Smyrna times., 1873-10-01

can State Convention. This will create
vacancy on the Republican Legislative ticket
for Talbot caunty, the Judge having also been
nominated for the House of Delegates two
days before he was nominated for Comptroller.
The horse disease still continues in the
neighbOrhOod Of Princess Anne, Somerset Co.,
several valuable animals having died during
the past week, and others are very sick.
Temperance seems to have more control, or
at least is making more noise, in Talbot county
than politics. Temperance meetings are being
held ali over the county in favor OF local
option.
An Alleged Poisoning "A colored woman
died very suddenly in Berlin few days ago,
declaring to the last that her husband had
poisoned her, but as no examination was made
subsequently, none can tell how correct it was.
| Her husband is said to be a notorious
character.
A Dreadful accidental terrible accident
happened at MalOne's Quarry, Port Deposit,
on NJ nday afternoon week. The premature
explosion of a sand blast occurred, which
caused the explosion of keg Of powder sit
ting near by. John Killman and Taylor Helms
were instantly killed, and Fillmore Wilson was
badly injured They were all Young men, the
two former married, and lived in the neighbOr-
nOOu OF Ine quarry.
St. MiclLaels, Talbot county is happy. The
agent OF large company from New York is
now there, to purchase large quantities of
oysters for bedding purposes. The Company has
5000 acres OF bedding grounds in New York
and New Jersey, which they intend to plant
with Maryland oysters They will require
about $4,000 or 10000 bushels weekly, and
promise good prices for these bivalves. This
new enterprise, together with the large mum
ber of boats engaged in the business, will cause
a great amount of money to be put into circu
ation there causing other branches of com
mercial business to eniVen accordingly, anC
give constant employment to large numbers O
men.
TIE First Grange ge-Kennedyvile, Ken
county, has the honor of being the first tOwr
on the Peninsula to organize Grange 70
LODGE Of Patrons of Husbandry. 1t wa
f organized on Saturday night last with
, membership Of 800 men and 10 women. 4
t correspondent of the Gazette gives list of tn
officers, viz: Master, Joseph NJ. Barr
OvCrseer, Ezekiel Anderson; Lecturer, Jane
w. HURT; Steward, Samuel A. Merritt
n Chaplain, DIR. }. S. Harris; Treasurer, +.
; ,Justis; Secretary, ThOs. j. Shallcross; Cat
I Keeper W. A. Kennedy; Ceres. Miss Ami
G Catline; Pomona, Miss L. +. Wallis; Flora
i Miss Maggie Shallcross L. A. Std, Nj.
s Theresa W. Shacross This Grange is sal
/, to be composed Of the leading, solid men
s this section. 1t is believed il will number
IS hundred members before the close of th
IS year.
g Another .SpH-The Democrats of Wicou
n leo are dissatisfied, and the dissatisfied win
have issued call fer another convention
They say The last Democratic Convention
WicOmico county, contrary to the real interes
and wishes of the people, nominated cand
dates either undeserving or incompetent to f
with credit to the people the duties of II
- Offices for which they were nominated, an
SS' SS which, consequently, has created thereto ju
% % and seasonable dissatisfaction In acccrdan,
with such dissatisfaction an informal meetin
\ of prominent and influential men from Il
M different districts was organized on Tucsd;
~ ~ week, in Salisbury, for the purpose of discu
u sing the present political situation. At Il
n ~ meeting it was voted, unanimously, that a ca
- should go forth to the people of the county
80 assemble in Mass Meeting at the Court Hous
y in Salisbury, on Tuesday, September the BOT
e at one O'Clock p. NJ, for the purpose
M nominating Peoples Ticket