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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06


THAsKOFFEING SERvICE.-A thank-otfering
meeting of the Ladies' Mite Society was held in
Bethel Presbyterian Church, on Thanksgiving
Night. A missionary address was delivered by
the pastor, Rev. Vim. c. Stull, and rectations
by Miss Minnie Cairnes and Tommy Galbreath.
The singing by tie choir, led by Mr.. g. A.
Cairnes, was excellent The ladies reported
$50 collected by means of envelopes, 10 which
was added collection taken up upon the spot.
FOUND DEAD IN THE WOODS On Monday OF
last week Charles Knott, man in the employ
OF Mcssrs. Charles l.. and William Aimony,
near Shane, Baltimore county, ate his dinner, as
usual, and went TO the woods TO split rails.
Not returning for supper, his employers be-
came alarmed aud one OF them went out to zee
if anything wa. wrong. He found Mr. Knott
lying dead on the ground. Justice William
Rutedge summoned a jury, with B. f. Jordan,
foreman, when it was concluded that the de-
ceased had died OF heart disease, with which be
was af. c;ed.
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Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

An interesting series of meetings are in pro-
gress at Mt. Carmel NJ. P. Church, Emmorton.
-Mrs. H. s. McCurdY has been appointed
postmaster at CAthcart, formerly Madonna, in
Mar-hai's district, HsI ford county.
Mr.. &. Smith Norris, the newly elected Re-
gister of Wills qualified and entered upon his
duties on Monday morning His bondsmen are
Hon. Herman stump, Henry W. Archer, Jr.,
and A. Preston Gilbert.
John E. Jones, whose right arm and hand
were mashed, by an accident at Steel.
ton, while engaged on 4 train as brakeman, re-
turned to his home in Hartford Tuesday even
ing. The arm was not broken, as at first report
ed.
Mr.. f. H. d. Pue, sends US some pumpkins,
grown on his farm, near Bel Air, which would
fl the heart of a New England housew ife
with envy. Mammoth pumpkins, however,
are not the only big things produced at wood
View" The same gentleman cntrspped, day
or so since, large hawk, measuring 4 feet 4
inches from tip to tip of its wings.
Mr.. G. +. Day, of Hartford county, a pupil
at Western Maryland College, sends us an &C
count of the exercises at the Sth anniversary Of
the PhilOmaihean Society, held at the college
on Thanksgiving night. The programme was
varied, including drama in three acts entitled
"The Cooking Club" No doubt it was well
rendered. Mr.. Day is brother of MIR. S. 7.
Day, of this county.
Master VIM. T. Hardy, son OF Mr.. Geo. N.
Hardy, Of Edgewood, found large rabbit with
the fur much torn, in his tap. Setting the
trap and starting for home he concluded be
would go back and find out, if possible, what
had torn the fur off his rabbit. His trap was
down again and he was rejoced to fluid that
another rabbit had gone into 1t In the short in
terval. lie regards it as unusual to catch two
rabbits in the same trap in one morning.
AT a meeting Of stockholders Of the Cecil
County Agricultural Society, in ElktUn, last
week, it was shown that the society is in debt
to the amount of Sl4 G494S. A resolution WAS
adopted to instruct the new board OF directors
not to receive any offers for selling pools or
for gambling devices, and another declaring 1t
to be the sense Of the meeting that the privilege
OF free admission and free exhibition now al
lowed stockholders be abolished. / was stat-
ed that the Wilmington fair has interfered ma.
terialy with the fair at Elkton.
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john r. DAYS BODY RECOVERED Ga the
2Sth of November, Mr.. James IL. Day and MIR.
Edwin +. Hanna went to JOhustuwn, Pa. TOT
the purpose of trying to identify body
which had been found and which was supposed
to be that of Mr. John r. Day, who with his
daughter Grace, lost his life in the appalling
disaster at that place last June. The body had
been found two miles below where the i'll fated
train was submerged, on which Mr. Day and
his daughter were travelling hOmeward. The
recent heavy rains had washed away a quantity
ofsand, thereby exposing It, 1t had been buried
when Messrs. Day and Hanna arrived but pieces
of clothing had been preserved. The vest was
identified by Mr.. Hanna as one he had sold to
Mr. Day, and Mis-. Martha Day, widow of the
deceased identified piece Of the undcrshrI
which she had made for her husband before he
set out on his journey. The body was there
fore exhumed and brought by rail To- Delta, on
Tuesday, from whence it was taken to Slate.
vile Presbyterian Church, where funeral scrvi
Ccs were held by Rev. X. j. Stewart, assisted
by Rev. Mesers. Smith, Crawford and Cuddy.
The remains were laid at rest in Nj. Vernon VI.
f. Church Cemetery, by the side of hi. beloved
daughter, Miss Grace Day, who persisted with
her father. The funeral was largely attended.
The pall.beaiGrs were j. 7. Crawford, K. 5.
Parke, Jacob Love, Vim. Davis, Samuel Davis,
Daniel Thomas, VIM. Bay and VIM. Enfield
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERs.-The County Commissioners, met OF
Monday morning. Bids were received for open.
ing the Fletcher road, as follows:
James Fletcher, 1910 William Fletcher, $50
WIN. D. Taylor, 500 John y. Amos, $500; j.
W. Taylor IL Co., S492
The following bids were received for open
ing the BYuum station road. as follows:
Samuel Nlgle aud j. b Wilson, $50 for open
ing the road, or $l75 for opening the rond and
making 50 yards ofturnpike; Thomas II. Lynch
Sis; Alexander p Jones, SEQ.
The board compromised the damages on hi.
road with john NJ. Blake by allowing him 81
additional
At IL O'Clock, noon, the board adj unld sine
die
Immediately thereafter the newly elected
board, Messrs. Hooker, Silver, Poole, Hope and
Scarborough, qualified before the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court aud organized 10y the election OF
Mr. Edward q. Hooker President and the rc-
appointment Of Nj. Charles ". Proctor Clerk.
The Commissioners determined to meet in a
body on the site Of the proposed Ehg Point
landing and road, Dee l2ih.
Sixty dollars was ordered TO be levied to i'm.
prove the road at NJrrsyillc, persons interest
ed to contribute an equal amount.
The contract to open the Fletcher road was
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"A great fire occurred in Boston, Mass, on
Thanksgiving Day, involving loss of from
six millions to eight millions ofdollars The
fire ragged for six hours and burned over two
acres Of ground covered with splendid bust
ness buildings. The district burned over is
near that of the great fire of 1872. 1t is some
what remarkable that the fire originated in a
new stone building, which was supposed to
have been fire-proof but which burned like
finder, though driving rain storm was pre-
vailing.
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PERRYMAN LoCALs.-T Arthur Crouin, a
student of dentstry in Baltimore, spent Thanks
giving day at his fathers house.
The new Cranberry Church is completed,
with the exception OF painting outside Sery!
ces will be held there next Sunday.
Mr.. Fred. Nelson's little son was kicked ia
the head and back by a horse, last week. but
not severely hurt
John Thomas Reed, a trackman, was paralyz
ed on his left side, last Monday, whilst hauling
old cross ties Being alone he lay on the.ground
about four hours before anyone saw him. lie
is slowly improving.
Mr.. George Courtney, shoemaker at Mich1els.
willie, has semoved to Cole postotlice, where he
will open store and be appointed postmaster
Train No. IS will stop at Perryman and Aber.
deem this FRIDAY night, for persons from
Aberdeen and Havre de Grace who attend the
Golden Chain entertainment at Perryman.
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We express our obligations to Hon.
Frank i. Shaw for n copy nfthe report OF the
Greedy expedition to the Polar regions, which
sailed in the summer of 1881, the survivors of
which were rescued in the summer of 1884
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LARGE SALE OF PRoPERTI.-On Saturday
last tt the Court House door, j. s. Richardson,
auctoueer, sold at public sale for s. A. Will
liams, trustee, the property of Henry Reckord
& Sons, including the large Touring mill and
warehouse at Bel Air, the warehouse property
and coal yard at Fallston, the mill property,
fertilizer factory, warehouses, store, &C., at
RecKord, to John II. Reckord, the senior men,
Der OF the firm, for $26 600
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Letter from I8oothby Hill.

Reported for Toe Egs.
DEC. This uu.ghburhOud was enlivenrd by
gI'iiinrN. Oh Thanksgiving Day. Some uf them bag
Erd plenty ul game
Farmers ar" making preparations for slaughter
among swine.
MIR. Thomas Mitchell I, improving his place with
a new board fence.
Miss Lima Aarouson Is visiting friends in rhu-
dclphia.
Mr.. and Mrs john Orrarc quietly settled in their
happy httlr home.
Ar. ". v. Brown says he is prepared to handle
All hiud ni horses and colts, and will guarantee to
make them drive u, quietly rs any one else in the
business Old WHISTLER.
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OUR NEEDED WATER SUPPLYING are glad
to be able to state that steps are about to be
taken towards securing an abundant supply OF
water for the town of Bel Air. Messrs. s. A.
Williams, Allen Hoffman and George l.. Van
Bbber have consulted with engineers, with
the result that they have been led to believe
that with the cordial and united assistance of
the people Of the town supply Of good water
can be introduced sufficient in quantity for do
mestic uses and TO extingush fires for many
years TO come.
At meeting called Informally at Mr.. Hot.
mans Office, on Tuesday, Col. Ohio s. Lee was
called TO the chair and committee, consisting
OF Mes.rs. Williams, VnnBibber and Hoffman,
was appointed to consult with engineers rela-
tive to the subject, and endeavor to devise a
feasible plan BY which the object can be accom-
plshed, and the probable cost thereof When
definite information is obtained the Town Com
mi.sioners will be requested to call public
meeting to which the plan, estimates OF cost,
&C., will be submitted.
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S. Kann, Sons & Co.'S
SPECIAL THANKSGIVING
BARGAINS.
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE
AND
HOUSEFURNISHlNGS
FEARFULLY CUT.
Ladies' Jackets, Newmarkets, and
Misses and Children's Gar
mpnts at Unparalleled Prices.
Imported Robes & Fancy Fabrics
SF"Reduced from 30 to 50 per cent.
Blankets and various other Sea-
sonable Things Far Below the
Market.

Three weeks of bad weather has left US with
three times more stun on our hands than we
ought u have, and the Special Sher IL Sale. .
winch he'd sway for two weeks before So inter-
ter"d with the sale Of regular goods that we shall
make one bold, desperate drive TO unload before
1t is too ate
We begin in The Basement We begin in the
Biggest, brightest, most Attractive Department
in the whole house. We begin with what every
housewife needs and what every housewife viii
be sure 10 buy. at the price. We begin with
trockery and Glassware. ard we shall make u
jingle that'll startle the retail crOcEeryites. We
shall make II ind of hpusewarmInz in this new
detarilnrnt, ana we shall sell things So cverlust-
inHIy Gu an That after This week this new depart
m"nt VIII be more widely known than any de-
IartmCnt In our entire establishment.
). kASN, SONS & co.
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Here IS a plan 10 protect your town from being
destroyed ny IRE. First, buy Il steam fire engine
Il reel and hose. When IRE breaks ont yuu can
u'g any hpr>r> close az hand 10 haul the engine.
Vow. ~ to Your water supply. This can H. fur
iN>hri by rt>trru~-l"O Ci~tcrnS to every block OF
mouse, IN th" town. These ci>trrnS should be- made
I" nod from iu to l,uOD barrels Of water which
would hr all Nuu would need Tor ANY lire likely to
break out The town Of Rayanna, Ohio. has an ar
rahEelnrnt OF this Kind. except that they have two
IRE engines instead ui one, their town being larger
thah Bel Air. Nuu viii find this is the cheapest
way 10 prevent Your town from burning down in
ease OF big fire. The plan is worth considering
L. II. THOMPSON.
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MISSION sEEvIcEs.-An interesting mission
is in progress at Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
Bel Air. Services are held every evening. On
Monday and Thursday evenings the Rev. Mr..
Dame, of Baltimore, preached on Tuesday
evening, the Rev. Mr.. Inge, and on Wednesday
evening the Rev. Mr Powell, Of Baltimore.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

RIG ~ so GIVE HOIICE-That the
tuhSclinyr has obtained from the Register
OF Wills Of Hartford county. Nd. Letters of Ad-
ministratOn on The estate ~
JOSEPH = HOPKINS,
late Vt Hartford co.. deceased \ ii persons hav-
ing claims svHlUs al deceased are hereby uOti-
fled To exnUt the saIne with the lcgal vouchers
Their Of.
IN, Orb 5.fs hS 2d dqy " June. 1890,
or they may tiCrwise by law b. pNcIt4d d from
all benrtits Of taid estate. All ptr.nns indebted
TO siid state are requested to make Immediate
payment
Given under my hand and seal. this I'd day Of
December, 1850. anMn -
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BEL AIR NoTEs.-Mrs. Edmund Lee was
stricken with paralysis, at her home in Bel Air,
on Tuesday. Her left side is seriously affected.
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. c. Hopkins returned on
Tuesday evening, from Rock Hill, s. G., width
er Mr.. Hopkins had gone on professional bust
ness.
Messrs. Frank E. Gorrell and Charles NJ. Hin
kle, two young members of the bar, made their
first speeches before jury, on Wednesday -
They were both complimented BY their friends
upon their maiden efforts
Mr. ;. j. Grier, widow OF Glasgow Grier, has
removed from her home, near Bel Air, 10 Los
Angles county, Cal, with four OF her sons,
namely, &, Edgar, Fred. N, Herbert and Harry
Grier. The party left Baltimore Tuesday night
intending to go by the southey faclhc Toute
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PERSONAL MESTIoN.-Mr. James b. Preston,
who has been quite sick In Baltimore, for sew
era weeks past, has recovered and has returned
10 his home, near Emmorton.
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HDW'S THIS!


We Of"rO one Hundred Dollars Reward for any
ease OF Catalrh that cannot be cured by taking
Hall CHtHrih cure.
+. CHENEY Y co. props. Toledo. q.
We. the undersigned have Known +. j. Cheney
for the last Il wears and believe him perfectly
honorable mall his business transactions. and I'M
ah'ay able 10 carry uut any obligations made by
their liun.
Wl~r 3 TErNN. Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O.
MAlBING. klNNNN. y MNIiNIS. Wholesale
Druggists Iu.ctu. q.
l.. ii. VAN IlUSEN. Cashier Toledo National Bank
Toledo. q.
Halls Catanh cure I, taken internally. acting
directly upOn the blond and mlcuS surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials SEM Tree. Free. ,5c. per
bottle. sold by all Druggists.
For Pains and Aches. SrraiHS Bruises Rheu-
mhtl>m, Stiffness ami Soreness in muscles aud
JOINTS. bHckarhr, MC, There j. nothing better than
King Sulomons on. AMI ii sells Tor only II cents
Try Ii.
Misses :. K K. NJ Hooker, Of Hartford county.
Nd. write: I'VE have used Your Liuimput. King
So.omouS on in our family, with most sati>flr-
tory results; coa~!dcrit an excellent remedy"
-ilay" You seen thrj-A Fivcmilc Horse Blanket?
II not, why not" ii luUlayr - horst You need it.
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| The Ladies of the NJ. Z. Church will give an
Oyster Supper, Tuesday and Wednesday nights
of rext week, Dec. 10th and 11tb, at the Ar
mory of the jackson Guards.
The VI. Z. Church, of Bel Air, will give The
Sunday School a treat, consisting Of candies,
oranges, nuts and premiums, Friday evening.
Dec. 9th.
Special services were held in Emmanuel Epis-
copal Church, Rev. Jas. b. Craighlll rector
last Friday evening, that day being appointed
by the House of Bish0prAyer ssions
Rev. Mr.. Helfeustein took part in the services
end preached sermon.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSION
! ERs.-The School Commissioners met on Tues.
/ day.
/ II was decided 10 suspend repairs at No. II,
I'd district, until next summer.
| The Examiner was directed TO urge an in
crease of patronage Of No. 5, lst district, or
close the school.
The application Of teacher of No. 6, 1st dis-
trict, for salary for day lost during Institute
was not granted.
WIN. E. Bond was appointed trustee at No .
colored, 9Th district, vice Lewis Kenly, de-
ceased, and Alex. Breckenridge of No. 3, color
ed, 5th district, vice Thomas H. Snowden, re-
signed
1t was decided 10 close the schools for the
! Christmas holidays on Dec 90.
The Examiner was directed to have the trans
fer made with Thomas Boughter Of a portion Of
the lot at No. II, 4th district.
Also to settle with Spencer Il McCionigalI for
the new house at No. 10, % district, when the
Inspector has filed with the board his formal
acceptance of the same.
Ten new desks and one rear seat were ordered
for No. |, coIorcd 9Th district.
OBITUARY.-The funeral of Howard F. Craig,
formerly Of Hartford county, took place at Alb
ingdon VI. f. Church, Nov. 22j. The deceased
was in his 23l year and was nephew Of Mr..
Geo. NJ. Hardy, of Edgcwood. H. WAS flag
man on the Baltimore and POtomsc Railroad,
and was fatally injured by train, having livcd
only two hours after the accident occurred -
He was an excellent young man and was highly
esteemed.
The funeral of the late William Silver of
Glcnvile, whose sudden death was noticed last
week, took place OF. Nov. 29th, from his late
residence to Harmony Presbyterian Church, and
was largely attended Rev. ID, b. Fitzgerald,
pastor of the church, conducted the services,
the pall-beare:s being Frank Hopkins, Christie.
pher Wilson, Isaac Wilson, Ellis Tucker Geo.
Finney, Robert Walker Vim. b. Hopkins aud
WIN. L. Wilson.
Robert W. Winkler, in his 22d year, sou Of
Mr.. John Wiukler, died on Monday night, at
his home, near Emmorton, of consumption
He was buried on Wednesday, at Mt. Carmel
NJ. ?. Church, Rev. Mr. llobIzel conducting
the services The palI-bearers were Howard
Cole, Harry Carver, Charles Greene, WIN. De-
moss, Charles Whitaker and John Evans. I'm
dertaker, Elias Beaumont. The deceased was
young man OF exemplary habits and excellent
traits of character.
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We start with this, not because it is the biggest
Dut brChusr II we were to mention nothing more
II Sh"uld be enough 10 pack the basement. But
we Oler bigger Bargains Still-nundrrds Of
tn,ngs tha a. arp al to every honsekceper-hun-
tles-hundrcds OF hrlca-hruc trtlns. Little
'hlngs that cost next to nothing, but are aS ts-
sent tai us the kitchen stove. Bigger things for
thu essentials tor parlOr or sitting room. Use
iul things for pantry or chamber. A galaxy of
FINE Gut Glass at Earthenware Prices.
5. KAHN, SONS co.
Compare these prices with the lowest you have
ever seen Or heard Of
60 boz. Majolica Pickle Dishes,
cents. (hCgular price Is aud IS
Cent9.)
% boz. Cut Glass Berry Bowls,
III cents. Ot,guar price IS and 70
ccuts)
30 Doz. Cut Glass Bre Plates,
IL cents, (hr6ular price is and 20
cnnts)
20 boz. Colorcd Orange Bowls,
"A cents utcguIac Price 50 and 40
cents.
10 boz Cut Glass Cream Pitch
crs' cents. Irregular Price 10
cents)
Apiece Cut Glass Breakfast Set
IL cents. Irregular Price D cents)
- Elegantly Decorated Lamps,
Siis. Irregular Price 81 So
tF There are really the most deliberately
wrought and artstcaily decorated lamps ever
sold for anywhere near the price. The shade,
which is Dome is painted so rs to conform
with the base, and any home would be enriched
by the presence of one OF them.
S. KAHN. SONS Il co.
Then there are such piles of other things,
equally cheap, Handsomely Decorated CHINA
I hhnbcr Sets-lO pieces, complete for q .g-,
looks worth s., and pretty Fruit Plates OF most
transparent French China, with appropriate
decoration in center, at only 10 cents, would be
cheap at a quarter" and so it goes We chal-
lenge any house here or anywhere else to come
within p per cent. Of these prices. The more
we sell this week the less money we make but
Wen make customers, well make our new de-
partment popu lar, we'll convince people that we
san undcrscl the trade in Chinawarc and q iass-
ware, just as we do in Dress Goods and Rem
nants.
S.KANN, SONS & co.
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IDUBI.iI SALE.

~ 9 .sSa Gzt19A --EE
Fourteen good Work Mules. 3 Mares, one of
tho IN sherman Morgan Mare. in fDal oy steve
Bailey, bed Eye colt, coming year old. yoke
OF large oxen, IL Cows some Will be fresh about
The iir~I OF the year. Bulls. u larg" Steers.
lIrfcrs, iinc arg Boar, SOws ard A. Sucking
- TO 100 rounds, lot Of Poultry, / Champion Bin
der. Osborn Binder hhIh nearly new. . Grain
prll s, Grain Fan, | Corn Shcl or. Farmers
Friend Corn Planter. wIlh Dim and Phosphate
Attachment, stand ri Corn Planters | two.
..eat rhirton, Bradley X 'ud Curt four-horse
OK Carts Hay Carriages Hay Cutter Horse
Rake Moving Machines. : Walking CulIiva-
tors, oliver Flows. Huge HarrOws. lot of one
n~rSr PluwS and CultivaIors. Double set Carri-
age Harness, one Single set Of Carnage Harness,
Double sets PlOw Gears, Collars Brides Pals
Corn 10y the Barrel lot Of Com Foldur by the
shock. lot uf ua's uuthres"cd.
CANNING HOUSE OUTFIT, consisting of
krtll"s CIatrs. Truck. Crane, one Steam Pat
eut Tomato Packer Fire pts, Soldering Irous,
Se., 800 Tomato Boxes. one Force Pump. lot lose,
2 lnrunators, one OF $50 the other 100 capacity.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE One Rosewood
Piano. one Embossed Push Suit of eight pieces
on" sgd Walnut Chamber suit, Martle Top
bureau and Slpnh, one Cherry Chamber SUIT,
on Hair Cloth sofa. one Tennessee Marble Top
side hoard. ! Reds Creamery. 20 gal capacity
lot Of Other goods not mentioned.
TERMS OF SALE.
All sums Of ten dollars and under cash on
sums over that amount n credit uf months will
be given, on notes payable at the First National
Bank of Havre de Grace, with approve ed security
and interest fiom day of sale. No goods to be
removed until settled for.
TAYLOR & HINCHMAN.
..Kn rl. A,t..t