Smyrna times., 1893-04-05
M arVland Items.

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M arvland Items.
North East, Cecil county, is to be
lighted with electric lights. The price
named is $l2 year for street light and
and Sc per year for store light.
The losses of sheep in Talbot county
from dogs and severe weather during
the past winter have been very heavy.
Samuel Harrington of Long Point.
has lost % old sheep and 60 lambs.
A large delegation from Caroline
county went to Washington Wednes-
day to urge the appointment of How
ard Melvin, editor of the Journal az
postmaster and ]. Boone Dukes to be
deputy collector of internal revenue
George w. Cruikshank, ESQ. of
Elkton Is engaged on a book to be
called Leaves from the Log-book of a
or journal of a Failure y
The work will be partly Auto.biog-
raphical and partly didactic. Few
people know the ups and downs of
life more intimately than our veteran
contemporary. The downs are partic-
ularly familiar in the past few wears.
when time has dealt with the vim of
vengeance with one who once pros.
pered.
Mdrried.-Mr. John E. Connolly.
formerly of Centreville, and Miss Ma.
bel K. Mcclure, were married at As
bury M. e. Church, Wilmington We'd
nesday night at 8 O'clock.
Mr.. John r. Costin, formerly of Cen.
but now of New York was
married in Wilmington last week to
Miss Sallle Turner, daughter of ex.
sheriff L. b. Turner of Qneen Anne's
county.
Most interest is now centered i'm the
Internal Revenue COllectorshiD. which
includes Maryland and Delaware
Numerous applicants are named for
the place, and for the positions of
deputy collectors, gaugers, &C., under
him, probably there will be twenty for
each. Within the next thirty davs il
Is expected that the changes in the
Internal Revenue department will be
made.
There is considerable excitement
among the colOred population in Geoge.
town because of the singular death of
Rachel White, cOlored girl who died
last week. 1t is said that Just before
she died several live snakes crawled
out of her mouth. The friends of the
girl claimed that she was poisonee bv
husky rival who gave her a powder
made of dried snakes head in a glass
1f whiskey, according to an old voodo
to:mula.-EGStOR Gazette.
Old Relics aud a CuriOsity.-Mr. Jas.
Johnson, of Millington, has an UNIQUE
collection of fractional currency. Con-
ederate notes and Continental money
he face value amounting to several
lundred dollars. The fractional cur
'ency amounts to about $S and is re.
leemable at the U. S. Treasury. The
Confederate notes run from So to 800
ace value, their actual value being at
ached as a relic of the civil war The
Continental note was issued at Phiia-
ielphia, July 22d, 1776, and is signed
)y Jas. Ash and Samuel Massey.
The fruit growers of Worcester
,ounty, Md, held a meeting at Snow
Hill on Tuesday and decided to de.
nand of the railroad companies re-
luction of thirty cents per hundred in
reight on strawberries and peas.
Other reductions to be asked for are:
twenty cents off on potatoes per bar
'el to all points; twenty cents per 100
pounds off on peaches. The farmers
ire very much worked up over the
lctiOn of the New York commission
men in refusing to return crates, and
IN agreement is being circulated and
argely signed by the farmers to es-
ablish in each of the leading cities
for receiving their ber-
les and other truck, the selling of
which will be superintended by one of
If their own number selected for the
purpose. Another meeting will be
leld on April the 4th to receive the re.
,ort of the railroad committee.
There are twent-four postofiees in
.icomico county outside of Salisbury.
and for most Of these we understand
there are several applicants. The pay
-eceiyed by the postmasters outside of
own ranges from $50 to 1890. There
are only four offices where the salary
the latter amount-Quanitco,
Sharptown and Nanticoke,
The nav Is based as follows: Or the
irst $50 cancelled, 100 per centum
10 the next 500 or less, go per centum
IN all the balauce, 40 per centum.
When the amount reaches $3.50 for four
quarters, the Office is duly
exported and is made q third class
,fice with a salary of 81 900.
Sale of ts0o good Farms.-TwO yalua-
lie farms. known as Painters Rest and
7oard farm, situated in Cecil 'coanty,
we're sold at public sale, at Elkton on
last, by Philip III. Tuck, at
orney. These farms are noted for
he richness and fertility OF the soil
he one known as painters Rest"
,entains 266 acres and is improved by
good frame dwelling house, barn,
table and necessary outbuildings.
Soard's farm contains l79 acres, inn
,roved tlv q brick dwelling, barn,
tables and outbuil dings. Both OF the
arms we're purchased by Lawrason
Riggs, Of Baltimore, attorney toi' the
mortgages, for $4,000