Smyrna times., 1892-02-17

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electric lights for the gasoline system
now in use.
The burning of sedge field threat
ened a serious cOnaagratiOn at Centre
willie Monday.
The Norfolk truckers say the grow
ing crops have been badly damaged by
the late cold snap.
The Reading deal, it is thought,
will result in better railroad facilities
for Kent county, Md.
John :. Sudler, Of Somerset, is ap,,
pointed fish commissioner III place OF
Mr.. Rider, of Wiconico.
Mrs. Mary Anne Martin died Friday
at the re-idence Of DR.. Il. H. Irlppe, |
in Easton, aged 81 years.
Ex-Governor Jackson, of Maryland,
mas determined to make his permanent |
re idence in Washington.
Mr.. J. Edward Tylor of the EastoH
Gdzette, has accepted position in the |
AuSlOlu llOuSC az l'hlAituOlOs
Friday, during a fox chase near
Centrevile, the horse ridden by John |
Perry fell and broke its neck.
The car stables of the Norfolk City |
Railroad, were burned with 80 horses. |
Loss, $4,000; partially insured.
The fish commission steamer Fish |
Hawk will soon begin to locate the |
oyster beds in Chesapeake waters.
Rev Dr. Julius f. Grammar has been
called to Christ Protestant Episcopal |
Church, Baltimore, as assistant rector. |
The Methodist Episcopal parsonage
| of Centrevile has been remodelled and |
improved by the congregation at an
expense of $4,000.
A new line of railroad to connect
| GreensborOugh and Federals burg, Md,
by way Of Denton is projected, and
will be built in a short time.
Ebenezer T. Jacobs, died very sud
denly of apoplexy last Monday evening
at the residence of his sOn-in-law, Mr.
! Edward Lusby, who resides near
Chestertown, Kent county.
Richard T. Turner, a prominent
man of Kent county, Md, fell dead at
his door on last Sunday evening. He
was well known throughout Kent and
also in other sections of the Peninsula.
Rev. J. Z. Otis, of Bridgeville, Del,
conducted the revival services at the
| Elkton NJ. E. Church last week The
lumber of persons who have been con
vtrled since the meetings begun is
about sixty.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Mamie Seth, daughter of VIM. H
| Sslh, Oxford, and niece of General
! Joseph b. Seth, to Charles +. WoOten,
Of New York, at Grace Chapel, Oxford
February 18th.
The Maryland House of Delegates
last week adopted by vote of IS to 3,
resolution expressing as the sense of
the House, that the NatioHal House of
Representatives should act upon the
tariff in harmony with the broad
lines" marked out by President Clev-
Glands message of 1887 and also by
the Mills bill
The friends of United States Senator
Charles II. Gibson, of Maryland, will
give reception in his honor at
the Hotel Avon at EastOn on February
26. The Senator made his first visit TO
Easton since his election on Friday,
February II. He was given a recep-
tion at the Club House Of the Chesa-
peake Bay Yacht Club.
More Gas at ParsOnburg. rg.-John T.
WIndrOw, OF ParsOnburg, has struck
third gas we'll in that village Since
Mr.. Windrow struck his first well, four
other parties have struck the same
vein, and are using the gas for light
and fuel. The matter creates great
excitement from the fact that there is
not known coal bed any nearer this
gas than on the Western Shore of
Maryla
An infant child of Joseph Deaver,
living near ElktOn, Md, died few
days ago of pneumonia. An examina-
ton of the body of the child during
its sickness and after its death, showed
that on about the second day after the
child had taken sick, its flesh began to
harden, ossihcation beginning in the
feet and extending upward until it
reached the head, when it died It's
flesh became hard as wood clear to the
bone. 1t is said that this is the first
case of the kind ever known in the
county.
There were several bold burglaries
, in Elkton on Wednesday night by
unknown parties The Office Of the
Scott Fertilizer Company was entered
and the safe blown open Only about
$50 was secured. The safe was demol-
ished. The office of the Record pulp
works was entered, but nothing OF
value was secured. The Office of Keys
: IL Miller, grain and coal dealers, was
= also broken iuto, and the safe blown
open. II contained few dOllsrs in
. change. The burglars we're frightened
g here and left their tools.
:, attacked by Mad Dog.-Mrs. A. G
= Harley, Jr., a teacher in the public
: school in Tilghman's Neck, owned q
a ouCDlClO hOB WnlCus lOl i've years udO
been the devoted daily companion OF
;, herself and pupils. On Thursday
( while with the children he gave evi
. dence of hydrophobia. Having nC
: means of con6ning or killing him, Mrs
!. Harley walked home with him, and
= while on the way there was attack &c
= by him several times, but received II,
injury except the tearing of her skirts
The dog was shot when she reached
p, her home.
- HymenedI On Wednesday evening
by Z o'clock the Sudersville NJ. E
= Church was packed to its utmos
> - to see the nuptials of Mr. Geo. w
"a Phillips and Miss Carrie Marvel. A
~ 1.l5 Miss Mamie r. Pierce sounded
~ the march and the contracting partie
20 marched promptly to the altar rail
E. where they We're received by the Rev
- Mr.. Stevenson, of Smyrna, assisted b,
- the Rev. Mr.. MaeNichol. There wer
~ two bridesmaids, Miss Sallie Marvel
:, the sister of the bride, and Miss Akin
- OF Philadelphia; the grOOmsmen wer
y Messrs. Edward Marvel and w. Felto
,s both Of Philadelphia; The ushers wer
~ Messrs Medford Walls, Chas. Stevens
a. Will Evans and James Smith.
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