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r. kent 4 Co.. ] B. Kent /

/ Il. Kent X Co. -Nlessrs J. b. Kent L
.r. whose advertisement appears in another
dunn has removed from his old place to q
..o aud handsome Warehouse No. ia 5
r,,rs. Street, where friend Kent says he
,,u be glad to receive his customers and
friend. at all times The location of his new
,si.5.ns renders his communication with the
,,.pes. portion Of the city, more convenient
ana viii enable him to conduct his commits
.on business with doubly as much thrift as
heretofore. Mr.. Kent has had an experience
4, me commission business Of eighteen years,
serving ia the capacity Of book-keeper itr
vo,.r. i. NeaIe and Sons for long time
,rior to his adventure in business for himself
Ms experience, added to the great gratiica-
ion Of honesty and his reputation as a good
salesman Of all country produce will doubt
less insure for him large consgnments from
the county. No better way to test his quail
s.,,ious than to give him trial-one ship
mcut at lest
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Farmers, Clnh..-Sne,kinr ON

Farmers ClubS-Spe,king on this sab.
ject, which is one Of great importance 10 om
agricultural interests, the American AgriuE
turisL says Farmers clubs are A e-esl
want We have State and County Agr.u.
tura Societies, with annual fairs, which A.,
good 50 far as they 60, but their meeting. For
discussion are generally but once year ,ad
these during fair week, when the attention /:
very much absorbed with fair matters. What
is wanted is farmers club in every town Of
business centre where farmers come to mar
ket, or 60 TO get their supplies, that they 0ly
haze opportunity for a conference, for ar
hour or two On some topic previously an-
nounced, aud occasional exhibitions Of fruits
and vegetables, during the summer and aL
In this way, the best farmers, with their rli-
ing, experiments and methods, would be
brought in close contact with those whose
in the background, and the business Of l.-u-
ing be made more attractive and profitable
Our census statistics for the last thirty years
show a steady drift of our population towards
the cities and villages. These gain at The ez-
perse of the agricultural towns The school
house and church in many Of them ar ilf
empued There is no remedy for th. lsci-
dence but in the gospel Of husbandry, pugbt
and illustrated by the farmers then4res,
who should exaIt their own calin,,,
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Mestern Crnns.-I.ale aarn.

Western Grams -I,afe adros from reli-
able aaibori,ies in Chicago WHARF, -, con
slant communication with le,3,g noi,,,s
The wheat and corn bells. emit at al en-
coaragine. +, confidently .sl that folI
"a ,orcon, ofn.. ,.,.,..'.,t...t.l. s..-,.
ing Michigan. has been killed. harvest will
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Caught at last.-For several VOL.
letters containing money and CHECK, r..1, y [,
from diif.e1t pos'oiiiccs in this eo.,..
vaats ont Vt tie STATE have been he, a..
ferent fetson. we're assigned for r.
renee, hut the true reason seems IN b.,.,
lodged 10 the fact th TIA thief in the
Of the government h,s been tamn.-i,.
the mails, aud robhug letters SUNNI
contiin money. The party's name i. ~.
W kaufman, postal clerk, who has ch,r.. p.
The morning mails from this sec.io, p
postal authorities we're notified of the ,.,..,
and to catch The thief a decoy lo,,sr
mailed from some office Ia the conr,,
dressed 70 some party in Baltimore
tanning two oue dollar bills md several ,;...
els designated by marks. The letter ....
straight until il got 10 the mail on n. VI.
which Kaufman had IN charge ana ~,
stopped, the thief observing il cou,,i,.l
money robbed il Ms he h a dime ,,..
for some time past As soon as the de,s..i,.
who went along on the same train with oh.
mail which confined the decoy Letter arrive.
in Baltimore and found his decoy did mo-,
come to hand he swore out a writ b.f.,
Commissioner Rogers for the arrest of E,uf
man and arrested him, and upon the per.,a
Of the accused was found the marked nickel,
This arrest will no doubt break up iheaora.
ance as well AS loss, that has been
sustained 10y persons transmitting moasy
or checks through the mails from this COUNT
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Local BreUittes.

The steamer George Law will run excur-
sions to Chapel Point from Washington on
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
of each week.
Our Port Tobacco boys are again on the
base ball path. They propose having the
best team in Lower Maryland this season.
Several young ladies who expected to meet
Young gentlemen friends at Chapel Point
on Saturday, were sadly disappointed-th the
boa. did not come in.
The young ladies of Port Tobacco Church
are preparing for another Cantata They
will have additional support in the way of
voices. and hope to make the entertainment
a .rea: success.
Backache stitches in the side imitation
and soreness of the bowles, are symptoms Of
a dsorlered state of the digestive and assim-
iative organs, which can be promptly and
thoroughly corrected by the use of Ayers
Catbartic Pills. AS dinner pills, and as aids
10 digestion. they have no equal. They cure
constipation.
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Seventeen Year LOcusts-Professo c.
" r ley, Chief of the Chronological Bureau
Of the Agricultural Department, rctetyes
many letters from the West aud Southwest
which indicate that the farmers Of those SEE
tio1s are alarmed in consequence of the pre-
iicti1ns Of visitation of seventeen year
ocusts. The appearance Of ordinary locusts
r.. california and Texas in very destructive
numbers ads to tue alarm. Professor Riley
says the seventeen year locusts, whose visit
he has predicted. are harmless 10 growing
crops and 10 no injury exc pt 10 the twigs OF
forest aud fruit trees Wherever Young or
chards have been planted on land which
has been cleared during the last seven cen
years the trees are liable to suffer somewhat,
but Is probable that the use Of kerosene emu'-
sion sprayel upon the tree will protect them
The ordinary locust, VIII, is so destructive
To growing crops, hts jtws which cut, viii e
the seventeen year species, more popularity
called the Cicada, has only hcak, through
which he sucks his nourShment
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The Dairy Basiness.-To supply t

The Dairy BusinesS.-To supply the
demand for milk and its products III this
country l5,Ooo,OOo cows are rq ed. To
furnish food for them the cultivation Of over
6O,OoO,Ooo acres Of land is required. In car
ing for the COWS and their milk 100, 600 men
find employment and 1000 600 horses are
needed. Cows and horses consum, annually
30,ooo,OoO tons of hay, 10000, 600 bushels
Of corn meal and the same amount Of oatmeal,
us, 900, 600 bushels Of oats, 1000 600 bush
els of bran, aud 10000, 600 bushels of corn,
to say nothing of the brewery grains and
questionable feed of various kinds that is
used all over the country It costs $500 oOO
900 to feed these cows and horses.
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The Hay Cron. The following

The Hay Crop The following is taken
from the Prince Georges Enquirer present
indications are that very small crop Of hay
will be made this season, owing to the late
ness of the spring and the few warm rains
that have fallen since the growth began The
price has advanced considerably, and it is
now selling at from SIS to $50 per ton. With
hay at such price, feeding horses and cattle
becomes very expensive, and indeed, we doubt
if any farmer can af'rd to feed more of the
latter than he requires for farming purposes
In some sections farmers contemplate growing
fodder corn for next winter provender, and
are preparing every available space for this
purpose.
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Festival and Lectnre.-The Indies {

Festival ana Lecture.-Ihe ladies OF
the Nanjcmoy Baptist Church held an after
noon festival Oh the grounds OF the Rectory,
on Thursday Of last week Notwithstanding
the very inclemeut weather which prevented
many from attending, it was fully success
The managing ladies did their part to make
each and every one enjoy the festivities Of the
evening, which was a success to their credit.
The lecture at night was by the Rev. F @.
Fhppo, of Alexandra. The subject "DiHcul-
tie. It was certainly good and very much
enjoyed and appreciated by the audience
To give an idea this makes the third lecture
that he has delivered at this place, at the first he
had an audience Of about eighty, the second
was an increase, and the last had nearly two
hundred From both they realized the sum
Of one hundred and twenty-five dollars :
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Cedar POint.-On Sunday the fopr-sen
Of this month, this popular resort vii. opei
for the season Last summer Cedar pon
was one Of the most attractive u,,s.ns
places on the Potomac, and this season thu
proprietors say It shall not be excelled Mans
additional improvements have hoo, mad,
adding vastly to its beauty. The bnJlioc.
old and new hear testimon, to Tho ra.o,t nj.
Of the t.sly paint brush, while the rab.
WAYS and Other portions Of the ground. pre-
sent the appearance Of perfect ne,tpe,. and
cleanliness. Beautiful s',ale trees green,
i,wns, ware ale with the brigb mad cheer
full hues ofchoice flowers are apo,, IN. many
pleasing attractions the place ,f,fis Ram.
ing promise. 10 be exquisite. P,sbioe and
siling will number awong the,tier induce
ments of red the pleasure secks 3Tb.. ,na
cious and finely furnished and aed s,,o1 m
1 ssrssuIrt sasusvn,.s, "ss,.-.,- w ltAtns1.
! and from Washington, stoppihA Sheppards
to make connection with an aQrs'on train
: from Baltimore Nith passengers the Point
: Mr. Wash Crawther VINO has successful,
r managed the resort since it b. been under
the control Of its present projectors vii
continue to act in that capcg Turing the
/ incoming season
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Deaths died on Thursday Nay

Deaths Died on Thursday May path,
l..j. Ellen infant daughter Of Benedict L
and Sa.lie H'glon, aged DAYS.
On Thursday, al his home, near Pisgah
Nav 2s,h. 1885, Of Typhoid fever, Edward 5
Welch, aged IN yeas.
ON Friday, May 10th, 1885 at Gunston, oil
Consumption, vester Golden, aged about 80
wears
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Narrled. ~ Bumpy OAK CHURCH Of

Married. At bunny Oak Church on
7ucs3n june md 1888, at o'clock a. n, ,
D.. ,b. Rev. G.. r. Williams, Mr.. II. Marsh, III
TbomA, TO Miss Sarah :. Tubman, youn .es'
daughter of Mr. b. D. THURMAN. a small
Gathering of friends aud relatives witnessed
Nh. ceremony. The groom is the youngest
SON ofpr. john " Tuomas ard at preaen' i
merchandising at romoukey, After the Ger
,.on, DID, mlld parry took the steamer
Co,eomn to Washington from whence they
wen, on il short bridal trip.
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Transfers of Property.-From Joseph

ITHHNIVTN VI IVFVI W INIII J"7V-V I
H. Haywood to Sylvester Thomas and al for
tract OF land called "Four Brothers. consid-
GRAFTON, S335 Florence c. Switzerland and
Al to Samuel b Barkely for interest in
Market Oyerton consideration, 81 &c
Sal uei B Hukely to Florence southern md
.rdmute in s0ue, onsi RAJ on, 81 &c.
Mortgages From Dr. L. \. jameson and
we to Mary + Boswell on tract Of band
called Refuge consideration, $500 From
Samuel W Adams to Gustav A R,sch on
smiths Point consideration, $500
Bill of sale from VIM. H. Dixon to LAURA
A Wheeler consideration, Sl63
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A Great Convenience: Nc

A Great Convenience When visit
ing Baltimore, make Oehms your headquar.
ters. They will take care of your parcels and
deliver them to Steamboats,, and Railroad
Depots free Their line of Mems, BOYS,
Spring Clothing, is unusually attractive
whilst their prices are lower than ever. Don't
fail to avail yourselfof the kind offer of the
above firm, 200 W Pratt and So Hanover
Streets.
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+. D. MUDD, Clerk

Collection Fund Exhausted. THE
Secretary Of the Treasury at Washington has
notified all customs officers that. in coase-
qacnce of the exhaustion Of the appropriation,
no payments for services rendered or expendi-
lures incurred in collecting the revenue from
customs for the month of June, l5sj, can be
made until another appropriation has been
rrAntcd by Congress.
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To Prison. Friday last the sheriff
carried TO the Peuitenuary VIM. Feuvick,
convicted At the last term Of Court Of an as
ssult with intent to Kill Mr. J. Il Natungly.
He was sentenced to serve a term Of FIVE years.
On Monday William Thomas was taken to
the Heuse Of Correction Thomas was con
vited Of larceny.
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Better State Of Thinrs-r

Better State of Things There are
some indications Of better state Of things in
general commerce. The extensive cotton sale
last week which noted as to its chief features.
was the most important Of these. That
showed that the principal distributors of tins
staple throughout the country recognized the
renewal Of healthy general demand among
customers and felt themselves safe in prepar-
ing 10 meet it at current market prices There
is evidence also IN the returns Of the railways
and the clearing houses that the impression in
trade is ratler in prices than in the amount
OF transactions. and that more active move
ment in nearly all bran"hes has begun To
take place. Doubtless the movement must
Yet for Al long time bc slow, aud there is not
as yet, nor is there any reason to expect. any
renewal Of speculation. Bur on the whole
there is distinct Improvement, which, with
prudence and energy, can he extended
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Trnstees of M pnnr

'"e VOF.-A meeting of
Trustees of the poor was held at tbs Poor
House on Wednesday, to pass uno, '' tho ey.
Pe0di'aFes Of the institution during the fiscal
1 S,.. Just about to end. The report of the
eve er was passed upon and oo,roVsd =
4 statement OF the expenses Of The bouse
as passed by the Trustees will be submitted
by the DO ID to the County cop,ni, odl',,,s
a. a'... loe,r meeting next week. After the
business meeting real poor ham,, ,'''s l:.a 'I
consisting Of an the delicacies i I'' '"'""
and glass Of Sherry also, va. .o. sSai'n II
aosp'iaoIe style BY Mr. WEIGH an3 Il /, =, ba,,er
hull. and then the board adjourned - IN. !,
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Notice The County Commissioners will
meet Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, the 9th, 10Th, nth and 18th Of June
for passing accounts against the county. All
persons having accounts against the county
will present them for payment otherwise they
will be dcbarred from levy Of 1888
Bv order.
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500 Reward.

TINE public school house No. = Seventh ,l,
Election District having been recently .
DESTROYED by fire under circumstances ~
Viii h plainly declare it to be the work Of an
iuceudiary, and deeming it a duty We owe 10 70
the public to spare no effort % prov, ~ No
property. and the cause Of education, 'oL W
Time being intrusted 10 our charge We , ns,s'
BY offer reward OF one Hundred Do y.
lars for any inormatlon that will lead 70 t Y.
apprehension and conviction Of the gnu. o,,
parry. In as much as several o'heI ' La,.e
houses in tie same section Of the county pa :
been hitherto DESTROYED by fire, slrong5
pointing to the incendiary, We conn., d, !.
IDENTIFY claim the cooperation OF all goSu NV ~
izons now, and beneeforth in the slioI , ,t !,
discover and place in the iron handS ~ '
law the perpetrators of such hendi5n c'iu'''
g. D. MUD,
P. A SASSCER
WI. GRAY
may l5-tf School Com'Ai's'oue--
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HENRY A. BURCH


Having lcen appointed Constable and given
good and sufficient bond, and intending Y
devote ny entire time to the duties the office.
very respectfully solicit business in all parts
OF the county Collections speedily maze, and
prompt returns rendered. Post Office address,
Bryantown Charles county, Md NH y cm
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Focal anN 4lusonal.

"a tn, O6-s 5f bs lSbfrFS,n,ESr ha' +, s@, :,
- T., ,L, first Roor o. he NdsoHic HHt,
t-w,6,,.iv opposite de Ep"c'ra' Church.
crazy "A co'ored woman, wife Of N'n.
r,unbru near Newport, has teen confined
i, f,iIas luna'ic and a pauper. Efforts are
,..,,, made 10 h.ve q Judge here on Monday
next. and jury empaunelcd on 'hst day 10
ra.. upon her condition.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-10
A Forgotten Oath.

The representatives of the local millers,
grain dealers and shippers represent TO the
members of the legislature from Lancas-
ter county that there has been discrimina-
tion in freight rates practiced by the rail-
roads, and that this is contrary to the
fundamental law of the commonwealth.
The members of the general assembly
from Lancaster county will no doubt be
startled to hear this. They probably never
suspected it. They may not teven be ready
to believe it.
We beg to remind Observation-Disclosures
ing they ride on free passes-that the con-
stituton not only forbids such discrimina-
tion, but it declares that the general assem-
bly, shall enforce Its provisions "by appro-
pirate legislation and that they and
each of them have solemnly sworn to sup
port that constitution.
Have they forgotten their oath =? Is it
not moral perjury to omit orneglect to en-
force this provision of the constitution 2
There is at least an easy way to do it, about
which there can be no dispute, the way
proposed by Mr.. Wallace TO enact the pro-
visions of the constitution as part of the
statute law and aiiix penalties for every
violation of IL.
What do the Lancaster county members
say 10 thisy Are Messrs. Mylin, Stehman,
Davis, Brosius, Heidelbaugh, Book, Court
ney and Kemper for 1t or against iii If
for it, what are they doing to accomplish
itY lancaster comfy suffers IFS share
from freight determinations.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-10

Tho two-story brick dwelling at Green
vile, Pa, dedicated to intidelity and spiritu-
alism by DIR. David Edgar, was sold at pub
lie auction on May 20. 1884, but the sale was
not confirmed. ON January IL, 1885, in the
orphans court Of Mercer county, it was sold
again, on the petition of Mrs. Eliza Hamilton.
IL was sold the first time under the condition
that the sale should not be valid unless his
laughter, Mary Elizabeth, who is mysteri-
ously absent, should be heard from. The
doctor left large and valuable estate 10 the
cause Of spiritualisn, and directed that this
particular building, in the centre Of the town,
should be used to advance the cause he loved
so dearly, and TO which he bequeathed his en-
tire estate. Ihs brothers and sisters ana a
score or more Of distant relatives opposed the
plan and succeeded in obtaining from
the court AN order of sale, which
they have carried out. His daugh.
ter was last heard of al Dayton,
Ohio, thirteen years ago. She was teaching
fancy ncedlework and making artificial
flowers. She was known by the name oi
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hoyt, and has son,
Frank, perhaps, twenty-six years of age. The
doctor used to exhibit a communication from
the Spirit Land signed by his daughter say
ing that she had died in 1859. A friend vi
the Doctors met Mary Elizabeth some thir
teen years ago in the Dayton postoftice. lie
knew her well and talked with her, and sc
informed the doctor, yet he persisted in rely
ing on the spirit letter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-10

A SHAVED rio, well creased, Is let loose in
Pittsburg skating rinks, and the small boy on
rollers given an opportunity to catch it /;
which ludicrous scene of the pursued and
pursuer i'm their various movements is great
ly enjoyed by tho spectator. An enterprising
manager of the Smoky City, observing the
popularity of the feature there, bought and
introduced a hog into his rink i'm Massilon,
Ohio This special attraction lasted but one
night, the superintendent of the humane So
ciety having the manager arraigned on a
charge of cruelty to animals before justice,
who required him TO pay fine and costs
amounting 10 SIS If it Is the desire 10 really
prevent cruelty to animals, an agent of some
humane society should visit New York when
the next roller skating match takes place in
Madison Square garden. From all accounts
several of the participants were more dead
than alive when the last race was finished.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-10
Did Not know II Was Longr.Ilow.

Dr. c. q. Everett of Cambridge, relates
that at lnterlaken, Switzerland, he dropped
into q bookstore and circulating library. "rhe
good woman who had charge" he says, "was
with her. She told me above other things OF
an incident that had happened in her shop
some time before. Two gentlemen came in
one day; the one, fine looking man with
white hair and beard, the other younger. The
older asked her which of all the books In her
library she could best recommend to him. She
brought him Longfellow's Hyperion which
she told him he would be sure to like, for it
was book which delighted everybody.
After they had gone out, the younger one
came back and said: Do you know to whom
you were recommending that bookY 1t was
10 Longfellow himself"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-10

II the report turn out to be true that
Mr.. Bayard has rendered the office of first
assistant secretary Of state to Mr.. John
Cadwalader, of Philadelphia, he has made
a most happy selection.
He is son Of the late Judge John Cad
walader and nephew of Gen. Geo. r. Cad
walader, deceased. He is lawyer, a
scholar, gentleman and Democrat of
the school of his fathers. lie is the pos
SCISSOR Of large estate and the trustee Of
extensive and important interests for
others which he has managed with fidelity
and care.
He is president of the Young Mems
Democratic association and has been a can
didate for Congress in one of the Phiadcl-
phia districts. His counsel and his aid
have never been lacking his party.
He is clean and clear cut he has ability,
courage and modesty. II may be assumed
that he has sought no place, invented nc
booms and started out no boomers to secure
il for himself. But if it comes TO him, il
comes worthily; he has the social grace'
and intellectual accomplishments to adorl
il.
| Well done, Mr.. Bayard.
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Is She I'm "A Trauccg

At Mount Clemins, Mich, week ago Mrs.
Charles Ballensen, a woman of 20, suddenly
expired it was supposed, of heart disease,
and the funeral took place Tuesday. The
life-like appearance of the body excited
much comment, which increased after
burial. Finally the interest grew so intense
that it was thought best to disinter the body.
This was accomplished on Thursday after
noon, the body having been in the grave
two days and two night 1t still bore the
same life like appearance. 1t was placed in
a room i'm which temperature has been kept
steadily at 75o. Not the slightest indication
of decomposition is apparent and physicians
declare themselves unable to determine
whether Mrs. Ballensen is alive or dead.