The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-06-28
Affairs at Perrymansville.

| In the following letter from correspondent,
we have another account of the clay Fork
SWindle." We had, as our correspondent sup
poses, regarded our "up-the farmers" as
the only sufferers, up TO the time of reading his
communication, and had hoped that even that
had been exaggerated. If there is any comfort
in knowing that others have suffered as well as
ourselves then those who have been bit in this
county, have consolation enough, for the swindle
has been very general, we believe, in the hay
growing counties of the State We noticed these
swndlers, some time since, but had no idea then
that our people were to be the sufferers to any
considerable eAtent. The best way to guard
against these frauds, in future, that we know of,
is 10 read the 4EJiS carefully:
PERRYMANsvlLLE, June oath, 1867.
Mr.. ElHor In your notice of the 'tTIay Fork
Swindle," in last weeks paper you seem to be
under the impression that our "up-the-county"
farmers were the only sufferers from those sharp
ers; but that such is not the ease, ten or dozen
persons in this section can testify. One of the
Hay Fork men, while their operations were 90
ing on III other quarters, appeared here and in
duced some OF our most responsible men to take
hold of the ,.'patent" representing that Sinclair
the machines for the patentees, at $50 for each
machine, and they produced II printed card or
circular, pretending to be issued by Sinclair &
Co., to that effect, which, on enquiry, was found
to be forgery. Sinclair & Co. did not know
the parties, but on this representation, some of
our people were induced to buy the patent right
for this district for $500, giving their individual
notes to the sharpers for fifty dollars each, pay
able to Sinclair Il Co., or bearer The notes
In l,,,1
with the responsibility of the makers, Mt no
doGbt heavy discount. The sharrers, when
they sold the notes, endorsed them without re-
course perhaps for the purpose of giving pau-
sible reason to the banker for their submitting to
heavy shave on them, and also, if they were
unwilling to be held responsbe,.it looked us If
they were good men,
One of the plausible arguments used in selling
the Hay Fork was, that our people were prtiu-
diced against Yankee inventions and improve
ments, and, as n consequence we were behind
the times, and would remain so, until we adopt-
ed all The Improvements of the time, and that this
invention, though Yankee one, was SO perfect
that every farmer in the land would have one as
soon as he saw it work. This argument had
great weight with some of our substantial men
who have settled here from the North, who one
and all are badly bitten.
Ihis depot has become great point for the
milk business, greater amount being sent from
here than from any other place on this road
and as 1t may he OF some interest TO your read
ers, VIII give you some of the items OF the milk
trade. Some 600 gallons are sent to Baltimore
daily, between 400 and 500 gallons of which is
bought by the Baltimore County Milk Company,
and the balance is sold to private dealers in the
city. The Baltimore County Milk Company are
paying lG cents per gallon, delivered at the cars,
where by on arrangement With The Railroad
Company, they have car fitted up in refrige-
rator style, with cans to receive the milk from
the farmers and by this arrangement farmers
can have their cans returned to them Immediate
". The private dealers pay about twenty cents
Per gallon, delivered in Baltimore, the freight on
which is IL cents per gallon. The milk is
brought here by the farmers in quantities rang
ing from rs down TO 10 gallons, and from an area
Of country extending out about eight miles from
the depot
AS an item Of enterprise in our people, Messrs
J. J, Michael and J. c. Malcolm have had built
ior them, on Delphi Creek, about u miles below
Michacsvlile, tbrcc-mastcd vessel, schooner
rugged, and about 300 tons burthen which is,
perhaps, the largest vessel ever built in the Bay
north of the PampSco. The builders are Maine
men, nnd the vessel, when rugged, will cost
about S26, coo.
Mrs. Ann G. Hall has sold her farm of 300
acres lying about one mile north of this place,
to Mr.. Aaronson, Of New jersey for $25, 900.
improvements ordinary
The wheat in this section will be fit to harvest
about the first of next week. and is promising to
make large yield, though there is some COM
plant that the weevil has injured the late wheat
The oats crop is late, but the corn is very prom.
isng. | have seen some fields that cannot be
surpassed in the county, and two fields, belong
ing TO Nh. Thomas Murphy, are especially fine.
Our people are taking an interest in athletic
games, as well as the rest OF the county, as
learn they are about organizing club for Base
Bail. p.