Smyrna times., 1896-02-05
Maryland Items.

Judge Frederick Stump Is ill at his resi-
dence, in Cecil county.
Judge Joseph Wickes, who has been sick,
is reported to be better.
Some thief stole the wedding suit of
Baker King, of Ridgely
Caroline tomato-growers have decided to
charge Sc ton this year.
Col. Thomas Hughlett, clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Talbot County, is critically ill
at his home, in Easton.
The revival at the Berlin NJ. E. Church
Rev. c. c. Atkins, pastor, continues with
unabated interest, 80 souls have professed
conversion.
DIR. and Mrs. T. J, Smithers of Easton
issued cards of invitation to their silver
wedding Monday evening, from Z to 10
O'Clock
Maryland Peninsula towns are now hold
ing meetings and endorsing the local option
bill which is now before the General Assem-
bly, of that State
Anti-toxine has been used i'll some of the
places where diphtheria is now prevalent on
the Peninsula, and those who claim to
know say that the treatment has been sue
cessful
colored woman and a colored man of
Cambridge went to law over a cat which the
woman claimed Col. Thomas S. Hudson
gave her Justice Sullivan decided the case
in her favor.
Friday, Jan. oath, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. E.
Bailey, of Millington, gave a dinner in
honor of their 25th anniversary, and in the
| evening her daughter entertained quite a
crowd of young folks.
The Legislature will be asked to pass
bill in behalf of normal department for
Washington College, graduates from the de-
partment to have all the privileges accorded
by the State Normal School.
The ST. Paul's NJ E. Church South, at
| Ingleside, which has been handsomely re-
modelled, will be re-dedicated Sunday, Feb.
9Th, by Bishop A. w. Wilson, the noted
| divine of the Southern church.
An Elkton firm has since Dec. l salted
and packed in barrels over 16, 900 pounds of
pork and manufactured barrels of sausage
and scrapple, and, and will during the win
ter pay to the farmers of Cecil county 5000
for dressed hogs.
A bill has been introduced to the Legis-
lature relieving the husband of pecuniary
responsibility for his wifes ISLANDERS. This
is calculated to cause many men to heave a
sigh of thankfulness. The tendency to in
dulge in slanderous gossip is sometimes car
ried to great excess by some women.
Mayor Hooper, of Baltimore, believes in
an economical administration of the affairs
of the city, but the Office seeking element is
not well pleased at the little mayors way
of dispOsing of useless offices which were
invented only for political purposes.
The "Easton Democrat is advertised tc
be sold at Trustees sale. This makes three
of the four newspapers at Easton sold under
the hammer within the past sixty days!
One of them has changed hands twice dur
that time. The hard times are telling OF
the press as well as the plough.
J. H. Hall, Esq, president of the Jersey
Central Railroad or the Baltimore anC
Delaware Bay Railroad, paid a visit t.
Chestertown Thursday and made a thorough
5 inspection of the road. 1t is said on tn
= road that he has ordered new ties all alon,
Z the line and that the road will be put il
= through condition.
The proposition to increase the Governor
u salary from $4,5OO to $4,000 year is not il
:, keeping with the campaign promises o
-, economy. There are plenty of good men il
Maryland who would take the job at $4,000
Delaware pays her Governor $4,000 and h
) is the Gar of the State.-Snow Hill Messen
ger.
:: Governor Lowndes has announced that h
Ie will not appoint Democrats to Office thong
-e they lOyaly supported the Republican ticket
except in cases where the law require
minority representation on certain Boards
= The Governor does not intend to antagOni2
the rank and file of his party as Mayo
Hooper, of Baltimore, has done.