Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

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answer DR.. Collins refused to selI hin
cne la9danum. Upon making furtbe
inquiries the physician got the STRANGE,
TO admit that he intended to end I'll
lie, as his troubles were more than h,
could bear wa" IN
DIR. Collins was greatly moved h,
the mans pathetic story. and bo;nS
very religious, reasoned with him unoT
the folly of such course. Than y.
welcomed him into his own bonsohoiI ~
ana kneeling in the parlor offered ,
teS terVenI prayer. Before he left the in
tended suicide said he had been con.
Verted, and promised to make no fnr.
tnur attempt on his life. "
M arVland Items.
county. N00'i
A large quantity of grain remains tc
oe shipped from Kent county.
=, Ialoot scrapers are trying to have
tne oyster season prolonged.
Benjamin Outram died in Trappe dis
trlct' Talbot county, aged 70 years.
Easton collects and spends over
SlO,OO0 year for municipal purposes
"A iour- masted schooner loaded with
guanO is reported wrecked from SNOW
Hill. '''i" 0no"
Another large manufacturing irdrs
Try Will be added to the business of
Salisbury. o'' u
The Odd Fellows of Crisfeld nro.
pose to build an $4,000 hall. The mem
bership there is $50.
a young man visiting Kent county
mad his clothing set on fire bv a sDarR
from his cigar and was badly burned
Fox hunting has been the rage with
many of the young men of Cheoter.
Town and vicinity recently and soma
hne runs have been made.
After having sunk TWENTY-FIVE weIIs
on his farm, Mr.. E. II. Strong: of Kent
has reached an unfailing snring Of
pure water at depth of 145 feet.
Rev. w. w. Ewing, of CrisReld has
accepted the invitation OF the official
board to become the pastor of the
Tome Memo rial Church Port Deposit
to the appointing powers.
MatiGlieu Mlls.-The Mallalieu vol.
len mills situated near Millington
have been decided by James Naliikin.
trustee, to Mary Z. NJ. Taylor, the pur.
chased price being $12,O55.
GreeusborOugh and Denton are sass
ing each other over the Court House
question. Denton has the building
and Greensborough wants it. Rather
an old bone to create such iogomachy
Mr.. Thomas G. Parsons of Kent
county says this has been a remarko.
bic year for lambs. Especially in this
the case when we consider that the
sheep had to be kept in the stock ward
and the provender very low.
Mr.. Fred l.. Welch, of Kirkwood.
Del, states that they have wintered 50
horses the past winter. He drove
from the Kite track to Mr.. Alday
Clements. bringing two mares which
the latter purchased of DR.. Mccoy.
Mr.. Alday Clements. the largest
breeder of fine stock in Kent county |
has purchased two finely bred trotters |
from a Delaware stable. He is the |
owner Of Edgar Dudley and several
other of the finest horses on the East
arn Shore Of Maryland
Many farmers Of Accomac county.
Virginia, who have opened their kilns
hud their sweet potatoes either frozen
or frosted. 1t is feared that they are
injured to such an extent as to make
them unavailable for seed. An un-
usual scarcity of seed, with corresp.
ondingly high prices is predicted.
4 Cannery at Millington. Mr.. w. S.
of Hartford county, has
recently been in Millington interview
ing the farmers in reference to the
erection OF cannery for fruit and veg.
etables the coming season. Ia a few
hours farmers came forward and will
ngly contracted to grow 100 acres in
OmatOes.
Rec. Joseph RoJiason.-The Rev. JOS
sph Robinson a member of the Wilm-
ngton Conference died Saturday at
'erryman, Md. His death resulted
rom organic troubles. with which he
lad been afflicted several years. He
vas born in England and was between
IS and 20 years old.
SWeet Corn Pdcking-A large pack
ng firm in Washington city is arrang-
ng to establish a sweet corn packing
iouse in Elkton. A meeting of far
ners was held Saturday at which
hedges were given to plant so as to
meet the demands of the packers.
The price for agreed to be paid was
$50 a ton of 1000 pounds.
From the large quantities Of com.
lercial fertilizers received at the diff
srent stations of the New York, Phila-
elphia and Norfolk Railroad during
he past week, it would seem that
lrger acreage than usual will be
lanted IN potatoes this year on the
,astern Shore. Many farmers in
iorthamptOn as we'll as in the lower I
art of AccOmac have planted Irish
otatoes and put out onion sets during
le the warm weather ofthe past week. '
The good people of Port Deposit
ave slept but little for q week past
he crisis was passed last Thursday
nd the residents of that 1Ourishing {
nd submerged town breathe easier.
he town still stands on the eastern
ank of the Susquehanna. While ap- s
rehonsiOn has been allayed by the I
Llling water. still all danger is not vet l