The daily gazette., 1875-02-02
For the Gazette. -7s' s~r,,.s s.,---.- q. ..
Letter from Maryland.
THE LOCAL OPTION LAVA SINGULAR
FREAK OF NATURE MRS. RowLAND's


THE LOCAL OPTION LAVA SINGULAR
FREAK OF NATURE MRS. RowLAED's
FARM.
PRESTON, Caroline Co, Md.
Leaving Greensborougb. ON the 25th
ult., we proceeded on to Denton the
county seat OF Caroline county we noticed
but little worthy of mention ON the way;
and had we been so disposed to indulged
| in observation, or to have raise d our eyes
aloft, such an act would doubtless have
proven instrumental in our doiUnfdll, as
| the roads were yet very slippery. Ar
| irving at Denton, we were very much
pleased with the place and things in
general, and among one OF the first things
| that attracted our attention was the in
| scription Denton Journal, above the door
| OF building; concluding at once that
this building must contain the Office Of
Mr.. Legg, the editor. of the Journal, we
proceeded toward and approached the
building, and opened wide the door and
entered in; the Editor being present we
We're very cordially and politely received,
as he soon learned from the drift of our
conversation that we were of the Blue
Hens Chickens. We left note in the
hands OF Mr.. Legg, the contents of which
he assured us would be entered in the
columns OF the Journal at its next issue.
We were informed that the school
board OF this county, meet in Denton on
the 18th inst, for the purpose of examin-
ing teachers for this county and that
the County Commissioners meet on
Thursday next for the purpose Of trans
acting business concerning the public
schools.
Protracted meeting at the NJ e. Church
at Denton, commenced few weeks since,
and several have presented themselves
. at the altar as subjects OF prayer, and
, from all probability the meeting will be
continued some time.
As far as yet no decision of Appeals on
: the Local Option has been made, and the
shortly expected and looked for decision
has awakened no little curiosity upon
f the part of the people, hence, the daily
: papers are eagerly saught and scanned
with no little avidity.
al The Easton lie dger, OF last week, con-
tained the death warrant received from
: Gov. Groom, of George Wheeler, colored,
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Margaret
5 A. Whitman, in July last. The Cover
i nor has appointed Friday, the 18th day
C of March, next, as the day of execution.
: The law to prohibit the shooting of
C partridges, went into effect on the 18th
8 of January, hence u rest for the birds
n from all danger and fright.
Il According 10 the census OF 1860, the
= population of the nine counties of the
" Eastern Shore OF Maryland, / $ l57 ,254.
We were informed that the ice inChop-
J. tank river froZe thicker on the night OF
n the 10th of January, than it has in any
n one night since 1856, as it is reported to
r have froze i'll some places from tive to
s. SIX inches thick.
al A very strange account OF curious
n, freak of nature appeared in one OF the
" Maryland papers, last week, to the effect
; that gentleman of Pottsville bought
'e number of oysters at the Union Hall Res
v, taurant, and proceeded to eat them raw;
p when he came TO one he gave look at 1t
il and started back in amusement and hor-
n ror, and well he might, for the. oyster
1t presented an appearance most singular
n and unexpected. There as plainly as II
" drawn by painters pencil was the head
and breast OF a women. The es,mouth
~ nose and breast, and in fact, u general
s. outline, were as plain as plain could be-
es The oyster was put in ice and frozen,
W and the next day it had began to thaw,
H. and had skrunk somewhat; and it then
10 presented the appearance OF female
n corpse, the skin OF the oyster seeming to
al serve the purpose of O shroud, the mouth
=. was opened and appeared to have been
-, drawn to one side, the eyes We're staring,
III and altogether the effect was anything
'r but pleasant. We never heard OF u
at more curious freak in nature than TIN.
as one.
nd Caroline county as much as we have
Int seen of it, meets us with very favora
ms lie impression, and we believe the lane
nj. in general to be in u very good state OF
Improvement it is mostly of q red clay
-, and is well adapted to the growth o.
N wheat. Pines constitute the main part
ex- of the timber, especially in the lower
ct part of the county, where huge forests
he stand moaning the year round. Befor'
ar we leave Caroline and cross over tn
ch Choptank river into Talbot county
which we expect to do IN few days
we wish to give the readers OF ih'
GAZETTE u brief description OF tn
es property of Mrs. Rowland, which |
ii located nearly in the central part c
I'M the county The farm consists OF nc
icy less than six hundred acres, upon who
ca. buildings have been erected at cost eA
or ceeding 100000. There are five splendi
ms. dwelling houses on the farm occupied b
md the laborers and those entrusted wit
orc the management OF the farm, and on
NJ fine mansion where Mrs. Rowland ger
. n erally spends few months every yea
eye during the summer season. The Dari
10 and stables are largely and handsomel
her built, and furnished with every nece
sary arrangement; water pipes interse'
throughout all the buildings, the wat'
, of being forced into the tank by two lart
,ort windmils Mrs Rowland expects
nit. continue building, and her reason,
ana have been informed, for erecting sue
~ superior buildings IS that she wishes
.iu l.u elevate the cost of the property to sue
till' an enormous extent as to alleviate
mas inducements upon the part OF purchaSe'
GO TO buy, as she wishes the property TO II
s to main in the hands of the family:
nre, mum ~ Pes Homo.