The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-06-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
Affairs i'm Dublin District.

COURT IN DUBLIN DIsTRICT-JUNE TERM.
The June term of our Court was held last Fri
day at the residence of Mr.. John Bolts, near
Darlington. Judges John Daugherty and A. w.
Scarboro on the bench; VIM. b. Jarrett Sheriff,
and the following gentlemen comprised the Jury:
VIM. Kennedy, foreman F. d. Hanson, VIM.
Harvard, David Norris, w. Wallace, G. Cook,
IL. G. Ramsay, j. NJ Reynolds, A. Heaps, G. W
Lee, L. A. Price and j. P. Lee. The case was
an Inquistion of Restitution against a tenant
plaintiff and John Bolts was the defendant. j,
Martin McNabb, Esq appeared as counsel for
the PLAINTIFF and Hon. John II. Price and b. l.,
Mccain, Esq, for the defendant. Court was cal
led at II o'clock, M. The jury was empanneled
and sworn, and the trial proceeded. A number
of witnesses were examined in an able manner by
the learned counsel, each one of the legal gen
tlemen working with marked ability for his res.
pective client. AT the close of the testimony
the counsel submitted the case to the Jury, and
as that saucy, mischieyous nymDh the certiorari
did not put in an appearance the Court gave the
case to the jury, who retired into their room and
in five minutes returned verdict for the defcn.
dant. The magistrates then gave Judgment
against the plaintiff for the costs, which he
promptly paid, when the court adjourned. AT
the close of the trial Mr. Bolts kindly thanked
the jury for their verdict, and well he might, for
Judging from late presidents he will now be
likely to hold the tenement he occupies for all
time to come.
praise for his judicous selection of the iury in
this case, as they are all heightened, intelligent
gentlemen. Mr. Massey bore his defeat as be.
came gentleman. After Court adjourned the
most of the party preceded to the hotel of Mr.,
III. 9. johnson, in Dublin, where an excellent and
did ample justice, but will not tell YOU any
thing about the fine old Bourbon, choice brandy.
and sparkling foaming ale that was imbibed In
the bar room, for am afraid of the crusaders.
THE LATE ASSESSMENT LAW.
The unfegned thanks of the citizens of Mary
land are due to our late Legislature, for the able
and judicious manner in which they passed tho
useless assessment law, which will save to our
good old State about one hundred and ilfty
thousand dollars and we will hold the honor.
able members thereof in grateful remembrance
for saving us from paying heavy and uncaled
for tax.
BADLY sTUNG.
On Wednesday last week, whilst Mrs..
most estimablc lady who lievs near Deer Creek,
was in her garden near some hives of bees. they
attacked her furiously and stung her terribly.
DIR. Scarboro was speedily summoned and All.
ministered the proper remedies, and the lady, al.
though badly poisoned with the stings, soon re.
covered.
THE WHEAT.
l am pleased to be able to state that our heavy
crop of wheat is doing finely. The grains il,
the early wheat are already filed and have NOT
seen or heard ola single instance of weevil or
rust. some OF the fields are already putting on
the harvest hue. The present prospect is fatter.
ing indeed, and an abundant crop will most
likely be secured. Other crops look fine and
promise we'll.
I'm DAT JURY BOX, YAH! YAH"
One day last week an African gentleman cal
led on one OF our magistrates and politely asked
him "tu please tn lend him de lone OBJ de book
dat hab de jury lor in it, for" said he, sGeneral
Butler he is gwinc tn pas de civilty rites bill an
den me is gwine tn be on de jury, an me wants
tn larn dc jury lor." The kind hearted squire
lent him Locke's Essay on the Understanding.
and the sable juror went on his way rejoicing, o.
THE DOG LAW.
L understand that number of persons who
own dogs in our county are disposed to take ad-
vantage of the law aud will refuse to pay dog
tax. They intend to run the risk of keeping
their dogs on their own premises where the
Constable dare not kill them. As no other per-
son is allowed to kill them when off the owners
property, the risk is not very great, as n worth
less cur might run at large for long time with
out meeting his official enemy. 1t is Il great pity
that the law was not passed in more effective
1orm forwe have too many worthless ours in the
county, and if q few hundred of them were Kill
ed we could well spare them.
MAD DOG.
A short time since q dog belonging to Mr.
warner, near Mill Green, went raving mad, and
going to some of the neighbors on Broad Creek.
he createda considerable excitement. He charg.
ed on one man and ran him quite steeple chase,
but luckily the man escaped being bitten by the
furious animal. Several shots were fired at him.
One of the gunners shot at him at short range
and shivered the top bar of q gate five feet above
the dogs back. He was finally killed by Mr.
Lavender. Fortunately the animal was killed
before he had chance to do harm.
MARS.