Smyrna times., 1894-05-16
MARYLAND Items.

In April 1923 immigrants landed at
Baltimore.
A tariff bill may be passed by the present
Congress, but tariff reform is dead.-CeciL |
Democrat
Rev. w. H. Thomas has been appointed |
to Salisbury Circuit by his p. E. and |
entered upon his work last Sunday.
DR.. D. NJ. R. Culbreth was on Wednes-
day, appointed by Gov. Brown commiss-
ioner of pharmacy and practical chemistry.
The Protestant Episcopal committee APP
pointed to consider the proposed division
of Diocese of Maryland will report in favor
of the division.
J. Edward Lester, who killed another
colOred man in Queen Anne's county for
the boots he wore, has been convicted of
murder in the second degree.
Large quantities Of CLANS are being ship
| ped from Chincoteague Island to Northern
| cities. The oyster business this year at the
| Island is a total failure.
The NJ. f. Sunday School ofSt. Michaeps
| has decided to erect a Sl.5OO addition to
their already large room. This Is the larg-
est Sunday School on the Eastern Shore.
Mr.. Benjamin Wells, who had been in the
service Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad for ffty-seven
years, died Saturday at ElktOn, aged
eighty years.
The MARYLAND Democratic Editors AS
sociation will hold the annual meeting at
Westminster Wednesday, May 16,
when arrangements will be made for the
anr dal excursion.
The corps of surveyors who are survey
I ing the route of the New ElktOn, Middle
town and Massey Railroad have reached
Middetown. The length of the route is
5 IA miles.
The conservation of Trinity Protestant
= Episcopal Cathedral. Of Easton. will take
. place on Wednesday, May 23d. Bishop
Adams, will cOnsecrate, and Rt. Rev
Leighton Coleman, of Delaware viii
preach the sermon.
b The Denton Journal makes an ''appea
f to the District for the nomination of
h Caroline man for Congress. 1t mention
:. Hon. J. F. Dawson and Hon. Henry r
Lewis as acceptable candidates.
s Charles Lees. 10 years old has bee
: committed to Elkton jail charged with
y felonious assault on Lille Parson. the
! vear-old daughter of Frisby T. ParsOr
u barber, in North East. Cecil county. Th
= child's illness led to discovery The littl
girl is considered to be seriously i'll.
10 The Christian Endeavor Convention, {
IS FastOn last week, was one of the best al
' tended and most enjoyable gatherings {
ic the year. Nine counties we're represente
II by delegates. The people of Easto
Ie opened wide the doors of their homes an
st gave everyone courteous and hearty we
come.
R. John P. Moore. ESQ, was elected c
I'd Monday week the first mayor OfSnOw Hi
D. with Dr. Erastus S. Dashiel, Dr. Pa
ye | Jones, Robert J. McAllen, Robert
O. Townsend and John j. Collins as membe
as of the council. The question of issuir
al bonds for $4,000 for water-wOrks was aii
voted on. and decided fayOrably by q vo
oh of 223 to 38.
RS If rumors are true the Baltimore al
he Eastern Shore Railroad Company is d
he pOsed to monOpolize all steamboat nal
pie CATION on the rivers of the lower COUNT
in Of the Eastern Shore of Maryland ar
he Virginia. A short time ago the ChOpta
.he line passed into its control and an etf'
was made to get possession OF the MAJ
ans land Steamboat Company and now, it
,,it said the company seeks to obtain co
. a trolling interest in the Eastern She
N Steamboat Company.
en- Congressman Robt. F: Brattan d
IT a Thursday in Princes Anne; He v
UT elected two years ago for the long ter
which does not expire until the 4th d
in of next March. Hon. John b. Brown '
on | elected for the short term to fill the
n a expired term of Hon. Henry Page
mn was appointed to the chief Judgeship OF
ON on. First Judicial circuit. The situation
md coming fall, unless Gov. Brown issue.
.rv proclamation for q special election, is
vas the same as it was two years ago, cit
two candidates will have to be nomina
or one candidate for the short and
nip long terms 1t is understood that tn
iula will not be a special election.