The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-08-20

DEL AK ITEMS.--MlSS IulneIl nays an
estimable lady of this town, met with pain.
full accident on Saturday morning last Miss
!Iays %as adjusting flower basket in the
window of her parlor, and was standing upon
the window, when the chair overturned, and
she was thrown to the floor, sustaining a frac
ture of the left arm above the wrist. The
fracture was reduced by Dr. r. d. Lee, and
she is now as comfortable as the nature finer
injury permits.
The festival for the benefit of Emmanuel
Church protestant EpiscopaD is in progress
at the Court House, having been inaugurated
on Monday evening last. The attendance
during the week has been quite large and the
lrdics in charge expect to realize handsome
sum from their efforts in this behalf. The
concert which was announced for Friday
night, we are requested to state, has been
| postponed.
Mr.. VIM. Bouldin has bought first-class
| Campbell cylinder printing press, from the
manufacturer, and fitted up large and
commodious office next door to r. E. Boul-
din & Bros store, where he will publish the
Bel 11 Record, issuing the first copy the first
week in September. Mr.. Bouldin has long
been connected with the press of Hartford,
and has our best wishes for his success in
his new enterprise.
A turnpike is being made from this place
toward Emmorton, on the Abingdon road,
and workmen are busily engaged in breaking
the stone just below the town. This road
bids fair to become one of the best in the
county, after remaining for the past several
years about the worst, being almost impassa-
bic at times. 1t is designed to turnpike
it about a mile in southerly direction, at
this time, and carry on the improvement
from year to year, as funds for the purpose
may be raj cd
John 7. Spicer Esq, of this town, shows
us cucumber, raised by him, that weighs
two and alfpounds, and measures twelve
inches in length and eleven and quarter
inches in circumference Mr.. Spicer is
ahead in the cucumber line.
VIOLENT SToRM.-On Friday afternoon
of last week some sections of this county were
visited by one of the most violent storms,
accompanied by rain and hail. that we have
experienced for years. 1t seemed to confine
itself to comparatively narrow track, but
ragged with great fury in the path marked out
for itself At the farms of Messrs Billngsea
and Jas. M. Cain, near the Hickory, much
damage was done by the wind and hail
the last named gentleman having several
wheat stacks demolished and scattered about,
besides suffering much damage to his grow
ing crop of corn, which was badly twisted
and riddled by the wind and hail. About
four hundred panels of new fence were also
blown down on Mr.. Gains farm.
AT Churchville also the storm ragged with
great violence for few minutes, blowing
down trees, and overturning carriage at
the Episcopal Church at that place.
Passing down towards the line of the rail-
road, great destruction was inflicted upon
the corn crops throughout that section of
the county. In Gunpowdcr river the storm
ragged with such violence as to capsize a
schooner laden with fruit and grain. The
crew were taken off in a boat and no casual
ty to human life occurred. Another schoon-
CT dragged her anchor at least half mile.
The hail fell in such quantity along the line
ofthe railroad that it could be gathered I'D
in shovcls-full, and completely stripped the
peach and apple trees upon the farms in this
vicinity of their fruit particularly the ripe
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the corn was Frustrated and beaten off,
AT Havre de Grace the rain fell copiously
for about an hour, and was apparently very
heavy and of longer continuance on the
Cecil county side.
In our own neighborhood, copious rain
fell, but unaccompanied with hail, and with
comparatively little wind-the rain being
greatly needed and benefitting the crops, as
well as enabling our farmers to resume
blowing for wheat, which the dry weat her
had interrupted.
STRICTLY CoNFIDENTIAL.-A curious Cir
cular letter has been received by many per-
sons in this vicinity lately, strictly confdcn-
tial of course, soliciting orders for packages of
counterfeit notes, 5000 worth of which are
promised to him by return mail who encloses
So to certain Daily & Co." at New York
city, and larger amount for larger remit
tances, in proportion. The generous firm
above named set forth how easily these notes
may be circulated for the genuine, and hold
out many arguments to induce parties to be-
come "shovers," as the technical term goes or
passers of counterfeit money, and arc consid-
crate enough not to mention the obnoxious
word ''penitentiary" in all their communica-
ton, which is one of some length, too. Now,
in behalf of this community, We would say
to Messrs Daily & Co., 2OS Broadway, N. Y,
in strict confidence ofcourse, 'pick your flint
and try it again. We live little ways out
of New York, it's true, but the trick won't
take"
MILITARY PARADE,-A battalion drill of
the cavalry co mpanies of the county was
held at this place on Saturday last-Major B.