Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1897-06-23
MARYLAND ITErs.


Tuckahoe Neck turkey Matched twenty
one turkeys from seventeen eggs, says the
Denton Journal.
Another fire insurance company, known
as the Citizens Mutual, has been incorp-
grated in Cecil county
The peach crop will ne very short in Kent.
L en- days ago the trees were loaded, but to-
day there is not fourth of a crop.
In boring well at Salisbury sharks
was found at depth of $50 feet, and two
clam shells hinged together at 24O feet.
Five horses own by William VESSEL, re-
siding near Busick's. Queen Anne's county,
were killed by lighting on Wednesday.
Washington College, at Chestertown, has
conferred the degrees of Master of Arts
upon c G. Brown, U. L. Gordy and E. B.
Polk
State Senator Charles c. Crothers of Cecil
county, was successfully operated upon last
week, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, for
a cancer of the face.
Misses Antoinette Emory and Blanche
Hartman of Queen Anne's county were grad
uated from the Women's College, Balti-
more, last week
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Eleanor Vandiver Mcgee to Mr.. Alfred Alex
ander Webster Sands Thursday June II at
II O'Clock noon, an st. Stephens Chapel. |
FARM PURcHAsED.-Mr. John Sparks has
bought the "Mull' farm, about two miles
from Sudlersville, ON the road to NIillington.
and will move there New Years, consider |
alton $4, 800.
The conservative Democrat Kent Netos has |
the following: THE degree of LII. d. was |
conferredupon Grover Cleveland Thursday
Does 1t stand for Long Lost Democrat or
Large Lucky Quicker?
A successor to Murray Vandiver, col
lector of the Maryland internal revenue
district, which includes Delaware, will be
appointed about July LIST. Nearly every
Maryland congressional district has cand-
idate for the position,
During the first week of the crab season
100000 soft crabs We're shipped from Deans
Island. Piled one on the other they should
make monument 9|l miles high. Placed
side by side they would cover 1879 miles.
They sold for So, 600.
The Western Maryland College. Thursday
conferred degrees as follows: Bachelor of
Arts, Leon S. Hurley, of Seaford. Edwin J.
Nelson of Harrington, Miss Eva M. Davis
OF fredericksburg and Miss Carrie A. Stone
at Mt. Pleasant; Master of Arts. LOuis N
Wheaton of Chincoteague.
WoMEN's COLLEGE OF BALT1MoRE.
Bishop Cyrus d. Foss preached the bac-
calaureate sermon Sunday before the grad
uatlng class of the WOmen's College of Bal
hmore. Man and Manliness' was the sub-
Ject of the discourse, which was listened To
attentively by an audience that occupied
every seat in the First Methodist Episcopal
Church. The Senior class this year is the
largest in the history of the college. and
numbers torty-two members. The con-
ferring of academic degrees took-place Mon
day.
ABOUT C. A. DEAKYNE,-The american
OF Wednesday contained a protrait of
George A. Deakyne, who is a candidate for
on the Democratic ticket for
Comptroller of the State The American
also gives the following brief history ofMr.
Deakyne. He was born in New Castle
county, Del, September 18th, 1857 and is
a son of the late George A. Deakyne. He
was educated at the High School of SMYRNA.
Del, and in 1870, when still youth.
moved to Cecil county, where he remained
until 1880. He then went to Caroline
county where he was interested in the mer
camille business for two years. He became
ieputy clerk of the Circuit Court for Caro-
Inc county, which position he held until
1883, when he was nominated for County
Treasurer, and elected by a large majority.
In 1888 he married Miss Clara Horsey,
laughter of the late William G.. Horsey.
Mr.. Frank L. Wright, of SMYRNA.
Del, was in ChestertOwn last week
md paid the NetOs office a visit. He
the electric light plant in
smyrna and came to investigate the
ldvisability of placing a plant here.
His work in Smyrna is recon-
nended as being first class and
satisfactory in every respect His prop
'sitiOn to our people is certainly fair
'ne, namely: To form company with
capital stock of 1000; he to take
'ne-third the stock. 1t is his desire to
'emOve to ChestertOwn, construct the
'lant himself and make it success.
lie interviewed a number of our prom
nent citizens and met with lots of en-
-ReW NeiCs, June 10Th.