Smyrna times., 1878-04-10
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Queen Annes county farmers are plant
ing corn.
Newtown is no longer Newtown, but
POcomokc City, Sir
Queen Anne's county will vote on local
option on the sd inst.
The Tidewater canal is open for traffic,
and boats are passing both ways
Amanda Smith, the colored evangelist,
was formerly slave in Cecil county.
Wheu~the Worcester county papers are-
scarce of locals they fill up with pufs on Ocean City
The Cambridge NcIcs announces that
Henry Ward Beccher is to lecture in Cambridge
shortly.
Fine IVheat-Mr. VIM. II. Newman, re.
siding near Roph's Wharf has u field of wheat which
averages - inches in height.
A Spaniard 's-Necker ate a portion of
"Jimson" weed root, thinking it horse radish and
almost lost his life from the poison.
At North East, Cecil county, a gentleman
and two ladies were fined s. each, by u magistrate
for conversing i'll church during services.
Lmprorei-Rev. Elijah Miller is changing
and reting his property at sudlersvlle and is there
by giving 1t u greatly improved appearance
The venerable Judge Carmichael was one
of the members of confirmation class confirmed at
wye Mills church last Sunday week by Bishop Lay.
Done Pianting.-Messrs. VIM. Gould and
". II. Wilmer have finished corn planting Mr. John
Emory of VIM is also nearly dOne-Ccntrere OJserrcr
Death Of an Army OGcer-The death of
c. d. Emory, of the L. S. Army, late of Queen Annes
county, is announced lie died at San Antonio
Texas
Sunday night week the large boarding
house OF Mrs Smith, at fredericksburg Dorchester co.
TOOK fire and was entirely destroyed Amount of loss
not ascertained.
Charles K. Adams has been appointed
tax collector for Washington county, and George E.
iaddaway editor of the st. Michaels Comet collector
Tor talbot county
Members AdmiHed.-Rev. C. w. Pretty
man on Sunday night admitted TO full membership
into the M. E Church, Centreve, fortythre ont Of
iorly-scven probationers.
w. N. L. Wicks, cashier of Kent County
National Bank, Chestertown, resigned that position
some time ago to take effect April 1st and the place
Is temporarily filled by G. I. Westcott.
The peach crop was not so badly injured
in Talbot county by the late cold snap as was at first
supposed. Some think that the crop was damaged
only about onehalf, on an average of the orchard.
Richard Hynson, executor of Edward
Comegys has passed his final account with the
orphans, Court of Kent county. The estate Gggre-
gated S249 Sob6 and is the largest ever administered
In that county.
The Cecil Democrat says George Poist
found last week crock containing about $50 In
gold, the latest date of which was 1903 The money
was iound on the Whlte farm, near stump that was
under the process of being extracted"
Among the laws passed by the Legislature
OF this State at the session which has Just closed was
one prohibiting the sale of olemargarne as butter
and requiring that the stuff shall be stamped with is
proper name. This seems to be entirely fair.
New Offices multiply in this State while
the State Is compelled 20 borrow money 10 meet ex-
penses. The state taxes increased from l7II to
1874 cents In the $780, State loans are authorized to
meet increased expenses, while the oyerburtlen tax
payers are getting poorer every day.
The run Of Spring Tdylors.-Spring taylors,
vulgarly called ale-wives, have been abundant this
week They made a tremendous run on Tuesday
night, and filled the nets so that they sunk DoiIbf
less hundred bushels were caught in miles river
that night Many of them are large and fat this
spring, and In the absence Of other fish, are rstIate
corned for breakfast.--S Michdels Comef