The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-08-22
Our NeighbOrs.
BALTIMORE COUNTY.

james A. Standiford. Esq. a well.known
citizen of Baltimore county, died at his resi-
dence in New Market, on Tuesday, the 9Th
instant, of apoplexy. He was in the 10th
year of his age.
Frederick Cole, residing in the neighbor-
hood of Black Rock, while returning from
Baltimore one day last week, with the pro-
ceeds OF the sale of a load of hay in his peck
ct, was robbed of $50 while asleep, by q stran-
ger who asked permission to ride with him.
The stranger was arrested and gave his name
as Carlton Brown.
"A few days since two horses belonging to
John A. Briscoe, in the first district, were
killed by lightning which struck the stable
in which they were.-HeraM.
The appointments of Hon. Washington
Booth, Collector of the port of Baltimore,
were all made from other counties than Bal
timore county, so the Union states
Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail Road
Matters on this projected railway have
again assumed pleasing attitude. Mr.. Wal
ter Scott, who but recently concluded
his contract near the Gunpowdcr, has again
arrived in our town and informs us he will
commence operations on that line next week.
-10wSontoaDn Journal.
CECIL COUNTY.
From tile Democrat
"A man named John Harvey, employed
on the works of Mr.. STALL above McCalps
Ferry, on the Columbia and Port Deposit
Railroad, was killed by the falling of de-
tached piece of rock which fell on him whilst
he was engaged holding drill
The slate quarries at Peach Bottom, Ian
caster county, Pa, are going to be carried on
very extensively. Large buildings have been
erected, engine and machinery are being put
up, and it is the purpose of the company to
manufacture paving tile, tagging, billiard
tables, mantlcs and tombstones,
From the Cecil Whg.
MIR: Jacob G. Warner left several speci-
ments OF feld-spar at our office, which were
taken from different veins on the tract of land
at Pilot Town, which he recently sold for
800 per acre, to Mr.. Husbands, of Hartford
county. Some specimens are blue while 9TH
crs are white as magnesia. Spar is ground
and mixed with flint in the proportion oftwo
parts limit to one OF spar, of which compound
tlint-whitc ware is manufactured. The lands
about Pilot Town are rich in various minerals,
butas agricultural lands those tracts bearing
the most valuable minerals are generally poor,
indeed.
Ra1ed by Lightning the heavy
thunderstorm, which passed over this mart
ofthe county on Saturday afternoon last, two
boys, Edward and William, aged and 6 wears
respectively, sons of Edward Simpson, resid-
ing about three miles from Elkton, on the
Newark road, were in field herlng some
cattle OIL OF the corn, and when the storm
came up the boys threw an old coat over
their heads to protect them fyom tho rain
Edward was instantly killed by charge of
electricity, which tore his clothing and shoes
to slreds, Ills brother William was stunned
2ut not seriously injured, A red spot on ~
snte OF the neck and another on his o.
the only marks made on the 10" al
by The huid. Another .ue wert
hthdted yards dc ..son ofthe boy
ile electric brother about two
slant was also stunned b,
explosion.
YORK COUNTY.
Peach Bottom Rdilacay-It is the expecta
iation of the managers of the Oxford ant
Peach Bottom Railway to begin to lay TIL,
track next month. We understand the irol
for the entire line has already been purchased
The erection OF the bridge over the Octorar'
creek near Pine Grove has been commenced
The mason work of numerous other bridge
and culverts is finished and the grading a
far west as Fulton House. with the exception
of some heavy work at Clendenin's summit
is nearly completed. Oxford Press.
The contractors on the Columbia an,
Port Deposit road are rapidly finishing vi
their work, and in the course of two or tire
months the whole line will be graded, and
the Pennsylvania railroad is disposed to pu
the road at once in operation, there is nothin,
to prevent its being placed in running orde
by next spring.