Smyrna times., 1874-05-27
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Fourteen new houses have been built in Chess.
Pcake City this Spring.
The Methodists of Denton have decided to hold a
camp meeting but the place has not been fixed upon.
The colored people of Caroline county are going
10 hold grand temperance meeting June I'd in
Denton.
Tine Methodist Protestants of Newtowa, Souserse,
clunty. propose to erect a handsome and comlnodi
Gus church.
The Snnw Hill Messenger says that ''Mr. Jacob
Sturgls has asparagus which grows eighteen inches
in twenty'four hours" Doubtful
The peach men are growing more tranquil in
Caroline county oven the peach bugs. A big bug
has come along that eats the little bugs.
They started telegragh at fredericksburg last
week, and an old lady went 10 send letter in u
sealed en'eIope. 81 the ST. Mchacs Comet saws.
The Presbytcrians of Berlin have purchased the
w Sc property there Cor 81 500, and propose i'm.
proving and converting ii IHto handsome parson.
age.
Mr.. ). w. Ald:idge, Of Chesterville, Kent county.
successful horseman, has sold fine colt for 1886
TO party IN Dover, Del. being Tie third he has
sent 10 that town.
Kew. w. }. Balm, pastor Of the W. F. Church of
Princess Anne circuit. has been presented with a
as testimonial OF esteem
Henry J. Johnson, who sbst Genrge w. Hall.
near Marion station, last Friday week killing him
Instantly. has heen released from custody on The
ground Of JIsIIfi4bIe homicide.
cnlored baby vas recently killed in CAMBRIDGE
oy heavy dose .: morphine, which had been mixed
for an elderly lady IN some preserves. WINCH VS.
subsequently given to the child.
ID
III favor of prohibition "G the liquor ira tic, com
mencing at Eqston on the oath OF May and endIn,
at Bay Hundred On the l2lh Of June
Pttsburg man sent to Cris6eId oyster de,Ier
for sample of his ol lsters. The deale, -h,pnr .
several barrels aud IN few DAYS got a n,ce n,l,
from the P.ltsburg man thanking him for the highly
appreciated gift.
Judge Robinson intends during the summer Ia
build himself new dwelling house on his farm
lew miles from CcnlreVe, and make II his res,
oehce The Judge has been residing in Annapolis
for two or three years past.
William Bramble, IT,, OF Queen AnDes eopntv
seemed IN good health Sunday morning I7.h.
but after breakfast he concluded 10 90 TO his room
and lie down. When some one went to call him 10
dinner he was found dead on his bed. He was sub
ject TO fits; was aged IS years.
They Mean Businrss.-The Farmers Grange or
LEMON whIch mas grown TO be potent institution
hed meeting last week TO consider the feasibility
Of establishing mlnufactnry Tor getting up their
own fertilizers in their own midst They saw thai
one fourth value Of their whole productions On mn,
OF the county for Fertilizers alone, and no sec,ion
can stand such prollIgacy.
FISheTm0n's Luck.-On Monday week G. w
Blrnes of CarPrntes Point, made The greatest bau
oi hsh that has been made in Cecil county for many
years. So full was the seine that it could not he
landed and the fishermen were obliged To 90 in with
smaller seinS to land the fish. On the opposite side
o. the river North Elsr) immense hauls were made
aOou' 'ne same time. On Spesutie Island an old
time haul Of fish was reported-, m,lI,on ~ .h.d
and herring Out Of this single haul three bundred
barrels were sailed, three vessels loaded fnr ,hc
na'tlnore market and the b,ance. estimated at half
million. were cirted ont for manure