Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-09-07
CAPITAL JoTTINGs
Picked Up Here and There by Our Ubiqni-
tous Reporters

Picked ZIP Here aud There by Our Ubiqui-
tous Reporters
Fair, cooler Sunday evening.
The sight of the ice man and the
noise of the coal cart are abroad in the
land.
No excursion steamers left Balti-
more yesterday because of the heavy
storm.
-Tongers report scarcity of oysters.
Several oystermen contemplate going
to Virginia.
An excursion will be given to An
napolis on the steamer Louise this even-
ing by Baltimoreans.
No democrat, we care not who he
is. can afford to vote the republican tick
ell. No democrat will.
Observation will convince any one
that there are more balky drivers than
balky horses in this town.
The political meeting of the Second
ward democrats was largely attended
last night at the City Hotel.
Summer b0arders are thinning
outn at West River. This is due to
school vacation being over.
The steamer Columbia did not leave
Baltimore yesterday for Bay Ridge on
account of the severe storm.
-Fifty-four dollars was cleared at
the Golden Rod Tea held at st. Marga-
ret's Church Thursday night last.
"A Towson farmer said the rain was
worth hundred thousand dollars to
the country's agricultural products.
-Because a man is laying up for a
rainy day is no excuse to offer for hav-
ing stolen his neighbours umbrella and
gum shoes.
The Lloyd Lowndes central republi-
can club of Annapolis will hold "A meet
ing at the corner of Washington and
Clay streets on Monday night.
The. revenue steamer Crawford,
Capt. Hall, stopped at Annapolis OH a
cruise down the bay. The lighthouse
tender Maple is also in harbOr.
Our market is well supplied with
peaches, pears, apples, plums, grapes,
watermelons, and cantaloupes, which
are selling at very reasonable prices.
"The river Rhine, it is well known,
Doth wash the city Of Cologne,
But what, pray, save power Divine,
Can ever wash the river Rhine"
The Governor has received the resig-
nation of Benjamin ID. Stephen as super
visor of elections in Prince Georges
county. Mr.. Stephen is a candidate for
the State Legislature.
--LOwndes and Hurst will be pat on
exhibition at the Cecil county fair, Sep
tember 10th, and country folks given u
chance to poke 'em in the riUs aud see
which is the best man.
The rain storm in Baltimore yester-
day was genuine record smasher.
Houses collapsed. sewers burst, a woman
was drowned and hundreds of d0llars
worth of damage WAS done.
Umbrellas that fly open when spring
is pressed have been seen on the streets
lately. 'Tis whispered that they are OF
German manufacture and that "Uncle
Sam ism t a cent in pocket by their i'm
portation.
Our town this summer has been
visited by many people from various
States of north, south and west. All
expressed themselves charmed with the
beautiful scenery, large water front and
other attractive features of the quiet
little city by the Severn.
: City cousins will call you "hayseed
in the winter when you visit to stay a
day, but when summer comes, 1t is then
their time to visit you ION the cid farm =
and they will avow you are their "sweet-
est. dearest cousin in all the world"
This holy republican party, which
stole the presidency of the United States,
which placed Maryland under "mO6
rulen during its brief power in Mary
land, is now talking about purifying
State politics. 1t reminds us OF the old
linea.