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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-16
LETTER FROM CHESTNUT HILL.
An Improving Od-Whent
Turning Out WelI-GeneraI News.

The section of Hartford county surrounding this
postoifce has been improved very rapidly of late.
The traveller in passing along the roads now sees
large fields which few years ago produced moth
ing but sedge grass, sassafras, sumae and black
alders, teeming with vegetable life of a much
more desirable kind The crops this year are un-
usually good and Notwithstanding the threaten
ing appearance OF the clouds and the gloomy
forebodings of many farmers Mt the beginning OF
harvest, the wheat and hay have been housed
with very little damage.
The dilapidated and ancient old Deer Creek
Chapel has finished its course and we now have a
handsome new church built on a pretty piece of
land adjoining the old lot. This land was gener-
ously given by Mr.. Corbin Grafton.
Mr.. Charles Rigdon has just completed fine
new store house and dwelling com bned. He has
on hand an excellent stock of goods.
Mr.. John q. Robinson started out last week
with his new thresher, built by Frick g. Co., of
Waynesboro, Pa. The motive power is furnish
ed by an Eclipse traction engine. He is doing
good work.
The wheat threshed turned out from twenty to
thirty bushels per acre.
Mr.. Jas. s. Barrow, who lost his barn and con-
tents, last summer, by fire from lightning, has
erected much better one on the old site. 1t is
fitted up in excellent style. The arrangements
to beat
Mr.. Thomas Barrow, who has been suffering
from rheumatism, is much better.
The new cattle scales put by Darlington Hopes
y Sons, at their gate, are Il great convenience to
the neighborhood.
Miss Hattie Howell, of Morrstown, N. j., and
Miss Meta Wingield. of Ashland, Roanoake Co.
Va, are visiting Mr.. James II. Quinby, near
Hickory. b.
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tories; Avery's Natural Philosophy, in place of
Norton's Physics.
The new books which have been adopted will
be introduced gradually, as the others wear out,
SO that the change will not involve any addition
al expense to the county.
They have also added to the list of text books
Swintou's Grammar and Swinton's Literature,
Rays Elementary Algebra, Brooks Normal
Mental Arithmetic, Dulaney's Physiology.
The board determined TO rent room at Frog
town and one ut Stafford, in which schools will
be opened, the beginning of the next session.
Mr.. John Trago has notified the board of his
acceptance of the appointment as trustee OF
Fountain Green school.
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Fire Apparatus for Darlington.

We are gratified to note that movement
has begun at Darlington to organize in that
pretty and enterprsing place fire brigade,
and to provide fire extinguishers, buckets,
ladders, trucks, &c. Mr.. A. B. Whitelock, of
Baltimore, former citizen ofDarlington, has
generously offered to present to the town a
complete set of ladders for use in extinguish-
ing fires. A meeting is to be held on Satur-
day, July 18th, at the office of Mr. VIM. H.
Fl. Whiteford, for the purpose of perfecting
the arrangements for procuring the necessary
apparatus.
Havre de Grace is supplied with the best
possible means of extinguishing fres in her
admirable water supply, by which an unin-
terrupted stream of water can be thrown
over any building in The place by the natural
flow of the water from the reservoir.
Bel Air is more unfortunately situated
We have no water supply, and fire engines,
therefore, would be of little use. The town
is furnished with ladders, buckets and axes,
but beyond this no preparation has been
made. Aberdeen, Perrymansvlle, Dublin,
Fallston and other towns, where number
of buildings are in close proximity
are constantly exposed to almost total
ruin from fire, and in each of these places
fire apparatus of some kind should be pro-
vided.
The Baltimore Sun deserves thanks for the
readiness it has shown in lending the infu-
ence of its wdely-read columns to aid the
local press of the State in advocating
measures for the advantage of their respect
i've neighborhoods, and particularly for lis
unceasng efforts to awaken towns and vii
lagos to the Importance and necessity of pro-
viding some apparatus for extinguishing
fires superior to the old "bucket BRIGADE
Several towns have been aroused TO give the
subject attention and means have been taken
to guard against the spread of fires that may
occur The San of Monday again calls atten-
ton to the matter, in connection with fire
last Saturday at Snow HILL in which two
buildings were consumed and the citizens
werepowerless to extinguish the flames
Only the fortuitous absence of wind and the
location of the fire, near the river, enabled
the citizens to prevent the flames from
spreading. The subject is one of great i'm
portance and we hope our Darlington neigh
bors will not cease their efforts until they are
provided with fire apparatus of some kind
1t seems to us that insurance companies,
who are likewise interested in this matter,
might with propriety and advantage extend
some aid to small towns to induce them to
provide the means of extinguishing fires.
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&C. d. Graham, foolhardy cooper, made
the perlous trip through the whirlpool rapids
at Niagara Falls, Sunday afternoon, in
curious egg-shaped barrel, seven feet long,
strongly made, bound with iron, and weight
ed at the bottom with iron to keep it upright.
Inside was a hammock, to contain the occu-
pant and protect him from being hurled from
side to side of the barrel. In the top were
several vent holes which Graham could open
or close at his pleasure. The singular con-
trivance, with Graham inside, was towed into
the stream and went whirling down, turning
somersaults in the boiling waters but com
ing right side up every time. He passed
safely through, being well shaken up, but
none the worse for his trip. He expects to
repeat it by going over the Canadian Falls.
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OBITUARY.


George l.. Anderson, aged 25 years and IL
months, died of consumption, about o clock, A.
NJ, Tuesday, July 9th, at his residence, near Lev
e. He was a son of George Anderson, who re-
sides near Dublin. On the nth funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. @. ID. Wilson. In
terment at Churchvile Cemetery. Pail bearers
John &. Hawkins, Albert Hawkins, George w.
bowman, Albert Bowman, Joseph Gorrell and
Amos V. Bailey. His funeral was attended by a
large concourse of friends. He was very
trusty, industrious and persevering young man.
lie took violent cold some time last February,
which settled in his throat and lungs. producing
great agony during his entire illness. He strug-
Rled lnanfully to overcome the disease, calling
to his relief the services and skill of Drs. Thos.
Roberts, j. Sappngton, Il. II. Richardson and
W. Stump Forwood, and up to the last he hoped
to recover, that he might be able to provide for
his wife and little girl and boy, knowing without
his aid they would be subject to the world s
charity. But when he felt the cold hard of death
press his heaving bosom he gave up the struggle
Reaching out his hand to his mother and wife,
with good bye, he passed. that bourne from
whence no traveller eer returns. He was con-
scious to the last breath, and expressed readi-
ness to die. His wife and little children have
the sympathy of the whole neighborhood, and
will not suffer for the comforts of life. Husband
and father, how sound is thy sumber!
Like the dew on the mountain
Like the foam on the river,
Like the bubble on the fountain,
Thou art gone forever.
WIN. S. BOWMAN.
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Focal affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
Mr.. James w. Hanna, of Fountain Green,
one day last week killed two black snakes, each
OF which was 5 feet and inches in length.
We are indebted to Mr.. Thos. j. Tydings, OF
Edgewood, for the latest time table of the p,
w. and B. Railroad, which went into effect July
18th.
-Messrs. John Bullock u Sons pure raw and
dissolved bone is now kept on hand and for sale
by Mr.. Edward Ferry, at his new fertilizer ware
house, near the Maryland Central station, Bel
Air.
While Mr.. Thomas w. Hall was in shoe
maker shop in Abingdon, last week, the ceiling
fell on his head, knocking him down. He was
not seriously injured, but felt the shock and the
bruises for several days.
e. F. Shure, of Shure's Landing, last Satur-
day caught two large rock fish, with hook and
line, in the Susquehanna, one of which weighed
% and the other 16 pounds. The 90 pound fish
was presented to Senator Sappington, whose
epicurean tastes reveled in its proportions
Hare Republican.
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The Mexican pension bill which has
been passed by Congress is an equitable
measure and will be generally approved. 1t
provides that every person over sixIy-two
years of age who served sixty days with the
army or navy in Mexico or on the coasts or
frontiers thereof or en- route thereto, or who
was actually engaged in battle in that war
and honorably discharged, shall receive a
pension of eight dollars per month. In case
the soldier or sailor is dead, leaving surviv-
ing widow who still remains widow, she is
entitled to receive the pension. 1t simply
places the survivors of the Mexican war on
AN equal footing with other military veterans.
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LETTER FROM LEVEL.


Wheat harvest is over. Most of it is hauled in
and some of it threshed. 1t is believed that the
yield per acre is good in spite of the worm and
bug.
The accident which occurred to little Jesse
Bowman, last Tuesday week, am glad to saw
has turned out to be not as serious as first re-
ported. The inside of his fingers and back of the
hand only being badly cut and mangled. 1t is
not thought that any bones were broken. The
accident happened in the barn of Mrs. Priscilla
Bowman, the little boys great-grandmother
near Level.
Mr.. David 7. Bowman and son are here from
the west, on visit to his mother, Mrs. Priscilla
Bowman, of Level. Mr.. Bowman, who has been
in very bad health for some time, is slightly i'm
proving since his arrival here.
Scarlet fever, it is reported, has again made its
appearance in the vicinity. Two children of Mr.
Fred Hopkins are said to be sick with it.
Silas Bailey is very sick with the epidemic that
has prevailed here the greater part of the spring
and summer.
Mr.. Il. II. Foard has added large two-story
back building to his residence, with porch and
pantry, which make il very convenient and
gives him more room. Mr.. Foard has a yearling
colt which is said to outrun the wind. The
mother of the colt is well known all over the
county for her speed and great endurance Mr..
Foard has refused $50 for the colt.
Mr.. w. w. Bradford, of this place. paid a visit
to Media, Delaware Co., Pa, on the 5th, and re-
turned well pleased with his trip. FIR.
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A member of the Bel Air club SAYS !:

PERsoNALs.-Admiral and Mrs. VIM. E.
Leroy, of New York, left Waverly, the resd-
dence of Cot. Herman Stump, on Tuesday, for
Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island. They were
accompanied by Mr. Bertram N. Stump. Mrs.
Russell Murray, Col. Stump's niece, of New
York, and Miss Florrie Bell, of Philadelphia,
who have also been spending a few weeks
at Col. Stump's residence, left at the same time.
Col. j. P. Cummins, of Washington, has
been spending several days with Col. Herman
Stump.
Mr.. VIM Mechem, of Edgewood, was again
very i'll, last Friday, but is now better.
Mr., and Mrs. Alex. NJ. Fulford and Miss
Georgia Jacobs, of.Bel Air, have returned from
Atlantic City. Mrs. Fulfords health was great
ly benefited by the change.
Mrs. Jacobs aud her daughter, Miss Lucy
Jacobs, of Bel Air, left last week for Atlantic
City.
Messrs. Geo. l.. VanBibber, Allen Hoffman
and A. Steele, of Bel Air, returned, on Monday
morning, from short visit to Deer Park.
Mr.. Noble l.. MITCHELL Secretary of the
School Board of Hartford county, was delegate
to the convention of Public School teachers,
which met last week at Blue Mountain House,
Washington COUNTY. Mr.. Mitchell returned on
Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Meehan and her son, Joseph Nee
han, of Hartford Furnace, have removed to st.
Paul, Minnesota, where Mrs Meehan's broth
er, Mr.. Michael Martin, formerly of Hartford
Furnace, resides. Mr. Martin has response
BILE and lucrative position in the office of the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
Mrs. Mary E. Walsh, of Cincinnati, daughter
of the late Clement DIETRICH, is spending the
summer with her mother, at her former home,
near Hartford Furnace. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cassidy and family, of Cincinnati, are also spend
silly is also daughter Of Mrs. DIETRICH.
Mr.. Alex. Bell and his sister, Miss Maggie
Bell, of Emmorton, left on Monday for Boston.
Miss Carrie II. Stauffer, of Baltimore, spent
the 4th and week following with her mother, ut
wilma.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Bateman, of Baltimore,
spent the same holiday with their nephew, Mr..
Hudson Bateman, wilma.
Miss Jennie F. Stauffer is visiting friends in
Baltimore
Miss Alice Hopkins, of Darlington, is spend
ing some time with Rev. F. T. Tagg's family at
Jackson Grove Camp, Md.
Misses Henrietta II. and Belle b. Hall, daugh
tiers of Mr.. Thomas w. Hall, of Abingdon dis
trict, with little daughter of Mrs. Lily Hall,
left for Ocean City, Md, on Wednesday.
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The County Sufficiently Generous.

TIE Egis of June 25th contains letter from
Darlington, complaining OF the bad roads in the
neghborhood of the Paper Mills. Your cores
pondent says, SHANE on Hartford county to al
low for day such roads as the company are COM
PEELED to haul their paper and material over"
The writer certainly can not have noticed with
any attention the proceedings of the County
Commissioners. Time and again the newspapers
have contained paragraphs stating that extra ap-
preparations have been made for the roads near
the Paper Mills; the purchase of the Glen Cove
road and numerous other expenditures, almost
exclusively for the convenience of the Paper
Company.
Your correspondent, perhaps, will be somewhat
surprised to learn, II | am correctly informed,
that the expenditures for roads, made upon the
petition of the Paper Company and for their ben
eft. In the last two and a,half years, foots up
s2, $685. while the company has paid in taxes for
county expenses, in the same time. S2,0O6Sl.-
Therefore, as you see, our County Commission
ers have expended on the roads alone near the
Paper Mills more than all the taxes paid by the
company to the county, to say nothing of the
portion of the regular road levy worked out on
the roads near their property.
The county. think, has been very liberal to-
wards this enterprise almost too much SO, when
we take into consideration the hard times, the
price Of grain, &c. certainly think that at least
there is no shame" attached to the commission
ers for not spending more of Hartford county's
money in that particular locality.
Your correspondent says also that the county
has fallen into public evil, by expecting the
public near any impossible road to give dollar
for dollar for its repair. "Impassable roads" are
always repaired by the county, think, but those
dollar for dollar cases are generally where
persons desire certain luxuries in road mendiug
that can not be afforded to everybody, and who
are willing and anxious to add to the amount
which the county can equtaby spend upon q
certain piece of road. What would our tax rate
be If the Commissioners granted every request
for increased appropriations on roads
OBSERVER
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSION
ERs.-The School Commissioners were in session
on Tuesday. Mr.. A. Vosbury, in the chair, and
Messrs. W. II. H. Whiteford and John G. Rouse,
present.
Mr.. Dulany, of the firm of w. j. c. Dulany II
Co., was before the board, urging the adoption
of Dulany's Physiology in the schools of the
county
MIR. VIM. II. Harlan, attorney for Van Ant
werp, Bragg Il Co., appeared in the interest of
the firm and advocated the continued use of
McGufey's Readers.
Bids were received, as follows, for supplying
the schools with coal
Barnes u Archer, I'd and 9th districts, S. go
per ton.
E. NJ. Allen, agent, 9Th district, $72O.
Henry keckord IL Sons, LIST district, sc. "a Sd
district, $G.40; for Bel Air and Fallston, S549.
For schools in 4th district, as follows Rut-
ledges, $3.50; Youths Benefit, 81; Jarretts-
vile, IS; Cooptown, $3.50 High Point, S725,
and low rates for other schools.
The contracts were not awarded The bids for
the LIST, Sd and 4th districts were referred to Mr..
Rouse; those for the I'd and 9th districts to Mr..
Vosbury, and those for the 9Th district to
Messrs. Vosbury and Whlteford, with power to
act.
John Mechlen was appointed trustee of No.
re- Cd district, in place of WIN. q. Wilson, de-
clined; and John o. Stearns, trustee of No. 3,
fifth district
Misses Ida B. Whitson. Gertrude jackson,
Marian Sweeting and Mamie Riley were RECON-
mended for scholarships in the Normal School,
Estimates were received for repairs for
Youths Benefit school house from James M.
Thompson, Thos. johnson and Irwin Carpenter.
Referred TO MIR. Rouse.
The application for an increase in the salary
of the assistant teacher at Jarrettsville School
was rejected.
The Secretary was authorized to adyeriise fer
proposals for painting Dry Branch, Jarrettsville
and Summit Hall, school houses 4th district,
and Edgewood school house, LIST district.
Repairs were ordered for number of school
honseB.
The Board adopted Lippincott's Readers, six
in number, In place OF McGuffey's, Barnes'
History of the United States and Barnes Gen
eral History, in place of Thalheimer's His.
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SPORTS AT HAVRE DE GRACE.

On the afternoon of the Sd a party of between
40 and 80 ladies and gentlemen, under the care
of Capt. Harry Shure boarded a barge, and made
a trip up the raging canal to inspect the paper
mills. They were well repaid for their visit and
had jolly time.
A race between giing boats measuring 10 to 81
feet on keel, took place, the same afternoon. The
following were the entries and position of boats
Fannie L. Morrison" Capt. Benz. Dye; "Clara"
Capt. Jno; Poplar; Jos. Pennnngton,I Capt. VIM.
son "Scud." Capt Tim. Keane.
The race was 10 miles, FIVE down and return,
for purse of $780, divided between the first
three boats-$s to the first, IS to the second and
Osmond and j. VIM. O'Nei.
The afternoon of the 9Th, between six and seven
hundred people, one-third of whom were ladies,
assembled on the base ball grounds, to witness
the following programme:
First foot race. There were two entries
John Rennie, of Brooklyn, NY, an amateur who
has won several prizes, and Lewis Lehman, of
Havre de Grace. Rennie was an easy winner
First prize, box of fine cigars second prize, an
extra fine pocket knife.
The second event was throwing match. Six
Cloak, a sailor. Prize a first cass base ball.
A jumping match followed; prize 30 good cigars;
six entries, won by Capt. George Cloak
The fun was continued by a sack race, five en-
tries. Lewis Lehman, first prize, fine hat Sec
ond prize, a walking cane. Herman Cullison.
The blind-folded wheel-barrow race, which fol-
lowed, he'd entries The first prize, meerschaum
pipe, was won by Capt. Lewis Wilson; second
prize, by George johnson, handsome neck-tie.
The sixth and last event. was the base bali
match between the celebrated II. O. Brown
Club, of Baltimore, and the Ira Wells, of Havre
de Grace. The Wells boys were in fine form, and
The judges in the athletic sports were Q. J.
Dngan, J. W. o'Neil and John Il: Carver
Committee of Arrangements-A. L. Lyon, Jos.
=. Worthington, r. Il. Mcgowan and Robert
| Pennington,
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LETTER FROM UPPER CROSS ROADS.
Fine wheat and TimOthy-Other Mat
tiers.

Mr.. Henry Scarf has the finest piece of noun
tain amber wheat in the county. 1t will yield 80
bushels to the acre. Much of it has already been
engaged for seed by Mr. John Divers and Others
| send sample herewith.
Mr.. j. b. Curry has the cleanest piece of timo-
thy to be seen anywhere and as heavy as any in
this section.
Mrs. ]. Benson Gable is on a visit to er'father
MIR. James III. Amoss.
DIR. Frank Proctor, formerly of Bel Air, has To-
Gated at Upper Cross Roads, for the practice of
his profession.
More wheat has been grown in this section this
year than for years past. The corn crop is very
promising.
Mr.. Thomas Kennedy is extremely i'll.
Pleasantville Band will furnish music for Sum
day School festivals and campaign meetings
A farmer stepped into our postofice, last Sat-
urday, and asked to see county paper. Being
asked what paper he would have, he said: 1.-The
old, reliable AgiS, of course l shall subscribe
for it soon." II. HIT
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PROHIBITION CLUB ORGANIZED.-A Prohbi-
tion Club was organized, last Friday night, in
the Odd Fellows Hall, Bel Air, with the follow
ing officers Presdent-Rev. Jos. p. Wilson
Vice Presidents-P, f Ball and j. G. Holdings
worth; Treasurer-Wm. q. Jeifery Secretary
VIM. S. Osborne; Assistant Secretary-J. W.
Anderson. The object of the club is to
work in the interest of prohibition, TO dstrib.
ute temperance literature and especially to aid
in the movement now in progress 10 put pro-
hbition ticket in the field, next fall, in opposi-
tion to both the Democratic and Republican
tickets Abont fifteen members Joined the
club. Many of them are connected with the
County Temperance Alliance, and some of them
wish to sever their connection with that body
for the reason, as they allege, that it accom-
plishes nothing and its members hold more
firmly their allegiance to existing political
parties than to the temperance cause.
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TALL OATS AND BIG TIMoTHY.-Mr Jas. w.
Hanna, of Fountain Green, has oats six feet and
one inch high. Mr.. Samuel Z. Stewart sends to
our office some stalks of oats six feet in height
MIR. VIM. Wesley, of Byuum. Farm, near
Emmorton, sends us some specimen heads of
timothy. They measure 1871 inches in length
School Commissioner VIM. II. ii. Whteford,
of Darlington, on Tuesday left at this office the
tallest specimens of oats we have seen. Anum-
Der fstalks, from his own field, measured feet 3
inches, and Others, grown by Mr.. VIM. j. Kirk,
on Miss Mary Slver's farm, near Darlington,
were feet and 4 inches in height.
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Quaker ROttOm LIENS.

to turn out well, The hay crop also is large
Corn looks well in many places. w, S. Evans
has about the best in this section. VIM. L. Hol-
loway has the finest folds of tomatoes
Mr.. VIM. Ewing fell from load of hay, a few
days ago, and was severely injured, but is still
able to be about.
Mrs. Mollie Grow and Miss Lucy Parker, of
Philadelphia, are summering with Mrs. G. W.
Bolts, near Webster.
Mr.. Il. Conklin and daughter, of NewYork, are
the guests of Mr.. Goldsmith Bolts, of this place.
The health of the neighborhood is generally
good w