Smyrna times., 1900-10-03
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Current Events of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.

William P. Jackson S yacht is named
Impatient.
Cambridge dog tax amounts to over
$500 year.
29O carloads of peaches were mani
tested at Greensboro, the freight on
which was $500.
lt may be worth the while to call at
tentlon to the fact that former Senator
German his not joined in anv of the
congratulatory addresses to Senator
wellington on his change to the Dem
ocratic party.
Calvin Satterfield of the Greensboro
Free Press will this week sever his
connection with that paper and remove
to Richmond, Virginia. Mr.. Sa.ter
| field has been appointed chief clerk in
the office of the superintendent of the
Chesapeake a. Ohio Railroad.
Rev. Charles A. Hill, pastor of the
Nj. E. Church at Smyrna, has been un-
animOusly invited to return for
another year. The finances of the
church are said to be in better con-
dltlon than they have been for 10 years
Notwithstanding the fact that thirty
members, who were liberal contribu-
tors have died Trappc Times.
Elijah Baynard colored, was ar
rested by Constable w. NJ. Dunn at
the farm of Mr.. Joseph Mallalieu. near
MlllingtOn, Thursday week, under a
writ charging him with disorderly con-
duct and carrying concealed weapons
at the recent Pondtown bushmeeting.
Baynard was declared guilty and SEN
fenced to serve two months in the
House of Correction. Baynard is a
brother of one of the murderers of DR.
j. Heighe Hill, of Kent county.
The hog and the dog give a great
deal of trouble to the officials in coun-
try towns. That man who "always
has raised his own meat" rebels when
an attempt is made to drive the pic
and his pen beyond the town limits,
and the owner of a dog resents the i'm
position of a tax ON his faithful com
piOn. Cambridge, Md, is Just pass
ing through the throes of dog war
Many citizens are actively protesting
against the imposition of tax of 81 6
head on dogs. 1t is said that about
100 citizens refcsed to take ont the
necessary licences, and last week writ.
were issued for forty five of them.
The barn and the corn house on the
'Waldron" farm of James A. Slsugh
ter, near huntsville, together with tn,
wheat thresher and stacker, were des
trOyed by fire Monday week. Mr.
Slaughter had directed colOred maj
to fire up traction engine which h,
desired to bring to Centreville and il
is supposed the buildings caught from
spark from this source.
The second Quarterly Conference o
Marydel NJ. E. Church has adopted
resolutions concerning the Sunday ex
cursions which are brought to Mary
del, for the purpose of attending tn
the colored camp, at Mt Zion Grove
Liquor is sold en- route and during
the day the excursionists become yer,
obnoxious to the people of that town
The pastor is asked to use his infuenc
for the discOntinuance of the excur
sions. Chestertown has also adopted
a resolution to prevent colored excur
sions in the future
''It looks bad to see all this lumbe
being Slipped away from here, said
gentleman at Trappe station one dal
last week while watching the work
men loading it on the cars for shipmen
to Mr.. Days factory at Ridgely. VIII
can't the baskets, boxes, etc. be mad,
here and the manufactured, he con
: tinved.
There is food for serious thought i
this question. Five large mills ar
being operated in Trappe district J
this time and practically all the lum
Der sawed by them is shipped away t
be made into various articles. Wh
cannot these articles be manufacture,
here as well and thus give employmen
A. to our labOring men, who will spen
the money at home
Let our moneyed men consider thi
and act accordingly. Besides giving
boom to the section we believe
r will pay handsome dividends as vel
Y -TrGppe Times.
s Hard on the heels of the announc,