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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-10-06

PERSONAL. Mr.. g. Smith Norris, of Bel Air,
returned this week from business trip through
the Western States. lie reports large crops of
corn in the Ohio valley, and had the pleasure of
seeing Mr. Alex. NJ Fuford, of this county,
carry off nearly all the first prizes for his
Berkshres at the Illinois State Fair at Peoria.
DIR. Robert Dickey, who recently removed
from Hartford county to Atchison, Kansas has
returned for the purpose ofremoving his family
He is much pleased with the country.
Mr. Frederick Swenzell son of the late DR.
Frederick Swcntzell, formerly of Bel Air, was
| in Bel Air yesterday. MIR. Swentzell is a mem
| Der of the bar, at Chambersburg, Pa, and also
local editor of the Franklin County Democrat
in which paper he has recently purchased al
interest.
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According to statistics recently pub
lished there are fewer drinking saloons, in
proportion to inhabitants, in the Southern
States than in the Western, Northern or
Middle States, with the exception of Maine
and Kansas. The greatest number, accord
ing to population, is found in Colorado,
where one exists for every 70 inhabitants,
and the least in South Carolina, one to every
300 Inhabitants In Maryland we are re-
ported to have one to every 293 inhabitants !;
Maine, one to 791 inhabitants; Kansas, one
to $40 inhabitants. In Hartford county, in
Guiding hotels, the proportion is one to every
ga inhabitants.
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Judge Folger has written a long letter ac
cepting the Republican nomination for Gov.
ernor of New York His letter breathcs the
spirit of one who has resigned himself to de-
feat He declares that he accepts the nom
nation in order to prevent the destruction o.
the Republican party. George William Cur
tbs and many other prominent Republicans
1n New York, whilst admitting Judge Fol
gers ability and personal integrity, unspar
ingly denounce the fraud and forgery by
which his nomination was accomplished, ant
strenuously oppose his election The out
look is therefore favorable for the election OF
Mayor Cleveland the Democratic candidate
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ORPHANS COURT
Wills received in September: Abraham Mer.
rett, Charles W. Lee, Theresa Caddell, William
Forder, Margaret Street,, John W. Adams, John
7. Mott und Alkaline Smothers.
Administrations in September: George W.
Beaver, administrator of George Beaver; Mar.
tina w. Robinson and Edwin T. Teakle admin.
istrators of John Robinson; John B. Roberts,
executor of Margaret STREET.; Darlington
Hopes, executor of Alkaline Smothcrs; Steven
son Archer and Elizabeth G. Leo, executors OF
Charles w. Lee.
Administration accounts passed: William
Sawyer, administrator Of Charity Sawyer; AL.
fred Garrison, executor of Isaac Standiford
David Wiley, administrator of Nicholas Nor.
ris; James W. McNabb, executor of Catherine
A. Hanson.
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George Clark colored Nos committed TO
Jail ~ Justice harris, on Thursday, for as
saulting solomon Brown, rolored NJ ILIly's
store, Pcrrymans.
-Rev. Henry Baker, of IIavrc de Grace, Md.
preached the monthly scimnn hefprc the
Methodist ministers meeting IN Baltimore, on
Monday, his subject being "'lhc Everlasting
Priesthood of Christi
The congregation of st. Johns Protestant
Episcopal Church, Kingsvlle, Baltimore
county, have made up purse for their rector,
Rev A. j, Barrow, and sent him rejoicing on an
ocean trip to New Brunswick, Canada.
Mrs. Annie l.. Shermer wife, of Rev. d. A.
Shermer, formerly pastor of Bel Air Circuit, NJ
p. Church, died at her home in Bay View, Cecil
| county, last Sunday evening. Her remains
were buried at Greenmount Cemetery on Tues
| day Her many friends in this county will be
panied TO hear of her death.
| Mr.. Henry Dozen has been appointed to
take charge of the amusemcnts at the Hartford
fair next week. number of novel and inter.
esting features are preparing for this depart.
ment, and those who do not care to see fine
stock, &c, will find many other sources OF
amusement on the fair grounds.
| "A correspondent of the Westminster Adgo
cate boasts of raising 10, 1870 cans of sugar corr
on four acres, or 500 cans per acre. Mr.. George
W. Kenly, of Hartford county, did better thar
that this year. He raised Ito cases or %, 0S(
cans on so acres being at the rate of 3, 200 cans
| or 1873 cases per acre.
Charles Creswell, of the Mountain, show
us potato vine which, not content with filling
the ground with tubcrs, has undertaken to pro
duce crop on the stalk above the surface
Some of those thus produced are us large a
hens eggs. The variety is the Dunmore, ant
Mr. Crcswell says they sometimes weigh thre,
pounds each
Hon. Stevenson Archer has resigned his pc
sition as a director of the Maryland Contra
Railroad. The work of building the road pro
crosses at snail's pace, and the subscribers t.
its capital stock in the upper end of tn
county begin to believe that it will be years be
fore they see the road unless they take a trip t,
Loeb Raven.
: Rev. Mr.. Dean, of ITavrc dc Grace, on Mon
day travelled from that place to Bel Air, OF
his bicycle, performing the journey of sixteel
miles, in two hours. Evidently the reverend
gentleman docs not need horse and earring
for his pastoral work. His iron steed cost
nothing to keep and is much faster than th
average parish horse.
) Miss Minnie Mosher, who gained many ad
mirers here, few weeks ago, by the beauty G
her elocution, will give a literary entertain
ment, in the old Presbyterian Church, on WED
nesday evening, October 18th, for the benefit {
the NJ P. Church. Her selections are from til
best authors, and combine moral and intellectut
Improvement with entertaining and delightfr
wit and humor
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Republican County Convention.

Delegates elected at Republican primary meet
ngs, last Saturday, met in Bel Air on Tuesday.
Marine, chairman of the Central Committee, and
n temporary organization made, with Col. j. II.
Friezc, of Havre lie Grace, chairman, and John
w. Carter, of Dublin, Secretary.
A committee on credentials, composed of s. O.
McCourtney, James A. Pitt, N. N. Mock, II. +.
Bishop. II. b. Mccoy and Il. II. Hughes, was APP
officers of the convention:
Preside q Hon John H. Price; Vice President
Assistant secretaryNBo Gorrel. ' WI
The committee reported tho credentials cor
rect. The delegates named were as follows:
G. p. Duvall, ]. Thomas Wright. Charles f. Mag
ness. Joseph A; Price. Joseph L. Walter, Robert
Gbsr b and =. A. Rara GSss,ov william
ker, James A. Pitt, (coloredJ George Washington
!eoloredl Jerry Presbury, lcolored4 William
McCommons and Ferdinand Gels
Third Dstrtct.Cheyney Hoskins, Simeon Spi-
Ger, Charles A. Benson, James Lee. Edward G.
Tor, (coloredJ Seymour Collins, (coloredD Shad.
FoerM District. Edward A Hall, W. d. West
Edward Amber, Thomas w. Reed, II. +. Bishop
Joshua slI19a M M; and }; b Wilson; ,,
f rca D', Aa n McG9y h C. C. k w,. Iohr
Cook, j. W. Carter, Isaac H. Thompson, Charles
Biles and r. NJ. Gilmore.
SirM Ddaftct-,A. Vosbury, John F.. Carver
Thomas Wilson. II. II. Huggins, William Wright
J. 7, Frieze, Thomas Carroll. Edward Kcnly
Leslie Hopper and II. II. Hughes
Judge Prico thanked the convention for the
unexpected honor and expressed his hearty
| wishes for the success of the Republican party.
Nominations for delegates to the Republican
congressional convention of the 81 district were
then made as follows:
N. N. Mock. 81; Jesse Hilles, 9th; j. Thoma.
Wright, list; VIM. D Baker, ID; r. y. Mccoy, 5th
and Wilson Il. West, 4th. Only five delegate:
were TO be chosen, and some discussion arose al
to whether the I'd and 9Th districts were each en-
titled to a delegate, and no conclusion being
reached ballot was taken. resulting In the elcc
ton of Messrs Mock, Hilles, Baker, Mccoy ant
West.
The following were then nominated to the Re
publican judicial convention, which has heer
called to meet at rowsOntown, October 9th ,Iohr
u. Price, S. w. Bradford, VIM. NJ. Marine. Thos
w. Reed and Franklin Hopper On mott n o
James Lee they were declared unanimousl,
elected.
A vote of thanks to the presiding officers wa,
passed. and the convention adjourned.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
The board of School Commissioners, Mcssrs.
A. Vosbury, (President) Franklin Whitaker
and W. II. II. Whiteford, met on Tuesday
Mr.. VIM. M. Marine applied in behalf of res
idents of the I'd district, for new house for
Red Riding Hood School. Action thereon was
deferred until future meeting. lot of one
acre. in the fifth district, for Broad Creek
School, was purchased from Mr. Isaac scarbo-
rough, for SOS, and the contract for building Il
school house thereon was awarded to Mr.. Geo.
w. Scarborough, for $735.
The Secretary was ordered TO sell the old
school house at Hopes, in fourth district.
The appointments of Miss Maggie Chung,
assistant teacher Of No l, fourth district, and
Miss s Lizzie Spcer of No, 8, third district,
were confirmed. Messrs. VIM. 2. Trimblc and
F. W. Lantz were appointed trustees of No. Z,
first district.
Fifteen dollars was appropriated TO defray
expenses of the public school exhibition at the
agricultural fair.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY Commission
ERs.-The bid of Frank Nonemaker, for open
ing public road from the top of Hopes Hi
to Nelson's barracks, was accepted.
A petition from Col. j. e. Walsh and other.
for o bridge over branch on the road from
Kellville to the mountain road, was presented
and $50 ordered to be levid for the same.
The opening of the relocated road through
the slate quarry was awarded TO Stephen Yves
ley, for $75.
Three hundred dollars was appropriated Ia
the authorities of Havre de Grace for the repair
of Covers Hill within the limits of said city.
Corbin Amos, Jacob II. Plowman and Michael
Whiteford were appointed a committee to ex
amino into the necessity for new road near N.
b. Heaps's.
1t was decided to act on the examiners re.
port on the road near Mrs. Boyd's, 81 district,
at the next meeting, on the 10th instant
Adjourned to meet October 10th.
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"A movement is on foot to start beet
sugar factory in York county. The enter
prise might pay if farmers are not obliged to
haul the beets long distance. A few years
ago Hartford county farmers were greatly in
terested in the culture of sugar beets, which
were shipped to Wilmington, Del The
long distances many of them had to haul to
reach the cars cut down the profits to so low
a point that we believe the cultivation of the
beet for sugar-making purposes has been
abandoned here.
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9lciol hor1,nna 3le,us.
berdeen.

Mr.. Joseph Arthur's canning house narrowly
escaped destruction by fire, on Tuesday night
OF last week, gasoline lamp exploded i'm
mediatcly under some boxes, which were soon
ignied by the burning fluid. After much OK.
ertion the fire inside was cxtinguishrd, when
one of the workmen discovered that the lamp,
which had been thrown out the door, had
come in contact with boxes piled against the
building, and fire from these was making such
rapid Roadway that it well nigh became "mas
ter of the siuation."
MIR. John A. Hanna has purchased of John
james and wife n lot bounded by the railroad
and the road leading to Walkers store for $3.50
upon which he will ut once erect II carrig fac.
tory, 60Xl0O feet
Last Thursday mother and child, (Bohc.
mians) were thrown from Mr.. Christian Walkers
can Wagon, by the wheel running into II rut
or washout In the road, near Mr. W. jackson
Fultons. The mother had several ribs broken,
and the child had an arm and ley broken They
were att nded by DR. Ormond Finney and after.
wards removed 10 Baltimore.
One of the small poX patients, quarantlncd in
the freight car ut Darlington, died last week and
was buried near by, on the company's ground
Mr.. Thomas Cain, at HE carriage shops al
Boothby Hill, put in thorough repair the buggy
of Rev. j. w. Steele, as a donation, in evidence
of his appreciation of him. Mr.. Cain has lately
employed first class coach painter, Joseph GER
of Baltimore, and is now prepared to do full
work in the line of carriages. Mr.. Steeles bug
gy and many others, upon which his skilfu
hand has been laid, is an evidence of what he car
do.
Burglars were Of work here last week. Three
holes were drilled through Mr.. William Nor
gan's iron safe, in his office, but their attempt
to open it was not successful.
The same night a gossamer coat the property
of Mr. George Pritchard, was stolen from thu
freight Office.
The Southern Methodist parsonage is being
enlarged and otherwise greatly improved.
Mr.. Geo. Harris is making extensive improve
meuts on his house
Mr.. Jonathan Sutton, an aged citizen of this
district, is lying at the point of death
Louis Knofer, of Bel Air, has been employ
ed an additional clerk in T. l. llanway u Co.'S
store.
| On Tuesday night man, supposed TO be
Bohemian, was killed on the railroad, a shor
distance from Aberdeen. He was found earl,
Wednesday morning with his head and one hant
| severed from the body. VIAToR
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FORTY Hours DEVOTIONAL Forty Hours
Devotion began last Sunday morning. at St
Ignatius' Roman Catholic Church, Hickory, Of
which Rev. Francis Fowler is pastor. The
services began with high mass, at II
o'clock, On Sunday night vespers were held
On Monday morning, at ~ and at 8 o'clock
low mass was held, and at 9 O'Clock high mass
with the benediction at night. The services
closed with solemn high mass, on Tuesday
morning, at 10 o'clock. Rev. Father Fowler
was assisted during these services by Rev
Fathers Starr, Cassidy and Caughey, of Baltimor,
city; Barry, of Havre de Grace, and Sartori o
Baltimore county. Mrs. John s. Young, of Be
Air, had charge of the music, being assisted
by Miss Clara Cain and Others
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Upper Cross Roads.

Mr.. VIM Chenworth found in his tomato patch,
last week, two tomatoes that weighed together
s lbs. IN ounces.
Mr.. Joseph Wethers found a ripe strawberry
In his garden, on Thursday.
Waiter Phelps, whilst getting over fence. at
Mr.. @. T. Scarffs; few days ago, slipped and
nearly severed his hand in two by corn knife he
was carrying.
DIR. @. A. Rutledge g. Bro have been COM
PEELED to get IL more hands in their canning house.
They have 25 acres of corn just coming in.
-Chenworth s. Bro have already shipped 2CJ)
cases of tomatoes to Baltimore, via Loeb Raven.
Mr.. John Fl. Engle is very Ill with maarial
fever at his residence. near THIS place.
Mrs. Margaret Riley, who has been very i'll, is
out again. ~ VI.
Farmers are all looking out for hands to cut
UP corn. Hands are scarce. the canning houses
taking all we have. II. II.
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The nomination of Secretary Folger, as
the Republican candidate for Governor O.
New York, which was accomplished by FRAUD
and forgery, has aroused storm of indigna
ton in Republican quarters. Henry Ward
Beecher, who has heretofore swallowed
everything labelled Republican, protested
against it from his pulpit, on Sunday night
and advised his hearers not to sustain tho
nomination of Folger.
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ACCIDENT OR cIDE?-John burst, lately
employed with Hon. w. b. Baker, was found
deadly the side ofthe Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Rail Road, before day near Aber-
and his right hand were entirely severed from
the body. A jury of inquest summoned by Jus.
tice Harris brought in verdict of accidental
death, but the general impression is that 1t was
a suicide, as he and his wife had, it is said, lived
together unhappily, and he had made frequent
threats of selfdestruciion. His wife would
not see the body buried.
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Large Potatoes and Many In n Hill.

Mr.. Benjamin Standiford, who lives near Mag
nolia, think has the boss potato patch, about
one-hali acre, many of them weighing from one
and a-half to two pounds each. The vines are SO
full that the ground Is actually cracking open
ing in bed at night he can hear them growing for
more room. II any of the great potato raisers
can beat 1t let us hear from them. The potatoes
were planted the I'd OF June, and are not done
growing vet. MEDICUs.
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Wcwill send DR.. Dyes Celebrated Electro Vol
taic Belts and other Electric Appliances on trial
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The Cameron corruption fund in Penn.
sylvania is said to amount now to 100000,
of which Senator Cameron is credited with
having given 100000. The better class of
Republicans are Disguised with the bold re-
nunciation of the principles of their platform,
and as consequence the Independents are
multiplying all over the Keystone State.
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Dunkale Mills,
WINTERS RUN.

THE above Mills have been put in complete Or
Il der and rented by the undersigned, who Ia
now ready to supply all orders Tor 80 >
Choice Flour, Meal and Feed of All
kinds, mt lowest prices.
With the facilities now have can guarantee
Flour, &C., of the very best quality. Ig
/ especially solicit COUNTRY CUSTOM, and
promise to give satisfaction:
9dec PETER o, HERMAN.
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REGIsTRATIoN.-The registration closed on
Tuesday, and those who failed to appear before
the Registers will have To wait another year
before they become voters. The number regis
tered on Monday and Tuesday, rs reported, is
as follows:
Abingdon, "a; Bel Air, 20; Marshalps, SO;
Dublin, 80; Havre dc Grace, 80.
The official returns from the second district
have not been received, but the total number
registered in Hartford county will foot up about
5,925 -----.
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just their difficulties and present their list of del
egates to the convention. This was done and the
committees report adopted. The delegates
named were as follows:
4First District.-J. d. Everitt Allen Hoffman,
WIN. H. Preston, John q. Walsh. John lIaviland,
john a. cunningham, james Cochran, Is. +. Han
way. HOWARD A. Bateman and A. Dunnegan.
Second DiSfrid.-Jno. A. Mitchell, VIM. 49, 1iar-
ris, Ambrose Cooley; George d. Silver. John Low
Gemrye Walker and John Michael
Third District. Henry d Farnanais, John &.
ry ,dy, John Moores. Frederick iicchtoii, i. ".
baker, q. W. Richardson, rhos. u. Robinson and
q. W. Norris.
Fourth Decentralization Grafton, Thos. d. lar
Joseph "; iatler VIM b. whiteford, james v
FiJtA District John Daugherty, Fl. Cn,. White
ford, Dr., John Sappngton. Samuel s. james,
robert Il. p'risg }. Martin McNabb y. Z. Shnre,
w. McNabb
| Saith Dist'ict.-wm. u. Dobson, John Maha,i,
Frank Donneiiy. Il. Il. vandiver, Joseph Mackin,
Charles Zeitlcr Littleton Green. Michael Gleason,
| Jacob Hergenrother and VI. q. Lawier
The report was adopted and the chairman de-
clared nominations in order. The following were
made:
LIST, A; Dnnnegan and Howard a. Bateman 3D.,
Henry ID. farnandis, Henry w. Archer and VIM.
| Young 4th, Ihos Is Jarrett 9TH n. Cin. White
| ford 9th, L. Il. Vandivcr Sr.
| Mrssrs John MoOrt,s and Jos w. NcSabb were
| appointed tellers and u vote was TAKEN which re-
| suited in the election of Mcssrs. Henry ID FAR
| nandis, Henry w. Archer, Thomas g. jarrett, n
Cm. Whiteford and Robert K. Vandivcr Sr.
| On motion of Thos. ii. Robinson the convention
then elected alternates, as follows: A. Wilson
| j. w. O'Neill, G.. W. Richardson, Jos W. Butler
and Howard A. Battman
The following resolution offered 10y Mr.. John
Moores and seconded by MFR. Nathan Grafton
| was unanimously adopted:
| Res0fUed That in the d,.uth of William NJ. Eli
oft, of the Second District the Democratic party
has lost one Of its most honorel members and tho
county one of its best and most useful citizens
| Asa Democrat his voice was always raised and
his influence ever exerted in behalf of Constitu
tional liberty and the rights of the people. ASS
citizen he sought not his own political advance
mcnt or personal nggrundizemont, but unseliish
ly lnbored for the best interests of Hartford coun
ty:
Hes0iUed, That this convention, in the name o.
the Democrats of Hartford county, tenders I'll
most respectful sympathy to his hereaved famil,
and nnites with them in sorrow for the decree
wise though it cannot fail to be-that has removed
him from their midst, and deprived us of his wis,
and prudent counsels and ready help and infiu
cnce in the affairs of our party.
ReSOfed, That copy of these resolutions b.
transmitted to his bercavcd family and ncorpor
ntpd in the proceedings of this convention.
On motion of Jos. l.. Mackin vote of thank
was rendered to the officers of the convention
and the body adjourned.
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DIsoRDERLY CoNDUCT--On Wednesday
morning colored man named Dorsey, who is
said to live near Bel Air, took revolver from 0
white boy, at Edgewood, and standing in the
crowd waiting for the train, discharged it and
put II in his pocket. He boarded the train fol
Baltimore, and returning in the evening amused
himself by firing the pistol from the car window
until the weapon was taken from him by thu
conductor. A few days in jail would not be
amiss in his case
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The position of Tile Times, in reference
to the price paid for printing the County
Levy of 1881 in The -Hgis, savors of zeal
without knowledge He is Jealous in behalf
of economy in public expenditures, a position
which we thoroughly endorse, and agree
with him that economy ought to be leading
idea on the part of our County Commission
ers. In his attack upon the Commissioners
for not paying him for printing the County
Levy, which they did not order him to pub
lsh, he asserts that the Commissioners paid
the other papers of the county more for the
| work than they ought to have paid. Speak
| ing for ourselves, we deny his assertion
The advertising Of the Levy List in The 1Egs,
of which he particularly complains, was
| charged for at less than our regular rates for
advertisements OF that character, and then
discounted ten per cent. That our cotempo.
rary would do the work for less, if he says he
would, is probably true. Our rates are ad
vertised and are as low as those of any paper
of equal standing and circulation in the
State. He publishes no schedule of rates
and may therefore have sliding scale, ad.
justed to what he thinks his customers will
stand. He published the Levy List as
"news," and then asked the County Com.
missioners to pay him for the publication
when he knew they had not ordered it. We
do not vary and do cheap work to get start
and afterwards, in the manner of the Stal
Reuters, get expedited" and claim extra al
lowance, until four or five times our frs
charges are paid. This is generally the resu
of undertaking for public work We hay,
our published rates for advertisements, ant
upon large contract are willing to discoun
with any one, on reasonable basis Th
was done in the matter in question, with TIL,
County Commissioners We are Away
willing to do their work and are thankful fo
their patronage, but most respectfully decline
to have our rates fixed by outside parties
who may want the work themselves.