Smyrna times., 1900-08-22
MARYLAND ITEMS.
current Events of the Eastern Shore ot
Maryland.

Uurrent Events of the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland.
4here are more Baltimoreans at
ocean City this year than ever before
In Pocomoke City they spell the
sweet young things name Maybe.
In all probability former Congress
man Isaac A. Barber will be the Re-
publican candidate for Congress for
both the long and the short term.
In Qeenstown the Episcopal and
Methodist churches work together.
the one holding service in the morning
and the other in the evening, altern-
ately.
Messrs. Charles and John E. Hadda-
way, owners of Edesville Hall, Ches
tertOwn, have undertaken to move the
building to their lot at Rock Hall,
Kent County. The building is two
stories high, and about 5Ox24 feet.
The Somerset Journal says: Cam
bridge has given Easton baseball
spanking. Before the Eastonians
tackle the Dorchester sluggers again
they should come to Princess Anne
and learn how to play ball.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Anna Elizabeth Comegys to Mr..
Charles Bradford Dudley. Miss Com
eggs Is the second daughter of DIR. n.
Comegys, of Millington, and Mr.. Dud-
ley is the son of DIR. S. G. Dudley, of
Churchill. The wedding will take
place in October.
The following birth notice recently
appeared in the columns of a Delaware
paper; Born to the wife of Jim Jones
a boy. The boy favors his dad in several
ways, viz: He is bald, has red nose,
takes to the bottle like humble bee to
a lump of sugar, and makes lot of
noise about nothing.
KENT Corn CROP SHORT. RT.-Obser-
want farmers estimate that the corn
crop this year will not average half
crop throughout the entire of Kent
comfy. Many farmers will not grow
enough grain to serve them and in
some instances the crops are almost
total failures. The condition is due
to the continued dry weather.
Ocean City Md, is gaining some un-
enviable notoriety by being con-
founded with Ocean City n. ]. where
there have been several surf fatalities
this summer, and the patrons of the
former place are urging a change in
name so the two places will not be con-
fused in the minds of any one. Sine
puxent is meeting with considerable
favor as the proper name for Mary
land resort.
Mr.. John Smith living near Chester.
town, lost seven fine hogs by the in
tense heat of last week. The hogs
were fat, ranging in weight from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred
pounds. There was no water in the
pasture in which the hogs were. and at
seven o'clock Mr.. Smith gave the
hogs all the clear, fresh water they
would drink. When he went to water
them at noon they were found dead
having died of the excessive heat.
The wedding of Mr.. Harry Usilto1
to Miss Ada Sparks took place in the
the office of Mr.. Alday Clements stor,
at Crumpton, at s P. NJ, Thursday
The couple arrived in town about
o'clock in quest of a minister. Th'
Revs. BlOxtOn and Stockdale of the NJ
E. and NJ. p. churches were both a
the Sudlersville camp. Two young la
dies desiring to help the bridal part.
in their search for happiness, suggeste
: that they secure the services of Dl
: Benson, Prof. of systematic Theolog!
! in Western Md. College. Throug
the kindness of Mr.. Clements, DR.. Ben
son was obtained and the ceremon
!, performed We hear the bride live
l Centreville.