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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

The BALTIMORE AND DELTA RAILROAD
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Bal
timore and Delta Narrow Gauge Railway was
held in Bel Air, on Thursday, January 9Th Col.
E. II. Webster was called to the chair and Geo
l.. Van Bibbcr appointed secretary
The annual report, which was read by Mr.. S.
q. Boyd Secretary of the Company, states tina t
the road is nearly all graded that { he unpaid
stock subscriptions will be sufficient to COM
plete the grading and masonry, purchase station
grounds and rights of way. 1t is estimated that
it will cost s450,00O TO complete and equip the
road, after the grading and masonry are finished.
To accomplish this the directors will issue bonds
of the road, amounting to 5000, 900, bearing 6
per cent. interest, and it is believed that there
will be no difficulty in disposng of these bonds
at satisfactory rates.
A report from Mr.. j. c. Wrenshall, general
manager of the Union Railroad, of Baltimore,
was read Mr.. Wrenshall- last summer made Il
thorough examination of the route, the work
doue, &c, and gave it as his opinion tina t the
road would from the first pay Il net profit of at
least S400 900 year over its current expenses.
A letter from Mr.. j. NJ. Hood, President of
the Western Maryland Railroad, was also read,
in which he gave it as his opinion that the prob.
able receipts of the road would be Sl05, 600 n
year, yielding net revenue of 1920
The directors appeal for the payment of out
standing subscriptions, and believe that with
united efforts they can complete the road this
year.
The annual election OF directors then took
place. Messrs. j. NJ STREET. and L. w. Baker
were appointed telers. An opinion of Messrs
Machen IL Cuttings, attorneys at law, was read,
saying that the only legalized voters are those
who have paid up all their instalmens on stock
1t appeared that ,4Gs shares are paid up in full
The former board of directors were nominated
by MIR. j. NJ. STREET., but the name of Mr.. James
l.. Sutton was Withdrawn, at his own request,
and that of MIR. s. q. Boyd substituted. Upon
counting the ballots itappeared that ,s9G shares
were voted for the following gentlemen for drec.
tors; VIM. IL, Waters, Stevenson Archer, Eli
Tucker, f. 8. Rogers James z. Street, Gale j
Moore, Thomas Armstrong, VIM. Gilmor, A. W.
Bradford, P. T. George, Charles w. Halter,
Foulk Jones and 8. g. Boyd
Having received majority of the legalized
votes of the stockholders the President declared
them duly elected, and the meeting adjourned.
Among those present at the meeting were
Messrs. William Gilmore and Charles w. Hat
ter, of Baltimore city; Thomas Armstrong and
Robert Dilworth, of Baltimore county, and a
numberofpromnent citizens of Hartford county.
meeting of the directors was afterwards held
and the present officers reelected, as follows =
President-Wm. Gilmor Secretary-S. G. Boyd
Treasurer -Thomas Armstrong; Collector-E G.
Price
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

f. Wyatt Baker Bel Air, Md, is pleased to in
form his patrons that he has secured stock of
"Pumona," the celebrated Medicine for Coughs,
Throat and Lung Trouble that has been working
such wonderful cures in other sections. lie Is
worth q trial Price 30 cents. oct2a- At Cow
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Bush.

LARGO crowd went to Bush Church, Friday,
Jan s9tb. 10 witness the Christmas entertain
ment, which proved great, success. The
music was very fine, and the addresses by Rev;
Messrs, smith, Steele, Keitfer and Jones seemed
to delight all.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

FRosT-BITEs.-Somebody, who apparently
knows what he is talking about writes as
follows in the American AgrfcaAmia "If
any part of the body gets frozen, the very
worst thing to do is to apply heat directly
Keep away from the fire. Use snow if you
can get it if not use the coolest possible
water"
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Conowingo Bridge Company.

AT MEETING of the Directors, held Decem-
"A Der 3lst, $780, a DIVIDEND of One Dollar
per share was declared, payable on and after jan
nary ID, 1881, to stockholders of record on the
Books of the Company, and will he paid by the
President ut ConowinRo.
JAMES C. BELL, President.
IL. X. BROWN, Secretary. jan 1-2t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

The Easton (Md) Ledge7 has been sole
Mt public sale to Mr. Geo. +. Haddaway, o
lie 50. Mchaers Comet. Mr. Haddaway is
journalist Of ability and experience, and I'M
der his management the Lecger will no doub
take new lease of life and enter upon
career of increased usefulness
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FOR CHILDREN.

ODDS AND ENDS OF 800, $500 AND 500
ovERCOATs REDUCED TO 500.
If At the above prices you are not thoroughly
satisfied with your purchase you are privileged to
return the goods for exchange or the money.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

Land is high here. few weeks ago Mr.. VIM
+. Jcwens bought farm of MIR. Richard Hop
kins, containing abont l0l acres, for which hr.
paid $4,000. Yesterday Mr. VIM. Carsins paid
$4,000 for the upper place of the late George IT,
Baker, and John +. Wells S5,f35 for the lower
place.
NEW YEARS CALL.
The Rev {, A.. Jones received ahont r. persons
during New Years day. Both hr and those who
called appeared Ia enjoy themselves exceeding
~ The friends during the day a"reeably sur.
prised Mr.. Jones with purse o! money aud
other gifts
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

DIED FROM EXPosURE.-On Wednesday morn
ing as son of Mr.. Elijah Kirk, overseer of the
Almshouse, was on his way to school in Bel Air,
he discovered Henrietta Clark, the cook at the
Almshousc, lying in the woods, almost uncon-
scious and nearly frozen to death. He informed
his father, who conveyed her to the Almshouse
as speedily as possible and sent for DR.. Edward
P. Dallam, physician to the institution. Be-
fore the Doctor arrived however, the woman
was dead. Mr.. Kirk had paid her off on Tues
day and she went to Bel Air, where she INDUCED
freely in ardent spirits, and probably sank in a
stupor while on her way back. The authori-
ties were notified of the occurrence, but it was
not thought necessary to hold an inquest, it
being evident that death was caused from cy-
posurc. The deceased was about 3S years OF
aye and German by birth.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

nual election for Mayor and City Council took
place in Havre de Grace on Monday, January Sd.
For Mayor, Mr. John A. Russell had no opposi-
ton, receiving PA votes.
For City Council the vote was as follows:
Edward Hall 80; Jacob C. Osmond 3l2; Ar
thur Vosbury 800; Robert Seneca PSI; james
Hopper PAP; A. r. McCombs 2lS; John Wright
l07; Robert A. Magowcn a; John T. Alexan-
der3j. Messrs. Hall, Osmond, Vosbury, Seneca,
Hopper and McCombs being the six highest
candidates, were elected. The election passed
off quietly
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

SUDDEN DEATH OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN
We regret to announce the death of Aseph W.
Scarborough, which took place suddenly of
heart disease, last Saturday afternoon, at his
residence near Dublin, in the list year of his
age. On the Sunday previous Mr. Scarborough
walked through q violent snow storm to the
residence Of his brother, DR.. Silas Scarborough
distance of about half n mile. The next day
he was slightly indsposed and sent for his
brother, DIR. Scarborough. 1t was supposed
that he had taken slight cold, which would
soon pass away. During the week he complained
occasionally of an uncomfortable feeling in his
head, but appeared to be nearly as well as usual.
On Saturday afternoon about five O'Clock,
he arose from his seat for the purpose of getting
glass of water, and falling down in the middle
of the floor, died almost instantly.
Mr.. A. W. Scarborough was well known to the
readers of The Ayis by the nommc de plume
"Mars," having been for many years n regular
correspondent of this journal. His articles We're
usually devoted to local news, hut occasionally
he would give play TO his Imagination in a
sketch or story, which were generally founded
upon some legend or tradition connected with
| the early settlement Of the county-matters in
which he took great interest.
MIR. Scarborough had been for many years u
Justice of the Peace, and was also 4 director OF
the Hartford comfy Fire Insurance Company al
the time of his death. He was an honorable
upright and amiable gentleman, and was re
spected and beloved by all who came in contact
with him. His remains We're inferred at Broat
Creek Friends Meeting House, on Tuesday. I'll,
| funeral services of the Protestant Episcopa
| Church. of which he was a member, were reat
by Rev. f. A. Colbnrn, why spoke eloqnently
and feclingly of the many virtues Of the deceased
| The funeral was of the largest ever seen il
this county. The pail bearers were Messrs
John Daugherty, John o. Stearns Henry r.
Waters, Robert ID. Orr, Lewis 7. Pyle an,
| Harvey Stokes. The first four named arr
Justices of the Peace of the 9th district, in whcl
Mr. Scarborough resided.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

1t is rlimored that the State trials in
Ireland will he abandoned, and that Parlia-
ment will enact measures of relief for the
Irish tenantry.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07
ATTENTION.
GOVERNORS GUARD

THE MEMBERS of the Governors Guard Cav
Il airy Company are requested to meet at their
Armory, Bel Air, on SATURDAY, January 18th,
at 2 O'Clock, p. NJ. WIN. YOUNG,
JAM Captain,
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Notice to Creditors.

Knight and jenkins ! In the circuit Court for
vs.. Hartford County
Friedman, ct al. In Equity.
pi ORDER of the Circuit Court for Hartford
ID county, notice is hereby given to the creditors
OF william w. Friedman, deceased, to Ale their
claims, duly authenticated and proven, with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Hartford county on
or before the first day of May 1881
J. SEEIMAN SIMPLIFY
HERMAN STUMP, JR.,
LAM Trustees
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The Hartford County Agricultural So
ciety.

A meeting OF the stockholders Of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Society of Hartford
county was held at the Court House, on Mon
day. Hon. John II. Price was called to the
chair and F. w. Baker appointed Secretary.
The following report of the financial condi-
ton of the society was read by j. VI. STREET.,
Secretary:
To the Stockholders Of the Agricudtupdi and Ne
chanicdl iSociety, ia aan"at meeti"y assembled:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-The annual election
OF officers Of Bel Air Council, United Friends of
America, took place at their hall, in Bel Air, on
Thursday night of last week. The following
officers were chosen President-Harry Jones /;
Vice President-Joln F. Lingan Chaplain
Jacob C. Kennedy; 3. CD. j. NJ. Alexander;
j. G.-Harry Kemp; |. S.-Robert Asher; o. 8.
Andrew Katimyer; Treasurer-James A. File
8. W,-William Stagmer; ]. VIOLIN c, Han
ma Secretary-John w. Gordon. The society
meets in the old Odd Fellows Hall, every
Thursday night
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

CoLD WEATHER.-ln all probability even the
oldest nhabitant Of the county never saw days
so cold last Thursday and Friday, the 30th and
3lst of December. The range of the thermome-
ter at various points from which we have
reports, was from 10 to 30 degrees below zero.
In Bel Air, on Thursday morning, it was eight
degrees below zero, and ON Friday morning 6 de-
grees below. Al Stafford, Friday morning, the
thermometer marked "a degrees below zero at
Wilson'S Mill % degrees; at f. NJ Aliens 90
degrees at Hollingsworth's Mill % degrees; and
at Dunkale Mills 80 degrees below zero. Many
persons had their ears frostbiten by the bitter
cold.
The weather moderated on Monday, and a
slight thaw took place. On Tuesday another
fall of snow occurred. 1t began about ten
O'Clock in the morning and lasted until. night
fall after which rain fell with the snow. The
thaw continued through Wednesday and Thurs
day, and if it should last a short time longer it
will destroy the slcighng.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

THE PERll.s OF SLEIGH RIDING.-On Tuesday
of last week as Mr.. J. Benson Gable, ofStewarts-
town, York county, Pa, was driving sleigh
containing two young ladies, the entire party
were tumblcd into a snow bank, near Friend
ship Meeting House. To add to the discomfort
of the situation the horse ran away with the
sleigh and the ladies were compelled to walk n
considerable distance through the snow. Mr..
Gable procured another horse and supposing his
own horse had gone home he rode all the way
thither, 4 distance of twenty miles, but the ami
NAL was not to be found. On Friday he found
the runaway horse and sleigh at Mr. Amos Hol-
lingsworths, in the neighborhood of Fallston.
The horse had plunged into a snow-drift and
was unable to extricate itself. Mr.. Holdings.
worth discovering it, succeeded in getting II out
and took care of ii until the owner came.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-01-07

AllCEh OG RAUL oE LA IL,
situate in Hartford county and State of Maryland,
containing
80 Acres and Perches of Land,
MORE OR LESS
being part of tract called Friendship" and the
same and all the land described in a deed from
Joseph G. Bosley and wife to William Hudson
dated on the 9Th day of October 1900 and recorded
among the Land Records of the Circuit Court for
Hartford county, in Liber W. G., No II, folio LA.
This property Is about one and a-half miles from
Norrisvlle on the road leading from George
Wiley's Mill to the old York road.
The land is In good condition, with fine young
Apple Orchard, in bearing.
The improvements are a Dwell ia
LING HOUSE, two and a-half stories estsS SsHk,AS2
tof stone and frameJ Barn and other lMs1msrTS
outbuildings.
TERMS OF SALE.
The terms of sale prescribed by the decree ares
That the sale shall be for cash, or on credit as
the trustee may deem best; IL on credit-one-
third of the purchase money shall be paid in
cash on the day of sale or on the ratification
thereof; one-third in six months and the bal
ance in twelve months from the day of sale the
credit payments to bear interest from day of
sale, and 10 be secured by notes of the purchaser
with surety approved by the trustee.
janT Trustee.
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The Directors for the past year respectfully
report that the financial condition of the Socc-
ty is as follows;
RtceipfS
To amount on hand, Jan, 1880. .......S1, 500 0O
Received from Exhibition in October. $3.50 OF
d" " Rent of Grounds ...... "a 0O
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Copor'nership Notice.

Bel Air Turnpike Company.
NOTICE is hereby given that there will he II,
~ meeting of the stockholders of the Bel Air
Turnpike Company at the Office of the Secretary
in Bel Air, on SATU friday, JANUARY Sth. 1851
at o'clock, p. NJ, for the purpose of electing a
PRESIDENT, six Managers Treasurer, and such
other officers as the Company may require TO
serve for the ensuing year.
by order of the President and Managers
decl0 ROBERT T. BOVINE Secratory
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Expenditures.
.ipailabk ASSETS.

Cash balance ON hand Observation-Disclosures 20I Il
Note with security for rent lG5 00
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Note Some Of the Reductions :
FOR MEN.
FOR YOUTHS
FOR BOYS.

Snm ovEEcoATs REDUCED TO $500
llp 1000
Sin uIsTEHa Tun
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-01-13
A Disreputable Family.

There was little shooting scrape at
little town in the interior of Texas not
long ago, and it was not long before a
reporter was on the spot interviewing
one of the principals.
$50 you are going to write it VI"
said the survivor.
Yes, want the facts"
Il don't care a cent what you say
about the shooting, but | have a little
favor to ask"
The reporter said he would grant it if
he could.
Well" said the shootist, Il want
you to say that my grandfather was one
of the pirate Lafite's men, and the
worst cut-throat of the gang"
The reporter stared a little, but the
shoOtist went on to say:
please put in that one Of my uncles
was hung bv the vigilance committee in
San Francisco, and that two more Of
them are making shoes in the Illinois
penitentiary: that another one of them
is practicing law in New York, and my
only sister ran away from home with
the clown of a circus; that as far as you
can learn there is not a member of the
family that has not done something dis
graceful.
why. what do you want all that in
the paper for?''
Because l am sick of reading in the
papers that every fellow that has little
shooting scrape belongs to one of the
most respectable families in the country.
Just pus it down, for once. that one Of
the parties TO the unfortunate affair be-
longs TO 4 highly disreputable family.
If you don't put it that way, you will
wish Won had y
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-01-13
Children and Music.

By the author OF ''John Halifax. IN Good Words
Let no child be taught music who has
not a natural appetite for it. Decided
musical talent generally shows itself
early. MANY children sing before they
can speak. / have written, down with
the date affixed, so that there can be no
mistake. more than one actual tune in
vented and sung by a small person of
three wears old But the negative to
these positive instances, is less easily
ascertained. The musical, ike another
faculty, develOpes more or less rapidly,
according to the atmosphere it grows
in.
And there Is always q certain period of
grind so very distasteful that many a
child will declare it .hates music" and
wish TO give it up, when a little perse-
verance would make of it an excellent
musician. | am no cultivated musician
i wish with all my heart the hard
work Of life had allowed me to be-but
feel grateful now for having been COM
PEELED, three times over, amid many
tears, to learn my notes." which was
nearly all the instruction destiny ever
vouchsafed me. Nevertheless | believe
| did a good deed the other day.
A mother said to ME, MY child is
thirteen and has been working at music
ever since she was seven. She has no
ear and no taste. If she plays false
note she never knows it. Yet she prac-
tees very cOnscientiOUslytw two hours each
dav. What must l do?' Ny answer
was brief: shut the piano, and never
let her open it more" The advice was
taken, and the girl, who now spends
that unhappy two hours upon other
things. especially drawing. in which she
is very diligent and very clever. would
doubtless bless me in her heart if she
knew all. But the love Of music, which
she had not. often exists without great
talent for it. Still. in such cases culti-
vatiOn can do much. Many vocaliSts.
professional and otherwise. have be-
gun by being ror ct prEterea rihil, that
IS possessing q fine organ, but no skill in
using 1t.
While, on the other hand, many de-
lightfuI singers-I recall especially
Thomas Moore and Sheridan Knowles
may have had scarcely any voice at
all. The expression the taste, the read
ing of a song, are as essential and de-
lightful as the voice to sing II with; and
these last long after natures slow but
inevitable decay has taken away what
to singer is always a sore thing to
part with, so sore that many are very
long-far too long-in recognizing this.
Sadder to themselves than to their lis
teners is the discovery that now, when
they really know how TO sing a song,
they have not the physical power Of
singing il.
Nebraska advertiser., 1881-01-13
TESTING HER INNOCENCE.
How a Babe Caused the Aequittal Of Its
Mother.

A poor pale seamstress was arraign-
ed for theft. She appeared at the bar
with her baby of eleven months on her
arm. She went to get some work one
day, and stole three gold coins Of ten
francs each. The money was missed
soon after she left her employer, and "a
servant was seat TO her room to reclaim
il. The servant found her about TO quit
the room with he three gold coins in
her hand. She said to the servant, 81
am going to carry them back to YOU.
Nevertheless she was carried to the COM
missioner of police, and he ordered her
to be sent TO the police court for trial.
She was too poor TO engage lawyer,
and when asked by the judge what she
had 10 say for herself, she answered:
The day | went to my employers l
carried my child with me. 1t was in
nv arms as it is now. | wasn't paying
attention TO it. There were several gold
coins on the mantle-piece, and unknown
to me, it stretched out its little hand and
seized three pieces, which did not OBJ
serve until | got home. at once put
on nv bonnet and was going bacG 10
nv employer to return them, when l
was arrested. This is the solemn truth,
as | hope for heavens mercy"
The court could not believe this story.
They upbraided the mother for her i'm
prudence in endeavoring TO palm of
such manifest lie for the truth. They
besought her, for her own sake, TO re-
tract so absurd tale. for it could have
no effect but to oblige the court to SEN
tence her to a much severer punishment
than they were disposed to iniIct upon
one so young and evidently so deep IN
poverty
These appeals had no effect, except to
strengthen the poor mothers pertina-
cious adherence to her original story.
As this firmness was sustained by that
look of innocence which the most adroit
criminal can never counterfeit, the court
was st some loss to discover what decis-
ion Justice demanded. To relieve their
embarrassment, one of the judges pro-
posed TO renew the scene described by
the mother Three gold coins wer-
placed on the clerks table. The moth
er was requested TO assume the position
in which she stood at her employer 5
house. There was then a breathless
pause in the court. The baby soon dis
covered the bright coins. eyed them for
a moment, smiled. and then stretched
forth It's tiny hand, and clutched them
in its fingers with a misers eagerness.
The mother was at once acquitted.