The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-11-20

LITTLE LOCALS.

| line MID weather Will materially short
en- the winter, but the drought is doing inju-
ry to the wheat, and causing wells and
streams to fail.
Mr. Edward II. Piigg sends us q peck OF
remarkably fine Late Rose potatoes. They
are tangible proof of the productiveness OF
his farm, Streets Pleasant Hills"
"A correspondent of the Sun calls atten.
ton to the wrctchcd ndilion of the IIar-
ford turnpike, and suggests r. sort 10 legal
measures to compel the company to repair
the road
The name Of Judge Grason was announ-
ced in one of The Baltimore papers few
days ago in connection with the nomination
of the next Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Maryland.
-"Sunsct" Cox, the witty and sensible
member of Congress from New York, glow
eI with all'the brilliancy of his splendid ora.
tory at n Democratic meeting in Elkton last
week.
On Wednesday morning, Mrs. Stewart,
an old lady, the wife of John Stewart, Esq,
living near Bel Air, accidentally fell down
stairs, and was very severely Injured about
the head. 1t is thought she cannot recover.
On Tuesday, in Bel Air. William White,
colored, was put into an OK cart, while drunk,
to be hauled home, hut fell out, the cart wheel
passing over his head without hurting him.
Our informant is reliable, hut the story is as
hard as Whites head
Key Pennel Coombe, of the Maryland
State Temperance Alliance, has this week
been delivering q course of lectures on Tenn
perance, in the NJ. E. Church of this place.
He expressed great hopes of the ultimate sue
cess of Local Option in Maryland
John B. Longnecker, one of the publish
ers of the TowsontoNn UmiOn was married
at o'clock on Thursday evening Nov. 18th,
at the residence Of the brides parents, 10
Stockton avenue, Allegany City, Pa, TO Miss
Lille NJ, second daughther of c. Ycager,
Esq, We tender our congratulations
The Harre Republican thus gricves over
the Republican defeat in mounful numbers:
"The melancholy days have come the saddcst OF
| ten years.
Of fresh defeats and broken hopes; we Repubs
are all in tears.
! The Demos have their roOSters out, their Haunt
ing banners fly,
| While we have got our guns ali spiked, our head
lines knocked to pi."
"A brass band has been organized in Bel
Air. On Friday last the instruments arriv.
ed, and the footing of the horns and tho
banging of the drums by the amateur must
clans woke the echoes of the west end A
professor of music is TO he employed TO teach
the Young idea how to toot. In the mean
time, on behalf of the ncighbors. we woulC
suggest the Big Woods rs n suitable place il
which to eXpend their surplus lung power in
trying the new instruments.
On Saturday as DR.. Benjamin Smith, o.
Bel Air. was riding along the Churchville
road, near Mount Zion Church, about two
miles from Bel Air, he was considerably sur.
priscd at seeing a magnificent deer, with very
large antler', leap into the road. After n
mutual survey of a moment or two the ami
NAL bounded over the fence, and disappeared
i'll the direction ofthe Booth farm Where he
came from, or whether he was a wild animal
or an escaped pet is not known.
In the forthcoming report of the Chief
Engineer of the War Department, we notice
the following, which will be interesting to
our people;
"The work of improving the Susquehanna
ut Havre de Grace has progressed satisiacto.
rily, and further appropriation of $50 900 is
asked. For Northeast river, Md, no further
appropriation is needed The $4,000 appro-
priated last June for the improvement ofthe
Elk river below Elliton, will be used near that
town where the bar is almost dry. $4,000
additional will be needed"
FARM SoLD.-On Tue sday Herman Stump
Jr., trustee, sold farm of 30 acres, situated
near Hoolmal S Chapel, TO DR.. s. j. Ramsey
of this county, for $500.
| THANKSGIVING DAY.-Govcrnor Groomt
has issued his proclamation setting apart
next Thursday, November Goth, as DAY OF
Thanksgiving and Prayer in Maryland, in ac
acknowledgement to Almighty God for His album
!