Smyrna times., 1894-07-18
MARYLAND Itelias.

The seventeen-year l0ensts have
made their appearance in the vicinity
of Elkton.
The average wheat yield in Kent
seems to be about twenty bushels to
the acre.
About 1900 people attended the fun
eral of ]. Sterrett Smith in Cecil county |
Sunday.
M. B. Stevens, Esq, of Denton, was
elected president of the State Teachers |
Association Thursday.
Chestertown has about fifty bicycles
and at least hundred baby carriages
besides tricyles, carts, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mallalieu, of
Millington, who have been very sick
for several weeks are now convalesc-
ing.
There was a lively contest in the
Dorchester Democratic primaries Sat
urday between the friends of DIR. Jones
and w. Laird Henry.
Prof. John T. Mallalieu, superin-
tendent of the State industrial School
at Kearney, Nebraska, is visiting his
parents at MilliDgtOn.
G. w. Smith, Templeville, has the
largest and finest sweet potato patch
in Caroline. He set out 10000 plants
and has not 500 missing.
Mrs. Nancy Dukes, Greensborough,
is dead, aged "a. One of her grand
children is John D. Plummer, editor of
the GreensbOrough Free Press.
The people of Centreville, Md, are
delighted because they are to have
Eew grain elevator. 1t is being put up
at the landing there and will handle
1000 bushels of grain an hour.
Farms in Kent are in great demand
by tenants. One man advertised his
farm for rent in the NelUS two weeks
ago and within a week he had fourteen
applicants for it.-kent NelUS.
At the late commencement of st.
Johns College, Annapolis, Md, the
honorary degree o. d. ID. was conferred
on Rev f. l.. HofIecker, formerly of
the Wilmington Conference, now pastor
of 90th Street Church, New York.
Wheat THreshing Fires Farmers
cannot be too careful of fire when
threshing their wheat. The heavy loss
recently in Queen Anne's county by
C. H. K. Merrick and in Kent county
by Wm.B. Wilmer are warning signals
Colts Station Camp.-There will be
r a camp meeting held at the Wesley
= Henry Church, near Colts Station, this
r summer. beginning Saturday, July 81
! and closing Sunday August 5th. A fet
= of five cents will be collected at the en-
o trance gates and no collections will bt
e made on Sunday.
! Comptroller NJ. de X. Smith does no
r forget to encourage home enterprise
: and talent. He has contracted with
d Mr.. Frank Howard, of Chestertown, Il
d paint 3,718 numbers for dredge ant
y scrape boats. 1t will require 600
yards of cotton duck which has beel
@ purchased in Chestertown.
e He Ate a Leek.-A lady went int
= Jones' corner drug store EastOn, on
# day this week and inquired of the pre-
l. prietOr of some way to disguise caste
10 oil while taking it. He was busy dis
1r pensing soda water, and while not AZ
n pearing to notice her question, aske
r
Of After a while she again asked him ho'
II to prepare the medicine, and he il
| formed her she had just taken dos
be in the soda water. why, man." sal
rs she very excitedly, 81 didn't want i
My little boy wanted it," And tn
81 proprietor went out and ate a leek.
ha Gazette.
! The HiLISbOrO Fire.-The fire whiC
y, occurred at HillsbOrO, Md, on Frida
W. destroyed seventeen buildings. Amor
the houses burned were those of d
be Reynolds, Charles Jarell, the RalE
* Hotel, Captain c. G. Wheeler, Gener
T. Hobby, F. j. Willoughby, w.
en- Thawley, George Isewood, j. F. Ru
on sum, Charles Stewart, George Ford al
,er Joseph Greenley. The loss is abo
al, $35 900, with $4,000 insurance. A fl
ed engine was dispatched from Easto
I'D but the flying train met with a mishi
OF and did not reach the scene until me
iii of the damage had been done. r.
am burned district of the pretty little tov
aid presents a very desolate appearanC
all Five of them were insured in the Ke
not County Mutual, Del.
au-
-
ais in Kent county, and although not
10 serious or as far-Teaching as the one
Od- Od Chicago it is one of importance a
I6 liable to become serious to the farm,
at of the State. Mr.. G. S. Hurlock,
we'd near Masseys, commenced to thre
pet wheat on one of his farms Tuesd
81, with about thirty men part of VIII,
ll!!X were colored, the remainder bel
VIZ white men. When the machine b
gotten we'll started eight of the color
ex- men wet to Mr.. HurlOck and demand
the more pay, which was refused them q
bly, they walked off the yard. Mr. H
-, lock secured enough white hands
H'ot of continue thTeshing. Mr.. VIM. ]. H.
1uta son on Tuesday had not a man on
are farm all having "struck" for hig
nch wages. Six men left the thresh
= off machine at Mr.. Harry Willis dema
the ing more pay, He was fortunat
~ nu able to hire more men in their stC
' tbe and the work went on. The price p
cree for harvesting has been seventy
ltlet cents per day and the cOlored men
dis manded 81. The only indication
desire for revenge is that shown
own own Mr.. John Clendaniel's. Obstacles "
Io1n I"l'1 placed IN the thresher which broke
wer, machine and caused delay for a
ware or more. Mr.. Geo. Beck near St. Pa
rket church prepared to thresh wheat
lain, week when a number of his colo
'nnd 'nndd hands struck for higher wages.
,iHo iaOo refused to pay more and getting W
',Pe' ,pn hands resumed work. 1t was bl
4 be very little while before the colo
hands returned and offered their
vices at old rates.-Rent NeiUs.
10000
10000 Dun's and Bradstreet's Reviews of
10000 Country's Commerce.