diocese of EastOn will meet in All
HOllows Church, Snow Hill, Md, on
Tuesday, JuDe7, 1892. Bishop Adams
will preside as president ex-officio out
of the convention.
A red hot wrangle is going on in
Talbot in the Democratic ranks. Sen.
atOr Gibson is bitterly antagOnized by
some of the leaders. What the result
will be remains to be seen. The fight
comes off June 4th.
A large delegation of students frOH
the Wilmington Conference Academy
of Dover, Del, headed by the Presi
ident of that institution, DR.. w. L
GOoding, attended the funeral of Ly
man H. Plummer at GreensbOrOugh
Wednesday, and presented handsome
floral tribute.
The Methodist Protestant Genera
Conference at Westminster, elected tn
Rev. F. T. Tagg editor Of the Method
) ist Protestant newspaper, and tn
J various other offices were filled. Th
! question Of the admission of wOme
: was referred to the annual conference
and unless twO-thirds vote against i
the women will be admitted.
Y Half Rates to Minneapolis Uia r. & [
= For the Republican National Cor
i vention on June 7, the Baltimore an
: Ohio Railroad will sell rOund-tri
n tickets from all stations to Minneapol
t at the rate of one fare for the rOun
r trip. Tickets will be sold June l to
: inclusive, and will be valid for retur
r journey until June 25th inclusive.
Queer AnimdL.-A COW belonging
= John H. George, of TuckahOe Neck,
y few days ago gave birth to a calf
: very curious proportions. 1t was
J. neither sex, had the head of a dc
! without a neck, catfish mouth, Il
tail of a raccuOn, with legs two incht
y ! long, the feet of calf and the stOmaC
q q Of an opOssum. The curiosity will
stuffed for exhibition.
|, Seventh Day AdUentists--A climf
=, in the work of the Seventh Day A
IL ventists at Rock Hall was reached Ia
90 Sunday when 81 converts were ba
n tized in the bay. The leading spir
al in the movement are Revs. r.
on Hotel and E. E. FRANKIE.
Il These two gentlemen arrived
- ChestertOWn last week and have rails
~ large tent, where they expect
- hold meetings every evening un
further notice, with Sunday serviC
l.. at p. IN. Both of these gentlem
IN have families. These gentlemen {
az az very intelligent and well-versed in t
MS bible They claim that Saturday
70 the Sabbath day. and will endeavOr
~ gain converts to that belief. Th
'u' doctrine also includes other bell
i ~ contrary to the general view.
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ng DEATHS.
ito NEEDLEs.--Neer Clayton May 2Sth, Anna