Smyrna times., 1893-10-25
Maryland Items.

An interesting meeting is in progress
at Henderson.
The PrOhibitiO have full tickets
in Il counties of Maryland.
Partridge and rabbit shooting has
begun in some of the counties in Mary-
land.
The Snow Hill AIesseR qer is putting
up new building. A sign of pros.
perity.
The men convicted of the murder of
Capt. Frank Cooper were sentenced to
death by Judge Lloyd at Princess
Anne.
Rev. D:-B. Fitzgerald, of Mackenzie
Presbyterian Church, Snow Hill has
received call to Clifton, a suburb of
Cincinnati.
The registration in Dorchester
county shows considerable net gain
for the Democrats" The sa me is true
in Caroline.
Large shipments of green peas are
being made from Norfolk. The fall
crop Of Irish potatoes is one of the
finest ever raised in that section.
r. H. Hicks assumed charge of the
Galena postOftice during the week.
He relieves William Rodgers, who has
held the position twenty years.
AtSharptOwu, Md, the NJ. E. church
has been holding revival services for
tWOsWeeksi the result being forty.one
conversions and thirty-three accessions
to the church.
The shooting of partridges and rab.
bits is in order November 1st. Every
sportsman should remember, however
tnat.he IS a trespasser when he enters
upon the premises of another with dog
or gun without permission.
Mr.. J. Wesley Thawley, a prominent
citizen and farmer residing near Burrs.
vile, Maryland, and near the Delaware
line, fell dead on Monday week. Mr..
IhaWley was a man of high character
and one Of the leading citizens of his
neighborhood.
MARRIED; ;-MrJ. Dukes Downes, son
OF Col: Phillip w. Downes, to Denton,
and Miss Isabelle Merriek, daughter Of |
james Aerrlek, Esq, near Sudlersville,
were married at st. Andrews p E.
Church, SudlersYille, Wednesday after.
noOon at 2.2Q o'clock.
b ENT ISLAND GEEsE.-The gentle.
man from Boston who bought iareslv
OF Kent Island Geese last year visited
the Island last week and bought a 1000
he paid Sh25 apiece for them off the
grass. He shipped 800 on Monday
They cost him cents ahead to Balti-
more. t - If
Miss Clara Ascherfelt, of Havre. de
Grace, was winner of the scboolarshin
in theory and practice, on the piano.
established by the alumni association
Of the Peabody Conservatory of Music
10 Baltimore. Miss Ascherlelt is the
daughter OF Pro. Ascherfelt, well.
known here. She is but 8 Years of
age, and has studied with Hassler, in
Leibeck, Germany. ~ r.
Mr.. ]. Shanahan, who has been en-
gagged for some time in sinking a Sec
ond artesian well for the ice-plant in
Crisheld struck water, at a depth of
1000 feet. The flow is seventy gallons
per minute. The second well is about
hfty feet from the first one and is fifty
Eve feet deeper. 1t has now been con-
clusively proved that a we'll can be
driven anywhere in that section with
satisfactory results. M ~
AT Work ON THE ELECTRIC PLANT.
The Messrs. r.. M. & w. T. johnson
who lately purchased the Wicomico
Falls mill property at Salisbury have
taken ny their home there and will
begin at once to improve the property,
They have just purchased of the still.
we'll Wheel Co., of Ohio, three Victor
water wheels at an expense of 1000
each and will begin the work OF putting
them In position at once. sa.i tfI
School That Teaches Youne People self-supnov. I,
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