Smyrna times., 1897-05-05

The United States Fish Commission has
secured about ten million shad eggs thus
I4r ut the Matching station Just below
Havre de Grace
Mary Turner born in 1896, slave of Wash
ington COmeges, Kent county. is still livino
and is an inmate of the Home of Aeed
colored persons, Phila.
Miss Matte O. Vane. of Centerville. and
Mr. W. I. Jarman, of Goldsboro. were
married in the NJ. Z. Church at Centerville
on Wednesday last, Rev. J. W. Easley Off
ciating.
A buyer in Middletown paid IS cents per
bushel for "A farmers prospective cron of
wheat. We heard of several buvers in
Chestertown Offering 60 cents but none at
rs cents.-Kent Ne,cs.
The Rev. b. C. Warren has been sent bv
ms Conference to First Church, kingston
n. T., and the Rev. Z. /. Hoffecker to
trinity Church in the same city. Both
These ministers married Talbot aounty
ence.
The Rev. John H. Howard. d. D..
formerly of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference, has been ap-
pointed pastor of church at StapeltOn.
Staten Island, and the Rev. G.. P. Mas
den, formerly of the Peninsula, has
been appointed pastor of church at
Colorado Springs.
The Rev. L. B. Baldwin, of EastOn.
told his congregation at Christ Church
Sunday morning that it is the duty of
every parent to see that the children
are regular attendants at church; and
that every one, should regularly attend
the church services, be confirmed and
partake of the Holy Communion.
The jury in the case Of B. Palmer
Keating, of Centreville, Md, charged
with Incorporating funds of the
Queen Anne's National Bank, failed to
agree on a verdict and was discharged.
In the case of r. Halmer Heating,
charged with disappointing money
OF Mrs. Nj. NJ. COmegy's, the court de-
clded that he was guilty and imposed a
tlne OF $500, with imprisonment for one
year In Queen Anne's county Jail.
DECEASED. Rev. Newton McOuav.
OF the Wilmington Conference, died at
his residence in st. Michaels, where he
has made his home for the past wear.
FRIDAY morning after a lingering i'll
ness. About 2 years ago Mr.. McQuay
was compelled to resign from the ac-
tive ministry on account of his health,
and accepted sIperanuary relation with
the conference. He was about60 years
of age.
WITH The FISHERMEN. The fisher
men on the Susquehanna, saws the
Cecil Wing, have had an unusually
good week, and especially have an un-
usually large number of herring been
caught. Ten or a dozen fishing boats
or floats are being operated between
Port Deposit and Spesutia Island, all
of which are fishing large seines. The
hauls during the week have been so
large that the men were compelled to
allow the fish to escape by thousands
IN order to be able to land the seines.
The oyster season has closed and
oystermen generally say it has been
the most unsuccessful year in the his
tory of the business. ''Last year"
said one, 1--WE caught thirty-five and
forty bushels every day and sold same
for twenty-five and thirty-five cents.
while this year we did well to average
ten bushels and the price was not over
"a cents. We have not averaged three
days week. In short there have been
fewer oysters caught and lower prices
realized than ever before.
The political sensation of last weak
has been the summary removal NV
President Mckinley of Col. Buchanan
Schley, Surveyor of Customs at Raj
tlmore, for absenteeism and inattention
to the duties of his office. In pub-
llshed interview, Col. Schlev saws
that he accepted the Survevorsbin af
the hands of President Cleveland. with
the understanding that he would NOT
give exclusive attention to the duties
OF the Office, but be allowed to divide
his time between his law practice at
Frederick and Baltimore. Secretary
Gage does not take this view of an inn
portant and remunerative office like the
Surveyorship, and hence Col. Schley's
removal.
ONE HUNDRED Coon CITIZENS OF
CHEsTERTOwN BADLY FOOLED OR SWIM
DIED OUT OF MORE THAN $200l-The
people of Chestertown have been the
victims of one of the boldest swindles
of modern times. Messrs. Culpepper
& Barnes, accompanied by two women
arrived in town April list and enpaoed
board at the Watts House T6ev
stated their occupation to he nhotooro-
pliers and exhibited their card Wenv
OF the ladies. upon whom thew called
had previously lost their only picture
and been swindled out of several dol.
iars' which fact made them very care
1ul. But Mr.. Culpepper was s'hot
stun and talked pleasantly to his ems.
TONER'S TOM and succeeded in securing about
one hundred orders He claimed To
enlarge pictures for nothing but had
frames to sell very cheap. He took
Ine photographs andin a week returned
WIN the proof. 1t was on this second
VISIT that, the order for the frame was
,S aken and receipt given for a part
ggAgnent on the frame, which was to be
ueiivered within week. But several |
week have passed and no one has re-
celyed original photograph or enlarged
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