Smyrna times., 1873-06-18
,.ARyLAND ITEMS.

inc at Riley's Neck, near Mllllngton' COM
mencing Friday, August lst.
Minister Robbed-Rev 7. j. Williams,
rastor of the NJ. Il. Church, of Cambridge,
Was last week robbed of his pocket book while
;oupneying from Bridgeville to Seaford IN the
cars.
Omen to Eccursions.-The Town Commls-
sioners of Chestertown, in Kent county, nave
rescinded resolution passed some lhree sesis
ago, to prevent excursion parties iroh 'i'i'ils
that town. -,
The Denton Journal says a ,lrabid dog
.rovarsed the lower part of Caroline county
IaSt week and bit from 25 to so dogs and three
children The Journal insists upon war
upon the dogs
F,nit Canninq.-A fruit canning company
vas formed in Denton last Saturday, and We
canital stock nearly all taken on the spot.
This company is formed entirely of citizens re-
siding in Denton and its immediate vicinity.
On Wednesday night last, the Ducket paper
mill, known as the Rock mill, with its contents
was entirely destroyed by fire. The mill was
on Little Elk creek, about six miles from
Elkton. The loss estimated at $40, 900 with an
Insurance u.n, on the mill and machinery of $4,000
and on stock $4,000 in New York and Phila-
delpha offices.
The Cecil Democrat says: Those of our
readers interested in the Ekton and Massey's
Railroad will regret to learn that the prospects
of n Speedy commencement of this road Is not
Aattering. The estimates of the engineer, Mr.
Wingate, are large, and the subscriptions ia Il
considerably below the amount that would
Justify breaking ground.
The Democrats of Kent county nominated
THEN county ticket last week with the excep-
ton of the Register of Willis as follows:
For Clerk of the Circuit Court, David Z.
for the Legislature, jesse K. Hines and
Samuel A. Merritt. For Register there was
Squabble between Edwin Crouch and Sam
Comegys, which could not be decided and
another convention will have to be held. -.
Land iSales-Three farms belonging tc
j. Comegys Mann, near Chestervile, were
sold by trustee, iu Chestertown, last week, as
follows: No. /, containing l02 acres, was
purchased by Thos. Vandyke for $50, 70 pei
acre; No. , l73 acres, purchased by A
Woodall and G j. Scott for $4,000; No. 3
l2S acres, purchased by same for $5l per acre
j. A. Pearce, Esq, attorney for mortgage
sold at the same time and place the property
known as "Rees' Corner" belonging to A. J
Reese, containing about BAG acres, to Jos. Is
Baker for $4,000. 1t is said this price hardi!
pays for the building on the premises.
PLrter the Wife Murderer.-The Eastol
Gazette says: The statement that all tn
Judges before whom Platter case was tried
had signed petition of pardon, we learn il
not correct. 1t is possible that Judge Stewar
has done so. but neither of the others. Their
We're three lawyers engaged in the prosecute,
Hon. A. K Syster Chas. E. Hayward
ESQ and Sewell L. MilbOurne, Esq. A
these gentlemen, in their argument before tn
Jury expressed, in the strongest terms, thei
conviction of the guilt of the prisoner; an
we have been informed that they all have r'
fused to sign any recommendation OF pardon
4 Fatal Sunday Row.-On Sunday weel
the colored people Of Centreville held larq
meeting, for the purpose Of raising money
build a new NJ. +. Church Some of tt
members of the Bethete persuasion, hearir
Of this meeting, chartered the steamer hel
and brought over from Baltimore about 4t
coored persons and held an opposition NEE
ing in another part of the town, in an old ca
rage shop. This number, with those cOngr
gated at the other cOOred church, brougl
together a large crowd, but everything passe
off peaceably until sometime in the Afternoon
one of the parties from Baltimore shot a your
colored man in the thigh, and firing a secOr
shot, inflicted mortal wound in the abdome
The guilty party has been arrested and lodge
in Jail Abraham Cornish, the murdered ma
died about O'Clock on Sunday night. Samu
Miflin, who fred the fatal shot was drur
ut the time, and was only released from prise
last week. He is said to be a despera
character.
Strawberries at SGlisbury-The Salisbu
Bachelor, lwhat a name TOR paper) estlmat
that there are from 200 to $50 acres in stra
berries around that town. Thirty car loa
per week were the hight of the shipment
Among the heaviest shippers may be nam
j. +. Jackson & Co, W. II. Cathell, DR..
L. Smith, 5. A. Graham, A. W. WOOdcOc
j. T. Parsons, w. Waller and J. f. EllegoO
Prices ranged from so down to s cts. per {
The paper further says: No money will
realized this season from strawberries nevt
theIess, their production benefits the col
munity by utilizing class of laborers who
service in other industries would be far K
valuable. Most of the picking is done
women and children who make from one
two dollars per day very readily. A thOusa
of these, at least, have been engaged Il
season, and placing the average earnings
each one at $40, the result is total Of 81
900; that amount of money in the hands
consumers, most of which is spent in Sal
bury.
Religious CLange-An event occurred j
week which created considerable excitement
Protestant Episcopal and Roman CathC
circles of Baltimore. The Rev. Il. Southga
young clergyman of the Episcopal Chur
who came to Baltimore few weeks since fir
Il
of ST. Luke's Church, Franklin Square, g
denly abandoned his position as a minister
the Episcopal Church and entered TheolC
cal Seminary of the Roman Catholic Chur
1t appears that Mr.. Southgate, who was o
Deacon, had become candidate for Prize
order, and that the day of his ordination wo
have been "Trinity Sunday Sabbath W
but some days ago the Rector of St. LUX
notified the Bishop of the Diocese that he
serious objections to the ordination of
Southgate, in which the Bishop coincided,
it was therefore determined that theoyo
Deacon shonld not be ordained. The yo
man was then advised to return to his fatf
the Rt. Rev. Horatio Southgate, who RES
10 New York, but instead of doing so he se
to have gone Immediately to st. Mary's Sc
4 nary, Roman Catholic institution in 81
4 more where he was at last accounts
4 Raa naYS and Mower