The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-04-01

TEMPERANCE MEN IN CoUNCIL.-A meeting
of the friends of the Local Option Law, in
conjunction with the county Temperance AL
lance, was held in the Court House last Mon
day. Mr.. N. N. Mock presided with DR.. Ben
jamin Smith Secretary. After prayer by Rev.
E. D. Finney the object of the meeting was
stated and resolutions were adopted protest
ing to the Legislature against the repeal of
the law prohibiting the sale of liquor in Har-
ford county. A committee of three, consist
ing of James w. McNabb, George r. Cairnes
and Richard F. Bishop, was appointed to pre-
sent the protest to Harford's representatives
in the General Assembly. Rev. E. d. Finney,
Treasurer, read his statement, showing bal
ance on hand of S11.75.
An election for officers was held and the
following were unanimously reelected: Pre-
sident, n N Mock Vice President DIR. Mar
tin l.. Jarrett Treasurer, Rev. E. D. Finney !;
Secretary, DR.. Benjamin Smith !; Executive
Committee, 1st district, j. T. Knight ; I'd dis
trict, j. B. GALLON Sd district, Richard Dali
lam 4th district, j. Wiley Norris 5th dis
trict, j. Martin McNabb; 9th district, R. W.
Eubank. The following delegates were chos-
Ell to the State Temperance Alliance John
w. Anderson, William B. Baker and George
A. Cairnes
1t was stated at the meeting that there was
a very slight possibility of change in the pre-
sent law but under the circumstances 1t was
advisable to adopt the resolutions referred to.
A GREAT GREAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES wo-
men, since the days of the patriarchs, have
lived to see their great great grandchildren.
This pleasure has befallen Mrs. Elizabeth
Minnick, of the Hickory. Mrs. Minnick will
be 90 years of age on the 9th of next July,
and although this age is not singular in a
country where the air is salubrious and the
people lead quiet, peaceful lives, yet it is re-
markable to find In the same neighbood four
generations of the same family.
Mrs Minnick is the widow of Jacob Minnick,
who with his wife removed from Lancaster
county, Pa, to the Hickory, about the year
1929, and kept the Hickory Hotel for many
years. He afterwards engaged in storekeep-
ing and farming, and died in 1876, at the age
of 76 years. ia
Mrs. Minnick although advanced in years,
is lively old lady. Her health is good, her
appetite hearty and she can read without
glasses. She knits and sews, lends hand at
cooking and general housekeeping and in the
summer time is often seen with hoe in hand
at work in the garden.
Her descendants-77 in number-are 9
children, 40 grand children, 81 great grand
children and l great great grandchild. The
latter, young infant, is the daughter of Mrs.
Thomas Norris, who died two weeks ago.
Mrs. Minnick's surviving children are
Uriah, Samuel P, Benjamin F. and Jacob
Minnick, of the Hickory; Mrs. George Allen
der and Mrs. James T. Holland, of Baltimore ;
Mrs. Cassandra Collins, wife of Thomas Col
Inns, manager of the Cambria Iron Works,
Johnstown Pa; Mrs Nathan Carter, of For
est Hill, and Cyrus Minnick, of Washington.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs.-The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion Monday and Tuesday.
The Clerk was directed to issue a certificate
for $50 to Henry Cullum, on account of open
ing the Forest road.
| The Treasurer was directed to pay Joshua
King 81 for conveying pauper to the Aims
| house.
| The following county certificates were is
sued: w. |. Street,, road extra, S156.75
Isaac Lee, road recount, $18.75; Samuel s.
James, road extra, 1857; Dennis X. Bradley,
road account, s24 SO; L. NJ. Wheeler, road ac-
count, 500; Frank Brazier, culvert, $1272.
The following bids were received for open
ing the Stewart road w. A. and j. B. Will
son, 81 ,SO0 Washington Barton, sS5462
| William A. Thomas, SS25 James w. Hey,
| $717 William T. Burkins, $3.50.
| The Commissioners decided that in receiv-
| ing bids for the collection of taxes they would
accept, in lieu of bond with the bid, certifi-
cate from some safe and reliable Trust Com
pany that such company would become surety
| for the bidder in case of his appointment
| Samuel and Robert Orr were allowed $50
/ for injury to a mule, on account of the bad
condition of the public road near Whiteford's
| flint mill.
The Clerk was directed to notify B. F. Min
nick to remove distractions from the public