Smyrna times., 1880-08-11
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The watermelon crop in Wicomico coun.
ty is enormous
North East has a new enterprise in tho
shape of kaolin establishment.
Mrs. Ann Boulden, of Cecil county, died
last week in the Oath year of her age.
public school.house is to be built on
Bulls Mountain, in Elk Neck, Cecil county.
1t is said that the peach canneries need
more hands than they can employ in the
various towns.
The Wicomico County Agricultural Secie.
tv will hold its fifth annual exhibition or
October IL, II and Is.
A ten days camp meeting will begin Mt
Rehoboth on the 18th inst, q committee of
laymen having leased the ground.
The real estate of Levin L. Keene. in
Dorchester county, was sold in lots last
week for sum aggregating $3,937.
The Ricand farm, in Kent county, 225
acres, has been sold to Charles Wood for
$27O0, subject to mortgage of 81 200.
The farm of tho late Mrs. Mary A. Price.
in Sassafras Neck, Cecil county, 1876 acres
has been sold to James Spear for $2,64O.
The heads of 1869 hawks were returned
10 the Somerset Commissioners. at n cost 70
the county of $SS4.50, during the last fiscal
year.
Henry Pllchard, farm hand near Snow
Hill, had his arm and leg lacerated bv beino
caught in the belt Of a threshing machine
on Monday. His condition is critical.
Mr.. Edward B. Emory, of Queen Anne's
county attended the sale of short.horned
cattle last week, and purchased nine head
Of young cattle, for which he paid 1900.
The Eastern Shore Democrats are in q
muddle over their Congressional nomino.
ton. c. II. Gibson, George w. Coyinpton
and T. F. Rider appear to be the chief fig.
ures in the struggle.
A coored woman of Centreville attemnt
ed to fll coal oil lamp while it was bnrn.
ing, and it exploded. She was not ipiured
but the chances are she will keep the thinr
up until something moro serious occurs.
Rev. Vaughn Smith, of Elkton. in q
sermon last Sunday morning, expressed !
the belief that Mr. Blaine's defeat at Chicn.
go was due to the intcrposition of Proyi.
dence to punish him for his course on the
Chinese bill.
The Salisbury Tln,es thinks that if Chas.
I. Westcott, of Kent, Col. James Wallace
of Dorset, or w. II. W. Farrow, of Worces.
ter, would accept the Republican nomina. |
ton the whole strength Of the party would |
be brought out.
The centennial of Methodism in Dorches.
ter county is to be celebrated by a mass |
meeting in the yard of Zion NJ. L. Church.
in Cambridge, August 9th. Addresses are
expected from Rev. Dr. Guard. Of Balti. |
more, and Rev. DR.. Edwards, of Richmond. |
Va.
A local option election took place in
Frederick county last Tuesday. Frederick
City and tho more populous districts of the
county defeated the Law but prohibition
was accepted in y few of the smaller dis
tricts. The election is hailed as defeat of
local option in Frederick county. The
majority in the county against the law was
1900.
Big Work-On the 29th Of July A. =.
llughey threshed for J. J. Spear 1850
bushels of wheat between sunrise and
sunset, and on the 30th the same party
threshed for Henry Hendrickson, in qI
hours running time, 9G7 bushels of wheat
The machine used was Buffalo Pitts
Ihresher, 40 inch cylinder and - horse
power engine.-Eent Ne,es.