Smyrna times., 1896-04-15
Maryland Items.

There are prospects for large fruit
crop on the Eastern Shore.
Commander Howard has ordered a
reduction of the force of the oyster
navy, but will keep sufficient to en-
force the new fishing law.
Two of EastOn's young business
men have figured up their cash sales
for February and March and find they
are considerable in excess of the cash
sales of the same months last year.
EdstOn Ledger.
The Court of Equity, in session at
| ElktOn, Md, the 4th inst, granted
Powell F. Johns, an absolute divorce
from Florence Johns, defendant.
The Maryland Bankers Association
met in Baltimore Thursday and unan-
imOusly adopted a resolution declaring
for the gold standard of currency.
Comptroller Eckels made an address.
Again one of the Easton papers
changes proprietOrs. 1t is the Star
| Democrat that passes from j. Frank
| Turner, ESQ, to S. E. Whitman, a
practical printer, and the paper misses
the snap and fire of the political editors
in the first issue.
SOLD WHISKY ILLEGALLY. J ohm W.
Boyer, who on Wednesday last was
convicted of violating the local option
law by selling whiskey at his drug
store without a physicians prescrip-
ton, was sentenced to the House of
Correction for 80 days and fined $50.
Major Stewart and Hon. J. Frank
Turner held their silver convention in
Easton last week, the outcome of
which was to launch a boom for Major
Steward for congress. The papers of
that town fail to inform the public
whether the Major purposes to simply
contest for the nomination or whether
he means to run as an independent
candidate on a silver platform.
GoLDsBoRoUGH WINS THE Delegates.
As a result of the Republican prim-
aries in Dorchester county Saturday,
the County Convention will be in the
control of Phillips Lee GOldsbOrcuh.
The delegation to the State COnven.
ton will be with the Administration,
and advocate Comptroller Graham fOI
delegate at-large.
DEATH OF MICHAEL J. HEATING. -
Michael j. Heating chairman of the
RepuDllcan state central committee
for Queen Anne's county died Satur
, day from an attack of apoplexy while
on the street opposite his home. H'
was 81 years of age and leaves a wifi,
| and two children. He served as post
master of Centreville during Harrison
| administration and recently had receiv
ed from Gov. LOwndes an appoint
ment as magistrate.
f The Judges of the Circuit Court TO
= Talbot county filled the vacancy occas
4 ioned by the death of Col. ThOma
T Hughlett by the appointment of Viii
| fred Bateman, Esq, a member of tn
t EastOn Bar. Mr.. Bateman went +
5 Denton where the court was sitting
= and presented his bond which wa
p approved, and then he was qualified a
Clerk by subscribing to the oath
office.
A LAWYER DIsBARRED. One of tn
last acts of the Circuit Court, whic
+ adjourned at Denton monday, was tn
y passing of an order disbarrlng Millar
i +. Taylor, the Baltimore lawer, VIII
u defended the famous criminal, Ma
= shall i. Price, the slayer Of Saliie L
= Dean. 1t will be remembered thi
y Price was lynched after Taylor ha
. succeeded in delaying the execution
- the sentence The Court order recite
y that Taylor made false statements
his affidavits, and caused his ellen
Price, to swear falsely,