The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-16

The first quarterly meeting for Hartford |
Circuit NJ. E. Church will be held in Bel Air
next Saturday and Sunday, the 18th and 18th
inst. Preaching Saturday morning at 10A
o'clock, after which the Quarterly Conference
will convene for business. Love Feast Sun
day morning, at 9 o'clock. Preaching 101
A. NJ, and n P. M, by the presiding Elder,
Rev. DR.. Deale. The pablo are cordially in
yited to attend.
WINDOW SHADES AND WALL PAPERS,
Read the advertisement of Mr. Lewis Her
ring of No. 1913 n Gay street. Baltimore His
stock islarge and well selected, and his prices
arr:cAs unable. Give him Il call
ARM BRoKEN.-OA Saturday Miss Mary
Gilbc,t, daughter of james Gilbert, who lives
near tie Hartford Furnace wus thrown from
Il horse she was riding and had her LETT arm
broken. Dr. r. d. Lee set the broken limb
At last accounts the patient was comfortable
and recovering.
CARLISLE & TMMoNs.-We cali especial
mission merchants whose place of business is
at No. 25 West Pratt street, Baltimore Mr..
Carlisle was for many years engaged at the
mills of Mr.. Henry Reckord, on the Hartford
Turnpike and is a gentleman of fine business
talents Both members of the firm are cor
rect and reliable in every respect, and we be-
speak for them the patronage of this commu-
nifty
PROCEEDINGS OF CoMMJssIoNERs--G George
Bradford and wife were placed on the out
pension list in the 9TH District, at $40, and
Solomon Stewart and wife in the I'd District
at $50. II was ordered by the Commission
ers that the Overseer of the Almshouse keep
but two horses, one yoke of oxen and four
COWS for the use of the county farm, and that
all stock over and above the number specified
be sold. Adjourned to meet on the 10Th
instant at 10 A. M.
BODIES RECovERED.-On Saturday night
about nineHo'clock the dead body of man
was found in the Susquehanna river, lodged
against one Of the piers of the railroad bridge,
at Perryvile A coroncr's inquest was held,
and the remains were identified as those of
Thomas Barbour, one of the unfortunate men
who were drowned while crossing the river
in a boat, on the 25lh of April last
The body of Lewis Jones, the other victim
of the accident mentioned, was also found,
on the river shore at Port Deposit. Both
bodies were very much dccomposcd, but were
recognized by the clothing.
CAUTIONS TO FARMERS Who TAKE Stock
To PAsrURE.-Mr. Samuel Sutton, of Balti-
more county, gives this timely warning to
According to recent decision of Judge
Carey ofthe Court of Common Pleas of Balt-
more city, farmers taking horses or other
kinds of stock to pasture, are responsible for
the value Of the same to the owners, if they
are stolen or stray away. | recently made a
test question before the said Court, and was
mulcted for all court charges and the value
of the horse stolen.
81 feel ii Il duty | owe my brother farmers
to inform them as to this decision, as warm
ing, and that they may avoid the response.
biity by specific agreement in the future"
AFFAIRS AT HAvRE DE GRACE.--The
Havre Republican oflast week says:
Ldige R0ck-On Thursday night of last
week, Mr.. William Barnes captured huge
rock fish; the monster became entangcd in
Mr. Barnes gilling net, and after seriously
damaging the seine in his desperate attempts
to escape, was finally taken. The fish was
the largest of the kind we have ever seen,
measuring four feet six inches in length, und
thirty-seven inches around the thickest part
ofthe body. He weighed eighty pounds.
| La1ye Hauls.---Capt. Thomas Sader,
caught at his float last Friday, two hundred
barrels Offering at one haul, and at another
haul the same day, one hundred barrels of
herring and six hundred shad.
MAN DROWNED On Saturday afternoon
last Il number of the hands engaged on the
fishing float of Sadler, Osmond & Co.. near
Spesutia Island, procured boat and proceed
ed to Ilavre de Grace, about three miles away,
and obtaining whskey were soon drunk -
Late in the evening the party returned to the
float and upset their boat as they approached
the landing place. All of the men reached
the shore, except one, who seemed to be in
danger of drowning when Mr.. Herman Os-
mond, ia son of one of the proprictors of the
foat) swan out and rescued him. After he
reached the shore, the man stood there few
minutes and then deliberately walked out
into the water again and was drowned
Quite an excitement was created on the
float by the circumstance, the men blaming
Mr.. Osmond for not saving their comrade
the second time; in fact they threatened him
so greatly that lie was forced to retire to the
office, where he kept the party at bay by
free exhibit of good revolver until he sent
to Havrc de Grace for assistance Town
baillif Hopkins promptly went down, with
Mr.. Jacob Osmond and others, and, after
discharging five or six of the most noisy ones
of the party, deemed it safe to leave alters
as they were, since which time everything
was been quiet on the float.
Justice Alexander Adams, of IIavre de
Grace, held an inquest on the body of the
drowned man, (whose name was John Will
son, of Philadelphia a verdict of accidental
drowning being rendered by the jury.
1t may be due to Mr.. Herman Osmond to