The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-06-18
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS 4:

In Baltimore county there are seventy
eight candidates for the various offices to be
filled this fall.
"A farmer in the neighborhood of Bel
Air, one day last week found eighteen cut
worms in one hill of potatoes.
The Baltimore Quarterly Meeting of
Friends will be held at Darlington, on the
Goth instant. First session at 10 A. NJ. Bible
class at 0 A. M.
The Rev. james H. Baird, of Bait more,
will preach next Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings, in the Presbyterian church,
Bel Air, at o'clock Communion on Sab
bath morning, the 9Th.
secretary and treasurer of the Camden and
Atlantic r. r. Co., for handsomely illus
trated pamphlet entitled Seaside Views of
the City by the Sca-Atlantic City"
We tender our thanks to Mr.. Harold
Walsh, of this county, for an invitation to
attend the final celebration of the Graham
Lee and Washington Societies, of Washing
ton and Lee University, Virginia, to be held
on Monday evening, 21st inst.
MIR. G. A. Carlisle informs us that he
has driven the potato bugs away from his
Patch by sprinklng the vines, while wet
with dew, with oak and hickory ashes mix
cd. His vines were covered with the bugs,
previous TO applying the ashes, and now not
bug is to be seen.
The old Trap Church, after many vicis
STUDIES and struggles, has again been rebuilt
and will be opened for divine service on
Thursday, June Gath, at 4 o'clock, P. NJ,
by the Rev. DR.. Leeds, of Grace Episcopa,
Church, Baltimore. A correspondent in an
other column, gives an interesting historical
account of the present and the former
churches that occupied the same spot.
"A New Enemy TO the Corn.-A CORES
pondent, writing from Lower Principle
Cecil county, says that one day recently >
while examining his corn to see if the cut
worms had left any of it standing, he found
that something had been roofing it up. He
could find no foot prints, but discovered that
the animal had claws instead of hoof A
steel trap failed to catch the intruder, but ear
ly one morning lie discovered among the
corn what he at first took for mammoth
potato bug. Improved, however, to be only a
large swapping turtle, which was Industrious
ly engaged in roofing up the corn, in man.
ner, he says, that would have done credit to
an old sow. He captured the snapper and
put stop to his depredations.
FARMS SoLD.-On Tuesday, J. 8. Richard
son, auctioneer sold for Henry w. Archer,
Esq, trustee, a farm of 1903 acres, situated
on the road leading from Lapidum to Havre
dc Grace, to VIM. y. Wilson, for $4,000.
On the same day, the same auctioneer
sold for Henry D. Farnandis, ESQ.,, trustee,
farm of 1873 acres, situated near ia rretts-
vile and belonging to A. Ditto Hitchcock,
to Dr. George Farnandis, for $500
THREE HORSES KILLED-On Thursday
of last week three fine young horses belong
ing TO Messrs. Philip and William Warner,
who live near Darlington, were killed in a
oOhiI"hoo ohSuiut uuuucT uey were
turned out into pasture field to Craze, and
being full of life, began to play and fight.
In dashing wildly over the field, two of them
fell over an embankmcnt and were so much
injured that they soon afterwards died.
The remaining one appeared to be uninjur.
ed, but being driven to Darlington the next
day was taken sick upon the road and also
died the day following.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
An order was passed directing the erection
of water closet for the use of the Court
House.
Washington Barton was authorized to
travel over the Bridge at Rock Ford
while repairing said Bridge.
r. L. McCann was directed to take Ed
win d. MARYLAND to the Frederick Hospital,
as per order ofthe Court.
Three hundred and twenty-five dollars was
for roads in the Cd district, the
same amount being guaranteed by individu-
ais for the same object.
An order was passed to levy $50 to com.
pletc the opening of the Boyle and Day road
In the 9th district.