Daily Republican., 1884-08-16

and vices Of the large cities are IN
known. The place msy be behind the
age In many things, and the people
primitive In their ways, but even II
they are, they are industrious, honest
and frugal, and the hard times expert
euced BY many residents Of the cities
are TO them unknown. Nearly every
ono raises his own hogs, have . nice
truck patch, and IL sure of enough 20
eAt, while the rents arc merely nomi-
Tho Wileus brothers also engaged
last year In raising chickens, and tried =
patent incubator, but not finding IL
satisfactory have come back to frsr
principles, and are now Matching chicks
In the old fashioned way They have
Ave large and excellensly arranged
chicken houses, and there is no doubt
but their venture will In time prove
profitable. sss,a-
The greater number Of the houses are
but ONE and half stories in height, but
some are moro pretentious, and reach
two stories, still, what is lacking In
height 10 made up In the space they
occupy. The soil is light and sandy and
there 10 no doubt but that at some time
In the past the ground has been covered
with water.
As an evidence Of this, It is stated
that short time ago while some men
were engaged in digging . well they
came acrOsga bid OF CLANS that seemed
al mr. fhnsa In . hadr - o,,1
bays, but upon opening them they were
found 10 be filled with peculiar kind
Of mud, and upon exposure to the air
Of those who held them.
After IN extra early breakfast on
Thursday morning, the scribe bsde good
was on his way for Frankford in o car.
riage, behind the family horse. The
cool morning air was exhilirHting and
bracing, and as mile after mile was
passed, felt q pang Of regret that he wal
leaving these quiet scenes, and was &C
soon to again mingle with the busy
strife Of the crowded city.
On the way woods and forests were
passed, where nature reigned supreme
and no sound was heard save the "bob
bob white" OF the partridge, or the 90
casionable bark Of squirrel. Then
again clearing would suddenly ap
pear, where the luxuriant corn waved
as far as the eye could reach, while
ever and anon glimpses Of comfortable
farm house would be seen, only to bt
shut out the next moment by some
different scene In natures grand and
ever varying panorama.
h a. -
clock, and, like the rest of this section
OF the country, found to have made
rapid strides within the past few years
IL IL now quite a Ia &c place, and CON
tains number of fine residences, pro
minent among them being that of Cap
tain Daisey's
There il also a handsome Methodist
and Presbyterian church, in addition
to several saw illsand other industries
Treats factory, that is now ut George
town, was formerly In this place, and LII
doubt gave 1t an impetus that stimula
ted the people TO embark In other enter
prise8.
The train was fully IL minutes behint
time, and while waiting for it severa
wagons were driven In from the sur
rounding county LOADED with crates o
peaches, which were deposited on tn,
platform to be shipped to New
York. In addition to the fruit trade
Frankford does an active business II
corn and lumber, and has Q population
OF about 800. At last the toot of th'
whistle was heard, and in o few NOR
minutes the train was 1t the station.
After q stop OF minute, It was agair
flying over the road, bound for Har
rington. Among the passengers wa
ex-Governor Hall, who had been Il
Chincoteague Island to witness tn,
annual penninR OF the ponies. Tn,
time occupied In running 10 Milfort
was passed In pleasant conversation
and when the Governor left the train .
that place, the scribe again turned hi
attention to outside objects, in search o
something Of interest.
Station after station was passed, ant
shortly after 10 O'Clock the train stop
ped at Harrington, where after an hour
| wait the south bound mail came thun
dering along, and passage was taker
for Laurel. The item hunter met seve
| raj acquaintances on this train, amonj
them being the Rev. L. S. Murray, VIII
Was on his road TO Cambridge, Md.
AT almost every station there wer
evaporators, and wagons loaded will
| peaches, while cars stood on the siding
TO which much of the fruit was trans
ferred. AT IL O'Clock the train halte,
at Laurel, and it was found to be busy
enterprising place. Within afew year
this town has had rapid and substau
tial growth, and during the season
ships enormous quantities OF stra "
berries, blackberries, raspberries
peaches and other fruit TO the northern
cities, while the cultivation and gather
ing of the fruits gives employmen t,
many persons.
A large flour mill, basket factory ant
other enterprises are in operation here
and there are five or six churches, n
academy, hall and public school. Com
lmunicatiOn with Baltimore is had by
steam boats on Broad creek, and the
population is about 5000.
Three hours were Rpent In thil
pleasant place with friends, who re
moved there from this city nearly &
year ago, and then the train was taker
for Wilmington. After another ride o.
three hours and half the metropolis
of Delaware was reached, the shor1
vacation ended, and the scribe resumed
his routine duties of searching for and
writing up items.
the cattle Disease.
Secretary Edge returned to Harris
burg yesterday from Ephrata, Lancas
ter county, where he had been investi
eating the reported cattle disease. He
says it proves to have been splenic apo
plexy, which Ia not contagious, and