Smyrna times., 1893-05-17

About the hardest crop to raise on 3
farm nowadays is the boys in the
family.
The white potato crop of the lower
Peninsula looks very unpromising
thus far.
Strawberries were shipped from
Hopewell and Marion, Somerset county
IN small quantities last week.
Gen. Joseph B. Seth has resigned as
commander of the State fishery force
OF Maryland, to take effect June 30.
Mr.. A. B. Roe has put in a new 60.
horse power boiler and 10-horse power
engine in his cannery at GreenborOugh.
Saturday the Kent NelOs entered its
54th year. The paper has never ceased
TO grow in interest and popular favor.
Three thousand hands are picking
Strawberries in the vicinity of Norfolk
The truck season in that section is
now at its height.
j. I. Jarman has sold to VIM. Reese
the grist mill and grounds at Milling.
ton together with tract of land in the
town ; price, $4,000.
The steamer JOppa made a success
full landing at Salisbury and large
steamers may now go on the Wicomico
route to transport fruit to Baltimore.
The EastOn Star came out last week
under its new management, Messrs. !
Frank THrner and E. H. Roe. Mr.. G.
u. Wright retires from the editorial
chair.
A man on Kent Island has a oOoss
twenty years old This spring She
lald thirteen eggs and hatched out al.
even gOslings which are prosperous
and happy.
Ex- Gov: B. T. Biggs, of Middleton wn
says that the peach crop for 1898 will
exceed that OF 1891. The highest shin
ment from Millington in any one day
IN 1891 was 81 carloads which was
more tnan from any other station in
the United States.
Geo. w. Blackiston. one of the old.
est residents of MillngtOn died Tu4s.
day OF dropsy and dyspepsia in his 6lst
year. lie had never married, having
lived on West Cypress for many wears
with his sister, Miss Annie f.. Blacks
ton.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance
IN the lower part of Caroline countv
and is creating much excitement
The public schools of Federalsbury
have been ordered closed by the health
officers All precautionary measures
are being taken to subdue the dreaded
visitation.
4 Deal IN KeILo,U Piae-Messrs
VIM. H. jackson & Son of SaIish"rH
nave just consummated deal win
tne Beaufort County Lumber Company
OF North Carolina, by which they come
lnIo possession OF hundred million feet
" standing virgin forest yellow pine
n. c. 'oi
The only doors in our town closed
against you are those of the county
JAM, said Rev. S. w. Reigart last Tues.
day night in his address of welcome to
the band of Christian Endeavorers who
had gathered into Wicomioo Presbvter.
ian church Salisbury, as deleyates ia
the EastOn district conference of the
maryland Christian EndeaVOr Union
The conference continued till Wednes.
day night.
Ihere Is fear among the strawberry
growers near Salisbury that thew viii
DC unable to secure enough pickers To
gather their berries this season The
crop promises to be larger than for
several years, and last season many
berries rotted in the patches for want
of pickers. Several of the large grow.
ers around Pittsville are thinking of
Importing Italians from the cities to
pick their berries.
On Monday Uncle Ned" Dunsmore.
an ex slave, born at Port Deposit and
owned o. oy Henry BroughtOn, died at
years. His knowledge respecting the |
date of his birth was indisputable and |
correct and there is no doubt hut he |