Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
MARYLAND Items.

In Salisbury three rival secret societies
all bunk in the same room.
The farmers are rejoicing over the adj
vance in the price of wheat.
Governor Hamilton talks agriculture
and smokes cOrn-cOb pipe.
The Greensboro canning factory turns
Out 5000 cans of corn per day.
In Cambridge during the past five years
\ ~ new buildings have been erected and
rbirtv remodeled and improved.
John W. Collins, of Smyrna, has bought
the farm of William NJ. SissOn, Chapel dis
rrict. Talbot county, Md. for S6.23O.
The recent primary elections i'll Church
Hill were attended with strong feeling
and a number of personal encounters.
Areward limited to $500 is offered for
the arrest and conviction of any and all
aprsons concerned in the Crisfield riot.
Travel on the Choptank is increasing,
and the competition is very spirited be-
tween the rival steamboat lines running
from EastoD to Baltimore.
The young wife of Rev. E. c. Atkins
lied suddenly at Galestown, Dorchester,
county. during Wednesday night and was
buried at Barrett's Chapel, Friday.
Il B. Palmer Heating, Esq, as trustee, sold
the farm of Warner l.. Peters, near Sud
ersyilIe on Saturday last, to James r.
Sudler for S15.l0 per acre, aggregating
S+4.jO.
The Cecil County Ne,Cs reports that J. F.
Wilson, of Elk Neck, has sold his peach
crop Of six thousand baskets at S160
per basket. the fruit to be picked and
delivered at the wharf.
i From the way the Maryland newspapers
4 are abusing Governor Hamilton we con-
elude they are afraid he will play in that
4 State the part Senator Malone is playing
/ in the politics of Virginia. A thorough
stirring-up of the stagnant politics of this
state would be a wholesome operation.
The ChestertOWn NeWs says, some far
4 mers will not have corn enough to serve
4 hem. and in no case do we know of
4 lrmer having what might be called a full
A GOp. Grass has also suffered greatly, es-
III qecially young clover, and in some sections
literally burnt up.
II The Queen Anne's county Democratic
4 convention on Tuesday last made the fol-
II lowing nominations For House of Dele
A Gates, a. Randolph Weldon, John McFad-
4 ded and W. {. McCOnner; clerk, DIR. :. c.
dudley; Sheriff, Thomas Plummer; Sur
YeyOr, Louis l.. Beatty; County Commits
AOnerS, John COppage W, X. Sparks and
James Denny.
II The OriOle Celebration, to come off in
4 october. is already attracting attention as
veil as favorable comment abroad. Col
!ohn ". FOrney, in this weeks issue of
Ms Progress i'll alluding to the proposed
9nOle pageant, says; Those who remem-
9tr Baltmore's gorgeous sesqui festival
ht year may prepare for something even
more unique and splendid"
4 At POwclville, Wicomico county. on
saturday, John Pratt Parsons had a diff
ealy with Benjamin Morris, which termi-
@ied IN Morris shooting Parsons, the
auIet taking effect in the back, Just above
ae MP, in almost exactly the place the
resident was wounded. The injury is
"hsidered very dangerous. Morris has
seen lodged in Jail at Salisbury
A portion of the Reybold property. in
'eci county, was sold ut public sale ON
Aonday. Popular Hill, 1913 acres. was
Tld to Capt. J. F. Wilson for S43 per acre a:
Hmghts Island, Ala acres, was sold to
zap. An'irew WOOdal for 500 per acre;
HeynOiis wharf, Elk river, was also
STIght by Capt. WOOdal for s.. $50: the
5so SOOle Biddle farm, in Back Creek Neck.
:" acres, was sold to Mrs. Bennett for S4l
Per acre.
In order that the voters of Hartford
eOuhty may declare their wishes on the
weston OF local option the Democratic
aeeahye committee of that county recon-
aehd That on every ticket to he used at
-e next November election "for local
TIoh, or "against local option he
rh'ed. IL is agreed that if the votes
wi local option" be majority Of all the
es cast 1t shall be understood AZ ev-
r!eslng the popular will in favor of sub-
uhg the question to the people: if the
S0M against local option" be majority
%aI cast contrary public sentiment will
ave been declared.
SALE OF THE WILSON EsTATE-,Tbo
ne OF the Maryland estate of the late
- "iisOii SlIuaitsu IN the First District
'S place at ElktOB, Thursday. IN,
4 W gance of fland-seekeFs was large. The
III sTe arms sold were five in number. a,
Yo',Is News; No. !, $50 acres, sold to II. A
gsland, gs at $40 per acre-$1O,O 900; No. 3
0er acres, sold 20 A. p. Crockett, at $50. .5(
IT W1Sll W1 ,26! No, 3, 266 acres, sold tc
No ",n1son, ,1s at $3.50 per acre-$lO. .4S7
lams' !. 10 s acres, sold to Nathaniel vii
&e ss.a A. $3.50 per acre-S6, 1855, No. 5
kSOns:. soid TO Nathaniel Williams, al
anount r. q acre-SS, 800. The total sales
tatura os - 20. 'Olo, and it is a noticeable
ef this MINIS NJ snis safe that all the purchasers
hona,.-s maryland land are Deiawareans
S3Pefty in Warwick. adyertised 10 '''I1 ho
MtbS%. the same time with the above v,os os
aud udaTn sa,s and will hereafter be adveyt,%ssd %@I
eiR. ~ "arwick.-Middletown Trans