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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-01-09

TRAIN ROBBERS IN CECIL COUNTY Last Fri
day evening the train that leaves Baltimore for
Oxford, Pa, at $40 was boarded at Rising Sun,
Cecil county, by two unknowR men, who by
threats of violence forced the passengers to give
up their watches, money, &c, after which the
robbers leaped from the train, while it was run
ming at full speed, and disappeared.
Conductor E. L. Glligan was in he front part
of the train, and did not know of what was 90
ing on. At the next station a dispatch was sent
to Superintendent Lodac, at Media, Pa, who
Immediately sent detectives on apeca train
to Rising Sun, to work up the case. They were
not long in tracing the crime 10 two youths w.
Trainor and Leon or bud" Griffith. The latter
was caught in his home and Trainor was found
short distance away, helping farmer TO
butcher hogs Trainor's clothes were covered
with mud and the knuckles of one hand badly
skinned. Grifliths wrist was dislocaed by
jumping from the train. They entered the rear
car at Rising Sun aud when the train got under
full headway Griffith drove he brakeman, Ed
ward Tarring, into corner, at the muzzle of a
pistol, at the same time relieving him of his
watch The other robber waited on the passen.
gers in the car, and collected watch or two aud
various small sums of money from them Mr..
Geo o Carey, editor of the Northeast Star, who
was On his way to Oxford, Pa, was relieved OF
q fine gold watch. Mr. Geo Pussmore,
Treasurer of the Eureka Fertilizer Company,
saved his iimepiece by slipping it into his boot
leg Israel Higgins, who gave up 1874, also
saved his gold watch and cham by hiding it in
his bootleg. A colored man, who was the first
person approa, he'd, was robbed Of dollar.
The prisoners say they had been on spree
and finding themselves at Rising Sun, without
money and in want of whskey, conceived the
plan Of robbng the train. Only a silver watch
and one dollar were found upon the prisoners.
They were sent 10 Elkton Jail. Very few pas
sengers were on the train when the robbery was
committed.
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ing flooded. The solid ice extending from Port
Deposit to Garrett Island, broke up, on Sunday
nigh, and a gorge was formed between the island
and the Cecil shore. 1t comp etely blockaded
the channel and carried away the wharyes of
the Eureka Fertiizng Company and the wharf
Ohio Railrosd bridge, near Frenchtown. The
ice also carried away and crushed the wood
work of the unfinished Pier No. 8 in this chan
mel. The channel on the Hartford side OF Garrett
Island remained open and the ice passes through
it unobstrucled.
A train that left Columbia for Port Deposit.
Monday morning, at Safe Hartor encountered
mass OF ice 800 yards long and fom two to six
deep on the track. 1t took a wrecking train
five hours to remove he obstruction.
The Baltimore Sun says:
"Theie is quite heavy gorge at Star Rock,
seven miles south Of Columbia, and another AT
the Narrows, above McCalrs Ferry. There is
also considerable ice massed at various points
along the river. The only danger here is that
III case OF sudden or protracted thaw OF heavy
rain, this massed ice may be brought down, and,
uniting with he gofged ice south of Port De-
posit, SO obstruc the out CT that the water and
Ice would back up rs IN former Years and sub
merge the town. The railroad companies still
keep Their rolling stock in shape to move at II
moments notice"
The river has been falling since Monday and
the gorges are said to be wearing away quietly
and rapidly. No apprehension exists of further
| trouble.
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LETTER FROM SHANE.

The campaign FOR county offices has COM
menced in the seventh district of Baltimore
county, and the seventh can turn out more can
didates than all the rest of the districts
together
Mr.. Charles Robinson, living near this place, ac-
cldentally fell In the road. OH Christmas night,
and broke his leg; the third time it has been
broken in the same place. M.
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MASONIC INSTALLATION AND SUPPER.-The
officers of Mount Araral Masonic Lodge, of Bel
Air, who were elected on the 10Th of December
last, were duly installed, on Tuesday night, at
the Lodge room. They are as follows:
". NJ, John G. Rouse; s. W., John F. Lin
gan; j. w, Geo. l.. VanBibber; Treasurer,
Isaac Amos Secretary, DR.. E. Hail Richardson.
The following subordinate officers were APP
pointed the same evening:
s. D., w. I. L. Taliaterro; j. d., Robert Mel
SON. Tyler, VIM. Wann; Chaplain, Rev. James
b. Craighill.
delegation of twenty-five members from
Esdraelon Lodge, of Delta, were present during
the ceremonies.
Afterwards the members of Mount Ararat and
their visiting brethren sat down to fine supper
at Stagmer's Hotel, at which there was not
only "feast of reason and flow of SOUL" but
substantial and tempting viauds, served in ele-
giant style.
Among the guests from Delta were W. NJ, NJ.
Nelson Whiteiord; j. W., John P. Cou son s.
W., }. w. Stanley and other officers of Esdrael-
on Lodge, DR.. and Mrs. N. b. Bryan, Mr. and
Mrs Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bulett, Mr. and
Mrs. Macomber, H. e. Whteford, john o.
Stearns, Archibald, VIM. II. and Samuel Wilson
and others. There were six ladies' IN the party
from Delta, who participated in the banquet
The Delta visitors left on special train, at IL
o'clock.
A delegation from Mount Ararat Lodge were
the guests of Esdraelon Lodge, on the 9th of
December, and were treated by their hosts in
the kindest and most hospitable manner. The
members of Bel Air Lodge were therefore glad
ofan opportunity to return some of the courte-
sizes they had received at the hands of their
Delta brethren.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Rev. J. b. Craighil will preach at Grace Chap
ell. Hickory, on next Sunday evening, Jan. It'll, at
Up Nj.
REV. II. D. Valiant will preach on Sunday,
18th, in Bel Air NJ. p. Church, ii A NJ, and Deer
Creek ut p. NJ. Services In Bel Air at 7.3O p, M,
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FINED FOR DRUNKENEss.-Elias Williams,
colored, was fined S535 by Justice Fulton, on
Thursday morning, for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct in Bel Air. Williams was ar.
rested by Bailif Noah Small, Wednesday night,
having been found in a state of beastly intoxi-
cation lying on the board walk opposite the new
NJ. P. Church. He was unable to pay his fine and
was sent to Jail. He could not or would not
tell where he had obtained liquor.
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On Monday wheat advanced in Balti
more to Oh cents, but there has since been
slight fall and it is supposed the movement
was merely speculative.
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AN OBSTRUCTION REMOVED IN TIME.-A Port
Deposit dispatch to the Baltimore SMn SAYS:

Deposit dispatch TO the BALTIMORE Sun says
4 possibly serious disaster was averted Tues
day night, by the timely discovery of n large
rock weighing nearly half ton, which had
fallen upon the track of the Columbia and PORT
Deposit Railroad from Cromely's mountain just
after the 7,20 p. NJ. train north had passed thai
point The next passenger trim sou h, due in
few minutes, was signaled in time, and the
rock was removed, causing delay of only g
few minutes.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSION.
ERs.-The School Commissioners met on Tues.
day. Messrs. Vosbury, President, Whitaker and
Whiteford being present.
Col. Ohio s. Lee, counsel for the Board, who
had been appointed to examine the books and
vouchers of the Secretary, Mr.. Noble L. Mitchell
for the year ending September S0lh, 1884, re-
ported tnat he found the accounts correct; there
were vouchers for all receipts and expenditures,
and there was balance in the hands of the
Treasurer, on the Both of September, 1884, of
sl5 4s. Col. Lee, in his written report, adds:
~ would also further state that have never
seen books and papers in any office kept in BET
ter or moro systematic order than is done by
YOUR worthy Secretary and Treasurer"
Messrs. John s. Dallam, John Forwood and
Jas. P. Beae were before the board, asking for
consideration of the necessity for school
house at Doxen's Cross Roads, Big Woods. The
hoard agreed TO investigate the matter and erect
building, if necessary, provided an appropri.
alton could be had from the County Commits
sioners.
Mr. Jas. NJ. Scarf, as sub.contractor for the
school house at Federal Hill, asked for further
time In which to complete the contract, on &C.
count of sickness of his workmen. The mat
ter was deferred
The Treasurer was ordered to pay teachers
their salaries for the Winter term, when reports
are presented.
Mr.. j. T. Ward was appointed trustee at No
8, fourth district in place of George A. Cairnes,
resigned.
1t was determined to sell portion of the lot
at Rutledge's, if boundaries could be agreed
upon and a satisfactory price obtained.
After examining and ordering payment of a
| number of bills the board adjourned to meet on
the first Tuesday in February.
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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD FOR DEcEMBER,
lSS4.-Prof. g &. Curtss's record of metero-
logical observations at Oakland School, Fall
ston, during December, 1884, is az follows:
Maximum temperature on the 7th, 81 degrees I;
minimum temperature on the 20 b, zero mean
temperature of the month, 81 degrees. Rain
and melted snow q 06 inches. Mean tempera
ture of December for IA years past, SO II d.
grees highest in 1877, 40 25 degrees; lowest IL
1880, 1928 degrees showing the past month To
have been very close on the average Temperature,
for December
Mean rain fall for December for the past IA
Years, $40 inches most in 1878, ZOE inches !;
least in 1878, 1.27 inches. The great rain Of
Saturday, 9Th, gave ESQ inches u remarkable
torn, both for the amount of rain and the VIC.
lence of the wind.
Some neighbors who saw heir thermometers
about midnight of the 10Th and Goth, inform me
that at that hour the mercury indicated 5 d.
grees below zero, CLEAR SKYE This seems prob.
able as the next morning, with cloudy sky, it
stood at zero.
We had about inches of snow during the
mouth altogether, now all gone, but hich gave
IA few days of toerabe sleighng, commencing
he day before Christmas. Ram fall of 1884
January, 10 inches; February, 7,0l; March, 5 II;
April, "a May, So June, 500; July, 3 81;
August, 3 90; September, 0 %; October, las ;
November, 3.14; December, q o. Total, IS 16
inches.
Mean annual rain fall for the last 10 years. not
Including this year, 46 46 inches; most In 1877,
81. 10 inches; least in 1879, 35 Is inches.
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More Fighting Editors.

The editors of the Port Tobacco, Charles
county, Times and the Independent, of the
same place, have been firing hot shot, meta
phorically speaking, at each other, through
their respective newspapers ever since the
election. The Times is the Democratic organ
and is edited by Mr. F. NJ. Cox The Inde-
pendent is edited by Mr.. Adrian Posey, and is
Republican newspaper. One bitter article
followed another until words became too
weak to express the accumulated wrath of
the angry editors, and Mr. Cox challenged
Mr.. Posey to mortal combat. The challenge
was accepted, the prelimnares were arrang-
ed and Mr.. Cox and his second went to
Washington to await their antagonists The
authorities got wind of the proposed duel and
Mr.. Posey did not put in an appearance. The
Cox party told Sun reporter that Mr.. Posey
had made satisfactory apology and no fight
would take place. Mr.. Posey, however, in
letter to the SIN, denies the statement. Mr..
Cox and his friend, having no one to fight
returned to Port Tobacco, and thus the mat
ter stands.
There seems to be some belligerent quality
in the air of Maryland editorial sanctums
about this time, but we are thankful to say
that there is, as yet, no "blood on the moon"
in Bel Air.
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DIED..

MICHAEL Near Perrymans. on the 23d of
December, 1884 Nj EONTINE, In the 10Th
year of her age, daughter Of Sarah +. and the
lato Daniel q. Michael
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NEW Public Roads.

The beginning ola new year is good
time for bodies corporate and polite, as well
as for individuals, to make good resolutions,
and one of these, which our County Com
missioners should make is that they will
exercise the strictest economy in managing
the affairs of the county, and particularly in
regard to opening new roads. No new road
should be made unless it is absolutely requir.
ed for the convenience of a large number of
citizens. With the present low prices of
farm produce, and with no immediate pros.
pect of an advance, every effort should be
made by the County Commissioners to keep
taxes down to the lowest limit consistent
with public good. A number of roads are
already under contract, which will have to
be paid for out of the next levy. Eight adj
aitional roads have also been favorably re-
ported by examiners, whose reports have not
been finally acted upon by the Commission
ers. All of them, perhaps, may be needed by
the demands of public convenience, as ap.
proaches to railroad stations or as means
of shortening the distance from particular
neighborhoods to important points. The
Commissioners, however, should take up and
examine each application in the most careful
and thorough manner, and wherever new
road can be dispensed with until taxpayers
rebetter able to stand the expense ofmaking
it, the work should be deferred
The following are the roads already under
contract, with the amounts required for
opening them, which will have to come oul
of the next general levy:
Road from Rocks of Deer Creek to
st: Clair's Bridge. 1914 90
Grading Hill near Red Pump....... 100 90
Balance on Thomas Run and Mechan-
icsville Road. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 240 90
urnpiking Road between X. W. Hol-
lands Gate and Bynum's Run
Bridge. ..................... ...... 400 90
New Road to Franklinville Bridge 224 90
VIM. X. Wallis Road. .............. 600 90
The new roads applied for and favorably
reported with their estimaed cost are as fol-
lows:
Daughton and and Whiteford Road. 300 90
Gross's Station Road. ............... 3l5 90
James f. Beatty Road. 260 90
Highland Station Road. ............. 1876 90
Gravel Hill Road, I'd district. ...... 375 90
Almshouse and Bel Air Road ...... 81 90
Watervale Road NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 375 90
Howard Street, Road ............. 500 90
Our advice TO the County Commissioners,
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President. Elect Cleveland.

Mr.. Cleveland retired from the Governor
ship of New York on Monday His poili-
cal success has been marvellous. Three
years ago, when comparatively obscure law
yer, he was elected mayor of Buffalo. A
year afterwards he was chosen Governor of
the great State of New York by a majority
unprecedented in any political contest. His
next step upward is into the Presidential
chair. In his career as mayor and as Cover
nor he has displayed executive ability of the
highest order and has proved himself fully
equal to the weight of responsibility which
will rest upon him as President. His admin.
istration, we believe, will be marked by the
most exalted patriotism and by the soundest
business methods. He will undoubtedly
turn the rascals out and will see that no ras.
cal gets in. The people of the country, we
feel confident, will have good reasons for con-
graduating themselves that they elected
Grover Cleveland President.
Gov. Cleveland's letter of resignation was
remarkably brief and concise. 1t was as fol.
lows:
hereby resign the office of Governor of New
York.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
THE POWER OF THE PREss.-An instance
of the force of public opinion when backed
up by the press has just been shown in the
matter of the Baltimore and Norfolk mail
service. On the list instant the contract for
carrying the mails between Baltimore, Nor
folk and points adjacent was taken from the
Bay Line of steamers and given to the new
railroad which has its terminus near Cape
Charles, from whence mails and passengers
are carried across the mouth of the bay by
steamers The change proved to be serious
detriment and delay to the merchants of Bal
timore who are interested in the trade of that
part of the South, the mails from Norfolk be-
ing delayed from "a to 4S hours. 1t was be-
leved to have been brought about solely to
give Philadelphia and New York advantages
over Baltimore, while before the three cities
were on equal terms in regard to mails from
Norfolk. The Baltimore Sun at once took
hold Of the matter with vigor, and was
Joined by some of the other newspapers of
the city. Public feeling was aroused, indig-
nant protests were made to the Postofflce
Department at Washington, which soon
found hornets nest about its ears, and the
result was that on Wednesday the mails to
Norfolk were ordered to be sent as before.
The Sun deserves the thanks not only of the
merchants of Baltimore but of those of the
entire section whose interests were also af.
fected by the change, for the prompt able
and effective manner in which it has main
tanned their rights.
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PROFITABLE CATTLE FEEDING.-In reply to
an enquiry, MIR. j. Frank Reasln, of the fl I'm of
j. F. Reasin & Son, gave statement of the re-
suits of their feeding of cattle last year, as fol-
lows: The cattle were bought at Chenille,
from VIM. Sales, on the 14th Of October, 1883
The average weight was S6S lbs. They were put
into the stables on the 18th of December, and
fed on straw, fodder, some hay, and halfa gal
Ion of corn ground in tine ear each per day
until the first of May, 1884. Then they were
put on grass. From he middle of October,
1885, until the 14th of November, 1884, when
they went away, they ate IL barrels of short
corn. Their average weight, when sold, was
1889 lbs, the gain being SD lbs. per head
They cost cents per lib. and were sold at 81
cents. The average cost was S43.40 and they
were sold for s79.47, the profit being 1856 OF per
head. This is good showing and proves that il
cattle are properly handled they will pay.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-01-09

Our advice TO the County Commissioners,
in the matter of opening new public roads, is
to make haste slowly" this year.
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The MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY IN
HARTFORD COUNTY. At the annual meeIing of
the Hartford Fire Insurance COMPANY, in Bel
Air, on Monday, the old board of direcl ors were
reelected.
a committee was appointed 10 suggest to the
directors changes in the form of applications
for insurance and in the mode of keeping the
books of the company. The present system, in
these respects, is the same that has existed since
the organization OF the company, 43 years ago,
aud it was urged that experience has taught
other companies better methods.
II was also resolved to insure canned goods
that are stored at The rate charged on the bui d.
ings in which they are stored but this not to
permit the labelling of such goods at night in
barns where combustible material is also stored.
nor to canning houses during the time of can
ming.
The directors were also instructed to put in
force resolution that was adopted 10 insure
personal property WI bout requiring the sigma
ture of the land owner to the note. where other
good and sufficient security is given; provide d
the directors, after consulting counsel, ascer.
tain that the resolution is not contrary to the
charter OF the company. 1t was stated by MIR.
John 5. Dallam that in the AZ years during
which the company has been in existence no in
stance has eveI occurred where ii has been found
necessary 10 bring suit against landlord for q
premium on insurance due by his tenant
resolution to insure personal property in
buildings not insured in the company evoked
an animated discussion, but was finally adopted,
with provision that the applicant shall be the
owner of the real estate upon which the build
ings containing the personal property to be in
sured is located
revision and reprnting of the Constitution
was ordered and the Sccietary's salary increased
from $500 to 81 900
After the general meeting adjourned the d.
rectors met and organized by rlecting Col John
Carroll Walsh President; Geo. r Cairnes s, C.
rotary and Treasurer.
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SALE OF LAND.-On Monday Col. Herman
Stump, as trustee, sold at public sale, at the
Court House door, the farm Of Henry l.. Arthur,
situated near Perymans and containing 236
acres of fine land, well improved, to MIR. John
W. Bay, of Baltimore, for S1O,45O j. 8. Rich
ardson, auctioneer.
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THE TUG BOATS RELIEVED The ice broke
up in the Susquehanna, last Thursday, and the
tug-boats Champln aud Jonee, and barge,
which had been fast in he ice near Port Deposit
for nearly Two weeks, got out and steamed gaily
down to llavre de Grace
On Sunday the water In the river was very
high, cellars and Easements in Port Deposit be-
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HAvRE DE GRACE CITY ELECTION. an
nual election for corporation officers of the city
of Havre de Grace took place on Monday, and
resulted in the election of Col. Murray Vandiv-
err, mayor, over Col j. T. Frieze, present incum
bent, Vandver receiving 300 votes and Fri,z,
239 votes-a majority for Vandiver of 70 votes.
Mesrrs. A. Vosbury, Jos. H. Carver Robert
Seneca, L. w. Murphy, Edward Hall and s. j,
Seneca were elected members of the city coun.
Gil. Col. Vandiver and Messrs. Carver, Robert
Seneca and Murphy are Democrats. The other
members-elect to the City Council, Messrs. Vos-
bury, Hall and s. j. Seneca are Republicans.
All the candidates elected were on the same
ticket.
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APRoTRAcTED MEETING began at the Method
ist Episcopal Church, Bel Air, last Friday night
The pastor, Rev. j. W. Smith, has been materially
assisted by the well-known evangelist, Mrs. Du
hurst The lady breaches with much force and fer
vorand large congregations are nightly attracted
to the church. On Monday night Mrs. Duhurst
and Rev. Mr.. Smith were assisted by Rev. Thos.
Gorsuch. Much religious interest has been
manifested at these meetings
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one morning last week pipe on a coal stove in
lower room at the residence of Mr. John j.
GLADDEN., near the Rocks of Deer Creek, came
off and allowed the gas to escape. The entire
house was filled with it. Fortunately some OF
the family awoke and discovered what was the
matter. Mrs. GLADDEN. and her little daughter
were made very sick and still feel the effects OF
the poisonous air. If the accident had occurred
earlier in the night 1t is probable that the whole
family would have been smothered.