Smyrna times., 1871-07-05
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Anumber of the citizens of Salisbury, favora-
BILE to fruit growing, are taking steps to form
fruit growers association.
Miss Jenny Bush, the singst that is to come
to Smyrna, gives concert in EastOn on the
9th and 7th.
Admiral Buchanan, of the rebel navy fame.
talbot county man, is to return home short
ly, and the Eastonians are glad. He has been
connected with an insurance company in Ala.
bama.
The John Paca whom we announced as com
mltting suicide last week, in Talbot county,
was the son of VIM. B. Paca, who murdered
two nephews several years ago, and in which
deed John was implicated The family have
been spurned to considerable extent, and il
II thought the deed was prompted by remorse.
tie shot himself over his fathers grave, whilst
under fit of mental arrangement, to which he
had been subject for several years
Rail Rond The stockholders of the Som
erset 4 Worcester r. r., have been holding
meetings to forward the interest of the road.
This is proposed road from some point on
the Del. road to Newtown.
Early corn is ripe in Salisbury, and Peache.
have been shipped from some OF the stations
lower down the railroad.
Rev DR.. Munsey, prominent minister and
lecturer of Baltimore is Iecturing on the Eas
tern Shore.
The Rev. Mr.. Olel, has declined the call
recently rendered him by the Presbyterian
Congregation of Snow Hill. His Congregation
at LewlStown Pa, were unwilling to part with
him.
Large Yield of Vhedt-John Henry, ESQ
near Berlin, has on about lSO acres of land
lOS stacks Of wheat. 1t looks almost like :
Nlciraguan village.
Worcester RdilroGd.-The Worcester Rail
road commenced laying its track on Monday
week from Berlin to Snow Hill
Some idea of the magnitude of the Irish 10
tato crop OF the vicinity of Onancock, Accom-,
CO., Va, this season, may be formed when W,
state, and that upon good authority, that th,
weekly cash receipts to producers, per steamer
Mdggie, will average $2O00 this amount il
not the halt which that vicinity is realizing, a.
some ive or six pungies' are running tn,
same product to market.-NeUtOtOn Gazette
Riot dta Colored Quarterly Meetiny an Ce
cH-Ihe colOred Methodists held their Quar-
terly Meeting in the village of ConowingO, oil
Sunday last. After service, two coored girls
about l6 years ofage, got into close quarter
about young coored gent, and commenced
to demollSh chignons and white dresses. One
OF the c0mbatants had three of her front teetl
Knocked out; both lost their clothes, and Meth
er could come to time and had to be carried
| off by their friends. BY this time, their friend
had become excited, and a general melee com
menced, in which razors and stones were free
ly used Several were more or less injured
The Trustees of the church had the whole
party arrssted.-Ceci IFhig.
The farmers about Ceoiton who had beer
grumblng about the failure of the wheat croI
are quite elated since the crop has been secur
ed and find it the best for several years.
A new Methodist Episcopal Church is to b,
erected at Crisfeld.
From September, 1870, to May, 1871, ther,
were shipped from Crsfeld, alone, 2l4, ,5Ot
bushels of oysters. From other stations on tn,
road, great quantities were also freighted
making it quite safe to estimate the total mum
Der OF bushels at not less than 1900 which
at the moderate price of IS cents per bushe
would be worth $375,000.
New wheat recently shipped from Cambridg,
to Baltimore, brought 1920. 1t was not O
the best quality, either, says one OF the papers
Since the completion of the railroad to Mas
seys Gross Roads, several new dwellings hav,
been erected handsome parsonage is bein.
erected, for the use of the rector of St. Glenn
ents and fine, large hotel built.
Mr.. W. +. Massey, of Chestartown, ha