Smyrna times., 1895-07-10
Maryland Items.

The Queen Anne's county commiss
toner's, having received reports of
damages to bridges and roads bv the
recent storm. estimate the cost of re.
pairs at $1SOO.
4 NelC Church Paper.-A monthly
church paper will soon be published
IN the interest of the Epworth League
OF the NJ. +. Church at Cecilton. The
subscription price will be 25 cents Der
year, and the paper starts with circu
lation of 500 copies. 1t will be edited
by Rev. r. Irving Watkins, pastor of
the church, and Mr. J. H. Smith will
act as business manager.
DrOWAed at Still Pond. Md.-Edw.
Janvier a half-brother of Mrs. w. T. s
Murray of Dover. was drowned at
Still Pond, Nd, on Thursday of last
week. The young man was about 2l
years of age and well known and re-
spected in that community. On Sun
day the funeral service was held. Dur.
ing the absence of DR.. Murray the pull
pit of the Dover church was occupied
by Rev. Charles Stengle.
Hersey Black and William Brown
mulattoes, who were in Jail at Denton.
the former having almost fatally cut a
colOred boy at Denton Bridge, ESCAPED
FRIDAY night. Il is thought thev used
a piece of their iron bedsIead in prv.
ing out staple which held the door.
II is possible, however, that thew
received assistance from the outside. as
the back door Ofthe Jail was very badly
battered down by the mob on Tuesday
night, the Sheriff not having time to
make repairs.
There are engaged in the oyster
business of the Chesapeake 80 odd
thousand people and 1000 boats. with
a capital invested of nearly $1,000 600.
producing annually between nine and
ten million bushels, valued at from five
to six millions of dollars. The crab
indigenous to'all the water of the bav.
Is prOdigiOus product, and one that
gives employment to thousands and
yields large annual revenue. The
shad, the most domestic of fin life. is A
Dig factor IN aggregating the wealth of
the products, and the returns are
generally distributed along the water
courses.
AAtS'tC' itCCo JOF ~ HcUt - i ne COM |
mission men of the large cities are
nearly unanimous in the belief that
wheat will advance in price very
materially before the first of January |
next. Advices from most every grain |
market indicate such to be the state of
affairs. The Baltimore News saws
Inc chicago correspondent of Mr.. |
BARTLETT ). Johnston, the German street |
banker, telegTaphed the following en-
couraging view relative to the pros |
pectlve value of wheat with a short.
age of 100000 900 in winter wheat and
crop coming in on empty wheat bins, |
wheat Is worth more money and on !
any mishap to spring wheat crop the |
dollar mark will be reached this wear.
Journalistic. - The Chestertown
Transcript has enlarged the paper
from an eigbt-column to a nine-column |
paper. We are are glad to see this |
evidence of prosperity, and hope their |
patronage will continue to grow. |
Nothing helps a town or a county SO |
much as creditable and prosperous |
newspapers, and those who would |
stunt them by false idea of economy |
IN personal or corporate business |
affairs, are simply short sighted |
The Centreville Observer has entered |
upon its thirty-second year. It is |
recognized as one of the ablest of the |
county papers in Maryland. It is GER |
tainly one of our most highly-prized |
exchanges. It's business prosperity |
within recent years has not been ex- |
celled in the State
Noo;J (io,,,f,, H.. TLo Caa:I c,. |
Fair will be held at Elkton, Md, on |
September 10Th to 18th, inclusive, 1895. |
The following is the programme of
races:
First day-Tuesday, Sept. 10th
Trut and pace, Cecil county horses |
lrecOrd no better than 3.OO) 500; 2.37 |
trot, $500; 2.30 pace, $500.
Second day-Wednesday, Sept. 11th |
800 trot, $3.50; 2.45 trOt and pace,
$3.50; 232 trot, $500,
Third y-Thursday, Sept. 18th
TrOt and pace, Cecil county horses
(record no better than 24O) 5000; 2.24
trot and pace, $3.50; 2.4O trot, $500.
Fourth Day-Friday, Sept. 13tn-
TrOt and pace, Cecil county 2 year
olds with out recOrd), $50; ESQ trot,
$3.50; 2.30 trOt, $500.
AppLes good CrOp.-The weather
crop bulletin for the week ending July |
lst, states that apples will be a good
crop in Cecil county county, and that
the peach yield promises we'll in Della
ware. The report further states Rain
interfered with harvesting, but the
wheat is now about all cut, except in
northern sections. Straw heavy:
heads well filed; some farmers expect |
to thresh next week Oats are fine;
they have been much benefited by the |
abundant rains. Potatoes, also, are
excellent, Grass cutting is In progress
and Is being carried forward as rapidly /
as the weather will permit. Corn |
looks quite we'll and is growing rapidly.
Vegetables are improving, owing to |
the plentiful supply of moisture, and |
pastures are again ia good condition
from the same cause.
VIII Of Mrs. Frank Bro,On.-The
will Of Mrs. Mary Ridgely Brown, wife |
Of Governor Brown, has been probated |
in the Orphans Court at Westminster.
In disposing of her large estate she
made two legaees of 5000 each to
her mother and father and one of
$4,000 to her cousin and namesake,
Mary Ridgely Gould, to be held 10