Smyrna times., 1876-06-21

houses for the of the coored schools to be inn
medately erected in Wicomico county.
The Crumpton NJ. f. Church has been re-
modelled and thorougly repaired, and will be
opened July 2nd. Bishop Levi Scott will oficiate.
The Salisbury Eastern Morenen says: Many
truckers in this vicinity intend TO plow up their
strawberry fields and go back to first principles viz:
raising corn and fodder.
The body of white male infant was
shed up of the canal at Chesapeake Cityon Tues
day. 1t was sewed up i'll course sack and was
evidently purposely drowned.
A child of Hiram Spence, of North East,
Cecil county, swallowed Il quantity of concentrated
promptly applied, although it suffered terribly.
About twenty gentlemen of Easton went
to the Centennial i'll sail vessel last week. They
sailed up the and through the Chesapeake
4 Delaware Canal. They lived" ON the boat during
their stay
No Gmp.--Thc Methodist Protestant
congregations of Kent circuit have decided to hold
no camp meeting this year, In all probability there
will be no camp i'll the county this Summer-(hCstcr
t0,rn NcuS.
A little green bug has been eating the
wheat down in Talbot county the st. MchaclS Comct
says. They attack the heads and work into the stalk
which supports the grains sapping from il that from
which the grain derives its nOuriShmcnt
1t has been estimated that since the first
of April 1000 toS0W0bushels soysers have been taken
from ST. MichaclS River and sent to Jersey waters to
he planted, while from other points large shipments
have been made also. 1t has been lucrative spring
season.
Jesse X. Hines, formerly Speaker of the
House of Delegates Captain of the Oyster Fleet for
twcnyOne years Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kent
county thavng held Office nearly ali his iifcJ has re-
Gently been elected Clerk to the state Fishery Force
This new office created at the late session of the
Legislature.
THE C,trccM Bank-The directors of
the new national bank at Centrcville have been
al
T. Earle: Jas. B. Palmer, K. B. Carmichael, VIM. H.
FARRELL W. W. Bnstccd, J. IIerScy Hail. b. s. Ford W
subsequently elected VIM. McKenncy President and
John H. Brown Vice President. Mr. VIM. \. Cunning
ham, of Westminster. was elected Cashier ami K. f.
Fcddcmnn, Teller. The directors have resolved to
build II banking house.
Il Nng,Idr Pd.-An elderly lady, residing
in the vicinity of Charlcstown. Cecil CO., has Al queer
pet. Ii is common size land tcrrupin. which has
during the summer months for five or six years past
paid her regular daily visits and at each time re-
/ ccves some food. The creature climbs the porch
steps and with head prOtruding patiently awaits the
appearance of its guardian, and receiving its allowance
Immediately takes its departure. The lady first dis
latng about the yard and She gave it some crumbs
and since that time it has continued these annual
| visits to her domicic.-ttca Wing.
Trouble Il. tie H'cat NuYomS-The cut
through the CauSCway under the Kent NarroWs bridge
/ has recently been completed letting the waters of
/ Chester river into Wye. The channel is deepening
and widening, the water threatening to sweep away
the bridge in the middle of the river disconnected
with the bank either side and stopping all crossing
at that point for sometime. between Kent Island and
1 the mainland. The contractor to build the bridge
and fix the causcway has not completed the job and
as he reports himself financially embarrassed it is
1 doubtful ii he ever completes the work.
Horrible Nu,l,r and .Suir;de.-On Thurs
| day morning last young lady, Miss Almira street
daughter of Mr. Roger Street of Ccrnont Mills IIar-
ford county, was brutality murdered 10y young man
/ named Christian Koltz whom Mr.. street had taken
from the House of Refuge, and had employed as a
farm hand. As Miss street approached the cellar
Crraud kdtZ seized All axe and cut her head
nearly from her body. He afterwards confessed the
deed. and gave no motive but dcviltry." He was
taken out by an iniuriated crowd, ana with rope
around his neck, was strung up To tree. The rope
being cut he concluded TO hang himself and climbed
the tree. adjusted the rope and jumped olI--Cfcd
DCm0crW.
.Mipphg Dcrclcd GaJS-The shipping OF
soft crabs is becoming quite feature Of trade al
considerable moment is the preparing and shipping
OF dcVccd crabs. at Annapolis. Saws the RtDHbicdl
otthat city: Mr.. Dennis Claude one OF our enerprSinl
oyster packers has entered into the dcvel crab bus
crabs, by Il slow process of steaming cooked hl
| the burrcl. They are then taken to large cooling
troughs, where the top shells are carefully remove,
and the picking process begins After this they ar,
placed INTO large dishes, and seasoned with spices
bread etc, and the top shells filled with the
dCvelcd meat and placed in bake oven, where they
remain long enough To become brown. They are thci
placed III packing boxes i'll trays for the purpose
shipment. Mr.. Claude has quite number Of hands
employed at this business which bids fair bccum,
quite extensive if not very profitable. The process i
very tedious and requires great and attention
which Mr. Claude gives his personal supervision. II,
has already received several large orders from Phila
delphia New York and Baltimore