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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-18
Letter from Dublin.


One of the most wild and romantic places in
our county is Bald Friar Hill. The view from
this lofty mount is most enchanting. The scene
~ is picturesque, majestic, wild and beautiful.
The beautiful eXpanse of the broad Susquehanna
is spread before your vision dotted with hundreds
green isles the extensive view of the river both
above and below the HILL the fine view of the sur
rounding country with the wild scenery that sur
rounds the place. renders this locality delightful
place to visit. Nearthe mouth is an Indian grave
yard, where an aborigine lies entombed. Not
far from here is the haunted rock, where persons
allege they have often seen strange sights in the
gray twilight. Adjoining the Hill to the south
THERE'S another high knob called Maiden's Mount
rendered famous by the heroic conduct of the
beautiful Indian maiden, called the Morning STAR
who on this spot killed six sayages who were alb
Quoting her from her home at the mouth of Swan
Creek. The Chiefton Masito her father, gave the
hill the name of Maiden's Mount, in honor to his
beautiful and heroic daughter. There is not
another place in the county where parties seeking
pleasure could find more enjoyment, and behold
more majestic scenery than ut Bald Friar Hill.
FINE RAIN.
Our protracted drought was brought to sud
den close last Friday evening, by fine rain for
which blessing we should be thankful to our kind
Heavenly Father. .... ...
LUsUs NATURE.
Mr.. Parker F. Scarboro owns a calf that has
five perfect feet One of its hind legs has two
feet attached to it. The calf is very fine one
NEW WHEAT.
Some of our farmers have threshed their new
crop of wheat. The yield is good and the grain
is better than last years crop.
CORN.
The growing corn looks well, and is growing
rapidly since the late rain.
FRANKLIN SUNDAY SCHOOL,
There is q very fine Sunday school at the
Franklin M. +. Church. Mr.. James Armstrong
is superintendent, Messrs. Ashton Roussey and
Louis f. Breuninger, secretaries About rs
scholars belong to the school, and under the
supervision of able and efficient officers and
teachers. The school is in most prosperous
condition.
Rev. j. II. Lennon, who has been very sick,
has recovered, and is now able to go about and
attend to business.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
On last Friday, Miss Mary Leacey, daughter of
Patrick Leacey, accidentally had her wrist dis
located. The wound was dressed by DIR. Scar
boro, and she is now doing we'll.
RELIGIOUS.
Rev. +. A. Colbun will hold Divine service
at Deer Park school house, on Sunday evening,
the Goth inst, at half past o'clock.
Fl" CHICKEN vs.. BEETLE.
Last week Mr.. Amos Griffith heard disturb
ance among his chickens, and went to see what
1t was. He found that q black beetle, of the
largest class, had sliced one of the small chickens
by the leg and was eating into the flesh, whilst
another was trying to eat the beetle making
triangular battle MARS
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Letter From Fork Meeting

heavy rain and hail storm passed over this
locality last Friday afternoon. Although the
hail stones were larger than hulled walnuts il
did but little damage to the growing crops, no
glass was broken owing to the almost perpen-
dicular descent of the hail. 1t (the hai) extended
over but narrow strip of territory. Some
economical person gathered the hail and used il
next day in churning.
The youngest child of w. o. b. Wright, our
enterprising merchant, was buried at Fork NJ.
Z. Church on Sunday last. On the morning OF
the same day, the youngest child of Jacob Wilson
Green died.
AS Lewis Francis was cutting up beef on the
18th inst, he accidently cut his leg. ~
The parties living in this neighborhood who
subscribed to the Baltimore and Delta railroad,
via. Riddle Summit met ut Boarman's hotel on
the 18th inst, to discuss the matter in regard to
paying their subscription. The President, Vice
President and Messrs. b. Archer and Moore were
present to argue In favor Of the road. Nothing
positive was arrived at
The political cauldron is boiling furious and
will continue to do 30 until about 8 A. NJ, ON the
18th, when 1t will suddenly cool down.
A tournament will be held on the farm of
Goodwin Wilson, near Greenwood, on the oath,
inst.
The son of Joseph Gorsuch, of whom mention
has been made as falling from cherry tree is
now able to leave his room ...t
George Quickley, colored, wagonerat the cop
per works, accidently shot himself In the hip, on
Monday evening while cleaning his pistol DIR.
Harrison probed for the ball but was unsuccess-
full in finding 1t. WHR
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Primary Meetings.

BY the Democratic Executive Committe
for Hartford county, in concurrence with the
county members of the State Committee, il is
recommended that the Democratic Conserva-
tive'Eoters of Hartford county meet on SAT-
URDAY, the I'd day of August, 1879, at 8
o'clock, p NJ, in the several election districts,
viz:ue u0. ",a't
In list District, at ABINGDON; U.4.s
In Cd District, at HALLS X ROADS;
In Sd District, at BEL AIR; ....r.
In 4th District, at JARRETTSVILLE;
In 9th District, at DUBLIN; ,...
In 9th District at HAVRE DE GRACE
to select Ten Delegates from each district to
county convention in Bel Air, on Tuesday
the 9th day of August, 1870, at 8 o'clock, p
M, to appoint Ten Delegates to the State
Convention, to be held in the City of Balti
more, on Thursday, the 18th day of August
1879, which convention will nominate cand
dates for Governor, Comptroller, Attorney
General and Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
HENRY D. FARNAND1s, Chairman
J.R. RUTLEDGE, Secretary
July 9Th, 1879. ~
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Letter from Washington.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July Is. 1879.
Among the important conventions to be held this
year, will be that of the Association of American
Bankers to take place at Saratoga the 9th, 7th,
and Sth of August. This organization is largely for
social intercourse but it is also calculated to pro-
mote the banking and commercial interests, and
to disseminate information touching matters of
finance In this country and Europe. The President
of the Association, who will preside at the coming
meeting, is Hon. Alexander Mitchell of Milwaukee
late Democratic NJ. g., from Wisconsin. Many
other men of eminence in public life, as well as
among Bankers, will be present and make ad-
dresses on the occasion.
Mr.. Foster, Republican candidate for Governor
in Ohio is here, looking after the assessments that
are being made in the Departments for his and
Secretary Shermans benefit. Mr.. Foster, while
here, lives with Mr.. Hayes, i'm elegant house. at
the Soldiers Home. This home, by the way, is a
beautiful place. The grounds were bought and
beautihed, and the houses erected, from money
contributed by enlisted men of the regular army
for their use in their old age. Mr.. Hayes and his
friends have the same moral and legal right there
that they have in your private house or mine.
The weather here for several days has been in
tensely hot, and the whole city, almost, goes down
the Potomac to salt water daily. There were one
or two rickety excursion boats here dozen years
ago. There are now score or more of tlneexcur-
sion boats. --.. .. HILTON.
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"COunty Roads,"

MIR. EDIToR: Under the above caption q
brief article appeared in the 1Egis of last week,
in which some ofour supervisors, SO called" (by
which suppose your correspondent means our
sub-supervisors) are severely eensured for neg
Letting to repair the public roads.
Now do not know in what part of the coun-
ty your correspondent Cramps" neither do
know whether the special case to which he refers
is fair sample of Others, or only an isolated
one; but had he "tamped" in our part of the
county, at least in our immediate neighborhood,
he would have realized difficulty in irving to
find any of his kind of supervisors, until it was
ttime the roads should have been repaired. 1t
seemed as though our supreme road officials
were in a real quandary this season, from the
fact that our road warrants were not distributed
until it was entirely unreasonably late. True,
our General Supervisor was around, but was
not prepared to give out warrants, but only to
inform the people that his appointer was can
didate for reelection, and to note the effect of
such information on the sub-supervisors of last
year. In the language of tramp" we ask is
there no remedy? And add: Allow us to sug-
gest that the next Legislature dispense with the
useless and even worse than useless office of
General Supervisor; and stop supplying politi-
cal henchmen for our county commissioners.
FAIR PLAY
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DIANO TUNING.

TNHEADAMSd WESTLAKEOILST STOVE
u l. the quickest and most economical way to
BiOa, Roast, BoAOr Bake, or for Laundry purposes
Ihere being no smoke can be used in any ROOM
Fuel does not cost one-fourth as much as coal,
wood or gas. Is simple and no trouble Each
stove warranted. No family should be without
LOhD ROBINSON, SO and 80 Lombard street.
baltimore, Agents for Southern States jeG-3m
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One of the most important acts passed
by the Ohio Legislature at the session Just
closed was on the subject of tramps. It de-
finesa tramp as"any personnot being in the
county IN which he usually lives or has his
home who is found going about begging and
asking Subsistence by, charity The law
provides that any tramp who shall enter a
dwelling house or yard against the occupants
wish or without his permission, and not leave
the instant he is requested, or who shall be
found carrying firearms or other dangerous
weapons, or shall do or threaten any injury
to anybody's property, shall be liable to i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not less
than one year nor over three. Any person
is authorized to apprehend an offender and
take him before Justice of the Peace for ex-
animation. The new law went into effect on
the first of July, and the tramping fraternity
are modify moving on to other States where
lazy beggars stand better chance
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THE STORM OF LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
After long dry spell our county was visited
by much needed and refreshing rain, on Friday
last. In some localities it amounted to terrific
Storm Hailstones as large as hulled walnuts
fell both east and west of Bel Air. in the Church
vile and Falston neighborhoods. A terrible
storm of wind, rain and hail visited Churchyile
and vicinity, on last Friday about P. NJ, the
wind and hail lasting only about five minutes,
and rain about one hour, doing much good but
the wind and hail playing sad havoc with the
trees, fences, cornfields and buildings, which
came in their pathway. The storm seemed to
have begun its destruction near Schucks corner
and extended in northwesterly direction as far
as Carsin's Run, with breadth of about one mile
Nearly every wheat stack in its course was either
altogether blown over or tops blown off, SO as
to let the rain into them. Cornfelds looked as
If heavy roller had passed over them The
woods and lawns were indeed sickening sights
During the storm, Mrs. Coles barn, near
Churchville, was blown down. The kitch-
en- of Mr.. Wesley Jefferys house was blown
off its foundation. A carriage, belonging to
Mrs. George McIlvaine, was blown over and bro
ken to pieces. A buggy, belonging to Mr. j.
W. Wakeland, was also blown over and consid-
erably broken.
cow, belonging to Mr.. Waterman, was kill
ed by tree being blown on her. good deal
of timber and quite an amount of fence, belong
ing to Messrs. Thomas A. Hays, c. o. Blackburn,
VIM. T. Kennedy and others was blown down.
Mrs. Quinns house was slightly damaged by
having tree blown on 1t. At Kingsville, the
lightning struck and killed fine horse belong
ing to Mr.. Anthony Dilworth. tree at Mr..
james o. Amos was struck by lightning and set
on fire in the afternoon and burnt until 12 o'clock
at night One was also struck by lightning and
set on fire on the farm of Mr. William Wilson,
in the upper part of the county, which continued
burning all day Saturday. The lightning rod on
Mr.. William E, White(ords house, near Janetts-
vile, was struck by lightning and fused The
charge, which was a heavy one, was safely con-
Quoted to the ground without doing any injury
to the house. The premises after the shock,
| smelt strongly of sulphur.
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Letter From DARLINGTON,

Harvest Is about over in this section. The
wheat crop is fair one. The hay CROP although
not as large as last year, was cured In nice con.
dition. Very few oats were planted in this
neighborhood; the yield is good. The corn
looks elegant; many fields are now in tassel
The ladies of the Franklin M. Il. Church held
festival on Saturday last, for the benefit of the
Sunday School. '.F .-...,
.. SUNDAY SCHOOLS. ....
We have three very hourishing Sunday schools
in Darlington. The Episcopal Sunday school has
80 scholars, the Methodist 85 and the Orthodox
Friends rs. Judge j. H. Price is the superin-
tendent of the Episcopal, Major ID. 4. Thomas
of the Methodist, and Charles Y. Thomas of the
Friends. Ua.f..4.,. ....l.,.
The roads in this vicinity have been very much
neglected, especially the one leading from Oar
lington to Stafford, which is filed with loose
stones and Is In very rough condition. Some
of our by-roads, which haye but little travel over
them, are in good condition, being thrown up.
SO much In some places that they look like ram.
parts. Why the main public roads are neglect
ed, and some few by-roads receive so much attol-
tion looks like Partially.
B. g. d j. @. Smith are erecting at their
flint mills, at Stafford, pan and pocket, to
grind flint as fine as -four, and avoid the dust
which is said to be very injurious to the health.
: t@ ~ If'HliIr /, VANWINKLE.
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Agricultural Fire Insurance Company
of WATERFOWL, N. ".

The attention of farmersis directed to the great
advantages in the way of fire insurance, offered
by the above reliable company. Its assets amount
to II 100000 that failure Is absolutely inn
possible. 1t insures nothing but dwellings and
farm property, rejecting all risky property such as
not only pays for all losses by fire. but for damages
done by lightning whether fire ensues or not. 1t
also pays for live stock killed by lightning any
where on the farm. The latter features will com
mend themselves to the farmers of Hartford in
view of the remarkable amount of damage caused
by electricity in this county every year
| would respectfully refer to Judge Billingsea,
Messrs. James Farnandls Emmor Morrison, N. W.
s. Hays, Henry Fulford, VIM. and Thomas Ady and
others who have shown the confidence they have in
this company by insurng their property in It, For
further particulars, rates, &c, call ON or address
j. RALPH MORRISON, Agent,
Rel Air Md.
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Inra1 Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS:

LITTLE LOCALS
The prospect for an apple crop is only fair.
The hay crop will be below the average. So
clean the fence corners and get oil you can is our
advice to the farmer.
Wheat that has been threshed in the valley
of Deer Creek, is turning out, on an average,
about 25 bushels to the acre.
"A pic mic for the benefit of the German Luth-
eran Church, will be held in Jacob Lantz's woods,
near Edgewood, on July 30th and 31st.
Rev. j. R. Paxton spent few days in the
county last week, on q social visit. He is now
pastor of the New York Avenue church, Wash.
ington, d. C. .."r
Hartford county's great source of revenue,
fattening CATTLE will be lessened this year if 1t
does not rain soon. The pastures are getting
very short and are drying up.
On Friday last, Eddie johnson, son of H.
c, johnson, while wrestling with another boy,
at the residence of Mrs. Nelson, near Bush, was
thrown and had his arm broken.
"A game of base ball was played on the Bel
Ain grounds, on Saturday last, between the Bel
Air and Magnolia clubs, Harry Preston umpire.
The score stood, Bel Air 40, Magnolia IA.
-Messrs. s. b. ~ G. E. Silver have sold this
year about $500 worth of lambs and still have
some left. Their profits in sheep this year will
no doubt be $500, and not a very good year for
sheep either
MIR. J. Thomas z. Hopkins has moved his
dwelling, that stood on his lot on Main street,
to lot that he has lately purchased on Broad
way On his Main street lot he intends building
a residence, to be occupied by himself.
-Governor Carroll has appointed James Alex
ander Justice of the Peace for the 4th district
of Hartford county, vice Samuel Arthur, resign
ed. His commission has been received at the
Clerks Office and is now ready for delivery.
DR. Crane will preach at an all days meet
ing in the grove at Hartford Seminary on Sun
day, July 20. The Sunday Schools are especial
ly invited, as Mr.. VIM. A, Baker, State Superin-
tendent of Maryland Sunday School Union, will
be present to address the children. .
Mr. James Tate, q miller at Mill Green, on
Broad Creek, has had to stop operations on &C.
count of scarcity of water. Mr.. Tate, who has
been running the same mill for Al years, says
that in all that time he has never seen the creek
SO low as at present.
The lumber for camp meeting purposes has
been purchased, and the erection of tents will
soon begin. The meeting will begin on Thurs
day next, (July 4.) As this is the first one for
several years, no doubt there will be full at
tendance. 1t will be held in the same place rs
formerly, Hopkins woods, near Hopewell.
On Monday last, Mr.. VIM. Wanny was
found in a sick and exhausted condition on the
Churchville road and conveyed to the residence
of Mr.. VIM. Oldfeld, who very kindly took
good care of him and brought him to Bel Air on
Tuesday. He lay quite sick at the Changers
Hotel for three four hours, but getting easier,
Mr.. Forward, the proprietor, was kind enough
to send him to his home. He lives with his
family on the farm of Mr.. j. Randolph Rutledge,
near the Upper Y Roads.
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A CARD.
PLEAsANTvILLE, MD,
July l4th. 1870.


Early in May last a correspondent from the Up
per Cross Roads, gave very incorrect statement
concerning the change in carrying our mail from
Monkton to Fallston. Wepropose to make true
statement for the benefit of ali concerned When
the contract was given out in 1877, we had morn
ing mail to Fallston Magnolia and Baltimore, and
our mail was distributed in Baltimore the same
day. In less than thirteen months the contractor
got up a petition, depriving us of sending our
morning mail by way of Fallston. In April, 1879,
the contractor got up the third petition, to have
another change made for his own benefit, unknown
to the principal patrons of this Office and the office
at High Point signed by persons e living from to
not grant this change, without the approval of the
post masters at each end of the route; sending Il
permit to them to sign, that it was no disadvantage
to any post Office on the route. The contractor
assured Caleb j. Moore, post master at Fallston,
and others that only one or two letters went from
to re NJ Moore Signed the permr nit He afteTWard
found that he had been deceived by the contractor
and he requested the Second Assistant Postmaster
to change it back The present route deprives us
of sending our mail by way of Monkton the same
day, so you see we are deprived of sending our
mail either way the same day, more than four
next morning from two offices. If the contractor
leaves Pleasantvlle at A. NJ, he can make the
same time as is now made, and no disadvantage to
from the Upper Cross Roads TO Peasantville. So
1t is all for his own benefit. 1t saves him some
four miles by tho change, and deprives some one
their mail the same day. We think we are right
in saying that the postal department was institu
ted for the benefit OF the people at large and that
ceiving enough pay for the work performed, when
he himself fixes the amount.
The doctrine put in force by the contractor In
this case that he increase his pay by getting
rid of part of the work, merits the public condem-
nation. A new contract has been given out from
first of October. If this change Is not made back
it will deprive four postofces from sending their
mail the same day. II. Il. & ]. L.
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Massachusetts people are getting a good
deal worried about the condition of their State
Prison, which has been going from bad to worse
so long that nobody would be surprised If the
worst should happen any day. A leading news.
paper says that at is degenerating from penal
and reformatory institution into menagerie OF
uncaged ruffians, rapidly parting with the last
instincts Of decency and the last effects of disci
pline." desperate scheme was recently de.
vised for general escape of the seven or eight
hundred conyicts, and if 1t had not been discov.
cred just before 1t was put in execution the
state would very likely have had regiment OF
desperadoes set loose. The great trouble is that
the warden is not equal to his duties, and there
Is growing demand that he shall be replaced
by man who can govern.
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HALLS VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR REVIEWER is
a scientific combination of some of the most pow
1t restores gray hair to its original color 1t makes
the scalp white and clean. 1t cures dandruf and
humors, and falling-out of the hair 1t furnishes
the nutrtive principle by which the hair is nour-
ished and supported. Itmakes the hair moist, soft
and glossy, and is unsurpassed us hair-dressing.
1t is tho most economical preparation ever offered
to the public, as its effects remain long time max
ing only an occasional application necessary. 1t is
recommended and used by eminent medical men.
and officially endorsed by the State Assayer of
Massachusetts. The popularity of Halls Hair Re
newer has increased with the fest of many years,
both in this country and in foreign lands, and 1t is
now known and used in all the civilized countries
of the world.
For SALE ny ALI. DEALERS.
For Sale by Il. Wyatt Baker, Druggist, Bel Air.
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Thousands of men and women are starving
themselves to death. They dare not eat or drink
this or that, fearing 1t will increase their flesh.
Life depends upon continuous self-denial. The
only safe and reliable remedy for this terrible con-
dition Is Allans Anti-Fat. 1t is wholly vegetable
and perfectly harmless. Its use insures reduc-
ton of from two to five pounds per week Sold
by druggists.
BUFFALO, ". T., June 13th, 1873
To THE PROP'Rs OF ALLAN'S ANTI-FAT:
Gentlenaea-The following report is from the lady
who used Adams Anti-Fat: 1T (the Anti-Fat)
had the desired effect, reducing the fat from two
to five pounds week, until had lost twenty five
pounds. Hope never to regain what have lost "
Yours respectfully,
POWELL a. PLIMPTON,
Wholesale Druggists
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HARD To HrAT

HARD TO BEAT. fBEs
Mr.. Martin Kurtz, of this place, has calf that
weighed ninty-one pounds when it was ten
T7T.F7T STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. .
During the thunder storm on last Friday af-
ternoon, the houses of Mr.. VIM. Z. Whiteford
and Mr.. Abran Almony, were struck by light
ming. Fortunately neither of the houses were
injured
KICKED BY HORSE.
On Thursday afternoon of last week, a little
son of Mr.. James Bevard, who resides about 3
miles from this place, was very badly kicked on
the left temple by horse. DIR. Martin l.. JAR
rctt, of this place. was sent for and dressed the
wound. Although the wound is quite serious
the physician thinks he will soon recover.
OCCASIONAL