Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-16
MUST NOT WORK SUNDAYS
The Seventh-Day Adventlsts
Fined at Centreville.
GREAT INTEREST IN THE TRIALS
Novel Grounds of an Election
Contest in Talbot.
Abraham Lincoin's Nose Pointed the
Wrong Way on the oficiai Ballots, and
Fooled the Coiorcd voters--The Cases
of the seventh-Day Adventists Who
Worked Sundays.

CENTREvILLE. Mp, Nov. 10.-The circuit
court for Queen Anne's county to-day be.
gan the trial of the Seventh-Day Advent
lists, charged with violating the Sunday
laws. Judges Robinson. Wickes and Stump
were all on the bench. States Attorney
Hopper conducted the prosecution. and
the defence was represented by w. d.
Ringgold Of Baltimore, who is employed
by the International Religious Liberty
Association. There are also present A.. H.
Ballenger, secretary of that organization,
ami Professor Mckee. editor of the Gospel
Light, OF New York, with a s!enographer
The case against Alexander Dodd was
first taken up and Mr.. Ringgold moved
that it be dismissed on account of irregu.
larity of the warrant. The court stated
that the prosecution must prove that the
labor alleged to have been performed on
Sunday was not q necessary labor nor an
act of charity. Mr.. Ringgold asked that in
case of conviction sentence be deferred
until after the decision Of the court of ap-
peals in the pending Jude case from Kent
county. The court stated that this could
be arranged only with the sheriff. .
The case against Dodd was laid aside and'
Isaac Baker placed on trial first. A num-
ber.of witnesses were examined, and Mr..
Ringgold claimed acquittal on the grounds
of insufficient evidence and that there Is
no such offence as Sabbath breaking recog-
nized in the code. The jury in few min
| utes rendered verdict of guilty" and
the court sentenced Baker to So fine and
| costs and to remain committed until paid.
| Preparation for trial of the case against
| Dodd was Immediately made.
| The interest excited by these trials is
| evinced by the large number of all classes
| OF people in attendance. The Adventists
have quite a tiourishing church at Win
chester, and have begun to build up con-
| gregatons in several other sections in the
county,
SEVENTH DAY ADvENTIsTs FINED.
CENTREvILLE, MD, Nov 13.-In the circuit
| court of Queen Anne's county to-day,
Judge Stump presiding, two cases of vio'
lation of the Sunday law were tried. They
were against George w. Marvel and NJ. A.
Bryan, Seventh Day Adventists, States
Attorney Hopper for State and j. I. Ring
gold of Baltimore for defence. Both
traversers were found guilty and sentenced
to pay fine of IS and costs and to remain
committed to Jail until paid. Two othei
| cases were dismissed on account of lack oi
jurisdiction. The Adventists when con
vlcted refused to pay the fines and, there
fore. remain in Jail for thirty days, during
which time their friends make them a.
comfortable as possible by furnishing
their rooms and supplying them witt
extra food. Queen Anne's and KEN
counties are the strongholds of the Ad
ventists in this State, and the crowded
courtroom evinces the great interest taken
in these trials.
LINCOLN FACED THE WRONG WAY.
EAsToN, Mp, Nov. 10.-This Afternoon
notice of contest of election was filed by
fitting in the circuit court by Clifton p
Hand.the Republican candidate for sheriff
against William j. Dukes, the Democrats
candidate, who is returned elected by 81
majority. Republicans allege that the Off
cial ballot furnished by the election super
! visors was different from the sample ballo
displayed, in that the face of Abraham
Lincoln, the Republican party emblem
was turned to the left on the official ballot
Instead of following the terms of the lay
and instructing their voters to put tn
cross-mark in the square at the right o
the party emblem, the Republican in
, slructors told them to put the cross-marl
in front Of Lincoln's nose, which, the
say, in the left-face picture on the officia
ballot brought the mark IN the square re-, q
the right of the Democratic emblem wit
the effect of making what was intended ;
be vote for Abraham Lincoln to
counted as vote for Andrew jackson.
} Joseph Il. Fairbank, the missing iudg
of election from Tilghman's Island, al
rived in Easton at IL O'Clock last nigh
and the other return Judges who stage
| IN Town TO await lOT MIN, BOl tOBelHt
with him in the office of the clerk of tn
circuit court and made up the official r,
, turns. The official returns do not var
5 materially from the table publishe
t yesterday. Two hundred and thirt
votes were returned for and 67 against th
| constitutional amendment.
/ CONGRESSMAN BRATTAN ILL.
PRINCESS ANNE, Nd, Nov. l0.-Coi
4 gresham Robert II. Brattan is confined
/ his home in Princess Anne with a sevei
i attack of nervous prostration and asthm,
: Mr.. Brattan is unable to attend to an
1 business, either professional or congre
sional, and as soon as his condition wi
8 warrant his physician recommends
q change.
D FIRE IN KENT COUNTY.
a CHEsrERTowN, Nd, Nov. 13.-The ne
l stable and carriage-house, together with
S quantity of provender and harness. on Il
q property of Hiram NJ. Brown and tel
anted by John Loud, about three mil
- from Chestertown, were totally destroyt
by fire about $50 o'clock last night. II
- flames were discovered in time to relea
a number of valuable horses from IL
n stable, but after that all efforts we
! directed TO saving adjoining building
which were several times on fire. The ii
originated in the hay.loft and its orig
q L l.. !