Smyrna times., 1877-08-01
MARYLAND ITEMS.

fony penning takes place at Chinco.
league, August Sth and 9th
Jas. II. Holmes, of Caroline CO. has from,
fourteen and half acres, got 500 bushels of
wheat - VI
A new Catholic church is to be erected
on the site OF the present one, St. Peters.
near Queenstown. .
steam thresher at Chesterville. Kent
county, threshed 400 bushels of wheat in
half day, last week.
In view of the present troubles tbrougb.
out the country, Chestertown is talkinr of
organizing one or more military com.
panies. '0'''
Mrs. Mary P. Davidson, of Queenstown.
aged "A years, fell down stairs a few davs
ago. and received injuries which resulted
in her death.
Ihos. Taylor, near Millington, whilst in
the act of retiring, on the 23d, fell on the
bed and died in about Is minutes. He
had seemed to be in good health before
that "0'0io
winchester, village in Queen Annes
county is happy. Two ladies of the town.
Mrs. Bucher and Mrs. VIM. Smith have
ooth recently presented their husbands
with twins. '''-N'
Z; Newbold Price, son of the late John
". Irlce, OF Chesapeake City, died at his
of pneumonia. He was Supervisor of ' ibo
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal-aeed ~
years. ''
Large Yield Of Wheat-Thomas Kirbv. ot
carpenters Point, Cecil CO., from forty
acres IN wheat, threshed eleven hundred
bushels, or 274 bushels per acre. Mr.
hiroy sold the wheat at SLIGO per bushel.
or an aggregate of SLIGO.
On Wednesday night, of last week n
colored girl employed in the family of a
mr. Earlckson, at Chestertown, threw n
u Gin box containing phosphorus on the
Iloor' Combustion took place and the
mouse was with difficulty saved from des.
truction. '' UeS'
Inc Chestertown Transcript has changed
nands, Il. b. Perkins retiring and Georoe
A. Hanson succeeding. The new ed;tor y
possessed OF much literary ability. and has
made himself known in authorship hv
valuable and interesting book entitled
. forced Safes at 1empLeviUe. following
farms were sold at Templeville ON tba oIs3
eeie', at trustees sale, viz: The Jas. CurIett
IarIn, containing 200 acres to John Dalv.
ior s S9.I5 per acre, and the John Hamm
iarm, containing ll2 acres, to John Dalv.
for $3.50 per acre. D"'y'
II Little MuSS.-Hon. Daniel M. Heprv
tne Eastern Shore Congressman, has re-
moved Dr. Parvis, of Queen Annes conntv
from his position at Washington and fIled
ms place by the appointment of oentie.
in, man named Moor, from Wicomico eount,
n rhis has rather offended the Queen Annes
Fatat AccidenL--Rev. John Brinklv
local preacher of the NJ. L. Church. res;d,
ing near Fruitland in Wicomico count,,
was thrown from his cart one dav last waaLI |
ana Killed. His horse got frightened al |
she cars. He was an uneducated mar. hnt
had strong, native talent that made him
man of mark for all. '--
While ]. Z. HurlocIx' and wife. livinu
near Chesterville, Kent CO., were returning |
nome, on the night of the 25th instant
man on the road attempted to catch tbe |
morse. The horse became frightened and
made a spring, thwarting the effort of the |
hignwayman. The man even tried n
sa.Ic, eaten up with the carriage by running, but
No Peaches IN Cecik-The Cecil Denoc,o,
says TRIP through the lower disticts
furnishes information as follows: OF
peaches there are virtually none. In the
early spring trees were full, but a blight
caused oy frost or curculio fell upon Che