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THE sUsQUEHANNA The ice has passed out
of the Susquehanna without doing any damage.
The river, which was very high last week, began
to recede on Monday. The haulers and gillers
are making rapid preparations for fishing, which
has been much delayed by the late season. A
good run of fish is expected as soon as the river
becomes sufficiently low, and The old fisherman
always expect good season aud plenty of fish
after a hard winter and plenty of ice.
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RAILROAD IMPROVEMENT AT EDGEwooD -
The p, w. and B. Railroad Company are pre-
pairing TO sink q two-inch prospecting pipe in
their artesian well at Edgewood, with a view of
increasing the supply of water, in order that
freight as well as passenger trains may take up
water from the track tank without stopping.
The company's well at Edgewood is already III
feet deep, and delightfully."- cool fresh water comes
up from that depth through an eight-inch pipe
The company seems TO be preparing for rivalry
with the new b. & o. Philadelphia extension,
by affording the public means of rapid and safe
transit for passengers and freights.
Nor THE MAN.-On Monday ex-deputy Sheriff
j. X. Cunningham and Joseph A. Price arrest
ed, on the Philadelphia turnpike, near Abing-
don, colored man, whose appearance ans weres
to the description of Cooper, the assailaht of
Miss Gray, in Baltimore county. The man gave
a confused and contradictory account of himself,
which strengthened the belief that he was Coop
er. The arrest created great excitement The
man was taken 10 Edgewood and dispatch was
sent to Sheriff Knight, at Towsontown. This
| officer came out to Edgcwood on the next train
and after looking at the prisoner declared he
was not Cooper. The man was thereupon re-
leased and left in hurry.
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NOTICE.-There will be services at the Chris.
~ tian Church, Jerusalem next Sunday, at II
O'Clock A. NJ, and regularly at the same hour
every Sunday from this date.
February eth. 1886.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Preaching at the NJ. f. Church, South. Jar.
NJ, on Sabbath next Rev Thos Briley, Pastor
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LEG BROKEN On Tuesday as a colored man
named Pecoe was driving MIR. August Martins
four-horse Team from his farm, on the Noun
tain, TO blacksmith shop, for the purpose of
having II lock repaired, the breast chain of one
of the horses broke, in descending hill near
the Christian Church, aud the team ran away.
The driver, in Jumping from the saddle horse
to the ground, fell and broke his leg. The
team was stopped at Prices Store.
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Ono of the largest and most reliable bed and
mattress establishments TO be found is that of
Messrs. Fred. Walpert d Co., 2s N. Gay street,
Baltimore. They have everything in their line,
of the best quality for sale at reasonable prices,
and guarantee satisfaction to all their custom
ers.
The petition of VIM. G. Wilson and others
VS.. VIM. o. Hughes, administrator of John
Adams, was argued in the Orphans Court, on
Thursday, by Mr.. Henry W. Archer for the pc.
titoners and Messrs. Hopkins and VIM. Young
for the administrator. The court will pass an
order in the case to-day.
ROAD NEARLY FINIsHED.-Mr. WIN. A. Will
son, the contractor, has nearly completed the
new road leading from George Smiths tin shop
to the mouth of James Johnsou's lane, on the
road between Forest Hill and Grarton's Shops.
The road is between two and three miles long,
part of 1t being an old road-bed.
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STRUCK OIL, PHoBABLY.-A few days ago as
MIR. Lawrence Forwood and several other young
men sat on fence aud smoked, on the road side
near Deer Creek bridge, on the Sandy Hook and
Dublin road, they observed that little stream
ofwater which ran down the middle of the road,
proceeding from spring, had greasy appear
ance. They Investigated the phenomenon, and
discovered II substance resembling coal oil float
ing on the surface of the water. They SKINNED
OIL a small quantity, and found that it ignited
as readily as coal OIL Their curiosity then be-
came excited and tracing the stream up the road
they found the unknown substance oozing from
spot near the middle of The road, opposite the
farm of Mr.. Robert Forwood, between Deer
Creek Bridge and Mr.. Josiah 2. Lees residence
bottle full oft was collected without difficult
ty and it is said to smell, taste and burn like
petroleum. careful examination will be made
If Mr.. Forwood and his friends have indeed
struck Oil, their discovery may prove to be
blessing to the county
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Notice to Teachers.

Bel Ar. Nd, AprK IN, 1885. I
The Annual Examination of Colorcd Teachers
will DO held in Bel Air,
ON THURSDAY. 10Th OF APRIL, 1885.
No other examination for Colored Teachers
will be held during the year, and all persons de.
string to teach in the Colored Public Schools ia
the county must present themselves for oxami-
nation promptly ut A. M, on the day above
named.
The Colored Schools will close on Wednesday,
April 18th.
by order. -
lOap NOBLE L. MITCHELL, Examiner
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TRIPS REsUMED.-The steamer Lancaster, be-
longing to the Susquehanna Steamboat Company
this week began her regular trips between Port
Deposit and Baltimore, leaving her pier on Block
street, Baltimore, ate P. NJ. every Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday, and returning leaves Port De-
post at p. NJ and Havre de Grace at T. NJ.
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Freight
is carefully handled and carried at low rates The
company also solicits consignments of grain,
hay and country produce generally, guarantee
ing prompt returns Mr. VIM. Head is the
agent at Baltimore; Jas. A. Davis u Son, at
Port Deposit, and James Hopper d Co., at
Havre de Grace.
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Our Public Schools In Good COnd itiOn.

The public schools of the county, VIC are
gratified TO learn, are in an excellent condi-
ton. The school-houses, rs a general thing,
are comfortable, the teachers earnest and
efficient in their work, and the enrolment
and attendance of the pupils unusually large
The colored schools, especially, have made
satisfactory progress since the 1st of last Sep.
TENDER. There are eighteen of them in the
county, taught by male and female colored
teachers. These teachers are well educated
the most of them being graduates of the
Philadelphia Institute for Colored YOUTH
Increased interest seems to be manifested by
the pupils and the attendance has been excel
lent. At the Edgewood school, 10 were pre-
sent out of an enrolment of 90, during a
recent visit of the Examiner, Mr.. Noble l.
Mitchell The latter visited 25 schools dur.
ing the month of March, and thinks that il
nothing happens 10 cripple the schools, this
spring and summer, the showing at the end
of the scholastic year will be the best that has
ever been made.
The white schools will be continued until
the 3Oth of June, but the colored schools will
close on the 18th ofApril, except where they
may be kept open by the patrons. The
School Commissioners, at their meeting on
Tuesday, voted an appropriation to aid in
keeping some of them open.
The board of School Commissioners have
before them thirteen applications for new
school houses and two for additions to exist
ing houses Some or all of these may be
needed, but it is not likely that all of them
will be granted at once. The board is re-
stricted in its expenditures and now that ar.
engagements have been made to keep the
schools open the entire scholastic year, il
would not be wise to abridge the schoo
terms, even for the laudable object of build
ing new school houses The school board
should bear in mind the old Roman motto
Festtno bnte, which may be literally trans
lated, Don't be in hurry"
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SENT TO JAIL-Abont three o'clock Monday
morning man knocked at the door of John II.
MichaePs residence, at Perrymansville. The
cook was awakened and asked him what he
wanted. lie made no reply but continued
knocking, and she called Messrs John IT, and
Jas. II. Michael. The man refused to 90 away
and acted in ii singular manner, creating the
belief that he was crazy. To brighten him John
IL. Michael fired pistol over his head but he
manifested no alarm, and merely gIggled in a
silly manner The Messrs. Michael thercupon
caught and tied him, and being taken before
Justice VIM. T. Cronin he refused to give his
name and was committed TO Jail us an Gun.
known man, Of medium size" He was brought
to Bel Air by Constable Lee aud told he Sheriff
he was John Shannon
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TAKING TESTIMONY. was taken
on Wednesday before Commissioner Ohio s..
Lee, In the case of Col Herman Stump and Il.
T. Heaps, trustees VS. The Farmers Warehouse
Company of Dublin district, on a motion to
dissolve an injunction. The warehouse compa-
ny claimed, under storage receipt, certain
canned goods in the possession of Heaps &
Bros, membere of the Red Seal Associat ion,
and under writ of replevin began 10 hauling
them from the canning factory Of Heaps q
Bros, to Highland station. The firm having
made an assignment the trustees obtained au
injunction to prevent the shipment of The
goods. Mcssrs. Henry W. Archer and Col Her.
man stump represented the trustees, aud
Messrs. Archer u VanBibber and =. A. Will
iams appeared for the warehouse company.
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A LITTLE Boy PoIsoNED.-On Thursday af.
ternoon Of last week little sou and daughter
of MIR. John Hawkins who lives near Level,
while playing in their fathers barn, found a
vessel containing some seeds of the jamestown
weed, which Mr.. Hawkins had saved as rem
edy for asthma. They played with the seed,
and the little boy, procuring an old spoon, ate
quantity of them. He was soon taken very
sick. physician was sent for, who admins
tered an emetic, and after some time the child
elected a number Of the poisonous seed. He
did not rally, however, and paralysis setting in
he died before ten O'Clock at night He was
only three years of age. He was buried at
Churchyille on Saturday.
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agree.
One of the most gratifying and noteworthy
circumstances of this occasion is the fact that II
mas brought together In friendly cooperation
lnose VINO difrer uncompromisingy In politics and
reilglon, and those who are separated by tastes
occupations and pursuits, but who are united in
common purpose Of love snd mercy"
The crowd In attendance was very large,
everybody was animated and all seemed de.
lighted with the decided success of the open
ing.
Each State in the Confederacy was repre-
sented by table, presided over by we'll
known ladies of Baltimore, and there were,
besides, many other tables in charge of vari-
GUS organizations. A large number of Con
federatc relics are exhibited, including battle
flags, swords, &c.
MIR. Richard l. Manning, ofSouth Carolina,
has presented to the bazaar thorough bred
two-year old colt Col. r. H. Dulany, ofLou-
don county, Va, prize steer weighing 9, 900
lbs, and s bales of cotton from Georgia.
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DUBLIC SALE
-OFA-
LARGE STOCK OF STORE GOODS,
Consisting OF
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS &C.

The undersigned will sell at Public Sale, at
Jerusalem Mills, Hartford county, on
ON MONDAY, APRIL goth, 1855,
At O'Clock, A. NJ. his entire stock of
STOR e GOODS
consisting of Dry Goods, Notions, Boots and
Shoes. groceries, and fixtures generally found i'm
a first class country store.
Also at the same time will offer for sale 2 good
Work Horses, fresh Cows, with Calves by their
Sides Family Carriage and two-horse Market
Wagon.
TERMS OF SALE.
All sums of SIS and under Cash; on sums over
that amount six months credit will be given
purchasers TO give notes, bearing interest from
day of sale. with approved security, and payable
at the Old Town Bank Of baltimore.
apl0 II. b. BRUINS
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THE HAY SCALEs.-The Town Commissioners
of Bel Air met last Saturday to hear objections
against the removal of Messrs Henry Reckord
q Sons hay scales, on Main street. Messrs.
Reckord Il Sons were represented by Mr.. VIM.
Young, who made an argument lasting two
hours in favor of allowing the scales to remain
where they are. Several farmers from the neigh.
borhood of Bel Air were also present and ex-
pressed hope that the order for the removal
of the scales would not be rescinded, for the
reason that they had been found to be IL great
convenience TO farmers hauling hay to citizens
of the town. A petition of taxpayers of the
town was also presented, opposing the removal
of the scales. The Town Commissioners adj
journed without taking any further action.
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~ a n RE EuN
Observation-Disclosures

announcements OF Marriages and Deaths free
Obituary Notices fue cents per incl
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M. ?. CONFERENCE APPoINTMENTs-Thea an.
nual conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, which met at Alexandria, Va, adjourn
ed on Tuesday. Among the appointments are
the following:
Bel Air, Rev. T. D. Valiant; Rev. C. II. Dab,
assistant. Susquehanna, Rev. W. d. Litsinger.
The resignation of Rev. w. T. Valiant, OF
Powellvlle circuit, as a member of the confer
ence, was read and accepted. Mr.. Valiant en-
tered conference in 1877, and has Joined the
Wilmington Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. He is son of Rev. T. ID. Val
liant, of Bel Air, a former President of the con-
ference.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUrION
IN OF COMPREHENSIVE

Notice is hereby given, that the partnership
heret ofore existing between II. Littieton Han
way and John G. Rouse, doing business at
AbeI deem, in Hartford county, under the firm of
L. L. HANWAY AND COMPANY has been this
day dissolved. by mutual consent 4. L. Hanway
is authorized to collect all debts and book ac-
counts due the said firm, and to pay all its labi-
lities.
T. LITTLETON HANWAY.
JOHN g. ROUSE.
aberdeen, Mdrcn 3lst, 1856
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9 USQUEHANNA STEAMBOAT COM
p PANY. FOR BALTIMORE, HAVRE DE
GRACE AND PORT DEPOSIT.-The Steamer
- lEess,LANCASTER will resume her
trips for the season of 1885, beginning
on Wednesday, April 9Th, leaving her
pier on BLOCK STREET. at Drawbridge in the
rear of the old Calvert Sugar Refinery, at p. NJ.
every Monday; Wednesday and Friday Return
Ing will leave Port Deposit AT p. i, and Havre
de Grace al P. NJ, ever, Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday.
eB Freight received daily, handled carefully
and carried at low rates.
COnsig IN ments Of Grain, Hay, Straw and
Country Produce Generally.
Solicited.
sB Prompt returns guaranteed
b. WM. HEALD, Agent,
City Block, Baltimore.
JAMES A. DAVIS SON,
Agents at POST Deposit.
JAMES HOPPER & Co,
Agents at Havre de Grace 10apSm
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Notice OF the Formation of u Limited
Partnership.
This is to Certify, that II. LITTLETON HAM
WAY, of Aberdeer, Hartford county. State Of
Maryland. and JOHN g. ROUSE, of Bel Air, in
| said County and State, have formed limited
partnership, which is to be conducted at Aber-
deem, in said County and State, under the nome
and nf
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Homicide Mt Me.sonso.

Bennett L. w. Byrd WAS shot and
mort;lly wounded by Samuel L. Tay-
lor, near Messongo Bridge, this county,
last Thursday morning. The difficulty
originated between them, we are inform
ed, about some wood OH the premises of
Taylor which Byrd it seems claimed as
agent for another party and was at
tempting to remove therefrom. Tay-
Igor denied Byrd's right to the wood
and had requested him not to attempt
to remove it. Byrd, according to the
report which reaches us, it seems not
only did not heed the warnings Of Tay-
lor, but attacked him with fence
stake-and in turn was shot by Taylor.
The wounds inflicted upon Byrd are i'll
the arm and side-the arm being nearly
torn from the body and his side so badly
lacerated that he cannot live but few
hours. Between the TWO parties feud
has existed for many years and the fact
that it has eliminated fatally Was not
unexpected. Taylor Oh Thursday sur
rendered himself and was committed tC
Jail by Justice Scarburgh. Taylor is 81
years; Byrd's age is about SIS years. Mr..
L. FL. Bayly Browne has been employed
as counsel for MIR. Taylor.
According to later advices, Mr.. Byrd
died of his wounds Thursday at + o'clock
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NOTICE.

Take notice that on the 18th day
of June 1885, l shall apply to the
Circuit Court of Accomack county,
Virginia, for an order directing
that the funds under the control Of
the court belonging to Mabel Adair,
Edwina Adair and John Adair, in
FAINT children of Edwin l.. Adair,
deceased, said funds being the pro-
ceeds of their real and personal es-
tate. be transferred to me as their
foreign guardian, with authority to
me to remove the same out OF the
State Of Virginia aud to the State
of Delaware in which latter State
the said infants reside, and to
place under my control and man
agement all bonds, notes and other
evidences Of debt belonging to said
infants.
JOHN j. DoUGHERTY, Guardian,
By GEO. T. GARRISON, his Atty.
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CAincOfcnEuC.

The festival of the Methodists held
during the past week WAS quite Il sue
cess financially. The Methodist Epis
copal Church is to be moved up on The
lot donated by Mr.. Geo. G. Birch and
service held in Temperance Hall until
Il new church is built.
Our community WAS excited on Thurs
day evening the 2lsl by the report that
a wreck was on the shoals near the In
let. Captains Wheaton and Tracy of
the Life Saving Service proceeded hur-
riedly with crew to Wallop's Station,
launched the surf boat-and abont mid
night came upon the vessel. No one
was on board and with the flood tide
she was drifting off the shoal. They
found her to be the schooner "RcScue, "
David Key, master, cargo, lumber from
Little Washington, n. G TO Melville,
n. j. In attempting to get in Chinco-
league Inlet she had struck OIL Fox
Shoal The life saving crew by pump
ing and laboring all night, succeeded III
getting the vessel and cargo into harDor
and she is now disclruging her load.
Too much credit cannot be given Cap
tains Wheaton and Tracy with their
Industrious crew in behalf of this yes
sci and her cargo. But for the timely
aid she would soon have been lost, or
have fallen into the hands of the wreck
ers who would have demanded half of
the property saved.
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Charlottesville.

Peas in large quantities will be sentt to
market early next week by Mr.. James
I. West.
Mr.. Orris w. Ames and Miss Lizzie
S. SturgiS were married last Sunday,
Rev. c. d. Crawley officiating.
A handsome dwelling, with necessary
outbuildings ;ire being erected by Mr..
Benjamin L. Bull upon his premises.
Strawberries are being generally
shipped by our farmers, consigned to
commission merchants in New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Davis will put in a
fish pound next week, and trout fish now
sold at S cts. per pound, will be put up
on the market" at u cts. per pound.
Smith II. Hyslop, after an illness of
ten days, died of pneumonia last Sum
day. aged about As years. The deceased
was worthy and useful citizen. AL
ways man Of fine character. he had
been for the last two years an active and
consistent member of the Methodist
church, and at time of his death was Ii
brarian of the Sabbath school.
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The new station Only, tormerl

The new station Only, formerly
known as X roads, will be opened
ON Monday next, and we predict
that it will be one of the most im-
portant shipping points on our rail
road. It's present accommodations
will be freight house, ticket Office,
ETC., but it is believed that the rail
road authorities recognizing the
fitness Of the place will make it a
first.class station in every respect.
Mr.. Alfred J. McMath has been ap-
pointed agentat Only. A new sta
tion will ALSO be opened on Monday
at Fair Oaks with such conven.
fences as a freight house, ticket of
flee. ETC., aud MIR. L. j. burlington
as agent at that place. This also
will be a good shipping point, and
the citizens of that vicinity have
"great expectations that it will
be a first-class station at AN early
day.
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Mymcneai.

In our village on the afternoon of the
goth, our worthy young citizen, Mr.. E.
c. Warner and Miss Maud Fisher, both
Of this place, were united in the holy
bonds of wedlock by Rev. MI. Wood
lock, at a point OH the public road near
Assawoman Hill, where they met the
minister. After pleasant drive with
their accompanying friends, the party
returned to the residence of the brides
father TO partake of the repast i'll wait
ing for the guests. The time there
was passed so pleasantly that the wee
sma' hours of night crept upon us be-
fore the company dispersed. To every
one present it was an evening long to he
remem bered.
May all their days be fair and free,
And blessings crown their destiny;
Useful to each while here below,
Death transport each to heavens door
A FRIEND.
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Homicide In sln,kiII Neck.

John w. Young was struck by VIM.
T. Raytield with fence stake on last
Monday night and died of the wounds
received in about five hours. Both of
the parties were residents of Slutkill
Neck and were returning in comp ny
with several others from party, when
dispute arose between them, which
terminated with such fatal results. The
cause for the dispute was tritling one
and originated it seems. from evidence
detailed at the coroners inquest in a
friendly tussle in which Young and
Rayfeld both appear to have partici-
pated. During the tussle Rayfield, it
seems became enraged on very Slight
provocation. drew his pistol and
threatened to shoot Young. Young
succeeded however in making him put
away hispistol and had turned to get up
in a carriage waiting for him when Ray
field seized fence stake and struck
him. Young was taken to his home
and medical aid was summoned but
nothing could be done, and he died at
3::225 a. IN. The autopsy revealed tract
ure of the skull and large clots of blood
upon the brain. The verdict of the jul
~ of inquest was. that he came to his
death at the hands OF William T. Ray
field. Prior to the inquest, Justice
Scarburgh, who was acting corner, 10
sued his warrant for the arrest of Ray
field which was promptly executed by
special cons table, L. J. Gunter. Ray
field was committed to Jail. The muir
derer is mere boy of seventeen
Young was about twenty-three years
I old