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CHURCHES AND PASTORS-Episcopal, Rev. S. H. S. Gallaudet; Presby- terian, Rev. E. J. D. Finney ; M. P., Rev. Doctor Swentzel ; M. E., Rev. Mr. West.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS-S. A. Williams, President ; John T. Spicer, Sec- retary ; August Knofler, John Bauer, John T. Lingan, and Geo. A. Cairnes.
Agents-Insurance & Real Estate.
Alexander, J J & Co Dallam, C L & Jno S
Attorney's at LAw.
Archer, Henry W
Archer, Stevenson of John
Archer & Van Bibber
Cooley, Wm L
Dallam, Wm H
Farnandis, Hon Henry D
Fulford, Alex M
Dean, Nathan Jr
Dunnigan, Patrick
Gordon, John W
Harryman, Wm D
Lingan, John F
Maynadier, Gro Y McNabb, J Martin
McNabb, J W
Price, John H
Commission Merchant.
Richardson, Geo W
Rutledge, P H Scott, Daniel
Scott, Wm G
Streett, J M
Stump, Herman Jr
Druggist.
Baker, E Wyatt
General Merchandise.
Herman, Wm
Herron, James
Martin & Anderson
Norris, Chas W
Harnessmakers.
Bauer, Wm H Fulton, James A
Martin, August
Barber.
Saunders, Thos P
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights.
.Alexander, John J M Colder, John E Frick, Conrad 21
| Jones, Harvey S Kennedy, Jacob Moore, EJ B
Boots and Shoes.
James, Geo
Jeffry, Wm Mc
Keith, Jno H
Knofler, August
Makinson, L C & Co
Carpenters and Undertakers.
Galloway, Wm
Gilbert, A Preston
Hopkins, J J C
Lee, Otho S
Carriagemaker.
Hanna, John A
Greenfield, A H
Dentists.
Dance, J G Smith, Benj
Webster, Hon Edwin H Whaland, Robert W Whitaker, N B
Williama, S A
Young, Wm
Auctioneers.
Cairnes, Geo A Richardson, Jas S
Bakery.
Hardware.
Amos, Isaac Hotels. Clayman's, John Clayman Eagle, Robt N Hanna Edgewood, Wm H Stagmer Grangers, W S Forwood
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
JNO. S. & C. L. DALLAM, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, BEL AIR.
Have for sale in Harford and other counties in this State, a large assort- ment of Handsome, Cheap and Healthy Farma; many of them of fine quality, very fertile, with good modern Buildings, Lawns, Fruit, &c., &c., at very reduced prices and on very easy terms. Small first payment, balance to suit purchaser.
Also Flour and Saw Mills, Stores, Hotels, Smith and Wheelwright Shops, Houses and Lots, do.
Having many years experience in the business, we can give useful infor- mation to any person desiring to purchase in this part of Maryland. Located between the two great cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore, with convenient access to both. Farms are very cheap here, locations healthy, quality of land good and convenient to Railroads, Canals, Turnpikes, &c.
A All communications promptly answered.
REFERENCES:
Hon. H. D. Farnandis, Bel Air, .. Stevenson Archer,
.. Judge James D. Watters, Bel Air,
Hon. Chas. E. Phelps, Baltimore, H. Clay Dallam, Esq .. ..
John S. Williams, "
Stevenson A. Williams,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BEL AIR.
ARCHER & VAN BIBBER, Attorneys at Law, BEL AIR.
The undersigned have associated them- selves for the practice of law. Business entrusted to either will receive the attention of both. STEVENSON ARCHER, GEO. L. VAN BIBBER.
EAGLE HOTEL, BEL AIR.
The Proprietor respectfully invites a call from all who may vielt the place, assuring them good accommodations and a pleasant home.
R. N. HANNA, Proprietor.
W. G. SCOTT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BEL AIR.
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Masons.
Dunnigan, James Whittaker, Octavian L Millinery and Dressmaking. French, Mrs R Waters & Wetherill Painters.
Garrettson, E C
Wann, John A
Physicians.
Crane, J B (homeopath) Lee, R D Munnikhuysen, W B Richardson, E Hall
Richardson, Wm S
Provisions.
Coale, Joseph A Sheetiron Workers. Holland, James D Huer, August
Stoves and Tinware.
Amos, Isaac
Tallors. Armstrong, Thomas Groom, Geo T Nolan, John
Telegraph Operator.
Snowden, G H
Tobacconists and Wall Papers. Garrettson, E C Groom, Geo T Skinner & Bradbury Watches & Jewelry.
Wattenscheidt, August Wines and Liquors. Cahen, Louis Clayman, John Dunnigan, B Lyle, Geo
BLACK HORSE
Is 5 miles from Monkton on the N. C. R. W. Climate healthy, business fair, and crops good. The land is variable, mostly cleared; is worth from $20 to $100 per acre, and produces 10 to 30 bus. wheat, 10 to 50 oats, 50 to 200 potatoes, 20 to 100 corn, and 1 to 3 tons hay. Church and a public school. Population 100. Thos. Henderson, Postmaster.
Auctioneer.
Gilbert, S R Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Hughes, Naason King, Lewis McComas, Joshua Morris, Joseph F Sutton, Luther Turner, Andrew Wheeler, H G
Carpenters and Undertakers. Reeser, Lewis Rutledge, Chas A Standiford, David Turner, Robert C Turner, Thos Wilson, David
Dentist.
Barton, John W General Merchandise. Maul, Upton R Pennington, Wm Turner, Eli Ward, John T
Hotels.
Almony, Joseph Gilbert, Mrs Jane Sutton, E Millers.
Fife, Robert
Henderson, J Wesley
Physicians.
Nelson, J R Payne, J T Plasterer.
Brookhart, J
Shoemakers.
Amos, E H
West, James
Surveyor.
Henderson, Jno B
Tallor.
Riston, Jesse
Woolen Mills.
Schilling & Co
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
I. AMOS, DEALER IN Iron, Steel, Hardware, Stoves, CASTINGS, FERTILIZERS, Lumber and Building Material, BEL AIR.
THOMAS J. TYDINGS, PROPRIETOR OF LIVERY STABLES EDGEWOOD.
· Passengers sent out from all trains.
Dealer in Canvas Back and Red Head Ducks.
CLAYMAN'S HOTEL, BEL AIR. JOHN CLAYMAN, Proprietor.
Boarding by the Day, Week or Month. HORSES and CARRIAGES FOR HIRE and HORSES TAKEN at LIVERY. . (The House is new, iarge and weil furnished, and every attention is paid to the comfort of guests. TERMS MODERATE.
THE HARFORD DEMOCRAT IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, By the Democrat Publishing Company. Office on Courtland Street,
S. E. Side of Court House, BEL AIR.
TERMS :- One Dollar and Fifty Cents per annum, in advance; Six Months, One Dollar, in advance. Two Dollars per annum, if not paid within Three Months.
A GOOD MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING.
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BOOTHBY HILL
Is 1 mile from Short Lane on the P. W. & B. R. R, and near Swan Creek The situation is pleasant and healthy. Land good, nearly all cleared; some hickory and oak yet standing. The land is valued at from $20 to $200 per acre, and yields 20 bus. wheat, 30 oats, 100 potatoes, 40 corn, and one and & half tons hay. Churchs and schools adjacent. Population 40. S. N. Hyde, Postmaster.
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Cain, Thos Chesney, James R Gorrell, James L Orr, John
Fruit Packers. Hyde, S N & Sons
Mitchell & Bro
. General Merchandise.
Hyde, S N
Shoemakers.
Cole, H M Cole, J H
CARSIN'S RUN
Is 3 miles from Aberdeen on the P. W. & B. R. R., and pleasantly situated near Swan Creek. Land, red loam, mostly cleared; sells at from $10 to $50 per acre, produces 15 to 30 bus. wheat, 30 to 50 oats, 50 to 80 potatoes, 30 to 60 corn and 2 tons hay. Population 200. Jno. T. Akers, Postmaster. Blacksmithy.
Deswan, CH Keithley, John T
Butcher.
Baily, Josiah Carpenters.
Gilbert, C H
Greenland, J A
Cigar Maker.
Bendorf, A
Fruit Canners.
Armstrong, G S
Baker, Geo H Baker, Nicholas Calahan, P Jewins, S D Jewins, Wm E
Preston, Jas H Preston, Wm
General Merchandise.
Akers, Jno T
Stone Mason. Thomas, Herman
CHESTNUT HILL
Is 13 miles from Edgewood, and situated near Deer Creek. Climate mild ; land good, mostly cleared ; sells at $35 per acre; produces 20 bus. wheat, 40 oats, 150 potatoes, 50 corn, and 2 tons hay. No tobacco raised. Church and a school. Valuable ore mines and soap stone quarries in the vicinity. Population 100. Hester Pyle, Postmistress.
Blacksmiths.
Johnson, Uriah Phelps, Wesley
Carpenters. Grier, Jas'A Grier, John P Harkins, Joseph A Harkins, Stephen W
Constable.
Pyle, Isaac C
Dalryman.
Grier, Jas A
Fertilizer Dealer.
Black, H H
General Merchandise. Rigdon, Alvin
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE ÆGIS & INTELLIGENCER
FIRST-CLASS NEWSPAPER
AND FAMILY' JOURNAL, Published Every Friday, AT BEL AIR.
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$1.50 A YEAR.
Frederick W. Baker, Editor and Publisher.
THE AEGIS is the oldest newspaper published in the county, . having been established in 1856. It is identified closely with the progress of the people of Harford and devoted to the welfare of our good old State.
It is sent to every post office in the county, and has also ' considerable circulation in the adjoining counties of Penn- sylvania and Maryland. It is read by every intelligent farmer and business man in the county, and is therefore unexcelled as a medium for advertising.
THE LOCAL NEWS OF THE COUNTY
Is made a special feature of The Ægis, while it also contains a general summary of the important political and other events of the day, choice literature, and reliable market reports.
Advertisements Published at Moderate Rates.
LaSpecimen copies sent to any address without charge. Address,
THE ÆGIS AND INTELLIGENCER,
BEL AIR.
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Millers.
Clark, W T Robinson, Thos J Smith, John S
Painter.
Pyle, CT
Surveyor.
Clark, W T
Veterinary Surgeon.
Welch, Theodore
Wheelwrights.
Grafton, Wm A
Harkins, Jno W
CHROME HILL.
Is 8 miles from Delta, Pa. The lands are composed of mineral, mostly cleared; can be bought at from $10 to $50 per acre, and produces 10 bus. wheat, 35 corn and 1 ton hay. Baptist Church, Rev. Wm. Wilson; M. E., Rev. T. T. Wysong; Chrome Hill Literary and a Library Association, the latter containing 500 volumes; one public school. Population 40. R. F. Bishop, Postmaster.
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Norris, T Streett, Lawrence
Bricklayer.
Kellogg, E H
Carpenter.
England, John
Contractor.
Wilson, J B
General Merchandise. Huff, A A
Wetherill, J R
Hucksters.
Dinsmore, Scott
Preston, John
Millers.
Downs, James
Downs, Samuel
Painter.
West, W D
Potter.
Vickers, A
Shoemaker.
Campbell, Wm
Sassafras Oll.
Chalk, A
CHURCHVILLE
Is 6 miles from Aberdeen. Land good, plenty cleared; sells at from $50 to $100 per acre, and produces 20 bus. wheat, 60 corn and 2 tons hay. Holy Trinity Church, Rev. E. A. Colburn; Presbyterian, Rev. T. W. L. Keiffer, and a public school. Population 50. P. G. Hawkins, Postmaster.
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Chesny, Wm H Hawkins, P G Jones, H C Martin, Sam'! H
Carriagemaker.
Hawkins, James H
General Merchandise. Hanson, A B Mackison & Co
Harnessmaker.
Axer, John
Hotel.
Sauner, W L
Physicians.
Finney, John M Roberts, Thos H
Shoemaker.
Flowers, John
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CLAYTON.
Is 5 miles from Magnolia on the P. W. & B. R. R. Soil sandy, not much cleared; land is valued at $20 per acre, and produces 15 bus. wheat, 35 corn and 1} tons hay. A church, schools and literary society. Population 35. Benj. Oraburn, Postmaster.
Blacksmith.
Brazier, Robert
Carpenter.
Sour, Wm
Fruit Packer.
Sheppard, Chas S
General Merchandise.
Orsburn, Benj Price, Wm J
Ice Dealer.
Orsburn, John R
Justice of the Peace. .
Legore, B
Masons.
Brazier, Thos
Whalan, Thos
Painter.
Townsley, Wm E
Physician.
Steele, Chas H
Plasterer.
Spicer, A E
Shoemaker.
Drerker, John H
COOPSTOWN
Is 12 miles from White Hall on the N. C. R. W. Climate mild and healthy ; soil, sandy loam ; land easily cultivated, principally cleared; can be bought at from $15 to $50 per acre, and yields 15 to 35 bus. wheat, 40 to 60 oats, 150 to 200 potatoes, 30 to 70 corn, and 2 tons hay. Chrome and magnesia mines, also asbestos found in the vicinity. M. E. Church and two public schools. Population 40. J. Howard Watters, Postmaster.
Blacksmith.
Bay, Thos A
Carpenter.
Patton, Wm H General Merchandise.
Hurst, Nathan Watters, J Howard
Hotel.
Hurst, Nathan
Millers.
Hanway, Wm E
Watters, W & Bro
Sassafras Oil.
Mulligan, John Reed, Thos W Zimmerman, John C Saw Mills.
Hanway, Wm E
Morse, Geo W
Watters, W & Bro
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CRESWELL
Is 4} miles from Perrymansville. Land good, mostly cleared; can be pur- chased at from $10 to $60 per acre, and yields 15 to 30 bus. wheat, 20 to 40 oats, 40 to 100 potatoes, 5 to 30 corn, and 2 tons hay. Population 25% A. H. Strasbaugh, Postmaster.
Blacksmith. Kemper, A W General Merchandise.
Strasbaugh, A H
Mifiers.
Miller, Geo T
Webster, James
Physician.
Webster, J B
Saw Mill.
Harnly, J
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DARLINGTON
Is 4 miles from Conowingo, and near the Susquehanna River. Place healthy; land, red and sand loam, ranges in price from $30 to $80 per acre, and produces 20 bus. wheat, 30 oats, 100 potatoes, 65 corn and 2 tons hay. M. E. and P E. Churches, and Society of Friends, (Orthodox and Hicksites;) Darlington High School. Population 100. H. Clay Whiteford, Postmaster.
Attorney at Law. Price, John H
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights.
Gorrell, G S Harper, Sam'l Hopkins, C W Lee, John T
Boarding.
Sweet, Mrs F C
Butchers.
Hopkins, Geo F Hopkins, J R
Carpenters and Undertakers.
. Ely, Thos
Holloway, Chas Holloway, John O Jordan, Oliver P Lamb, John McNutt, S J McNutt, T A Whiteford, W H H
General Merchandise. Miller, E L & Co
Whitelock, F M & Co Whitelock, G D
Harnessmaker.
Chandler, Wm E
Millers.
Allen, E M Noble, Benj Wilson, David E
Millinery and Notions.
Tollinger, Mrs Rebecca
Painters.
Ely, Joseph E Kirk, John P
Physicians.
Forwood, W Stump
Sappington, Jno Whiteford, H Clay
Shoemakers.
Day, S S Miller, John Monsees, Otto
Prigg, T T
Tailor.
Wynde, Wm
DUBLIN
Is 5 miles from Conowingo. Village healthy; soil, red clay; land one quarter cleared, sells at from $10 to $80 per acre, and yields 15 bus. wheat, 30 oats, 100 to 200 potatoes, 40 to 60 corn and 1 ton hay. M. E., M. E. South, and P. E. Churches, and the Society of Friends. Public and private schools. Population 75. E. Willis, Postmaster.
Agent, Havre Iron Co.
Bye, E M
Attorney at Law. McNabb, J M
Blacksmiths. Burkens, Joseph R Jones, Joseph R McDoon, J Watson, John .
Broommaker.
Clement, Thos
Carpenters.
Burkens, Isaac
Carr, Wm
Crawford, John Hawkins, John
Jones, John Jones, John P
Dentist.
Botts, David
Flint and Spar Manufacturers. Husband, J & W P
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General Merchandise.
Bailey, Daniel Crew, J F Klair, Vesta B Proctor, C W Willis, E
Hucksters.
Klair, Hiram
McCoy, R B Miller.
Bell, N B
Physicians.
Riley, David
Scarborough, Silas
EDGEWOOD
Is on the P. W. & B. R. R., 21 miles from Baltimore and 9 miles from Bel Air; it is located in a diversified, improved and generally fertile conntry, enriched and beautified by tasteful dwellings and ornamental grounds; it is equidistant from the Gunpowder and Bush Rivers, on a ridge which declines by such easy lines on either hand as to lead the eye to suppose the whole peninsula a uniform plain. Gen'l Cadwallader's magnificent domain of nearly 10,000 acres adjoins the place, and extends away to the shores of both of the above mentioned rivers. This is a noted point for sportsmen, the rivers abounding with fish and crabs in the summer, and in the autumn and winter they afford to the canvas back and red head ducks, celery grass and other marine plants, which will impart in 24 hours to these lordly water fowl, that high perfection of flavor so prized by epicures. These rivers are so famed that they are visited by sportsmen from remote points. The health of the place is generally good, subjected in early autumn to slight malarial diseases. Soil is composed of sand and clay loams; lands one-half cleared, vary in value from $20 to $50 per acre, and produce 10 to 20 bus. wheat, 25 to 50 oats, 25 to 60 corn, 100 potatoes and 2 tons hay. Population 30. T. J. Tydings, Postmaster.
Agent-R. R. and Express. Tydings, T J
Blacksmith.
Neiter, Nicholas
Carpenters.
Fresh, Basil
Seigman, Henry
Duck Dealer.
Tydings, T J
General Merchandise.
Mechem & Son
Hotels.
Carroll, B F*
Edgewood, Allen Hoffman
Millers.
Holmes, Wm
Snow, E J & Co
Physician.
Taylor, Wm P
Shoemaker.
McCann, Jas S
FALLSTON
Is 9 miles from Magnolia, and pleasantly situated in a very healthy neigh- borhood. The soil is clay, well cleared; sells at from $40 to $50 per acre; produces 18 to 25 bus. wheat, 30 to 60 corn, and 2 tons hay. Oakland Boarding School, Geo. G. Curtis, A. M., Principal. Population 100. James A. Watson, Postmaster. - Blacksmiths. Pennington, Lambert . Ely, David & Son Lee, Joseph Rogers, Geo Steigler, Geo Waters, Wm
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Butcher.
Waters, Geo
Carpenters & Undertakers.
Beaumont, Elias Carman, Robert Lewis, Devid Lewis, Geo Shae, James Commission Merchant. Ambler, Jonathan
Dentists. Bond, Chas Price, Mordecai
Dressmakers.
Hutton & Worthington
General Merchandise.
Hollingsworth, Chas R Scott, Ann D Spicer, J A Watson & Moore
Harnessmaker.
Anderson, Ellwood T
Ice Cream. Hollingsworth, Daniel P Justice of the Peace. Shroff, Joseph W
Millers.
Guyton, Benj A Mitchell, Howard Mitchell, Robert
Reckerd, Henry Waters, Wm H
Painters.
Hamilton, James Jr Kirk, Geo Montague, Sam'l
Physician.
Dickey, Robert
Saw MILL.
Reckerd, Henry
Shoemakers.
Keith, B F
Magness, Patrick
Osthine, Henry Quinn, Barney
Tailors.
Shroff, Joseph W Taheiney, Matthew
Tinner.
Lutz, Otto
FOUNTAIN GREEN
Is 10 miles from Aberdeen. Soil, gray and isenglass; land principally cleared, with some oak, hickory, chestnut, and poplar yet standing ; is worth from $50 to $75 per acre, and produces 20 to 30 bus. wheat, 30 to 40 oats, 100 to 150 potatoes, 60 corn, and 2 tons hay. Mount Zion M. E. Church and a public school. Population 50. Nathan Dean, Postmaster.
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Bradley, Patrick Busey, Thos Richardson, Wm
Carpenters and Undertakers.
Bull, Henry Bull, Jacob E Dean, Nathan Martin, Patrick Schuck, John & Son
Carriage Maker.
Markley, John
General Merchandise.
Forwood, James O Painter.
Sellers, Robert Plasterer. Harward, Wm H
Shoemaker.
Munroe, R
GLENVILLE
Is 10 miles from Havre de Grace; the land is good, nearly all cleared; is valued at $50 per acre, and produces 30 bus. wheat, 60 corn and 2 tons hay. Harmony Church, Rev. Wm. H. Hartzell, and public schools. Population 25. Wm. H. Starr, Postmaster.
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A. P. McCOMBS & CO. SHIPPERS AND DEALERS IN
A NTHRACITE
COAL
And Agents for the Phila. & Reading Coal and Iron Co.
FURNACE WHARF,
HAVRE DE GRACE.
FRANKLIN HOPPER. JAMES HOPPER.
F. & J. HOPPER, Manufacturers of
OYSTER SHELL LIME, FOR Building and Agricultural Purposes, CANAL BASIN, HAVRE DE GRACE.
HILLES, BOYD & CO. Wholesale Dealers in
Anthracite Coal,
HAVRE DE GRACE.
R. A. MACOWAN, PROPRIETOR Steam Marine Railways, AND SHIP-BUILDER,
Is prepared to do all kinds of BOAT repairing.
CAPACITY OF RAILWAYS UP TO 600 TONS.
All work done with promptness, thoroughness, and at moderate and satis- factory rates. Will contract to build all class of Vessels, Steam and Sail- Has two Steam Railways. Repairing done at shortest notice.
SPAR MAKING A SPECIALTY.
HAVRE DE GRACE.
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Agent-Fertilizers.
General Merchandise.
Silver, John A
Blacksmiths.
. Bond, Edward Giles, John
Starr, Wm H Miller.
Wilson, D E
Physician.
Silver, Wm
HARFORD FURNACE
Is 4 miles from Perrymansville, and near Bush River. Clay soil; land mostly cleared, can be bought at $10 per acre, and yielda 20 bus. wheat, 35 oats, 50 corn, and 24 tona hay. Public school. Population 40. B. H. Hanson, Jr., Postmaster.
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Martin, Wakeman Stansbury, Walter J
General Merchandise. Hanson, B H Jr Lilly, John W & Sons
Machinist.
Sills, Jacob Millers. Harford Furnace Co Tread well, A J
Physician.
Rowe, Walter B
Iron and Chemicals. Harford Furnace Co
Woolen Mills.
Lilly, John W
HAVRE DE GRACE
Is one of the oldest towns in the State, a settlement having been made here about the aime time Claiborne settled Kent Island, in 1634 or '5. Several houses are still standing, dating back over a century. The town ia beauti- fully located on the south bank of and near the mouth of the Susquehanna River, where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. It occupies a portion of a plain extensive enough to contain a city equal to London; flanked on the weat by gracefully rising hills of checkered green and gold, while further in the background, rising to greater heights, are the laureled-browed mountains overlooking the river. Along the eastern front winds the bright, majestic river, emptying just below the town into the wide extended arms of the lovely Chesapeake, whose blue waters are here and there gemmed with emerald islanda rising from the shining surface.
The harbor is said to closely resemble that of Rio de Janeiro, the most beautiful in the world. History tella us that General Lafayette recognised a striking resemblance in the harbor and surrounding scenery, to that of Harve, (formerly Harve de Grace) in France, and it ia said, that owing to the ex- pression of Lafayette's, the name of the town was changed to Havre de Grace.
The Susquehanna, extending more than four hundred miles to the great lakes, and draining, as it does, a district more rich in agricultural and mineral products than any other on the continent, makes Havre de Grace the cheap- est and most natural outlet to the seaboard for the products of the pine forests, petroleum districts, and the great anthracite and bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania. With water and railroad communication to all points of the compass, in close proximity to the great Atlantic cities and commercial centres, within two hours by rail of the capital, and about four to the metropolis of the nation, in the midst of a rich agricultural country, abounding in wood and water ; the waters in the immediate vicinity yielding
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
JAB. HOPPER.
JESSE HILLES. D. M. BOYD. JAMES HOPPER & CO.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS -AND DEALERS IN- AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, COAL, GRAIN, HAY, SALT, BONE DUST, PHOSPHATES, &c.
(Second Wharf below Out-let Lock,)
HAVRE DE GRACE.
A. RIESER, DEALER IN
Clothing, Hats, Caps, BOOTS, SHOES,
AND GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS, HAVRE DE GRACE.
LIVERY STABLES
FRANKLIN HOPPER, Proprietor, A.
NEAR CANAL BASIN,
HAVRE DE GRACE.
L. W. MURPHY
HAVRE DE GRACE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
TIN & SHEET IRON WARE Cooking, Parlor and Office Stoves.
U. S. HOTEL
HAVRE DE GRACE,
Now open for the reception of Transient or Permanent Boarders,
CHARGES MODERATE.
JNO. P. ADAMS, Proprietors Formerly of the " Harford House."
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in great abundance and at the cheapest rates, the most desirable varieties of fish and water fowl, make, when combined with a genial and salubrious climate, Havre de Grace a delightful and desirable place of residence, either for business or leisure.
The town is incorporated and governed by a Board of five Commissioners, elected annually ; it is handsomely laid out with wide streeta. The general architecture of the town is not costly or imposing. The houses are neat, and the flourishing gardens and yards, ornamented with shrubbery and flowers, display the cultured taste of the residents,
The manufactures, consisting mainly in a steam merchant flouring mill, two canning establishments, a bone grinding and fertilizing factory, an extensive saw and plaining mill, and a double track marine railway, capable of hauling out the largest class vessels.
The shad and herring fisheries in the immediate vicinity afford employ- ment to many, and add considerable to the business of the town. During the fall and winter, quite a number of the residents are engaged in ducking, and a large revenue is derived from this source. Another branch of industry, in favorable seasons, is the cutting and storing of ice; as much as 200,000 tons have been cut in one season. Probably the largest business carried on here is the re-shipping of anthracite coal. Two of the great mining and carrying companies are represented-the Penna. and the Reading, the former by Messrs. Hilles, Boyd & Co., and the latter by A. P. McCombs & Co.
There are here several fine Churches, a Town Hall, Odd Fellow's Hall, a High and Primary Schools, for white and colored. Population 2,000. T. M. Sumption, Postmaster.
BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES .- A. F. & A. M .- Susquehanna 130. K. of P .- Harford 54. I. O. O. F .- Morning Star Lodge 20, and Susquehanna En- campment 20; Havre Lodge 43, Good Templars. O. U. A. M .- Venus Council 44.
CHURCHES AND PASTORS .- M. E., Rev. J. F. Ockerman ; M. E., (colored,) Rev. W. R. Arnold ; P. E., Rev. H. B. Martin ; Presbyterian, Rev. W. IL. Cooke; Roman Catholic, (St. Patrick's,) Rev. Father Barry.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS .- J. T. Frieze, J. Oamond, A. E. Treadway, R. R. Vandiver, and R. Seneca. Clerk to Board-J. T. Frieze. Bailey-W. J. Wilkinson.
Agent-R. R. and Express. Courtney, H Jr Seneca, R
Agents-Sewing Machines. Adama, A S Penning, S E Simpson, Wm D
Agricultural Implements. Hopper, James & Co
Bakers and Confectioners.
Bechtold, August Faulkner, Mrs Arabella Herbst, Louis Hopper, F & J
Moitz, Chas Vieshon, Henry
Barbers.
De Courcy, J I Richardson, John H
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights.
Alexander, John T
McVey, Joseph L
Mitchell, J G
Morrison, Wm
White, Thomas M
Books and Stationery.
Wilson, J S
Boots & Shoes.
Frech, Jacob
Gilbert, J M
Harman, Michael
Hergenrother, Jacob J
Hergenrother, John M
Levi, H
Mitchell, W K
Rieser, A Ross, Daniel
Brush Manufacturer. Wevner, John
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HAVRE REPUBLICAN
IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, .1:
AT HAVRE DE GRACE.
A.P. McCOMBS, Editor and Proprietor
TERMS :- $1.50 Per Annum, in Advance.
Published on the line of the P. W. & B. R. R., within one hour's ride of Baltimore, and being the only one published in the town, affords an excellent medium through which the merchants of Balti- more can invite and secure the patronage of the daily travel to that city.
-FOUNDED 1868 .-
JONES, DINSMORE & CO. (Successors to F. W. HEATH,)
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