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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-05-21
Court Proceedings.

The jnry in the trespass case of Johnson Us.
Gleason, which went into the jury room on
Wednesday afternoon, after remaining out
until Friday afternoon, being unable to agree,
they were discharged. The amount of damages
claimed by Mr.. johnson was 800. II. w. Archer
and VIM. q. Scott for plaintiff, Stump and s.
Archer for defendant.
The case of Welde ys. Scarborough, removed
here from Cecil county, was concluded on Sat
urday evening. This suit was brought by the
plaintiff to recover S25, 600 for injuries received
in an assault Mt the hands of the defendant -
The jury were addressed by Messrs. Biddle, Con
| stable and Maynadcr for plaintiff, and II. w.
| Archer Mccullough and Warburton for defen-
dant. The jury remained out about one hour
| and brought In verdict of $1,000 damages for
| the plaintiff A motion for o new trial was
made by the defendants counsel.
| On Monday, John Collins, colored boy, was
arraigned on the charge of breaking into the
| store of A. II. Greenfield, Bel Air The trayer-
ser plead guilty. Maynadier for the State,
| Stump for defence.
| Joseph Kiouse was also arraigned on an in
| dictment charging him with assaulting William
| Nixon, hostler at Claymans HOTEL Bel Air.
Krousc plead guilty and was fined 81 and costs.
| Several cases were set for trial, and Court adj
journed until Tuesday morning, as a mark Of
| respect to the memory of the late N. b. Whita.
ker, deceased, member of the bar
On Tuesday the case of the State VS.. Hugh +
| Scarborough, indicted in Cecil county for as.
/ S""'' "''A ~ SalhuSl u. Nciuci
| came up. Mr.. Maynadier appeared for the State
and Messrs. IL. w. Archer, Mccullough and
WarDurton Tor the defence. Pleas were offered
10 tne court oy counsel for the traverser, show
ing llat lhe Indictment had not been found In
ACCORDANCE with the forms OF law The State
aemutred 10 the pleas, ana they were argued al
length. Inc hfth plea reclted that the grand
| jury was not legal body, the indictment con
| tanning the names of only twenty-five grand
Jurors, while the law requires that twenty-tbree
DC sworn IN. upon this plea Judge Grasor
oVerrulea the demurrer OF the state and ordered
tne inalGtment TO De quashed. Judge waters
also dehVered an OPINION Dissenting from the
aeclslon Oh Judge urason. Inc latter oelng the
Chlei Judgc, MS decision TOOK the precedence
inc inuictnent Deing quashed ana the traversei
SCI Nv liberty;
p, otate vs.. Eoward r. johns, late collector OF
taxes ior lhe ISL aistrlcl' indicted al last NO
Ieloer tcrh OF court ~ aeiauller. Mr.: May
HaulcI represented inc otate, ana H. w. Archer
w Nm; fouhg, STUMP anu WEBSTER appeared loi
| INC ueiehuahl' Inc deienuants counsel OBJECT
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On Monday, the nth instant, the Balti-
more Sun entered upon its forty-fourth year
From small beginning the Sun has grown
to be one oftle most enterprising, prosperous
and influential journals in the country. This
result has been achieved by steadily adhering
to sound business principles. The SIN has
always been published at q low price, but it
supplies its readers with all the news, and
gives ii correctly. 1t avoids sensationalsm,
but is never dull nor stupid. Altogether it
is model newspaper, and its genial propri-
etor can review its course for nearly half a
century with pardonable pride, and with the
consciousness that the Sun has contributed
in no small degree to advance the prosperity
of the city of Baltimore, and the entire State
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Democratic. Conservative Primaries.

By direction of the State Executive Com
mittee, the Democratic Conservative voters
of Hartford county are requested TO meet on
Saturday, Goth Day OF May, 1880,
at 3 o'clock, p NJ.
In the 1st District, at ABINGDON;
In the cd District, at HALLS X ROADS;
In the 3D. District, at BEL AIR;
In the 4th District, at JARRETTSVILLE (;
In the 9th District, at DUBLIN;
In the 9th District at HAVRE DE GRACE;
TO select from each district Ten Delegates to
the County Convention, which will meet in
Bel Air, on Tuesday, the list day of June, at
~ o'clock, NJ, which convention will appoint
-Four Delegates to the State Convention to be
held in the City of Baltimore, on the 9th day
of June, for the purpose of appointing Dele
gates to the Cincinnati Convention
The members of the County Executive
Committee will please attend, each in his re-
spective district, and organize the Primary
Meeting therein at the time and place as
above, and in case of the absence of said men,
Der the voters present will organize the
meeting, HENRY d. FARNANDIS,
JNO. CARROLL WALSH,
CHARLES Ii. STREET..
May 18th, 1880.
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The Irving Literary Society voted the money
made at the late entertainment to the erection of
new hall for the benefit of the neighborhoOd.-
The sum realized is about s4S The society ap-
pointed a committee OF five, DR.. Gorsuch, Geo. fl
Riley, W. Riddle, Mabury Lawrence and Thos h.
Gorsuch, TO solicit subscription to stock for the
hall, which is TO be built upon piece of ground
belonging 10 L. B Gorsuch, that has been cut OF
from his place by the road being Strengthened at
Fork NJ T.. Church. The committee met on last
Saturday and reported S265 subscribed A deed
for the land can be secured when $500 has been
subscribed. The ground Will cost about slM.-
Work Will be commenced Immediately.
The first Quarterly meeting of Long Green Cir
cut of the Nj. Il. Church. was held on Saturday
and SUNDAY last, nj Wilson Church. The Presid-
ing Elder, Rev. W. II. Chapman, was present. -
Fork Sunday School has been organized tor the
summer, with j. H. Duncan as superintendent.
We regret To learn that the postofice depart
ment has decided 10 change the name Of our post
office as they say II is too long. 1t is the wish of
IA great many that ii II has to he changed that it
Will hereafter he known as Fork T.. O." shorten
il by lropping the Meeting House." and not
give II some new tangled name, rs that viii
cause great deal Of !runhle in the future.
W. II. II.
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REPORT
OF THE
G r A N D J UR Y.
ON THE
CONDITION OF THE JAIL, &c.
REROR.T

INllE Grand jury for the May Term of the Cir
l. cult Court for Hartford county respectful,
inform your Honors that they have concluded
all the business brought before them, and ask tc
be discharged.
They have examined fifty (50) witnesses and
have found eight (S) true bills, none of them, W,
are pleased to say, for very serious or fragrant
infractions of the law. 1t is the opinion OF tho
Grand Jury that the moral tone Of our commu.
nifty will bear favorable comparison with that
of any county in the State
We have visited the Jail and found three e.,
prisoners confined therein, all awaiting the nc.
ton of the Grand Jury.
The building is in as good condition as it is
possible to keep one so badly constructed.
The Grand Jury have deemed it unnecessary
to visit the Almshousc at the present time, -
That institution is nnder the direct care and SUI
pervision of the County Commissioners, and
they alone are responsible to the people for the
proper and prudent management of the farm,
the Almshousc and its inmates. We are, how.
ever, informed by the Commissioners that the
institution is in mn excellent condition.
We offer our thanks to the officers of the
court for their courtesy and valuable assistance
extended to us in the dischage of our important
duties
j. VIM O'NEILL,
mNSl Enropnon
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Wilber'S Direct Draft
MOWER

THIS unrivaled machine has been fully tested
L in the field in Hartford county, for two sue
ccssive seasons, and can hc warranted to possess
the following points of superiority and advantage
|. .ibSOiWe Hued D,aH.A principle that all
Moving Machine inventors and manufacturers
have been trying Ia arrive at for years
.. HegsIsibittq- hich gives the choice of side
to NOW on, working the machine back ana forth
ON the side hills cutting back and forth across
lodged grass, cutting across dead burrows instead
of moving with them, always cutting long swathi
all features of great advantage in practical
work.
3. Ed&c N DJdri.- Admitting the use of FIVE
feet on sy-fcct cuttcr-har without uVcrworkinp
the horses by practical lise we have fully de-
mOnStrated that II siX-fcct bar Is worked with less
power than required ON the average to work II
cuttcr-bar four feet long on sidc-cut mowers.
4. R0PidiIHGJ tHitng.- Caused by leaving the
cut grass nearly slanding-thc most favorable pc.
sitiOn for the sun and air TO have full effect upon
every part OF it, Nothing more is necessary for
curing rapidly and evenly. The sdc-cut mowers
are compelled TO drive horses and mower over the
cut grass, leaving it in fiat and compacted posi-
which is over cured, whothe grass is still green
under.
.. Simplicity Of Constructions Doing away with
the bevcl gear, and other complicated and cXpen-
sive features of the old side-cut principle.
The use of Wllber'S Eureka Mower enables the
farmer to cut grass rapidly and evenly. BY rapid
cutting the extra time gained for curing is of i'm
mense importance.
| cordially invite examination, investigation
and criticism want every farmer who expects
to purchase mower this season, to first try the
Dircct-Draft Eureka.
Correspondence solicited. Circulars mailed on
apDlpatiOn.
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. BASE BALL.-The Athletic Club, of Abing
don, was organized, last Thursday. John II. Soul
ly was elected President, W. Stevens Vice Presi
dent; Daniel F. Sullivan Secretary and Treasure
and DIR. James Billingslea Captain. The suit
of the club for this season will be white jacket
with shield, blue pants and red stockings. Con.
way will catch again this season for the club
They will play match game with the Emmor-
ton Club on the Emmorton Grounds, on Satur-
day May eth
"A match game between the Emmorton and
Bel Air base ball clubs was played on Wednes-
day afternoon. Five innings were played the
score standing Bel Air So, Emmorton "a,
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we publish the announcement in our adver-
Using columns for pay, and seldom trouble our
selves to enquire rs to the qualities or merits of
the wares advertised, further than to assure our
But when an article performs miracles in our
midst. transforming the old TO young, in appear
ance at least, we cannot pass 1t by unnoticed. We
know of people who years ago, were gray headed
and who now wear dark and glossy hair. How is
this? IL evidently is not colored, for 1t has per-
fectly natural appearance instead of the harsh.
silver or other common hair dyes. No 1t has been
restored to its youthful color lustre and vitality
by the use of that wonder of wonders, Halls Veg
etable sicilian Hair Remover. 1t has many imta-
tors, but there is nothing like it. The test of
years only increases its fame, while its imtators
die and are Experimentation DdiLy Globe
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From Maryland Line.

The farmers in this vicinity are nearly done
planting corn. The wheat is looking finely.
Mr. J. Gibson, of Lancaster county, Pa, was re-
Gently on visit to his brothcr-in-aw, Dr. John
w. Barton, near Black Horse
The Ladies' Mite Society of West Liberty
Church, Baltimore county, will hold strawberry
festival on Saturday evening, May 2Sth.
1t is thought that the peaches have been injured
by the late cool weather.
a great many fires in the woods have been
spreading in this ncighborhood for the past week
Several pic-nics were held in our vicinity on
Whit Monday. TELEPHONE
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Mr.. EVANS G,LBREATH, a son of the late John
F. Galbreath, deceased, of this county, died in
YORK, IA, on Sunday morning, after n protract-
cd Illness. He was in the I'D year of his age,
and was young man of fine promise and OF
sterling worth. His remains were inferred at
Statewide Church, on Monday. The pastor, Rev
Mr.. Davenport, delivered discourse suited to
the occasion.
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ACCIDENT TO ScHooLBoY.-On Thursday OF
last week, MS son of Mr.. Thomas F. Maggie was
returning from school to his home near
Thomas Run, he overlook lad driving field
roller, and mounted to the seat with him. In
attempting to alight his foot was caught by the
roller and he was dragged short distance, the
flesh being torn from the knee to the ankle
The wound, which was seven inches in length
and two inches wide, was dressed by physical
and the lad is improving
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PAINFUL AcCIDENT.-On Wednesday of last
week Levi smith, while pointing rails for Rich
ard Howard, let his axe glance, inficting deep
cash In his right leg just above the knee lie
was Immediately taken to Dr. Emory's, who
dressed his wounds, after which he was taken to
his home near Sarah Furnace. Mr. Smith has
large family, and no way of support Int his
daily labor.
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,I,IIIs ms rN GIVE NNrICE-rHAr rur

VNIIIS rs TO GIVE NOTICE-THAT TIL Il
Il subscriber has obtained from the Register of
Wills of Hartford county, Nd, letters of admins
tration on the personal estate of
MARTHA BURNETT,
late of said county, deceased. All persons having
claims against said deceased hereby notified to
exhibit the same, with the legal vouchers thereof,
On or before TIE 26th day Of 4lnU, 1881,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. ALI persons indebted to
said estate are requested 10 make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand and seal, this 26th
day of April, 1880.
WILLIAM J. ROBINSON,
ap30-6t Administrator.
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SALE OF A COUNTRY SEAT.-Messrs. John s.
and Charles l.. Dalam, real estate agents, have
sold to Mr.. Christopher Wilson, of Darlington
for $500 cash, "Chase Lawn" the country seat
of the late John f. McJilton, situated ut Oar
lington. This property is improved by new
and handsome modern cottage, Ivc,, and belong
ed TO Mrs. Mary B. Parker of Baltimore
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AS stages and stage routes are quickly abandon
cd with the completion of railroads, so the huge,
drastic, cathartic pills. composed of crude and
bulky medicines, are quickly abandoned with the
Introduction of DIR. Perce's Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, which are sugar coated, and little larger
than mustard seeds, but composed of highly con-
to cure all irregularities of stomach, liver and
bowels. Sold by druggists.
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From NOrrisyiIIe.

Mr.. Joseph Bosey, who lives one mile west OF
Norrisvile, is erecting convenient and wei
arranged barn 80 by 40 feet in size. David Wilson
and John Cathcart builders
james Almony, living about ~ miles south.
west of this place. is constructing large hay bar
rack. Messrs. Bosley and Almony are two of ON
most enterprising farmers
A few day ago Joseph Sides caught, in Deer
Hole. near George n Wiley's MILL Deer Creek
twenty-five fall fish, some of which measured Is
inches in length.
The dry weather will cause a short hay crop
and wheat is also suffering, particularly the late
SOwn wheat
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DEATH OF A PROMINENT FIsuERMAN.-Geo
W. Barnes, proprietor of the famous Carpenter
Point fishery, on the North East river, Ceci
county, died Sunday, after long Illness Fol
nearly quarter of century he has resided al
the Point and by his extensive fishing operations
given it the name and fame it cnjoys.-Sun.
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us heresy Of a Third term

The experts at West Point who have ex-
amined the handwriting of the cadets have
all agreed that Whitaker himself wrote the
note of warning and certain other papers.
and the inference is therefore irresistible
or got some one else to cut them, and to bind
him as he was found. His object was to Gre
nte sympathy which would be powerful
enough to prevent his dismissal for want of
ability to stand the examination. For the
sake of the institution we hope the truth will
be made very plain, and if the colorcd cadet
has indeed acted such a dastardly part in en-
deavoring to cast suspicion upon his fellow
cadets, he should be ignominiously expelled
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THE PURCHASE OF THE WEsTcHEsTER Rail
RoAD.-The Philadelphia North american. In
noticing the purchase by the Philadelphia, vii.
mington and Baltimore Railroad Campany of
two.thirds of the stock of the Westchester rail.
negotiating) says: "This movement bv no
means kills the project of rival railroad be.
tween this city and Baltimore If the hackers
of the enterprise have the influence with The
Reading railroad that's attributed to them, there
will be little difficulty In securing the old track
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad, which the Reading has leased. Only
few miles of track need be built to connect
these tracks with Wilmington"
The Wilmington Every Eyeni,g says 1t appears
probable that the reason Col McComb aid NOT
buy the Westminster road is because the price
demanded, said to b, $50 per share, is more than
he was willing to give, and more than it will
cost him to carry out his plans in some other
way.
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Resolutions of Respect


MRS. EMMA HARRISON.
A committee appointed by Upper Y Roads
Lodge, No. 112, Independent Order of Good Tenn
pars, to draft resolutions of respect to the mem
Dry of Mrs. Emma HARRISON submitted the follow
ing:
UPPER X ROADS LODGE, No. 172, l. o. CT
UPPER ROADS, HARFORD Co, Nh.
May 18th, 1880
10 he ". e. r. AMI B,OtheiS 0Hd Sisters Of
t14Ifr y RoddS L0dgt, No. 1T2, l. a. a. 4.
We your committee, appointed to draft resou-
tons on the death of Mrs Emma Harrison, sub
nit the following report:
lWeieds 1t has pleased an Al-Wise Creator To
take from our midst our worker in the cause of
temperance, Sister Emma Harrison, therefore be
il
Res0iged That we bow slhmissively to the will of
Divine Providence, who "doeth all things well -
and hereby express our sincere and heartfelt sym
pathy with the family of the deceased in their
heavy bereavement feeling that our loss is second
only To theirs. a kind and useful member of our
Lodge has gone 10 rest. May each member of the
Order be as consistent as she in carrying ont its
principles. We shall miss her cheerful presence
pleasant.
ReSotced, That copy of these Resolutions be
sent TO her family, and also be published in the
Dtn,ocrM and -hgiS at Bel Air, Md
Respectfully submitted in F., II. Il G..
Jos. A. TOLLEY,
JAMES d. BALL,
JOSEPH A. HAYGHE,
Committee.
4 l,,,t q n.
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NAMES OF PosToFFIcEs CHANGED-The Post
office Department has changed the name of Lit.
tie Gunpowder, Baltimore county, to Gunpow.
der; Rocks of Deer Creek, Hartford county, to
The Rocks; Brick Meeting House, Cecil county,
to Calvert.
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WOOL.
Road Notice.

/ PON the expiration of Thirty Days from the
- first publication of this notice, application
will be made to the County Commissioners to open
public road In the Fourth District, beginning al
point on the public road known as Adam
Dicks Turnpike" at or near Millers branch, aud
running thence through the lands of David Miller,
to the Baltimore county line and to be continued
thence TO the old Baltimore road,
May 2lst, 1890 ny2l
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MARRIED.

STREETT-WRIGHT On April LIST, 1880, at
the brides residence, by Rev. r. Scott Norris,
MATHEW M. STREET., of Hartford county, to
Miss MARY A. WRIGHT, of Baltimore city.
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oRGANTzED.-The newly-elected Town Com.
missionels organized last week by rc-eectine
: Ohio s. Lee, President; John T. Spicer, secre.
tary and Treasurer; Robert r. Carman Bailif,
and Charles Whitaker, Collector.
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NOEIEE.
CLOSE OF LEVY.

A LII PERSONS having claims against Hartford
"A County are requested to present them
On or before the 18TH day OF June, 1850
All accounts that come in after the day named,
will he excluded from the Levy of 1880.
BY order of the Commissioners,
my2l GEO. X. CAIRNES Clerk,
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Mr., Joseph Coudon, prominent and veal
thy citizen of Cecil county, died at his residence,
near Perryville, on Wednesday of last week, in
the Goth year of his age, of heart disease He
leaves one son to inherit his large estate
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Moore Brothers.
FALLSToN, Md.
Trustees Sale.

Trustees Sale.
! Pl VIRTUE of decree of the Circuit Court
| - for Hartford county, sitting as a Court of
Chancery, the subscriber, as Trustee, will sell
| at.Public Auction, at the Hartford House in the
town OF llavre de Grace, in Hartford county, on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10Th. 1850,
At II O'Clock, A NJ, all those
VALUABLE TOWN LOTS
IN said Town of Havre de Grace, marked and de.
scrlhcd ON plat OF said Town as
LOTS SUMHERs az; ISL, aeI. 4sl ana
hoiS NJ MkERS 33I and 32I. SQUARE
NUMBER 29I.
These lots front upon the water and compose
what was known as
/ "POES POINT FISHERY
LOTS NUMBERS All. 4aI, IN SQUARE
SQUARE n9i.
lhraG lot also front upon the watcrau com
/ poe what is known as
"PoINT CONCORD FISHERY
Lots numbers 33l, 3?l, All, 4G3 and AGA are
, l"asehol,, and subject to the payment of nm
annual ground rent of S5:i3l5
/ these lots are all and the same lots in and TO
which Robert q. Rriman conveyed TO i NJ
summons an undivided moicty, by deed bearing
-'lh, l'hI, ana recorded amongst
NE Land Records of Hartford county, in Iiber
W. u, d., No. IT, folio Ia, except those ada
/ cent Lots upon which the Marine Railway now
stands, which were sold 10 Amos spencer
TERMS OF SALE.
The terms Of sale, as prcscribcdby the decree,
arc-lhat onc-third Of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash on the day of sale, and the resi-
due IN two equal installments, at six and twelve
months thereafter, the credit payments to bear
! frDT tnn Of, /
notes or bonds of the purchaser with approved
security.
HERMAN STUMP, JR., Trustee.
/ D. ). Richardson, Auctioneer. myoi
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A CARD

MIR. EDITOR: Please permit me, through your
columns, to say few words in reference To the
appearance of my name in the list of delinquent
taxpayers. ] have promptly settled every TAX
bill presented to me up to date, excepting that of
1873 and that did not receive until directly after
paying my tax for 1879, II few weeks since. II was
not convenient just then to SETTLE it, hut expect
ed to do so shortly. Had il been presented when
1t should have been, il would have been paid at
once. | did not deem II my place to look up the
Collector in order to obtain my bill as with the
rest OF the taxpayers help To pay him to attend to
this matter. have no time To waste. My Occu-
patton demands my faithful attention nj all times
and had our collector for the year of 1873 dis
charged his duty towards me, myself and family
would have been spared the modification occa-
stoned by seeing my name published under such
circumstances. JOHN T.. Carly.