Smyrna times., 1894-10-10
MARYLAND Items.

Dogs killed twelve or fifteen sheep be-
longing to Mr.. John Gale near Chestertown
a few days ago.
Cecil county is getting excited over the
Iiauor-license question to be voted upon
in November.
Wild ducks are beginning to flock in the
waters about Havre de Grace, preparatory
to the shooting, which will begin this year
November 2
Thomas B. McKenney, aged sixty-seven
years, and William Denver, aged seventy
years, died suddenly in Cecil county of
heart disease, Friday.
The out put of pulp at the Singerly Pulp
works. at Elkton last week was the largest
in the history of the mill. 1t was upwards
of 2, 100000 pounds.
VIM. S. Evans, Esq, attorney, sold the
Cecil c. Bibble farm, containing lo1 acres,
near Chesapeake City. at public sale in
Elkton on Tuesday, to George Spear for
5000.
Messrs. Mallalieu and Dryden, the Re-
publican Congressional nominees, were in
Chestertown last Tuesday, and moved
around freely among the people. They
are both sanSuine, says the Nea0S, ofcoursel
The marriage Of Mr.. Madison Brown,
Deputy Register of Wills and son of Hon.
John b. Brown, and Miss Della Wessoh,
daughter of Mrs. W. T. P. Turpin, is
announced to take place at st. Paups
Church, Centreville, on Thursday, Oct. %.
The managers of the Talbot County Fair
Association report that the recent exhibit
ion at Easton incurred a loss Ofabout $1,000.
This amount will be raised by the premium
winners donating the amounts of their
premiums.
The Queen Anne's Circuit Court will
have to determine whether Sunday fishing,
when induced in for sport, is legal or not.
Messrs. r. y. Forman, of Baltimore, and
Mr.. Wilson. of Queen Anne's having been
fined by Justice Aker for that pastime, APP
pealed TO the Circuit Court.
The town council of Elkton has passed
an ordinance giving the Elkton, Middle
town and Masseys Railroad Company the
right to cross Bridge street, Main street,
Maffit street and High street. The work
on the new road is being rapidly pushed.
| A large force of men has been busy for
several weeks past moving houses that were
in the line of the road.
Miss Anna Nora Walker, daughter of
Robert F. Walker, a prominent business
man and Republican politician of EastOn
was married Wednesday evening at Arcadia
| Heights, her parents's residence, to Mr..
| j. Gwinn ShGre, a merchant of Port De-
nesit. The Rev Walter Avery of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, offieiated.
The bride was attended by her sister, Miss
NJ. Margaret Walker.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Joseph Bowdle, of Easton who died on
Thursday of paralysis, were granted by
the orphans, court to William II. Adkins
On the Saturday before he was attacked
with paralysis Mr.. Bowdle made appli-
cation to an agent of the Mutual Life In
surance Co. for a $2Cc) policy. He was
supposed then to be in robust health. The
policy came about the time he died.
Up to TEme-Mr. Tucker, Secretary oil
the County Agricultural Society, mailed
last week checks for the payment of all
premiums awarded this year at the ElktOn
Fair, and all expenses of this Fair have
been promptly paid. This is a matter
complimentary to the management and
gratifying to all the friends of it. The
dates OF next year fair have not yet beer
decided on, but they will probably be
week latter in September.
Quite number of the Elkton base bal
enthusiasts went to Baltimore and joined
in the grand reception and parade give
/ Wednesday in honor of the pennant win
ming Baltimore clubs triumphiai retur
: from the west Baltimore went truly bas
: ball wild, and Tuesday nights parade an
| celebration were indeed rOusing affairs
Twenty thousand people gathered at Can
den station when the train rolled in amid
2 din of cheers and the explosion offrework
, A parade two miles in length passe
s through the principal street.
La,vsvit Pro5able.-It is reported that pa
ment on the policy held by CHI r. Merric
! Of Queen Anne's county for losses by fir
I in July last, has been refused by the Ker
County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TIL
company base their action upon a claus
in their policies which exempts them frOl
j. payment for loss by fire caused by steaI
3 engine Mr.Merrick states the fire was n,
: caused by sparks from the engine, bl
from fire dropped from pipe being smoke
g by one of the hands The loss amounte
d to about S., 90. A law suit will probabl
s be the result.
e A Shot Gun Tragedy. - Capt Ware
). Simmons, respectable citizen of Hooper
v Island, Dorchester county, committed 81
-e through the body with a double-b barr
shotgun. loaded with nails. The TRACED
>, occurred on board the schooner Clayto
~ in HOnga river. There was only one ne
- son on the boat at the time besides Sin
y mons. The captain had been paying
- tentiOns to a young lady in Virginia, and
- ~ recent misunderstanding between them
- supposed to have been the cause of t
- suicide. Captain Simmons was the son
m Capt. T. Simmons, and was about twent
- six years old.