The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-01-04
= Ell AIR, NJ Il.
Friday asrnins, January 4, 1889.


In beginning the 34lh volume of Tie 1fsgts
J and Intelligencer, the publisher desires to ex
press his thanks to the good people of liar
ford, whose kindly aid and generous support
have made it what he is proud to call it, the
the peoples paper
Tie 1Egis fret maze its appearance in
1856, and was then called Tie Southern Ltgis
1t was edited and published by Mr.. John
Cox, now Of Baltimore city, Col. John Car
roll Walsh, Of Hartford county, being asso-
ciate EDITOR. BY the editorial ability of these
gentlemen and The business enterprise Of Mr.
Cox, the paper soon acquired large circu-
lation, especially in the States south Of Mary
land The breaking out of the war cut of
this Southern patronage and ii was found
difficult and expensive to keep it up TO the
high standard with which it set out. 1t was
then reduced from ight to four pages and
subsequently still further reduced in size
Believing the purpose Of the war TO be mere
ly 10 free the negro, Tie -Hgis vigorously OPP
posed its prosecution.
/ IN March, 1852, the paper was sold by Mr.
Z Cox To the late Judge Alfred w. Batcman,
-who was at that time prominent member Of
BE Be- Air bar 1t was then called The
. Southern 1BgiS and Hay0rd County InteHi-
gener.
Under Mr.. Bateman's prudent and conservu-
tive management, while it earnestly support
ed the principles and aims of the Democratic
party, it escaped the fate of SO many Demo
cratic journals and rapidly acquired a con-
siderable local circulation.
In March, 1861 the paper was enlarged
from six TO seven colums on each page, in or
der to accommodate its increased advertising
patronage. At the same time its name, which
was too cumbersome, was changed to its pre-
sent form. The publishers then were Bate
man & Baker.
In April, 1873, Tie 1Egis was again cnlarg
ed, to eight columns on a page, and on June
4th, 1886, the columns were heightened there
/. by adding two more. The paper is now
about twice Us large as it was in 1862,
and with the use Of smaller type contains
more than twice as much matter.
In 1867 Mr.. Bateman was elected Assoc
ciate Judge of tie Circuit Court for Hartford
county, and lhe present publisher, who had
been connected with the paper since 1862 be-
came part owner Two years later lie
s-eamc sole proprietor and publisher.
! aycar or two after Judge Bateman' 5
ton, Judge james ID. Waters, then
lember OF the bar, was associated in
editorial management of Tie 4Hgis
Mr. George Y. Maynader was also au edit
or OF the paper from 1869 until his appoint
ment to the judgcship in 1871. Since that
time the ownership and editorship Of TIE
1tIgs have remained unchanged.
At the threshold OF the New Year We do
not deem it out Of place TO say that the course
OF Tie 1Egjs will be in the future what it has
been in the pas. 1t will cndeavor to pre-
sent the truth feariessly and devote its best
efforts towards the promotion Of the inter
ests of the people Of every section rt Hartford
- county. The columns of Tie -fgiS will al
pc open to Tie free discussion of all
ms a public interest and to legitimate
I'm of the official conduct of the peo-
rvauts. True TO its name, every wOr-
lse shall find in The .EgiS warm and
luals nor improved aspersions of char
shall ever sully Its pages.
ask of our friends all over the county
nuauce of their friendly offices during
gar upon which we have just entered.
15ee them send US all the news from their re-
spectve neighborhoods With their help The
-fg5s will be made better paper, more inter.
esting and more useful to the people of Har.
ford county than it has ever been before.
Mr.. Alexander Evans Wands, of Balti
more, who had been for the past seven years
connected with the advertising department of
the Havre de Grace Republican, has severed
h5 connection herewith and accepted a sim
liar position with TIE Egis and InteNgencer.
Dir. Wauds is authorized to make contracts
for advertisements and collect accounts for
this paper