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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-09-22

All of which IS respectfully submitted,
TuEO. L. GIBSON.

Supervisor Stevenson, chairman OF com
mittce on complaints and attachments, SUD
mitled the following report, when on mo-
ZION was adopted:
Mr.. chairman aad gentlemen Of tie
B0ard Of Supervisors: Your committee on
complaints and Attachments would respect.
fully report that they have examined the
matter of the petition OF A. ). Corbin ct al.
from the city of Streator, presented before
them, and asking an abatement OF the as
sessmcnt of their respective properties on
account of the loss OF the improvements
thereon by fire and agreeably to our Gus
tom IN similar cases, your committee
would recommend that the following lots
be assessed rs follows:
Lot IA, $40; W 30 # lot 10, $50; C 20 It
lot Ii, $50; lot 1G, $l05; Wa lot II, 500;
els lot II, $l25; eh lot Is, $40; and the
s jOxCOit lots Z and 6, IN Elizabeth Moons
Subdivision, in the Town Of Streator OF
lots |, ., 3 and 4, block q, assessed to NJ.
J. Overholt, to be assessed $50.
The foregoing figures being an abate-
mcnt of from % to 50 per cent, OF the
original assessment, designed to be pro
porllOnate to the actual loss sustained.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
JAMES w. STEVENSON, Chairman.
Supervisor Gum, chairman committee
on stationery, submitted the following re-
port, which on motion was adopted:
Mr.. Cha,rman and Gentlemen Of the
Board If Supervisors: Your committee
on stationery claims would respectfully re-
port that thew have examined all claims
presented before them and recommend the
payment of the following, and that the
clerk be directed to issue orders for the
several amounts to the several claimants,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-07-27

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. The ninth
annual session of the Hartford County Sunday
School Union, auxiliary TO the Maryland State
Sunday School Union, convened in the Southern
Methodist Church at Aberdeen Tuesday morn
ing. The convention was called TO order by
Rev. w. II. Harzell, President of the last con
vention. Rev. j. W. Steele, pastor of tn.
church, delivered an address of welcome Mr.
VIM. A. Baker, representing the Maryland Sun
day School Union, and Rev j. d. Clarke, of
Hall, Marsh Steele, Kietfer, Har,zell Eckles,
Wade and Campbell, of Hartford The attend
ance of delegates from all parts of the county
was large.
The following were elected officers for the
new year President, Rev. j. b. Hall first Vice
President, Rev. NJ. j. Eckels Second Vice Pr4si
dent, Richard Holloway; Secretaries, o. G.
Michael and j. A. Silver
The church was filled at each meeting and at
the Children's Meeting, Wednesday afternoon,
the crowd was SO great that many could not get
in.
The discussion have been thorough, practical
and profitable.
Arrangements had been made for the enter
tainment of 80 delegates from distance, but
about double that number came. Rev. Mr..
Steele proved equal to the emergency, however,
and the people of Aberdeen opened their hospt.
able doors and took them all in.
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the soil. Geographically we are so situated that
we cannot expect a through line from any of our
great cities, yet we contend, VIC have the re-
sources and advantages no where else equaled IN
the county for the building of q ralroad-not to
stop within Ave miles OF us. as our Pennsyva-
mia neighbors desire, and thus kill our village,
but to run through to Bel Air. and connect with
the Maryland Central or the b. & o., to he built
Joining the Northern Central at New Freedom
Such line would be self-supporting, because of
the great fertility Of soil, not excelled in the
State, when fully developed the water power of
which is unequaed and whose mineral store
house is rich in precious ores but remains locked
in obscurity till nm artery of commerce p0urs its
current Of1ife through our midst, vivifying the
citizens to commercial activity.
can say, after thorough inspection, that the
public road west from Norrsville is in an ex
ceedingly bad condition, being terribly washed
and covered with loose stones, which make IL cX-
tremely dangerous to travel III not soon repair
ed, 1t may be the cause of more expense to the
county, witness the Hamilton case, carried to the
Court of Appeals. The Commissioners may have
appropriated sufficient money for requisite re-
pairs and IL they have not it is high time they
should. If they have, it has been badly applied
To the work Il. l.. :.
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0ciul1hurl,uud 0c,us
Hydes' Station, NJ. G. X. X

HARVEST AND COIN.
1t has been IL long time since we have had such
wet harvest, and our farmers are hopeful thai
it will le II still longer time before we have am
other like il. The frequent rains made ii necps
sary to unbind much oil the wheat in order thai
il might dry, and even with This extra labor II IL
feared that the injury to the wheat crop is Sc
riuus. The clear weather OF the past week, how
ever, has given opportunity to get the wheat all
in, and also much of the oats, and with favorable
weather this week wi II end the harvest season. r
While the wheat perhaps, has been injured the
corn has been greatly benefited, and the prospect
now ia for large crop.
by immigration, the canning industry has be
come an important business of this neghborhood
Three new factories have been erected this season
by Messrs VIM +; Michael, Richard A. B s
factories will pack mostly tomatoes, while Messrs
$. N. Hyde Son will pack only corn.
OUR STATION.
There has been some inconvenience at a mum.
Der of the stations ON our railroad because OF
tickets not being sold. This difficulty will not bt
building an ornamental ticket Office in his station
and will in n few days begin to sell tickets. He
will also have an Adams Express office there.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
A temperance meeting was held for the color
ed people at the Mt Zion Church. Unionyille, last
Sunday afternoon. The attendance large
and great earnestness in the local option cause
was found to exist among the coored people,
Robert II. Piper ESQ.,, and several other members
of the District Alliance were present and address,
on Saturday evening, August 18th, when there
will be thorough organization of the colored
people for the local option campaign. A gospel
temperance meeting was held at the Pine Grove
M. y. Church on Sabbath evening. These meet
ings held every two weeks, in this church, and
are under The direction of the District ALI
ance.
IMPROVEM ENTS.
Our popular young physician, DR. Jno. $. Green
has purchased a lot of ground from Mr.. j. s. Will
son, near Long Green station, and will erect a
dwelling and other improvements, intending to
make IL his permanent residence.
SEVERE CUT.
Mr.. Parker Durham, while grading a few days
since, inflicted a severe cut on his right leg. the
wound was properly dressed and the patient is
doing well. HAL.
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The TOURNAMENT AT PERRYMANs.-A tourna-
ment, liz which none but amateur riders were
allowed to engage, was held In Mr.. W. T. Cro-
Minis field, Perrymans, on Monday The at
tendance was large and the scene was bright and
nspriting. Thirteen gaily caparisoued knights
entered the lists, led by Mr.. Charles A. MeGaw,
Chief Marshal, who was assisted by Messrs. j.
Ruff STREET. and John A. Osborne. Messrs. ID.
E. Wiley and +. Penrose Smith, of Nosrrisville.
both of them experienced and successful tourna-
ment riders, applied for permission to take part
in the tourney, which was refused on the ground
that competition was open only TO amateurs.
The charge to the knights was delivered by
Mr. VIM. NJ. Marine and the coronation address
by Col. Herman Stump. Both addresses were
felicitonsly expressed and well received.
The preiminares being arranged the judges,
Messrs M. H. Ould, d. X Bolton and Benz.
Silver, Jr., took their places on the stand and
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A Terrible Excursion Disaster.

SiXty-three lives were lost, Monday night, at
Tivoli formerly Holly GrOve) on the Pataps.
co river, 10 miles from Baltimore About
800 men, women and children, chiefly of
the congregation of Corpus Christi Catholic
church, of Baltimore, went down to Tivoli,
during the day, with light hearts. Shortly
after 0 o'clock, the barge in which they were
to return approached the wharf. The gate
at the shore end of the pier was locked, but
the excursionists broke the lock and made q
fore the pier broadens into the wharf where
the boat lay, another gate stopped their pro-
gress. While the crowd were gathered in a
struggling mass, trying to get through the
men, women and children, with broken
pieces of the rotten pier, were precipitated
into the dark water six feet below. The
moon had not risen and two coal oil lamps
and the lamps on the barge were all that
lighted the appalling scene. The water was
only seven feet deep and many struggled out.
Desperate efforts were made to save the
Others.
Some were pulled out after nothing worse
than n wctting Some were stunned and
senseless, having received blows from the
articles thrown into the water for their aid.
Some were limp and dead. Somehow
many as yet is not known-have not been
found at all. The groans, cries and shrieks
of the drowning were horrible to hear and
the directions of those who were taking II
hand in rescuing could not be heard ms they
were shouted out. The captain of the vessel
tore the gate from its hinges and launched it
into the water. No one could get upon il,
however. A long bench was manned and
handed down into the hole for the struggling
ones to seize and hold on by. 1t was piliul
then to see men try To crawl up it and slip
back repeatedly until at last they would be
seen no more.
| The rising of the moon, about 10 O'clock
found the struggle over, but the walls, the
cries of grief and lamentations over friends
and other dear ones were heart rcnding-
| BY half past twelve O'Clock 81 bodies had
been recovered. Their condition was shock.
ing in the extreme. Clothes were torn, fra
lures were ruiscd and broken almost beyond
recognition. The young women especially
were cut about the face, one hearing the
plain impress of hobnals upon her temple
where she had been kicked by some one Ia
whom she had clung.
The total number of lives lost, so far ms
ascerained by the recovery and identification
of the bodies of the victims, is G3, of whom
"a were women, 23 children and men,
Thisawful calamity has caused wide-sprt nd
sorrow, and the deepest and warmcst sym
pathy is everywhere expressed for those who
have been so suddenly bereaved. A coroncr's
jury brought in II verdict of ccnsure against
the propriclors of Tivoli, but this can not re-.
| store the dead or console the living. Meas
ures will now he taken, probably, to examine
the approaches to other pleasure resorts of II
similar character, but it is II pity the work
was not sooner done.
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The Democratic Primaries.

The Democratic Executive Committee of
| the county acted wisely, we think, in fixing
an early date for the primary meetings.
Later III the season the Gamers. generally,
could not attend Besides II long campaign
preceding the primaries always engcnders
animosities which the brief period clapsng
before the general election will not suffice to
eXtinguish.
The candidates to he nominated ARE Stat )
Attorney, Sheriff, three Judges of the Or
phans Court, four delegates to the LcgisM
ture five County Commissioners and County
Surveyor. The committee have adhered to
the custom that has prevailed for several
years of allowing each district to name its
| own candidate for County Commissioner -
The propriety of the plan is doubtful, but the
Committee did no, think il prudent to make
| change ON the eve of the election. The list
of candidates, rs usual, is large, and from
among the names presented il will be com
paralvey easy for Democrats to select n
good ticket and one that can bc triumphant
| ly elected next November
Under the Crawford county system every
Democrat has the privilege Of choosing can
ddates for himself, without the intervention
of Il convention and with the assurance that
his vote will he counted precisely MS he casts
it, 1t is therefore TIL" duty Of every Demo-
crat to attend the primary meetings and give
expression to his choice If he fails to do
this he has no right To complain of the re-
suit IL he does his duty honestly and as a
good Democrat, making his choice according
to his best Judgment, he should abide by the
decision of the majority, whether that deci-
sion fully acCords with his views or not
Majorties are not always right, but they are
much more likely than minoritles to do the
right thing.
The candidates. also, are in honor bound
to support the ticket nominated, whether
their own names are on it or not Any other
course will tend to disorganize the party
and subject themselves to the charge of self
ishly desiring their own success before the
success of their party The campaign, so far,
has been conducted honorably and with less
asperity than usual We hope this state of
affairs may continue and that after the choice
of candidates is made we may have an I'M
broken, well-organized party To carry the
Democratic banner forward to victory in No
vember next.
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In the Third District the meetings held in
Bel Air, Fallston and Churchville precincts
each will choose three delegates, and the
nine so chosen shall select the tenth delegate.
In the Fourth District the meetings held at
Norrisville, Jarrettsville and Upper X Roads
precincts respectively shall each choose three
delegates, and the nine so chosen shall select
the tentl delegate.
In the Fifth District the meetings held at
Dublin and Slearns' precincts respectively
shall each choose five delegates.
In the Sixth District the primary meeting
shall chose ten delegates.
II. ID. FARNANDIS, Chairman.
J. DALLAS EVERETT, Secy.
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A CHEMISTS BILL CUT DowN.-Prof j. G.
Tonry's bill for chemical analysis in the Norris
poisoning case, amounting TO $500, was reduced
by the County Commissioners to $40 The nc
ton of the Commissioners was based upon Il
comparison of Prof Tonrys bill for similar ser
vices in the Beachamp case in Caroline county
The Professor was before the Commissioners,
on Monday, protesting against the reduction OF
his claim, but the board would not rescind
their action, and suit will probably be brought
to recover the entire amount.
similar case occurred IN 1870. A colored
man named James Williams, of Dublin district
died under suspicious circumstances. His wife
Sarah Ann and a colored man named Charles
Williams ere indicted ON the charge of poison
ing him. An analysis was made by Prof. w. f
A. Aiken, whose charge therefor was $3.50.
The County Commissioners allowed him $500
for his services, but he recovered The remainder
by suit. The colored man, Charles Williams
was tried, the jury disagreed and the case was
removed to Cecil He was defended there by
Messrs Young and Stump and acquitted.
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Dublin.
CROPS. 40

CKOFS &c.
"Whcat, oats, corn and potatoes grow in the
fields" and if the old grammarian had lived in
this part of Hartford, he must periorcc have
added, land they do exceedingly we'll" All
our crops are looking very well but some mild
grumblng is being done about tomatoes which
are reported AS putting out very few blossoms.
!. q. o. +.
Mill Green Lodge, |. o. o. f., by special in.
vllulion will attend public worship in II body nj
Vernon NJ. +. Church, on Sunday next at 3.3C
7. NJ The Rev j. b. Hall, pastor in charge
will deliver an address suitable to the occas ion
POLITICAL.
Dublin district expects to furnish the coming
Democratic ticket with the Sheriff, II member
of the House of Delegates, n Judge of the Or
phans Court and any deputies conStables ol
other side offices that may be needed But il
may not turn ont ms she expects. Any way tn,
people are bound TO have Commissioner
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Messrs Roe " Tucker, upon the completion
of the railroad to Forest Hill, expect to make
numerous improvements about their store.
The ladies of Centre NJ. +. Chlrch held an
ice cream festival in the grove adjoining the
church, last Saturday. 1t was largely attended.
Mr.. Harper II. Black intends to build an ad
dition and otherwise improve the dwelling
house recently purchased by him from MIR.
Daniel Scott.
Mr.. Lemucl Ady, one of our oldest citizens,
is Il pronounced Democrat Of the school His
home speeches in favor of the party of Jefferson
and Jackson are attrnllvcly listened 10 by his
numerous visitors
Forest hin has two political aspirants, Mr..
Nathan Grafton for the Legislature and Mr..
james NJ. Cain for Judge of the Orphans
Court.
Real estate is advancing from $500 to 81 00C
being asked per acre for land near the proposed
depot. W.
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Notice to Candidates.

General tickets to be used Mt the Demo
cratic Primary Elections, Saturday, August
4th including the names ofal the candidates
who may desire it, will be printed at the
offices of The Hartford Democrat and Tile
4E!qis and MtelIigencer.
Persons desiring their names to appear on
the tickets will please send them to one or
the other offices on or before Saturday, July
2Sth, as it will be necessary to close the form
at that time.
Each name mast be accompanied By 1tcO
DOlLdrs to pay for printing, and for this sum
one thousand tickets will he furnished for
each district These tickets will be placed in
the hands of the members of the Executive
Committee for the respective districts.
Persons desiring extra tickets can procure
them for moderate charge
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-07-27

SPoRTsMEN's HEADQUARTERs.-We direct at
tention to the card Of Mr.. Alex. McComas, in
this weeks Asyis. His establishment dates
from 1s43 and is the best in his line of business
in the city. Mr.. McComas not only imports the
finest foreign fowling pieces, but the duck and
bird guns of his own manufacture can not he
excelled in the world. Mr. McComas is a native
of Hartford county and deserves consideration
on that account, ms well for his reliability in
business affairs. His stock of guns, rifles, pis.
tolls, ammunition, &c, is large and is sold at
lowest prices.
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FLOWING FOR WHEAT Some farmers are
taking advantage of the favorable condition OF
the ground and are blowing for wheat, Mr..
John Moores, of the Big Woods, has already fin.
ished blowing field of 27 acres and Mr.. Ed
ward 2. Moores is also busily engaged in turn
ing M the soil
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The HOLLY GROVE DIsAsTER.-M Joseph
Poat, young man employed in Williamson ~
Bros carriage factory, Bel Air, is one of the
survivors of the disaster at Holly Grove, on
Monday. He says that all the accounts he has
seen or heard fall fur short of describing the
horrors o: the scene. He was on his way to the
boat and was about % yards distant when the
accident occurred. He did not hear the break
ing timbers, but the shrcks and cries Of the
women and children were awful. The nature
of the accident was known in Il moment. Has
tly removing his coat hal and shoes he ran TO
the side of the pier, and saw mass of men,
women and children struggling ia the water,
which was 10 or IL feet deep. Three young
ladies, grasping each other first caught his eye,
the same time one .ofihcm released her hold OF
the others and frintically grasped at one Of the
piles that supported the wharf. She missed hel
hold and sank, but as she came up Poat caught
her and Succeeded in landing her on the wharf
He turned to look for the other two, but they
had disappeared.
The only light was from two oil lamps. One
Of these was thrown overheard by some one ano
the other was accidentally upset and cXtin,
guished by Pout as he was dragging young
woman out OF the water. Darkness and rail-
| added additional horror to the scene.
Jumping into boat he caught another WON
| an Just us she was sinking and also saved Il lit
| tie boy. The unfortunat, people in the wate
| disappeared rapidly and in ten minutes from tn,
| time the accident occurred siXty-three persons
| had gone down. Pual then turned his atten
| tion TO recovering the bodies of the drowned
| With Il man named Joseph Burns he diycd I,
| the bottom and found II young woman standing
| upright, with basket pressed against he
breast, us though she had clung to ii for safety
| II was several hours before all the bodies wer
| taken out. The condition of those who ha,
| been in the water was deplorable Many of tn
women had had their clothing almost cntirel
| torn from their persons, and women and mel
divided their clothing with them. Some of tn
bodies could scarcely be recognized by thei
friends, being eaten by crabs. Poat is suffering
| severely from an attacl; of rheumatism cause
| by being so long in the water and by eXposur
afterwards. Rings and bracelets were tori
| from the persons of drowned women by Incl
who pretended to be aiding in resusclatin
| them.
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FARM SoLD-John s. and Charles l.. Dallam,
real estate agents, have sold for Mr. Edward T.
Monks his farm OF 80 acres, at Mechanicsville,
IA miles north of the Hickory, to VIM. q.
iollingsworth, of Lisbon, Howard county, Md,
for s., 600 Mr.. Monks also offers his store stand
and eight acres ofgood land for sale, and his
large stock of store goods at reduced prices.
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The platform of the Virginia Democrats
is sound. 1t opposes increased taxation; az
cepts as final the recent settlement of the pub
lie debt favors the abolition of The internal
revenue system and a properly adjusted tar
iff for revenue; is for free education of white
and black children and against mixed
schools; demands strict economy and real
civil service reform; opposes bossism, and
finally condemns the corrupt bargain be-
tween President Arthur and Gen. Malone
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WORKMAN INJUEED.-On Wednesday after
noon Clinton Smith, colored, of Lynchburg,
Va, was seriously injured by bank of earth
falling upon him while at work for McCabe ~
Bro, on the Maryland Central Railroad, near
Double Run. His right arm was badly fractur-
ed at lhe elbow and he was otherwise injured.
Drs. E. "a. Richardson and j. Camp Butler at
tended him.
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A "a RID.
EMMORroN, July III, 1883

u HVTETVN, July T6FJ,
MR.. EDTrOR: see by Il card published IN our
paper in regard to the "Wild Fowl Law" passed
by the last Legislature, that Mr.. Wiley seeks to
justify himself in voting for said law On the
ground thai there was no opposition 10 it. The
facts are simply these. Mr.. johnson, OF Buli-
more county, who has large and profitable inter
csts i'm cunning shores on the Guupowdcr and
other rivers, introduced this bill had a special
committee appointed (Which in my judgment
should not have been donc-the committee on the
Chesapeake Bay and tributaries, of which was a
member, being already in eXistence.) | declared
my opposition to the proposed law, well knowing
that il would be seriously objected to by the pcu-
pie of Hartford county. but when the report of
the Committee was mndc unanimously in its ia
yor | took no further interest in the matter,
knowing that further opposition thereto would
he useless.
ju27 j. b. PRESTON.