The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-03-06
Local Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS:
The County Commissioners made some
of their appointments on Monday. See their
proceedings.
Public debate, at the Boil Air Lyceum,
this friday night, at II o'clock. Subject
"Should Women be allowed to vote?"
Col. John Carroll Walsh, of this county,
has been appointed Director on the part of
the State, of the Maryland Industrial School
for girls.
"A SOW belonging to Mr.. Joseph A. Coale,
of Bel Air, last week gave birth to twenty
pigs So many in one litter is said to be re.
markable ..
Francis j. Wheeler, of Westminster,
formerly of this county, has been appointed
by Governor Whyte one Of the notaries pub
lie for Carroll county.
MIR. Joseph H. Gorsuch, of Long Green,
has recently sold his fine farm, containing
about 300 acres, to Mr.. Samuel S. Patterson,
Baltimore county, for 800 per acre.
per mail from Bel Air for Baltimore was de-
layed on the way and did not reach Baltimore
until Saturday. Hence the failure of our sub
scribers to receive Tile -4Egis on time.
On last Monday morning the dwelling
house of Evan Thompson, near Hopewell X
Roads, with the greater part of the contents,
were destroyed by fire, which originated from
a defective tlus. No insurance Republican.
The meeting of stockholders to elect Di-
rectors of the County Agricultural Society
takes place in Bel Air, on Saturday, 18th inst.
at II A. NJ. Let every subscriber be pres
ent or send written proxy to be voted for
him.
The Susquehanna Lodge No. 1870. A. F.
s. A. NJ. of Havre de Grace, contemplate bull
ding Masonic Hail." during the coming
summer. They have $4,000 subscribed, and
are looking around for suitable lot to build
upon-Repu5lcan.
The citizens of Hayrc de Grace held
n meeting last week in reference to new
railroad depot at that place, and pelitioned
the railroad company to erect suitable build
ings ut a point to better accommodate the
business of the town.
Mr.. Daniel Jones, living near Thomas
Run, raised parsnip last year that measures
3 feet and inches in length How much
deeper the root penetrated is not known, as
it broke off at the length stated, leaving the
end of the root as thick as n mans finger.
"A match game of Base Ball was played
at Edgewood, on Monday of last week, be-
tween the Red Stockings, of Brownsville, and
the Edgewood Club, resulting in the defeat
of the Edgewood nine by score of forty-on
to twenty-one. Only five innings were
played.
"A bogus handful was circulated here
this week, calling a meeting of "the ladies of
Bel Air" favorable to the temperance move
ment, to assemble at certain liquor estab-
tablishment for the purpose of holding
prayer meeting. Such practical jokes are
calculated TO do injury to the good cause of
religion and temperance, and should be dis
outraged.
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PAINTS, OILs, &C.-Country merchants
who deal in paints, oils glass, &c, or farmers
and others who are in want of such articles,
can find at Messrs. ]. G. Maier g. Sons, at tho
corner of Gay and Frederick streets, Bati-
more, a very large stock of everything in
that line of business His prices are moder-
ate, and his goods of the best quality.
BEDDING WAREHoUsE.-W direct the at.
tention of our readers to the card of Messrs.
Frey, Walpert & Co., OF 2S North Gay street,
Baltimore. They are extensively engaged in
the manufacture of spring, hair, husk and
cotton mattresses, feather beds, pillows, com
fortables, &c. They also repair and renovate
mattresses and bedding. Their store was
partly burned, by the fire at Holiday street