The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-06-11
Local Affairs.
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LITTLE LOCALS:
The Baltimore Quarterly Meeting of
Friends will be held at Darlington, on the
21st instant. First session at 10 A. NJ. Bible
class at 8 A. NJ.
"A strawberry festival for the benefit of
the Presbyterian Church, will be held in the
hall over Hanson & Bros store, at Church
vile, on Wednesday evening, June 10th.
Miss Mary P. Hendon and Miss Susan
Mitchell, of Hartford county, were among the
graduates at the commencement of the State
Normal School on the 3lst instant.
The Hon. Jno. Carroll Walsh, of this
county, has been rc-appointed Director of
the BALTIC. 81 Ohio Railroad Company, by the
Boad of Public Works of this State
MIR. Alvin Rigdon has opened u new
store at Rock View, on the road from Forest
Hill to Clarks Bridge. He will sell cheap
for cash, and is deserving of public patron
age.
An excellent concert was given at the
Court House, on Tuesday night, by the West
Bangor Welsh Glee Club, under the leader
ship of Professor Davis. The audience was
not large.
We are informed that the first crop of
potato bugs is disappearing rapidly. Wheh-
er this is owing to the vigor with which they
have been hunted and destroyed, or to IL
small parasite which nfests them, we are I'M
able TO say.
Sheep killed by Dogs.-Early Saturday
morning of last week, dogs were discovered
among the sheep on the farm of Mr.. Henry
d. Furnandis, near Bel Air. Two lambs were
killed, and another badly wounded. The
dogs, three in number, were all killed
1t is stated that mixture OF quick lime
and SALT i'll the form Of dry powder, sprin-
killed. over potato vines will prevent their
destruction by the Colorado beetle. This
remedy is far preferable to the use of Paris
green, as it is simple and harmless 1t is
worth trying.
Miss leila Z. Brown has been appointed
poslmstress Mt the Hickory, in this county,
in place of Jacob Minnick, resigned. The
Office has been removed to Mrs. Browns
house, about one-tOurth Of mile from Mr.
Minnicks store, on the road leading to Sandy
Hook.
One of the very best labor saving garden
implements that can he found is sdouble
wheel hoe, sold in Bel Air by Messrs. II. f.
Morgan & Co. Ii has four tines, and is
adapted to cultivaIing and killing up vcge-
tables. One man can do as much work with
it, in one day, as six men can with the ordi.
nary hoe. Call and see it,
The strawberry festival at Darlington
was II most agreeable affair and was well at
tended. The ice cream Strawberries and
cake could not be surpasscd; and the hou-
quet department WAS no less attractive to The
gentlemen who desired floral offerings for
ladies of their choice or butiouholc oma-
mcns for themselves.
"A town pound for the keeping ofan.
mails running at large in the streets of Bel
Air, has recently been enclosed, on the Bal
timorc turnpike, at the old stone stable, near
Bond street. The enclosure contains pump
for watering stock that may be captured.
Mr.. A. l.. Fulford, of the board of town com
missioncrs, with his usual good judgment in
such matters, superintendent the work
Hon. Thomas Bay, Judge of the Orphans
| Court has left at our Office an insect which
he says is n new kind ofpotato bug 1t is
about fivc-siXtcrnths OF IN inch in length by
three siXtcenths in breadth, and is in shape
not unlike the Colorado beetle. Its color, n
reddisli-brown changing to green and yell
low, is quite Pretty Its wings and body are
| protected by II sort OF cDat-ot.mail, and Il V
shaped visor extends beyond and protects its
head. Its Iayagcs are said to he confined to
sweet potato vines.
Mr.. Edmond Preston and sons, of This coun-
ty, have now in course oftrainnga very fine
| pair of illUcytar old colts, belonging TO Mr.
Charles Waters, of the firm of Hamilton
Easter & Sons of Baltimore. They were
sired by Robert Bonners celebrated horse
Edward Everett. On Saturday last they
were put on the track at the fair grounds
and proved to be fine steppers. The owner
who was present, expressed much pleasure
at the admirable manner in which they had
been broken to single and double harness.
We may add that we know ofno one to whom
colts can be more safely entrusted for train
ing than Mr.. Preston and his sons.