Smyrna times., 1877-08-08

Camp Meetng.-The M. E. Church of
Centreville proposes holding camp meet
ing on the Wye Camp Grounds, to COM
mence on the 22d of August.
G. w. Spencer, one of the most opulent
farmers of Galena, has raised seven thou
sand bushels of wheat, and expects his corn
crop to double that quantity.
A Camp at Bakers Woods.-The Metho
dist Protestants have decided to hold Il
camp in Bakers woods, near Chestertown,
beginning Thursday, Aug. 23d, and close
Friday, August 81.
Robert II. Wilson, who was on visit to
his father and friends in Easton lately,
started for his home in Florida, about three
weeks ago, and in four days after reaching
his abode he died of congestion of the
brain.
A Sacrifce.-A forced sale of the Odd
| Fellows Hall in Elkton was made last
week, to Ex-Governor Groome, for $1,000
less than one-fourth its cost. 1t is fine
building, comparatively new, with an eX-
cellent town hall.
4 Sleep WaLker.-A Mrs. Price, of Cecil
ton, on Friday night week, awoko from
her sleep and found herself in the tall wet
grass in her garden. How long she had
laid there, she could not tell. She has
since been very i'll, but is better now.
Burglars attempted to break into the
residence of the EaSton Leelqcr a few nights
ago, but were frightened away. The editor
thinks they must have been grecnhorns, as
no professionals would think of going to
the house of country editor for the
purpose of stealing something.
No Camp HuckSterS.-At meeting of the
managers of Beckwith's camp, in Dorches-
ter, CO., last week, it was determined that
every person desiring to do so, be allowed
to keep either public or private boarding
tent, and that no bread tent, candy or cake
stand, oyster saloon or barber shop, nor
anything of the kind be allowed
A poor old tramp down at Cambridge
found an empty stable and made it his
abiding place. The bailiff discovered his
retreat and found there mattress, some
pieces OF clothing and an old rusty musket.
The officer took the weapon and distribu-
TED the other articles among the neighbors,
! from who the tramp stole them.
Ordered to Leave T0,on.-The tramps
having increased in such numbers as to
become an insuferable nuisance in Ches.
tertown, the Town Commissioners passed a
resolution last week, giving them until ten
O'Clock Saturday morning to leave, and
any declining to do so are to be arrested
and committed to jail under the vagrant
laws of the State.
Sales of Land IN Queen Anaes.-Messrs.
Mancha q Gibson, Real Estate Agents, in
Centreville, sold last week the Wright
farm, SAG acres, to j. S. Keyser of Philadel.
phia, for $6,250 also, the VIM. Dudley &
Mrs. Rowe farm, 336 acres, to George
Mulligan of that county for $500; also,
the small farm of II. S. Mancha & w. II,
Gibson, containing 100 acres to VIM. Cole
of Pa, for 81, 800,
Sudden Deah.-Wm. Harker, a former
slave dealer, who resided in Easton for
many years, died very suddenly at the
Gen. Wayne Inn, Baltimore, on Saturday
week, aged about 65 years. Mr.. Harker
was bachelor, and had boarded at that
hotel for fifteen years past. lie went to
bed in good health and was found dead in
his room next morning. 1t is said his
estate is worth $4,000.
A Picture Of Chincoteqguc.-.A CORES.
pondent writes to Erery Evening: "Cattle
OF every description are allowed the
| privilege of the streets as any other citi.
|
they occupy the store steps and even the
rooms to the exclusion of probably better
customers. The agility of the vagrant pigs
ls sometimes remarkable ard have often
witnessed race between feet porker and
his canine companion, for provender, along
store floor in which the dog lost the
spoils."
The oyster trade of Chincoteague is i'm.
nd No IT,, I, 4 L
1t so lively. Not less than four hundred
and fifty thousand barrels of the finest
bivalves were marketed from the Island
last season. Each barrel holds two and
half bushels, making an aggregate of more
than million of bushels shipped in one
season. A gentleman who invests So, 1000.
plants ten thousand bushels of oysters
which cost him planted twenty cents per
bushel. 1t costs him twenty more after
they are planted, and in two years can
easily sell out for eighty cents with twice
the number of bushels to sell that were
planted.
The ReOard Of Iadashy.-William Myers
has bought the homestead of the late
General Tench Tilghman, known as "Plim-
himmon," situated in Oxford Neck, Talbot
county, 300 acres, for $4,000, paying over
half the purchase money cash down. We
remember very well, some forty years ago,
when Louis Myers, the father of William
Myers, came to this county fresh from
Germany, and engaged to work as poor
laborer for General Tilghman on Plim.
himmon." He remained on the same
farm, or in the immediate neighborhood.
during the balance of his life, and made
and saved money. His two sons succeeded
him, and have been industrious and econom.
ical farmers.-EaSton Star.