Smyrna times., 1892-07-13

Samuel Griffin, of Denton. purchased
the privilege of the bread tent
and horse pound for Concord
Camp. The prices bid were
$lOO.5O for the bread tent, and 800 25
for the horse pound.
The cornerstone of u new academy
in course of erection at Princess Anne.
Md, was laid with Masonic ceremony
Monday. The Masonic lodges in ali
the neighbOring towns had been in
vited to participate.
Ordinances have been passed bv the
mayor and council of POcomoke City.
prohibiting the erection of wooden
buildings in the burned district. The
work of clearing away to rebuild the
bank has begun.
William M. Lister, young man of
Caroline county, has been appointed
minister in charge of a church in Piney
Neck, Kent county, under Presiding
Elder Smith. Until his appointment
he was student at Conference Acad-
emy.
Court has nulliied the claim of Sid
ney |. Wales for Sill ,389. .94 as his com
mission for the Federal direct tax re-
funded to Maryland. WALES claimed
an attorneys authority to setUle all
Maryland claims against the United
States.
Salisbury citizens have organized a
street railway company. The corpora
tors are l.. E. Williams, James Perry,
G. l.. Waller, w. S. McConkev and
Lemuel Malone. The projected railway
WILDE five miles long and will cost
$l6,50O.
The managers of the EktOn Fair are
st!lI receiving offers of special pre-
mlums, which they are not able to pub.
lish IN the catalogue. This week "a gen.
tleman offered tree scholarship in the
EiktOn Academy for the best selected
reading Dy young lady, pupil in the
public schools OF the county.
The State Teachers Association
decided to join heartily in the celebra
ton of Columbus day aud passed reso.
lutlons asking the Governor to issue a
proclamation recommending the OBJ
servance of the day by the people Of
the State and especially by the schools.
Sale Of Mills Col. J. G.. Mullkin. of
EastOn, as assignee of mOrtagee sold
tuesday the Mallalieu mill property.
near MillimgtOn consisting of woolen
mills, store, farm of 264 acres and
several dwellings to Mrs. G. B. TAYLOR
OF Smyrna, Del, tor $l2,055. She was
the mOrtagee. A few years ago this
property was appraised at $52 900.
The most successful guessing so far
reported, was made last week. Mr..
William ). Mcdonnell of Chestertown
offered thrre prizes to the three persons
guessing nearest to the number of
pieces of candy in the jar. The lar
contained 1926 pieces Mr.. William A.
Wheatly guessed the exact number
and received the first prize, hand ONE
clock; Mr.. Horace Reed Ruesse,; 725
ana secured the second prize, a box of
cigars, and Mr.. John Willis got the
third prize on guess OF 723. kent
NeUS
Some Fen Peaohes.-The Wicomico
NelCS reports that peaches are ripening
IN that neighbOrhOOd already. Two
sample lots of ripe peaches have al.
ready been plucked, one from the farm
OF l.. B. Price, at Allen, aud the other
was picked from the yard of William
NJ. Mitchell, on William street. POGO
moke City. The NeUs then saws:
Mr.. Price says he will have a large
yield Of Amsden's June varieties
Mr.. William H. jackson thinks he will
be able to ship 1000 baskets from his
farm near Salisbury. These he will
PICK from l2OO trees, IA the rest of his
$4,000 trees are not bearing fruit this
season.
Disastrous Fire at Pocomoke Citv-
The business part of this town was
burned Wednesday. The establish
ments of Frank Jones, tailor; Lloyd &
Blaine, druggists, E. J. Polk, merchant
tailor; Mrs. J. Wilkinson, millines:
hoffman, clOthiel; Miss Lambdin'
millineri Veazy 4 Bevans, general
store; }. H. Merrill & Co., cl0thiers:
Dekay, milliner, NJ. H. Smith, confec.
tlOnaryi National Bank, Post Office.
LeVan Matthews, Hall Brothers & |
Co., Parker House, w. H. Davis, Hen |
derson Pope, general store; j. Bonne
vile, Charles Hall, Mrs. Stubins, and |
several other small stores were de. |
stroyed. The loss will be fully $780, |
600.
Valuable Wharf and Granite Proper.
ty Purchased The Chester River
Steamboat Company closed a deal with
Mr.. Geo. +. Harrison, of CrumptOn,
Wednesday, by which the mbOat
company became the owner of valuable
wharf and granite property at Crump-
ton aud Deep Landing, and also OBJ.
tained control of the sbipyard proper.
ty on the Kent county side of the river
and Kirby's Landing, between Crump.
ton and MillingtOn. For years this
property has been under the control of
owners OF sailing vessels, which have
carried the greater part of the large
wheat crops of both Kent and Queen
Annes county; the property is also In the
great peach belt. From these points
over 100000 packages of fruit wer.
shipped last year. The steamboat
company will open a new daily rOute
to CrumptOn, and as soon as the gov.
ernment completes dredging, the Ches.
ter river Loaf will go up to Millineton.
Murder at DehtOn, Md.-WiIliam 9
shaw, son of William Shaw. living
near Denton, was shot and killed sun.
day by VIM. Tyler, son of George M
Tyler, OF Media, Pa. The last named
owns the place where the Shaws live
" Is known as the Witherbee farm
Here three years ago, Shaw moved
Win grown up family of three sons
Mr. Tyler removing to PennsvIvania
The landlord and tenant got along
until this year. when mari
DI the tract was leased to young TYLER.
who again moved here. There have
Deen several quarrels between the two
anliles recently. This morning
shaw and his sou went over to the
young mans place to recover some
borrowed farm implements. A bitter
quarrel ensued. Tyler fired several ',
'hots, one bullet passing through !
young Shaw's lung, and cutting his
ugular, and another making q wound
n the old mans side. The young
nan walked a short distance toward
home from the Tyler House, and then
ell down dead. |.
News Items.
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