Smyrna times., 1878-06-12
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Disti0guishci I1si'or-Gov Wade Hampton, Of South
Carolina. has been visit to Major d. G. Trimb,c,
fWyc Heights, Talbot county.
The School Commissioners Of Kent county have re
duced the salaries of teachers ten per cent to tak0
effect after the close Of the summer term.
The Rocdcr farm in Kent county. belonging to the
estate of the late John Kennedy 80 acres has been
purchased by T. D. Cartwright, Of Pennsylvania, for
SO per acre.
4 large number Of farmers from Canada the
Eastern states and Pennsylvania are now prospecting
the Eastern Shore counties for farms, and some have
already bought.
political movement i'll Baltimore. says the day is
coming when red-nOscd men will be scarce i'll The
councils of the State.
last Saturday week while J. James Gordy near
Galestown Dorchester county was cutting clover his
SON boy of about years of age in endeavering TO
give his father stick, was caught by the blade Of the
mower and one of his limbs terrible aceratcd. The
boy is doing we'll
4 Temperance Ptrty.-The temperance organizations
of Baltimore city are about to unite i'll one common
effort for the overthrow of the LIQUOR element in that
much abused and rumcursed city. A city Convention
was held last Friday evening at which all the wards
were represented except one.
\ tramp stopped at a farm house in Cecil county a
few dnvs ago and asked for some food saving thai he
could not obtain any work When asked what his
occupation was he said he was II snow ShOVecr; -
and as business dull ut this of the year he
always travelled during the summer months.
The corner stone of Tcmpcville NJ. f. church will
be laid Cd. W with appropriate ceremonies on Satur
day the 18th day of June, at 10 o'clock Rev G. HILL
p f., officiating. Pastors of fadjoining charges re-
WM II. McFARLAXE Pastor
A Delaware editor shows his familiarity with agri-
culture in the following IT'S wheat to the pro
grass of the approach OF summer. Onon-der hills and
/ meadows nature is been arrayed in all herb beauty
The farmer manifeStS cOrn-cidcr-apple zeal in his
efforts to early field crops while the gardens
with thay-r radlshiOnal work are being carefully
| attended to."-CecH Democrat.
Crisfcld Oyster Rccord-The editor of the CrisfeId
| LCddCr has examined the shipping book and finds
that twenty-five thousand barrels of shell oysters and
three hundred thousand gallons of shucked oysters
had been shipped from CrSteld from the first day OF
September, 1877 to the first day of June 1873 Thi,
has thrown S200000 in circulation in that community
and yet they complain that it has been very dull
season.
| COW case was decided in Dorchester County Court
recently which presented in strong and striking char
acters the old story of the farmers who went tC
| law to obtain possession OF COW. They each SeiZeC
the COW one by the TAIL and the other by the horn,
stepped between, commenced the milking process ant
obtained all the cream. So in this Dorchester case
The cattle supposed to be worth about $50 while
| the cost of suit, together with the lawyers fee
amounted to about SlO0.-DeRtOR Union.
NdYrOjU Escape Ofthe TOSheH HOuSe-On Friday morn
ing last at halfpaSt three O'Clock the Voshell Ious
in ChcStertOwn was discovered TO be on fire and wa
only saved from complete destruction by the mos
strenuous efforts after three hours fight 1t is sup
posed to be damaged TO the extent of $500 So 00
to say nothing of the furniture which great!
damaged in being removed. The house belongs Il
Mr.. s. V. FaTSon, and is tenanted by Col John {
VOshel 1t is insured for Sl1 900 in the Peabody an,
National companies of Baltimore The fire was dOubf
less the work of an incendiary, the room i'll whcl
it occurred had not been occupied for some months