Smyrna times., 1894-08-15
Maryland Items.

From twenty to thirty carloads of
watermelons pass up the Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia railroad daily.
The laundry at Crisfield has been
purchased by an American, who has
put in steam and sent the Chinaman
in charge back to Baltimore, Md.
The Queen Anne's Republicans are
for Joseph Mallalieu for the Fifty
fourth Congress and Goldsborough, of
Dorchester, for the short term.
A little girl of Cambridge swallowed
a six inch hat pin. A few days after it
was discovered protruding from her
side and was removed by a physician.
The Republicans 10 Dorchester
cou nty have started their campaign
and there is growing dissatisfaction
among the Democrats on the tariff
question.
The banks in Chestertown all report
plenty of money at present and that
they are in a condition to discount
more paper than is being offered. This
increase is no doubt caused by the
wheat harvest.
Robert T. G. Crouch died Saturday
at his residence, near ElktOn, of con-
sumption, in tn 37th year of his age.
| He was superintendent of the ElktOn
Stock Farm, William M. Singerly
proprietor, and was known to all the
horsemen throughout the country.
William E. Hicks nill soon begin
the erection of a new hotel at Hills
borough. He has bought the site of
the old hostlery, which was among the
burned buildings. The new house will
be large enough to accommodate the
travelling public, and perhaps, be the
first building completed after the con-
hagratiOn. g. Wilbur Rolph will
occupy aud manage the hotel.
The citizeus of Dorchester, Nd. are
indignant at the action of the Town
Commissioners 10 exempting the two
banks III the place from taxation.
When the Commissioners fixed the tax
rate, few days ago, they raised the
assessment about $4,000, aud took off
$1S,000 from the banks-S14,000 from
the Cambridge and $4,000 from the
Dorchester, thus exempting them from
taxation.
|
peake bay are preparing for a big sea
son. They say that if the sands have
not been washed over the oysters,
which is hardly probable, tue output
will be one of the largest that mas ever
come from the Chesapeake. Within 20
days most of the Oystermen will be out
on the bay. At present the men are
busy hiring crews, repairing their boats
getting tOngs in condition and doing
other necessary work to get in shape
when the season opens on september l.
ActiOn against Schooner. Separate
actions for 81 900 and $500 damages
respectively, have been instituted
agai nst the schooner Samuel H
Travers in the United States District
Court by William George Hill, oil
Smyrna, Del, and the Baltimore
Wrecking Company. Mr.. HilPs claim
is for alleged damage to a cargo of
wheat in consequence of the schooner
being besched after striking the draw
of the Chester river bridge on July 49,
He is represented by James P. Gortel
and Hope H. Barroll. The Wrecking
Company's claim is for raising thu
schooner and bringing her 10 Balti
more. Beverly w. Mister is the com
pany's attorney.-BGItimOre Sun.
II know an old soldier who had chronic
diarrhea of long standing to have beer
permanently cured by taking Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhe Remedy
says Edward Shumpik, prominent drug
gist of Minneapolis, MINI. II have solo
the remedy in this city for over seven year
and consider it superior to any other medi
cine now on the market for bowel com
plants" 25 and so cent bottles of thi
remedy for sale by j. w. Clifton.