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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
LETTER FROM FORK.
Painful Accidents -wcddings--S Sick List
Personals, &c.

Mr.. Joseph G. Favour, near Fallston, met with
painful accident on Sunday evening, January
3lst He was dressing the wound of a colt. when
the animal reared upon him, throwing him
forciby against Il partition and crushing his jaw
bone. Surgical aid was rendered by Dr. j. F. II
Gorsuch: He is only able TO partake of food by
The entertainment given at Public School No
2 Upper Falls, on the 18th and Goth of January,
under the direction of MIR. j. Frank McBee was
decided success. The proceeds will be devoted
to the purchase of an organ for the school,
John Dunty son of VIM; Dunty, proprietor of
the Fifteen Mile House, Hartford road, was mar
ried, recently, to Miss Alice Carrck. of Bati-
more Rev. A. X. Kelley performed the cere-
mony.
Mr.. Joshua Hammond of Upper Falls, has
bought of Mrs: Forsythe, four acres of land, OPP
posite Salem Church, for $500 per acre. Mr.. Ham
mond has built handsome house on the same
to which he has lately removed.
Mr.. Il. 7. Porter, who was partially paralyzed
three years ago, remains in the same condition,
but being an inventive genius, time does not
hang heavily on his hands. He is at present en-
gagged IN making an improved model for a harrow.
very III. but through the efficient skill of DR..
John W. Green. is convalescent
Mr.. j. j. Lindsay, a young lawyer and our re-
has been taking active measures to have law
library established in Towson. H. has also been
granted leave to introduce a bill authorizing the
Governor to appoint two additional Justices of
the Peace for this (the llthO district.
The last Quarterly Meeting, of the NJ. E..
Church for this charge was held at the Fork on
the 3lst of January. The presiding elder was
present at night 1t is source of much regret
that the Rev. MIR. Blacks term of office as Elder
is to end with the present conference year.
Mrs. Charles Thompson. of Kingsvle who
was stricken with paralysis of the left side not
long since, has recovered so far as to be able to
use her arm.
Mr. David Tucker near here, met with quite a
serious accident, on Saturday last. While lead
ing vicious colt out to water, it began rearing
and kicking him severely, disocating his shoulder
and breaking his shoulder blade. DIR. j. f. H Tor
such reduced the fracture, which was very pain
full.
Rev. Mr.. Larmour, rector of st. Johns Church
kingsville, is visiting friends at distance.
Miss Sallie Jessop, of Sweet Air. has been on
visit to her aunt, Mrs. Albert Ford.
Mrs. Agnes NJ. Cowling is spending the winter
in Baltimore W. s. G.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
LETTER FROM EMMORTON.
NeiShbOrs Opening Roads at Their Own
ENpense-An Example Worth Ini-
tRtinr.

On Monday, in this section, the snow blockade
was removed from most of the roads that were
not before opened to travel. Tho road from the
bel Air road to Pattersons mill was more COM
pletely blocked than any other road ! saw
Most of the neighbOrS along the route united
their forces and turned out, and after q few
hours hard work succeeded in forcing through
the snowy hllocks. Mr.. VIM, Hitchcock
brought out his wagon with four strong horses
and preceded by number of men wi h ShoVels
to educe the depth of snow to about three feet
the steady team by "a long pull, a strong pull
and pull altogether" slowly forced the wagon
through. This was followed by John Sawyer's
four-horse team hitched to a heavy ed with
large harrow attached asa leveler. This process
soon pacAed the lcveed roadway to a nice con-
dttion for travel. | understood all this labor was
Voluni airy. No bill to be rendered against the
county. This, L think, is as it should be in all
sections of the county. While the work is too
great to expect from any one citizen, the COM
bined efforts of an interested community at this
time of the year when hands are not busy would
soon open up all blocked roads to travel, and
generally in a much shorter time than hired
hands would do the same amount of work. for
interested workers are always willing workers.
The Bells Mill road was, / learn, also badly
showed in, but the Mcssrs Bell, with their usual
energy, turned in their force and worked
through by Saturday This was a great con-
venience to persons on that road having court
business on hand at Bel Air.
For the present L am done with the roads, so
please allow me one sentence politically and
that is you can record the taxpayers and voters
down here as about unanimous against the call
for new Constitution. s,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
WII.Nh ITEMS.
Ring Factory Jordan Old FamiI,
Home 10 be sold,

The fordng over Winters Run at Ring Fac
tory is entirely impossible and the road aban-
doned This has been great inconvenience to
the travelling public Several children have been
kept out of school during the year in conse-
quence.
The Bible Glass under the care of Miss NJ T..
account of the weather, as also the Temperance
School, under the leadership of Miss Alice Har-
disty
We notice the farm of the late D. Lee Norris is
offered at public sale during the month. 1t may
be an interesting fact to note that this is the
original homestead of the Norris family in this
community. The ownership will probably
change in name for the first time since the
dominion of the aboriginal tribes. Three Ed
wards, representing successive generations of the
family, have found their final resting places few
rods from the dwelling, more modern structure
than the original, which was destroyed by fire
about twenty-five years ago. The farm is finely
situa ted apd in good condition. OBSERVER.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

PERsoNAL.-Mr. Horace F. Whileford, of ST..
Joseph, Missouri, is paying visit to his re-
latves and friends in upper Hartford. Mr..
Whiteford went to Missouri several years ago
aud has been successfully engaged there in the
canning business.
We had the pleasure of a call, on Wednesday,
from Mr.. s. N. Hyde, of Long Green, formerly
Of Boothby Hill. Mr.. Hyde is spending the
winter with his family in Baltimore city, but
will remove to the country on the LIST of April,
and prepare for the canning season. He looks
we'll and hearty.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
The Local Option Law in Cecil County

An adjourned meeting is TO be held at
Elkton tomorrow of persons favoring the
substitution of high license law for the ex-
listing local option in Cecil county. The pre-
sent law appears to be unsatisfactory to al.
most everybody, all being agreed that it does
not accomplish as much as its most sanguine
friends believed ii would in preventing the
sale of Intoxicating drinks. While some are
in favor of n stringent high license law the
friends of prohibition oppose this, and want
the presentlaw amended by striking out the
clause permitting the sale of cider, for the
reason that the name cider has grown to
be convenient term for whisky, and peo-
pie who ask for and drink cider" will not
testify in court that they drank whisky
The prohibitionists also desire to increase the
severity of the penalties for conviction under
the law. These differences of opinion be-
tween the advocates of high license and pro.
hibition seem irreconcleabe, and the law
will probably remain as it is. Upon one
point, however, all good citizens can agree,
which is, that local option laws should be
executed as fully as other laws, and that
juries have no more right TO refuse TO con-
vict vioators of the local option law, because
they do not consider it good one than they
have to be derelict TO their sworn duty in cases
arising under other laws. 1t is not the duty
of a petit jury to try the law. They are to
try the case under the law, according to the
evidence.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
LETTER FROM EDGEWOOD.
Fox Hunting Fishing Through the

noticed in county paper, few weeks ago.
statement of the killing of a black snake
ana the appearance of ground squirrels. as indi-
eating that winter was nearly over, or at least
these things indicated mild winter. Present
appearances seem to contradict that theory,
for there has not been day since that sleighs
were not on the road, and according to the
ground hog indications we are 10 have six weeks
more of winter. Either the squirrels or the
ground hog is mistaken.
The challenge of the fox hunters of Bush River
Neck having been accepted by w. j., of Hartford
Furnace, we are waiting to see what these par
ties intend to do, we would like to see that fox
hunt and intend to challenge the successful hun
ters Our fox hunters are doing some good hunt
ig in this ueghborhood, having caught by dogs
this season, twelve foxes Last season in one
days hunt we caught three foxes and holed two.
The brushes in this hunt were all taken by MIR.
Henry Price, Daniel sullivan and Thos Sullivan,
Sr. These gentlemen have also captured seven
brushes this season. Their dogs are descendants
OF old "Gelert."
Mr. John p. Leight of Oak Grove, is catching
from two to three barrels or boxes of fish every
week Although the river has been frozen up he
ia catching quite number with hook and line,
through the ice. Mr.. LeiRht has invented wire
musk rat trap, which should be patented. Last
week. in one of these traps he caught eleven
inusk-rats in three nights. AT the same time in
two of the ordinary wooden traps and three steel
traps he only caught one. DUMP.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
The Taxation of Mortgages.

Much has been said for and against the pro-
pricty OF taxing mortgages, but it would pro-
baby be wise for those who advocate a mort
gage tax to test their theory by the results
which would inevitably follow it, Unless
the law specially compelled the mortgage 10
pay the tax on the mortgage he holds, the
same rs on the house he owns a clause would
be inserted in the mortgage compelling the
debtor to pay all the taxes levied upon the land
or mortgage. 1t is true that no law can alter
existing contracts and unless mortgages con.
tain such clause the mortgage would be
compelled to ythe tax But many mortgages
arc now due and are only kept from foreclosure
by payment of the interest. If the MORTGAGE
is compelled to pay a tax on these he will i'm
mediately foreclose them and sell the unfor.
tunatc debtor out of house and home. The
only way he can secure an extension would
be to execute a new mortgage for sum suf.
ficient to cover all the probable taxes for the
length of time the mortgage is to run.
A mortgage tax would be certain to make
it more difficult than it is now for farmer
to borrow money for the improvement of his
farm, and to that extent it would cripple en-
terprise in this and in other directions. 1t
would increase the rate of interest required
to be paid by the borrower on mortgage, and
while the tax would doubtless add to the
revenues of the State and county, the addi-
ton would not come out of the pockets of
the money-lender, but from the poor, hard
working farmer.
The law makes per cent. the legal rate of
interest and declares that all contracts made
above that rate shall be void. But notwitl-
standing, contracts are made for the loan of
money at the market rate, which has been as
high rs 10per cent 1t il therefore folly to
suppose that the lender can be compelled by
any law to pay tax on his mortgage. The
only effect ofsuch a law would be to add an
additional burden to the borrower.
We do not say that the capitalist should
not be compelled to pay tax on the amount
of money he has invested, but some other
plan than a tax on mortgages must be devls-
ed to accomplish ii.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
FROM BUSH RIVER NECK.
SIeighing Parties--An Es quimaux Team
Fine Farm.

If the ground hog did see his shadow, last
Tuesday, and give us storm and snow, he did not
cheat us out of good time. Our expert driver
came along, as soon as the storm was over, with
his four-in-hand, and although the weather was
severe, it did not take him long to get load OF
both sexes to join him H. track breaking. The
drive, which was from the Neck to Perlymans
was much enjoyed.
On Friday night the sled was borrowed for n
drive but was broken down upon arriving with
It's occupants at its destination, Mr.. G. p
Mitchelfs. The fun was kept up until after mid
night, and notwithstanding their conveyance was
broken down, the ladies were gotten home
safely.
The last snow did not drift as much as the pre-
vious one. but in some places the roads are nm
passabe compelling us to take to the fields.
Messrs. Harry s. Hyde, Frank =. Malcolm and
Jas. IL. Richardson have gone to Bel Air to help
Judge Waters to run this term of court.
Master Raymond Walker has a pair of we'll
matched water dogs, which he has broken to sin
gle and double harness They are obedient to
the word OF command, and go 1t to Il sleigh at a
2.40 gait
The improvements around Old Baltimore farm,
owned by Mr.. James l.. Richardson, are noticea-
BILE. Not many years ago it was almost wilder
ness. Now it is improved with fine dwelling. a
large barn and granary, with all the other out
buildng3 required on farm. Mr.. Richardson
has also built large canning house and house
for hands He has also cleared up the land and
this is now one of the finest farms in the Neck.
The buildings have oil been handsomely painted
brown. with white trimmings.
The boss fox hunters want to know what has
become of W j. His challenge for a fox hunt is
Black Island as the ground to be hunted.
IIN
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
Reliable seeds.

We have received from hessrs. j. RolRiano s.
Son. seedsmcn, No. % 5. Calvert street, Baltimore,
their illustrated Catalogue OF garden, farm and
flower seeds for 1895 IN firm has made garden
seeds a specially for half century, and we take
pleasure in recommending them and their seeds
as thoroughly reliable. They first introduced
the well known favnrte queen tomato, the rcd
and the white Valentine beans, the large EEyp-
tian beit and many other choioe vegetables,
which are sold by all the leading seedsmen of the
country They have had many customers in
Hartford county and all have been pleased.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

STOPPED ON THE H1GHwAY.-On Tuesday of
last week, as Mr.. Harry Jarrett, of Jarrettsyile
was driving in buggy near Black Horse, a
man dashed up behind him on horseback, lead
ing another horse, and planting himself in the
road, barred MIR. Jarrett's progress. Mr.. JAR
rett asked the stranger to move out of the way
when he replied 81 won't until you give me
$50" Mr.. jarrett thought the man was testing
or was drunk, and finding that he still refused
TO get out of the way, he alighted from his bug
gy, and was about to take hold of the strangers
bride rein for the purpose of leading his horse
to one side. The man thereupon placed his
hand behind him as though about to draw a
pistol, saying, as he did so: "If you put your
hand on that bride l will shoot YOU" His
threatening attitude and words frightened Miss
Laura Nelson, who was riding in Mr.. Jarrett's
buggy, and she spran5 from the buggy and
screamed. Her screams brought several per-
SONS TO the scene from Black Horse. As they
approached the man rode off. 1t was ascer-
tanned, afterwards that the man lived near
Hereford, Baltimore county. 1t is supposed
that hn pii hnr 1rupk prp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
A Serious Riot in London.

On Monday an immense mob of unem-
ployed workmen assembled in Trafalgar
Square, London, under the leadership of we'll
known socialists, who melted them by in
llammatory speeches to a pitch of frenzy
equal to that displayed in the Gordon anti
Popery riots in 1880 The police were pow
erless to preserve order or to protect proper
ty. They were hurled aside by the mob who
marched through the streets, stOning the club
houses, pilaging private residences, wine
shops and stores and robbing citizens. The
mob appeared to be composed of two factions,
one of which, the socialists or communists
were in favor of inaugurating a reign of ter
rOr, and the other, of workmen, who had
grievances to which they wished to call the
attention of the Queen and Parliament. a
desperate fight occurred between these two
factions. 1t is declared that upwards of so,
600 men were engaged in rioting for six hours,
but strange to say, no loss of life is reported.
Shortly after nightfall the mob, apparently
satisfied with having dctled and successfully
resisted the police, melted away, and proba-
bly, went to bed at the usual hour.
Rotous demonstrations were resumed on
Tuesday, but the police, having been heavily
reinforced, dispersed the crowds. No further
or immediate trouble is apprehendcd.
THE BALTIMORE Sun of Wednesday in a
clear and able article takes an unequivocal
stand against the early call ola constitution
al convention, rs advocated in the Hayes bill,
now before the Legislature The SIMS arti.
Gle concludes as follows:
For the present we only desire to express our
opinion that the period fixed in the organic law
for taking the sense oil the people rs to
whether convention shall be called or not,
ought not to be anticipated, especially now,
when we are so closely verging upon that period.
That it can be done il the people so desire we
have no doubt, but in the absence of any pro-
nouneed wish upon their part, the Legislature
ought not to initiate such step. For call il
what you please relcgute it to the domain of
e1peaieiey to which, perhaps, it belongs, it is
at last that reserved right of the people, some
times called revolution, which ought never to
be invoked except in cases of great emergen-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
LETTER FROM LEVEL.

Rev. f. l. Tagg, of Baltimore, will lecture at
Wesleyan Chapel, NJ. p. Church, Thursday even
ing Feb. 18th, at N o'clock. He will also lecture
at Iapjdum Church Friday evening, Feb. 10Th,
at ~ o clock. A rare treat may be expected, as
Dr. Tagg is an eloquent speaker, and as the object
of the lectures is Il benevolent one, 1t is hoped
they will be well attended.
W. 7. Makinson, one of our best and most
esteemed citizens whose left hand was so serious
ly injured by wheat drill last fall, is still an
Invalid. His hand is very little better and may
yet have to be amputated. GLORIOUS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12
OBITUARY.

Mr.. Chas. Colgan, q weil-known aud much
respected citizen of Bel Air district, died at his
late home, near Fullston, last Saturday night,
in the nth year of his age. Mr. Colgan was a
native of Ireland, having come to this country
about so years ago. He lived in Baltimore city
for some time, but for the last % years he has
resided in Hartford. A wife and one son survive
him. He was buried at St. Stephens Church,
Long Green, on Tuesday, Rev. Father Sartori
officiating. The pail bearers were John G.
Shaunahan, Timothy Shanalan, John H. Fisher,
Frank Kearney George Rogers, Michael Nc
Ciosky.
DR.. VIM NJ. Hines, well-known physician,
formerly Of Carroll county, died at his residence
in Bel Air, last Saturday, of paralysis
DR., Hines was in the G5th year of his age.
His remains were taken to New Freedom,
Carroll county, on Monday, and inferred
on Tuesday. Dr. Hines wife, now deceas-
ed was daughter of Rev. Augustus Webster,
d. D., Of Baltimore, and u sister of Mrs. George
j. Finney, OF Churchville. DR.. Hines leaves
two sons and a daughter. His sons are Mr..
VIM. NJ. Hines, of the Bel Air Bank, and Mr.
A. w. Hines, of Cochran u Young's store Bel
AIT. MS uuugulef was WIN MIN Wllen he ulcu.
DR.. Hines practiced medicine in Carroll county
about thirty years. During the late war he
was surgeon in the Convent Hospital, Frederick
city. Afterwards he was Inspector in the Gus
tom-house during Collector Webster first term
Of office.
Mr.. Patrick NJ. Quinn, for 80 years past we'll
known wholesale liquor dealer, at the corner of
High and Hilen streets, Baltimore, died on
Tuesday, of disease of the liver. He came to
this country from ireland when boy. He was
Il correct business man and had many friends
and acquaintance in Hartford and Baltimore
| counties.
The remains Of Mrs. VIM. Duff, daughter OF
the late Frank Tobin, of this county, were
brought to Hartford, from her late residence in
Dakota, last Saturday week, by her husband,
and inferred at st. Ignatius on Monday of last
week. Mrs. Duff went to Dakota with her
mother and broeher abou; four years ago, and
was married about Il year since.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

LET THE LEGISLATURE adhere TO the plain
letter Of our Constitution, which provides
that the sense of the people shall be taken in
1887 as 10 whether they want new Consti-
first, without having coupled with it a vote
for delegates to n constitutional convention
If the people declare that they want a new
constitution there will then be plenty of time
Let us make haste slowly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

PLEURo- PNEUMONIA IN THE COUNTY
Several cows belonging to Mr.. j. II, Quinby,
near the Hickory, have lately died, and DR..
Ward, State Veterinarian, having been sent for,
made an examination and pronounced the dis
ease pleuro- pneumonia Messrs. John Moores
and A. NJ. Fulford were appointed TO appraise
Mr. Quinby's herd, which consists of Is or 16
COWS, and expected 10 perform the duty yester-
day
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

We are indebted to Hon. Frank r. Shaw
representative in Congress from This district,
for copy Of the History and Condition
the Newspaper and Periodical Press" COM
piled from the census reports. To persons
interested in this subject it is n most yalua
Bile book.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

THE PROFIT OF BEE-KEEPING. About four
years ago Mr.. Ii, T. Heaps, of Pylesville, began
bee. keeping with four hives These hives in
creased until he now has eighteen hives, has
sold several hives and upwards 500 lbs. of
honey, Mr. Heaps has Italian bees, which he
considers harder and more profitable than any
other kind.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

The people OF Maryland need good
peuro pneumonia law much more than they
need a new Constitution, and the Legislature
should address itself to the subject When
the disease appears in herd the entire herd
should be slaughtered. No halfway measures
will serve to stamp out the disease
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

HARFoRD's DELEGATES in the Legislature,
we hope, will cast their votes against every
proposition looking to u violation OF the pre-
sent Constitution on any ground ofexpedi-
ency. There is no demand from the people
for an immediate vote upon new Constitu-
ton or in advance of the time fixed for it in
the instrumentilse We do not want to tear
down the foundation of our State government
for the benefit of oflice-scekers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-02-12

THE FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS for Mary
land have Lot yet been made and the Presi-
dent will doubtless find it difficult to decide
among so many good men. On Wednesday
a strong Eastern Shore delegation interview
ed President Cleveland in behalf of Col. Ed
ward Lloyd, of Talbot county, for Collector
of the Port of Baltimore, in place of Col.
Webster, whose term expired on Tuesday
last. Elk Senator Jas. B. Groome, of Cecil,
also has strong backing for the same place
Ex-Speaker Thorn and ex-Comptroiler Keal-
ing are also named for the place. but the
chances seem to be in favor of Col. Lloyd or
Mr.. Groome. For United States Marshal the
prominent applicants are W. Smithson For
wood, of Hartford county; Fenton, of Balti-
more city, and W. S. Hebron, of the Eastern
Shore. Mr.. Forwood is backed almost solid.
ly by his congressional district, and would
make an efficient officer.