Smyrna times., 1884-09-10
Maryland Items.

Annie Wilmer, colored, living nea
Galena, Kent county, is said to be 10
years old. Her youngest son is 73.
How they grow babies in Maryland
the land Of oysters and crabs Fifty
five babies were baptised at Chestnut
Grove camp.
There was circus in Salisbury OIL
the 2nd inst, and a stranger who cam,
to see it was knocked down and robbed
of $25 and his watch.
William Wilson the negro who killed
James BeVans, also cOlored, at POlk's
Road camp meeting, Somerset county
on August oath, has been arrested ant
committed for trial.
George NJ. Russum, Esq, the Repub
lican candidate for Congress from the
First district is among the ablest law.
yers of the Peninsula and is a credit tC
the bar of Caroline county.
The total peach crop in the immedi.
ate vicinity of Greensborough, will be
about $4,000 baskets, of which the can
neries will get 25,000, evaporatOrs. IL
600, shipped from Greensborough, IA,
600, hauled to other points, G,000.
J. A. Graham, Esq, editor of the
Salisbury AdCertiSer, will shortly dis
pose Of his interest in that town and
resume journalism in Kansas CITY. 1t
Is said his maternal uncle, Rev. Robert
Laird Collier, will aid him in his work
i'm the West.
The canning house of Colonel Wal
lace q Son. of Cambridge, employs 300
hands on full time. They seal from
10000 to 600 cans of fruit a dav.
They can all kinds Of fruit and vegeta-
bles, and will begin OH oysters as soon
as the fruit season is over.
treebOm GarrettsOn, grandson of the
famous preacher of that name, is visit
ing friends in Dorchester county. His
grandfather was imprisoned in Cam
bridge for crazy preaching" and the
place of his confinement is still stand
ing, though fast going to wreck.
The season for catching oysters with
tOngs commenced September lst. and
from that date up to the 18th of April
it will be lawful to carry, buy and sell
oysters. The dredging season will not
begin until November /, and ends two
weeks earlier than the longing season,
April l being the limit set.
George Goodwin, aged 26 years, died
at Templeville, August 22nd of typhoid
fever. Mr.. Goodwin was a graduate of
Washington College, and since rcceiv-
ing his diploma, has been engaged in
teaching school in Kent county. II
was his intention to graduate in mcdi-
cine
The Chesterlown Mars SAYS: We
heard the other day Of one of our Kent
county peach growers who sold his or
chard of 9 to II 600 baskets to a specu-
lator at 55c per basket, and that the
speculator in less than week after
ward, transferred his bargain to a Bal
tlmore cauner at 95c. basket The
grower was sad when he heard Of it. of
course.
While Captain George Bacon, Of
Kent county, was driving from Ches-
tertoWn to his farm in Worton district
on the 2nd inst, his horses ran away.
throwing him to the ground and caus-
ing injuries which resulted i'm his'death
The wagon was loaded with emptv
peach boxes, and il is thought the ami
mails were frightened by some Of the
boxes falling of. Captain Bacon was
j6 years ofage.
Rev. Robert Laird Collier, who for
several years was Il minister in the NJ. |
+. Church, and since Of the Unitarian
Church, has spent some time visiting
friends and relatives in Salisbury. He /
has devoted himself for a few Years to |
travel in Europe and newspaper cor
respondence, and will probably enter
journalism in Kansas City. He is a
.renchant and an attractive writer. and /
cannot but achieve distinction i'm his .
new field
The Delaware fruit growers who |
nave disposed Of their fruit through the |
Exchange at Wyoming, and passed I
resolutions commenting the same, and |
recommending the establishment of an
Exchange in other sections. One should I
De established on the @. A. & X. R.R.
iay at MillingtOn, as it is the largest
shipping point on the road. A writer
IN the peach crop estimates that East
'rn Maryland produces more and bet
er peaches than Delaware, vet the lit
lie State gets the credit for MARYLAND
rut because it is marketed over the
Delaware RailrOad.-Ce CeRtre1Ue Record