Smyrna times., 1901-02-20
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Current Events of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.

craft at Cambridge and GOldOn Hill.
James Spear died at his near near
Earleville, on Friday, FEBRUARY 8th,
aged 7S years.
j. Frank Turner has sold twenty
lots at Claiborne to people who will
build on them. The lots havs a front
of so feet.
The Chestertown College baseball
team has arranged schedule for this
years, games. The manager is F. L.
Williams.
Paul w. Meredith, son of the late
w. D. Meredith, died at Greensboro,
Nd, February 2, in his 21 years. The
deceased was born in Harrington.
Messrs. j. Langrall & Bro, of Bal
timOre who operate the canning fac
tories at Cent? eville Landing, are now
contracting with the farmers for to-
matOes. They want 400 acres in to-
matoes this year and are paying So per
ton.
l.. b. Towers and others propose to
incorporate. "The Denton Electric
Light, Power and Water Company"
They intend to get power from mill
stream about two miles from town,
and believe that the project is fea-
slble one.
The Kent NetOs says an old colored
woman living with Walter Strong was
very much surprised few days ago
when told that Robert G. Nicholson
had a machine that made ice. Said
she, ''well, do declare thev'll take
everything out of the Lords hands
after awhile!'
A bank to be conducted solely for
the accommodation of colored PEOPLE
called the Miller Savings and Invest
ment Institution has been organized
at ST. Michaels. The incorporators
and board of directors are colored peo-
pie in and around st. Michaels, most
of whom are employed in the oyster
business and earn from So to $15 per
week. -Trdppe,
The Easton Gazette reports that al
most one thousand dollars has been
raised for the organization of base
ball club in that place and that con-
tract for fencing grounds and build
ing stands will soon be made. 1t is
expected that team much stronger
than that of last year will be secured
, aud the Peninsula clubs will be given
another tussle for the pennant cap
) tured by Easton last year.
Miss Margaret Jump, daughter of
, Hon. Charles Medford Jump, of
Chapel district, was married Wednes-
day to the Rev. George S. Lightner of
the West Virginia Conference, Metho-
g dist Episcopal Church South. They
$ were married at the residence of Cap
tain Levi I. Dukes, by the Rev. NJ.
l G. Moore of Hillsborough. They will
j live at Weston, Va. Mr.. Lightner's
first wife was the sister of his present
bride.
: Mr.. John Wesley Clark died at his
s home in Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline
t county February 8, of Bright's disease
l. He was born in Kent county, Del
J. aware in 1925, but for many years h
l had resided in Tuckahoe Neck wher
d he owned several large and fertile
farms. He also owned real estate il
.e Talbot county, Maryland, and in Del
N aware. He was astockholder and dir
,g ector of Denton National Bank. H
70 leaves a widow who before her mar
( riage was Miss Mary E. Smith of De-
J. aware, and six children.
E. An Easton, Maryland, correspon
at dent to the Baltimore Sun on "Farm
and Farming" says;
a. "Hiram G. Dudley, of Baltimore,
he becoming one of the largest landhold
no ers on the Eastern Shore, and is a,
of quiring some of the best land there
an on the Shore. He owns nearly every
he thing from Wye Landing to Wy
Ter Mills, a magnificent section of ii
lrs Wilton, known as the Miss Carr
ID Davis farm, alone contains one thou
and acres, worth $75 an acre. He owl
" Bloomingdale, in Queen Anne's cOun
ot the magnificent estate of the late Sc
nv ern Teackle Wallace and two otht
yoa farms near Queenstown. His farr
tba are operated by tenant farmers and
90. has the very best there are.
nu-
ak- Danger of Colds and LaGripp
,by The greatest danger from colds al
,ws la grippe is their resulting in pne
'"' monia If reasonable care is use