Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-02
THE EASTERN SHORE.
Case Involving County Lines and
Oyster Rights in Talbot.

VsNitr AhtkhtS AatpUts
EAsTON, MD, Oct. 25.-At the meeting
of the Board OF County Commissioners to-
day the following resolution was passed :
WHEREAS. The trial Of the case Of Captain
Greeneaf Taylor, charged in Anne Arundel
county with taking oysters with scrapes in the
waters between Poplar and Sharp's Island, in
wolves questions OF vast import to the citizens
OF Talbot county because In tho proper solu-
ton OF the question the boundaries OF the
county may be seriously affected and our clti-
waters heretofore used by them: therefore
considering IL tc be the duty OF tho county
commissioners, whose province II is TO protect
tho rights OF the citizens and interest OF tho
county,
ResssSed, That Major William Il. stewart, the
States attorney for Talbot county, be author
ized 70 appear In said case and defend the IN
teresls of the county before the proper trl-
bunal.
The. case will be taken up in the court OF
appeals ON Thursday. 1t was tried recently
before Judge Reyell who decided that
Taylor had violated State law in having
worked beyond the limits of Talbot
county.
Miss Maria Starr was married to-day at
Trinity Cathedral, Easton, TO MIR. John
Selby Martin of Kansas City. Mo-, by Rev.
A. Il. Walker, assisted by tue Rev. George
z. Sutton. Mics Anna Johnston was
bridesmaid.
NEWS OF QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
CENTREyiLLE, Mp, Oct, 25-Mr. Med
ford Teat of Church Hill and Miss Nettie
Hubbard of Crumpton were married this
evening by Rev. W. w. White at the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage.
10 date, only GA tongers licenses have
been issued by Clerk Dunbracco of the cir
cult court. At this period last year 90l had
been issued, and in 1881 l,Oi0 applications
had been made. This decrease In the
number of licenses causes Il considerable
loss to the board of school commissioners.
who receive large part of the fee. The
counties OF Talbot and Kent report pro-
portionate falling of and various but I'M
satisfactory reasons are given. Some at
tribute IL TO II scarcity of oysters in the
longing waters. others to low prices re.
ceived and Others to the uncertainty at
tending the oysterman's occupation, the
severe winters interfering so seriously
with his income that some more steady
employment is preferred.
Messrs. w. IL. Cecil, W. II. Newman and
Frank Iegg, county commissioners, went
to Baltimore to-day to inspect Spring
Grove Asylum, where this county is sup
porting thtee inmates. At tho almshonse
III this county u separate building is pro-
vided for the insane, but violent cases are
sent to Spring Grove.
Mr.. w. I. Harris, aged about As years,
| died of consumption this morning at his
home, near Centreville.
Bishop Adams confirmed class of five
at Christ Church, Kent Island, of which
Rev. Spencer, formerly of st. Margaret's,
Anne Arundel county, is rector.
WEDDING AT PocoMoKE CITY.
PocoMoKE CRY. Mn, Oct. 25.-G. Fred
| Kelley, of the insurance company OF
Kelley. Nottingham Il Kellam, of Oman
cock, Va, and Miss Sallie J.. Scott, daugh.
ter of Thomas NJ. Scott, attorney-at-law, OF
the same town, were married in the par.
Tors of the Parker House, this town, this
evening by the Rev. H. ]. Handy. The
marriage was very private.
Mrs. Esther A. Johnson died this morn,
ing in the list year Of her age,