Smyrna times., 1886-06-16
Maryland Items.

maryland Items.
The pea crop of Wicomico county
mas paid growers we'll this season.
The potato crop is now going into
lied. -0'''
improvements are being made to the
M. Il; Church at Easton, which will
cost about $1,000.
Rev. DR.. Kinloch Nelson saws he has
decided to accept the bishopric of Eas-
ton, and preached at EastOn on Sun
day.
Salisbury has shipped 13O carloads
OF strawberries, and $40 barrels and
thirty crates of peas within the last
two weeks.
ChestertOwn expects to ship more
peaches than any other station on the
Peninsula. A fruit exchange is to be
organized there.
Congressman Gibson, of Maryland.
made his first speech in the House on
Saturday. He assailed the civil-ser-
vice law as undemocratic.
The New York, Philadelphia & Nor
folk Railroad, is delivering potatoes in
Baltimore at the same rates as the
steamboats,, which was never done be-
fore.
John II. Vangesel, long associated
with the hotels of Denton, has pur-
chased the Brick Hotel, of which he
has been landlord for the past three
years.
25 per cent of the hog meat used on
the Eastern Shore is bought abroad.
1t should be raised at home. The
money paid for it never returns, it goes
to a money center.
Peninsula Metbodism.-by Rev. Robert
w. Todd is now just out from the press,
handsomely bound and in beautiful
type. About 600 volumes have been
sold and the sales are becoming rapid.
The directors of the Talbot County
Fair Association on Friday bought
thirty acres of land, adjoining Easton,
from Joseph II. White for $4,000 The
association has paid-up capital of
$4,000.
For years pair Of eagles have had
their nest in a big gum tree near Cam
bridge. The other day the tree was
cut down, and in the nest, which is
described as "large as cart body"
We're two eagles. They are thriving in
captivity.
Michael G. Casey of the upper end of
Queen Anne's county has been arrested
and locked up for trial on the charge
of assault and battery upon his wife,
and of criminal assault thrice repeated
upon his 12-year old daughter.
The administrators of n. Judson
Kellam who was killed last Fall on the
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
railroad near Keller station, were
awarded S2,5OO damages for his death
at Accomac Court House on last Satur-
day.
John A. Clough, an intelligent farmer
of Queen Anne's county, went to Den
yer, Colorado, about twelve years ago.
! He engaged in the cattle trade, and in
a short time came to be the leading
dealer in that great centre of the cattle
business. He has acquired a very
handsome fortune, and will return to
| Queen Anne's county, where he has
purchased considerable valuable real
estate.
The Maryland Military and Naval
| Academy at Oxford held its first COM
mencement services on Thursday, 1876
students being present. There were
as yet no graduates, but there was an
OratOrical contest, in which cadet w.
r. Bell of LOnacOning, carried off the
prize, gold star. Colonel B. J. Bur-
CESS, principal of the academy is erect
ing a new building, large enough to
accommodate $50 students.
Under Moving TrGin--DeWitt
Walker, of Philadelphia, narrowly es-
capped a fatal accident at MillingtOn, on
Wednesday last. He attempted to
board the train after it had started and
failed to secure n footing. He was
dragged some distance, and finally re-
leased his hold on the railing and drop
ped down between the ties where he
laid until the the train had passed over
him. The train was stopped and Mr..
Walker was taken on board, slightly
bruised and very much frightened.
He will get on board hereafter before
the train starts.
Editor Carey, of the Cecil Star, ha:
= MS luil snare Ol uuplGdSdllJ duNCilIlI6S
A year or so ago he was "held up" by
! ameteur train robbers, who took his
, watch, and now he relates the follow.
! ing: Last Saturday afternoon while
. the editor of this paper was sitting
! upon the porch of Beatty's drug stOr'
j, in North East, reading a newspaper
he was without a moments warning
grabbed by the collar, and struck with
= an axe-handle in the hands of Isaa'
= MackinsOn, the keeper of saloon il
e this town. The club was raised for
. second blow, and but for the timely in
t reference of Mr.. Beatty, would havt
D descended with probably more deadl!
/ aim. MackinsOn was also armed witt
! a revolver. No special explanation
< was given for the assault, except th'
i stand this paper has taken upon tn
G temperance question in general ant
S against the violation of the prohibition
z. law in particular, for which violation
Mackinson was promptly arrested ant
e required to give $500 bail for court ant
/ 800 bail to keep the peace.