Smyrna times., 1898-05-25
The SMYRNA TIMES.
SmVr'n0, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, May 25, '9S.
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Rev. II. IL. Sldell, OF EaSI MILL
stone, N. j., has been transferred to
the Wilmington Conference, and ap-
pointed pastor at fredericksburg, Md.
Geo. E. M. Stengle having enlisted
in the Delaware National Guards the
of the Port Deposit Press
will be left in the hands of Mr.. Her
bert n. Gerry.
The commencement exercises of the
Tome Institute, Port Deposit, will
take place this year on Wednesday
evening, June Is. The address will be
made by Bishop Vincent, of Topeaka,
Kansas.
Mr.. W. Spry Sherman, of Vienna,
was adjudged insane by jury, which
met at Cambridge, Wednesday. Mr..
Sherman is about sixty years of age |
and is about one of the best known |
citizens of Upper Dorchester.
Those two delightfully."- provincial
towns, Centreville and Cambridge, are
stirred up over a new sensation, for
them-the arrival of Sunday metro
politan newspaper. In Centreville the
excitement was so great that the min
listers denounced the Sunday papers
from the pulpit.
The Rev. Frank Fletcher, recently
transferred from the Wilmington to
the Troy Conference, is stationed at
Bloomingdale, N. Y, located in the
Adirondacks and within six miles of
Rev. d. H. Corkran's charge. The
Rev. John l.. Nelson, late of the Troy
Conference, has succeeded Mr.. Fletch
er at Trappe, Nd.
A CoLoRED YOUTH WHO SHOT HIS
| STEPFATHER TO BE SENTENCED TO
DEATH. -Somerfeld J. Dennis, col
ored, was convicted of the murder of
his stepfather, America Holland, in Po-
comoke City. January Gath, on We'd
nesday at Snow Hill. The prisoner was
convicted on the testimony of his
mother and two brothers.
The Hon. John B. Brown, of Cen
treville, whose death is chronicled,
was one of the most eminent of the
public men of Maryland in this gener-
alton. In his profession-the law-he
was considered to be one of the most
learned and conscientious of its mem
bers, and he was consulted in many
important cases beyond his own home
practice.
BARN AND CATTLE BURNED. "A
large barn on the farm of Candy Bal
derston, near Colora, Cecil county,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night of last week, together with Il
COWS. two heifers, two mules and ont
horse. Mrs BalderstOn by great eff
fort succeeded in saving two fn'
horses. The barn contained hay
straw, feed and machinery, whicl
were burned. The loss will amount t.
about S., 900 and is partially insured.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Delaware and Chesa
peake Railway Co., held at Eastol
Wednesday, the following officers wer
elected: President, Frank Thompson
secretary, John NJ. Harding; treasur
er, Robert NJ. Smith; directors, Fran
Thompson, David j. Cummins, d.
Newhall, George V. Massey, Oswal
Tilghman, John Cassels, Francis A
Waters, Charles A. Chipley and Kans
S. Green.
PROPOSED STEAMBOAT LINE.-Sau
uel o. Stokes, representing Philade
phia capitalists, is in Kent county
establish steamboat line to be run
connection with the Queen Anne
railroad. The route will be frol
Crumpton to Queenstown. Mr.. Stoke
thinks business could be develope
sufficient to justify the establishmel
of the line. William Emory, of Bait
more, expresses entire confidence in IL
success of the plan and thinks it wi
be an important feeder to the raj
road.
The Centreville Observer recent
devised plan it thought of whippir
the Baltimore Sun into the Dem
cratic camp, by telling it that to +
cieve Republican patronage shows
what party it belongs. The San cou
~ not let the chance to retaliate pass al
asked the Observer if it had sold on
- as it had been designated by Preside
y Randall and Speaker Schaefer to pu
y lish the laws in Queen Anne's count
The situation never donned on t
el' Observer until the Sun hit it and tn
err the way it squirmed can be bett
imagined than explained.
,E. WILLOW FOR DUPONT POWDER
large force of men is operating in Ke
- county, Md cutting willows under
contract with DUPONT Powder CO.
pany. Every possible stick of willC
, in the county is being secured for t
contract. Willow trees of from one
four inches in diameter are preferre
as the smaller growth makes the fn'
quality of charcoal for gunpowder.
| most the entire supply in the county
! found contiguoust to mill ponds and
fresh water courses of streams, I
er,, earliest-accouts of the manufacture
.So .So gunpowder, state that the charcoal
willow wood was used for the reas
that it is of fine grain, soft and eas
pulverized.