Smyrna times., 1875-08-04
MARYLAND ITEMS.
The camp meeting at Wye, Queen Anne's
county, commenced last Friday.

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and killed his horse and a dog.
The robbery of two stables near EIkton
last week, has induced the belief that thcr,
is am organized banI of horse thieves there
The NJ. f. Church, at Salisbury. ha,
granted its pastor, Rev. VIM. Uric, one
months vacation during the heated term
The Grand Division Sons of Temperance
of Maryland, will meet in Chestertown
Kent county, next Thursday (to-morrow)
L'ty,Dg Of a Corner iStonc-rhe corner
stone of the new NJ. Z. Church now being
erected in ChcstertOwn was laid last week
10y the pastor. Rev. Mr. Chatham.
Judge DdnielSparklin, of Caroline county.
was thrown from his carriage on Sunday
last 10y the horse taking fright and upSctting
the caFriage, fracturing the judges arm.
The union camp meeting of Sudlcrsvillc
and Church Hill circuit, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Queen Amnc's county,
commenced last Friday and will be con-
tnuel ten days.
Farm .Sod.-Col Geo. A. Hanson has sold
his farm, . Radclift Hail." situated on
Chester river, one mile below Chpstertown,
ami containing about 40 acres, to Me.,srs.
Win. u. and John c. Burchinal for $i4.5OO.
On Monday week Mr.. VIM. franklin,
about sixty years Of age, native Of Wor-
ce>tcr county, but resident of New York
or brooklyn, was accidentally drowned
while bathing, at Ocean City, on the Wor-
crSter Beach.
i Na'ro~ Escope.-A party of ladies and
gentlemen from Chesterville, Kent county.
went fishing down the Sassafras river in a
sail boat one day last week. \ terrible
wind and rain storm came upon them and
it was thought the trail craft would 90 down
every moment. 1t was necessary to keep
bailing her constantly, and the escape of
the parties from watcry grave seems
miraculous. They finally made the land,
thoroughly C.renched and completely ex-
hauStel.
young man, stranger. went to the
Paragon House. Elston. last Wednesday.
and tried to commit suicide Hercgistcred
his name J. II. Thomas, New York. lie
was found i'll his bed room in Il sutiocatine
condition. He conYersed with the clerk,
however, and informed him that he had
taken twenty-five cents worth of laudanun.
Doctor Barber was called in and admins
tered emetics which soon relieved the
stomach of its dose. Thomas gave as his
reason for committing the rash act, that
he was in strange place and without
money. On being assured that he would
not be permitted to suffer in community
like ours his mind became more composed
and has nearly recovered from the shock
his system received.-Eastoa Le,{gcr.
N'ag,tlr Accidelt-A few days since
little child of Mr.. Gideon Mason, who lives
fe~ miles from Salisbury, was bitten by
snake under the following peculiar circum-
stances: jug Of water had been taken
into the harvest field and placed under
tree near which the child was playing.
The neck of the jug had been broken off,
and sometime during the day copper
head snake had crawled in the jug,
and the child, having thrust its
finger into the hole in the Jug. was
surprised to feel something suddenly seize
it. Its cries brought some of the farm
hands to lis assistance, and the snake was
pulled cut of the jug with its fangs still
fastened to the hand of the child. Anti
Gotes We're Immediately applied, and at last
accounts the little one was doing well.-l
Eastcrn Shorcnpn.
-HaryJond Peoch Orcharis.-Among the
numerous large peach orchards in Maryland
the Centreville Queen Anne's county,
Reesyd mentions the following, belonging
to Mr.. John Harris, of that county, and
called the Round Top Peach Farm
The Record says: "The farm lies on the
Queen Anne's side of the Chester river.
about three miles above Chestertown, and
contains ,0l3 acres, all of which is planted
in peach trees with the exception of the
seven or eight acres upon which the pack !
ing houses, stOrehOuses, dwellings, cottages, !
&c, stand. There are "a sufficient number
of these latter to accommodate over one
thousand persons, The orchard originally
contained 10000 trees, but Mr.. Harris
thinks that not over 10000 arc now stand
ing and in bearing. lie estimated his crop
this season at about 5000 boxes, (25O,OOO |
bas<ets) about half of which he expects to
can. Arrangements have been made with |
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
TO ship the other half from Locust Point to
Cincinnati, Chicago, and other western
cities. large steamer, with a capacity of
four thousand boxes, will be run daily
between the Round Top wharf and Locust
Point, Baltimore, at which place the fruit
will be transferred to the Baltimore & Ohio
cars and dispatched at lightning speed TO
the West, where the crop is small this
year. Mr.. Harris expects to give employ
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