Smyrna times., 1881-08-10
Maryland Items.

Crabs, though late in doing so, have put
in their appearance in the lower waters OF
the Choptank in abundance.
The Republicans declare they can and
will carry Dorchester county next TALL
against all Democratic opposition.
The Talbot county paper mill is enlarg-
ing its working capacity and more machin-
ery is being put in for that purpose.
Gen. E F. Hardcastle has purchased
Lee Haven. 419 acres, the home of the
late Thos. r. Holiday, near Easton, for
S33 per acre.
Miss Emma f. Gregg, daughter OF Rev.
W. b. Gregg, formerly of Sudlersville
circuit. is teaching vocal and instrumental
music in seminary in Dauphine county,
Pennsylvania.
The Chestertown Transcript says that
"A gentleman named Hill from Queen
Anne's county, has been threshing nine
hundred bushels of wheat a day in Turner's
Neck neighbOrhood," Kent county.
Governor Hamilton has commenced the
investigation of charges against seven of
the registers of voters of Baltimore city,
charged with incompetency and miscon-
duct in office. The investigation will
probably continue several days.
The camp meeting at Deals Island was
largely attended Sunday. Rev. McKen-
dree Kelley, of Georgetown, ID. c., preach
ed in the morning; Rev. Mr. Pierce, of
Baltimore, in the afternoon, and Rev. j.
H. C. Hama, of PocOmOke City, AT night.
III Co,,+,o,-;lIo ,,o,,o,.s eo1, obo,,t ono
third of the population of Centreville have
moved TO Wye Camp and occupied the
neat and handsome tents erected within
the last two weeks. 1t is expected that
the camp will close Friday, August 10Th.
The boiler at Tarbutton's grist mill near
Hambleton, exploded few days ago, and
the Easton Gazette says it turned over
several times after striking the ground"
having been blown some 60 feet from the
mill, and during one of its sOmersaults
stuck a stump through one end and drew
the stump out of the ground"
Many of the Democrats throughout the
State will never become reconeiled to the
third term" of Comptroller Keating, and
it is positively asserted that he will have a
Democratic opponent; and the uncondi-
fiOnal surrender of the Baltimore city ring
10 ex-senator Whyte is not adding any
thing to the serenity Of the party in
Maryland.
Mrs. H. J.. Welch recently purchased
the Howard farm in Kent county. belong
ing to the estate of the late William WEIGH
30 acres, for s.. 500. T. W. Eliason has
purchased from r. HynsOn, trustee, and
Mrs. IL. l.. Welch, the old Welch home
farm, supposed to contain 552 acres, for
little less than $50 per acre. or for an
aggregate of about $4,000.
BARN BURNT.-On Saturday night last
during the storm the lightning struck the
barn ON the farm of DIR. Ridgely, known
as the " Heverin" farm near Little Creek
Landing, in the occupancy of VIM. Knots,
burning the building, two mules, three
horses, four cows, prOvinder and crop of
wheat. Three of the horses were owned
Sy Mr. X. and the other two belonged to
TWO gentlemen who were stopping there.
All eforts to save them proved a failure
As ne lndaeement whatever could get
them to leave burning building. Their
cries It Is said, were heart-rending in the
extreme. Mr.. Knots loss is 800.
SINGULAR -Afarmernamed
IehueHIlahs residing Ill Cecil county, in
eonVersing With a neighbOr, short time
ago, @ade some biasphemOus expressions
IN regard to the dry weather and the pros
YeeLlFe failure Of crops, and since that day
ne mas pot uttered word. Df, Mearns
was called in bat he could discover ,,o
reason for the loss of the power of speech.
and appeared to think that no physical
Instability existed. 1t is thought by some
u nus neighbOrs that refnorse for his pro-
nnlty has led him to refrain from the use
SI language that he so greatly abused, In
Lne mean time he attends to his farm az
usual, making his wishes known by signs
ana motions and seems all right with the
eAceptlon of slight manifestation of aver
% ton towards certain members of his family
4os A' ne formerly seemed particularly fond