Smyrna times., 1885-06-24
MARYLAND Items


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A savings bank has been incorpora-
ted at EastOn, with Jerome B. Bennett !
as president, VIM. G. Dawson, secre- |
tary and cashier.
John Smith, well-digger, was over
come by gass in a well near Northeast,
Cecil county, Saturday. He fell to the
bottom and was killed.
William S. Balls wheat field in Tai
bot county was so badly injured by the
last hail storm that he offers what is
of 200 bushels for $25.
Presiding Elder J. A. B. Wilson of
the Salisbury district has licensed the
Rev. Irwin Watkins to begin a mission
Of the NJ. E. Church at Cape Charles
City.
Hope H. BarrOll, young lawyer of
ChestertOwn, while eOutriding June 18th,
was thrown out of his carriage and
struck ON his head. He has since been
seriously i'll.
The Kent county telephone line is
complete from ChestertOWn to TOlches-
ter, distance of IL miles, and work is
progressing rapidly in further extern
sion OF the line.
The farmers in and about OnancOck
are making great preparations for har-
vesting the coming potato and onion
crops. Some of them have as many as
100000 plants of potatoes growing. 1t
takes about 100 hills to yield a barrel.
James e. Stewart, of Easton, paint
er, while at work on a house, fell from
the roof of the building to the ground,
about 60 feet He was picked up with
his back and legs broken. He was
alive at last accounts, but cannot re-
cover.
DR.. Frank Donaldson on Saturday
performed the operation of thOracen-
tests for the Rev. Bishop ii. G. Lay of
EastOn, who has been i'll for some time.
Forty ounces of serum were removed
from the patients throat, which gave
him much relief
r. J. jenkins, contractor has agreed
to do $4,000 worth of work at Cape
Charles City for William l.. Scott of
Erie, Pa. MIR. Scott is also going to
build oyster, fish and ice houses and a
$50 feet dock at Cape Charles City.
The latter is to be large enough for all
sea-going vessels and to be finished in
80 days.
Thousands of Drum Fjsh.-Mr. Dun
can of Chincoteague, brought over sew
enty-two black drum fish OH Tuesday
last They were sold at from twenty
five to fifty cents each. These fish
were caught in a purse net off Chin
colleague, about five hundred being
taken at one set. The school was sup
posed to contain nearly one half mill
lion iish.-Sdiisbuy Record.
The Town Commissioners of Easton
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
| Keeping of hogs in the town limits dur
ing the Summer. The hog raisers re-
| sisted the ordinance and appealed to
court The court sustained the Com
missioners and the hog ordinances, and
the hogs must go. Score one defeat
for the town pig-pen party, which Is
not easily knocked out as rule.
Locusfs as Food for FTshes.-Large
numbers of locusts in their flight fall
into the Susquehanna river, where they
are eagerly gobbled up by the fish.
| Some large "catties" have been taken
as much rs handful of the cicada in
their stomachs, and the rock and bass
are so well supplied with this kind OF
food that it is difficult to induce them
to bite at hook, however temptingly
baited
Samuel j. Gailord, large land own
! er in the Second district of Queen
| Anne's county, committed suicide last
week by jumping down a well, while
his wife was drawing him a drink oil
water A few hours before he had at
tempted to take mOrphia with suicidal
intent but the drug was taken from
him. Mr. GatFord's troubles are stated
to have been caused by money. He
had great deal of it and was afraid he
would lose it. He was sixty-fve years
of age.
The Contest in CecH.-The bitter fac
tiOnal fight in the Democratic party O
Cecil county eliminated Saturday Al
the primiries which were held in eacl
of the nine election districts between
the hours of 3 and in the afternoon
The result was a victory Of what il
known as the combination forces, OI
anti-COnstable men over Albert Consta
bic men claim their victory is a glor
ious one and that out of the IS dele
gates which will attend the county con
ventiOn on Tuesday at least - are Op
posed TO Albert Constable. The friend
Of the latter think they will have u beI
ter standing in the convention thai
the others assert.
The locusts have entirely destroye,
the foliage and young fruit of the peacI
trees in the orchard of Samuel II. Nil
Ter, near Elkton. A week ago this oI
chard, which is new one just comm
into full bearing, gave promise of a
p excellent crop of fruit; now not peac
remains. The lOcusts pierces the limb
of the trees to deposit its eggs, and
withers and dies. Mr.. Miller think
, he can save the trees by topping then
+ but he will have no peaches from thel
for seVersl seasOns, even if they liV,
I This is the first case of the kind "
p have heard of. Mr.. Miller is the lars
, est grower of peaches in this immediat
! neighborhOod.-Cecil Whig.
5 John Fortner, who was stunned b
r Lightning while riding in a wagon nea
CeciltOn some weeks ago is not dead
/ reported. John was always "a hat
y man to keep down and if those new
. paper men who have written his obitt
# airy were to have u tusslc with him tho
q would know right Off without consul
. ing the books that he is emphatical
n alive. In fOur-hand contest for IL
: championship and the gate money b
q tween John and the reporters who ha,
y written up his death we will bet
= years income on John; and we desi
Il to say further that this oner is goo
until John is struck by lightning
least two more times.-MiddiefOu
II Transcript.
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