Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1884-11-05
MARYLAND Items

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Samuel Griffin, of Tuckahoe Neck. is
owner Of a Durham cow that is the
mother of a calf which weighed 100
pounds at the time of its birth.
Robert McWhorter, little six-year-
old son of Geo B. McWhOrter. of
Chestertown, had his left eye knocked
out by stone from slap jack " last
Wednesday evening
Mrs. Nancy Shields. who died at
North East, October 29th, is said to
have been 1O4 years of age. Her hus-
band, who was one of the heroes of
1872, died an old man thirty years ago.
4 lad in Queen Anne's county died
few days ago from eating too freely
OF green chestnuts. With other bows
he went out chestnutting and ate dur
ing the afternoon about one hundred
chestnuts; he was taken sick soon
after and two days therefrom died.
The Rev. ]. p. Otis, of Odessa. who
was first selected as the successor OfRev.
A. W. Lightbourne, at Easton. de-
clined because his congregation refused
to part with him and Rev. J. f. Now
bray, Of Frederick, has been called and
preached his first sermon there on Sun
day.
A cOvey of partridges about dusk
one evening last week flew suddenly
against the house of AlOnzo Warfeld.
OF Dorchester county. Over a dozen
were killed by the force Of the concus-
SION. Mr.. Warfield gathered up the
BIRDS and had a partridge breakfast
the next morning.
4 Queen times Weddinq.-The So
'clai event in Centreville Wednesday
was the nuptials Of VIM. c. Cahall. Of
Philadelphia, son of Dr. Cahall, Of that
city, and grandson Dillon. VIM. Cannon.
a former Governor Of Delaware. and
Miss Emma l.. Turpin, daughter of the
late Dr. Walter 5. Turpin, of Queen
anne county, and sister Of the State
Henator VIM. T. p. Turpin. The GER
emony was performed by Rev. DR.. l..
". Bates, of the NJ. z. Church. Of
Centreville.
The smyrna TIMES, having quoted a
Iuli!Of mat Kew. W. Underwood, d. ID.
pastor OF the VI. f. Church at Seaford.
would soon retire from the ministry to
pfac1lce medicine, DR.. Underwood. in
a card, denies that he has such inten-
tlon, adding, :" 1t is probable. that at
some future time, ] may, together with
my wife, who IS also a physician. re-
sumo my former prOfession-the prac-
ice OF medicine. But this will be re-
motely-and certainly not at present -
-Edst0R Ledger.
THE OYSTER SEAsoN.-Since tho
nfst OF the present month the oyster
dredgers have been at work in the
chesapeake bay and Potomac river.
reports from all the oyster counties
snow a greater aggregate Of licenses to
tohgmen than ever was known before
ana the number of licenses to dredgers
mas risen to 100. Some restriction
on the wholesale raids upon the natur-
al beds has been attempted by the law
requiring culling to be done on the
Dars and the small oysters returned to
the waters to grow.
4 Nan DrOWned-A colored man
near Smyrna, Delaware, by the name
OF Dickinson, was drowned on Thurs
day night in the harbor at Oxford
near f. J. Sinclair's oyster house. He
accompanied by two other colOred men
mad started for a schooner lying an
ehored off the shore. The wind blow
ing very brisk and their skiff being
light was sunk just as they were near
ing the schooner The other mer
swan ashore, but Dickinson not being
able to swim was drowned There are
Whispers Of foul play, as it was under
stood that Dickinson had money. The
iact that he was drowned in about -four
Ieet Of water adds to the suspicion
magistrate Wamsley summoned a jury
u inquest, but the decision is not yet
Ners.
me East New Market correspondent
VI me M0raiag Mems says:
the Rev 7. 0. Ayres Of this place
mas turned his attention to collecting
methodist relics of historic value. He
ilas Two fine large paintings. one of the
1F, Henry White and the other o.
s1e icy. John D. Onins. He has also
humber Of books. among which is a
sSguna Volume Of the minutes of the
an e5suodlst Church from 1873 to 1919
- ~ ne has copies Of the discipline
lest dates 1888, 1904, 1924, 1886
1Sia' 1913 and the full set Of same from
" bio @ 1884 He has 4 curiosity IN 7
a book which IS in writing. The