Smyrna times., 1900-11-07
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Current Events of the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland.

The farmers are busy husking corn.
This is the last long job of the year.
Lieutenant H. V. D. Bootes has re-
ceived an honorable discharge from the
First Regiment Infantry, National
Guard of Delaware.
The marriage of Miss Sallie Jo-
sephine Barton, daughter of MIR.
Francis II. Barton, and Mr.. George
L. Jump took place in the NJ. E.
Church at Hillsboro Friday.
Crane & Trenchard of Chestertown
have purchased large tract of timber
in st. Mary's and will send force of
men and mules to cut same this win
ter.
The Maryland Christian Endeavor
Union has sent out notices of monster
convention this year at Brantly Baptist
Church, Baltimore, November 18th,
14th, and 18th.
The wedding of DIR. Fl. g. Shippers
of Chestertown, and Miss Marie j
Townsend, of Montgomery county,
Md, is annOuced to take place on
Nov. 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wesley Jarman an
nOunce the marriage of their daughter,
Estelle, to Mr.. Andrew Woodall Will
son, November 18th, at noon, at
Emmanuel NJ. E. Church, Chesterville,
Nd.
Sunday week was observed in the NJ.
e. ChHrch at Millington as proba-
tioners day. Thirtyhve were admitted
into the church and each received a
souvenir from the pastor, Rev. H. S.
Dulaney.
The wedding of Miss Myra Crewe,
the accomplished daughter of Mr.. Ham
ilton L. Crewe, of near Betterton, to
Mr.. S. G. ROseberry, of near Still
Pond, is announced to take place
at the Still Pond NJ. E. Church.
The school commissioners for Kent
county Maryland have appointed Prof.
Wilbur McKnew Bosworth as teacher
in the Manual Training Department of
Chestertown public school in place of
the late Mr.. Wilson. Prof, Bosworth
is graduate of the Baltimore Poly
technic Institute
Rev. Alpheus S. Mowbray, one of
the best known pastors in the Whining
ton conference and former pastor of
the Elkton NJ. E. Church, will deliver
a lecture on "Dante and His Comedy"
before the Elkton University extension
class on Tuesday evening, Move mber
13.
The wedding of Ovid G Prettyman
of Philadelphia and Miss Anna NJ.
Downey of Rock Hall, Md, took
place Wednesday morning at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. Pret-
lyman is a son of the Rev,C. w. Pret-
lyman, D. D., of the Wilmington Meth
odist Episcopal Conference.
The large safe in the office of the Sal
isbury Lime & Coal Company near the
n. Y. P. & n. railroad station
was cracked Friday night ard badly
damaged by professional burglars. The
booty they captured amounted to less
than ten dollars. The Standard oil
Cos Office was entered but the safe
was not mOlested.
The Lancaster (Pa) Examiner notes
the death of Thomas Baumgardner,
aged nearly eighty-four years. He
will be remembered by ;he people OF
this State as the builder and chief
owner of the Junction & Breakwater
Railroad, which was afterward ex.
tended to Rehoboth. This Road was
sold to the Old Dominion Steamship
Company, which for some years ran {
line of steamers to New York, and is
now called the Delaware, Maryland
and n. r. r.
The prince of ridiculous election bett
has been made between men who
are well-known in Milford. Rober
2. Small has wagered with James G
McCaffery that if Bryan wins he will
allow himself to be yoked up with al
OK and driven from the Central Hote
to Hollands Corner. Should McKin
ley receive the majority of the vote
and be declared elected, Small will
then ride in the OK cart, with Nc
Caffery serving as the off-ox ant
Small cracking his whip and shouting
out the customary ''petti-who-ahi
"geew and the usual accompanyin;
invectives.