Smyrna times., 1900-02-21
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Current Events of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.

Maryland
The Elkton fair grounds were sold
last week to George r. Ash, editor of
the Cecil Democrat, for $S,4OO, less
than one-third of the original cost.
Queen Anne, Talbot, Dorchester and
Caroline counties are trying to get
some pre- per legislation to protect the
fish in the joint waters of these four
counties.
Austin Randolph Weldon, lawyer of
Centreville, died at the residence of
his brother, DIR. J. H. w. G. Weldon,
in Church Hill, Saturday week of
paresis, after lingering illness of over
a year.
Parker Munger and Miss Elizabeth
Derickson, of Chincoteague, were
married January 25th. The groom is
"a and the bride "a years old. This
couple met on Sunday, agreed to marry
on Monday, license was sent for on
Tuesday, arrived on Wednesday and
they were married on Thursday.-Snow
HUI MESSENGER.
Governor Smith, of Maryland, was
at the State House on Tuesday, and
was almost overwhelmed by the large
crowd of office-seekers, who came from
every section of the State. Every part
e hn TO II
cry Democrats, who want office, and
the number of applicants exceeds all
former records. In many there are at
least fifty applicants for an office.
DIR. COLLEY DEAD. DR.. r. KYLE
Colley, former resident of Queen
Anne's county, died at Salisbury on
the 18th inst, of Brght's disease. He
was born at Greensboro, Caroline
county, in 1853, and was graduate of
the Chicago homeopathic College. His
widow, who was a Miss Whitley, of
Templeville, Md, and two daughters,
IL and IL years, survive him. The re-
mains were inferred at Suddlersville,
Wednesday.
The big hog at Keller Station, Va,
has been killed. The guessing con-
test, which had been lively, was ended,
and Mr.. Mapp, the owner of the hog
found the guesses had netted him
$13l.20. There were 1912 guesses
made on the weight of the hog. Mr.
l. L. j. Brown, of Princess Anne, Nd.
was the winner. HIS guess was 1,1O24
pounds. The hog weighed 1,1O3
pounds and 8 ounces. Mr.. Brown
shipped his big porker to Princess
Anne, where it was exhibited as a great
curiosity in hog fattening.
The Roland Park Woman's Club of
Baltimore, recently asked health Off
/ Ger DIR. Jones, in referance to the pas
sage of an ordinance to prevent spit
ting on the sidewalks of the public
streets. DR.. Jones politely informed
them that he was in entire sympathy
with them, but what if some one should
amend the ordinance requiring women
to wear shorter skirts in the streets
thus preventing garments to become
contaminated with the filth of the
streets. The suggestion was not an
agreeable one, as the women seemed tC
want the legislation on one side like
the handle of jug.
PIGEON STORY CAUSES CONVERSIONS
Parsons Corner is a village about
six miles west of Dover, Delaware.
Some time ago the farmers through
that section had read with much aston
ishment the story published from Wy
oming that three white pigeons de
scended from Heaven and alighted Ol
the shoulders of Rev. John E. Graham
who was opening a revival meeting,
and then sat upon the Bible in front o
him. The story so awakened relig
) ion in the neighborhood of Pearson
} Corner, that cottage prayer meeting
were begun among the farmers and