Smyrna times., 1880-08-18
MARYLAND ITEMS.


Two hundred hands are employed at the
canning establishment of j. II. Bernard,
Greensboro.
There are more wheat drills being used
in Talbot county this season than were
ever sold there before.
The oysters in the Choptank are fat and
in excellent condition, but are reported as
poor in the Chesapeake.
Bro. Emerson, of the Denton Union, is
taking a regular Summer vacation up
among the Connecticut hills.
Some one entered the preachers tent at
We Camp and took Rev. w. B. Gregg's
duster, either by mistake or purposely.
x.Postmaster-Gsneral John A. ]. Cres.
well has started on European tour, accom-.
panied by his wife, taking passage in the
GaLia from New York.
The census for the district of Kent county
il to be retaken by two enumerators. In
one section it was discovered that over 200
persons were missed by the enumerator.
SudlersvlIe at present, is all life and
hustle; the cannery owned by Gadd &
Sudler is in full blast" working over 800
employees and averaging 1000 cans daily.
A. Elkton, Friday, DR.. James H. Frazier.
Of that place, was slightly wounded in the
hand by the accidental discharge of pistol
in the hands CT DIR. C. II. Register of Phila.
delphia.
Mr.. Z. C. Thomas, Jr., of the Oxford crab
hacking house, says it is mistake about
10 II
expects to pack many millions more crabs
at Oxford.
The Hsgerstown Mail says: "Ninety.five |
thousand dollars worth of clover hullers
and grain drills were shipped in one day by |
the Hagerstown Company to the West, |
making in all nine car loads.'
1T. George, Marydell, is employing rs |
hands at his evaporator. He turns out |
from 200 to 1900 pounds Of evaporated
fruit per day; requiring for that purpose
from 500 to 600 baskets of peaches.
The annual fair of the Caroline county
Agricultural Society will be held at Bethle. |
hem, Wednesday and Thursday, September
Is and l6. The Kent county fair will also
take place September IA, Is and 16.
Capt. Wheeler of the Wheeler Trans
portation Line" is now in New York to
negotiate for the purchase Of first class
iron steamer for the Choptank route for
freight aud passengers to be run at reduced
rates:
The wrecking schooner Rapidan is en-.
gagged in raising iron from vessel in deep
water at sea opposite Watchaprig, Chinco.
league Island, which was sunk q years ago.
The Rapidan has raised about 1000 tons
from this and another wreck at Winter
quarter
During the rain storm Thursday after.
noon the stack.yard of Thomas Bramble, of
Kent county, on the Scott farm, between
Sassafras and Massey's, was struck by light.
ming and large number of straw stacks
consumed by fire. Fortunately the wheat
had been threshed.
Lightning struck the Conowingo bridge
three times on the 18th inst, in an attempt
to kill pair of mules belonging to William
NJ Knight that was crossing the bridge
during the storm. Finally the mules were
knocked down, but after the storm passed
they got up and went about their bust.
ness.-Recor( and Gazette.
On Friday night the residence of Rev.
Mr.. Browne. pastor OF Tome Memorial NJ.
Z. Church, Port Deposit, was broken into
during the absence of his family at camp,
and lot of silyerware, little money and
few stamps taken. The entire loss will be
about $I5. The burglars cut slat out of
the blinds, and breaking the glass, opened
the window.
wednesday night the annual meeting of
the Peninsular Press Association, composed |
OF the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the |
State of Delaware, was held az Congress Hall, !
Ocean City. Some twenty or more editors |
were present. G. w. Cruikshank, of the Cecil |
Democrat, was elected president; B. Everett
Smith, A. A. Christian, J. B. Clark, and !
w. Scott Roberts, vice.presidents w. S.
Way, secretary; C. P. johnson, treasurer.
In the evening Mr.. Cruikshank delivered |
an address, and B. Everett Smith humer.
GUS poem.