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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15
Receivers Sale
or 4 VALUABLE
Slate Quarry, Machinery and Fixtures

BY virtue of an order of the Circuit Court of
Baltimore City, the undersigned, receiver, will
offer nj Public sale, on the premises of the
Peach Bottom Slate Company Of Baltimore,
situate ut South Delta, Maryland,
on Wednesday,, NOrember 10, 1897,
At II O'Clock, A. NJ, all the property of the
Peach Bottom Slate Company. consisting In
part OF the Mining Lease of what is known as
the Peach Bottom Slate Quarry, or the Harry
Quarry situate Ut So nth Delta, Hartford county,
Maryland, and all the Buildings, Machinery,
Tools in Trade and Fixtures used in and about
the operation of said quarry, the same COM
prising such Build:n IS, Machinery, Fixtures and
Tools as are used in the operation of well de-
veloped slate quarry. The above will first be
offered rs an entirety, and the highest bid re-
ceiYed therefor will be retained until the
Lease, Machinery, Tools and Fixtures are Of
fered separately, and whichever bid realizes
the most money is the one that will be accept
ed. And at the same time and place the re-
ceivcr will also offer at sale lot OF Coal, and
lot of Slate, and all the other Personal Property
of said Peach Bottom Slate Company, all OF
which will be sold separately,
And Immediately after the above sales the
said receiver will otter at the same time and
place the Mining Lease of what is known us the
Whitaker Quarry, which quarry Is situate neal
Cambria, Hartford county, Maryland.
A complete description of all of said property
will be given at time OF sale, and any informal
tiun desired may be obtained by application "a
the undersigned receiver, 40 North Gay ST.
Baltimore, or to the auctlOncer.
TERMS OF SALE,
The terms of the above sales are: Onc-third
cash: balance in two and four months, with in
| terest; deferred payments to he secured to the
satisfaction of the receiver, or all cash at pur
| chasers option. A deposit of $3.50 will be re
quired sale of quarry, If sold, AS an entirety
said deposit to be paid at time and place o.
sale, and reasonable deposit will be required
| in all other sales.
| MARTIN LAUER,
| J. s. Richardson, Auctoneer, Receiver
Bel Air, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15
Proposals tor a Bridge.

Proposals will be received by the County
Commissioners of Hartford County. at their of
flee in Bel Air. until IL O'Clock, NJ. on MON
DAY OCTOBER Is, 1897, for building bridge
across Moore's Branch. near Fowbles Mill, in
the 4th district, according to the Following
specifications: For the masonary. viz: The
abutment walls to he rs feet long, 3 feet thick
at the bottom, battered to feet ut the top, ~
feet above ground, built on solid bottom, with
iron bolts for supcrStructurr. built in. span &c
feet between Hbutlncnts ct the top, wing " ais
feet long and feet thick at the bottom. bat
tered IS inches at the top. To be built with
cement. For the wood work, viz: Eight stills.
inches thick. 10 feet long; wall plates. g
inches thick, Is ieCt long, with guard-rail. The
wood work To I've No. l white oak the flooring
to be inches thick. Filling up and grading
the apprO; ches TO be completed i'll good order
for public travel. The Board reserves the
right TO reject any or all bids.
BY order
GEO. J. FINNEY,
Clerk
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15
NElGHBORnOOD NEWS.


TO THE PUBLICITY a special arrangement
with the Hartford County Telephone Com
pany, any communication to the 4Egts (ether
for business or news) will be Transmitted free
of charge through any telephone connected
with the wires Of the Company.
WALTER FINNEY, Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15

Services were held on Monday in the syna-
gogues throughout the world in observance
of the Feast of Tabernacles. The Succoth
festival is now in progress.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15

Burning, itching skin disease instantly re-
lieved by De Wits Witch Hazel Salve, I'M
equaled for cuts, bruises, burns. 1t heals with
out leaving u scar.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15

There is Il time for everything: and the
time to attend to cold is when il starts. Don't
wait till You have cOrsumptOn but prevent
it 10y using One Minute Cough Cure, the great
remedy for coughs, colds, Group. bronchitis
IND all throat and lung troubles.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and COnSump-
ton Can be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist ana Scien-
tist Makes a Free Offer to Our Readers.

tist Makes a Free Offer to Our Readers.
The distinguished New York chemist. T. A.
Slocum, demonstrating his discovery of re
liable and absolute cure for COusumptiontPu l-
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His New Scientific Treatment" has cured
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he considers it simple professional duty to
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Science daily develops new wonders and this
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| Medical experts conccGp that bronchial
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15
HEr0RT OF THE CONDITION
The Second National Bank of Bel Air,
AT BEL. AIR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
At the close of Business, Oct. ., 1897.
(ESOU RCES.
S1TS,555 o.


Loans and diScounts.......... ....$17S,555 %
OVcr'iIattS, secured and unsc-
rIIrr,I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 14OO Al
T. ). Bonds to secure circulation. 10000 90
Premiums on L. :. Bonds ......... 1850 90
lures F.................-... 80. $500 90
owned .......................... 1914 20
Dur from National Banks mot re-
serve agents. .......................... 3,5l4 %
Dur from approved reserve agents 1v,laS 80
Checks aud DINER cash iteLis...... SOP 10
Notes of other National Banks ...... 800 %
and AZ, cents. '.: ...... %
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN
BANK, VIZ:
Specie ....................Si. l99 90
Lega!-tcnder notes. -. $500 AZ 7,14G 90
urcr s per cent circulationy.... 675 90
Total s227 ,976 81
LIABILITIES.
;,unitaI stock paid in...............S 10000 90
Surplus fund Observation-Disclosures. $1,000 90
Undivided profits, less EXPENSES
and IXcS paid ................... 1861 Il
National Bank notes outstanding. 1900 90
Due TO 81 her National BankS..... l,333 Is
Due t. state Banks and Bank
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. . To
Individual deposits subject to
check .--.-...-.... -...-.....'. Ilt,Olo Is
Time certificates of deposit .......... 1919 90
Certitie checks .............. 1852 90
RilIs M N bi ........ .... ...... 10000 90
Total............ S227, 976 81
state Of Mo9 yldHd. county Of HdLtOid, So:
l. Walter Fmncy, Cashier of the above
named bank, do soleInnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. -
WALTER FINNEY,
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
day of october, 1897.
JEFFERSON DALLAM.
Notary Public
| Corrcct-AttcSt
| j. ID. WORTHINGT0N,
| WIN. s. ARCH Err. Directors.
| THUS. H. ROBINSON,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE.-Thst the SUBJ
L scriber has obtained from the Register of
Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters of
Administration ON the estate of
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15

late of Hartford Co., deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit the same with the legal
vouchers thereof,
On or Before tho Sth day OF April, 1898,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All persons
indebted To said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this Sth day
of October, 1897.
MCKENZIE +. MAYHADIER
OcI5 Administrator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17
TWINKLES.

knowing that he had the heart OF a craven,
and ever striving to stimulate and goad him
into actions becoming his age and station.
1t happened one day during journey
out of London with the Duchess OF Raj
mond, we'll attended as was the custom in
those DAYS, the coach was beset by " gen
tleinen of the road. " and, the escort being
overcome, it might have Jared badly with
It's occupants but for the appearance on the
scene OF a stranger
He was saith the legend, Young, hand
some, well armed and attended his jack
boots were splashed with mud As If he had
ridden fast and far, and not content with
putting the robbers to flight and leaving
one of their number dead on the highway,
he insisted on escorting the Duchess and
her friend to their destination. which WAS
RAYMOND Tower, twenty miles distant from
Wickcuden Place And. grateful for her
delivery, perhaps favorably influenced by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

Ingleton" said Henry. You have heard
of Sir Ralpll-for swordsuanship he stands
without rival if report speaks truly
4" should love to try few pls,e, with
his worship, exclaimed Lady Joan. long
ing for new worlds TO conquer.
In nothing are YOU more unlike your
brother" Henry returned.
Her eyes flashed a question. bat Henry
turned TO stare ont OF the window. They
were talking III the corridor which leads
from the hall to the private apartments
and on each side at short intervals 'icd
complete suits OF arnor worn Us hcr ance>-
tors i'll wars OF former days
1t appears Henry exclaimed Win
sneer, that his lorlship has .ayed i1''
and loose i'll London. He would AL lie
would not. After raising high hopes III
the widowed bosom OF the Countess Lou
doun, instead Of gratifying thcm-he "a"
away"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

the comcly exterior of her dclivercr. Lady
Joan repaid him by courtesy which She
WAS not prone 10 lavish on mankind.
Now. IT WAS somewhat OF coincidence
that on the occasion of her departure from
the Tower the coach WAS A second time be-
set, and stranger still the same deliycrer
came to her aid.
After her return home She fell into the
hablt OF sitting alone long hours in the
southern angle of the high clipped view
hedge and thither IIeur, CASTER would
come.
one day stranger arrived at Wickcndcn
race Ill The person of Captain I.ascnby.
"ho' alter being refused audience of Lord
N''"endcn' was clo,ctcd awhile with
Henry CASTER.
" Captain Lasenby comes from Sir Ralph
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17
For the Honor
of the House.

HE third Earl OF
Wickendcn and his
sister, Lady Joan Gas
sitter, com III on ~
called the Twins.
The housckeepcr
stopped beneath the
picture in the dining
hall at Wickenden
Place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

laughed aloud, and while he laughed "
door opened and Lord Wickenden ap'
pcared. His lordship carried sword CON
trary to his wont. and wore his le''"'s
more jauntily than usual.
Selling the meaning OF his COUSIN
changed dciucanor, with iA'ili'i''''
which seldom prevailed between them
Henry Cassiter brought his night manu-
down heavily on Lord Wickenden ; 'ho"'
der.
BY the Lord. he shouted we are '0'
the meeting after AL -
BY the Lord We are, WAS the ''''"s''
and shaking of lIcnry's hand TIE "'"
conner gripped his shoulders ana loose"
long into his eyes Henry stared 'o""
from the perlwig TO the bnckled SHOES al"
M again to the eager face, AND 'h''' ''''''
ike \ WOMAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

inclined To dcsplsc HIM, not entirely with
out cause. While he held aloof from the
amuscmcnts suited 10 his age and con-
diiion, Lady Joan pursued those exercises
which he neglected.
In her own quarter of the house WAS
fencing gallery where she would pass many
hours, and 50 great grew her skill with the
foil that none could stand against her but
her cousin Henry Cassitcr, Young man OF
twenty-five years, short i'll stature and
broadly built, with black hair like All the
Cae,itcrs, a low brow and long prominent
chin, who acted o., a Kind of steward to the
estate.
And there were those who whispered that
Lady Joan had in truth found her master.
For at times she WIS a, gcntlcan frivolous
d, the most charming OF her sex, though
never IN Lord Wickenden's presence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

Ana Oh Ndll ~
with a mantling color
Would ayengc Is sister : broS'
ell heart. /, is Sail she FURNISHES
constant occupation iu '>ics'id.
Howcvertha, MAY be hc c,paiched
I.ascnby in pursuit. The captain
WAS referred 10 ne
Then meeting = arransed'
Lady Joan cried cagcr't
"Our mans leg would never
carry him to ii. Il,> lace Ma
white A. your ,ai'>.r' hand
His lips mumb.ed
Coward :" hi>>cl Lady Joan
"Oh, if we're a man
Faith. YOU arc the he''er man
of the two" SAID llear and
sweet woman wi,hai.
She stopped before hlm with he'
arms akimbo and he head rosn'
ishlv thrown back
In truth. she asked, 10 You
think should make a pre'N
man"
Il would fam keep YOU - 20"
are. cousin"
Wait" she cried. only Wall
ten minutes" and gathering ny
her skirts turned her back, running
swiftly along the corridor.
Remembering the beautiful "o'
manliness of Lady Joan'S form he
i aloud, and while he Laughed i"
,pened and Lord Wickenden ap'
His lordship carried a s~oid' con-
o his wont, and wore his pen"is
,un,ilv than usual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

The figures were life-Size-a boy and
girl of remarkable beauty and much alike
he being somewhat short for his SEA- She
tall for hers. and while his periwig and APP
parcl proclaimed the man. her face WAS al
most less vouauish of the two.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17


There WAS power i'll the little
gauntletcd hand which held the
rcinS, scornful pride i'll the express
ION of her dark brown eyes, yet
ROBUSTNESS wiihal, a daredevil
rccklcs,ncss, not unwarrantcd by
her character, is the housckecpcr
went on gariulou,ly TO explain.
In the body of the man-child
Dame Nature seems to have i'm.
planted woman's heart, and i'll
the girl the spirit of a man.
Their surrounding, were such Is
YOU may see today the rcd-brick
lacobcln house. with stables and
outhoIsc, tanking the front lawn.
which extends from the heavy
carved wooden door To the iron
entrance gates the FORMAL garden
with angular flower beds. narrow
paths, and well-clippcd ycV hedges
behind. and park stocked with
iallow deer.
Their parents dead, the two lived
together, Lord Wickcndcn Of
,tudious retiring disposition Lady
Joan devoted to the chase and
inclined to dc,pisc him, not cntircl
on, cause While he held aloof Fl
amuscmcnts suited 10 his age am
dition, Lady Joan pursued those G,
u,hfch he neglected
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUL-
IURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Sep
tember 20. 1897, 3 P.
The following ara the maximum temperatures
reported to-day by telegraph from weather bureau
stations in California:
Eureka 81, Red Bluff "a, Fresno eS san Luis
Obispo s4 Los Angeles "a, San Diego 81, Yuma
lOu
San Francisco data: Maximum temper nature 81,
minimum 80. mean 81
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
The pressure has remained nearly stationary
over the country west of the Rocky Mountai
There has been an increase IN cloudtness along
the coast
The temperature has remained nearly station
ary over the greater portion OF the country west
OF the ROCKY Mountains. 1t has ri en from ) 10
degrees over Arizona At Los Angeles there
has been fall of degrees and at San LUIS Obispo
4 rise OF 10 degrees.
a maximum wind velocity of So miles hour
from the southwest is repor ed at Baker City
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty hours,
ending midnight epIe Der p, 1897:
Northern Catifornia-Fair Tuesday; fresh west
erly winds.
Southern CaIifornia-Cl Cloudy uesday; con-
tinued warm; wesI erlv winds
Nevada-Probaby y far Tuesday
Itah-Fair Tuesday.
ATizona-Fair Tuesday; continued warm.
Sau rancIsco and vtCinity-Fair Tuesday
fresh westerly winds
Special report from Mount Tamslpais: Partly
cloudy; temperature II degrees; wind west. II
miles; maximum temperature S5 degrees; bar
ometer 30 o.
Reports are missing from several stations to-
night.
ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
NEW YORR STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. n. Y, Sept 20.-fhe stock mar
ket dull and comparatively neglected during
the greater part of the day and the market ad-
vances were confined to few special stocks up TO
the final part of the session. The bears, enCour-
aged BY the acG of nctvity in the trad ng and the
rise Of The money rate, then fell upon the market
with such good effect that few active stocks es-
capped with net decline of less than a point. and
IL few instances much more loss was shown as a
result OF the days trading. he pressure TO sell
as the result OF the decline was heavy in the
grangers- The final liquidation left it still with
a fractional net gain.
The local gas stocks, whose sensational ad-
vances had SUSTAINED he marKet on recent occa-
sious, were prompt in the decline. The Wander
dis and trunk res, the oAlers and leading in
dustr a. shares specialUes all shared In the
weakness and nearly all owed declines of point
and upward The grangers were somewhat SEN
81 i've TO reports of bad weather for crops in The
sudden stiffening OF the for call money to
per cent.
Quite large amount had been Offering ali day 1t
as ow as per cent, but in the final hour money
lenders demanded per cent here appeared 10
be large demand and figures ed from TO 3
per cent, loans being negotiated at high figures up
TO the last If hour The c,ose WAS at a decline
TO 3 per cent The stiff tent. g of he money rate
came TOO late in the day 10 affect the stock mar
ket Rates for sterling exchange were somewhat
harder during the dav, though the market was
very inactive Inc posted rate for sxty-day bills
was advanced half a cen. to 81 S315 Actual
rotes for demand bill were quoted 12c higher and
Tor sixty-day bills lc higher
Railway bonds were not actively dealt in to-
day. sales amounting to $1,50O.O0O
Bis for Government bonds receded a fraction
all
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. ILL, Sept zO-Wbeat ran iude-
pendenty of Liverpool today. II started weak
against Liverpools opening sire 9Th and when the
latter 10 ing ground the Chicago market was
gaining The opening for December delivery
which closed Saturday at 921ac,was at from 921Ac
down to 9134c. and few sales were reported at
9l58c the next moment Then commenced a rise
which in an hours time had advanced December
from l5sc to 9312c-
The worlds shipments of wheat and -four to
Europe last week were 10,5O9.OO0 bushels COM
pared with 100000 bushels the week before, and
600 bushels the corresponding week of
1892. The quantity on ocean passage increased
lS4O0OO bushels last week. Minneapolis and
Duluth received 1871 of wheat against 1lO3
the previous week and los the corresponding day
of the year before.
opening decline. The advance which followed
was ra her difficult to account for apparently.
The <et oversold, ior offerIaes were vsry
few and were accepted so quickly that shorts grew
apprehensve. Their efforts 10 cover "boosted''
the already buoyant market, and not until 931ac
fo- December was re ched here any reaction.
New York rel ported little foreign demand to begin
shipment as good and that everything offered to
Liverpool Saturday accepted Baltimore re-
ported the sale of a cargo of wheat to Leith and
ano, her TO Antwerp The quantity inspected out
ward since Saturday morning from Chicago ware
houses was 2l5,O00 bushels. The receipts were
459 cars.
The visible increased 1,374.OOO bushels. COM
pared with 1,003 600 bushels year ago making
the total now / z, lao UUO bushels, against 40 $685.
UUU bu- he $ then. losing Continenta cab es
ported but small chan. es After the aivance in De-
cember to 9312c it reacted 10 923sc an TO again
TO 927sc, which the trading price at the close
Although the market was active and fluctuations
both numerous ana material the trade was not
very heavy a few good sized buying ders made
sellers reluctant to offer any until it had b. EN- bid
up and there a corresponding scarcity buy
ers on declines.
Corn stronger under general covering by
shorts, inf1u need TO some extent by cold. wet
weather, smaller receipts than expected and lie 8
increase in the ocal stocks well he visible
ply than anticipated
Oats were featureless, following the fluctuations
in corn,
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-21
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Futures opened higher, but fell back.
The spot market was unchanged The Inquiry on
shirplng account was limited.
Local quotations follows: 81 30 for No
l, 81 56A for choice and 81 5Ss4@l 6212 p ct
for extra choice Tor milling.
CALL BOARD SALES.
informal sEssIoN-9:15 o'clook-December-
$4,000. 81 565S: 10000, 81 561a. May-4OUO.
81 551a.
SECOND SESSION December - 1000 ctls
81 so: 30.0D0, 81 54s4: 2OoO, 81 sass; $4,000,
81 54Is: 5000, 81 54L2.
REGULAR MORNING sEssIoN-December-l6
900 ctls, 81 64A $4,000. 81 541a: 34 900,
s. 646a y-2UOO. ST 531a
AFTERNooS sEssIoN- 6ee beeem ter-4o00 ctIs.
81 541z: 10000, 81 645s; 1900, sl 54sz. May
-20O0 ST. 531s; 1000. 81 5314 5000. ST o31s
BARLEY-Both reed and Brewing are firm and
selling fairly at full figures
for No / and al 1901 40 for No. 2: Brewing
81 10 for No. ] and $1@1 021a p ctl dara
Coast
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL sEssIoN-9:15 o'clock-No sales
SECOND SESSioN-No sales.
REGULAR MORNING EssION-Decem ber-20O0
ctls, s412c.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-No sales.
OATS The market is uuiet and UNCHANGED
Fancy Feed quotable 81 35CQ1 40 q ctl good to
choice, 81 2U@l 80 p ct ; common. ST O71s@
i l71,a; Surprise, 81 45aal SO: Red, 81 l5@p1 20;
Gray, 81 121s@l l71a; Milling, 81 30@l IS u
ell; b ack, for feed, $l01 10; for seed. S l5@
] 80 Clipped Oats sell at $l@2 p ton over the
product
CokN-Tne frs. lot of new California Small
Round Yellow is in and Is held at the quotations
The OF her kinds are unchanged. Small Round Yel
low, 81 80: Large Yellow. 81 10@l Is; White.
81 10@1 1917 q ctl.
RYE-Is very firm at 81 l21s@1 Is p ctl.
BUCKWHEA1-95c Is es ctL