Smyrna times., 1892-04-20
NJ arVland Items.

M arVland Items.
Near at hand is the season of hOu
F cleaning, carpet tacks and miscella
eous "cussing."
ID. Gray's barn, near Still Pom
Kent county, was burned Monday vii
1000 bushels of wheat.
A three-masted schooner from Ne
London is loading 10000 bushels
oyster shells at Annapolis to be use
for birds.
A class ofsix graduated ut the fir.
commencement of the Southern Hon
@opathic Medical College in Bait
more.
A short berry crop is predicted fc
Norfolk county. In some sections tb
late severe frosts have actually de
strOyed the vines.
Burglars are operating on the East
ern Shore. In salisbury there wer
three places robbed, also in Port DE
post, Cecil county.
Two dogs attacked the flock of sheer
of Mr.. William Hendrix, near Cheste,
bridge in Kent county on Sunday last
aud killed eight dQa owes.
The Queen Anme's Aduocate. news
paper published in Centrevile. ha.
suspended aud the plant has been sold
to the Observer and the Record.
Cards have been issued announcing
the marriage of DIR. James Jacobs. OF
Kent, and Miss Annie, daughter OF
Mr.. WIN. McKenney, of Centreville,
on April o.
1t is said that Senator German will
retire from the National Democratic
Committee on account of physical
inability to continue the work, and
will be succeeded by Mr.. |. Freeman
Raisin, -=
Easter Sunday services drew large
congregations to the churches, and the
scene on the streets rs the church
gOeTs returned to their homes. Vas
very brilliant on account of the new
dresses and flowers worn.
Mr. George Reed, of Queen Anne,s
county, finished planting a 90 acre,
held in corn on Saturday April 9th
ana Is now busy preparing the ground
in a second field. Mr.. WIN. d Gonld
OF near BoOker's wharf, is repor,ed ~
nave also planted a part of his cron
:, Inc baltimore Herald says that the
MessFs Coates q Co, on Locust Point
VIII open the first manufactory of Tin.
plate south of Mason and Dixon's I;na
about the middle of this week II uiII
employ ld0 hands and its Outnnt Mil
be 1900 boxes per week. VIII
Great dissatisfaction has been cansad
IN the counties of Mary land hy Gover.
nor Browns action in vetOiug two biUs
intended to relieve the farme one of
the measures being for the reassess-
iheht OF the state. There is a Uaneral
uemand that the Legislature he Con
Vened in extra session. 00"-
Sudden Death.-Mrs. Jarman
Unable lady of Crumpton. died 49,,
suddenly at the home of her danaLtaS
MRS. George Gleaves. last SpnJo,
AFTERNOON. She had gone ON nm erro''y
! npstalrs and after being absent YSnn, anu
,.ain % was heard coming down the
Siaa''ay 3sa way ana suddenly stop. Mrs
ul5anes 15 w went to the foot of the stair
1ad Siod . iouhu her mother dead. She
n8u u'ed without a struggle.
herring have become so plentiful in
NEnC S That it is almost impossible To
,eil them at any price. Mr.. w r
Deuhett caught 1,4OO herring last
,'oeh, all OF which he gave awav.
auotner gentleman sold one thousand
OF three dollars. Perch were reported
= ABUNDANT along the bay shore that
hey could have been seooped up with
crap net, and IN some cases herring
re advertised for sale at $3.50 per
housand.
A Queen Anne's farmer has inaugu-
ated a novel way Of Kidding his prem
SEES of English sparrows, SAYS the
lbserUer: "Whenever the English
parrews get too numerous on his farm
g arms each man on the farm with
lingle or piece of board, and then
ley all proceed to the bird roost with
lantern on a dark night. The birds
ill fiy toward the light, aud as thew
o so the brigade of shingles ana
Oards knock them down and kiI
lem. he says his army killed 5d in
le night recently" :"
Hepuatfoaa Primaries. SIN several oe
. counties of the state the RennhIj'
ms ne!d primaries on Saturday even.
g. The contests were spirited and
some Instances embittered and and i
ere animated by the desire 10 select
.legates to the Republican National
10 various interests
lu hent county the line of battIa
= closely drawn and the onnosinS
rSes ! S,,, were under the leadership nf
j. William ]. Vannort on the ona =.
nd and Charles It. Westeott snJ and c
10, ~. BnTchenal on the other. :
Inc Westcott ticket was suceessfnl
a vote of ,O6S to 2S1 for the Van