Smyrna times., 1894-06-06
MARYLAND Items.

The Dan Cochran farm in Kent Co., Nd,
containing 256 acres, has been transferred
to Samuel Hurlock for So, 423,OT.
Justice johnson, who died in Millington,
had life insurance of about 500 which
will fall to sisters in Baltimore and Queen
Annes.
Mr.. r c.. Tubman near Cambridge, has
an orchard of 25C0 peach trees which are in
bearing this year, and from which he ex-
poets a full crop.
John w. Temple, formerly student of
law in the office of j. B. & E. II. Brown,
graduated from the University of Law,
Baltimore, Friday of last week.
The canning houses in Princess Anne
are running to their full capacity at this
/ time packing strawberries. On Saturday
last one firm canned l5,OCO quarts.
There is much complaint in WicOmicO
| county that the moles have destroyed the
watermelon seed. Some of the truckers
have replanted as high as five times.
The army worm has made its appear
ance in Somerset. David Ruch, farmer
on the outskirts of Princess Anne, had a
field of fifteen acres destroyed by the worm.
On Wednesday evening last Mr.. Will
| liam H. Booth and Miss Ellen B. BrattOn
were married at the residence of the brides
mother, East ElktOn, by the Rev, MIR.
McElmOyle.
Rev. Charles A. Hill, of Salisbury. has
been asked to prepare an historical paper
| to be read at the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the organization of Centreville NJ
E. Church, June 6.
Ex-Governor Elihu E jackson, accord
ing to the latest statements of his friends
| will not be a candidate for Congress thi;
year, but will be a candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed Mr.. Gibson.
Blight in the growing wheat is genera
throughout Kent county. The trouble is &
black fungus growth on the head of the
wheat completely destroying its vitality
The extent of the damage is variOusly esti
mated.
ConUention at ELkt0n.-The annual con
vention of the Diocese of EastOn of tn
Episcopal Church is now in Session a
ElktOn. The diocese includes the Mint
Eastorn Shore counties of Maryland anC
| will be able to report over 5000 communi
cants. Bishop Adams presides at the con
ventiOn.
A wholesale slaughter of the innOcents'
happened at a berry-pickers' camp" nea
Fruitland, Md, Friday night. In one o
the camps are about 100 cOlOred strawberr
pickers, all living in six rooms. AmOnl
the party were about twenty small childre
and babies, and on Friday night thre
Z were killed by being smothered to deaf
l in the close quarters.
Coin cident with the positive announc,
g | ment of Governor Brown that he will see
e a denomination next year, comes the stat
| | ment that the Hon. John Mitchell RObiI
e son, of Queen Anne's county, Chief Judg
# of the Court of Appeals Of Maryland wi
n be a candidate for the United States Ser
G ate, to succeed Senator Charles III. GibsC
at the next session of the General Assem-
, bly,.
/ An Afternoon Wedding. - Miss Ali
e Browne Hardcastle, daughter of DR.. al
n Mrs. Jerome Humphreys Hardcastle,
d CeciltOn, Md, and Mr.. Samuel TOrr
: Schenck, of Philadelphia, were married
)f the home of the brides parents, at Cecilt
Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock. Re
Mr.. Schenck, pastor of the Presbyteri
0t Church at Chanbersburg, Pa, perform
D. the ceremony, assisted by the Rector of
Is Episcopal Church at CeciltOn. .
- EpaUorth League.-The Easton Distri
~ League was organized at Smyrna, De
Oct 23d, 1890, at which place the first CO
vention was held. From the first it h
o been q grand success, and as each ye
le rolls by the number of new chapters add
al to the district league increases. Conve
z. tons have been held yearly. The seco
it convention was held at Clayton, the thi
O. at ChestertOwn, the fourth at Centrevil
to | and the fifth at EastOn. The number
\. | Chapters in the district amount to cOnsi
ke | erable over thirty-fve. There were on
40 delegates at Easton last week.