Smyrna times., 1880-06-02
MARYLAND ITEMS.

......oa Salue of taxable property in Chester
bgn it about si0O'V"'
,-..,s Atlantic hotel, Ocean City, has $50 well
e.ted-up and eomiortaDie rVOli''
GO .,,o,, crabs are plenty and cheap in Lewes;
81 sVtS ,osn sn Snappers cents pound.
-. .pnes county farmer sheared Il pounds
a apI SIIfTo from four COtswOld sheep.
=, " Bishop has been reelected president
iL, III. Worcester Railroad Company.
.ro twenty-seven aspirants for Congress in
Inese n.p counties of the Eastern Shore.
1b0 voice of the people of Maryland is unmistak
Inn Ing favor of Senator Bayard for the Democratic
nominee for fIesue"''
.7,o Grand annual sheep-penning" will take place
- iCSi5eoteague Island to-day. 1t is an old custom
On S nv If many visitors are attracted thither.
ubasbeen discovered that the Presbyterian Church
=, ,Reboboth Somerset county, is the oldest church of
;hstdenOmination on the Peninsula II was founded
in los.
,gentleman near Pocomoke City last week lost q
oaIf from the attack of buZzardS. They picked out
,S ewes and otherwise so mutaed it, thatit dead
when found
Col James E. Douglass, President of the Caroline
eonniy school Board is charged with embezzling the
cSooi funds in his hands The matter has been laid
before the county Commissioners.
Killed by Liqh'niag-Wm. F. PARROT near Centre
Vile lost u pair of valuable mules by lightning on
Frday last They were at the time of the accidentin
his clover field aud were not near any other stock.
Seanq Mil BuT7lcd.-The steam saw and grist mill of
Thomas K. Atkins at Newark, Worcester county, was
consume by fire on Thursday night together with a
s9So s5ES amount 'uOe'' Inc i0S' supposed 10 be
Game birds and drum fish are plentiful at Chinco-
league Island. big day is expected at the annual
sheep penning on june 2, when great Numbers of
sheep and lambs and large quantities Of wool will be
offered for sale.
Eastern Shore POlitics-Democratc primary meet
ings were held i'll Talbot Monday. In Easton St
Mchaels and Trappe districts only one ticket was
m nlrrnOr
OF Delaware, for President, and Charles H. Gibson, OF
Talbot for Congress.
correspondent of the Philadelphia Record Still
Pond Kent county. says the crop prospects in that
county were never more promising wheat is i'll full
head and graining superbly; corn has good stand
and is growing gandly, and peach trees are album
dainty full Ot fruit OF good size.
Elizabeth Sullivan. aged fourteen wears, daughter
Of Joseph sullivan, run by freight train last
Friday evening" at TrainOrs Station on the Philadel
phia Wilmington Baltimore railroad. and instantly
killed. The girl was engaged in skipping rope, and
did not notice the approach of the train.
The jury in the case of Wesley Turpn for the shoot
ing of W. II. Far-ing0n, came into court at Salisbury
ON Saturday afternoon with verdict of murder i'll
the second degree. The prisoners moved for
trial and the court fixed the 9Th of June as the
time to hear argument in support of their motion.
Short Crop.-The fruit crop of wicOmico, in conse-
quence OF the dry weather. and cold Spring, will be
short one yet many our of truckers have done well
far, as the small amount shipped has commanded
fair price Last year the berries grown in Wieomc0
this year from these fgures-Sdtsburg Advertiser.
The Wool Trade-Up to this time the buyers of
Qneen Annes county have purchased not less than a
hundred thousand pounds of wool. The average
price paid for it about thirtyve cents about
$4,000 in money brought to the county for side crop
upon which but few people bestow ~ particular at
tenton until the time comes for hearng the sheep
and selling the lambs.
Colonel William ]. Aydeote has been indicted by
the Worcester county grand jury the charge of
committing an indecent assault upon Mrs. s. c. Polk
the wife of shoe dealer at Pocomoke City. 1t will
be recalled that Colonel Aydelote arrested Decem
Der q, 1872 upon complaint of Mrs Polk, and had
hearing before Justice Mock. The high standing of
the accused caused a widespread scandal i'll the
neghbOrhOOd, and crowds 1Ocked to the Magistrates
office
The Maryland Episcopal Convention in session the
past week IN Baltimore has had some exciting cpl
sOdes Bishop Pinkney, who succeeds to the EpiscO-
pate By the death of Bishop Whittingham has taken
yery positive grounds against RualiSm and his nfu-
ence seen in the workings of the Convention Two
candidates for holy orders who represent the church.
manship at Mount Calvary have been refused ordina
ton and the delegation to the General Convention
representing conservatism defeated the candidacy of
those who delegates three years ago by very de-
cided majOrities. The Convention was in session
unit, midnight, and somehow exec edingly worldly
spirit seemed abroad among its members.