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A CARD.

A report without the slightest foundation is
being circulated for the purpose of njurinG
me rs candidate for the State Senate, to the
effect that if ell cted would favor taxing the
people to build railroad through Hartford
county. 1t is one of the cardinal principles
of my political faith that the peoples money
should not he used for private enterprise
without thcir consent, which is so well sci
forth in the Constitution of the State, Arti
Gle 3, section 81, in these words:
"No county of this State shall contract
any debt or obligation in the construction OF
any railroad, canal or other work of internal
improvement, nor give or loan its credit to
or in aid Of any association or corporation
unless authorized by an act of the General
Assembly, which shall be published for two
months before the next election for members
of the House of Delegates in the newspapers
published in such county, and shall also be
approved by majority of all the members
elected to each House of the General Assem-.
bly, Mt its next session after said election"
This renders such u project impractcablc
should any one even desire it, and of isel
shows tic absurdity of the report
have for n number of years, with others
earnestly endeavored to have constructed O
railroad through the county, and will con
tinue to be rs active IN the future as have
been in the past, and together with the friend,
Of this great enterprise, we claim that if sue
cessful by private subscription in opening up
and developing the resources of bur ricl
county, VIC will benefit the whole county
and be entitled to the commentator of all
its people.
Whilst upon this subject will further say
that have not, nor will l, directly or in
directly, form any combination with any can
didate, join any clique, or make any pro
misses to further my own election
aug10 HERMAN STUMP, JR.
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Woods Meeting.

A Presbyterian Woods Meeting will be held at
the Old Aberdeen Camp Grounds, at Aberdeen,
Hartford Co., Md, beginning on the 23d OF
August. 1t will continue four days. Distin.
guished clcrgymcn and speakers will be present
from day to day. The grounds G large and
shady, and sittings will be provided for two
thousand five hundred persons. Arrangements
will be made for feed for the horses of persons
who come from o distance. The hospitalities OF
the neighborhood will be open to persons who
may wish to remain over night. We hope that
the clergymcn of the churches who see this
notice will please read it 10 their congregations
Let us have good time in our Zion of Hartford
county. Persons from Havre dc Grace, Balti,
more or Wilmington, will find vehicles in wait
ing at the Aberdeen Station, ON Philadelphia
Wilmington u Baltimore Railroad, to convey
them to the ground one-fourth of mile distant
from Aberdeen. The following is the list OF
ministers whom We have invited to address the
meetings:
August 23-Thursday.-D Squire, Port De
O'clock; Rev. Mr.. Rathburn, of Chestnut Grove,
at 3 O'Clock.
August 24-Friday.-Rcv DR.. Sunderland, OF
Washington, at 10 o'clock; Rev. Mr.. Nelson, OF
Bethel, at l o'clock; Rev. B. f. Myers, of New
London, Pa, at o'clock.
August 25-S aturday.-Rev. Mr., Jelly, of Bal,
timore, at 10 O'Clock; Rev. Mr.. Keiiter, OF
Churchville, at l O'Clock; and the Rev. Mr.
Hartsler, of Harmony, at O'clock
August 26-Sabbath.-The Rev. DR.. George
Musgrave, of Philadelphia, at 10 o'clock, and
communion; Rev. DR.. James Clarke, of Phila
delphia, at o'clock; and the Rev. DR.. Gaylcy
of Vest Nottingham, at o'clock.
Presbyterian Weekly.
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Our Boys in Blue.
LETTER FROM CAMP HARTFORD.

CAMP HARTFORD, Aug. Z, 1877.
MIR. EDITOR Our camp still runs on with
its usual routine of hard tack and fat bacon
with change now and then of fresh beef,
bread and potatoes. The men are remarka-
bly, well aud in good spirits The exercises
are considered by veterans to he unusually
severe, but the men stand it well. Our com
pany was yesterday augmented by rein
tnrcemcnt of men from Havre dc Grace, Bal
timore county and Georgetown, ID. G., about
30 in ALL which nccessitat' i division of the
company, MS il was above the number allow
cd. Therefore oil of the Georgetown men
were withdraw and formed into Company
=, with Lieut.. Bertram N. Stump Captain
Captain Cummins has been promoted to be
major of tie regiment; 1st Lieutenant G. L..
Dallam is promoted Captain, vice Cummins :;
VIM. III. Harlan 1st and VIM. G.. Scott Cd
Lieut..
The general impression is that we will be
disbandcd in n week or ten days, should no
further trouble occur. Our afternoon dress
parade is the most important MS well us the
most pleasant part of the camp exercises,
and is daily witnessed by numbers of Indies,
gentlemen md boys from the city The men
present splendid appearance. and equal any
troop | have ever seen in their movements
The Hartford company has ring of the true
metal in it, which can plainly be seen.
Col. Phelps is greatly admired by all of his
men, and is really first-class soldier and
gentleman. There is some dissatisfaction
expressed on account of number of old vet
Grams who are kept in the ranks and young
men or boys who have never seen service
put over them, but of course all hands can't
be pleased, and perhaps it is the best. l am
personally satisfied with the whole arrange
ment. You may expect the boys home soon.
G. A.C.
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To the Public.

Mr.. j. Frank Reasin, who is candidate fol
County Commissioner In the I'd district, has pub
Glished a card in the county papers which appears
to require brief reply. 1t is certainly right
and proper that the opinions of candidates in
regard to public measures should be freely dis
cussed, and if any Of my friends have said that
Mr.. Reasin was In favor of the new road pro-
posed to be opened from Stafford road to Hope
well, which many persons think would costthe
county great deal more money than the bene.
fits would justify, they have certainly not done
so with any intention Of doing him injustice
on the contrary Mr.. Reasi,'S name is r'taohed to
the petition for said road, now on .ile In the
Commissioners Office, and as those who are most
anxious for the road are advocating his nomin-
alton 1t is fair to presr ne that they expect him
to put 1t through
In regard to aid voted by the Commissioners
to the Ferry at Lapidum have only to say that
| believe nearly all the taxpayers In that neigh.
borhood are in favor of it, and many of them
signed the petition on which the Commissioners
appropriated $3.50 for that purpose. This is a
very small sum to keep up communication with
Cecil county, (Which contributes also to the
joint expense like or larger sum- and is iusti-
lied on the same principal ON which we build
bridges to accommodate the public travel to and
from Baltimore county on the other side. 1t y
q short-sghted and narrowmindcd policy that
would coop our people within the limits of our
ow Il county and deny them the cheap and neces-
sary convenience Of ferry where there Is no
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"reminiscences of Darlington.
QUARRYvILLE, Pa, July Odd, 1877

SphhhifibiE, A. July Spu, 1910
Editor Aggis d. MteUigcncer::
DEAR SIR: Having spent fourteen years OF
my boyhood in the vicinity of Darlington,
was much pleased in perusing short history OF
that village In connection with the laying of the
corner stone of the Orthodox Meeting House, in
your issue of the Goth July, which was kindly
sent me by friend. Many of the persons there
in named were well known to me, and the events
have called up many rccollcctons of q pleasant
character, although forty years have elapsed
since | removed from those scenes and friends
of my early boyhood. AS we grow older we love
to dwell upon the past, 1t Is SO at least with
me, and when ! see or hear anything of old
Hartford" all the recollections of my school boy
days rise up before me.
The old Friends Meeting House ut the upper
end of the village is well remembered, with the
grand old oaks which stood near it, under whose
shady branches have often played, when attend
ing the school of Jas. G. Sullivan, kept In the
second-story of VIM. Ely's wagon-maker's shop.
William Pcrveil afterwards kept the school,
Philip and William Warner, John Perveil Jr.,,
Charles w. Peryeil, Nicholas and Elihu Wells,
George Davis, Lawson and Zadoc Treadway,
Thomas Ely, Thomas Berkins, and many others
came to this school.
How well l remember the faces OF the old
members of meeting, who attended regularly
every "first" and "fifth day." Aauilla Massey,
Joshua Husband, James Cole, John Jewett,
susanna his VIE, Saran warner, samuel Hop
kins, (HutterD Joshua Hopkins, VIM. Worth
ington, and the younger members of all these
familes-how often have / sat in those high
backed seats waiting for the spirit to move
Susanna Jewett to speak, and If perchance 1t
moved her not, then to watch for two elders to
shake hands, which was the signal for the break.
ing up CT the meeting. tal Vi. st
In the old graveyard repose the remains OF
many of my kindfed-the Nortops, Virgins,
and my own dear mother, together with many
dear friends who have long since "crossed the
river" lI'. e.
The Othodox Meeting House, which was built
in 1929 after the division among the Friends,
was built principally through the influence OF
Samuel Worthington and Samuel Hopkins,
(River,) both of whom remember very distinct.
Iy, the latter being at our house frequently dur
ing the time father was doing the carpenter work
of the meeting house.
During the year of 1882 VIM. Warning, of Cecil
county, Md, taught school in this meeting
house. He subsequently removed the school to
the old schoolhousc ut the foot Of 'Bosten's HILL
on the Stafford road, which had been repaired
for the purpose, and received the digniied name
of "Lawnvile Seminary" This was the best
school that had ever been kept in the neighbor-
hood up to this period The Willams's Wilson's,
Jewetts, Silveis, Hopkins, Charles and Silas
Smith, Thomas Brs1son, James and Ben Nit
chell, Charles Perveil, John o'Neal and many
others attended this school. Charlie Perveil
was the " King Bee" in point OF learning; Silas
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Smith in mechanical skill, and the Treadway
bows for mischief. =
MIR. Warning also taught school in a house be.
longing to EphraimHopkins, near the old Friends
Meeting House. He removed back to Cecil
county about 1887, and is now living at Colora,
a station on the Baltimore Central X. X. He is
most estimable man and is highly respected
by all who know him.
The first school we ever attended was kept by
William Watson, an Englishman, the father of
Mrs. Samuel Harper, and grandfather of Mrs.
Anna Wilson, nee Ferguson. 1t was kept in a
little house situated in the forks of the road
east of Darlington. Mr.. Watson was consider
ed an excellent teacher in his day. He also
taught in the old "Norton School House." above
Darlington. Charles E. MARYLAND also taught
school in the neighborhood. We remember
going to school to MIN at the old TRAP School
House"
The first Sabbath School ever attended was
in the old Methodist church in Darlington
Among the teachers was Charles f. MARYLAND
and William Perveil. | well remember the
"tickets" we received for verses in he testament
committed to memory. The school was called
"Asbury Sunday School"
Although forty-five years have elapsed since
then, yet the impression made on our mind, and
the instruction then received, has never been
obliterated More anon. GRO. w. ilENsEL.
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To the Public.

My opponent for County Commissioner in the
Second and Sixth election districts his friends,
for the purpose of defeating me at the ensuing
Democratic primary elections, having circulated
a report to the effect that am in favor of open
ing u new public road from Stafford to Hope
wella taxing the.people therefor to the extent
of seven or eight thousand dollars, and that had
been Commissioner the past two years l would
have voted to give $500 TO the owner of the
steamboat that runs from Lapidum to Port De.
post, | deem it due myself and those who favor
my nomination to denouucc all such reports rs
SANDER and an unqualified talsehood. | am op-
posed to taxing the people for all purposes
where the benefits are not commensurate with
the expenditures. | am opposed to granting
subsidies to steamboat owners, or in any man
ner aiding private enterprise at the public ex.
pensc. My record as commissioner will satisfy
every fair-minded man that this has not been my
policy i'll the past and is the best guarantee of
what my future course will be.
Respectfully,
j. FRANK REASIN
Glenville, Aug. I'd, 1877, aus ct
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TIE GovERNoR's GUARD.-The new cav
airy company, entitled the Governors Guard
commanded by Col. Olho s. Lee, met on
Monday. Thirty.seven members nrc now
enrolled, and the following additional officers
were elected: VIM. s. Archer, First Lieut.
W. r. Cunningham, Second Lieut..
Oliver Richardson, Third Lieut.. DR.. d.
p. Wysong, Surgeon. John G. Hanna
was appointed Orderly Sergeant, and l.
w. Thompson, s Rotary. The remain.
der of the non.commissioncd officers
have not yet been named AS soon rs Sc
men are enroll duplication will be made To
Adjutant General Bond for arms md equip.
ments. The material of which le company
is composed is frst-rate, and we have nc
doubt they will give good ~ count of them.
selves if called upon in the defence of law
and order, or to repel foreign invasion.
Under the militia law of Maryland, volun.
teer military organizations are permitted to
elect honorary members, upon the payment
by them of $40 year each. This honorary
membership exempts them from active mill
tary duty and from serving upon jures.
On Wednesday Col. Lee and Lieuts. Ar.
cher and Gum nghfm applied to the Cover
nor and obtain Of order for carbines, PTS
tolls, ammunition, sabres, saddles, brides, &C.
for the equipment of SO men. The aims ant
accoutremeuts willbe here in q few days.
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Local Affairs.


Col. o. S. Lee visit Comp Hartford, on
Wednesday, and reports the Hartford Eoys in
good health and fine spirits. They speak in
the ws-mest terms of their commanding Off
Ger, Col. Phelps, and say they are ready to
follow where he will lead.
-"Sweet, Forget Me Not" is the title of q
new and pretty song and waltz chorus, COM
posed by Bobby Newcomb," of minstrel
fame, aud published by F. w. Helmick, No.
so West 4th street, Cincinnati, Ohio, who
will send copy to any address for forty
| cents.
| We are indebted to Messrs. George Stin-
son & Co., art publishers, Portland, Maine,
for large and handsome stcel-engraved
Family Re cord, which we will present to the
next one of our subscribers who is married in
the county. So hasten the day, young men
and maidcns.
On Sunday night, July Goth, n barn on
the farm of Samuel Pinkcrton, in Baltimore
county, 10 miles from Baltimore, was burned,
together with its contents, consisting of oats,
hay, &c. The loss on the building will be
about 81 0O0 which is covered to the amount
of 5000 in the Hartford company
On account of the absence of Rev. Mr..
Galaudet, who is visiting the Jordan Alum
Springs, Virginia, there will be no service Mt
Grace Chapel on Sunday morning next, nor
ut Emmanuel Church in the afternoon. Ser
vices resumed on the following Sunday Mt
Christ Church, Rock Spring, August 10Th.
The canning factories have commenced
operations and by next week will be in full
blast putting up tomatoes, peaches and corn.
On Monday Mcssrs Kiel Mitchell, g. w.
Baker and Others left Baltimore with nearly
one hundred persons whom they have en-
| ploycd for the tomato season, which lasts
from six to eight weeks
On Tuesday n large Lox containing good
things of val ious kinds contributed by citi-
zcns of Bel Air, was sent to Camp Hartford
Baltimore, for the refrt ,hmcnt of Co. G,
which is composed chiefly of young men
from tbs county. It's contents will no doubt
be very acceptable to the boys, after two
weeks subsistence on army ratiors
| One of. the most experienced and sue
cessful gardeners N this county is Mr.. Amos
B. Holingsworth, who liv, near wilma. OF
this fact We have before us convincing proof
in the shape of a b. 'ket of exceedingly fine
Golden and Red Trophy tomatoes Mr.
Hollingsworlh rais@s not or'y fine tomat oes
but everything else in bis garden grows IN
the gre atest perfection.
"A Prolific Tomato Vine.-Mr. B. Frank
Hanway, of Crswe'l, lately cunt the
number of tomatoes on single vine in his
patch, and found thereon 216 tomatoes. The
variety, he thinks, 's Hathaway's Excelsior
If any one can show u ,tter yield from one
vine, we will record it with pleasure Mr.
Hanway has eight acres in tomatoes, and ex.
poets to realize 400 or 500 bushels to the
acre. r. ....r. .H.-. -...
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CORRESPONDENCE ,
Aberdeen Affairs,
SUPPOSED INCENpIARY FIRE.


On Saturday night last, August 4th, about
midnight, 10 haystacks of Mr. Henry Hail.
who resides about four miles from Aberdeen,
were totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Hall es-
Inmates his loss at 35 tons. The fire is sup
posed to have been the act of on incendiary.
FESTIVAL.
The ladies of Grove Presbyterian Church
held festival, IN the basement of their
church, on Friday and Saturday evenings of
last week. We learn that the affair surpass-
ed their most sanguine expectations, in both
social as well as q pecuniary sense. The
crowd present was proof of their apprecia-
ton of the good things, and the amount of
cash derived from the sale of ice cream, fruit,
confectionery, &C., was an evidence that they
bought EN-. Over 500 was cleared.
PRoTRACTED PREACHING.
On Thursday, August 23d, at the camp
ground near this place, under the auspices of
the Grove Church, (Rev. Mr.. Morrison a
protracted meeting will begin, which will | J.,
kept up four days. 1t is expected that very
good time will be realized Persons from q
distance are expected, and provision for their
accommodation will be accordingly made
All are invited.
THE CANNING SEASON
is just beginning ~ reality. Tomatoes are
HUuuuulI auu Vi u superior quuHly. MeSSTS.
Baker and Hanway RE the first to begin in
earnest, having contracted for and received
the first cargo of Gamers from Baltimore last
Saturday morning to peel tomatoes. Messrs.
Richardson, Greenland, Walker, Mitchell
Bros, G. w. Baker and others, are also pre-
pairing for this busin IS. j. g worthy of cs-
pecial note, that the energetic firm of Baker
81 Payne &C. w. Baker and John Payne,)
have recently erected the largest and most
con- modious canning house in Hartford couu-
ty-its length being nigh 80 feet and breadth
60 feet These gentlemen expect to do a
large business ut their farm, Plum Point,
whereon this canning house is situated.
FAIR.
A fair, to be held ut Aberdeen by the
Methodist Episcopal Church (North,) Aber.
deem Icing the more central locality, is mn
nounced for the hitter part of September
This fair will be conducted by all the NJ. E.
congregations Of East Hartford Circuit
Quite an interesting time doubt . will be
the result. WANDERER.
ABERDEEN, Aug. 7, 1877.
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To the Public.

Certain Misrepresentation having been made
throughout the county by persons in reference
to the bill introduced by me in the last Lcgisla-
ture to compel the railroad companies passing
through Hartford county o protect all dangerous
crossings, desire TO eXonerate myself. | will
simply give the journal proceedings of the
House and Senate, to show to those who have
misrcpresentcd me that the bill in question
passed the House by vote of GO to 2, and was
defeated in the Senate by vote of IL To q.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
January 18th, 1876, page G6. Leave was
granted me by the House to introduce the bill!
and il was referred TO the Hartford County Dele
CATION.
February 9Th, page 5lS. The Hartford County
Delegation reported the bill favornbly to the
House, and it was read first time.
March Sd, page G6. | called the hill upon its
second reading, it was amended by Mr.. Consta-
BILE, OF Cecil, so as to include the counties of
Dorchester, Baltimore, Frederick, Montgomery
Cecil, Howard and Washington. The amend
mcnt was adopted and the bill was ordered TO
be engrossed for the third reading.
March 9Th, page T3G. called the bill up on
ITS final passage and after slight opposition
from member from Baltimore city, it passed
The House by vote of GO to 2, and was SEM to
Senate.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
March 9th, page AS The bill was read the
first time In the Senate and referred to II com
mitice of three, Messis German, Newcome r and
Walsh.
March Goth, page S2G. The committee report
ed the bill invombly TO the Senate and ii was
read the second time
April LIST, page 9ls. The bill was taken mp ON
its final passage. On IL motion of President
Fields, DR. Steiner in the chair the bill was in
definitely postponed, by vote of II to 6, and
was returned TO the House.
The above | deem a sufficient answer TO all
misrepresentation In relation to the bill named
and the facts may be verified by any one who will
take the trouble to examine the Journals of the
House and the Senate.
In offering myself again rs q candidate for
nomination BY the Democratic party, respect
fully point to the official records of the House
and elected, to give my whole time and energy
to the promotion of the interests of my constit-
uents, without fear, favor or Partially.
MURRAY VANDIvER.
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To Bridge Contractors,

PROPOSALS. FOR BUILDING TWO
l. BRIDGES, one in the I'd and the other
in the 9th district, will be received by the
County Commissioners of Hartford county,
at their office in Bel Air, up to
12 o'clock M, September Sd, 1877.
The first Bridge 10 beI built over
ROCK r. u N BRANCH,
on the road to Osborn's Shop.
She second Bridge over the branch on the
Road from Hare de Grace 10 Goper's Hill.
The span of No. 1, 10 feet between the
abutments; width IA feet The abutments
to 81 fest high, above low water, and laid
on good solid foundation, so as TO make them
secure and permanent. The wing walls to
be 10 feet long, except the northwest one,
which must be IA feet long.
No. ii feet between the abutments; width
III feet TIE abutments to be IA feet high
above low water mark; foundations as i'm
No. 1. Wing-walls Is feet long.
In each end of the abutments iron rods
with ties at bottom, to be built in the walls
To pass through the ends of the side sleepers
and be secured by washers and nuts on both
the bridges.
The flooring of the bridges to be inches
thick and of good sound white oak, and all
the timber used to be of the same kind sound
| and OF proper size to make the bridges per-
manent and durable.
All filling up and grading to be completed,
and put in good travelling condition, and
| when done to be subject to inspection and
approval by the Commissioners
JAS. A. FULTON,
auto Clerk