Smyrna times., 1871-05-31
MARYLAND ITEMS.


berry and floral festival last week, when pre-
mlums were awarded for the best strawberries,
vegetables, boquets, &c. 1t proved TO be one
of the most interesting affairs Of the kind ever
held in that county.
The Masonic fraternity of Easton are delight
ed with the festival given them by the ladies
of that town last week. They realized 5000
clear towards the fund for a new hall
The county Commissioners of Caroline have
refused to levy fifteen hundred dollars, asked
for by the School Commissioners, to continue
the schools until the end of the term, and they
have consequently closed for the summer. In
this refusal the Commissioners say they have
only Obeyed the wishes Of a majority of the
taxpayers.
Sad Accident-Mr. Chas. Peters residing
below AndersOntOwn, Caroline CO., fell from
his dearborn on Tuesday of last week and
broke his neck He was helplessly drunk,
hence the accident.
The straw in the b&rnyard of Sylvester
Smith, near Ridgely, took fire last week, and
1t was with the greatest exertion that his out
buildings were saved. A colored boy is sus-
pected of firing the straw.
The Masonic fraternity of Denton have
taken steps towards building lodge room.
lhCCCutiy all Ouu klUu OI u llSO UO1LeU ashore
IN the WlcOmlcO river. 1t had smooth skin
two fins with five claws on each like a cats
and a mouth Is inches wide with teeth an inch
long. 1t weighed lbs.
The Republicans elected their town ticket in
Chestertown last week without opposition.
The fly has attacked the wheat in Kent co.
Call accepted. .-Rev. Mr.. Peryman, of
Baltimore city, has accepted IA call to st.
Paul 5 Episcopal Church, in Kent county.
The Cut-worm is iniuring the corn crop, in
Sassatras Neck.
The Cambridge Herald and Neacs, saws there
are over 3O0,O peach trees in bearing in Dor
chester county. 1t is thought that in each of
several HundredS IN this part Of Delaware the
number is greater than that
Nine hundred dollars worth Of Strawberries
were shipped from Berlin one morning of last
week.
Handenburg & Cos circus exhibited at Snow
Hill Saturday week and remained over nntil
Monday morning. A young man of that nlace
showed some of the circus fellows around. when
Just about day-break on Sunday morning, tbey
went through" said young man, taking his
ooots' watch, hat, DC. The young man in
formed on them and four of them are now
lodged in Jail, where they will have to remain
until the October term of court.
Newtown is to hold its town election soon
and the contest is whether cows shall run at
large in the town.
The MethOdists have church away down
In W orcester CO., which they call Swans Gut.
A sewing machine, piano and baby can
De found IN almost every dwelling in Cam
Drldge, so one OF the papers says
There was transported over the Dorchester
Delaware K. Il. last week, over 10, 900 crates
oil Strawberries and about Que fourth that
amount OF other varieties of berries at A uet
proht OF 70 cts. per quart to the groweES To
show the great annual increase in this trade we
have but to state that the gross shipments last
year was less than 5000 quarts = Cdanbridoe
Democrat
A grand ball was given in Cambridge last
week, which was of surprising spendor
During horse race at Warwick. last We'd
nesday, fight occurred, when Geo. Rothwel
prostrated three young Cochrans
JAS. Shobe, of Cecil CO., has invented an
apple .parer which takes out the core and
slices the apple into four or eight pieces
A circus company, that travels around in
boats, and whose band paradeS on horSebacK.
was IN Chesapeake City last week. But the
most remarkable circumstance is that they
declined all kinds Of strong drink and attended
the Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The
same circus exhibited in Wilmington.
An effort is heing made to start cheese
factory at Cambridge. 1t is said that milk
pays better that way than any other.
The Execution Of Fred. Laurence On Sat
urday last Sheriff Bennett OF EastOn received
from Annapolis the Death Warrant of Fred
erck Lawrence, negro, convicted of murder
fixing the Fourteenth of July next as the day
for his execution.
:. Jos. Palmer, a respected citizen of Easton.
died suddenly last Saturday whilst visiting a
friend, of inflammation of the brain
A Valuable Cow.-Mr. John Satterfeld, of
this town, has a COW, which he refused 500 |
for on last Saturday. She is ten years old this |
summer, and has at her side now her tenth |
calf, having had three calves in the last eleven
months, all living and doing we'll He has !
sold calves from her, which brought him |
$3.50; one got killed. She gives between
and gallons of milk daily, and Mrs Satter-
field makes about pounds of butter from her
weekly, when she does not sell the milk. There |
are of her calves living, valued at $500. Her
twin calves are owned by gentleman in Queen
Anne's county, who is raising them for a yoke
of oxen. They are exactly alike in size and
cOlOr.-EdStOn Star.
Trappe Station and Talbot Circuit, M. F.
Church, South, have determined to hold n
camp meeting conformity in Mr.. John Chill
cults Woods, Talbot CO., commencing August
lS, 1871.
Granville s. Bennett, of Elkton, died last
week In the 29th year of lis age. He has
been in feeble health oryears. on account Of Il
months incarceration in the rebel prisons.
The Episcopalians in Talbot county bav.
been holding woods meetings, something after
the two day bush meetings of the Metbo-
Poisonous Medicines,