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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-06-11
Letter From Dublin.
VILLAGE STORES.


We have two large stores here, one kept by our
young and accomplished post mistress, Mrs.
Maggie Willis, and the other by our esteemed
citizen J. Fred. Crew. Both stores are doing very
Our hotel, kept by James s. Chenworth, is one
of the best In the county. His table is always
supplied with the choicest viands, and his liquors
are of the best quality. The weary traveller will
find here ample accommodations for both himself
and team.
At Pleasant Grove, near the village, Isaac Deck
man keeps first-class hotel Both houses are
managed in IL quiet and orderly manner.
SINGING SCHOOL.
The singing school at Deer Park school house
is a very attractive and pleasant resort. VIM II
Scarboro, President, and II. Sappington Scarboro,
teacher They have very fine singing, and the
pupils are advancing rapidly in the science of
vocal music.
Died, on the 2ith of April last, Elizabeth A.
the mother of eleven children and left thirty-three
grand children and twenty-one great-grand-c
dren. She was kind, loving wife, devoted
mother, and true believer in Jesus Christ.
THE CROPS.
The crops, under the benign influence of warm
weather and refreshing showers of rain are Hook
ing very well, Wheat, corn oats, grass and garden
vegetables are all doing finely, thanks to the Great
| Giver from whom all our blessing flow.
| VANwINKLE.
| thank my young friend VanWinke for his
| gentlemanly and kind congratulations and III hope
that he will soon give me chance to reciprocatt
| the favor.
RATTLE SHAKE
A man Killed q rattle snake last week, near thu
| river. The snake, which measured feet II inche
| in length, was supplied with sixteen rattes and
button. A few of these dangerous reptiles Still
| remain on the river hills.
| CHICKEN THIEF.
| On Wednesday night of last week thief brok,
open Mr.. VIM. n. Thompson's hen house, and sto
raid on Mr. rhompsons poultry, within u shor
| time. MARS
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Our Druid Hill.

Some of your readers, perhaps, Mr.. Editor, upon
| reading this caption, will be curious to know
where, in the vicinity of Bel Air, place can be
found worthy to bear this name; Others, however,
will experience no perplexlty, for they have a
pleasant acquaintance with the spot, and to il
have often applied this apptellation. What, with
some assurance L allow, has been called "our
Druid Hill" 1t may be stated for the benefit of
those who are not perfectly familiar with the to-
biography of our town, is grove belonging to DIR.
VIM. II. Munnikhuysen, lying between broadway
and the Delta railroad. Its natural beauty, de-
lightful shade and convenience of access make it
very valuable and pleasant place of resort, dur
been esteemed specially useful place of resort
for little children in charge of their nurses, and
indeed, hitherto It has been much enjoyed by very
But our Druid HILL" much regret to say, is
now dangerous place. Many, with too much
reason, fear to go there Mothers warn the nurses
Of their children to keep at safe distance from
1t. The residents of the immediate neighborhood
do not always feel safe on their premises. Every
bullet that flies from a pistol, fired at random,
may not strike human body, but it is very I'M
comfortable to hear 1t go whistling by, while re-
ports In various directions admonsh you that the
next, by mere accident may take you for its tar
get. Under these circumstances it would be sug-
gested to the most stupid intellect, that place of
public resort is not proper place for the indis-
criminate firing of pistols. 1t puts life in jeop-
ardy. 1t creates painful apprehension and alarm.
many for the sake of the reckless enjoyment of
few young men. 1t must be perfectly evident to
every one that pistols ought not to be fired in that
grove: This allusion to the matter is intended as
polite, but very earnest invitation from the
non-combatant side, in this war, to the brave
young knights of the other side. to surrender I'M
conditionally to the ladies and little children, and
"let us have peace" in Our Druid HILL" And If
these brave knights shall find no use for their pis-
tolls, under these views, in civilized land, we
would kindly suggest to them to go to tho. wilds
of Africa, where they might accidentally send a
FAIRyIEw.
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3eiolthnrl,n Nerus.
Shuresyille.

LAND SLIDES
Last week land slide occurred In the canal
near Slab Lock, stopping the boats two days
RIVER.
The river has risen four feet since the late rains
and is very muddy.
The catch of shad has decreased somewhat on
account of the rise of the river. Black bass are
not caught in any great numbers yet, although
they are plentiful. few young shad are reported
to be already in our waters. They are supposed
to be the artificial shad Matched by the Fish Com
mission.
The crops in this vicinity arc tolerably fair
Wheat promises to be a good crop. Corn is back
ward. In many places 1t was necessary to replant
It, the cut worm having entirely destroyed many
fields. The potato beetle is very destructive, and
the potato crop looks short. Tobacco plants were
set out last week. Some farmers are setting out
from fifty to seventy-five thousand plants. The
clover crop will be short.
FESTIVAL.
The ladies of the Mite Society of Darlington
held an Ice cream and strawberry festival, last
week. The proceeds, which amounted to over
sixty dollars, are for the benefit of the church.
The art gallery on exhibition was highly anus
ing and a surprise to many.
New window shades have been placed in the NJ
Il. Church, Darlington. They are of dark brown
color and resemble black walnut.
The foundation for the iron fence at the NJ. E.
Church is nearly finished.
The father of Mr.. Isaac II. Thompson paid him
old and is in good health.
Mr. W. J. Shure son of d. +. shure accidental
ly cut his leg below the knee with Ratchet, while
at work in the Philadelphia and Reading carpenter
shops here. The wound is painful but not danger
Gus. VASWINRLE.
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COURT PRocEEDrNGs.-Th petit jury were
finally discharged, on Friday of last week, and
court closed. The following additional entries
were made on the docket, since our last report ::
Lutheria Grimes vs. Chesney Wilkinson and
Gilbert; Judgment by default against Chesney,
for 81 ,2S7.54; judgment confessed by other two
defendants for $500. II. w. Archer and II. w.
Archer, Jr., for plaintiff, Archer d VanBibber
for defendants.
Welde VS.. Scarborough; removed from Cecil
county; jury trial; verdict for plaintiff; motion
for new trial overruled and Judgment entered
against defendant for the amount of the verdict,
$4,000.
Thomas Fl. Street, VS.. Ralph L. Grafton; ap-
peal; jury trial. verdict for appellee. Motion
for new trial overruled and judgment for appellee
for SiS.45. Williams and Hopkins for appellant,
Young for appellee,
The facts in this case are these Last winter
Mr. Street, had quantity of ice cut, from the
dam at Preston's Mill, and deposited on the
bank. Mr.. Grafton also had some cut and it
was placed alongside of that intended for Mr..
Street,. The latter, without knowing that his
neighbor had any ice on the bank, set his teams
at work hauling the ice to his ice house. A few
days afterwards Mr. Grafton also sent for the ice
he supposed was there but found none-that
melted. Efforts to compromise the matter hay
ing fuiled, suit for the loss sustained, was the
result, and Mr.. Grafton obtaneda Judgment be-
fore n Justice of the Peace. Mr. Street,
, deemed the amount excessive and appealed to
court, with the result as stated above
School Commissioners vs.. E. +. Johns Ell al, {;
Judgment confessed on terms fled Williams,
Farnandis, VanBibber, Maynader and w. g.,
O. =, lat. n 4
and Stump for defendants.
Peter W. Hart vs.. the garnishees of james B..
Crane; judgment for plaintiff. Williams for
plaintiff Cooley, VIM. Young and Maynadier for
defendant
County Commissioners vs. E. F. Johns ct al.
referred to VIM. ii. Dallam. YanBibber for
plaintiff, Stump and VIM. Young for defendant.
Samuel d. Bennington VS.. Randall Atkin; tried
before the court Judgment for appellant. -
w. q. Scott, s. Archer and Stump for appellant,
VIM Young for aDDellee.
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THE ARMY WoRM.-This voracious insect has
appeared in large numbers on many of the farms
in Bush River Neck, between Halls Cross Roads
and Michaelsvlle. An acre of corn belonging
to Mr.. John A. Mitchell has been entirely
eaten off, and patch of Egyptian corn belong
ing to Mr.. $. n. Hyde, of Boothby Hill, has also
been considerably injured. 1t is also pursuing
its work of destruction on the farms of James
b. Chesney, John Paca Mitchell, Judge Bartol,
james Smith, Jonathan and William Sutton, s.
R. Hickey, Vim. +. Aaronson, John r. Thomp-
son and others. Some farmers in the neighbor-
hood have dug bitches around their corn fields
These bitches are made concaye ut the sides and
ut intervals in them holes twelve or fifteen ill.,
chcs deep and about one foot square are dug
The insects in their march fall into the bitches.
Finding it difficult 10 ascend to the surface,
they crawl along the ditch and fall into the pits,
where they are destroyed by fire. Some of the
public roads in the Neck are at times literally
covered with the insects. They have also made
their appearance on Spesutia Island.
In 1875 they appeared on Mr.. r. Harris Ar
cher's farm and at other places in the neighbor-
hood of Churchyille, but the damage they did at
that time was not extensive. The worm preys
upon the wheat, when it is in the milky state,
eating through the chaff at the end of the grain
and destroying the latter. In the wheat fields
its ravages have been only upon the underground
wheat, the taller heads being far enough advan-
ced in ripcncss to withstand attack.
County Commissioner James K. Chesney on
Monday exhibited in the commissioners room
wheat heads which they had devoured. The in
sect is about an inch and quarter long, ash
colored on the back and marked on the sides
with yellowish stripes. 1t is active and quick
in its motions, and as voracious as a wolf.
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The Army Worm in Bush River Nee!

The appearance of the army worm i'll our midst
is creating much excitement, and all other sub
sjects have become secondary to the consideration
Of this new pest The wheat-felds generally have
more or less If the worms in them, but the great
body of the worms are found on the farms of
James Smith, Jonathan Sutton and John A.
Mitchell. They eat the beard of the wheat first
and we see whole fields of red wheat as beariless
as though it were the Fultl variety. We notice
also that the chat of large portion of the grains
is broken, and in some places, the grain is partly
eaten. The damage, where the worms are nllner-
Gus, is serious, and the matured condition Of
wheat alone saves 1t from total destruction. The
worms are now leaving the wheat to seek more
tender plants, and even the grass over which they
pass is eaten off close to the ground. They at
tackled simultaneously the, corn fields of John a.
Mitchell and $. y. Hyde & Son; Both Of their
the presence of the worms was discovered they
had Travelled over several acres leaving scarcely a
vestige of corn behind them. bitches We're at
once dug through the fields and their further
progress was thereby, stopped. Nearly all the
corn fields in thsneighborhood are now surround
ed by bitches. Mr.. Sutton has three large bitches
through his field and has had hands employed
killing the worms that are on the corn. The
bitches are made coneaye in shape and every few
yards pit is dug. The worms in trying to pass
over the ditch crawl along the side until they fall
into the pits from which they cannot escape, and
are there burnt and thrown out to make room for
others. Great care is required to keep the ditch
clean and smoothly trimmed to prevent the
worms from crawling over. They begin to march
about noOn and on level ground travel with conr
siderable rapidly. The road near Mr.. James
Smiths gate, during the afternoon, presents an
SipHl y CONTINUOUS army OF IngsC
worms pass from the wheat TO the corn field on
the opposite side OF the road. bitches and pits
are prepared in the corn field to receive them
They travel in a straight line and seem now to be
going in a northerly direction. ON Tuesday the
numbers seen were much less than on the pre-
ceding days and hopes are entertained that they
will disappear as suddenly "a they came This,
however, is not probable; and II may be that we
have had only the beginning of a long war be
tween the farmers and the army worm.
A field that MIR. Mitchell has had in wheat for
two successive years has more worms in it and is
more seriously damaged than any other field in
the vicinity.
This information, together with the fact that
we have had II remarkably mild winter, followed
by an exceeding hot and dry spring, might Justify
the opinion that the worms originate from the fly
or other germs in the wheat. All this, however.
is speculation and it may truly be said that the
worm. HAL.
Boothby Hill.
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The Republican platform adopted at Chi.
cago contains only a repetition of the old and
time-worn promises which the Republican
party has been making and breaking for
years. 1t endeavors to raise the vanished Ku
Klux spectre and portrays the danger of a
solid South 1t promises reform in the civil
service, but the nomination of Arthur for
Vice President, who was turned out of the
New York custom house for violating civil
service reform rules, does not give satisfac-
tory assurance that the promise will ever be
carried out. After all, the real platform was
summed up by delegate Flanagan, of Texas,
when he said: "What are we here for except
to get office"
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A profuse and many times excessively Often
siye discharge from the nose, with stopping up
OF the nose at times, impairment of the sense of
smell, and taste, watering or weak eyes, impaired
hearing, irregular appetite, pressure and pain over
the eyes and at times in the back of the head cold
feet, and feeling Of lassitude and debility are
symptoms which are common to catarrh, yet all
OF them are not present in every case. DIR. Sages
CataTh Remedy cures catarrh in its worst form
and stages. 1t is pleasant to use and contains no
poisonous or caustic drugs. So sure a cure is it
that its former proprietor offered for years in all
reward of 500 for case it would not cure Sold
by druggists at 80 cents.
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To Whom IL NAV Concern

The time of year has arrived when the Genera
Supervisors should attend to the mending of the
roads, and more especially to the one which Is
leading from Bel Air to Fountain Green. Its
present condition is calculated to wreck light
vehice driven over 1t In a trot. We call attention
particularly to the rough places on the west of X
J. rogers gate and Bynum's Run also on the hill
leading from Fountain Green TO the run. | t the
manager of these affairs would take trip ovci
this road we think 1t would be mended mme diatc
ly. TRAyFIE RS
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NARROW ESCAPE FROM PoIsoNING.-Last Sun
day evening, Mrs. DR.. Shure, of Port Deposit,
who was calling at the residence of Mr.. Wash,
mgton Davis, plucked rose from bush, which
she chewed and swallowed. Mr.. Davis had
sprinkled powdered hellebore over the bush the
day before, for the purpose of killing the rose
bugs with which 1t was infested, and shortly
after the rose was swallowed, Mrs. Shure was
taken violently sick, but upon resorting to the
use of the proper remedy, an emetic, discharged
the poisonous matter without any serious con
sequence Whig SIN.
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III ED.

BREUNINGER.-In Washington, d. c., May
goth, 1880, LILY f., aged 9months, daughter Of
Henry +. and Annie X. Breuninger, formerly OF
Hartford county.
flower scarce formed, precious gem,
While nursed with tender care,
Was gently broken from the stem
And borne into the air;
Far up through skies serene and clear,
Midst never fading flowers.
That bloom and blossom all the year.
In sweet celestial bowers.
God saw this cherished bud and knew
The priceless pearl within,
And ere it burst an angel drew
II home to bloom with Him. j.
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On Monday Hon. Arthur P. German was
reelected president of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, with Col. James G. Berret, M.
Bannon, John Humbird, p. Hammll, Fl. ID.
Farnands and Thomas p. Morgan, as direct
ors, the only change in the board being that
MIR. Morgan takes the place of Mr. Crawford.
The annual report was presented, showing
receipts from all sources in 1879 to have been
$685., 46757, and expenditures sees, 141 SC
The pay of the directors was fixed at S40C
per annum.
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COLORED SCHOOLS.
FIRST DISTRICT.

FIRST DISTRICT
Abingdon, No. 1.--James Paca, Wesley Will
liams, VIM. Il. Winters.
McComas' Institute, No. 2.--Georgc johnson,
Henry Richardson, Augustus Hanson.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Horewell, No. Henry s. Hilton, Charles
Garrett, Lewis Ridgely.
Michaelsville, No. 2.-Wm s. Tildon. Charles
W. Simms, James w. Paca.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Bel Air, No. George Daugherty, George
Guy, John Brown.
Asbury, No. 3.-Shadrach johnson, William
Cooper, Nathaniel Johnson
Clarks Chapel, No. 4.-Thos Collins, James
Preston, JOS Tasker
Fallston, No. 5.-James Flemings, VIM. Fish
er, Thos. Prien
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Farview, No. John T. Moore David Pres
bury, George w. Turner.
Upper X Roads, No. ELI Turner, David
Turner, Joshua Maulsby.
La Grange, No. 3.-Wm. Baxter George w,
Comfy, Abraham Chalk.
FIFTH DISTRICT
Hosanna, No. alexander Berry Robert
Peace, VIM. Bond.
Muttonsburg, No. 3.--Carvi Wells, Tobias
Collins, Henry Spriggs.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Havrc dc Grace, No. 1.---John II. Richardson,
d. j. Ross, Samuel White. je11-3
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What Is Honey Dew /!

Mr.. EDITOR: Can any of your readers tell me
what Honey Dew is? 1t is found, this time of the
year, on the leaves of the chestnut, coral honey
suckle, occasionally on oak and other trees. Bees
are fond OF 1t, and wherever it is found there you
Will also find the aphis, or green fly. which is SC
destrutive to greenhouse plants. Is II an exhaa-
ton from the plant or does it come from the airi
MOTHER
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Taking Temperance Mans whisky.

On Tuesday night, May 25th, the library of ]. A
Spicer, near Fallston, was visited by party of
twelve gallons of whisky. 1t is supposed the per
petrators thought Mr. Spcer had no use for the
ance meeting held on the same night is not sus-
pected of having any knowledge of the affair.
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The TELEPHONE LINE has been extended from
Fallston to Reckord's Mills, afiordng telephone
communication between that place, Bel Air and
intervening points. The telephone has already
been found very useful for transmitting dis
patches to and from the telegraph office in
Bel Air. The telephone exchange is at Il. Wyatt
Bakers drug store, Bel Air. Mr.. Robert Bovine
has also run private telephone wire from his
home TO Jerusalem Mills.
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A SHARP TnICk.-On "Wednesday of last week
Mr.. Nicholas j. Norris, Il handwriting farmer,
who lives near the Black Horse, was returning
home from Baltimore, along the York road with
Il four.hoIsc market wagon, when young color
ed man approached and asked to be allowed to
ride to Towsontown. Mr.. Norris declined to let
him ride in the wagon, but dismounted from the
saddle horse and allowed the colored man to
take his place, while he seated himself in the
wagon. Tired with his days work, he soon fell
asleep. At the first toll-gat he was awakened by
the gatekeeper, and after paying his fare, again
took snooze. He knew nothing more until he
was aroused near Govanstown, and found the
new driver gone and his pocket book also. The
latter contained about $40.
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-The poetry Of I'abyhOod is turned into the
blankest KIND OF prose when one has to walk the
floor all night to the ceaselcss music of collie
suffering baby. DIR. Bulls BABY Syrup prevents
all such scenes and troubles by its unfuiiing in
nuence.
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himselfa candidate, but was merely "in the
hands of his friends"
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The third term conspiracy received a
blow, in the defeat of General Grant, from
which it will never recover.
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The second quarterly meeting for Hartford Cir
cult will be held at Franklin NJ. f. Church Dublin
district, July nth and 18th.
ii. G. MCDANIEL p. G,
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sa57 Wanted-Cattle to pasture Abundant
shade, water and mixture of grasses Terms
reasonable Apply to s. f. Taylor, Edgcwood,
Md. iell-6t
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Nj IL RIED,

GALLION-BOOTH.-O May I'd, at the home
of the BRIDES mother, by Rev. II. G. Mcdaniel,
WILLIAM f. GALLON and MARY BOOTH,
both of Dublin district
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vs.. for
The Unknown Heirs of Hartford County
Thos. Cooper (cold) decd In Chancery.
ORDERED, this 2lst day of May 1880, that the
~ trustee in this case by publication of this or
der In some newspaper printed and published In
Hartford county, once in each of three successive
weeks, before the 10th day of June next, give
notice to the creditors of Thomas Cooper (col' ID
deceased, TO file their claims, duly authenticated
with the Clerk of this Court on or before the 18th
day of July next.
RICHARD GRASON,
JAMES ID. WATERS.
True copy, Test;
my28-3t A. l.. JARRETT, Clerk
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Trustees Sale.
ONE ACRE, More or Less,

and which is the same lot of land particularly
mentioned and described in deed from Stephen
b. Wiles to Ellis Larue, dated ID August, 1860 and
recorded among the Land Records of Hartford
county, in Liber w. Co. No. II, folio 5S.
This lot is located on the public road leading
from nennngton's to Peach Bottom, near James
Parry & Cos slate quarries.
The improvements consist of two good frame
A ~NM ~ DWELLING HOUSES, one 28xlG
feet, and the other 16x16 feet with
back budng-both two and
zz4 ~ 8 a-half stories high. There is also
frame stable and other out
buildings on the premises, a well of good water
and an orchard of apple and other fruit trees
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SALE OF LAND.-On Monday j. s. Richardson
auctioneer sold at public sale, at the Court House
door, for William Young, Esq, trustee Richard
B. Wilson's onchalf interest in farm of 25C
acres, situated near Forest Hill, to Mrs. iona
than Norris of Baltimore for 500