Smyrna times., 1882-08-09
MARYLAND Items.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will become the owners of the Dorches-
ter & Delaware railroad early in Octo
Der.
Three cases of smallpox are reported
as existing on Deals Island, Somerset
county, all of the cases being in one
family.
According to a census bulletin, the
males of voting age in Maryland num-
ber 232, ,107. The whites over 81 years
of age are 1882 and the cOlored,
1885.
David Bice, assistant master mechanic |
of the Oxford branch of the Delaware |
Division of the Pennsylvania railroad,
formerly the Delaware Il Chesapeake
railroad, is a Dover man.
The ChestertOwn Straw Board Facto-
nv is nearing completion, and some OF
| the heavy machinery has been placed
| in position this week. The company
expect to commence operations about
/ the first of October.
A company has been formed in
Queenstown to purchase a wind mill
and Law pipes for the purpose of sup
plying the people of the town with
water. They propose to charge $40
year for each family.
Curtis Andrew, who lived 90 years
in Caroline county, and who never
allowed the fire on his hearth to go out
after he commenced housekeeping,
died few days since. He was one OF
the Oldest citizens in the country.
A Sassafras Neck peach grower, Mr.,
VIM. s. Potter, recently shipped to
baltimore, few boxes of choice early
peaches. Upon receipt of returns, he
found that one bOX-the best OF the lot
had brought the unusual price ofS7 80.
: A fire broke out Friday in the wood
D pulp department of the PROVIDENCE
+ paper mill, owned by the Philadelpnlaa
. Record, seven miles from Eikton' al, anu
DESTROYED the main building: Inc Inc
machine shop was saved. Loss SoO'OoO
n A gentleman offers q special prize oi
n a ten dollar gold piece for the best loa
(, of wheat bread exhibited at the Cecl
r, County Agricultural Fair to weigh not
2. Iess than one pound, and to be bakeC
Y not later than day before the exhlol
L ton.
n Reni Vansant who lives near Mill
ipoton. has a gobbler who hatche'
ont last week o brood Of turkeys, ate
u the usual setting, gallantly takln
v, the place of the mother while she wa
rs carrying on a Irritation with the gave
N, male members of the flock.
Mr. Robert A. jackson of Elk Neci
ed = tbe owner of hen that for the La
three SUNDAYS has laid one egg IN u
forenoon and one in the Afternoon
r.. Che is evidently religious incline
hen and abetter the day, better u
deed' seems to be her motto'-Cec
Democrat
Elk, Samuel Johnson, veteran OF 10
m. who died IN Philadelphia last Sund'
his week al the age of 92 years, spent
OF GOOD mart of his early life in Deiawa NV y
zen and served as a soldier from TINS Sta
ch, He Ie was the father of Wesley Johnso
me If Chestertown, and uncle oil a.
'ty, Shockley Of Elkton.
ker A colored woman named Julia ~ "
up on was arrested in Easton, on Iu
axe day night, charged VIII VIII SoSri Tha Gre !
~. Ir. !. ..n,,;sbed without doing much da
MA inii enef s " the property but baby, WI
an, agg - heen e lbft alone in the honse by
bv nurse. was nearly spifoeateq.
aay Allen Moore, of greensboro oN
noes idernv % heifer about two years 7,
N a en an aiueil = mixing regularly, thougL
aaln INA. ar = had Il calf. Last Saturday ey
the ina Mr.. Moore potlce4 ~. saar;nc tha
,om. greatly distsnded, aHa, aa i'q ha had
eh.s ss;1ned wyura She gave three quarts OF
nee milk at tho first milking a"1
'pe averaging gallon per day