The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-12-15

HAvRE-DE- GRACE.-A Havre- de-Grace cores
pondent of the Belair -Eyis gives the following
interesting bit of history of that town.
"PreviOus to the Revolution, and up to 1775 at
least, this town was known 'Susquehanna Lower
Ferry Before $50 it had become Ilavre de- Grace
but by whom why so chrstened, are questions
that seem to be incapable of satisfactory solution
One tradition is that General Lafayette so named
it when he stopped here in l777. Another, and L
think the correct theory is, that it was named by
an old Frenchman who lived here in those days,
and who lancied he traced some resemblance be-
tween its location and that of his native home,
Hevrc-dc- Grace, in France. This old Frenchman
lived here many years before the Revolution, and
was on intimate terms with the Indians, by whom
this section was largely populated. The chief of
the powerful SIS Iuchannocks' lived in the lower
part of the town, and here was gathered that for
midabe force of Indians composed of braves OF
the 'Susquehannocks' and many tributary tribes of
of the LEM Lenapes, which started hence to drive
the white people from Southern Maryland. They
were badly whipped near Providence NOW Annap-
oils land rapidly dwindled away. The old French
man above spoken of according to tradition, met
Lafayette, and that officer confirmed the name
given to the settlement by dating dispatches from
IIavre- de- Grace, and took his aged countryman
away with him, as II member Of his suite The
name of the town, it will be seen, is almost old
as the name of Hartford n territorial division of
our State the county not having been organized
until 1773. There still two or three houses
standing here that were built when the territory
! was part of Baltimore county Ofcourse Washing
ton stopped here as he seems to have done in every
! well-regulated village IN the then United Colonies.
! Any one so disposed can take drink of lager
| in the very room in which he sat during the days
that tried mems souls The building is in the
extreme upper end of the town.
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CUT THIS OUT AND PASTE 1T IN Your HAT.-HOW
to Detect Counterfeit National Bank Notes.-The
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
| gives the following important information:
"A list Of counterfeit national bank notes, ar
ranged on plan perfected by Receiving Teller
Underwood, of the national bank redemption agen-
! ey, will soon be issued 1t is so arranged that any
one without being judge of money can really de-
tect counterfeit. An examination of an advance
copy reveals the following facts: The counterfeit
ers have so far neglected to pay any attention to
the name of the register on the genuine notes. All
the twintes on the market, Merchants National
Bank of Commerce, Shoe and Leather and Trades
mems National Bank of New York city, bearing
the name of l.. f. Chittenden register, cOun-
terfeit. The genuine notes these banks all have
the name of S. B. Colby as register. This is also
the case with the twenty on the Oneida National
Bank of Utica, New York. All five dollar notes
of the following banks bearing the name of S. B..
Colby as register are counterfeit: First National
Bank or Aurora, Ill., Canton, Ill., Chicago, ILL.,,
Paxton, ILL.,. and Northampton, Mass. All the
genuine fives on these banks have the name of l..
Z. Chittenden register with exception of the
First National Bank of Paxton ILL.,, on which is
printed the name Of John Allison register The
counterfeit ten on the MunciI National Bank Of
Indiana has the name of Allison register and
Spinner as treasurer, while all genuine issues have
either the names of Colby aud Spinner or Allison
and New All tens on the First National Bank OF
Lockport, N. Y. and the First National Bank Of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, having the name of S. b.
Colby as register are counterfeits. The genuine
notes bear the name of L. Il. Chittenden."