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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-03-01

1t is quite likely that all the items are not
embraced in the above. For example, there
is no account Of painting, possibly, however,
be cause the buildings were not yet finished,
and other items o; expense may be missing.
The work was done by Hartford county men,
with the possible exception of the bricklay-
ing and the stating, the former by George
Michael, and the latter by Thomas 5. viii.
hanson, whose places of residence are un-
known to me. And indeed Walton, the CON
tractor, although he resided in Hartford for
many years, may have removed hilher from
some other county or State. The bills are
all, thus far, paid on Walton's order.
For come reason, probably because the ap-
preparation was exhausted, the work seems
TO have been suspended in December, 1884
for about twenty months nothing is recorded
of Walton after that date; and on the 81 July,
1886, w lillian w. IIarryman's account begins
for carpenter work, painting, ironing doors
and shutters, &c, of tire-proot offices.
think that Walton, several of whose sons
were carpenters and worked with him on
these offices, had meanwhile removed from
the county. Harryman continued the work,
with brief intervals, until March 9th, 1888
during which time he did 1S0 days work, for
which his bill was $500. The bill rendered
by the plasterer, Evan Evans, calls for s.
So that the total expenditures up 10 that
time, supposing none of the accounts to
be missing were 81 1888.
The Court House, except the fire-proof
offices, was burnt down in 1858. 1t was re-
built and made ready for court purposes in a
little over year. Among these papers is n
neatly printed copy of specifications OF
Plasrerer's Work to be done on Hartford
County Court House," but it bears no date,
nor is there any clue to show whether the
specifications were drawn after the burning
or twenty years before, when the fire-prool
offices were in contemplation, unless, indeed
the following extract may enable some one
versed in the technical phrase of the building
art to determine the matter. "The fire-prooi
rooms will be ceiled in the raffits OF the
brick arches, about or Z feet span and
inches rise in centre. The plastering of these
arches will be brought down to the beams,
where there will be some lalhing along each
beam, and square finish on the bottom OF
each beam, as per detail drawing"
Since writing the above have found the
following among the records of the Clerks
office:
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On the 25rh of April, 1882, Daniel Scott,
Surveyor OF Hartford county, certified that in
accordance with theorder of the Justice of the
County Court, he had laid out TWO acres and
five-eighths, the same being part Of
Scotts Improvement Enlarged, aud be.
ginning ut stone ut the south cor.
ner OF lot No. g. As laid out, the
tract was rectangular paruIleIogram and
included the present Jail, Court House, and
Masonic Temple, with tie intervening and
contiguous streets, as well as the Enclosures or
yards attached the public buildings.
Of,he very same date we find the follow
ing: Received Of the Justices of Hartford
County Court the sum OF twenty-five pounds
six shillings and three pence for the above
two scrrs and five-eighths, it being in full
Witness, Aquila Scott of Jas"
John Lee Gibson.
As before stated the aspirations of Havre
de Grace superadded to other causes delay
ed the erection of the building for several
years. On the 18th April, 1887, Aquila Scott
covenants (no bond being named) to build,
or cause to be built Court House for twelve
hundred pounds specie, the same to be COM
pleted on or before the LIST of February,
1880
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VARIETIES.

Bundles of comic valentines are the
laughing stock of the newsd caller.
| Its great thing 10 have an indulgent
husband, provided he deosn indulge too fire.
quently.
| The Inauguration of the pancake season
brings stirring times to many battered
household.
Ladies may not know how to sharpen
lead pencil, but they have n wonderful knack
of bringing to point the fellows who can.
Miss Westend confidently -"Mr. Sap
head proposed to me last night" Rival Belle
did he? When l refused him in the
afternoon he said lie was going to do some
thing desperate"
"A little girl who was enjoying boiled par
trige for breakfast remarked that she did not
think it at all strange that Esau sold his birth
right for mess OF partridge, for il was GER
tainly delicious
-Mistress-"Mary, have you made the
dressing for the turkey ?" Mary-"Surasa
ma am an I've made his pants, bG..rmffavin'
hard work wild his coat, for it's no samestress
| am at all, at ALL"
-"Ah, so the Spanish ministers have resign
ed, said Mrs. Homespun, looking up from
her paper. ministers are always preaching
about the duty of resignation, and it's graft
flying to know that some of them, at least,
have followed their own counsel"
-"Nat," said the collector for little German
band TO citizen who sat in his front win
dow, 'you no gif nodding for dot moosic ?"
"Not cent" replied the citizen, with hope
less emphasis. "Den We blay some more,
OATS all !" threatened the collector. The citi-
zen produced quarter at once.
-lIusband-"rhis coffee is exasperatingly
weak" Wife-"1 know il is. No matter
how much talk, that new girl will persist
in filling the cOtfee.pot with water clear to
the top. What shall do? Discharge her2
Certainly not. Discharge the coffee-pot and
get a smaller one that won't hold 20 much
water"
MIR. Knowital Imports Information
"Pa," said johnny Knowitall, "the paper says
natural gas is offensive to the olfactories.
What does that mean?" "Olfactories Is a
misprint. 1t should be oil factories. The
oil factories don't like it because natural gas
is running their business"
The gas furnished the city of San Anto-
Mo, Tex, is oivery inferior quality, and con-
stquently the streets are very poorly lighted,
but lights are allowed 10 burn until after day
light. a stranger asked a prominent Ger
man druggists: why do the gas-lights
burn all night In this town ?" Because dose
flashlights Vas 50 shmal dot dey vas afraid
10 90 out ven it vas dark"
Raymond is five years old and n strong
Democrat Raymond, you must behave bet
ter" said his mother; good Democrats don't
act in that way" do Republicans p in
quired Raymond mo-" said his mother
good ones do not" ooh, Raymond" cried
Laura, "do be good or no one will have any
thing to do with you unless" she added, "itis
somebody like me, who hasn't any politics."
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Tussle with q CatamOunt.

While George Hardy and his son, lad of
3D. were hunting opossums in the wooded
country adjoining Benefits mills, their dogs
freed what was supposed TO be one of the ami
mails they were hunting. Hardy lit q torch
and stationed the boy some distance off, and
approached the tree to get shot at the
beast, when he was Mortified to see the ami
NAL springng through the air directly to-
ward his sou. 1t struck the little fellow and
bore him TO the ground, its claws, clutching
in the clothing on his shoulder, tearing away
large chunk of flesh Mr. Hardy rained
heavy blows on its back and head with a
club. The catamount left the boy and sprang
at the man, its teeth fastening in the heavy
lapel of his overcoat, which was buttoned
closely about the neck. 1t would have seized
his throat but for the heavy goods warding
off the attack. BY this time the dogs had
seized the beast and dragged it to the ground
where, after hard battle, in which the dogs,
Hardy and the boy all joined, it was dispatch
ed. The boy was terribly scratched about the
shoulder and left side of the face. The father
escaped with the loss OF his overcoat and few
deep cuts on his chin and jaw, The cata
mount measured nearly five feet, and is one
of the heaviest animals Of its kind ever seen
in this Cincinnati Enquirer.
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WILLOW and WILLOW Wares.

The willow ware industry has been slowly
increasing in our eastern states of late years,
but it is as yet in its infancy. The immense
unutiized areas of land along our many
rivers, portions of the sea cost, and of some
uplands and praiIies not suitable for any
other agricultural pursuit, invite capital and
energy to invest in the production of osier,
chiefly for the manufacture OF basket ware.
According to the census of 1880, there were
in the country 3O4 willow ware establish
ments with capital of 81 ,S02,917 engaging
S,110 hands, paying annually the sum OF
$675, 405 for wages, and producing 81, 992, S51.
The value of materials consumed was $967.-
OBI, of which, however, but portion was
produced here. The importation of both
raw and manufactured material will be great
ly reduced, aud the demand for willow ware
materially increased, the profit to be derived
from systematic production OF osier becomes
once better generally understood,
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A Beautiful Answer.

The following touching little incident l
found in the Yugend Freund, and translated
for the benefit OF your readers:
In Essen, in Germany (where the Bible is
used As a textbook in the public schools,
and religious training forms part of the regu-
lar course of Instruction. a teacher one day
asked some scholars, who had recently en-
tered the school, who among them could
pray.
Quick as a flash, a dear little fellow, with
beaming face, replied, II can"
Then, Fritz" said the teacher, in a tone
OF mingled surprise and pleasure, "you may
offer our morn ng prayer"
Reverently the child folded his tiny hands,
and repeated in solemn, earnest tones, "Dear
God, make me good boy, and take me home
to heaven when die. Amen. Goodnight,
mamma"
Could there be more touching and hon
orable testimony to the worth of this mother
than the words of her little SOM
Does your child, as naturally as this one
conclude his evening prayer with, Good
night, mammal" or do you allow the hands
of stranger to perform the cares and duties
of that precious bedtime hour?
What tender and delicate, yet strong, tie
unites the hearts of mother and child, when
the good night, mamma" follows natural
ly and regularly the evening petition;
JEAN w. w.
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Invented the Lncifer Match.

A German authority claims that lucifer
matches were the invention of political
prisoner, who perfected his idea within the
walls OF a Jail. Kammerer, the prisoner in
question: on coming out of confinement be-
gan the manufacture of matches. Unfor-
tunately the absence OF the patent law pre-
vented his rights from being secured, and an
Austrian and other chemists Analysing the
composition, limitations speedily made their
appearance. Between the lucifer match rs
originally made and the safety match that
lights only on its own box, have appeared
many varieties of matches The safety match
was invented in Sweden by man named
Lundstrom. The trade in matches has as
sumed enormous proportions, especially in
Germany, where vast quantities ale export
nI
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Surprising the accounts to be complete,
this makes the whole amount for repairs
$29j.
While the painter was still at WORK put
ting on the finishing touches, the Assembly
passed an act, namely, on 23d February, 1880,
authorizing a levy mot exceeding $4,000 for
the purpose of building two fire-pruof offices
ut or near the Court House for keeping the
records Of the Clerk of the county and the
Register of Wills" Seven commissioners
were named TO carry the act into effect to
wit, John Forwood. Thomas A. Hays, John
STREET., William Nelson, James Pauntll,
Charles S. Sewel and Samuel Bradford, who
were directed to meet in the following April.
A law of much the same purport had been
enacted nearly year before, authorizing,
however, only one-hali the above named sum,
and entrusting the execution of the law to
the Commissioners of the county. This act
no doubt superseded by the one subse-
quently passed.
In the independent Citizen of December,
1881, the special Commissioners advertised
for proposals, until the 10th January next,
for furnishing sixty thousand well-burnt
bricks, TO be delivered I'M Bel Air on or be.
fore the Goth June, for the building of the
fire-proof Offices" Among these papers is
an announcement by the Commissioners, OF
date March 3D., 1882, that they have appontt
Thomas A. Hays their Treasurer, and the col
leclors are ordered to "pay all the money that
is or hereafter may he in their hands, over to
said Treasurer" On the same day they
ordered the Treasurer to "pay over to Elijah
Walton, the contractor for building the
offices, sums to the amount Of one thousand
dollars as the work progresses" A copy OF
letter from the Secretary of the board, Mr..
Parnel to Mr.. Hays, of March 9th, states
that he euclOses the schedule of the work
to be done by Walton, and our engagement
with him." He also states incidentally that
the sum of one thousand dollars was ito be
paid to Walton utter the buildings are com
pleted."
The cost, rs well as can be made out from
The scattered accounts &c, was as follows:
Iil... Ian q
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Terms-sI.so a Year, in Advance
4'nrtical.
HE CARETH FOx THEE.

Faint not beneath the burden. though 1t seem
- Too heavy for thee. and thy strength too small
Though the fierce raging of the noon,ife beam
On thy defenceess head untempcred f-l.
Nay! Murmur not because no kindred heart
May share the burden with thee;
But alone, still struggle on though all dapart:
Is 1t not said that Each must bear his own %
Then be not taithless, though thy soul be dark
Is not thy Masters seal upon thy brow
OFT has His presence saved thy sinking bark.
And dOst thou think He will forsako thee now
Hath He not bid thee cast on Him thy care?
Saying He careth for thee !" then arise
And on thy path IL trod in faith and prayer
The thorns shall turn TO flowers OF Paradise.
-JiT1iEil ". LOpJt
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She Couldn't Help 1t.

"Dear, DEAR" said kind-hearted matron
on meeting friend whom she had not seen
for long time-"Dear, dear, and you're not
yet married, Jane, and with your good looks,
tow
mo I'm single yet" replied Jane, with q
pleasant laugh.
"And how comes 1t that you are still
singlep"
"Well," replied Jane, with twinkle in her
eye, II expect like Topsy, was born 3d."
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Teaching Her q Lesson.
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazar.
Uncle Rastus (who caused the arrest OF his
vile for assault-"I want yo' ter glib vt to her,
Judge glib her de limick oh de law. Dis
amt de fust time she saulted me-"
Judge-"pm afraid, aunty, III have 10 fine
you $40"
Aunty-"Well,y o' honah, 'ain't got got
ten cents"
Judge-Qo Uncle Rastus) at II be $40,
Uncle Rastus."
Uncle Rastus (handing over the money,
with bewidered look, as who should say
this may be right or it may be wrong) "All
right Judge, dares dc money. Ito wife as
they leave court togetber)-Dar, ole woman,
trus' dis yere sperience II Farm yo' Lesson
what yo' won forgt."
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Pleasant for Mamma.

Little Johnny Cooking curiously at the Wis.
itor)-"Where did the chicken bite you, Mr..
Billus? don't see any of the marks"
Visilor-"Why, johnny, l haven't been
bitten by any chicken"
Johnny-"Mamma didn't you tell papa
Mr.. Bilus was dreadfully henpecked Why,
mamma, how funny you look Your face
is all red"
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Work and Raaf.

Moderate work, alternating with moderate
rest, gives the brain which, taking the whole
life through, will accomplish the most and
the best work of which human being is ca.
pable. The brains are to be improved and
developed by reasonable exercise and reason
able rest. The one lisa essential as the
other.
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Not Reduced to Want.

81 desire TO insert this small advertisement
in your paper tomorrow morning" she said
"rhs," said the advertising clerk, looking
it over, will go among The wants.
"Havey you no wish column ?"
mo, num-"
"Then, sir" said the young lady from Bos.
ton haughtily, you need not insert 1t.
simply wish situation as governess. That
is all. 1t is not case of want
Is there any newspaper printed in English in
this place 2"
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DUBLlC SALE.
THOMAS H. ROBINSON, Solicitor,
ORDER NISI.

Daniel Scott In the Circuit Court
VS.. for Hartford County.
Edward Dalton and others. In Equity
nRDERED. this 18Th February, In the year
" 1882 that the sale made and reported by
Thomas II. Robinson. Trustee for the sale of the
real estate therein mentioned. be ratified aud
confirmed, unless cause to the con rary thereof
be shown on or before the sih day OF March.
1859; provided, copy OF this order be inserted
in some newspaper printed and published in
Hartford county, once in each of three success
sive weeks, before the sth day of March next.
A. l.. JARRETT, Clerk.
True copy, test,
l5feb A. L. JARRETT. Clerk.
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From The Golden Legend
LOSGFELLOw.


No action. whether foul or fair,
Is ever done, but IL leaves somewhere
\ record, written by fingers ghosty;
As blessing or a curse. and mostly
In the greater weakness. or greater streRngth
OF the acts which follow it, until at length
The wrongso of ages are redressed.
And the justice of God made manifest.
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Michigan should change her name to AL.
geria What's the matter with Ohio chang
ing her name to Shermany.
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ON WEDNESDAY. MARCH goth. 1850
At 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the following
VALUABLE STOCK AND FARMING I'M
PIGMENTS:
Three good Work or Driving Horses. 9 good
young Cows. with calf by thorouRh-bred Jersey
Bull, ] two-horse Iron Axle Wagon, three
spring Express Wagon, Horse Cart and Harness,
] No-Top Buggy, side-bar Buggy, nearly new
Hay Carriage, with Can Rack Attached, g sets
rage Harness, Fly Nets. Brides. Collars, Hal
teIs, Riding Bride and Saddle. Corn Shelter,
1 Grain Fan, Double and Single Trees. Blocks
and Rope, large Canvass, 20 Hot Bed Sash. No.
10 and 40 Oliver Chei Flows | Iron Age Culti-
vator, with Hill Making Attachment, 2 Bird
ing Scythe Grain Cradle, Grndstone, half inter
est in Mccormick Reaper and Mower, large
Springs will carry 400 lbs. lot Of Bone, Grain
Rags. Shoves. Hoes. Forks. Mattocks. good Cross
Cut Saw, Maui and Wedges. Cutting Box lot Of
Lumber and many articles not mentioned.
CANNING HOUSE OUTFIT,
consisting of "a inch Process Kettles, Scaiing
Kettles, Scalding Baskets. Picking Baskets, 3
dozen Buckets-PeelinR and Packing Tables, 10
Crates. Crane and Rope VIses. Tipping and
Gaping Machines. HuIrs twO-burner Gasoline
Machines. forging Hammer and Anvil, $50 Toma.
to Boxes, Benches. Trays. Brushes. &c.
e# The ABOVE articles have been used only one
season.
Cash on sums over that amount credit OF nine
months will be given, on notes bearing interest
from day OF sale. with security approved by the
Bank Of Bel Air. d. W. MICHAEL.
J. S. Richardson, Auctioneer. 22feb'
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miscellaneous.
The Public Buildings Of Hartford Co.
THE COURT HOUSE.
BY CIV. ARCHEE.

For The Egs and Intelligencer.
In about forty years repairs became ncces-
sary. Accounts among the Hays papers show
that at some time prior 10 the 23l October,
1929, Henry Dorsey, Stephen Jones aud
Thomas A. Hays had been appointed Com
and on that day their account began. AS
the painting of the repaired building was
finished in April of the following year, We
may suppose that the work occupied from
first to last, about six months.
The bill OF the carpenter, Elijah Walton,
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ON FRIDAY. MARCH srH, 1859,

ON FRIDAY, MARCH STH, 1859,
At 10 O'Clock, a. NJ, the following
PERSONAL PROPERTY, to wit ::
HORSESHOE large Work Horse. one Brown
Mare, good Driver and fine Leader one Mare
Ajax Mare, with foal by Sherman
Morgan. good worker; one very fine
very hue Sherman Morgan, with foai by Ham
6lrton'an Messenger; one Nick Of the Woods
years Old.
COWS AND OXEN Fourteen Graded Milk
Cows. suitab @ for butter or milk, some will he
iine condition on" pair gearing Steers, sui;a.
bic for oxen one pair well broken Oxen
2years old. weighing 300 lbs, ten Heifors, one
and Two years oli, one Sow and Pigs.
Wagon. one large Wagon Bed. one Hay Carriage
one two. Horse Wagon, one OK art, one Mower
one Bickford Hoffman Grain Drill only used
one season one Scientific Corn and Cob Mill,
guaranteed TO grind 20 Bushels Corn per hour,
with ten horse Engine, three two-horse Corn
workers, Harrows. Plows. Cultivators. sc.
One MIX Wagon. l new Dayton, built by
Bulett, Roller, | Wheelharrow.
RNE>S.-Four sets Lead Harness, Gets
Breechbands: 2seIs Double Harness. sets SIN
gle Harness, Wagon Saddle, Riding Saddle, one
new Nosely d Stoddard Creamery. with Cans,
holding 40 gallons mtik, one Corn Shelter. ten
tons Timothy Hay 30 Acres Rye and ten Acres of
Wheat IN ground, straw TO be left on place
w Persons on the 1870 train North ID the
eleven O'Clock train South will be met at Pyles-
vile Station, NJ. q. X. Il.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums SO and under Cash.
on sums over that amount credit of six months
VIII De given. on notes, with approved security
bearing interest from day of sale. and pay able at
the Hartford National Bank of Bel Air Md. No
% o,os' ,'' DH''' ''' r.. A. lo' WILSON.
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THIS is TO GIVE NOrICE-That the sub
Il scrbers have obtained from the Register of
Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters of Admin
istration on the estate of
SAMUEL HOPKINS,
late OF Hartford county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are hereby
notified to exhibit the same with the legal
vouchers thereof,
On or before the 1874 day Of august, 1889,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefits of said estate. All PEE sol indchte d
To sad estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under our hands and seals, this 10Th day
of February, 1889.
GEORG e. SILVER,
EDWARDC. HOPKINS,
22feb Administrators.
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PROPERTY:

One Sorrel GeldinR, 3 years old, Bay Gelding
9 years old. Dun Mare Colt,2 years old. Dun
Mare. IL years old. Grey 6eldiDg. 10 years old
z MIX Cows, 4 Hogs, l Jump-Seat Carriage
Wheat Drill, Spring Wagon and Cover four
horse Farm Wagon, Flows, Q Harrows, Double
Cuitivator, Single Cultlvator, 3 Shovel Flows
Osborne Mower, Buckeye Self Binder, two seat
Sleigh, 100 Tomato Boxes, ] set Double Harness
/ set Single Harness Cooking Stove. l Parlor
Stove. set Parlor Furniture of seven pieces,
Lounge, Singer Sewing Machine, Dining room
Table, and MANY other articles