The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-04-16

and 1886, 81, S6294.
Upon the same basis of taxation as last year
the commissions to be paid this year, upon the
lowest bids, would be as follows
First district, $550.31 I'd, 81, 1906; Sd,
81, 1880; 4th, S955.02; 9Th, 81 ,095.06. Total,
IS, STOPS.
Therefore The cost of collecting taxes this
year will be 81 007 81 more than last year.
MEETING OF THE TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE
The annual meeting of the Hartford County
Temperance Alliance was held in the NJ E,
Church, Bel Air, on Wednesday. The following
officers were elected
President N. N. Mock Vice President, VIM.
S. Osborn; Secretary, Rev. Jos, p Wilson
Treasurer, Rev. T.. D. Finney. The following
were elected delegates to the annual meeting OF
the State Temperance Alliance: James B Gal
lion, Thomas Smithson, Charles W. Baker, DR..
Benz Smith and Miss Sarah Ball
The following resolutions were adopted:
MUhereds, Tine Maryland State Temperance AL
lance In its character as non-partisan body has
most strongly commended itself to the confidence
and affection of the temperance people of the
Whereas, The partisan position assumed by the
Alliance two years ago created widespread
1
friends of temperance from sympathy and CO.
operation with that body and,
Whereas, The non partisan declaration adopted
at the last annual meeting OF the Alliance can
only be made successful In aaying the irritation
caused by the action which made the declaration
necessary, and in restoring the Alliance to the
confidence of the people, by the selection of Off
Gals and the pursuance of policy strictly in &C.
cord herewith /; therefore,.
ReS0tued, By the Temperance Alliance of Har-
ford County, that the use of the machinery of the
State Alliance to further The interests of any po-
litcal party whatever. is violation of the decla-
ration of non-partisanship, and meets with the
decided disapproval of this body.
ReSOtUed, That our delegates to the State ALI
ance Convention be requested to read these reso-
buttons as an expression of the temperance senti-
ment OF Hartford county.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERs.-The Comfy Commissioners were in ses,
sion on Monday and Tuesday.
Upon the recommendation of Drs L. Hall
Richardson, j. Camp Butler and States Attor.
ney Maynader the Commissioners sent Mrs
James Kelly to Mount Hope Hospital at the
expense of the county.
Bids were received for filling i'll the abut
ments at Ring Factory Bridge, 3D. district, as fol-
lows
JAS Dunnigan, $500; Jacob Ii. Frey $40
John w. Midway, s225
bridge at Joshua r. GREEN'S, fourth district, as
follows: Charles H. Eek, S92.75
Neither contract was awarded, the Commits
missioncrs deeming the prices too high.
The Commissioners reconsidered the vote
ordering bridge to be built over Stirrup Run
near Mr.. VIM. X. Wallis's, fourth district.
Messrs. Poole, Hooker and Hope were ap
pointed committee to visit Ring Factory and
examine the location of the proposed change Of
the road at the bridge.
Mr.. n. Newlin Smith petitioned the Com
missioners to appropriate 5000 for the purpose
OF turnpiking the worst places in the road from
Darlington to Cover McNutts, the people in
| terested to contribute an equal amount. Mr.
Smith reported S120 subscribed and said there
would be no difficulty in raising $500. The
Commissioners agreed to order the appropria
ton on the condition named.
Petitions were received for pensions for Mar
garet Bennington, of the 9Th district, and Doro-
thea Tansz, of Sd district. Also one from N. B
Greenland, John Ward and others, protesting
against the opening of new public road from
Pennington's Shops to the road leading from
Amos Shop to Cooptown. Also one from Jos
Livezey, Daniel Lynch, w. IL. Waters and Others
for culvert at Lynch's ford, on the road lead
ing from Frogtown.
Two Young MEN FROM hartford DROWNED
Information was received in Bel Air, last Sat
urday, of the drowning of Messrs. Frank II
Quinby and Samuel Qunby, sons of Mr.. Jas II
Quinby, who lives near the Hickory. The acciden
occurred in New river, near Hawks Nest 3.
miles east of Charleston, VIVA, at s o'clock Sat
urday morning. Frank II. and Samuel Quinby
| Chas. Hood, G. w. Haynes and colored man
while attempting to cross the river in boat wer
drawn by the current towards the rapids, an,
being unable to manage the boat jumped int
| the water and endeavored 10 swim ashore
Haynes and the coiored man got to the shore
but the others became exhausted and wer
drowned before assistance could reach them.
MIR. Frank II. Quinby was about 25 years c
aye and was first assistant engineer of tn
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad engineer corps
He was married, about month before, to Mis-
Lima Cutler, of Orange, N. j. His brother San
uel was 10 years of age and had been attendin
a business college in Richmond, Va, where h
has sister living. He had nearly finished tn
course and left the college for the purpose {
accompanying his brother Frank as a rodman o
the Inflated surveying expedition. Mr.. Fran
II. Quinby was accompanied by his wife, whor
he left at Kanawha.
The Messrs. Quinby were young men
more than ordinary promise. The deepe'
sympathy is felt for their afll icted parents an
other relatives, and for the young wife so SUI
denly bereaved, in The first month Of their ma
ried life.
Mrs. Quinby, the mother of the young mel
was in New York when the painful tidings CAM
but returned home on Monday. Her health
very delicate and the shock has been very 81
we're one to her.
Mr.. j. Harvey Ball, Of Bel Air, who is a cousi
of Mrs. Frank Quinby, has gone to West Virgini
for the purpose of recovering the bodies of th
unfortunate young men, but they have not bee
found.
LETTER FROM NORRISVILLE.
Farm Purchased-ImprOv ements-Sic ok
ness Death of an Old COIOred We
man.
Messrs James and Hartman Davis have bougt
fnrY yottlln fr,,, ,ar1ty ,al