Smyrna times., 1869-05-26
MARYLAND ITEMS.

Death of an Aged MiniSter.-Rev. r. Fl. b.
Mitchell, for the past ten years Rector OF Trim
ity Church in Elkton, died at his residence on
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Mitchell had been in
active service of the Ministry for forty eight
years, and was many years the senior OF any
Episcopal clergyman in the diocese. His dis
ease was cancer.
Homicide IN Somerset Couny.-Arrest Of
the Rerpctr0t0r.-On Saturday week there was
a fatal affray in Danes Quarter district, IN
Somerset county. Capt. John *. Shores, re-
siding on Deal S Island, met VIM. Wheatlcy at
McDorman store, and asked him if he Wheat
leyl intended to go to Salisbury with HIM on
Sunday? Wheatley answered that he could
make more money at oystering, whereupon
Shores replied, "What, are you not going with
me, considering what | have done for you?
You know footed a bill for you in Salisbury
which you couldn' pay up; ought tOkill you?'
Shores Immediately struck Wheatley, who was
sitting down at the time. The latter arose
from his seat and begged him to desist. Shores,
drawing large pocket knife, plunged 1T INTO
the left side of Wheatley. The fatal thrust
caused death in about five minutes. Shores
was arrested. Whiskey is assigned as the
cause of this bloody deed, as both men were
known to be intoxicated at the time. Shores
is a married man, aged GA years, and has nine
children. Wheatley leaves widow and four
children, and was "a years old. Shores IS sut-
fering greatly FROM the remOrse which always
hangs over the wilful murderer as an accusing
angel. This makes the second case which We
have to chronicle in less than eight weeks in
which rum was the cause Of the taking OF the
lives of two human beings. Somerset Herald
The choir of the NJ. Z. church at Chesapeake
City is not permitted to enter the building on
Saturday evenings to practice, owing to an old
fogy opposition to such music.
Denton, strange to relate, has for some time
been without Sunday School. The Methodist
Church on Sunday week organized quite a
large one.
Thomas Hughey, Esq, one of the old and
highly esteemed citizens of Centrevllle died on
Tuesday morning week, after a. sickness OF
about eleven months.
NeU Sunday School M0re--Mr. A. III.
FahnestOck, the s. s. Missionary sent out by
the Maryland S. S. Union is now travelling on
his mission on the Eastern Shore. This Union
consists of individual Christians connected with
the various evangelical denominations, who
are willing to CO operate as Christian ndlvldu
ais in the great Sabbath School work. The
object of this organization in sending out the
Missionary is to organize Sunday Schools II
destitute places, to encourage and strengthen
weak schools, to stimulate all throughout the
country to greater zeal in the Sunday SchOo
work, to gather full and reliable statistics, anC
to furnish S. S. requisites to schools that neeC
them. The Missionary has obtained the con
sent of the people at Centreville to call Sun
day School Convention to meet at that place
on the eighth and ninth days Of June. Dis
tinguished men from Baltimore will aid the
move.
Robbery and Arrest About two or thre,
weeks ago, Captain Costin arrived at Thigh
mans Creek, Talbot CO., with a vessel load o
posts. While unloading the vessel it was vlsi
ted by crew from dredge boat, who, atte
severely beating the cOok-the only man OF
Capt. COstin's boat at the time-piundered tn
vessel taking away and making off with ever.
thing moveable The pungy "War Whoop,
Capt. Parks, was sufficiently near at the tim
of the robbery, to enable the captain to identi
ty the thieves and also the vessel from whicl
they came. This information enabled Capt
COstin to put the police authorities of Bait
more on the alert, and a strict watch was al
forwards kept, until Friday of last week tn
police were enabled to arrest the captain of tn
vessel, whom they lodged in Jail.
Episcopal Bishop Lay, on the 4th inst
! preached in Berlin and confirmed nine on tn
18th in the church in Snow Hill preached an
8 confirmed one; aud at Newtown on the lot
preached and confirmed seven persons.
Our Young FOLkS this month is excellen
1.-THE Story of Bad Boy" is full of fun an
! excitement; Mr.. 1rowbridge describes the int
Y riOr of coal mine; Mrs. Austin continues he
! explanation of the mysteries of Candy Nal
ing :" and there is a variety of other articles