Middletown transcript., 1898-08-27
MY MARYLAND.

Probably the largest single field oi
tomatoes in the United States, is ONT
on Lower Sresutia Island farm, which
contains 110 acres. This field contain:
300, 900 plants. The setting QUO of this
great number of plants, and heir cult
walton as well as the gathering of the
crop, gives employment to large num-
Der of people, aud great care and watch
fullness is necessary to see that all this
work is done just At the right time.
The tomato packers of Hartford
county are feeling very respondent over
the outlook for this season. An in-
creased acreage, estimated to be one
half larger than last year, was planted
and preparations male for full pack.
Large supplies of cans, cases and solder
were purchased, and the indications
early were that the output would be up
to the average Of former years, if not
somewhat in excess. The season, how
ever, has been anything but favorable,
and short pack now seems inevitable.
-Ex.
The McKenney estate, in Queen
Anne's county, yielded this year SO, ,056
bushels of wheat, against $1,000
bushels las year. All of the crops,
with the exception of 1000 bushels,
are still in the hands of the administra-
tors.
The corn crop Of Cecil Co. promises
to eclipse any OF recent years. The
apple crop in this section is said to be
almost failure. many orchards being
bare of fruit.
Rev. Frank E. Williams, of b. lii
more, has purchased at private sale the
David Taylor farm belonging to the
estate of the late Jam es B. Groome for
$1,000. The farm contains 169 acres
and is located on the road leading
from Elkton to Chesapeake City. :
Every year that September l does
not fall on Monday there is misunder-
standing about the time school opens.
The law of Maryland requires that the
schools open on the first day of Sep
tember unless that day falls on Satur-
day or Sunday, and there can be no
departure from this unless for very
urgent reasons. Therefore the schools
will reopen Thursday of next week.
Twenty witnesses in the Miller murder
case near North East haye been held by
Magistrate Shippers for their appearance at
the September term of court. George P.
of North East is held in the
Elkton Jail charged with the crime.
Tn Kent county the csm misoners have
given notice that hedge trimmings etc..
must not be allowel to impede drainage.
The notice is timely one and should be
followed not ouly in this but other counties
The News says: "The astonishing thing is
Who is more interested in good roads than
he very persons guilty of such carelessness? |
No farmer can be so unwise as not to uu-
1erstand the relative Importance of good |
drainage to good roads,"
Galena has for years had the distinc-
ion of not having single colored fam
ly within the town limits. A colored
'amily has settled there and some of
he citizens are raising vigorous pro-
est. - Chestertown Transcript.
Hope Fl. Barroll, ESQ.,, attorney
famed in mortgage, sold on Tuesday a
louse and lot of land in Sassafras, to
he Mutual Loan Association of Town
end, Delaware. MORTGAGE, for $3.50.
1he haHse and let ef Land at Geits, te
he same Loan Association mortgage,
or 5000. The " Shulkin Point" or
'rimrose farm of 139 acres, in Queen
Lnne, near Chester bridge, was held
p on bid of SO per acre.
Judge Frederick Stump drew the jury
Or the September term of the Circuit
ourt for Cecil County as follows:
osiah P. Kirk, Robert H. Stewart,
'aac Payne, Richard T. Howard, H.
7. Lewis, J. Harry e ark, ]. Frank
IcKnight, Thomas II. Warburton,
fired B. Cameron, Edward Wingate,
gorge W. Barnes, T. Franklin Nc
leary, James Rooney, Thomas R.
aker, William j. Lumm, W. H. De-
,ane, j. Hanson Knoor, jeremiah q.
rice, Ralph II. Reese, John F. Foster, {
lmuel Fl. Moore, Charles J. Davis,
'seph B. Fryer, Harry M. Brown,
Imes T. Beaston, Waitman Smithers,
'hn Stump, w. /. Hill, W. d. Bur-
!, Robert B. Frazsr, John T. Ward,
arp D. Trimole, William w. Nc =
ligaD, +. B. Lakeland, Henry W.
ack, William C. Henderson, VIM.
cClenahan, Alexander Wilson, Thos. 4
Hague. John M. Sterrett, Joseph
Brown, Benjamin F. Owens, Thos.
Smith, George s. McVey, George S.
*, George W. Peterson, Arthur G.