Smyrna times., 1882-08-02

Ct'lOlAhS county, mas raised about
4O,OOOquarts of 6lackberries this season.
The advertiser complains that sand
burrs are too numerous in the streets
OF Salisbury. The editor of the Adrer-
tiser cannot SO barefooted without
sitting down ON his doorstep to pick
the burrs from his feet.
Miss Annie B. Carter spoken of in
our last issue, daughter of Col. Rich
ard c. Carter, of Caroline county, died
Wednesday from the effects of fall
from the second story of her fathers
residence several weeks ago.
The Cambridge Era says there is but
one ugly girl i'll Cambridge. We've
often heard that Cambridge people
We're fond of travelling, but never sup
posed all the girls but one would be
away at the same time.-Sdlisbury
AdrertiSer.
The Fifth Regiment will not take /
back to Baltimore, from Cape May,
the fair name that has characterized ali |
/ its movements heretofore. A number |
of its officers and privates have been |
under arrest and placed in the guard |
tent, while one of its members was
sent home to Baltimore.
One day last week two colored bows
of Denton, named Taylor and Brook
lyn, aged about twelve years fooled"
with cheap revolver. Taylor sup
posed the loads had all been shot out
and then aimed at his companion,
when cartridge exploded and the
ball took effect just above the groin.
1t is doubtful if the wounded boy can
recover.
The Baltimore Sun, of Tuesday last.
says it is a noticeable fact that within
the past week or so the prices ofSouth-
ern wheat and corn have been the
same per pound, thing never known
to have happened there before in the
memory of the oldest grain men. For
some time past the prices have been
apprOXimating, and ON Thursday of
last week they got together.
, Wheat and Barn Burned. On Friday
, evening last the barn of Mr.. John H :.
George, in Tuckahoe Neck, in which
! was stored several hundred bushels of
wheat, was consumed by fire, together
with several other OuthOuses. The fire
broke out in the straw stacks near the
barn, from Il spark from a pipe it is
5 supposed Mr.. George was smoking.
5 Mr.. George had shipped 500 bushels of
! his new crop of wheat but few days
: before. The loss is estimated at 81 500.
Insurance $500.
h The Easton Star says: 1.-THE new
n arrangement of the trains on the Della
S ware < Chesapeake road gives much
e satisfaction to freighters.' While freight
: for merchants arrives much earlier il
IT the day than formerly, the new arrange
d ment enables fruit growers to have
Z. more time to get their fruit to the cars
At the same time persons from point!
st up the road, can come down in thu
g morning train, have two hours t
n. transact business, and can return il
re the afternoon train, at very trifiin!
'e expense.
We The following illustrates the capa
ut bilities of much of the poor soil of tn
er Peninsula when properly managed
Ten years ago Col. J. w. Bryant pun
chased a badly neglected and nearl
he worn out farm a few miles from Denton
as the first years yield aggregated twer
a ty-five bushels of wheat and less tina
cir not sufficient grass grown to pasture
in goose. Since then the crops have bee
p. increasing yearly. until this year, whe
at there was harvested 1920 bushels
is, wheat, fifteen tons each of superiC
be clover and timothy hay; while IL
prospects seem good for l 200 bushe
of corn.
'ed The f. S. Il. R.--At the meeting
the stockholders of the Eastern Sho
his Railroad Company held in Prince
lth Anne. Monday, IA ,453 shares of stot
of were represented. The act passed
ION the General Assembly of Maryland
md the january session, 1882, chapter Gel
us, was accepted unanimously. The IA
not of interest on the new bonds to
nk- issued was fixed at 5 per cent. Samu
the NJ. FELTON,, J. Taylor Cause and Dan
lin B. Cummins were selected as truste
nee to be named in the new mortgage.
ing THE act ratified provides for
Of a issue of $500,000 new mortgage bono
S4OO. 900 of them to be used in exchan
outstanding first mortgage bonds a
lets the balance to be expended in imprC
Try. ing and equipping the rOad.-ED. y.
rom Cecilton Hems-ThiS community v
era the scene last week of two destruct
nat fires. On Tuesday while the men w
reat at dinner at Mr.. Thomas Cruikshanl
4 of some Goals of fire fell out of an old |
rice under the engine and caught to
D SC straw and before it was seen 1t
sula gained such headway that it could
nine be extinguished. The thrasher, wag
rom straw stacks and everything that wo
the burn was consumed, He was thra
oops ing out in the field and fortunately
the a hundred bushels of wheat was los
e. On Thursday Mr.. Benjamin Price
we'll known in this county, had an
colored man stacking his wheat.
On old man lit his pipe by the side OF
!. b. stack The result was that in a
ID by ,o;nntas from / 600 to | 200 bushels
0n0 in ashes.
incl, Seegdr's Cdmp.-The interest in
five coming Camp in Seegar's woods
bout creases as the time for its commel
.cres, ment approaches. The ground
Du- been neatly cleared and the wells
acre. pared to supply excellent wa
farm. Besides the usual Tabernacle Ii
and tent will be erected for special m
q by in0s. A pleasing feature is the prol
Dllars that the following ministers with t
: and families will be tented: Rev. }
about Syphord, of Sudlersville, Rev. NeN
con- McOuav. of Marydel and Rev. J.
enty- Grubb, of the Nj. II. Church %
D but The boarding tents i'll charge OF
ed by Quimby and Sam1 Mallalleu,
ollars have given such general satisfaetlo
After the past will be prepared 10 accom-
'perty date at very reasonable rates. ID ID
minis iston's appointment VIII be represe
old at by company after the manner o.
lce of DAYS of power in the past hIStoi
Mrs. Camp Meetings. Templevlile
thous- Sudlersyille will have organlzatlO
ubject young people prepared 1or d
there christian work. such an organl1; GAM;
from smyrna would not only be vel
$3.50 ed but greatly aid in doing good.
earnest desire of the pastor Ior
days Of revival work is being seeo
hv a number of tho most enc