The daily gazette., 1881-04-12
OVER THE LINE.
A GLANCE AT THE FORMERS OF
KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND
THEIR POLITICS OTHER MAT


THEIR POLITICS OTHER MAT
TIERS.
KENT COUNTY, April IL.
Correspondence of Gazette.
Your correspondent while making
q flying visit through Kent county
Maryland, gathered few facts that
are worthy Of ofinterest toDelawareans
and especially to that great number
OF subscribers to the GAZETTE who
i've on the Eastern Shore. No Del
aware paper is more popular and
none as largely circulatedin Mary
land as the GAZETTE. Wishing to
look at copy issued in March l
called on a gentleman subscriber
and asked him if he could supply the
number. "oh, yes" said he, ~ al
ways keep 1t ON file as matter ofref
erencs." "But," said /, somewhat
surprised at a Maryland man keeping
on file Delaware paper, "what is
your reason for keeping this paper
on file ?'
"Well," said he, sit Is one of the
most reliable papers published. )"
"I take a great many papers and
keep copies of three on file always"
"What papers are they 7"
"The GAzETTE, as / told you, the
| Mutton and the New York Sum"
1t Is useless to continue the dia-
logue further although we continued
| the conversation for near an hour;
he furnished me the desired eopy,I
thanked him and departed.
Among the farmers condemnation
of Vennor is rife. The Spring 10
late and the work of this season is
far behind. A great many farmers
are plowing for corn, yet there are
some who have not turned fur
row.
An army worm was "turned up"
on a farm near Galena alive and
kicking. 1t is to be remarked that
about the last of May and first Of
June in 1880 that this farm and a
few adjoining were peculiarly infected
with this pest, myraias were to be
seen devouring the young corn, oats,
and heading wheat. The question
now is will the worm put in its ap-
pearance upon the return Of worm
weather. We know but little absut
the nature of this worm but suppose
that it was migratory ut least not
Indigenous to any particular local
ity. Wheat is locking badly. We
remember that at about this time
last year the wheat through Kent
county was luxurian and rank
Now 1t is tinged with yellow, irreg-
ular and short. / am informed
that harvest came on or about the
10th of June last year, but according
to the calculations of some wheat
will not ripen this year until about
the lst of July.
The opinion as to the peaches
along the river courses is divided
but ii is generally conceded that
those in the interior are killed. The
widest kind of speculations are in
dulged by peach growers, and If any
one is so discerning as to get facts
| from their dreams and visions, | beg
that he let the outside world know
what the prospect for peach crop
In Kent county is.
Captain Andrew Woodall, the gentle
man whe owns nearly ene-third Of the
upper district proposes to tear down his
grainery situated at Gsorgerown on
Sassafras and erect In lts stead an eleva-
tor with a holding capacity Of 100000
bushels. Thomas Solloway will be The
architect and builder. It is but just TO
notice here that this gentleman has re-
Gently completed for Captaln l. Flstch-
er Williams one of the handsomsst res
licences on the Eastern Shore.
Ole Kent is on the high road Of pro
gress. From different points Of the
county we hear of marked improvements
The l. .. y. II. Lodge Of Galsna
have purchased the old dooding Cor
ner and have built structure 80 by 40,
three stories high. The basement Is Il
be used as q restaurant, the first story
As mercantile rooms, the second as q
Public Hall and the third as the roomi
Of the l. .. o. +. Lodge. This builds
ing will be of ample proportions for
the purposes Intended and monument
to the enterprise OF the few leading spir-
Its instrumental in iss completion.
Now let us glance over the political
neld. Warriors here wage long and
bitter contests. The fight is not upon
! the issues of thelgeneral eelectieus, but
! npon the merits Of the various candi.
] dates by the virtue of which they receive
! the nomination OF the Democratic pasty.
J After the election Of nomination, which
takes the place OF the election Of dele
) gates at the primaries, the contestants
; subside into psacefullness or unite theii
forces against the common enemy, Re-
| publicanism. The Republicans here
I make respectable minority at least al
I TO numbers. But one of the strangssi
: phenomenon 10 they never increase OIL
decrease. The Democratic vote remains
: In Just the same status. The fact Is that
the people of Maryland are clanish and
Z held TO traditions and atfinitiHes with
the teancity of Hylanders.
At present the two rival factions are
headed on one side by william T
: Hspbron and Jesse X. Hines. Hepbron'i
faction is the faction OF the people. Mr.
!. Hepbron rose from the humble position
I n a.