Daily Republican., 1885-07-20
PeninauIa Points.

for a water supply.-Smyrna Record.
Good trout fishing is reported at the
old pier at Bombay Hook.
Recent hail storms have done serious
damage to grapes about Smyrna.
1t is reported that locusts are seriousf
ly ipjuring the young peach trees O.
Elk Neck.
The waters OF the Eastern Shore oi
Maryland have been supplied with "a
900, 600 fish eggs this season.
j. b. Foard shipped on Wednesday
the first car load of new wheat from
Middletown. The price paid was W
cents per bushel.
Hog cholera is said to be raging with
great violence among the swine OF Elk
Neck. One farmer is reported TO have
lost sixty five.
A meeting of preachers of Easton
District will be called at an early date
to elect Presiding Elder 10 fill the
place of Rev. Mr.. Caldwell, recently
elected President Of Delaware College.
On Monday last the authorities OF
Eortheast purchased lot on Cecil
Iavenue in that town, on which they
will shortly build council chamber
and lock up" for the accommodation
of those who violate the Local Option
law by drinking too much pear cider
The first wheat OF the harvest of 1885
THAT has reached the Elkton marke5,
was grown near Glasgow, Del, by in
Warren, and delivered to Davis, Keys
g. Co. on Monday last, the 18th instant
Ii was in good condition and sold for %
cents per bushel.
/ Tae NJ. +. Church at Northeast, Nd.
has purchased of Mr.. Jesse West q
i. dwelling and also lot on which 9
T double dwelling will be erected. Sl40(
was paid for the dwelling and $3.50 fol
, |, the lot. The church is enabled to do
this from a sum of money beqneathe &c
$ by the late Jethro Mccullough. Th'
8 houses will be rented.
tits said that a company of capital
= lists propose to construct the Chesa
f peake 81 Delaware Ship Canal by th
;. Saasafras river route, if the merchant
a of Baltimore could be induced to fur
0 nish part Of the money for that pun
i pose, but the merchants refuse be
y cause they are in favor OF the route vi
n the Choptank river.
n Major b. T. Biggs. of Middletowr
Q shipped on Wednesday from Milling
ton, Md, the first full carload {
Peninsular peaches of this season. Th
shipment was consigned to New ior
q lofty. Mr. Biggs is among the luck les
of Peninsular fruit growers. Hi
:, F,IQueen Anne's county orchards wi
s yield an abundant crop of peaches th
:. iseasOn.
,sl The Peninsula Farmer gives this az
: vice. Z" do not be in too big hurry
: sell your wheat at the present 10
a prices. The price will certainly not
10 low or, and in all probability will
. consi ierably higher, as the shortage
q the west is too greet TO allow the graz
: gam blers to keep the price down vel
much longer. Make the amount of Il
!, rise Yourself, but do not expect tc G
~ any unreasonably large figures"
ct Judging from the great rack
n. which has recently been made In Smy
q ma about certain Methodist Episcop
,n preachers, it might be we'll when Il
at good people of that thirsty town a
I'd praying for water. for them to offer
ne few petitions asking that certa
IN preachers thereabouts be endowed wi
IN Q little more piety. While pra
ct ing for the wants of the body, it is NJ
to we'll to entirely forget the wants of Il
~ soul.-Cecil Democrat.
g. Reports from reliable sources
eff every county in the State show that &
ve wheat crop is fairly satisfa ctory. +
Sc quality of the bearing is generally !
ed ported to be good and the yield on Il
whole much better than was anticip
tea, the favorable spring making up
some extent for the drought of last ia
ng and the severe winter. Comparative
ce little damage is reported from ty
rust. The estimated acreage plan II
y, is about 20 per cent. less than last yes
rs. and the quantity harvested about {
y, same per cent. short.