Smyrna times., 1885-05-27

Inc LauleS OF EaSUon, are holding a
festival in order to raise funds to assist
in paving the town.
William D. Nichols of Easton has
bought EastfOrd Hall, a hotel at Ok
ford, for $3.50. The original cost of
the property was about $4,000.
There hasn't been such a run, or such
a succession of runs of Herring, for the
last half century, as have appeared in
the waters of the Chesapeake and its
tributaries the present Spring.
DR.. w. NJ. A. S. Maxwell of Still
Pond, Kent county, died May 18th,
aged about 60 years. DR.. Maxwell was
born i'll Lancaster county, Pa, he was
educated at Delaware College and Rut-
gers College, N. J.
Many of the farmers in the lower
portion of WicOmico county have turn
ed their attention to growing sugar
corn for canning purposes. AS there
are several canneries, the crop can be
protitably disposed Of
A new enemy to the melOn-vines has
appeared this Spring. A small bug,
similar to an ant, of a grayish color, is
/ playing havoc with the vines. 1t at
/ tacks the plants in various WAYS, cut
ting the plants both above and below
the ground, and in some instances de-
Vouring the seed.
The Rev. r. w. Todd was present
last week at the Drew Seminary COM
mencement to witness the graduation
of his son, John Robinson Todd. from
that institution. The young gentle
man has accepted an appointment from
Presiding Elder Wilson to serve Hol-
lands NJ. +. Church until the middle
OF September, when he expects TO go
to Dickinson College and enter with
the senior class to graduate in June,
1886.
The business of scraping for soft
crabs, which has sprung up in recent
years, has given much life and activity
to CrlStield in summer, as well as
employment to those who earn their
livelihood by means of their small
canoes from the products of the water
The catching of soft crabs from deep
water by the use of a scrape similar to
that used in dredging oysters was first
instituted at Crislield two or three Sum
mers ago.
Preachers .4ssocidtioa-Th meeting
Of the EastOn District Preachers ASso-
citation commenced its session in Ches-
tertown yesterday, and will hold ses-
sions to-day and tomorrow. The pro
gram is quite long and some Of the sub
jects will be interesting. The questions
are, Ought Minister to leave his
regular appointment to preach funeral
of Il church member or any other per-
son" Pulpit Plagiarism "Is the
Third Party Necessary to the Success
of National Prohibition" &c.
4 Damaging .Sorm.-It is seldom
that IL local thunder shower does 50
much damage as the comparatively
small cloud that settled over a portion
Of Kent and Cecil counties did last
, Wednesday, The barn of Anthony
; Johnson, son of Col. r. G. johnson
z near Sassafias was struck and burned
together with wagon a and harness
100 bushels of corn, and fine driving
mare valued at $500. Loss $1,000, in.
surar.ce small. While Joseph W. Cos
f den and VIM. II. Faulkner from neal
, CrumptOn were returning home from
I AuC q lin AiouOl u bOlb VI llRllIllluf
, struck through the vehicle, penetrated
the head of Mr.. Cosden passing through
his body and killing both of the horses
t Mr.. Faulkner was stunned and wa!
o thrown on the horses, insensible
n When AlOnZO Coleman came alOns
: shortly after, he found Mr.. COsden sit
It ting upright rs before tina bolt strucl
e him, dead Mr.. Faulkner did not com,
5 to for an hour. In some places ther,
was quite fall of hail
/ A valuable mare belonging to Henr,
: Todd, at Winners Point, on the Sassa
r. frass river, was killed by Lightning
# while standing in the yard. A colt b,
\ her side was Unharmed Mr.. Tod
10 valued his mare at $500.
a. On the farm of DIR. Jacobs, near Sas
. safrass, several straw stacks were burn
ig ed by lightning.
II In parts of Kent county the rain fa
was very heavy, many fields being Ell
SIS tirely submerged for hours.