Smyrna times., 1878-06-26
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Colonel George p. Kane Mayor Of Baltimore died
Sunday morning Of paralysis after an illness OF nearly
two months.
Others lose Of their abundance but Mr. Walter II.
Thompson and wilc Of EaSon, have los! the last Of
their childlcn.
ono Of those baby plays called Tournaments will
be held by the men of the Eastern shore at Queens
town carly in August.
Thomas & Brother Of Baltimore are engaged in
canning crabs at oxford to the extent Of 5000 daily
shortly to be increased 10 lO0D).
"McCollcstcr's Mammoth Yellow" is one of the new
of it: 1t is large yellow, ten days later than Smock
but larger and much superior and will dry up before
it will rot
IfocbcS.-Thc chances now are that the peach crop
| in Queen Annc's county will be very slim one i'll
pCarauce and the ground under the trees in many
places literally covered with the fallen fruit
CtHtrtrWc Observer.
We are informed by an intelligent pear grower that
many orchards in Kent and Queen Annes county are
infested with what is termed the pear slug 1t is
in the shape of little black bug snail, from
quarter to halfinch in length, and feeds upon the
foliage of the trCc-htIt NcWS
Wheat 71rc,hiDg.-The wheat crop on the My
Lords Gift" farm near Queenstown is being thrcs-
ed out, and understand. is yielding from II to IS
for one seeding. This wheat was cut when very
green the harvest beginning the 9Th of June The
grain is said to be very plump and pcrfcc-Cratc-
rite Hscord.
Competition among the owners OF rcapcrs in this
vicinity led to the reduction Of the wages of driver
horses and reaper to $500 per day. As high as fifteen
acres per day were rcaped in this way Where there
were no rcGpcrS Graders charged 500 per day
making the cost Oi Oiharvestug about Observation-Disclosures
| GuIg COHrtcr
DCstfWciire Fire at UfigLfs NIL IN Tilbot Counfy-
The heavy rain on Friday night coming it did 50
after the big rain on Tuesday filled the streams
unusually full OF water William r. Wriglts flood
gates insufficient To discharge the surplus water
and it commenced OvCrtoWing the road Mr.. Wright
turned out with all his force, and by prOdgOuS ef-
! forts succeeded in saving his mill dam About ~
O'Clock in the afternoon there up small cloud
with little rain and only small clap Of thunder,
but il proved most unfortunate and disastrous clap
! of thunder to Mr. Wright III" thunderbolt struck
! the garden house which stood under cherry tree
and Knocked one side out of it, but the tree was un-
| touched. The miller was milking his about 100
yards beyond the tree, and the electricity knocked
| MIN over, but the COW was not elected He soon
recovered. however. and discovered that Mr. WrghtS
barn 800 yards diSantl fire Every effort was
| made To save the building but without avail Mr
Wright lost by the fire his barn. carriage house. sta
bles tool house cow shed, granary, cart shed, hay
house 20 tons OF clover hay 5000 feet Of lumber LOCO
pounds of blade fodder, barrels of corn all of his
farming implements and machinery, and much other
property The loss is not less than S3 600 with no
insurance. Mr.. Wright says he has been fighting
water all his life and always looked in that direction
for danger and never thought about insurug against
tiTc.-EuSOH SJT