The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-26

Gently shipped in barrel of oysters
from Crisfeld, and is now exhibited
as a curiosity at Wilmington, Del.
The vessels loaded with wood for
the Providence paper mill, that have
been frozen up all winter, have at
last reached the wharves at Elkton
and ale able to discharge cargo.
Mr.. Otis johnson died on Thursday
at the farm of his father-in-law, DIR.
N. c. Read, near Cumberland. He
WAS a captain in one of the Confed.
crate Maryland regiments during
the war.
There has been a smallpox scare
in Wicomico county arising from two
children of Mr., Samuel B. Jones
having taken the disease. The school
board have given directions for the
vaccination of all the pupils.
A Greensbor@ugh church was
lighted up the other night, and large
congregation assembled to see mar
riage, but the intended groom failed
to appear, and was found later loaf
ing in store in apparent unconcern.
A peach grower in Cecil county is
said to have sold his crop for 1881 for
five dollars, so confident was he that
the severe weather had killed the
buds. l they should develop, he will
repent his hasty action about picking
time,
The editor of the Valley Times, pnb-
lished at Homecoming. states that al
though the weather was quite warm
on Tuesday, there was, nevertheless,
heavy frost at his house. in fact a
solid chunk, weighing twelve
pounds. The editor and father is
Meshack Frost, which explains the
joke.
The residence of Mrs. Sarah
Brooks. at Hagerstown, was lately
robbed of about 500 in notes and S6S
in gold that had been left in bureau
drawer in chamber. Entrance had
been effected by the thief mounting
grape treIlis at the rear of the house.
The money belonged to friend of
Mrs. Brooks, who had left it in her
charge for safe. keeping.
The large number OF weddings in
Salisbury is accounted for by the
census report of Wicomico county
showing that the number of females
is slightly in excess of the males, and
that there is wife for every man.
The girls having neglected to pop
the question during leap year, the
young men are taking their turn,
and generally receive the wished for
answer.
During the food in the Catoctin
creek, on the 18th instant. Calvin
Miller, boy eight years old, the son
of Mr.. John d. Miller, fell into the
stream while he was reaching out to
catch hold of a floating rail. He was
carried some distance, when he clam.
bered upon log that had lodged,
and his brother. who witnessed the
accident, gave the alarm. A rope
was thrown to the lad. and he placing
the loop below his arms, was rescued.
He was benumbed with cold when
taken out. but was soon restored.
A letter has recently been received
from John Orndorff, formerly of
Montgomery county. being The first
intelligence from him since he left
his home in 1866. He was believed
to be dead, and in the settling up of
his fathers estate, after much litiga-
ton, his portion was divided among
the other heirs. He is married, and
settled near the Hot. Springs OF Ar
kansas, where he has large farm.
He went to that section Of country
in consequence of being afflicted with
rheumatism, and remained till azure
was effected.
Sheriff Hartsock of Frederick
county, read the Governors warrant
of execution to Felix MunshOwer on
Tuesday, but he displayed no more
than usual interest in 1t. being fully
aware that the writ of error to be
filed by his counsel will render re-
prieve necessary beyond the 25th @
March, which the warrant names az
the day of execution. 1t is supposed
that the Governor issued the wri
without being aware of the notice
given of a writ of error, and suppos
ed the rejection by the Court of Ap
.. peals OF the bills Of exception wa
!. final.
1t is surmised that but few change
will be made among the Methods
ministers located on the Peninsula a
; the session Of the Wilmington Con
ference, at Lewes, Del, on Wednes
day. The Rev. w. Z. Avory, nov
v M ITIktnn Md will nrohablV h