Smyrna times., 1893-05-03
Maryland Items.

Baltimore's elevated railroad is about
completed.
/. Irving Handy, Esq, of Newark, Del,
Will deliver the address before the Mt.
Vernon Literary Society Of Washington
College.
The Cambridge Chronicle states tina
465 497 bushels of oysters were opened in
the 28 packing houses of that town during
the season of 1923.
st, Paul P. f. Church, Kent, is prepar.
ing for bi-centennial celebration of the
founding of the church. which takes place
May oath, during Whitsun week.
Irene Koons, the 3-year-old daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Koons, Of North
East, Md, died of typhoid fever on Satur-
day The Rev. Mr.. KOOns himself is III
with typhoid fever.
The applications of Hon. John B. Brown
of Queen Annes, and Hon. Edward Llovd
OF Talbot, have been filed in Washington
for collector of the port of Baltimore.
Which will it be?
Maurice w. Miller, of Dover. has mr.
chased the property known rs THE Brick
Store" at Princess Anne, Md, and will
remove to that place about May l, and
enter upon merchandising.
Chestertown is organizing a new savings
bank. Kent people will find it a good
thing to keep small savings in Queen
Anne's people have had one for some
time
For the past two weeks the fishermen of
the Susquehanna have enjoyed an almost
unprecedented run of luck The catch of
herring has been enormous, while shad are
unusually plentiful.
Mr.. VIM. II. Smith, u prominent citizen
of Church Hill District, died suddenly of
paralysis Saturday week. 4 widow and
sixteen children survive him He was
lot several years engaged in the manufac-
ture Of bricks.
Governor Brown, ofMaryland. saws the
New York World, ''is the only one of the
southern Governors who takes the least
pains with his mOustache. The ends of il
are twisted and waxod in truly French
fashion.
The members of the Denton bar. under
the direction of Hon. George NJ. Russun
have signed a petition and forwarded it to
governor Brown, recommending the an
Of Judge John NJ. Robinson as
chlet Justice OF the court of appeals.
Hirons Clifton, of Clayton, student of
washington College, ChestertOwn, was so
unfortunate as to break his arm while in
the gymnasium last week. This is the
second accident of the kind since the OMEN
ing of the session.
Sixteen House of Refuge bows in Balti-
more made break for liberty early one
morning last week, but before sunset all of
them had been captured and returned To
the institution. According to Superinten.
dent kirkwoOd's account the escaDe was
cleverly planned.
heat county MtLk.-The prices paid per
hundred for milk at the Kent conutv |
2Ioamerles for the month of March were |
Ghestertown, Sl.OO; Kennedyville. SllO, |
Locust Grove, Sl.05: Galena and Sassafras
sI.O8; Crumpton, S1.OO, Millington, as |
The McShane Bell Foundry, of Balti. |
more, Is preparing drawings for the largest |
oell on the American continent IL will be |
named the Great Bell of America." j" and |
WI weigh 1900 pounds, 1000 for each |
state of the Union. ''' '''"
Col. Edwin II. Webster who uos
0rother-in-law of Hon, Thos. / Realm,
CentreVille. died at Bel Air. HorfoTdi
county, on Monday week He was for
many years prominent IN politics and Mt
1he tlme was collector of the port of Balti- |
,, George w. Humphrey, editor of Eyerv
E0enang, was married Thursday afternoon
2 g Miss Annie K. Gerry, at the residence
y the brides uncle Mr Samuel w.
M.egill, Mount Harmon, on the Sassafras
6lverl six miles from Cecilten, Md, the
NeV' ID. ii. Corkran officiating
Death Of an Aged Couple.-Within the
last few days have passed away two of the
'lcest residents and couple of Hillsbor-
lugh, Caroline cOunty-Mr and Mrs Jos.
stewart aged 70 and II years respectively,
he former dying on Saturday and the lat
er on Tuesday. They had been married
bout 40 years.
Died From Fright.-Mrs. Denroche, wife
Il Rev. @. 4. Denroche, rector of st. PauPs
Protestant Episcopal Church, was fright
med to death last Thursday night. She
nd MIR. Denroche, accompanied by their
laughter had been to the sewing meeting
t the church, and started for their home
t Fairlee about II O'clock. On their wav
nd when about opposite Mr.. John Is
Sicholson's farm, the horse became fright
ned, which frightened Mrs NichOlson So
adly that she fell over in the carriage
enseless. and died Of paralysis of the heart
aused by fright. /