Smyrna times., 1875-10-06
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The meat house of Mr.. VIM. II. Stevens.
living near Crumpton was robbed last week of 80
pounds of bacon. ~ N ~
cluster of tomatoes numbering nine
was raised in Queen Anne's that weighed three
pounds and ten ounces
The lecture to have been delivered at
@ @naSsras last Thursday by Rev, e, Subbs was post
pohcu on account of the severe thunder gust
II. Hanna, Esq, of New York, has pur-
chased the farm of Mrs Susan Dawson on Miles River
Queen Annes county, containing 122 acres for S0000
The Changers held a grand tournament
and hop in Talbot county last week When if comes
10 10 hops how Will some of our straight-aced Della
warcans manage?
Mr.. c. j. B. Mitchell, of Queen Anne's
og county took premiums to the amount of S5 for the
tural Fair, Baltimore, last week
DIR. William Caulll's trottino horse Jon
Baxter won the big trotng race Mt the Federasburg
cattle show on Friday There were five horses started
J%oes Joe time was 24i. DR.. Cauk lives in st. Michaels
district, Talbot county.
A couple of men went to temperance
meeting at North East, Cecil county last week and
then, after it over fought about bottle of whisky
One stabbed the other badly What need to argue tie
GvIlS S Oh intenpeTance while actions speak much
louder than words.
Fire in TFappe Diatrict.-On Sunday the
10Th ult, Mrs. William b. Martins residence i'm Little
Neck, talbot county, was entirely consumed by fire
Hc pullullS was OF DTlck and worth 5000 on which
mere was policy of insurance of 5000 1t belonged
to Mrs Sarah f. Martin.
The Maryland papers say that if Colonel
Edward wilkins the Reform candidate for Co,nn
troIcr makes rs successful an official MS he docs n
iarncr the people of the State will have no cauSc t0
regret having elected him to that responsible noStinn
inns season Col wilkins raised 33L, bushels Of ,vhn1t
10 the acre on his farm i'll Kent county
Suicide Of a Young La,ly.-NIiss Emma
Gropper; young lady, committed suicide. ON ,Tuas
1E hlGht last by hanging herself at Chascs Station
l. W. " u H. X. The act was performed in her he'd
room WINE on visit TO her sister, Mrs Fowler she
arrived arrived rom Philadelphia Saturday week and had
lhtehdctl remaining few weeks She lcrt a Letter
saying She was tired Of the world ''''
The fifth annual fair of the Kent Co,,,tr
agricultural Club was held last week on tho. arunjs
ol inc association at WOrtOn station near Chrstcr
n"n. Inc exhibition opened with n TOurnonnTt
on tuesday w. n. Wilson, of Gacua took tbc 6rSi
PiiIe, uaTheNS) ana crowned Miss Lizzie Pcncocl,
queen OF Love and Beauty; Walter Cos,lcn tocL Tho
second prlZe, saddle and bridlc) and crowned N;Ss
4sHN borcy, OF fairlee, first Maid of Honor Jomos
11T!s0i took The third prize dap robe and cruv.rnd
MISS bele koblnSon, second Maid of Honor TL.r,,
was alr display, especially in the lady's dcnartInrnt
% %put ulc races were the principal feature Tho b"St
orSGs the first day SamI Gcllisprs iftic 6iI
ulu jas JohllSons StOncwal The second DAYS tri,i
was, won by William Bcwlcy'S Fanny Fern aud y r. r.
IchlngtonS MOdoc. Best time 30 nv Enn,,,. H.,
nco peck SiaIlght BesS and c. H. Huriock's ST Elmo
Mo e liIu day races III no time better than three
minutes me ktlH Mars says the best milo in ~ ~
races was made by W. W. Stephens Daruina EccJic
III ziYl4 III the scconn trial on the first dav