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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-17

In MEMoRIAM.-REv. DIR. SwENTzELL-A
sermon in memoriam of the late Rev. Dr. Freder-
lex Swentzell was peached on Sunday night.
December 18th, in st. Barnabas' P. E. Church,
Baltimore. large congregation, of which a
large number were friends of the dead clergy
man, was present The sermon was from the
words, she was good man and full of the
Holy Ghost, and of faith" and was sketch of
DIR. Swentzell from boyhood until DEATH The
text was stated to be the grandest of all encomi.
ums and an apt portrait of the deceased minis
ter. His goodness was dwclt upon and his
kindly impulses and tender nature described
He had, said the speaker, a large wealth of feel
ing, which served him we'll, both in the pulpit
and at the 1iresidc. He was called ssson of
consolation" The preacher showed how truly
he was filled with the Holy Ghost, was possessed
Of the graces of Christian character, and was
energetic in his labors as minister. He loved
his work and everything about it. In the course
of the sermon the speaker told how Dr. Swent-
zell came into the communion of the Episcopal
Church. Dr. Swentzell was a candidate for
holy orders in the diocese of Maryland at the
time of his death; had accepted a call to the
parish of Darlington, Hartford county, and
would have been ordained about this time had
he Observation-Disclosures american.
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Upper Cross Roads.

We have a fine store, kept by Mr.. John B. Cur
ry, and an excellent hotel, by John c. thinner
man.
Mr.. Hiram Ball has finished making sorghum
molasses for the season. He made between
seven and eight hundred gallons.
Mr.. Corbin Amos, our County Commissioner,
has recently completed sheep and hay house,
40 feet long, 90 feet wide and 90 feet to the
square. 1t was built by Mr., John II. Englc,
carpenter.
Mr.. A. Owings has rebuilt his shops and re-
paired his dwelling, tenant houses and store
house. The work was done by John II. Engle.
Mr.. Samuel Moore has opened store st Mr.
Owings' old stand.
considerable quantity of corn yet remains
to be husked. Wheat looks we'll
CORNER
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HOpewelI.
THIEVES AT WORK.


Within the last two weeks the good people in
the vicinity of Hopewell have been excited over
the depredations Of thieves. The Messrs. Bow
mans canning house has been invaded by some
person and twelve cases of tomatoes carried off,
Mr.. j. L. Evans hen house was also visited
and four or five valuable hens carried away
The supposed guilty party is now under arrest.
A raid was made on the carriages at Rock Run
Church, during service, one night last week, in
which nearly all the most valuable wraps,
blankets and robes were carried off, to the In
convenience of the owners, as the night was very
cold, to say nothing of the loss.
Mr.. Geo. II. Bowman had some eight or ten
bushels of wheat stolen out of q neighbours
barn, where he had taken it to be cleaned up
1t is also reported that Messrs. Robert Walker
and George Wilkinson have also been waited on,
at their canning establishment, and q tax of
canned corn and peaches laid upon them, to
what extent we have not heard.
II we can only succeed in bringing these fell
lows to justice, Sheriff Morgan will have an OPP.
portunity to furnish them cards of admission to
that beautiful mansion on the verdant banks of
Jones Falls. MORE LATER.
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A Move In the Right DirectiOn.-Ever
since the change in the late firm of George ii. q.
Neal a. son, their successors, Messrs. Neal, Arm
strong Company have made new departure in
the mode of Offering goods, and it must be con-
fessed that a stock so well known and always in
assortment kept well up both in bulk and quality
could not fail to attract more than ordinary pub
lie attention. Their determination to close out
the stock of the late firm without regard to cost
or value electrified the community, and such a
statement made by house Of acknowledged rep
utation and standing ut once commanded as ii
should do patronage that taxed all the resources
or the house to enable them to wait upon and
establishment in crowds unknown to any other
establishment in the history of Baltimore. 1t
shows that when reputable house makes an an
nouncement through the columns of the Lfs1iS
and offers goods at low prices for cash or in other
words, do what they say they will do-they strike
9, chord in the public pulse which yibrates to
their advantage
The new departure announced in this weeks
1fg's is presentment of their claims to supply
the public for the holiday season, and it must be
confessed That useful present should first be on
the list of purchasers. A glance ut the synopsis
OF the goods offered will at once assure the rea-
der thai In any department desired q full line of
me most fashionable goods of the season is on
hand to select from, embracing the latest designs
and shapes, the newest styles, the choicest fab
RIGS, and the loveliest of colors. Itwould be SUI
pernuous TO quote prices but a statement made
by the firm is worthy of notice, en- PEASANT and
that is, that Notwithstanding the late extraord-
nary advance by the Eastern manufacturers in
the prices of all kinds of cotton goods the firm
price of single article between now and the 18th
or December, thus giving the benefit of present
low rates, without exception, to all persons dur
ing the approach of the festive season.
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Hon. George Cotton, editor of the An
napolis Republican, who has been sightseeing
in Europe for several months, expected to
leave Liverpool for the United States last
Saturday. Mr.. Cotton, while abroad, wrote
a number of graphic and interesting letters
to his paper, which we hope to see presented
to the public in a book form. The Maryland
Editors Association, (of which Mr.. Cotton is
President will, upon his return, greet him at
a banquet, on the 9TH of January.
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ice, which was arrested by Jack Frost on its
way down the bay, The canal is covered with
Ice averaging about five inches thick, affording
splendid skating.
HYMENEAL..
cards are out for the wedding, this week, of
our excellent friend, Mr.. Christopher Wilson, of
Darlington, and Miss she Lyon, of Cecil county.
BRIEFS
"A glass ball shooting will take place in OAR
lington, on Christmas day. A number of crack
shots are expected
Key. Mr.. Mcdaniel will preach in the NJ +.
Church, Darlington, on Sunday afternoon next,
at o'clock.
The canal was closed on Wednesday and the
water is being let off at various points along the
line.
The congregations of Grace Memorial and
the Trap Protestant Episcopal Churches have
extended call to Rev. MIR. Wroth, formerly of
Baltimore county, to ofllciate as their rector.
Several of our best farmers have not husked
all OF their corn yet. VAN WINKLE.
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FOUND DEAD.-Last Friday morning, about
daybreak, the dead body of u colored woman,
named Lucy Harris, was found lying in the
public road, near Cedarville, in the fifth district
Justice Daugherty summoned a jury of inquest
composed Of Joseph Jones, ST., foreman; Joseph
Jones, Jr., Samuel Forsythe, VIM. H. Forsythe
Samuel S. James, Walter w. Coale, Thomas
Forsythe, John James, VIM. j. Forsythe, John
Beaver, George Bolts aud James Thompson,
who Investigated the case carefully, and gave
o verdict of death from natural causes.
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Another newspaper has come triumphant
ly out of libel suit. Several years ago,
Fiery Erening, of Wilmington, Del, de-
nounced the Delaware State Fire and Marine
Insurance Company as a worthless fraud, run
by swindlers, and warned its readers against
dealing with the concern. The newspaper
was sued for libel. The case was tried, and
last week the truth of Ece'y Ecentag's allega-
tions was established, by the jury bringing
in q verdict for the defendant The result of
this case will encourage newspapers ever
where to expose frauds upon the public, and
will therefore have tendency to diminish
the number of worthless and bogus concerns
in the country.
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Silk Department..
HOLIDAY PRESENTS

COLORED BROCADE SILKS Is CENTS, reduced
from Stall new.
COLORED SURAH SATINS-Two lots new
goods, marked down to - cents and ST.
COLORED SILkS-Wc have added another lot
to our counter of these goods ut 50 cents, worth
81 and SO per yard.
COLORED SILKS-Odds and Ends reduced to rs
cents, sold formerly at Sl.25 and S1.50
COLORED SlLkS-Street shades; very best
Lyons goods; marked down for the holiday
trade to So, goods actually sold at 50. This
chance will not occur again
C0LORED AND BLACK SATINS DE LYON
Magnificent quality $50 per yard.
BLACK SILkS-5O cents upward to finest grades
Splendid stock and best of values
SATlNS MARVElLIEUX-S2 per yard, value
BLACK AND COLORED SATINS-All the new
shades, specially cheap.
BLACK AND COLORED BROCADE AND
PLAIN NELN ETS-Greatly reduced in price
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ROBBERY AT CHURcH.-On Wednesday
night, December Sth, about 81 o'clock, while
protracted meeting was in progress at Rock
Run NJ. E. Church, wagon drove up to where
the horses and vehicles of the worshippers were
standing The occupants of the wagon uncere-
moniously stole buffalo robe from the carriage
of Mr. John Hopkins, and also took from the
horses half dozen buffalo blankets. To facili-
tate their escape they took awhip belonging to a
member of the congregation, which they broke
in pieces vcrthcir horse, and threw out into
the road. The wagon was tracked to point
between Churchville and Bel Air.
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sUPPER.-The ladies of st. Ignatius' Church,
Hickory, Rev. Francis NJ Fowler, pastor, will
give supper, at that place, on Wednesday and
Thursday, December Goth and 30th. The an
nual suppers and festivals given by the ladies
OF this church have always been exceedingly
popular. They know how TO provide good
entertainment, and those who attend will get
the full worth of their money I; some with very
good appetites may get even more
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4ein1thnrhnnd 91elus.
Pleasantyille.

Holland Beaumont has built wheelwright
shop at Pleasantville, and intends to carry on
the business there.
Mr. John F. Raitt delivered lecture ON
Temperance, last Sunday night, at High Point
School House 1t was well received
Two respectable old bachelors, in good cir
cumstances, are about to canvass the neighbor-
hood for wives. Amy gocd-looking maidens or
charming young widows would do well to apply
in time to Box No. /, Pleasantvile r. B,
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Shure's Landing.
CANAL BOATS SUNK.

Three canal boats, bound from Baltimore to
Havre de Grace, towed by tug, were cut
through by the ice, near POOLS Island, last Fri
longed to John Q. A. McConkey, of Peach Bot
tom; another, the "Sophia and Constance" be-
longed to Michael Skely, of Havre dc Grace, and
the third was Pennsylvania boat. The "Sal-
lie" was laden with $500 worth of store goods;
the other two were light The remainder OF
the boats returned to Baltimore.
THE RIVER FROZEN.
The Susquehanna river is frozen over, the sur
face being full of ridges, formed by the floating
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-17

KILLED BY FALLING TREE.-On Thursday,
December 9th, Mr.. Lewis Cooper, who lived
near West Bangor, York county, whilst engaged
in telling trees in Samuel Neiper's woods, was
accidentally caught beneath q tree and was
crushed 10 death. Mr. Cooper and his son had
been working together, and about three o'clock
in the afternoon the son went home. Mr.. Coop
er did not return home at supper time and his
family supposed he had gone to neighbours to
spend the night. The next morning his son
and Mr.. Nciper found him lying dead under
tree where he had been chopping wood. From
the position of the body it was evident that the
tree did not fall in the direction he had intend
cd il should fall, and he was unable to get out
of the way in time to save his life Justice j.
7. Crawford summoned jury of inquest COM
posed of Messrs. q. II. A. Whltcford A. M.
Clark, James X. Nciper, John c. Ramsay,
George Allies and VIM. L. Williams, who brought
in verdict of accidental DEATH in accordance
with the facts above stated. Mr.. Cooper was
the sexton of Statewide Church. He was about
55 years ofage and was sober, quiet Industrious
and much respected He leaves wife and a
large family
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NEW NEWSPAPER.


About fifty persons assembled in Hartford
Seminary, ON Monday evening, December 18th,
to organize literary society. Mr. Wilkinson
acted as chairman and Mrs. w. II. Paul as Sec
Rotary Officers were elected as follows Presi-
dcnt-John I. Evans; Vice Presidents and Ser.
geants-at-Arms-J. ii. Wilkinson, A. Cooley. A.
Debaugh, II. A. Temple and VIM. Knight ;
Secretary-Mrs. w. Fl. Paul; Assistant Sccre.
tary-Winfeld Evans; Executive Committee
Mr.. and Mrs. Rue, w. II. Paul, Lawson Cooley,
w. Evans and Miss Fannie Miller.
A debate then took place on the oucs,ion
should man be praised for doing his duty VI
>. II: Wilkinson argued for the affirmative
and w. II: Paul.for the negative The Judges
Messrs. Ward, Temple and Rue, decided for Tho
affirmative.
THEFT.
Last week Mr.. w. ii. Paul had some corn and
several bags of apples stolen from him. If Tho
bags, which presume were only borrowed, arc
returned, no questions will be asked. II. w.
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DIR. Vennor, the Canadian weather proph-
ct, in an article sent to the press on De-
and Saturday, the 10th and 18th, and that
mild weather for the 18th and 14th would set
in. We did not have the promised snow here,
but the mild weather was fact He also
predicted that from the 10Th of the month
snow falls will increase in frequency and
severity, up to the close of the year. The
new year, he says, will enter with plenty Of
snow and sleighing everywhere.
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AlonZO Stewart

AhiOii'' p'S"oib
Sallie Curtis, wclton A. for Hartford County.
Curtis, William n. Cur In EQUITY.
tbs, and others.
i for the sale of certain land in Hartford county
of which Welton Curtis, late of said county de-
ceased, died seized.
The bill states that the said Welton Curtis de-
parted this life in the month of August 1850, ntes-
tate seized and possessed among other real estate
of tract of land or parcel Of land situate in said
Hartford county, called and known by the name of
Fox Harbor" or by whatsoever name known or
called, containing Fourteen Acres, more or less
adjoining the lands of Aolila Boardley and Others
being the same and all of the land which the said
Welton Curtis, deceased, purchased of Mary Ann
the time of his death, more definite and partic-
ular description of which is given in the bill: in
debted to the complainant in the sum of seven
hundred and fifty dollars, with interest thereon,
from the 9th day of August, 1877, and that the per-
sonal estate of which said Weton Curtis died pos
sessed is insufficient to pay his debts, and that
certain Mary Ann Tragor, of Hartford county
aforesaid claims to hold claim against said prop
erty, but how much if any, is to your orator I'M
known and that he Is entitled to have the said real
estate of which said Curtis died seized sold for the
payment of all debts due and owing as well to all
other creditors of said Curtis who Will come in
contribute to the expenses of this suit and be made
parties thereto as to your orator, Aonzo Stewart.
The bill further states, that said Weton Curtis
deceased, left Welton A. Curtis, William A. Cur,
tbs, Harriet Il. Giles, wife of Charles Giles, who are
non-residentsof the State of Maryland; Hannah
Ephraim Curtis, Robert Curtis, Sarah Curtis and
Mary Curtis, his only children and heirs-at-law,
and Sallie Curtis his widow, and that John,
Ephraim, Robert, Sarah and Mary Curtis are in
fants, under the age of twenty-one years.
1t is thereupon adjudged and on this l4th day
December, 1880, ordered, that the complainant by
causing copy of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Hartford
county, aforesaid, once in each of four successive
weeks, three months before the 18th day of April,
1891 giving notice to the said absent nonresident
defendants of the object and substance of this
bill warning them to appear, and each of them,
in this court in person by solicitor on or before
the said 18th day of April 1881, to answer the pre-
misses and show cause, If any they have, why |
decree ought not to pass as prayed.
A. LINGAN JARRETT, Clerk.
True copy, Test:
decl7-4t A, LINGAN JARRETT, Clerk. !
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Mr.. William b. Upton, worthy and esteem
ed citizen, died at his residence, near Jurretts-
vile, on Wednesday night, December Sth, after
brief sickness He was an honest man, a kind
neighbor and friend, and his sudden death is re-
GREETED by his many friends and the community
in which he SO long and quietly lived. His re-
mains were buried at Bethel PRESBYTERIAN
Church. The funeral sermon was preached in
Bethel church by the pastor, Rev. Joseph Mel
son. He leaves q wife, three sons and two
daughters, to mourn his loss. He was 5Sycars
faye.
The cold snap has given the folks another op-
portunity, which they are improving here, of
filling their ice houses
Some large hogs have also been killed here
The largest we know of at present was owned
by Rev. T. NJ. Cathcart, and dressed 345 lbs.
Mr. NJ. Kurtz, undertaken, lost young mare
on Sunday morning, of lung fever She was not
quite broken for use, and was first taken with
the epizootic or horse disease, c.
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SUNDAY School CELEBRATIONS. Several
Sunday School Christmas celebrations are an-
nounced, to the great delight of the little folks.
On Monday, December 9th, the Sunday School
connected with the Presbyterian church, of Bel
Air, will hold its annual Christmas festival, in
the church, at seven o'clock, P. NJ. On this oc-
casion presents llbe given to the children, and
an address delivered,
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"A public examination will be held in the
public schools of the county, beginning on the
10th and ending on the 23d ofDecember. Trus-
tees, patrons and all Others interested in educa-
tion are invited to be present.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-17

DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
cures every kind of humor from the worst scrof-
la TO the common pimpe or eruption.
-Four to six bottles cure salt-rheum or letter
One to five bottles cure the worst kind of PIN
pies on the face.
Two to four bottles clear the system of bols,
carbuncles. and sores
Four to six bottles cure the worst kind of cry
sipelas.
Three to six bottles cure blotches among the
hair. '
Six to ten bottles cure running at the ears
Five to eight bottles cure corrupt or running
ulcers
Fight to twelve bottles cure the worst scrofula.
Sold by druggists, and in haf-dozen and dozen
lots at great discount.
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The greatest known remedy for Coughs Throat
and Lung Trouble. 1t requires only fair trial to
convince one of its efficacy Free from morphia
or any other anodyne. Price 80 cents.
The undersigned and numerous others cheerful
ly recommend the above;
Rev: A. e. Gibson, M. D., Rev. d. Fl. Carroll,
Rev. w. 8. Edwards, ID. D., Rev. J. J. G. Webster,
Rev; Job A. Price, Rev. VIM. NJ. Osborn, Rev. j.
II. NJ. Lennon, Rev. S. A, Wilson, Rev. II. W.
Black, Rev. A. s. Hank, Rev. L. d. Herring, Rev.
Il. w. Crowl, Rev. ID. Henderson, all of Balti-
more, Md.
Rev: A. Foster and Rev. George ". Leech, of
Washington, ID. G.
Rev. James Gamble Hagerstown, Md.
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The Democratic party was beaten in the
late contest by barely twenty-four hundred
votes in q total of nine million. This does
not indicate that the party is either dead or
diving
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-17

"A fierce railroad war is in progress be-
tween the Pennsylvania Central and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad companies
The latter company having establsheda new
trunk line between New York and the South
the Pennsylvania company, in retaliation, re-
fuses to accept freights sent by the Baltimore
and Ohio over the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad. The latter company
are endeavoring to preserve strict neutrality
between the rival companies. The diaagrce-
ment between the two great corporations
may result in the revival of the plan for
another through route between Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
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DSGSS Goods for the HOLIDAYS.

| accordance with the custom of the house for
many years. during the holiday season we shall
offer BARGAINS in Low, Medium and Fine
DRESS GOODS; In order to meet the views of
useful present. we have marked down and offer
from this day, in addition to large reductions al
ready made.
Lot of Fine MOHAIRS, solid colors and fash
ionable shades. l2i9 cents.
Lot of Gray and Brown Mixed DEBEIGE Els
SUITINGS, 124 cents
Lot of Fancy sUiTiNGs. all colors. 12T cents.
Lot Of PRINTED ALPACAS, 124 cents
Lot of WORSTED SERG Els, 12k cents
Lots of Blue and Green WORSTED PLAIDS,
12H cents
The above lots of goods are none of them of the
ordinary cotton stuifs that are generally sold at
I'm cents but are actually p cent goods, and all
of them warranted half wool. We only have
can be replaced.
FLANNEL SUITINGS, 20 cents.
All Wool ENGLISH SUITINGS, % cents
Blue and Green FLANNEL SUITINGS, 25
All Wool MONTE CLOTHS, 25 cents.
3G-nch CASHMERE, all colors, y cents
All Wool TAFFETAS, % cents,
All Wool CAMELS' HAIR SUITINGS 31k
cents.
45.nch MONTE CLOTHS, BIZ cents.
FANCY PLAIDS, for Children's Suits and
Trimming. at low prices.
HANDKERCHIEF SUITINGS reduced from
$l.25 and Sl50 to an extraordinary low figure
Double-width MONTE CLOTHS, All Wool "A
inches wide, 80 cents.
FLANNEL sUITINGS, so, rs cents and 81.
CAMELS' HAIR and BEAVER SUITINGS
FRENCH NOVELTIES-COLORED CASH.
MERES.
Evening Shades in CASIIMEREs, KIIYBER
CLOTHS and CAMELS' HAIRS.
6-4 Wool FANCI Els reduced to 30 cents from 81.
declO NEAL. ARMSTRONG & co.
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Jarrettsyille.
PRESENTS TO A PAsToR.

PkESENTS 10 A PASTOR.
Our minister, Rev. Geo. b. Allen, of the NJ. f.
Church South, was the happy recipient of an ex-
cellent treat in the way of good things for the
inner man, on Thursday of last week, from Dub
lin and vicinity, brought to him by that worthy
gentleman Mr.. Thomas Morris, ofDubin. Well
done for Dublin, always noted for taking care of
the preachers. While Mr.. and Mrs. Morris were
near Cooptown, on their way to Rev. Mr.. Al
lens, they were thrown from their wagon by
the breaking of the front axle, and were severely
bruised
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Our own representative, Mr.. Robert Nc
Lane, seems to be qualifying himself for the
leadership of the Democrats on the floor of
the House. Mr., McLane is pugnacious, rasp-
ing, patient energetic and tactical, and, what
is more, the newspapers of the country,
through their Washington correspondence,
are beginning to find it out
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-17

We are obliged to Hon. Carl Schurz,
Secretary of the Interior, for copy of the
annual report of the operations of his depart
ment for the year ending June Both, 1880.