Smyrna times., 1897-02-10

E. S. Adkins & Co., of Salisbury. closed
contract Tuesday, to Manufacture for a
pennsylvania firm, "a, 900 screen door frames
The frames are to be shipped to Burlington,
Vermont.
Dennis Kenney, the left hand pitch
er, who was with the Salisbury team
during the latter part of last season,
fell while on the ice near Wilmington
last week, and broke an arm.
The increase in the number of pu-
pills of the public schools of Caroline
county in consequence of the adoption
of free books is believed to be about
two hundred, the increase being heev-
lest in colored schools.
A discussion is going on as to which
town on the Eastern Shore has the
greatest number of churches furnished
with pipe organs. Elkton with four
claims the championship. The cham
piOnship belongs to EastOn, however,
which has five.
At the sale of Baltimore city bonds
last week, the National Bank of Elkton
secured $4,000 and the Cecil National
Bank of Port Deposit $4,000. The
bonds brought quite good premium
and are considered good investment.
The Rev. Alexander NJ. Rich, of
Washington, d. c., haa accepted an
invitation to become rector of st.
James church, Port Deposit. He and
Miss Ellen McRoberts will be married
on February 18th in Trinity Church,
Washington, the rectorship of which
he recently resigned.
Chincoteague oyster shippers exper-
lmented earl ly in the season by putting
a few oysters in the fresh water lakes
running from end of the island to the |
discovery was made that their oysters |
were soon as fat as wanted, and now
everybody is using the lakes and get
ting an advance of dollar or more on
every barrel sent to market as the re-
suit of the experiment.
BUILDING SOCIETIES TAxED.-Judge
Page has rendered decision that the
Salisbury Building and Loan Associa-
tion must pay taxes on its shares. The
decision is of Importance to building
associations all over the State. The
associations claimed that its shares of
stock invested in mortgages on
lands which the mortgagee was
paying taxes was exempt, as it was
taxed to his owner.
There is a great revival of religion
in progress at the Millington NJ. E.
church. There has been over thirty
conversions. There were nine young
men at the alter as penitents at one
time, and eleven others in the cOngre-
CATION who asked the prayers of the
christian people, while many more are
very serious. Rev. T. c. Smoot is
pastor of this charge.
Some people say that stolen kisses
are the sweetest, but William Moore
knows better, for he tried to kiss an
OpOssum on a wager of five cents. AS
ne attempted to steal one of the juicy
sweetnesses from Miss 'Opossum's
smiling cOuntenance instead of sweet
Kiss from her ruby lips, she grabbed
him by the nose, only leaving one nos
ril for him to breath through. There :
will be no Moore kisses for him, and
Ome say he is really afraid to kiss :
lis wife.-SnOW Hill Messenger.
FIERCE BATTLE WITH BULL
Teorge and Percy Hendrickson and :
Wilbur Miller started to drive bull to
)hestertOwn Saturday, when the ami
lal broke the rope and made dash
Or them. The young men ran from !
he mad brute and escaped by mount
ng fence. Wilbur shot at the ami
lal but missed him; Percy struck him :.
yer the head and turned him from his =
curse, George, armed with pitchfork. &
ttacked him in the rear, and thus !.
aved the lives of the other two. The !,
ull was shot three times with a gun =
nd twice with revolver before it was :
ubdued. The young men made mar =
OW escapes from being gored to death. :,