Smyrna times., 1898-07-27
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Worcester county levy this year will
be only 85 cents on the hundred dollars. as
against ninety-two for last year.
Rudolph Tull, of Elkton. has been APP
pointed by the Orphans Court to vacant
scholarship at Washington College, Ches-
tertOwn.
Aroused at night by an alarm of chicken
thieves, John Quillen, of near Henderson,
gOuged his eye out on the point of a scythe
hanging over the hennery door.
Rev. Russell Mccullough, graduate of
Princeton Seminary, son of John W. Nc
Cullough, of Northeast, has accepted call
to n Presbyterian Church at Richmond,
Kan. Mr.. Mccullough has left for his new
charge.
Sheriff Conoly sold at the Court House
door in ElktOn, for taxes, the two outlaw
race tracks, together with the buildings
thereon, owned by the Keystone Racing
Association. The purchaser was Robert S.
Lister, who is interested in the third track.
Track No. l brought $40O, and track No. 8,
$40.
While engaged in threshing wheat on the
Nicholson farm of the McKenney heirs
near the Rolling Bridge, the straw-stacker
of Mr.. W. E. Morris rig caught fire from a
spark from the engine and was entirely con-
Sulueu, LOSebueT WIFI bub SliAW carrier anu
part of the thresher. The wheat stubble
also caught fire and it was necessary to
plOw around the stack-yard to stop the
| progress of the flames. The loss to Mr.
Morris will reach at least $3.50, besides the
inconvenience it will cause him during the
remainder of the season.
Judge Louis E. McComas, United States
| SenatOr-elect, has conferred with the
| friends of United States Senator Yelling
| ton and other Republican leaders. An
agreement in the nature, it is said, of a
compromise was effected, under which the
| opposing factions will come together and
elect Wellington chairman of the Republl-
can State Committee two weeks hence
John X. Cowen, the leader of the Independ.
ent Democrats. brought about the peace
conference. In addition to the McComas
members, the friends of Wellington say
they are assured of the support of Con-
gresham Barber, of the Eastern Shore
and his votes.
A PROMISING New STRAwBERRY.-Mr
Geo. Hlghman, one of Wicomico's mos
prosperous farmers, who resides near Sails
bury, has originated a new strawberry which
gives promise of becoming a leading vari
ETY.. In conformation it very much resem.
bles the Haverland. 1t colors well and OF
Mr.. Illghman's farm grows to more thar
usual size, under average conditions 4
basket containing ripe fruit of this variety
gathered on Mr.. Tilghman's farm, wa
placed in the pump house where it remained
more than week, and the fruit was then a
the end of that time still we'll preserved.
POSTMASTER SEYMOUR LocATED-Herber
L. Seymour, postmaster at Trappe, Talbo
county, a brother-in-law of Rev. L. s. Fooks
of Kent Island, who mysteriously disap
peared, has communicated with his family
stating that he had enlisted in the The Thir
Tennessee Regiment of Infantry, and is nov
in camp. The postoffice at Trappe pay
about $500 year, and Mr.. Seymour ha
not been long appointed to the position
His accounts with the post Office depar
ment are in good shape. His father, EN
Sheriff Seymour, has assumed charge O
the Office until postmaster Is named.