Smyrna times., 1897-09-22
MARYLAND ITEnS.

The per diem system of paying public |
school teachers has been intrOducedin Cecil |
county.
Doves are plentiful about Sassafras, on
and on Monday last over 400 were shot near
Lankford.
John Stokes, of Still Pond, has sold 5000
baskets of peaches from 16 acres. He ex-
poets to have 1O, 900 baskets of pears.
George Lucas, farmer near Sassafras.
has lost his entire stock of hogs and fine
hunting dog by hydrophObia. mad dog
ran through Sassafras about two months
ago, and it believed that it bit Mr.. Lucas's
hogs and dog.
John E. Wilson, Esq. formerly of Elkton,
now of Centrevllle, was nominated for the
Legislature at the county convention of
Queen Anne's county Republicans. Since
his location in Centreville, Mr.. Wilson has
taken a place of high standing at that bar
aud is one of the recognized leaders of his
party in that county.
Owing to the increased heavy freight ship
ments the Queen Anne's Railroad Co., has
been compelled to put on Barge line be
tween Baltimore and Queenstown.
Miss Elizabeth d. Clement. daughter of
the late Samuel and Ann Clement, fell
down stairs at her home at Lombard, Cecil
county, ON Tuesday week and broke her
neck.
| WELLINGToH's FIGHrfNG FRIENDs.-Sen-
atOr Wellington's friends on the Eastern
Shore have started movement in opposi-
ton to Phillip Lee GoldsborOugh, the Re
publican nominee for State Comptroller.
Woodland G. Bradley said he would not
support Goldsborough William NJ. Day,
president of the Republican Club of Sails
J bury, also has denounced Goldsborough.
The Republican Club has refused to sup
port GOlsbOrOugh.
BALTIMORE's MAYoRALTY.-The result OF
the Democratic primaries indicates that
= Henry w. Williams will be the nominee for
Mayor. He is the choice of l. Freeman
3 Rasin, Senator German and has the sOlid
backing Of the Regulars and ex-office
holders. Ex-Mayor Latrobe was backed by
Frank Morrison, Rasin's old enemy, but i
is doubtful if his delegates have carried
single ward in the city. The contest al
: over Baltimore was hot one and charges O
fraud are heard on all sides. The Republi
e can City Convention Monday night com
s pleted its ticket in the absence of an
r trouble.
Sheriff, Edmund NJ. Hoffman; City Sur
veyor, Frank H. Sloan; Clerk of the Grim
" inal Court, Henry j. Broening; Clerk of tn
: Court Of Common Pleas, James II. Living
n ston; Clerk of Circuit Court, No. /, Bar
2 reda Turner; Associate Judge Charles I
It Phelps; Additional Judge, George N
Q Sharp; Register of Wills, Stephen Il
n Mason.
). The LrGHTNN0's NYoRK. K.-ConsiderIbl
a loss of property resulted from a severe ,le'
y trical storm which passed over Cecil count
Thursday night. At Northeast two barn
were struck by lightning and consume
. with the greater part of their content
"a The barn on the property of Rev. Thcm
le s. Williams was the first one struck, and
s. short time was burned to the ground. III
sr contents, including feed, &C., was destroye'
Is but the live stock Was saved. While Il
of fire was raging lightning struck large bal
!, on the property of Dr. s. E. Foard and d
:, stroyed it, together with seven hundr'
q bushels of wheat, thirty tons of hay and
as large accumulation OF farming implement
ty The live stock was saved with the excepti
in of a bull. which persisted in the fam,
n The loss is estimated at "a, 600 partly insur
In the Cecil County Mutual The edwellin