Smyrna times., 1886-07-28
Maryland Items.

Denton's assessable basis is $4,000.
Rust is affecting the melon crop of
upper WicOmico county.
The steamboat business is rapidly in
creasing on the Nanticoke river
Rev. T, o. Ayrcs, thenewly appoint
ed presiding elder of the Dover district
| of the NJ. f. Church will remove to
Harrington this week
Baltimore is now glorying in build
Ing boom. The energetic reporters of
that city report thousand new bui. i
lngs no" in course Of construction.
Fishing and Grabbing parties are
considered the proper thing bv the
residents Of Wye Mills and vicinity.
Parties visit Wye Landing daily and
enjoy the sport
The Kent county Railroad, which is
reported to be now under the manage
ment Of the Pennsylvania Road. will
run four trains daily to accommodate
the peach shippers
The Rev 7. 0. Ayrcs of Denton. re-
Gently appointed presiding elder Of the
Dover district OF the Wilmington NJ. E.
Conference, has just declined the nom
nation tor Congress Of the First Con-
gresslonal district Of Maryland.
On the Choptank river. at a point
near Cambridge, there stands an old
tree that for several wears has been
leafess and dead, with an eagles peast
IN the top OF il. There is now a stalk
OF corn at least five feet high growing
IRON the nest, and it makes con-
splcuous object from the river and the
shore
The engine OF the Queen Anne's 4
Kent K. L. while making steam Mon
day morning, slipped her safety valve
from which cause its whistle blew for
about one hour and the people residing
near the engine house thought there
was Cape May excursion on hand.
word was telegraphed 10 Clayton and
another engine was sent down.
The stable of Mrs. Chambers. at the
hotel, at Crumpton, was entered bv
thieves last Wednesday night, and rob-
bed of four sets of harness. a riding
saddle, and new leather net. the
property belonging to Mrs. Chambers.
The thieves also entered the stable of
Daniel Coleman and robbed his of his
harness. No clue of the thieves has as
yet been found.
The boiler of q steam saw mill at
Chapel, Talbot county, belonging to
James Wood, exploded on Saturday.
and the mill was wrecked. A number
OF persons were in and about the mill
but none were hurt except a youth
named Covey, who was slightly hurt
on the head. A horse one hundred
yards away was struck by fragment
of the boiler and killed.
Camp meetings on the Peninsula are
announced for the following dates
Chester Heights, July goth to 29th;
fredericksburg, Caroline county, July
28th; Camden Union, Kent county.
Del, August 4th to 18th Brandvwine |
Summit, New Castle county. Del.
August 9th to 18th; Woodlawn, Cecil |
county, August 10th Deals Island. |
Somerset cOunty,:August 9th to 10th.
Among the best wheat crops in Tai
bot county are those of Col. F. G. |
GOldsbOrOugh. who made SO bushels To |
the acre on EllenbOrough and Cauter- |
bury, in Bailey's Neck; c. q. Mulh- |
ken, 80 bushels to the acre on Ships |
Head farm, in Eastou district; Luther
Cortelyon, Longwood, Chapel district,
- bushels to the acre; 5. Kelley |
Shannahan, near Easton, % bushels to
the acre John Mason, Easton. 30
to the acre; Austin Aldridge, Rich
Neck farm, Bay Hundred, 50 bushels
to the acre on a part of his acreage.