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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-02-23

THE late NJ Thicrs particularly de-
ared the absence of his eccentric old
father from the celebration of his mar
riaRe with "a rich lady of Paris. and 20
he engaged for three weeks am the coats
in all the diligences running to- Paris
from the paternal neighborhood. The
plan succeeded
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17
Peculiar People.
Old bachelors who never smoke.

Old bachelors who never smoke.
People who will suiier from chronic indiges-
ton, constipation, and torpid liver, or "bilous-
ness" when DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery and Pleasant Purgatye Pellets are known
to be reliable and speedy remedies for these
diseases.
Old maids who do not love cats.
People who have catarrh, annoying and dis
gushing every one around them, when DR.. Sagu's
Catarrh Remedy is known to be potent rene
dy for this disease.
Women who do not love babies
Women who will suffer from all those painful
diseases to which the sex is heir, when Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is admitted by
every lady who uses it to be an efficient rene.
dy for these maadcs.
People who believe their progenitUrs were
apes.
People who will read about "IIelen's Babies, u
and "That Husband of Nine" and "That Wife
of Mime" and "That Mother-in-law of Nine "
and "That Son-in law of Nine" and yet fail to
read about themselves in "The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser"
| Christians quarreling with each other on their
way to Heaven.
People who will seek health at fashionable
watering places, smuthering at Saratoga OF
Long Branch, or sacrificing themselves to Ora.
ham diet" at Water Cures and Health Institutes
when the magnificent lnyalids' Hotel, at But.
falo, offers all the elegant comforts of the finest
hotels, combined with the best sanitary advun.
tages, Russian, Turkish, and plunge baths
gymnasium, ctc.,-and is situated in and neaI
some of the finest natural scenery in the Empire
State
The most peculiar of all are the people who
read these paragraphs and fail to proitby them
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17
Dublin Affairs.
PERSONAL.

Personal.
Our esteemed minister, Rev. j III. LENNON has
been very sick, but he is now convalescent Mr.
Lemmons spacious store house, with dwelling
attached, is now vacant. 1t is good business
stand, and an enterprising man would do we'll to
open business there.
HORSES DYING.
Week before last VIM. Healy lost q fine work
horse. He was blowing, when his horse fell dead
in the harness, without any apparent cause.
Last week Elwood Willis lost valuable young
horse. He died on the road whilst returning
from Havre de Grace.
returning from Baltimore, and when near Deer
Creek his horse, young and valuable one, fell
in the road and died in a few minutes.
LOST A MULE.
Last week Henry S. Gorrel had valuable
mule kicked by a horse, breaking its leg aud rem
deriug it useless.
A short time ago j. L. Adams, near Prospect,
lost fine OK. The oxen were htched to cart
aud running over a steep bank, one of them had
his neck broken.
FINE LAMBS.
Last Thursday, j. William Galbreath drove
sixty lambs through our village. They were
very fat, and weighed from so TO 100 pounds
each.
WINTER IN MAY.
Last Saturday was very cold. We had show
ers of rain, hail and snow, with high northwest
wind. Sunday was very cool and disagreeable,
and on Monday morning we had heavy frost,
which killed great many tender garden plants.
Ice quarter of All inch thick was formed, and
il seemed that Old Winter was about.
MARS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17
PUBLIC LOCAL Law
Relating to Hartford County.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1878.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 21O.

"
An Act for the protection of Partridges,
Pheasants, Rabbits Woodcock and Rail
Bird, and to prevent :respassing with dog
or gun on private property in Cecil and
Hartford counties.
SECTION /. Be ii enacted by the General
AsSembH of Mainland, That it shall not be
lawful TO shoot trap. kill or in any manner
destroy or expose Tor sale any partridges
or rabbits in Cecil county between the
tweuty-sixth day of December and the first
day of November and in Hartford county
between the twenty-sixth day of December
and the fifteenth day of October, nor any
woodcock between the first day of January
and the first day of July, nor any rail bird
or pheasants between the first day of Jan
uary ard the tenth day of September in
each and every year, in either of said coun-
ties; and the possession of any of the birds
or game mentioned in this section during
the prohibited periods, shall he deemed
primo tacie evidence against such person
Of violation of this act except where it may
appear that such birds or game are for
breeding purposes.
SEC. 2. Be 1t FURTHER enacted, That any
person or persons violating the provisions
of the preceding section, on conviction
thereoi before any justice OF the peace OF
said counties, shall pay II fine of five dol
lars for each partridge, rabbit, woodcock,
railbird or pheasant shot or taken, or ex-
posed for sale, and on failure to pay said
fine, shall be lodged in the county Jail for
Term of not less than ten or more than thirty
days
SEC. 3. Be it .fuTther enacted That any
person found trespassing with dog or gun
upon any private property in said counties,
shall be liable to be arrested by any CON
stable of said counties, and on conviction
thereof before any justices of the peace of
said counties, shall pay fine OF five dollars,
and on failure to pay said fine, shall be
confined in the Jail of said county for a
term OF not less than five nor more than ten
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PUBLIC LOCAL Law
Relating to Hartford County.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1878.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 145.

An Act to prevent the taking Of fish with
pound or stake nets in the waters of the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
bounding on and lying within Hartford
county.
SECTION l.. Be it enacted By the General
assembly of Maryland, That no person shall
take shad or any fish in the waters of the
Chesapeake Bay, or its tributaries, bound
ing on or lying within Hartford county, by
means of pound or stake nets, or any nets
whatsoever that shall be attached to the
bottom of said waters, or tributaries, by
stakes, anchors, or any weights whatever.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent
any owner of land bordering upon said wa
tiers from catching fish for the use of their
families and employees and actually con-
sumed by them, provided such owners shall
not place nets in any channel of saidtwa-
tiers, nor more than one-fourth of the dis
lance across any stream, and provided
further, that nothing in this act shall pre-
vent the use of tyke nets in the Susque.
hanna river.
SEC. ?. BE it enacted, That any person
violating the provisions OF this section
shall forfeit the nets hereinbefore described,
and the boats and materials used for fish
ing the same, and shall also for each of
fence pay fine of not less than twenty
dollars nor more than fifty dollars.
SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved March 9th, 1878.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an Act of Assembly
passed January Session, 1878.
NJ. Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Dele, ates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
my17 Secretary of the Senate.
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ID [ Z ID.

BARRON.-On I'd day, the 18Th inst, al
theTesidence of VIM. A. Cook, near Glenvlle
MARY BARRON, Il member CT Friends, in
the Goth year Of her age.
JONES.-On Saturday, May It'll, 1878, al
the residence Of her parents, in Dublin dis.
trct, Hartford county, ELLA VIRGINIA,
aged years and months, only and beloved
daughter of Thomas Z. and Lizzie +, Jones
GAS the sweet flower that scents the morn,
But withers in the rising day;
Thus lovely was this infants dawn,
Thus swiftly fled its life away"
KNIGHT On the Goth of April, JOHN
youngest child of Robert A. and Catharnt
Knight aged three years three months and
eleven days.
Lonely the house and sad the hours,
Since your dear John is gone,
But, oh a brighter home than ours,
In Heaven, is now his own
No more you'll clasp him in your arms,
Or nurse his little head;
No more you'll watch his gentle sleep,
For he, your child, is dead
He sleeps in Jesus and is blcst;
How sweet his slumbcrs are
From sutleriGg and from sin released,
And freed from every snare.
Mother Father, weep not for little John;
Let not tear be shed;
He sweetly sleeps in Jesus,
Among the silent dead
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Religious Notices.

Sunday, May I'm. E. Church-Dublin, 1917
A. NJ Vernon, 3 p. NJ.
-Jarrettsville Southern Methodist Church
Preaching next Sunday, at 1917 A. NJ, by the
Pastor Sermon special to young men. All are
invited
The first quarterly meeting for West Hartford
Circuit will take place on May 10th and 27th-
Sunday al II A. NJ. and 80 p. NJ, by Rev. II.
Chapman. Love Feast and Sacrament on Sun.
day. Rev. J. Duey Moore and Rev. Charles T.
House, pastors.
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Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS

LITTLE LOCALS
1t is believed that the peach crop of Y ork
county will be the heaviest known for years
past.
Hon. John Merryman, of Hayfields, Bal
timore county, has returned from Savannah
Ga, improved in health.
Mr.. John w. Harkins, who lives neal
the Hickory, picked some ripe Strawberries
in his garden on the 9th inst
Mr.. Parker Scarboro, who lives neal
Prospect, is in advance of many of his broth.
er farmers, having last week already worked
This corn twice
Mr.. John Merryman, Jr,, of Baltimore
county, was severely wounded on the fore.
head, but not seriously hurt in q collision on
the 9th inst, with an ore wagon on the York
turnpike, above Cockeysvlle.
"A spirited race between Mr.. r. l.. Nor.
gan's fine horses Susie e. and her sire Plutus
took place at the Fair Grounds, last NJ onday
A number Of ladies were present Two mile
came in ahead
The new stage line will be more popular
than ever, now that William Anderson, the
veteran stage driver and proprietor, handles
the ribbons on one of the coaches The la.
dies declare they always feel safe when "Billy
Anderson" drives.
Mr. John G. Rouse the enterprising
merchant, of Bel Air, comes to the front
again with fresh stock of handsome and de.
sirable dry goods, hosiery, notions, trim.
mings, SC , together with fine family groce.
res, all of which he promises to sell at prices
lower than ever.
George Reese, of Ellcott City, has sailed
for Chilli, where lie will superntend the con.
struction of some mill machinery for Elijah
McCrea. n native of Hartford county, who
went to Chilli many years ago and entered
the flour mill business, near the town ofCon-
cepcion, in that country.
Hardwood Park, the new summer resort
at the Gunpowder river, on the line of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, will be opened to the public with a
grand excursion trip from Baltimore on Mon.
day next, May goth. Both morning and af
ternoon trains will be run to the grounds.
Mr. Geo. W. Richardson, of the Bel Air
bar, is the fortunate owner ola hen that lays
extraordinary eggs. One ofthem was laid on
our table few days ago mot by the hen, OF
course) and found to weigh four ounces. 1t
measured eight inches around lis longer and
six and a-half inches around its shorter cir
cumferente.
MIR. James r. Kenly, for a number OF
years past engaged in business as a merchant
at Hopewell Cross Roads, in this county,
died on Monday Mr.. Kenly was an honor
able, upright gentleman, of courteous man
ners, and enjoyed the respect and esteem Of
q large number of friends. He was in the
57th year of his age at the time of his death.
"A farmer in the lower part of Long
Green, reports that the corn is coming up
nicely and there are no cut-worms to be
seen. He also says that potato bugs in that
section are more numerous than ever before
and some farmers are so discouraged by their
early appearance that they will not attempt
to get rid Of them, but will let them eat up
their crop unmolested 1o,csontoaon Union.
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Various Causes

Advancing years, care, sickness, disappoint.
mem, and hereditary redisposition-All oper.
ate to turn the hair gray, and either of them in
clines it to shed prematurely. AYERS HAIR
VIG0R will restore faded or gray, light and
red hair to a rich brown or deep black, as may
be desired. 1t softens and clcanses the scalp
giving it q healthy action, and removes and
cures dandruif and humors. By its use falling
hair is checked, and new growth will be pro
destroyed or glands decayed. Its effects arc
beautifully shown on brashy, weak, or sclly
hair, TO which few applications will produce
the gloss and freshness ofyouth. Harmless and
sure in its operation, it is incompatible as Il
lustre and richness of tone it imparts. 1t con.
tains neither oil nor dye and will not soil OF
color white cambria; yet it lasts long on the
hair, and keeps it fresh and vigorous.
For SALE BY ALL DEALERS.
For Sale by E. Wyatt Baker, Druggist, Bel
Air
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Public LOCAL Law
Relating to Hartford County.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1878
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 800.

An Act to authorize and direct the County
Commissioners of Hartford County to re-
pay to George A. Merritt and M. II.
Keene the sum OF fifty one dollars and
fifty eight cents the same having been
enormously paid 10y them ortheir Coun-
ty taxes.
SECTION /. BE it enacted By the Genaul
assembly Of Maryland, That the County
Commissioners of Hartford county be, and
are hereby authorized and directed to levy
for, and pay the sum of fifty one dollars
and fifty eight cents to George A. Merritt
and NJ. II. Keenc, which sums was erron-
eously paid by said Merritt and Keene, in
excess of their County taxes actually due.
SECTION . And be it enacted that this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is a correct copy Of an Act Of Assembly
passed January Session, 1878.
Approved April 9Th, 1878.
NJ. Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
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H0pewell Affairs.
MARS


TIE hECENT FIRE
The burning of Gorrel's shop, shed and gran
airy, on the I'd inst, seems wrapt in mystery
Who it was did the act and for what purpose,
is left wholly to surmise. The fire took place
between 10 and IL O'Clock, p. NJ well dress
ed tramp" aroused the family and aided until
morning in preventing the other buildings from
burning. lot of matches were found few days
before in mouse nest on the plate of the shop,
which it is supposed were left there when the
building was occupied by fruit Gamers last fall.
Mr. Gorrell thinks he did not secure all the
matches. The insurance on the burnt buildings
is 5000 and about $50 damages done to the
dwelling.
SALE OF LAND-MpRovEMENTs, &C.
Mr.. Joseph Edge has sold two contiguous lots
of land, situated near Darlington, TO Charles Y.
Thomas, of Baltimore, containing together so
acres, for 50 ,572. Mr.. Thomas is building on
this land a comfortable dwelling
The congregation of Bush Chapel, NJ. L.
Church, have purchased an additional lot of
ground from the Hartford Furnace Company, on
which they intend to erect church 3G by So feet,
and reserve the present church, which is too
small, for Sunday School and other purposes
A very comfortable dwelling is being erected
in the forks of the Lapidum and Hayre de Grace
road, by Mr.. Temple.
james Whitelock, near Hopewell, has sold to
his son Silas Whitelock, about 30 acres Of land,
for 81, GOO.
John Finney recently sold to VIM J. Fulton,
about 424 acres of land, situated near Aberdeen,
for $3.50.
CROPS AND POTATO BUGS.
The wheat crops are too promising to hold out
until harvested. There will be an abundance of
grass.
Poison and cremation have not destroyed all
the potato bugs. From the appearance of the
potato vines and other vegetables, eaten up,
there must have been general resurrection OF
the whole brood.
DOGS STOLEN AND KILLED.
An old man named JOseDl Griffith. pplp bra ed
as dog trainer, who lives alone on the prop
erty Of Mr.. George Kenly, within the last two
years has had two or three dogs stolen from him,
and short time since two of his promising
young dogs were poisoned by some INSCRIPTIONS
vagabond. Mr.. Griffith lives in retired place
in the woods, where his domestic animals trouble
no one. He is a sober, civil citizen, and the in
dividual who would injure him or his property
is too mean to associate with the highway rob-
Der. w. s. b.
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On Saturday night, nth inst, Warren
Stanton and Dennis Davis. both colored,
quarrelled in the street in Frederick, Md,
and Davis struck Stanton with wrench
The parties separated, but subsequently
Stanton returned to the store where he had
left his assailant, accompanied by his wife
and the alteration being resumed, Stanton
stabbed Davis in the neck with n barlow
knife, causing death in few minutes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17
PUBLIC LOCAL Law
Relating TO Hartford County.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1878.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 431.

An Act prohibiting the granting OF license
for the sale of spirituous, or fermented IL
quors, or lager beer within the village of
Darlington, in Hartford county, or within
one mile from the Academy building in
said village.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By the General
assembly Of Maryland, That hereafter no
license shall issue to any person or per-
sons to sell spirituous or iermented liquors
or lager beer in the village of Darlington,
in Hartford county, or within one mile from
the Academy building in said village, and
if license shall issue, the same shall be
void.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved April 9th, 1878.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is correct copy Of an Act of Assembly
passed January session, 1878.
M. Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
my17 Secretary of the Senate.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

We will publish business notices in this
column, not displayed, for cents per line
for the first insertion, and cents per line
for each subsequent insertion--seven words
to count line. No advertisement insert
cd as above unless prepaid.
,zfy~ For Sale Cheap for Cash.-A new first
class Express Wagon, with three seats, pole and
shafts. g. IL. Richardson, Woolsey's Shops
my1T4t
~ Harness Made and Repaired at the shortest
notice and cheaper than elsewhere, by j. s. Nc
Cann liarkins' Shops one mile above the HEX
DRY. my17-4t
For Sale Cheap--A good Driving and
Riding Mare. Also Wagon and new Harness.
Enquire at The Egis office. myl7-3t
:ag"For sale.-A No-top Buggy in good or
der. Price SO. Enquire at this office my17
"Wanted.-A Yoke of Young, well-broken
OXen--not very large. Apply at this office.
my10
~ 81, 900 to Loan on good Farm property in
Hartford county. K. W, Templeman 4 Co., 81
Lexington st. Baltimore City my1O.2t
cag"Persons visiting Bel Air or attending
Court are invited to call and examine nice
stock of Finished Carriages. Light Carriages
Tires frightened without cutting or welding, in
from u to 3 hours, at So per set, cash. Other
work CORRESPONDENCE low. John Hanna.
mylO st
eSy@Tomato and Cabbage Plants for sale by
E. A. Bagley, Jerusalem Mills ?. o., Hartford
Co.. Md. my3-4t
sag-Ice Cream for Sale, by the plate and gal.
Ion, by Chas. r. Hollingsworth, Fallston, Md
sg-John Trago, Magistrate will be at
Churchville, every Saturday afternoon at 9
O'Clock, for the transaction of business. Claims
collected promptly. my3
Three Fresh Cows for sale. j. S. Rich
ardson, Bel Air.
rag-S30,0 900 to loan, in sums to suit, on good
farms in Hartford county. Thos Hill, Fayete
and st. Paul Streets, Baltimore, Md. ap26 At
sw-W anted.-A frst-class White Man and
Family. House, Garden, &C., furnished. None
need apply without good recommendations
Thos. A Hays, Churchvlle, Md. ap2G-4t
.8y"Just received direct from importer in New
York. 200 pairs Ladies' and Gents Alexander
(spring styie,) Kid Gloves, which will be sold at
less than Baltimore prices. JIG. Rouse, Bel Air.
ap12
Framing Timber Oak Fencing Posts and
Cord Wood for sale, at moderate prices. j. B.
Wysong, Hickory Postofllce. ap12
say" Have just received, full line of White,
Plaid and Mexican Mating, which will be sold
at city prices. ]. G. Rouse, Bel Air. ap12
:sy-Congress, Frederchshall and Sulphur
Waters, fresh and natural, constantly on hand
at the new Bel Air Drug Store E. Wyatt
Baker. ana
ssy"A rose by any other name would smell as
sweet but nothing sweeter nor more delightful
can be found than the new Fragranca Cigar, sold
for Five Cents at the new Bel Air Drug Store
L. Wyatt Baker. james
c8y~Found at Last.-A good Cigar for Five
Cents. Fragrancia, the new Cigar at the new
Bel Air Drug Store. E. Wyatt Baker. jan25
say-lmpertant to House Keepers.-lf you
want Pure, Fresh Spices, or Flavorlng Extracts
go to the new Bel Air Drug Store, Main street,
E, Wyatt Baker. jan4
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For Sale.

THOR Sale Cheap-to be Removed. A
II TWO-STORY FRAME ID YELLING,
at Darlington, Hartford county Mr.. Bosley,
on the farm, will show il to any one desiring
to purchase. Apply to
Capt, ELDRIGE w. GALLUP,
Dairy Farm,
my10-4t Perrymansville.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-05-17
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.

TTNHE LADIES connected with Emmanuel
l. Protestant Episcopal Church. Bel Air,
will hold STRA WBERRY FESTIVAL,
in the Town Hall, Bel Air on Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 21st and 22d, from to 10
o'clock, p. NJ. each day.
Contributions of ice cream, cake, materials
for making the same, strawberries, &c, are
respectfully solicited from members of the
congregation or their friends, and may be
sent to Mrs. II. G. VanBbber, or to Mrs.
VIM. Young, Bel Air.
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VIM. Thomas, Wclshman, who MUIR
dered his wife, in Wilmington, Del, on
the 9th of April last, by cutting her throat
with razor, and then nearly killed himself
by cutting his own throat with The same
razor, has been acquitted Medical experts
testified that he had delrium trcmens at the
time and was not responsible
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After handsome dinner, at which, it is to
be hoped, good digestion waited upon appe-
tite, and health on both, the doctors separated,
no doubt refreshed by a brief respite from pro-
fessional cares and by social intercourse with
each other. The next meeting of the Society
will! take place at Churchyile, next Novem-
her
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SUDDEN DEATH.-On Wednesday after
noon, Mr.. John Worthington, who resided
with his aunt, Mrs. Margaret H. Hopkins,
near Darlington, was taken suddenly i'll, and
going to his room, died in half an hour A
physician, who was sent for, arrived a short
time before his death, but could do nothing
to save his life. His death was caused by
hoart diccasc. lie was IL member OF The So
ciety of Friends, was unmarried, and in the
5Oth year of his age.