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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-12-03
License vs.. Local Option.

An animated and somewhat bitter discus
by recent report of the grand jury. Tha!
body declared that considerable portion OF
| their time had been spent in an investigation
of alleged violations of the prohibitory liquor
law or the local option law, as it is called,
| which prevails in that county. This investi-
cation has been without results. The jury
concludes that EITHER the law should be
made effective to prevent such violations or
we should have strong license law" This
recommendation has apparently started II
movement for the repeal of the pronibitory
law and the enactment of high liquor license
law. Those who favor the latter declare that
if spirituous liquors are to be sold the traffic
should be under the control Of the law and
those who sell liquor should be made to pay
tax for the privilege. The advocates Of
Prohibition, of course, strongly oppose the
| repeal of the present law. One Prohibition
paper facetiously suggests that the laws
against larceny be repealed and that all who
are willing to pay for the privilege should be
permitted to steal. In an extended cOmmu-
nication to local paper the venerable DR.. w.
f. Brand, rector of 81. Mary's Church, Emmor-
ton, Hartford county, gives his reasons for
preferring high license to prohibition. He
gives various instances where in prohibition
communities he found an active liquor traffic.
and he was told in one prohibition town that
the prohibitory law results in free license to
sell Observation-Disclosures SIM.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-12-03

Every body was In holiday attire last Thurs
day at Aberdeen. The bank and a number of
the stores were closed. In the morning divine
services were held i'll the NJ. E. Church South.
Rev. David Jamison preached an excellent
sermon.
In the afternoon the fire department par
AIDED around town, preceded by the Great
Southern Concert Band, of Baltimore, com
| posed of 40 first. class musicians.
The streets were crowded with interesting
spectators that had come from the surround
ing country, and the whole affair was a sue
cess, with one exception, the fire drill, in
which the spectators were sadly disappointed.
Tails omission was caused by the raw and
damp weather, many Of the fremen refusing
! to jeopardiZe their health. Mr. j. A. Swing
ley, the chief OF the department, was not re-
| sponsible for this, as he was willing that the
programme should be fully carried out.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. Church, who served
supper in the old Broadway Church, did a
thriving business, feeding the hungry in a
| lavish manner, and it took an exceedingly
hungry individual to eat twenty-five cents
worth.
At night the grand concert took place in tn,
Town Hall, and without fear of contradiction
We can safely say it drew one of the largest
aud most select audiences that ever filed into
| the hall.
The concert was one of the finest ever held
in the town. The entire programme was rem
dered with perfect effect and far exceeded tn,
expectations OF the audience, who showed
their appreciation by r,peated numerous en-
Chores aud in expressing the sentiment of th'
at large we can only say that the Great South
ern Concert Band, under the leadership 0
Prof. j. Wesley Lafferty, stands today with
out peer as far as concert music is concerned
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-12-03
Circuit Court.

After having been cut IS hours, the jury in
the will case of John Pritcnard against Albert
B. McVey, executor, which has been in pro-
gress in court for the past seven days, was
dismissed Tuesday afternoon by Judge Wat
tiers, owing to their failure to agree on YER
dict. Argument before the jury by the coun-
sci occupied so much time that night session
was held Monday night by the Court, and it
was 10 o'clock before the case was given to
the Jury, and verdict not having been arrived
at by morning, Judge Waters dismissed court
with the hope that the jury would agree some
time during the day.
The case was brought here from Cecil copn-
ty, and it is a contest over the will of Caro-
line e. Pritchard, of Cecil county, who died
in February, 1896, leaving to ner illegitimate
son, Henry Henderson, her property. The
suit was brought into the Circuit Court by
order Of the Orphans Court for the purpose
of deciding questions which could not be set
tied in that court The petition in the case
alleged that the paper purporting to be the
will of Caroline Pritchard was not signed by
her or by her express direction; that said pur-
ported will was obtained By fraud, and the
petitioner who is the legitimate child of Caro-
line Pritchard, and who WAS left nothing un
der the will, asked to have the will broken
and that he be allowed a part if not the
whole, Of his mothers property When the
jury was dismissed it was found that ten Of
their number were for breaking the will anC
two against It,
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JEnusALEM, MD Nov. %, 1891.


| Editor Ofthc Bel .iH Times:
The Oiriy Republican Paper IN UdrtOTd Co.
notice ill your editorial THESE words: mo
| man who is rightly constituted desires that =
revenue he derived from the sale of whtskey,
| for no man can favor the sale Of it and main
tain his Christian integrity" Permit me to
ask, is that the sentiment of the Republican
party If SO, why do they not advocate that
principle in their platform, ''no man can favor
the sale of it and maintain his Christian integ-
rity ~ As | would like to have more light on
the subject, will you kindly advise why 1t Is
you have taken such decided stand against
a licensed saloon in your town, and during a
campaign your paper is mum ON the licensed
saloon, in the State and in the nation. Have
you ever tax en- such a stand for the advance
ment of the cause of the Prohibition party,
which stands for the abolition of the saloon
everywhere Have the saloons decreased
either in the State or in the city OF Baltimore
under the Republican administration If so,
to what eXtentg You also say: ''lf the peo-
pie of the Counties want the laws enforced
they should elect public officials in sympathy
with them, and not men who themselves con-
nive at or engage in violations of law" My
dear sir, do you really and sincerely believe
that is the proper way to have the law en-
forced? Do you think if the county Repuhl-
can tick ct had been elected they would have
enforced the law, as it Is on the statue books?
Then why does the part of your ticket that
has been elected by 1.-THE upright ana conscl-
ention citizens of this county" favor high
licenses in Bel Air, local option in the rest Of
county? | also notice in another part OF your
paper under the headlines uphold the
Law these words: 1.-The chairman stated
that it was proposed to make canvass of the
county if necessary, inviting the cooperation
of the Christian Endeavor and Epworth
League Societies in order that the temperance
sentiment of the county might be aroused,
and make itself felt in Annapolis: if an effort
were made hostile to the present law" As it
is a crime against God, according to the politi
cal dictum of the two old parties to take poll
tics into the church, | am surprised at you
suggesting the cooperation of two of the
strongest and most influential bodies of the
Apostolic church Why do you want to take
the church into politics, when it is wrong to
take politics into the church, although you
want 1.-The temperance sentiment aroused -
Kindly give me more light on the position you
take, and believe me, worker for the aboli-
ton of the saloon everywhere.
ID. l.. FISNEY.
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| George W. Mitchell of 5. heinterment was
made in Angel Hill Cemetery.
Arthur Keithley, aged q years, died on Sat
urday last, 2Tth instant, at the home OF his
| parents, Carsin's Run. The de eased was the
| fourth son Of MIR. John Keithley, and his death
was caused by typhoid fever.
| Miss Lena Dorchel. died on Sunday last at
the residence Of her uncle, Joseph II. Everett,
at Emmorton, in her 2lst year. She was u
daughter of the late Herman and Emma
Dorschel. The funeral took place on We'd
ucsday morning from her late home, the
interment being at the Mountain Cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah f. Price, widow of the late
John Price, died at her residence near Clay
ton Station on November 10Th, in the
10Th year of her age She was buried ut the
Mountain Christian Church, on the 2lst
of November. The pall-bearers were Messrs.
j. +. Weatheral, j. Plowman, j. X. Orsburn,
Il, ". McComas, NJ. Standiford and II.
Somervile. Rev. MIR. Clayborn conducted
the services The undertaken was friedrich
Schultz.
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Abingdon News,

I ABINGDON, December l.-Some our farmers
are very backward with their corn husking,
many fields have not been touched yet. owing
to the many rains which prevented them
sowing their wheat
Hog killing is all the go at present.
Mrs. David Smith, of Calvert county, spent
a part of this week with Mrs. NJ. l.. Sewell,
near this place
MIR. Thomas II. McGaw spent Sunday with
his sister.
Miss Jennie Ferguson, is visiting, Mrs. j.
w. Wilson.
Miss Lille Kimble, who is attending school
at Darlington, spent Thanksgiving at hel
home near here.
Dr. VIM. Nj. Whaelan, of Baltimore, has
moved into the village, and has the same
office that was occupied by the late DIR. w. p
Taylor.
MIR. Samuel Kimble, has a young coon
which he is tanning. 1t can handle a spoon
now, in manner that would make some OF
our children blush, but in eating sugar he
will first put his finger in his mouth and then
dip it into the sugar
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A Piece of Parchment,

When unwritten on, is not more colorless than
the cadaverous countenances of those unfor-
tunate persons whom We are accustomed to
call confirmed invalids." What miSnomer
implying, too, despair, a giving up for loss
AS long the vivyfying power of Hostetter S
Stomach Bitters can be felt and that is possible
SO long as there is no absolute collapse of the
faculties, fresh vitality can be infused into
wasted, feeble frames; color and flesh can be
brought back to wasted, pallid checks with
this grand sheet anchor of the dehilitated and
the sickIy. 1t is a tonic of the greHtest potency
and the utmost purity, and remedy for and
preventive of dyspepsia, bilious, malariuus,
rheumatic. nervous and kidney complaints.
Appetite and sleep are greatly aided by ii 4; it
counteractS the effects of undue fatigue, or ex
ment, and nullities the often perilous consc-
quences of exposure in Indictment weather or
damp clothing.
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The Largest Yet.

Mr.. George NJ. Pyle, well-known farmer
residing near Gibson, exhibited in The
-Egis Office probably the largest hen-hawk
that has ever been seen in this community.
By actual measurement it was found to be
four and one-half feet in length from the tips
of both wings, its body being almost as large
as half-grown turkey, while its claws were
of sufficient size to carry away full grown
chicken Mr.. Pyle said he saw the large bird
as it bounced upon large chicken, and,
quickly getting his gun, killed it in its attempt
to get AWAY,
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The annual convention of the Epworth
League to be held in Exeter Street Church
Baltimore, on the evening of December 9th
and all day December 10th, promises not tC
disappont the exceptions OF the many dele
gates who will attend. Large numbers from
Hartford have signifed their intention to be
present.
The first session will open at O'Clock on
December 9th and will consist of mass
meeting with address of welcome by Rev.
Harry d. Mitchell, pastor of Exeter Street
Church, response being made by President OF
District, Mr.. Walter n. Causey.
After appointments of committees and re
ports, the addresses of the evening will be
delivered by Rev Luther B. Wilson, d. D., of
Washington, d. e.
Reception of Delegates will follow the
close of this service.
Friday morning the delegates and visitors
will assemble in prayer and praise service
conducted by Miss Laura o. Davis, lone of
the deacouesses) at $50 o'clock.
The reports of District officers and from
Local Chapters will be received Immediately
lowed by two papers by Rev George B. Evans
and K. &. KroutZ.
Subjects for discussion. as the Epworth
League fulfilling its Missiou?" What are
duties of the Board of Control relative to the
local League work."
An interesting list of topics has been ar
ranged for the symposium to be held at the
Friday afternoon session and practical talks
OF two minutes duration will be made by
League workers from various chapters
Throughout the district.
Friday night, the closing session will con-
sist of mass meeting, opening at 1.45 o'clock.
Following the introduction of new officers,
an address by Rev. E. $. Todd. Subject
"The Epworth Leaguer-What shall he be?'
also one by Rev. L. Hubbard-subiect ''1he
Epworth Leaguer-What shall he do?"
Lunch will be served at the church both noon
and evening of Friday.
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DOCTORS AND PEOPLE, TAKE NOTICE

/ Be it enacted by the General Assembly Of
MARYLAND That whenever any physician, or
prrSou acting as n physician, shall Know or
have cause to believe that any person whom he
hTs,trrutlcl during tn" last illness OF such per-
SON i'm mis- State outs De IT," limits of the Cily
Of RuItimcrc. has died of smallpox, cholera,
yellow fever, typhujd or typhus fever, dph-
ihrria leprusy, or any other disease OF Il CON
tagiOus infectious or epidemic character. the
said physician or person acting as II physician,
shall. over his own signature, Immediately give
n0ticp thereof to the Secretary of the State
BOARD Of Health, which notice shall state the
cause of the death, the name, age, sex ana color
of the deceased. and such other information IN
connection with thc existence ana spread oil the
disease ms may be deemed important for the
protection of the public health. And II ophS-
sci. n has been in attendance during the last
illness of such person, then ii snail be the duty
OF the householder i'll whose house or upon
whose premises the death occurred, 10 trans
NIT TO the Secretary OF the State Board OF
Health the facts in accordance with the re-
uuirements of this section. -
> That any person or persons who shall
neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions
OF tue aforegong sections OF this Act snail ne
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, ana snail,
uDOn conviction thereof, i'll a court OF coinpe-
tent jurisdiction, be fined not more than hfty
dollars for every such otlense.-Act OF Assem-
biy, chapter So, approved April s, 1890.
The cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria at
Aberdeen and Pcrryman have all been report
ed to the health Office rs OF the county ana state,
aud nrOpcr precautions taken. The school at
Pprrymnn has not been closed because none IL
the school childen have been among the sick.
BY order of the
HEALTH BOARD OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
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wilma Crumbs,

WILMA, December I've are having a
great amount of wet weather. Very bad for
the corn that has not as get been stored away,
also the fodder.
Miss Bessie Wann, who is a pupil at the
State Normal school, has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Wann, near
wilma.
Mr. Walter Cronin, formerly of Hartford,
hut now resident of Baltimore, also his
brother Howard who is at College in Balti-
more, spent Thanksgiving with their parents,
MIR. and Mrs b. f. Cronin, of this place.
Revival Services which have been success
fully progressing at the Mountain Christian
church closed last Sunday night.
The roads generally are in a bad condition,
on the account Of the rains, but where the
road scraper has been at work, on the road
leading from from wilma to Mr.. George
Archer's, at the end of Mr.. Garrett Amoss
lane is almost impossible.
! Prof. James Burgoyne, leader Of the
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CarSin Gems.

CARsIN's, November 30.-Mr. Alfred KIRK, of
Darlington, who started creamery here
sometime ago, we are glad to note is getting
plenty OF milk. The farmers claim selling
milk pays better than making butter. The
farmers buy the skim milk back for of a
cent per gallon. Mr.. w. K. Gorrell is mana
ger
Mr. Amos McComas aud sister, Miss Lou
McComas, of Greenwood, Baltimore county,
spent Saturday and Sunday with their sister,
Mrs Levi Bachtel,
Mr. Wlmore Armstrong, of Magnolia,
spent Sunday with his brother, Ambrose Arm
strong, of this place.
Miss Marian Andrew, our teacher here, has
taken possession of the new school house, and
she and her scholars seem perfectly happy in
their new quarters.
The Francis Mitchell Council, of Calvary,
Jr. q. L. A. NJ, will raise flag over the new
school building on next Friday evening at 2
O'Clock. Prominet speakers will be present.
RAMBLER
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Road checks issued.-J. IL. Middendorf,
S21, %; Philip G. Scarf. $lG.32; w. j. Dalton,
sIO w. 7. Clark, $l625, Albert NJ. Philips
Sl2; James r. Whiteford, S26.l1; W. B. Rig
don, $3.50.
Cash paid.-Dr. G. A. Hollingsworth, ex
penses attending State Health Association
$l5; W. j.. c. Dulany Co., books for registers
Office, 50.
Certificates issued.-W. 2. Reckord, road
extra, $l5544; Ambrose Cooley, Sheriff, pris
oners board, $407.24.
The bond of George j. Finney, as Clerk ant
Treasurer, was accepted and filed.
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winter Tickets on the Penn
SyGVamia Railroad.

On November the Pennsylvania Railroad
0upany placed ON sale at its principal offices
excursion tickets to Al prominent Winter re-
sorts in New Jersey. Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Cuba. The
Tickets will 1c sold 81 the usual low rates, with
the usual liberal return limits.
TIE magnificent facilities Of the f"nuSy i
wanna railroad. with its many connections,
makes this the taVOrItc line for Winter travel.
An iIiustrat ted book, descriptive OF Winter re-
sorts and giving routes OF travel and rates for
tickets, viii. be furnished free on application To
i.l yn-u
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That the sub,
/ scriher- have obtained from the Register
of Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters of Ad
mlnistration ON the personal estate of
JAMES II. AMOS,
late of Hartford Co., deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are hereby
vouchers thereof,
On or Before the Sd day of May. 1898
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from ali benefits of said estate. All persons in.
debted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment
Given Under my hand and seal, this Sd
day of November, 1897.
MARY E. AMOS,
5noy Administrative.
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Towson Cornet Band, visited the wilma
Cornet Band, last Saturday night.
Mr.. Philip Standiford OF Baltimore, spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Hudson Bate
man.
Some persons are complaining of their
chickens having cholera. Bad time for them
to die when eggs are increasing in price SO
rapidly.
Hog butchering is near at hand and some of
our neighbors have some very fine pOrker.
Mr. John IIollingworth has three that will
weigh over eight hundred. SwIPEs.
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Obituary.

Mrs. Mary Z. Morrison, wife of Frederick
d. Morrison, of Baltimore, died in that city
on Monday last, of consumption, aged IS
years. Mrs. Morrison was lady Of brilliant
mental attainments, and possessed many of
those endearing qualities of the heart which
made her peculiarly attractive to her many
friends. Her funeral took place on Wednes-
day, the interment being at Loudon Park
Cemetery. Rev. Ernest Smith, rector of St.
Michael's and All Angels Church, Baltimore,
OBLIGATED.
Mr.. w. L. Lincoln, formerly well-known
merchant of Baltimore, and brother-in-law
of the late Mrs. Frederick d. Morrison, died
at his resident in that city on Wednesday last.
Mr. Elmer n. Sanders, wellknown young
man of Havre de Grace, and son Of Mr.. VIM.
Sanders, died at two o'clock Tuesday
morning of typhoid fever after an illness of
two weeks. Mr.. Sanders was eighteen years
of age.
The funeral of Dr. William P. Taylor,
whose sudden death was. announced in our
last issue, took place on Thursday at Abing-
don NJ. f. Church. The services were CON
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Fleming. The pail
bearers were Charles II. Harvard, James
Wilson, Samuel Martin, w. Rudolph Cunning
ham, Martin Gallon and William Sewel. A
| large concourse of friends were present.
Miss Louisa Morgan, sister of the late
ex-sherifT Wakeman Morgan died at her home
in Uniontown, Carroll county, on Tuesday,
| November 23d, Of heart trouble, aged about
sixty-two years. Her remains were brought
to Bel Air on Thursday and conveyed to st.
| Ignatius church where they were inferred
| Rev. J. A. Frederick conducted the funeral
the pall-bearers being Messrs. Philip Heck,
| Charles L. EIchelberger, John Smith, George
| W, William and Robert Morgan.
The funeral of the late Lyttleton Green, OF
Havre de Grace, who died suddenly on Tues
day night, % instant, took place in that city
on Saturday afternoon. The services were
held at his residence on Market street Rev
A. f. Waldo, of the Presbyterian Church
OBLIGATED. The pail bearers were Judge Fred
erick Stump, DIR. John II. Cochran, Charles
F, Zeitler, Thomas Sadler, James Hopper anG
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THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE-That the sub.
l. scrber has obtained from the Register o
Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters Tesla.
mentary on the estate of
JOHN o. LANCASTER,
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 3Oth day OF May, 1895
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 Both day
of November, 1897.
MARGARET LANCASTER,
dcc3 EXecutrX.