Smyrna times., 1896-02-26
Maryland Items.

ElktOn is to have a course of Univer-
sity Extension lectures.
Ex-Comptroller Turner, of Talbot,
is in favor of free silver.
An unknown man lost his life in at
tempting to cross Sinepuxent bay last
week.
A roller mill at ChestertOwn was re-
Gently stopped by a number of eels be-
ing caught in the water wheel.
Slow progress is being made i'll the
contested election case involving the
court clerkship of Worcester county.
Elkton has decided to put signs on
the corners so that strangers may be
able to tell the names of the streets.
c.. w. Wesson, of Centreville, Md,
has been appointed a cadet at West
Point, with NJ. S. Usilton, of Chester
town, as alternate.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature requiring the school au-
thOrities to provide and raise flags over
all school houses. 1t should become a
law.
Miss Carrie Gould Brady, daughter
of Henry H. Brady, of Chesapeake
city, was married to Henry NJ. McCOl-
lough, Esq, of the ElktOn bar, yester
day evening.
The marriage of Miss Maud Fisher,
of Denton, to L. f. johnson, purser of
the steamer "Minnie Wheeler" will
take place at Denton NJ. E. Church
this afternoon.
John d. Plummer, part owner of the
GreensborOugh Free Press, has severed
his connection with that paper and is
now editor of the Morning Gazette of
Asheville, n. G..
President Bruce will decide that
thirteen members, since the death of
Mr.. Bond are not a quorum of the
Senate and that it still requires four
teen votes to pass bill.
Miss Amanda d. Salisbury, of
Ridgely, appeared before the Commit
tee on Education, at Annapolis, Tues
day, and urged the adoption of ply
slcal education in the public schools.
The new departure of Mayor Hooper
of Baltimore, in the appointment Of
Miss Kate NJ. McLane and DR.. Mary
Sherwood as trustees of Bayview
Asylum is commended throughout the
State.
A revival is now in progress in
Crumpton, NJ. E. Church, W. II. 5.
Lollar, pastor Evangelist COnaway is
assisting in the work, and as a result
of one weeks work, twenty souls were
converted.
Rev. Alfred Smith, d. D., presiding
Elder of Easton District, has gone ON
business trip to Georgia. While
there he will attend to settling up the
estate of his mother in law, Mrs. Bratt.
He will be gone about ten days.
John E. Wilson, of Elkton, has
opened an office in Centreville, where
he expects to practice law Mr.. Wilson
is a young man, being a graduate OF
the Maryland University. He will be
the only member of the local bar who
| is a Republican.
The death of Senator Bond, of Cal
| vert county, last week, leaves the Sen
ate with thirteen Democrats and twelve
Republicans. The Democrats can still
reject nominations or measures, but
cannot pass bills, as they are one vote
short of a constitutional majority.
The revival meeting at the NJ. f.
Church at GreensbOrOugh closed will
60 conversions, most of which hav,
been of adults, many of them heads o
families Altogether, the meeting ha'
been one of the greatest in the history
of the church. The indefatigable la
bOrs of Pastor Arters and the members
of the church were remarkable.
Mr.. George H. HAZEL, of Gran,
Junction, Col, and Miss Virmilli
Massey, daughter of R. B. Massey, o
Millington, were married in the Prot
estant Episcopal Chapel, at MillingtOn
18th inst, by the Rev Albert Ware
Miss Lille Cacy played the weddins
march, and Messrs. J. E. Spear AM
Clarence COmegys were the ushers.
The elections committee of the HOus
of Delegates will report III favor of tn
Republican contestants in the Calver
county contest for seats in the House
In the contest over the clerkship of tn
, Circuit Court and judges of the Orph
Bns' Court in Anne Arundel count
the committee will order a new electiO
to fill these positions. The Democrat
members of the Senate by holding u
the Governors nomination have SUI
ceeded in having minority election ST
: pervisOrs appointed who are satisfat
tory to them.
p MURDER AT WHALEYvILLE.
Z woman from Delaware was visiting
| tenant on William S. Hamblin's farl
= and a quarrel arose over her, followe
. by blows and free fight betwee
r Quillen, Davis and William Hamblil
I Jr., and another man, which ended
l the killing of Hamblin and the sevel
. cutting of the others, one of who
. may die. Hamblin, the murdered ma
y was knocked down with a black iac
! and then cut in several places. +
= got up and walked off about fort
e yards, when he fell and died
FIRE AT DENTON fire broke o.
In the business part of Denton, Nd
q at half past eight Thursday morni1
( in the store of George w. Bailey,
% cOlOred merchant. 1t soon spread
,; his oil tank, which exploded, and Il
~ whole building was wrapped in flame
. There was a very high wind prevailin
but two engines soon got the fire IL
\ der control. -Four buildings were d
! stroyed, upon which there was a lig
70 insurance except Bailey's. The 10
- is about $1400. Bailey is a nephe
of the late Frederick Douglass, al
the only colOred merchant in I'll
7. county.
m The civil-service bill as original
rs amended by the House came up as u
ne finished business and after bel
e. amended so that the voters of Bal
more shall decide ut special electi
" May 10, and the several counties at t
60 next November election, for the ado
o3 90 tion or rejection of the law, was pass
goaf by a vote of II to 10, the nays being
oCoe Democrats. The re-assessment
Vc was taken up and Mr.. Bankard read
19 argument in favor of it's passsas
10 Governor Lowndes says he is ready
40 sign all reform bills that come to h
% having for their object the salutary
a forms indicated by the last State
of publican platform.
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