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| The May term OF Court began this morning. -
John Merryman of was sworn as fore nan oil
| the Grand Jury, and afterwards -
| of the Grand Jury who were
After charge from Judge
tired to their room
The docket Of
Court conta;
aitsr2
fand then the q
tees of the Peau
Of the State VS. Martha Bel.
Watkins, colored and Henry =
Tracy all indicted for larceny, a..,e 49,
the State VS.. Barrett Walker, colored, and John
Knox, colored, indicted fer perjury, and Henry
Jones, coored indicted for rape, all removed
from the Criminal Court of Baltimore citg, and
all the other cases removed from said Court were
fixed for trial on The 9th of June, and the States
Attorney desired that the notice of said assign
ment should he published. James McLain VS.
Robert Dilworth, judgment for plaintiff for Sl20.-
81 George NJ. Ehrman vs. George S. Kiefer =
Judgment for plaintiff for $24s 40. John Ridin-
ger vs.. Francis Eline judgment extended for
plaintiff for $2l257
TUESDAY, May 90
Michael Krout and Noah Krout vs. Luther B.
Sampson, appeal from Justice Housman, tried be-
fore the COURT judgment reversed, and Judgment
for appellee for SIS 81. Mary II. Houghton VS.
a n thduj eAeCutOF Ol Rdc0el Harding,
appeal from Justice Sade; tried before the court
and held sub curia Joseph Stern VS. John
Schultheis appeal from Justice Lehman; judg-
ment reversed without prejudice, appellant to pay
costs. VIM. Wisner VS.. Levi Naylor appeal from
Justice Sparks; appeal dismissed
WEDNESDAY, May 81.
State vs John Weaver, indicted for aiding and
abetting John Schwartz in the murder of Casper
Eichelman, tried at the last term of court before
jury and convicted of manslaughter and mo-
ton for new trial filed at the time Motion
argued this morning and granted. Case submit
ted to the court on the evidence given TO the jury
at the trial OF the cause, and Judgment of not
guilty entered, and prisoner discharged
James r Marley VS. John Morrow and Nimrod
G. Lngdon case docketed by consent, and judy
mentor plaintiff for $2l7, with interest and costs
Benjamin Vanhorn vs. j. Alexander Parlett and
Jacob Wisner Judgment extended for plaintiff
for $i47 3d. with interest from date and costs
Althon, Adams & Co. VS.. Stophel F. Armacost
judgment extended for plaintiff for $l03 l6, with
interest from date and costs. Mary Jenkins VS..
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OUR TROUBLE ON THE DANUBE. says
that the Vienna Exposition Commissioners have
made considerable pile by the vending of GER
tain privileges 1t is charged that $50, 900 was
paid for work that was worth about So, 900
Then it is said the $500, 600 voted by Congress
for the purpose of putting things in shape over
there has been exhausted. On the other hand
Commissioner Van Buren, has written a letter to
the President in which he sqnarely denies all
the charges. Perhaps ii would be we'll enough
TO make some members OF Congress earn their
back pay by appointing them committee to in
vestigate the affair and make an elaborate report
of the matter American institutions will not
be fully exposed over on the Danube unless there
is an Investigating committee set up for the in
spection Of the philosophical Germans. Surely
the latest invention that has achieved notoriety
worth having is an investigating committee.
Nothing nowadays that is worth doing 10 con
sidered done by the public unless an nvestiga-
ting committee has rendered il either ridiculous
or immortal by its tiuckering.
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MARRTED.

On Monday morning, May 10Th, at St. Igna
thus church, by Rev. Father Denny, S. j., J
VANSANT MCNEAL to MAY PRESTON
daughter of VIM. P. Preston, Esq.
On the goth of April, at the M. p parsonage
Towsontown, by Rev. j. R. Nichols, CORNELL
all of Baltimore county
On Tuesday evening, goth inst, at st. Paul's
1theran church, Lutherville, by the Rev. VIM
''g, assisted by the Rev. BENJAMIN Sadt.
LITTLE, of Baltimore, to Miss
HELLO, daughter of the
man.
!, by Rev. VIM. H. Chapman
=, of this county, to Miss EN-
4W4-RT, of Baltimore.
"A the 9th inst, by the Rev. W Downs, VIM.
:. NORRIS to Mrs. FLORENCE O. EATON
both of Baltimore county
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VIM. Gent, Jr. Judgment for plaintiff for 1852. :
81, with interest and costs Same VS.. Alfred A.
Gent; Judgment for plaintiff for $25356, with
interest and costs. D. H. Emory vs.. Alfred j.
Gent judgment for plaintiff for 1891 2l, aud
costs. R. Edwin Hook VS.. VIM. Gent, Jr.; judg-
ment extended for plaintiff for 1921 .25 with in
terest and costs. Same vs.. Abraham Griffith !;
judgment extended for 1921 rs, with interest and
costs. Coleman & Co. vs. Ozlah NJ Jones and
Charles W. Jones; judgment extended for plain
tiff for $8405, with interest and COSTS
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Centaur Liniment.

There is pain which the Centaur Lniment will moi
relieve, swelling it will not subdue and lameness
which it will not This is strong language but il
is true Where the parts not gone, its effects are
marvellous. 1t has produced more of rheumatism
neuralgia, lockjaw, palsy sprains swelings, caked
breasts, scalds, burns, sarheum, earache, &C., upon
the human Frame and of strains SPAWN CALLS &C., up
animals in year than have all the other pretend
ed remedies since the world began 1t is counterrri
tant, aheang pain reliever. Cripples throw away
their crutches, the lame walk, poisonous bites
dered harmless, and the wounded healed without
scar. 1t is no humbug. The recipe is published around
each bottle 1t selling article before solo,
and it sells because it does just what it preends to do
Those who now suffer from rheumatism pain or swell
ervc to suffer ii they will not Centaur Lini.
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Ns~The genius of the American nation does
not exhibit its enterprise in any greater de-
gree in anything else than it does in the con
struction of railways The great Southern Pa
cifc railroad that is TO extend from Texas Ia
the Golden Gate has been commenced under
very favorable auspices. Its energetic proec-
tors are sanguine in their expectations of its
com pletlon in time to bring passengers from
the Pacific coast through on the shortest route
to the great Centennial in the Quaker City in
1876. This will open new field for capital
and enterprise. The rich grazing country
through which this route passes cannot fail to
become developed when the teeming thousands
of emigrants pour into its bosom. The climate
is mild, the soil fertile and the growth of grass
luxuriant
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re- Messrs. Cain and Ransier, two colored
members of Congress from South Carolina, have
disgraced two white youths of their respective
districts by appointing them to cadesihips at
the West Point Academy. These two mem
bers ordered comparative examination and
the two white boys came ont best. Cain has
also appointed to a Naval cadetship a colored
youth who stopd a similar test.
1t was altogether wrong for Ben. Butler 10
appoint a colored boy to West Point-it was
really unconstitutional for the "Beast" to do
that Is it not equally SO for "nigger" to ap-
point a white boy to a similar position?
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There is trouble in Arkansas. There are
two people ambitious TO be Governor. One is
in and has refused to go out The other is out
and is making desperate effort to getin. The
State house is guarded and conflict is looked
for. If we had the control of affairs in our
hands we would transport the restless, reckless,
worthless folks of Arkansas, Louisiana and
other Southern jurisdictions to the vicinity of
the Lava Beds and allow them to exercise their
ambitions for the mastery with Captain Jack
and his dauntless Modocs. The advantage
about this would be that industrious, we'll
meaning civilians would be rid of their evil
geniuses and the Modocs could keep their hand
in by killing off worthless material.
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MS>A stone resembling limestone, over three
inches long by two in diameter, was cut from
the jaw of horse belonging to Isaac Bratton, OF
Ida, Douglass county, Mimi. 1t was imbedded
in the hesh close to the teeth, on the outside OF
the right jaw, where it has been TOR seven or
eight years. The question is, how did it come
there
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TOT SONTOWN MARKET,
Revised Weekly at the Hill Market.
CANDIDATES FOIt OFFICE.
TO THE PUBLIC.

r SPIT having been currently reported in my
ny district, (the 9th,) as well as in other
portions of the county that intended to be a
candidate for the office of Sheriff, regardless of
Conventions, take this method Of assuring
my friends and the public that 1 have voted
the Democratic ticket for over thirty four years
and never voted any other; that have never
protested any other than Democratic principles
and do not expect to change them now, but I
intend to submit my name and claims to the
Democratic Conservative nominating conven-
ton and abide by its action and support its
nominees. STEPHEN BARTON.
4o$<
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.rozen limbs. chronic rbeumatism gsnt :

.rozen limbs, chronic rheumatism, govt, run
ig tumors, &c, have been received. We will send
circular containing certificates the recipe, &c.. gratis
to any requestngt. One bottle othe yellow wrap.
per Cenaur Lnment is worth one hundred dollars for
spawned sweenied horses and mules or for screw
worm in sheep. Stockowners-this liniment is worth
your attention. No family should be without Centaur
Liniment Price, so cts bottle, large bottles 100
j. B. ROSE & Co., SO Broadway, New York.
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CastOra is more than a substitute for Castor OIL 1t
is the only safe article in existence which certain to
assmilate the food regulate the bowels cure wind collie
and produce natural sleep 1t contains neither miner
ais, morphine alcohol, and it is pleasant to take
Children need not cry and mothers may rest.
April am,
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BALTTMORE M1RKETS.
Corrected from Thursdays papers.

FLOUR.
Howard st. Super $5.25@$6.OO Extra $3.50
@$7.OO; Family $S.75@$9.50; Patapsco Fam
lily S11.5O Rye Flour $4.75@$5.25; Corn Meal
$3.25@$3.50.
GRAIN.
Southern White Wheat $2.l2 Red $l.95
choice Western White $1.75; Pennsylvania Red
$l.95; White Corn 7O@72 cts; Yellow do.
62@64; Oats "a cts; Rye 90 cts
PROVISIONS.
Bacon Sides 10 cents; Shoulders 81 cents,
for cured meats; Hams 1h3@16 cts. Lard,
refined, 10 cts; Liverpool ground salt $l.55
@$1.65; ine $2.65@$2.75 per sack; Turks
Island 5000 cts per bushel.
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Established 1911.
Silver Ware, JeweIry, dc.
A z. WARNER
Offers to his friends and the public generally OF
Baltimore CO., at his new Store,
1875 w. BALTIC. Street, near Calvert
ALL THE NEW STYLES OF

ALL THE NEW STYLES OF
ELEGANT JEWELRY,
EMBRACING
Diamond Pins, Ed hlnqs, Tshqer Riaos.
Amethyst, Stone Cameo Coral, Pearl,
EtrescGn Gold and Enamel Sets, Opera, Leon
tine and Vest Chain Necklaces,
Esckets, PenGdAtS, BracesLS, HaadkerchieT
Holders, Gold Thimbles, Sleeve
= Buttons, Studs, &C.
Fine Gold and Silver Watches,
English and American.)
SILVER WARE OF HIS OWN MAUFRE.
Treble SilUer- Plated Ware,
Table Cutlery, Fine BronzeS, DC.
A call is solicited to examine the same being
determined to sell at the lowest cash prices.
S-All descriptions of HAIR JEWELRY
made, and REPAIRING done in the neatest
manner. Feb. l, 1S73.-1y.
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DIED.

In Towsontown, on the 10Th inst, REBECCA
A, beloved wife of John Bond, in the 10th year
of her age.
In this county, on the 18th inst, J. LUTHER
SIMPLIFY, aged % years.
In Wooster, Ohio, pril 9th, Mrs. ELIZABETH
J. D. LITSINGER, aged 6S years, 4 month and
l5 days, formerly of this county.
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Oldfelds Excelsior Pump 4!

NNHE undersigned has now on hand about
i 1000 feet of choice White Oak Pump Stock
which has been in soak in spring water stuff
cient length of time to free it from sap Any
Pump constructed of this stock is guaranteed
not to give an unpleasant taste to the water
His arrangements for preparing Pump Stock in
the above manner most ample and CON-
plete, and he will always be prepared to put VI
THE EXCELSIOR PUMP at short notice
Always on hand all kinds of Pump Fixtures
Of the very best quality, including Leathered
Buckets for old pumps, which can be furnished
on demand.
Common Wooden Pumps made on the prem
Uses where they to be placed, when desired
All Pumps constructed by the subscriber are
warranted for one year. After the first year
they will be kept in order by him, for ten years
for the moderate sum of 81 per year.
Gg>F the Excelsior Pump should not qiut
satisfaction 1T aoiU be removed and the ns0neg
refunded.
@s- Refers by permission to Robert R. Boar
man, Esq, Towsontown.
Eg-Orders by mail, or in person, attended
to with promptness, and at moderate prices.
VIM. OLDFIELD PUMP MAKER,
Fountain Green, Hartford County, Nd.
May 10, 1S73.-Iy.
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-Oakcs Ames lett the handsome bequest in
his his will Of $50 900 to be devoted TO the ed
ueation of the rising generation of his native
town, North Easton, Massachusetts,. We know
OF no way in which one can render more bene-
Fl to those who come after him than by aiding
them in obtaining an education.
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CLOTHING G.!
CLOTHING /!

AUGUST LOOSE, MERCHANT TAILOR, Towsontown,
announces that he has laid in his stock of SPRING &
SUMMER GOODS for gentlemen and youths wear Ev-
cry description of goods worn be found in his es.
adjustment, which will be made up the shortest pos
sible notice, in neat and fashionable manner See his
advertisement in another column. Apr 5.>-3m.
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Wednesd0U afternoon, Mag 2Sth,
AT O'CLOCK,

A NUMBER OF THE MOST DESIRA.
BILE VILLA OR COTTAGE LOTS,
Near the city of Baltimore, at Highland Park,
the most beautiful and accessible suburb OF
| the city.
This property is eligibly located on the Lib
erty or Windsor Mill Road, about one mile
| from the city and just beyond the first toll
gate, and is reached by the Powhatan Cars from
the head of Baltimore street, and by easy drives
on the Liberty Pike from the corner of Presst-
man and Gilmor streets, or by Franklin street
extended.
This property lies five hundred feet above
tide water, and presents every variety of sur
face, beautiful scenery forest trees, is surroun-
ded by the charming country seats of Messrs.
Jesse Slingluff, Galloway Cheston, DIR. Bull,
George R. Vickers, and others, and offers all
the attractions of country residence, within
a few minutes drive of the city.
Already over eco foot of avenues, 90 foot
in width, have been graded and opened and
planted with shade trees, and some
TWELVE HANDSOME VILLAS,
of different styles of architecture, varying in
value from 5000 to $1,000 dollars, have been
erected Ia number of which have been sold
and will be at once occupied by the owners,)
and eighteen more are now in course of con-
struction, all of which are entirely different
from any heretofore erected in the vicinity of
Baltimore, and supplied with all the modern
conveniences of Gas, Water, Ranges, Furnaces
and Marble Mantels.
GAS WORKS have been erected, and gas will
be furnished at less than city prices.
All of the lots are laid out Is feet by $50
feet, and will be sold with the privilege of as
many as may be desired.
TtTLE-FEE SIMPLE AND PERFECT.
The lots will be sold subject to certain re-
strictions, to Prevent NuiSGnces of all
kinds, and secure First Glass Improvements.
TERMS Ten per cent. in cash Ten per
cent. in thirty days, Ten per cent in sixty
days, and the balance of purchase money can
remain on mortgage for one year with interest
at six per cent, or can be paid in Weekly In
staAments equally divided, running through a
space of one to five years with interest.
ne Purchasers desiring to pay all cash will
be allowed discount of fUe per cent
Plats and further information can be obtain |
ed of Messrs. CLENDINEN & WILSON, No. |
"a Lexington Street, or CHAS GEO. WILSON, |
who resides at the Highlands, or of
TREG0 & KIRKLAND,
Auctoneers.
Ms~A FINE BAND or MUSIC aoiU be in
attendance at the sale,
N. B.--Cars of the Powhatan and Calverton |
Railroad for the sale, will leave the Western |
of the Baltimore Street Line at l, |
2, and 81 P. M. the day of sale.
M@~TICKETS FREE. May 24.-1t.
THOMAS J HYER.
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A F. MUssELMAN Us. CHAs. H. DUT.

A F. MUSSELMAN US. CHAS. H. DUT-
N. TON AND CAROLINE DUTTON-In
the Circuit court for BaIto. County, in Equity.
ORDERED by the Circuit Court for BALTIC.
county, this 22d day of May, 1873, that the sale
made and reported by A. F. Musselman, as
signee and trustee for the sale of the real es-
tate mentioned and described in this cause, be
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown, on or before the 18Th
day Of June, 1873; provided copy of this or
Baltimore county, once in each of three success
sive weeks before the said 18th day of June,
1873.
The report states the amount of sales to be
$2,05O.OO.
EDWARD ii. ADY, Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
EDWARD H. ADY, Clerk
Nav 24.-3t
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PERKINS is still Photographing 1.-THE human face
divne'' at his long established Gallery Nos. 2O5 and
2O7 Baltimore Street. He is making LIFE-SIZED
PORTRAITS, enlarged from old deguerotypes, and
small pictures speciality. Call on PERKINS.
Oct. 19.-1y.
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NeaU Advertisements.
TOWHONTOWN

FOR RENT FOR THE SUMMER SEASON,
A NICE DWELLING, containing sew.
IN en- rooms, corner of Chesapeake and ;:M
Delaware avenues; Pump at the door and .E;ssA4A
an elegant garden. Apply to
JESSE S. HUNT, Towsontown,
or EDWARD LLOYD,
No. % Law Buildings, Baltimore.
May 24.-3t.
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temen
before you begin
Several thousands
tributed by the clerks in "a,
departments and the citizens III, for
defraying the expenses attending IT,. -. ,c0rating
of soldiers graves at Arlington the 30t OF May
Great preparations have been made this year for
the occasion, and il the day is fair, Washington
will nearly be deserted on that OCCASION.
Gen. Crocker, the warden of the District jail,
has received hundreds Of applications G. witness
the execution OF Tom Wright, the colored muir
derer, on the 30th inst 1t was hoped by Wright
that he would be granted new trial, but after
the Chief Justice yesterday gave the unanimous
opinion of the court in banc affirming the ruling
of the court below, he lost all hope of trial
or executive interference but declares that he will
not be hung and is still unconcerned asto prepa-
ration for death
The Secretary of the Treasury is in favor Of a
modification of the Civil Service rules which will
give an approximately equal distribution of ap-
pointments to all parts of the country. At pres
ent, under the unmodifed rules of the service,
the people of the District of Columbia have espe-
cial advantage in elbowing their way into the de-
partments to the exclusion of their less fortunate
fellow-citizens resident in other parts of the Re-
public. Heads of departments have long felt the
pressure of this evil and as Secretary Richardson
says, are compelled to select their subordlnates
from narrower range of qualification than if the
whole country had an equal chance. The vgor-
Gus execution of the Civil Service system is felt
to be serious Gripping of public business in
many departments.
| There are facts on file in the Agricultural De-
| partment which indicate that the next cotton
crop will cover as large an area as any previous
crop, if not larger. The Westward movement of
the freedmen from Georgia and Alabama, in con-
sequence of the Ku-Klux demonstrations in those
States, has transferred very large amount of
available labor to Mississippi and Texas where
there is an immense surface of virgin cotton lands.
In those comparatively new States, there are
large quantities of cheap Governmentfands open
to appropriation under the Homestead law. Here
the freedmen have opportunities of becoming
land owners themselves. II remains to be seen
how far this new relation to this soil proprietor
ship, in addition to the ownership of themselves,
will prompt them to industry-such as the whip
OF the slave-driver never could teach then.
! LIFE
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Miscellaneous.
UNITED STATES
In t rnal Rev enue.
N O TIC E
SPECIAL-TAX PAYERS (!
UNITED STATES

TINE law of December "a, 1872, requires ev-
Il cry person engaged in any business, avo-
cation, or employment, which renders him Ii
able to SPECIAL TAX, to procure and place
conspicuously in his establishment or place Of
business, A STAMP denoting the payment of
said Special Tax before commencing business.
The taxes embraced within the provisions of
law above quoted are the following, viz:
Rectlners
Dealers, retail liquor ............. $500
Dealers, wholesale liquor ................. 10000
Dealers in melt liquors, wholesale.~..... 5000
Dealers in malt liquors, retail............ 1000
Dealers in leaf tobacco ....-..... ........ $500
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco............. 10000
and on sales of over 81, 900, fifty cents
for every dollar in in excess of
$1,000.
Dealers in manufactured tobacco ......... 500
Manufacturers of stills 5000
and for each still or worm manufac-
ufactured ............................. 1000
Manufacturers of tobacco .................. 10 90
Manufacturers of cigars ................... 1000
Peddlers of tobacco, first class, (more
than two horses) Observation-Disclosures. so 90
Peddlers of tobacco, second class, 1.-TWO
horses) ,............ :. $500
Peddlers of tobacco, third class, Zone
horse) 1900
Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class, ION
foot or public conveyance) ................ 1000
Brewers of less than 500 barrels ........ 5000
Brewers of 500 barrels or more....... 100
Any person who shall fail to comply with
the foregoing requirements will be subject to
severe penalties.
Special-Tax Payers throughout the United
States are reminded that they must make ap-
plicaton to the Collector of their respective
districts, and procure the proper stamp for the
Special-Tax Year, commencing May /, 1873,
without waiting for further notice.
VIM. r. WILMER,
Collector Internal Reuenue,
Fifth District, Mary land.
st. Dennis, Baltimore County, Nd.
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| Ny~ On Thursday of last week the members
of the Grand Army Of the Republic met at
New Haven, Connecticut, under grand and
cheering auspices. President Grant, Generals
Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock and other dis
tinguished chieftains in the war for the sup
preston of the rebellion were present. The
enthusiasm was intense. Music's sweet strains,
the waving of banners, the firing of guns and
the use OF every appropriate means of cele-
brating friendly salute, joyous reunion of
old comrades in arms made the occasion one
fitting the motives that brought together the
heroes who
saved and preserved us nation
a grand ball concluded the ceremonies in hon
or Of the occasion.
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street Grading, dc.

Messrs. Editors The great meeting at Ca
louisville on Saturday last and the interest
there expressed, should arouse the 'eople of
Baltimore county to the necessity =" '""ising
means to aid the building ~
of the county near y