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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
Badges of !
Loyalty !

The marching hosts of the decora-
ton day parades will be decorated by
a multiplicity of medals, which, to
the average good patriotic American
citizen, are as meaningless as a sign
lettered in Sanscrit. Everyone knows,
of course, that the medals are emblems
of honorable service in behalf of the
country, but as for the particular sig
nificance of any one badge, that is
too nuch for the popular under stand
ing.
Although the revolution had the
start Of the civil war by almost a
century, the number of patriotic So
cieties hinges upon the latter Outnum-
Der those of the former by two or
three to one, and the list Is still
growing. For that matter, new revo-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27

citizens of America, possess high ven
Grafton for the character of that il
ustrious Roman, Lucius Quintius Gin
cinnatus, and, being resolved to follow
his example, by returning to their
citizenship, they think they may with
propriety denominate themselves thu
Society of the Cincinnati"
General Washington was the first
president and he remained in office IN
til his death. President NJ nroe was
an original member, as y ere also num-
cr0us Frenchmen of eminence who had
helped win the fight for the new ma
ton. A branch of the society was es-
tablished in France, electing as mem
bers Counts d"Estaing, De GTasse and
Rochambeau, General Lafayette, Lieut..
Gen. Viomenil and his brother, Marshal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
The Unmarked Graves.


On a thousand battledelds-some
times defeated, sometimes victorious
these heroes offered themselves as
willing sacrifices to their country s
altar. They were torn by shot and
shell; they died in ravines, in bitches,
in the silent watches of the night,
when no eye but the all plying eye Of
heaven could see them; they fingered
ana starved in prison pens; they were
footsore or the weary march; they
shivered in the cold bivouac; they
stood on the picket line, in sleet and
in storm; they sweltered in the dust
and broil Of midday; they died in
swamps and in unknown places; they
were buried in fence corners and
piled in CORY heaps, right and left; so
that there are 1'47 900 unknown SOL
diers Of the republic sleeping in un-
marked gray es.-Colonel L. H. Whit
ney.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
Liked the Old Man.

General Kelly was once in search of
q band of guerrillas, and, coming
across a girl who had two brothers in
the rebel army, captured her, hoping
to learn from her their hiding place:
The girl, Sallie Dusky, could not be
brought to tell anything she knew. At
last the general, at his wits end.
said: you may choose a husband
from my army if you will tell me
where the guerrillas are" AS even this
failed to make an impression on the
girl, she was sent away in charge of
a Captain Bags. She suddenly asked,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27

DO you think the general would have
kept his word?" He certainly would, .
replied Captain Baggs. well, I'd
about as lief have had the old man
(the general HIMSELF as any of 'em,
was her last remark.-New York
Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
First in Atlanta.

The Sixteith New York and One
Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania
regiments are entitled to the credit of
first raising the stars and stripes over
the courthouse at Atlanta when Gen
eral Sherman captured the city, Sept.
l, 1864.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
ALL WANT HIM.

He's hailed by girls, both fair and
sweet,
| Who greet him from afar;
Yet he is not a hero, but
Conductor Of a. car.
New York Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
Greatest Raid of the War.

General Stoneman's raid into Vir-
ginia in December. 1864 and the de-
struction of the salt works at Saltville
is said to have been the greatest raid
of the war, and perhaps the greatest
ever made in the world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
GAUDAUR DEFEATS ROGERS.

Orilla, Ont, May 25.-Gaudaur de-
feated Rogers by three lengths in a
race for the sculling championship
yesterday The time was slow
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
NO GAME.

In showery spring both sides may sing
And boast with might and main,
And tell with glee what the score would
be
If it hadn't been for rain.
Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27
Sin ging in Camp.

Supper is at last over. The pickets
are stationed, the pipes are lit, the
moon rises in all the brilliancy Of an
indian summer night and the gentle
pleasure of the surroundirg s seek
voice in song. There is no more ques-
ton who will lead the singing than
there is who will lead the regi-
ment in battle. He got an unwritten
and irrevocable commission as regi-
mental singing master the first night
the regiment went into such camp as
this, and all the tunefully minded
lifted up their voices in song. His
was the voice that rang out pre-emi-
rently over all the others. 1t is a
tenore robust, or tenore lyriOso, tech
nically speaking, full and strong.
Oh, So can you see by the dawn's
early light
What so proudly we hailed in the
twilight's last cleaning?
wells up from his throat like the pipe
of a church organ and mellow as the
strains from French horn. Possibly
he is reminded of home and the shady
gloom of the walk through the woods
to the singing school, for without a
pause, like a chime Of silver bells,
he thrills an apostrophe to the queen of
night:
Roll on, silver moon!
Guide the traveller on his
way
While the nightingale's song
Is in tune,
For | never, never more
With my true love will stray
BY the sweet silver light :,
Bonny moon.
Then the music and the moonlight
make him melodramatic, love and
Luna mingle in his tuneful memory,
for, unconsciously and half under his
breath. he sings to his sweetheart:
Oh, loved little beauty,
Belle Brandon,
And l told her meath the old
Arbor tree
And then, as if framing in music the
thought of the little beauty in her
faraway northern home, he sings:
dearest love, do you remember
When we last did meet?
How you told me that you
loved ne
Kneeling at my feet?
Laughter and badinage have long
snice ceased. Flat on their backs,
gazing UP at the stars through the
pine and hemlock boughs, the boys
lie quietly smoking while the soloist
sings, willie, We Have Missed YOU"
Mother, Is the Battle Over?" etc.
This al fresco concert goes on for
two solid, happy hours, when, all too
soon, the much mathematical bugles
which are always breaking il upon the
plcasurers and occupations of the men,
strike UP the wall:
S-a-a-y, D-e-u-t-c-h-e-r, will YOU
fight NIT S-i-g-e-l?
There goes tattoo! Fall in for roll
CALI" shout the orderly sergeants, and
the open air concert it at an end
Washington Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27

When the last brave soldier falls
asleep
IN the long, sweet peace of God.
Angelina W. Wray i'll Harper 5
Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-05-27

maintain national honor, union and
independence"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28
Aberdeen Letter.

ABERDEEN, May 26.--The base bail season
| opened here last Saturday with game he
tween the Harlem Athletic Club Of Baltimore
| and the home team. The contest was quite
Interesting up to the ninth inning, when the
home club weakened and their opponents
scored eight runs, cliUchng the game. The
score was Harlem II, Aberdeen q. Hits,
Harlem Is, Aberdeen H.
The brass band of this town is in a very
favorable condition. Rehearsals are held
Tuesday and Friday evenings and prepare
tion is being made for the fourth Of July cele-
bratIou which is to be held here.
Rev. Mr.. Grant, of Carroll county, was the
guest OF Rev. David Jamison, part of last
week, and conducted an interesting Christian
kndeavOr meeting in the Grove Presbyterian
Church last Sunday evening.
delightful luncheon was given on Mon
day 2ith instant by Mrs. Amanda V. Hopkins,
Of this town in honor Of her sister, Mrs.
Cornelius Courtney, who is visiting her. y
variety of choice flowers adorned the dining
room and table where covers were laid for
twelve. The souvenirs were of magnolias.
Those entertained were Mrs. Margaret Silver,
Miss Eliza j. Silver and Mrs. William Rea
con. of Chenille, Mrs. Sarah Hughes, of
Abingdon, Miss Ella Mitchell, OF Baltimore,
Mrs. T. l.. Hanway, Mrs. Cornelius Courtney,
Mrs. George Courtney, Mrs. II. Silver and
Miss Susie s. Osborn. Those who assisted
Mrs. Hopkins in receiving her guests were
hlSsco -NduHlc anu MdIiOH Courtney, miss
Abbie V. Hopkins and Mr.. John Mason.
Rev. and Mrs. David Jamison, entertained
Rev. and Mrs. Archibald JamsOn last Sat
urday evening on their return from their
bridal tour. The members OF the band here
gave them pleasant serenade, which was
very gracefully received. They will leave
mere to-day, Wednesday,, for their home in
Brunswick, Were Rev. Mr. ,amison is pastor
Of the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Sallie Mitchell, of Baltimore, Mrs
Adolph Ahrens and Mrs. Sarah L. uanway,of
Philadelph are guests of Mrs. L. t. Hanwav
Mrs. Margaret Silver and Miss Eliza j.
Silver of Chenille, spent several days of this
week with relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Fannie Hughes, of Baltimore, was
the guest of Mrs G. y. Osborn, of this town,
part Of last week. VIRGINIA.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28
Young Man Killed.

On Wednesday morning about five o'clock
a freight train moving West on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, reported the body of man
lying between the tracks about three miles
East OF Aberdeen. The seven o'clock accom-
mediation train picked up and carried the body
to Aberdeen. A jury WAS summoned by JUS
ice L. " Bennett. The body was examined
and the head was found to be badly mashed
the right arm broken and the lefthand nearly
crushed to pieces. The jury rendered YER
dict generating the Railroad Company from
all blame, and the body was turned over to
undertaken Tarrng for burial.
The young man was apparently about 20 or
% years of age, and appeared to be unused to
work. He was five feet, four inches in height,
with blue eyes and black curly hair. No prop
erty was found upon him by which he could
be identified, small mouth organ and pack
age of cigarettes being his only possessions.
On Wednesday afternoon, word was re
ceived from NJ. j. Woods, of Baltimore, ask
ing that the body should be held until he
could see it, as information had reached him
that one of his nephews, John Woods, had
fallen from a train and was killed. He was
riding on freight train, and had fallen OFF
while suffering from a chill. The body was
identified by the clothes. The body was sent
on Thursday to the residence of his father,
George Woods, Twenty-Second street, Balti-
more
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28
Group Rally of the EpwOrth League
Chapters at Emory Church.

The third Group Rally for Hartford county
has been announced to he held at the above
church on June 9th and 6. The interesting
programme insures profitable season to all
who attend. The Saturday evening services
beginning at o'clock will consist of an ex-
change of greetings and conference on
League Work, with talks and discussions
along the following lines:
Should there be chapter at each charge
on this circuit - presented by Elmer B. j. f-
fiery, district corresponding secretary.
"How to organize" VIM. j. Ii. Gluck, dis
trict first vice president.
GLOW to make the Wheel Co." Rev r. e.
Kroutz.
Sunday morning.-1G.0O, Love Feast, con-
Quoted by W. J. II. Chuck. 1910, rally ser
mon, Rev. X. &. K;outz, pastor of Appold
Church. Subject, Young People in the
church,
Sunday afternoon.-3.00 Song Services.
Paper.-..Tne Spiritual Department. Mr..
Young, Darlington; Paper-"1Le Mercy
and Help Department. Miss Bessie Amoss.
district fourth vice president; Address "Geu-
eral Lesgue Work." w. !. Il. Gluck.
Sunday eveuing.-7.l5, League Devotional
Meeting subject prayer" Gilmore 8. Jeirery
district correspondent secretary; Mass
Meeting, 90, opening exercises, address
Ideal League" Rev. Rich &. krouse. I'D
dress, Enthusiasm" Walter n. Causey; Iu-
tcrspersed with music and closing with evan
geistic service led by, W. J. II. Gluck; chap
tiers from North Hartford Circuit and Darling
ton will be among those represented.
By notifying Mrs. W. Z. Arthur, secretary
of the league, all visitors will be entertained
| by members of the League, by addressing
| Mrs. W. +. Arthur, Mill Green.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28
Tl.e Presbyterian General Assembly.

NINONA, Eagle Lake, Indiana, May "a
The Wn0na Assembly Grounds, we'll
known resort of Indiana, is Just now the
mecca OF Prcsbyterans. From every part of
our own land, and some foreign lands, Pres
byteGians have been juurneyiug towards this
place, and are now assembled in the highest
court Of this great church. Six hundred com
missiOncrS are present, equally divided be-
tween ministers and elders. Besides these
there are perhaps two thousand visitors.
Among the elder commissioners are ex-Presi-
dent Harrison, Hon. John Wanamaker and
Governor James Mount, Of Indiana.
The assembly opened on Thursday morning
with a sermon by the retiring Moderator, Rev.
DR.. Withrow, of Chicago. Rev. Sheldon
jackson, ID. d., was elected moderator for the
ensuing year. DR.. jackson is the well-known
home missionary. In recent years he has
given himself entirely to mission work in
Alaska, and to him We are indebted for Il
great deal of our information regarding this
vast domain belonging to our government.
DR.. Jackson expects to sail from San Fran
cisco on June 9th for Alaska, to be absent till
November
The first business OF Friday morning was
the presentation to the moderator of u histOri-
cal gavel. The presentation was made by eX-
President Harrison in most fitting address,
to which, the moderator appropriately re-
sponded.
The principal business that has occupied the
attention of the assembly thus far Is the mat
ter of the new Mission House in New York.
The question is, "Shall this building be sold
or retained by the General Assembly ?" Gen.
Harrison, Mr.. Wanamaker aud other promi-
nent commissioners favor the assembly keep
ing the building. There is. however, strong
undercurrent in favor of selling the property
and thereby releasing certain mission funds.
At this writing the matter is not yet settled.
Among the most familiar faces we see are
those of Rev. and Mrs. E. d. Finney, who are
nicely located near the auditorium, in which
the meetings of the assembly are held. Mr.
Finney has been appointed member OF the
committee on Church Polity.
We find Indiana weather, like its politics,
very uncertain, so we carry our umbrellas
nearly all the time.
a. LEWIS HYDE.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28

BAGLEY, May 25-Mr. George X. Pierce, is
an excellent road member He employs the
greater part of his time in removing large
stones from the road bed, instead of putting
them in it. The large pile at the road side on
the hill between kelvile and Jerusalem
Mills, was made up of stones taken directly
from the wheel tracks, aud We have now a
fine road there, thanks to Mr.. Pierce.
Mrs. Frank Nogts, who has been sick for
some time. is recovering.
Several of the boys in this neighborhood Sc
cured old muskets and swords, and mounting
their horses, rode up the pike to meet the l.
5. troops as they came from Bel Air on Friday.
They seemed to amuse the soldiers very much
and were treated with great courtesy by their
''brothers in arms" who instructed them how
to salute their superiors &c. About seventy
five persons had assembled, and as the troops
passed the school-house the children-about
forty in UNINTERRUPTED in singing MY
CouatTy- tis Of thee" with happy effect upon
all present. The soldiers smiled and saluted
them aud their flag repeatedly.
The delegates to the EpwOrth League rally
at Havre de Grace from here, were Miss
Maryland AmosS, Miss Pennington and Miss
Lille V. Bagley. FLINT.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28
Elm sanl<s opinion on Cut worms.

MGCuAELsvILLE, May 2G.--Farming opera
tions are still in the back ground, owing to so
much rain. Some farmers haven't any corn
planted yet, and the tomato setting time is
coming rapidly on their hands.
EX-Sheriif and Mrs. George f. Walker were
the guests OF Mr.. ami Mrs. Nathan Barron last
SUNDAY to see probably the last Of his mother,
Mrs Elizabeth Walker, who lie in Il critical
condition.
As the farmers are beginning to complain
as usual OF cut worms and other insects, here
is remedy for it: Throw away that little
pillow in front of the big one or the jointer, as
they call it. 1t is 4 perfect nuisance, it cuts
the way and turns under aud burieS every
sprig Of grass and weed until the insect has
nothing whatever to subsist on, and they
must necessarily take to the plant for food.
Let the grass and weeds grow to some extent
and thereby give the insect chance for food,
and YOU will sec the plant grow vigorously I'M
molested. Every field everywhere you see are
as clean of vcge tation as the palm Of the
hand, and there is nothing for the worm to
cut but the plant. Our fathers and grand
fathers never did such farming as there is now
done. and they we're never bothered with cut
worms ana other Insects They let the grass
grow and cleaned il out when the plant got
large enough to work.
Festivals seems to be the order of the day.
The ladies of Garrcttsou Church will hold one
ON the 4th and 9th of June, in the hall at the
village of Michaelsville. They desire good
attendance, as the proceeds are for benevo-
lent purpose.
AS the locust trees are in bloom, you can re-
move your winter under garments with i'm
punty.
We have three saw mills in operation, and
the forest is falling by the axman like soldiers
in great battle, and their teams constantly
hauling heavy loads have given us some very
bad roads too
The strawberry crop will be very short
one here, so says Mr.. William II. Ford, our
veteran berry grower He is extensively in
the business, and knows what he is talking
about when the berry question comes up. He
is all all around truck farmer, and good one.
His tomato plants are an endless quantity,
and as fine as ever grew. jim SANK.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28

On Monday afternoon, 17th inst, boy
named George Way, driving pair OF spirited
horses to a dayton wagon on Union avenue,
iiavEc lie Grace, passed under the Railroad
bridge that crosses the avenue, about the
time the 1.03 train was due, and the horses
becoming frightened ran away and upset the
wagon, throwing out the occupants, Mrs.
Whtcomb, Mrs. Preston, Miss Alkaline Pres
ton, and Ethel Gibson, little daughter Of
Mr.. Hugh Gibson, Of that city. Miss Preston
falling on her head sustained 4 severe shock
but the others fortunately escaped with slight
injuries They We're taken to the home of
Mrs. James J.. Brown, and DR.. Smith was
summoned and rendered the necessary medi-
Gel attention. The horses were caught near
the scene of the accident. The top of the
vehicle was utterly smashed, but the running
gear was uninjurei ana about o'clock that
afternoon, the entire party were taken home.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28
A Fine Parade.

A battalion Of the ID L. 5. Cavalry, com
posed of Companies H., A., Z. and e., under
command of Col sumner, and Co. Z. of the
LIST L. ). Light Artillery, i'll charge of Capt
Capron, whose march through Hartford county
was chronicled in last weeks .EgiS, encamped
on Thursday night upon the farm of Mrs. T.
Edward Swartz, near Fountain Green, where
they were visited by large number of citizens
of Bel Air and its vicinity. They broke camp
at an early hour on Friday and resumed their
march to TT. Meyer, where they are stationed.
Although the efforts of the Town Commits
sioners and other leading citizens, to induce
the command to encsmp near town, were
without avail, success crowned the enQea-
vors to have parade through Bel Air, and
through the courtesy of Col. Sumner, the
parade took place at eight o'clock Friday
morning.
The line of march was by way of Port De
post avenue to Main street, to Gordon street
and thence by Bond street to the Baltimore
turnpike. The troops were accompanied by
a mounted band OF twenty pieces, which dis
coursed lively music, much to the apparent
delight of the spectators.
This was perhaps the largest body Of troops
which has visited Bel Air since the war, and
their visit created somewhat of a sensation.
Travel-stained and fatigued as they were, they
were a fine looking set of men, and presented
a thoroughly soldierly appearance. Among
them were several Harfordonians, including
Mr.. Harry Coale, of Aberdeen, and Mr.. Rut-
led1a of the Inner Y Roads.
The troops arrived at Lauraville at $50 p.
NJ. and encamped in Crowder's woods. Two
hours OF the march was through heavy rain.
They broke camp on Saturday at $50 and
started for Ellcott City. The officers in their
ranking order are Col 5. s. Sumner, Major
T. c. Lcbo, Adj't. X. L. Howe, Quarter Mas
ter j. A Hartman. The officers of the Artil-
lery are Capt. Capron, Lieutenants Chamber
lain, Hawthorne and Hamilton.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28
County Commissioners.

Road checks issued-George V. Poverty,
S3S.O4; Samuel Waltmire, $3.50: Philip j.
scarborough, 5000; Charles W. Lee, $2O13;
John Cullum, S3c.5S; Alexander Smith,
S3iGi; Samuel Akers, SlS.53; John Young,
$2Sl: Calvin McNutt, $l7.22. Walter P
Reckori, $G}lI: w. B. Hopkins, $40; Parker
f. Forwood, 500 Joseph NJ. Robinson, $50 %;
Mordecaf Scarborough, $l5.19; Jacob Straw
bridge, 500 St; W. 7. Hilditch, $50; Samuel S
James, $40; Joshua Dick, $2.63; James Amos,
$200T John James. $l2; John j. Durham,
s23.13 W. B Davis, $271.24; Thomas Gross,
$50; George W. Jones, $40 81
Certificates issued.-W. W. Preston, State
Attorney, 81 ,23S q; J. a. Pennington 4 Sons,
coffin account $50; GLASGOW Archer, copying
for Assessors, $3.50; Jacob W. Hofrecker,
constables account, $3.50.
Cash paid.-Havre de Grace RepuJEcpa,
advertising $3.50; J ohn b. llama, almshouse
account, S2G.G2.
John c. Temple, was appointed constable
for the Second district.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-05-28

Der interests which his father held in that
State. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted
in the Confederate Army as surgeon, aud
served throughout the war
lie married Miss Kate f l.. Dunn, Of Fay
etteville, y. c., in 1854. AT the close of the
war he returned to Maryland and settled at
Lapidum. OF benevolent and kindly dispo-
sition, well equipped in his profession, bene
factor Of the poor he will he greatly missed
in his neighborhood.
Mrs Nirlin, two sons, Joseph ID. Virdin, Of
Baltimore, and James G. Virdin, of Leadville,
Colorado, and four daughters, Mrs. y. f.
Foari. of Baltimore: Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes,
OF York, Pa; Mrs. D. 3. Fitzgerald, of Gin
uinnati Ohio, and Miss Mary D. Virdin, of
LapidGn, survive him.
The funeral services were held at his late
residence on sunday afternoon, and are
largely attended hy prominent citizens Of
both Hartford ami Cecil counties. Rev. y. F.
Waldo, of Hayrr de Grace. conducted the ser
vices. The pail bearers were DR.. L. Z. Brom-
well, DIR. :. Il. Fisher and DR.. II. W. Hopes,
of Port Deposit; DR.. {. II. Ellis, Of Elkton;
DR.. X. Il. smith, of Havre dc Grace, and DIR.
Sprigg Poole, Of Dublin. The interment was
made at ChurChville.