davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
$500 Reward-Catarrh Cured.

Some people would rather be humbugged than
70 get value received" for their money. Hence
1t Is that such persons run after this and that pre-
tended cure for catarrh, forgetting that DR. Sages
Catarrh Remedy is 80 positive in its effects that
Its former proprietor advertised it for years
throughout the United States under positive
guarantee, offering $500 reward for an incurable
case and was never called upon to pay this reward
except two cases. This remedy has acquired such
fame that branch Office has been established in
London, England, to supply the foreign demand
for T.. Sold by druggists at 10 cents.
UNABLE TO BREATHE THROUGH NOSE,
P0RTLANDVILLE, IOnd, March 11th, 1870
DIR. II. V. PIERCE:
Dear Sif'-Some time ago bought a Douche
some of your DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and
Golden Medical Discovery and commenced 10 use
them. The aches and pains as well as sore throat
and catarrh from which have been for so long
time sufferer, have entirely left me with their
use. lfeel like new man as well as look like one
For four years was unable to breathe through
my nose. From the use of the Catarrh Remedy
] can now do so freely. Your medicines | know
to be all that they are represented. Long live
DR.. Pierce and the gentlemen connected with
him. Gratefully yours
WATSON SMITH.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

The trial Of plows took place at the farm of Thos
A. Hays on Monday, March 18th. Mr.. Hays ask
ed the privilege of selecting the Judges and select
ed three practical farmers and unbiased gentle
men, and they selected him as their secretary
The trial was in sod field, toleraby smooth and
covered with straw. All plows were weighed
and smoothed up, and each pillow turned two fur
rows. The last furrow the draft was taken at
three points and the average taken from the sum
mary of the points; the depth and width being
taken at one point; and it is needless to say but
that all plows did excellent work, as that seemed
to be the impression of all. Below will be found
the weight, draft, depth and width of furrow:
The judges took into consideration the follow
ing points:
LIST Quality of work, which they could not de-
eide outside of the following points:
I'd. The covering of straw and trash. Regard
the Oliver Chilled as first, Gale Chilled second Di-
almond third.
Sd. Ease of adjusting both pillow and jOintcr for
two or three horscs-to the Gale as No. l.
4th. Lightness of draft tsee scaleJ
9Th. Depth and width of furrow in solid cubic
inches (see scale)
Six two or three-h horse plows competed in the
order named, all tried by the same plowman and
team. The aim being to make each piow run
inches deep and turn as much as it could turn
tNnl
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

UNITED FRIENDS OF AMERIoA.--A council of
the order of United Friends of America has been
organized in Bel Air, with the following off,
GERS:
President-Harry Dietrich; Vice President
John Heuer; Chaplain-A. Wattenscheidt !;
Treasurer. Quatman; Secrctary-John w.
Gordon. t#
Upwards of thirty members have been initia-
ted, among them several ladies-the order not
being exclusively for the benefit of the male
sex. The cardinal principles or degrees of the
order are Liberty, Friendship and Equality-the
first intoxicating patriotic reverence for the in
situations of our country, truthfulncss, industry
and temperance in all things; the second bind
Ing the members to render assistance to one
another in business, the care of the sick, &c
and the third discountenancing anything that
would prescribe any white man or woman on
account of birth or station.
The council meets every Thursday evening in
the room near j. g. Rouse's store, over Dr. W.
B. Munnkhuysen's office.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
1leiolthnrhnnd 1e,us.
Letter From BOOtilb, Hill.
NEW PASTOR.

NEW PASTOR.
Rev. &. A. Jones, the new pastor of the NJ f..
Church, preached on last Sunday at Garrettsons,
in the morning, and at Aberdeen in the afternoon.
He made most favorable impression upon both
was greeted with new organ and recently Or
ganized choir, with Miss Iavina Rawhouser Or
ganist.
Mr.. n. b. Gilbert has taken possession of the
farm he recently purchased from the Hickey
estate. Mr.. John a; Osborn, the former occupant,
has removed to "Oddity Farm" near Clayton
Mr.. Cover Cole will occupy the sidney Park
farm vacated by Mr.. Gilbert.
On Wednesday of last week, while horse driven
by Mr.. Oakley Mitchell was standing hitched at
frightened the horse and he jumped, breaking the
harness and completely demolishing the shafts of
the buggy to which he was attached He did not,
however, succeed in getting loose, and further
damage was thereby prevented.
DEBATES.
AT the last meeting of our literary association,
the question, would Ireland be benefited by In
dependence of the English government? ?" was
argued in the affirmative by G; 6, Air3oy and A.
Chesney and w. b. Baker. The Judges Messrs.
Bay, Aaronson and Ricketts,, decided by majority
vote in favor of the negative. The next meeting
ing April 1st at Aberdeen, when 1t is expected
that the members of the Forest Institute associa-
ton will take part in the discussion on the sub
fall of our RepubcY
ENTERTAINMENT.
The readings and concert at the Grove Church,
on Tuesday evening, was quite q success. Mr..
Joseph Thompson fully maintained his high repu-
tation both as humorist and as an elocutioniSt.
He read numberof selections all of which called
forth much applause The concert was highly en-
joyed. The ladies of the church were assisted in
the concert by Mr.. Kerr, of Baltimore. Mr.. Geary,
Of Port Deposit, and Messrs. Gibson and Baker, of
Hartford.
BRIEFS.
The Grove Church Sunday School will hold its
annual election OF officers on next Sunday morn
ing, at ~ O'Clock.
Some of our roads badly need repairing.
We had pleasant call, on Friday, from " Van
Winkle," of Darlington. Hal.
Letter From Dublin.
LARGE FUNERAL.
The funeral OF our esteemed minister Rev. j.
II. Lennon, was large, about 400 persons being
present The funeral services We're conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Me Channels, Rev j. II. ScarboTo and Rev
VIM. 4. Mccain.
Week before last small boy who lives with
Elias Scarboro was thrown from horse and had
his arm broken.
On lasl wednesday week, the MOTEL oil j.. 5.
Chenworth, Dublin, caught fire. but by judicious
work the flames We're soon extingnished. The
loss is light.
GROWING WHEAT.
The growing wheat still looks very promising,
and If nothing untoward happens tot we may an
ticipate heavy crop.
DIPHTHERIA.
This dreadful disease still fingers in the lower
part of York county. j. X Brown, at Castle Finn
Mills, lost son by the disease last week. A great
number of the cases prove fatal
INCREASE OF POPULATION.
In our district since New Year, q large number
of births have occurred. They.havo out number
cd the deaths, ten to one. MARS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

The Irving met on Wednesday, March 18th. f.
a. Carman, Vioe-Presdent, in the chair Misses
Annie Robertson and Theresa Wiker each read
choice selections. Resolved that the sword is
mightier than the pen,' was ably argued by DR.
Gorsuch and d. L. Wright on the Affirmative and
J. Il. Duncan and G. w. Richardson on the Mega
tive. U4 ~
CONCERT AT UPPER ROADS.
A concert was given at the Upper Cross Roads,
Hartford county, by the Waverly Hall Singing
School. 1t was conducted by Prof. w. f. Mason,
assisted by Miss Ada Wright, an accomplished
young lady from Baltimore, who presided at the
organ; The programme embraced a solo BY James
ID. Ball a quartette by Prof. Mason and Messrs
W. M: Thompson, ]. d. Ball and j. Hayghe .'The
Mocking Bird. by Misses Maggie and Sally Curry,
assisted by Messrs. Thompson and Ball. and n
beautiful Sacred Song by Miss Lizzie Ely Miss
Annie Barton also rendered two fine literary seec-
tons. The participants were mostly young be-
glnners but under the training of Prof. Mason
they gave satisfactory concert.
Caleb Carman is lying very i'll at his residence in
Long Green Valley.
Jacob X. Mast is about to begin digging iron at
his ore banks in lower Long Green Valley Iron
ore has been discovered on the estate of Mrs.
Kilchenstine, six miles from Baltimore, on the
Hartford turnpike. w II n
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
From High Point.
RELIGIOUS.

Rev. Joseph Nelson, pastor of Bethel Presby-
terrain, Church, will hold divine service in the
4th, at 8 p. NJ. The High Point Sunday School
will be re-organized on Sunday afternoon, April
4th, at 2 P. NJ.
IMPROVEMENTS, &C.
Mr.. Daniel Ehrhart is building a saw mill for
David Hapway. .HF
Mr.. T. g. Blair is building a tenement house on
his farm.
Horse shoe pitching and fifteen are in vogue at
High Point, HARTFORD.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
From Webster.

FRUIT,
The peach buds have been damaged by the last
cold snap.
DEBATE
The Lapidum Lyceum, last Friday evening, de-
bated the question; " Is Man free agent?" At
Spencer. Negative-L, Cooley, w. S, Bowman
and w. H. Paul. The Judges, Messrs. John Craig
and G. Cook, decided in favor of the affirmative
FISHING.
Messrs. Spencer & Sons have been hauling their
seines off Patterns Island. which they have rented
for week past: They have been taking con-
siderable quantity of herring and few shad
MAD DOGS.
Our country appears to be infested with mad
there have been several narrow escapes. The
colored man, Sid Lee. mentioned In my letter last
week, was attacked by q mad dog and only escaped
being bitten by running into the house and closing
the door. The dog ran under the porch and the
colored man killed 1t there with stone. HW
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

Mr.. Galbpeath tried his Gale No. 10, with wood
beam, in roots, with the improved cutter, which
did first-class work, cutting a furrow Is INCHES
wide, and inches deep, up hill average draft
475 pounds los solid cubic inches
Mr.. I. A. Hays tested his three-horse Prairie
Breaker. very stout cast pillow and wrought
share, which weighed 1853 pounds; 19x8 inch fur
row, and turned with case; 6l7 pounds draft; l52
cubic inches.
The latter two were not competing with the
others at all.
Oliver Chilled was represented by p. f. Ball,
agent, Bel Air, Nd. Advance Chilled was repre-
scented by w. Smithson Forwood, agent, Bel Air,
Md. Gale Chilled was represented by William X.
Galbreath, agent Dublin, Md. Ohio Chilled and
Imperial by james Hopper s. Co., Havre de Grace.
Md. Diamond by Barnes s. Archer, Lapldum,
Md.
X. JOHN ROGERS,
HENRY RUFF,
N. A. MCCoMAs,
THos. A. HAYS, Secretary. Judges.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
III ED.

LESLlE.-On March 9th, at Saint Vincent
Infant Asylum, Baltimore, Nd, VERNON
LESLIE, aged four months.
Hush, he sleeps! But Oh. how cold
And pale are the lips the old smile brightcns:
Rigid the limbs meath drapery's fold,
The roses fled from the cheek death whitcns
Bright with life the beautiful. morn
Asleep in death ere the falling even,
Awaking with joy to the fairer dawn,
To play with the flowers that bloom in heaven.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
MARRIED.

KNIGHT-KIMBLE.-At Aberdeen Southern
Methodist Church, March 24th, 1880, by Rev. ].
W. Steele, JOSHUA T. KNIGHT and Miss
SARAH E. KIMBLE, all of Hartford county
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
OYSTER AND EATING HOUSES.
The License to be paid by the keepers of Oyster
md Eating Houses is Sl04 10.
LICENSE TO OWNERS OR KEEPERS OF
STATIONS OR JACKS

STATIONS OR JACKS.
The owner or keeper of every Stallion or Jack
SHALL before being permitted to stand or station
such animal, pay to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of some of the counties in this State, the highest
sum which he intends to ask receive for the
season of one mare and thereceipt of said Clerk
with the seal of his Court attached thereto for said
sum- shall be the license for stationing such Stall
lion or Jack for one year from the date thereof :
provided that in no case shall the sum directed to
be paid for such license be less than ten dollars
and that every Stallion or Jack upon which the
said tax is paid shall be exempt from all other
State taxes.
WAKEMAN +. MORGAN
APP sheriff of Hartford County.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
Brooks, Celebrated Embrocatiou.

The best remedy in the world, for man or beast
For sale at all stores and by the manufacturers,
Brooks & Jones, Constitution York Co., Pa.
mh12-2m
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
VENDORS OF MILLINERY.

Females vcndng Millinery and other small arti-
clcs, whose stock is not over $780, to pay license
of IS; but if over that amount, they are required
to pay the same license as other porsons-oath To
be made as to the amount of stock at the principal
season of the year.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

PALATABLE MEDICINES. Ayers Cherry Pee
Pills glide sugar-shod oyer the palate; and his
Sarsaparilla ia nectar that mparts vgor to life,
restores the health, and expels disease. Waterford
(Pd1 Advertiser.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

The applicant must either make oath as hereto
fore, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
county where he is engaged in business, of the
season of sale or the oath may be administered
by Justice of the Peace, when the person want
ing license applies through an agent.
Persons may sell salt to cure fish i'm March, April
and May without license.
Vendors of Cakes and vendors of Beer and Cider,
who are makers of such beer and cider Uagcr Beer
excepted are not required to pay license
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
LICENSE TO ORDINARIES AND TAVERN
KEEPERS

The Licenses to Ordnarics and Tavern Keepers
to sell spirtuous or fermented liquors lager beer
in quantities less than pint at any time, shall
be as follows: Provided, that the applicant shall
Hartford county petition signed by at least twelve
freehoders residing within three miles of the pro
posed place of business of such applicant praying
that such License may be granted and shall also
file with said Clerk bond, with security approved
by said Clerk, in the penal sum of one thousand
dollars, for the payment of all fines and penalties
and costs to which the person obtaining such Ii
cense may become liable for any violation of any
of the License Laws of this State relating TO the
sale of spirituous or fermented liquor or lager
beer.
The said applicant is also required to file with the
Clerk written affidavit stating the situation of
the house or place of business and premises ut or
in which the sale to be authorized by said License
may be or is proposed to be done. and the rate of
rent or annual value thereof including all the
buildings and grounds occupied orused in connec-
ton Herewith; also, that each Of the petitioners
required by Section second of this Act are free
holders and live within three miles of the propos-
ed place of business Of said applicant: and the
said Clerk may. in his discretion, require such
other and further proof by the written ailidavitS
of other parties, to be filed in his Office as to the
compliance, in good faith of said applicant with
the requirements of this act as he may deem prop
The applicant shall also make oath before the
said Clerk that he has, 0Ond hds land without in
tending TO evade the requirements OF this article
provided and expects To maintain six good beds,
with sufficient covering therefor-and three rooms
more than sufficient for private use of said ordna-
ny keeper, with stable and proycnder for I'VE
horses at least Immediately On the premises occu-
pied by said applicant.
If the rental or annual value is not
over ~ ~
i,U ana not over S:ltl. ..'...''.,..,,.. @ ca
40 and not over ND................ lOt IN
'ND and not over im.........,...... I2i IL
LTCENSETO RETAILERS OF SPIRlTUOUSOR
FERMENTED LIQuoRSORL LAGER BEER.
The amount of license to be paid 10y retailers of
spiritnouS or fermcned liquors or lager beer is as
follows:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
Annapolis Notes.

SENATE.
The House bill 10 amend The charter of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Hartford
county was passed on Tuesday
The committee on judicial proceedings last
Friday reported miavorably on the bill Ia make
tiagS property on payment of u tax by the owner
and felony 10 steal them. The unlnvorable ne.
port was adopted.
The joint resolutions of Mr.. Nan,lcriord. pro-
testing against Federal entertainments on the
iiherlles oi the people and rights of the States
were taken MP in the Senate. on Thursday of
Hast week, and passed.
IIoTSE.
On motion of Mr.. Naudivcr an act 10 encour.
age the destruction of hawks in Hartford and
Worcester counties, was amended, by reducing
the bounty for hawk heads from fifty to twenty
five cents. The bill as amended was passed.
Mr.. Touchstonc, one day last week. offered
lolnt resolutions requesting our senators and
representatives in Congress TO urge upon the
present Congress Of the United States the ncccs-
SLY oi making an appropriation to remove the
piers erected in the mouth of the Susquchanna
river, by the Cecil and Hartford Boom Company,
and also to remove the sand bars caused by the
erection of said piers. The preamble states that
The boom piers, which were erected in 1868, have
caused sand bars to form in the mouth of the
Snsquehanna river, and said piers together with
SAID sand bars have proven to be formidable OBJ
structions 10 the How OF ice, causing the same
to gorge in the mouth of the Susquehanna river.
thereby endangerng the life and property of
citizens living in the town of Port Deposit and
along the river bank. The bill was fayorably
reported.
In the House. on Thursday of last week tb,
general appropriation bill was taken up, and on
motion of Mr.. Scott, of Washington county, the
appropriation TO the Maryland Agricultural Col.
lego was made - instead of 5000. After some
other amendments the appropriation bill was
passed.
The committee on education on Saturday re-,
ported tavowbly House bill to provide for a re-
organization Of the state board of education,
isslying out the principal If the State Normal
;>etaDo
The bill comforting additional Jurisdiction on
justices of the peace of Hartford and other couu.
ties was amended, on Monday, by striking out
''sme of the counties named, and passed
Col Jol r. Emory died at his residence in
Queen Anne's couAty, Md, on Monday He
Was brother of Major Gen. VIM. H. Emory.
u. g. A., aud served as Lieutenant in the regn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
STONE WORK.

THE undersigned will supply to order, of any
Il required size, FIRE-PROOF HEARTH
STONES, STONE GATE and other POSTS,
STEPS, WATER DROPS, &c. Prices moderate
and given upon application.
THOMAS BOUGHTEE
20. Rocks of Deer Creek Harfbri Co, Md.
APPLY "'7 -
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
PUBLIC SAIE-

TNHEundersigned surviving partners of William
l. II. Williams Il Co., will sell at Public Auction
at the Slate Quarry belonging to said firm and
known as "Parkcr's Quarry, on Slate RIDGE Har-
ford county, Md,
ON SATURDAY. APRIL gath. 1850.
At laE O'Clock, +. NJ, all the following
LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
belonging to said firm; situate in Hartford county,
Nd and known as "PARkER'S QUARRY"
There are two leasehold interests in this proper
ty which will be sold separately.
LEASE MOL
Contains all the interest of said firm in said quar-
Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor respectively to
Robert Griffith, and which was subsequently con-
seyed to William L. Williams & Co., by deed from
and recorded in Liber A. L. j., No. 81, folio 1862
one of the Land Records of the Circuit Court for
Hartford county. This lease will expire April list,
~ LEASE No. =
Contains all the interest of said firm of William
+. Williams e. Co.. in said quarry that was convey
ed in lease from Edward Proctor to William i.
Williams Co., dated February 9th, 1871 and re-
corded in Liber A. L. j., No. 81, folio 36T, one of
the Land Records aforesaid. This lease will ex-
pire April LIST, 1893.
This quarry is one of the best known and most
valuable on the Ridge Also the following
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
"bi S'luhitS w W. squares bl NO.
Slate, 40 tons Blue Slate, Engine and Boiler 2
Saw Tables, 3 Pumps, Railroad Cars, Quarry
Tools Railroad Iron, lot Cord Wood.
TERMS OF SALE.
Leasehol Property third of the purchase
money shall be paid in cash on day of sale one
third in six and the balance in twelve months
thereafter; the credit payments To bear interest
from the day of sale, and to be secured by the
notes or bonds of the purchaser, with surety ap-
proved by the undersigned.
Personal Property other than Leasehold-All
sums of so AID under cash over that amount a
credit Of six months will be given, purchasers to
give their notes with approved security, bearing
interest from day OF sale
WILLIAM Il. WILLIAMS,
HUMPHREY W. EVANS,
Surviving Partners of VIM. T.. Williams & Co.
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
DY virtue Of a deed Of assignment from Aanla
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

the same being assessed in the name of Mary A.
Whteford, to satisfy and pay the taxes due there
on by the said Mary A. Whteford for the year 1871
For State and County taxes for 1877, $Il33
With interest thereon from January list 1873
This property is situated at the Upper Cross
Roads, adjoining the lands of Charles Parker,
Caroline johnson and Others 1t is improved by
a good Dwelling House, suitable for Hotel
Shedding for horses, good Pump, &c.
'tlf{H.. A. j. WILEY,
ap2 Collector
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02
Military Notice

THE members of the GOVERNORS GUARD
4 CAVALRY COMPANY, Of Harford county,
are notliied to meet In Bel Air, on SATURDAY,
April 10th, at ~ O'clock
the Captain. ''
~ J. HANNA,
WS Orderly Sergeant.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

Col Jol N r. Emory died at his residence in
Queen Anne's county, Md, on Monday. He
was brother of Major Gen. VIM. II. Emory.
U. g. A., and served as Lieutenant in the regl,
lar army in the Florida war and in the vest
He was a successful farmer a leading member
OF the State Agricultural Society, and 2 Genial,
refined spd eaurteons gentleman
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-02

At Z O'Clock, NJ, al that certain
F. A r M
situate on Deer Creek in the Fourth Election Dis
trict in said county, whereon William and Orpah
Glenn now reside, composed of parts of two tracts
or parcels Of land called "Miller's. Fancy" and
NSt. Elnnl :" containing