Smyrna times., 1895-07-03
MARYLAND Items.


county is very short and the potatoes
rather small. Tho crop will not be
over One-third of good yield. The
long spell of drought is responsible for
the failure.
The county commissioners of Cecil
county have fixed the tax rate for the
coming year at rs cents on the 800.
This is reduction of five cents. The
taxable basis of the county is $l5.16
584.
Worcester county, Md, has fixed its
county rate at 81 on the 500 of as
sessed property. The rate is very
high one for the county is but As cents
on the $lOO The big rate was made
necessary by the erection of new Jail
and court house to replace the ones
burned at the fire in Snow Hill.
A curiosity in the shape of two
headed calf has been brought to Elk
ton by George W. Shivery, Jr. The
animal was born that morning, and the
two heads were in every particular
well formed. The calf was a fine-lOOk-
ing one and weighed about twenty-five
pounds. 1t died shortly after it's birth.
During severe storm Saturday
evening about o'clock Mrs. Lille
Jackson, wife of Mr.. Stephen jackson,
of Principle Furnace, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Mrs.
Jackson was in the act of removing a
cloth and line from a tree in the yard
adjoining the house when she was
struck. Her face was badly burned
and part of the hair on Ler head was
burned of. One shoe was torn from
her foot Mrs. Jackson leaves a
family of five small children, the
youngest being four weeks old.
During heavy thunder storm Sun
day morning at 11.20 O'Clock lightning
struck the rear end Of the Baptist
church, at COrdOVa Talbot County Md.
which was well filled with worshipers,
inhicting considerable damage and
severely shocking the congregation.
The hOrsc-shed adjoining the church
was also hit and Arvel Rancell,
young farmer who had just entered the
building with his wheel, together with
two horses, were instantly killed.
The twenty-five Western farmers
who have been in this county recently
prospecting for farms have returned to
their homes in the West after express
ing themselves as very much pleased
with the Eastern Shore of Mary land.
Many of them made purchases while
here and will soon make this country
their home. A number of others who
have not yet purchased are negOtiat-
for farms, and it is thought that sales
will be Consummated in a short time.
Another large party is expected soon.
-Sao,c Hill Messenger.
Since the railroad and steamboat
lines which bring people to Ocean
City from Baltimore have been re.
organized by Wilmington capitalists
there has been boom in that place.
Extensive improvements have been
made and others are ia contemplation.
The Sinepuxent Beach Company,
which owns aud is developing consider,
able property around Ocean City, has
decided to build an electric railway for
six miles along the beach. This will
improve the property and bring the
place into notice. The people about
there are pleased with the prospect of
big increase in the values Of property
along the line of the road.
Marriage licenses taken out by
women as applicants are rather unusual
but Worcester county possesses a
woman whoa applicant probably out
shines any one man in the county.
Harriet Handy, colored, ia driver of
the star route from PocomOke Citv TO
Snow Hill, and in that capacity makes
daily trips to the county seat and
takes advantage of her opportunities
by acting as sort of marriage license !
agent for many of the people from the !
lower part of the county and those |
Nirginians to whom Maryland is
very convenient Gretna Green. and |
the proceeds from her service to her
clients make quite nice addition to
her pay from the government, besides
the qualification of a wOman's natural
interest in affairs of the heart.
Richard 7. Martin, deputy clerk of
the Circuit Court for Talbot County.
has resigned, to go into business in
Baltimore. Mr.. Martin was deputy
clerk during the whole of Colonel
Hughlett's administration, which be-
gan in 1854. He came to this Office
from the clerk ; office in Belair. where
he was deputy clerk for A. Lingan
jarrett number of years. But Mr..
Martin is native Of Talbot county, of
which his family were amongst the
earliest settlers and where for gener-
atiOns they have been amongst its
most prOminet citizens. One of the
family, Daniel Martin, was twice
Governor of Maryland. His successor
as deputy clerk is Henry HOllyday,
Jr., VINO has been in the as record
clerk for several years.
The case of Marshall f. Price goes to
the Court of Appeals. There is much
dissatisfaction throughout the county
at the prospect of delay in Prices exc
cutiOn and there is very strorg talk of
lynching from various sources. 1t is
said the sheriff will not take the
prisoner away again, preferring to
keep him at Denton, Md, under guard.
1t Is thought that the Governor will
grand respite until October. when
the Court of Appeals meets. Charges
were made against Prices former
counsel, Hon. Geo. NJ. Runum and
Henry r. Lewis, for neglect of duty.
LATER.-When the Governors re-
prieve reached Denton yesterday, the
people thought it was in effect some
kind of pardon, and lynched Price at
IL o'clock last night.