The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-04-03
Local Affairs


LITTLE LOCALS:
The ducking season closed by law last
Tuesday.
The pubic schools of the county will he
suspended during the summer term
Mr. W. p. Hamilton, formerly of this
place, is lccturing in Baltimore, on "Domes-
tic Life"
The County Commissioners, it is under
stood, will appoint the tax collectors on Mon
day next.
-27S money orders, amounting to more
than $4,000, have been issued from the Bel
Air postoffice since January list.
The site of Greenwood postonce, Balli
more county, has been changed from Adam
Rier's to the Copper Factory, and William
Fox has been appointed postmaster.
1t is stated, on authority, that Mr.. James
Wann will be continued by the commits
sioners as General Road Supervisor for the
Third district
Rev. Il. T. Smith, one of the newly ap-
pointed pastors of the NJ. p. Church for this
circuit, is expected to preach in the Bel Air
Church on Sunday morning next, at II
o'clock.
Mr. William Stagmcr, of the Edgwood
Hotel, has rented Mr.. James S. Lyte's Hotel,
in Bel Air, and took possession on Wcdnes-
day. Mr.. Lyle, on Monday, sold at public
auction, II portion of his personal property
but will not remove from Bel Air
In the obituary column Of the Sun, we
notice the death, at Chicago, on the 11lh of
March last, of Mr.. Joshua II. Shaw, native
of this county, who removed west some years
ago Mr.. Shaw was well-known in the fifth
district, where many of his relatives reside
His remains were inferred in Butler Gene
terry, Butler county, Pa
About this time, says the Towsontown
! Uhi0a, look out for reports concerning the
peach crop. The latest canvass had in Della
ware by the growers show that "tour-ffths OF
the buds have been injured by the blast. "
No doubt some of the buds have been blast
ed, but four-ffths is too BLASTED many to
believe. However, the consumer will not
care if seven fifths of the buds arc damaged
so there is a good crop of peaches, as usual,
next fall.
RAILRoADs.-The De!opare .St,te Journal
of Saturday last says:
The survey of a route for the proposed
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
Railroad, began at West Chester on Thurs
day. The engineer cops of the company
under charge Off. G. Sharpless, n first-class
engineer are now operating between West
Chester and Unionvillc, which is said to be
the most difficult part of the whole line.
The work of laying the rails on the
Western Division of the Peach Bottom Rail
way, from York eastward, will commence
the middle of April. 1t is expected that s
passenger car will be put on to carry passen
gers as soon as a few miles of the road are
finished About twenty-five mics of grad
ing are finished.
SALES OF LAND-On Monday, j. S. Rich
ardSon, auclioncer, sold fer VIM. Young
Esq, trustee, II acres of land situated neal
the Upper X Roads, to VIM. b. Hitchcock
for $075.
On the same day the same auctioneer sole
for E. II. Webster, Esq, trustee, the proper
ty known as "lIarkins' Shops" near Kick
DRY, to Messrs. Seward & Norris of Baltimore
for 81 ,4i5.
AT the same time 81 acres of land, being a
portion of the "Harkins' Shops" property
was purchased by VIM. G. Lockard, for 500
FISH IN BROAD CREEK.-About ont
year ago Mr. II. 7. Heaps put nine young
black bass, caught in the Potomac river, il
Broad Creek. The property owners along til,
stream having forbid trcspassng, the fish
have thus been protected from anglers, ant
have, it is stated, greatly increased. Ina few
years the stream will abound in them. TIT
fall fish, native to the stream, have also in
creased at remarkable rate, and the Greek
is now full of them. The latter is O game
fish, attaining frequently length of eighteen
inches. If these fish are protected for few
years they will afford splendid sport to ang
lers.
BRADLEY's PATENT ENAMEL PAINT.-It il
but little more than quarter Of century
since the art of mixing paint was confined al
most exclusively to few, comparatively
speaking. Now, however, through the nge
nuity of Bradley, apractical painter, as well al
a chemist, we are not only enabled TO apply
the paint if we desire, but can see the shade.
in advance, Beautiful Sample Cards are fur
nished gratis, with different shades or tints
numbered. Having used the Paint ourselves
we have no hesitancy in saying it is far supe
rtor, both in durability and finish, to any
Paint we have used or seen. We most re-
specially request all of our readers to care
fully read the excellent testimonials of Mr.
G. p. Knight, the Sole General Agent on the
third page of The KgS