Smyrna times., 1893-01-25
Maryland Items.

Mr.. Albert T. Turner and Miss Nam,
Crew were married at Chestertowu
Thursday.
A barn and other buildings on the
farm of Noble Gears, in Kent county
were burned Thursday.
Alfred Stout, cOlOred, the murderer
OF George Ditmar, will be hanged al
Elkton Jail next Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Curtis celebra.
ted their golden wedding anniversary.
Wednesday at their home near Ridpely
cartridges and other birds are safe In
De suffering, and many are found dead
In the woods and around the branches.
A great many potatoes, which far
mers In the upper part of Cecil county
were holding for higher prices, have
frozen.
With temperature of l7o below zero
at Denton, Md, it is feared that the
peach buds have been severely injured
If not entirely killed.
MIRA. Dawson, wife Of Severn r
Dawson of Salisbury, Md, died on
wednesday morning at the age of
about % years.
The Potomac river ia Washington
county has ice eighteen inches thick
over which loaded six-hOrse wagons
cross. Trees have frozen aud hurst
There are 1900 men out of emnlov.
ment in and around Annapolis and
active measures have been taken nv
charitable people to afford them relief.
A gentleman from the country went
TO Salisbury Tuesday with a basket of
eggs, twenty-five dozen, aud pocketed
therefor eight dollars and seventy five
cents. This basket of eggs brought as
much money as could have been oh.
'alned IRON 70 bushels of corn or the
production of "A well titled acre in corn
says the North East Star: 1t is re.
ported hereabouts that Rev. !
Qulgg has been asked to accent the
pastOrate of Tome NJ. T.. Church at
fOrt Deposit, made vacant by the nc.
cePtance OF Rev. Adam Stengle to be-
come pastor of the Smvrna NJ r. !
Onurch, and that Mr.. Quigg has favor
sbly considered the invitation W. |
nope the report is correct, as we would |
pc glad to have Mr.. Quigg back in
Cecil. ="
oysters Frozen to Death-The oyster
trade for this winter has been practi.
caliy ruined by the freeze-up. Out of
elght bushels of formerly zine oyster.
'aKen through hole in the ice nil bnt
que ouShel were dead. That is tbs
OF most of the oysters now
nhusr ice In the bay. Restaurants have
lung out the plscard "Raw.box
3,Oseu, owners of oysters vessels have
dismissed their crews, and a scbooner
y selects" that would not have
brought $500 three weeks ago was sold
or S4OOO to-day. Bait. Sun.
hungry BuszGrds.-An interesting
nld'a conflict between a cat and a
'uzzard took place over ono of the
main streets of Snow Hill Thursday.
The buzzard had been seeking for
omething to eat when the cat came
long. Immediately the buzzard
wopped down, seized it IN its talons
md commenced its flight heavenward.
he cat began to claw for dear life and J
With telling effect. for the buzzare soon
elaxed It's hold and the cat shot down
anding on all-fours, and was good as
ew, although the air was filled with =
ar and feathers. A dog was run over
the north-bound train at Snow Hill
esterday, and before the train was ont
sight flock of buzzards began 10
svour 1t before life was extinct i
his boldness results from the heavy Ii
iSnIIe ANU OF snow covering the earth, r
nlcn mas been over 1t for nearly three
seKs preventing these birds of prev
om securing their accustomed food.