The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-08-06

"a Soliloquy" Las been received, and
will be published.
"A fine new organ has been placed in the
Mountain Church, of which Dr. ]. B. Crane
is pastor.
AN Elkton butcher last week slaughtered
u calf nine weeks old, which weighed aliye
25s pounds.
-Masons are at work at Cvnowingo, get
ting the foundation ready for new span in
the bridge. Travel will be suspended for
short time while the work is going on.
Angus Graeme, Esq, who lives near
Sandy Hook, while leading horse to water,
on Tuesday, slipped upon stone, and fall
ing, sprained his right ankle, causing him
great pain.
We learn from the Cecil Democrat, that
Mr.. E. M. W. Johnson, of Elkton, who
graduated at St. Johns College, has been APP
pointed first assistant teacher of the Bel Air
Academy.
Mr.. George B. Graves, in Patapsco Neck
Baltimore county, raised this year OH TWEEN
ty-one acres, sown with 23i bushels of wheat,
1895 bushels, or ACT bushels per acre-T6qc-
s0ntoaon Herald.
Accommodation at the Mountain Grove
Meeting.-Mr. VIM. Scarf will furnish, at
the Stockton Place, refreshments for visitors
from distance who may desire them, and
also feed for horses, during the meeting,
which will commence next Sunday, the 9Th,
and continue week or more.
Some days ago the barn and stable of
Jacob Fl. Schunck, who lives in Baltimore
county, between the Hartford and York turn
pixies, about eight miles from Baltimore,
were destroyed by fire, along with their con-
tents, consisting of proyender, agricultural
implements, &c Insured In the Hartford
Company for 81 $50.
The festival and supper held by the ladies
of Mount Tabor NJ. p Church, last week,
was success, both in regard to social en-
joyment and financially. Everything passed
off quietly and pleasantly. One hundred and
thirty-threc dollars were taken in-nearly
800 over and above the expenses.
Mr. Jesse Burbank has now in training
at his trotting course, near ChurchVille, q
very fine pair of young horses, raised by Mr.
Thomas Butler of Deer Creek. Under tho
experienced hands of Mr.. Burbank these
colts developed such fine qualities that he
purchased them from Mr.. Butler Mt a higl
figure They are of The Patrick Henry and
Spankaway stock. Mr.. Burbank has mum
Der of horses in the process oftraning, SOME
of which, il is said, give promise of grea
speed His course on Saturday afternoon il
Il resort for admirers of fine horses.
WHITELocK VEGETAToR. - We call ut
tcntion TO the advertisement of this fertilizer
in to days paper. The Rev. Geo. Morrison
we observe, says in the last Presbyterian hi
has used it and adds I'VE do not doubt i
is superior to any article manufactured in thu
State"
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
The commissioners at their meetings THU
week, gave out the contract for furnishing
the Coal for the county to VIM. L. Mccain
at eight dollars and twenty-nine cents pc
ton of 2,240 lbs.
The bridge built oyer "Stout Bottl,
Branch" near ]. s. Smiths Mill, was takeI
off the hands of the contractor, VIM. J. Har
kins, as complete and ready for public
travel
Ten dollars was ordered to be expended
by Thomas Bradenbaugh, in filling up deel
branch in the rond from Pleasantvlle to til,
Baptist Church.
Adjourned to meet On the 10th inst.
ILLNESS OF AGED CITIzENs-Op Monday
last. Capt, Benjamin Osborn Hollis, whit
lives in Bush River Neck, while walking il
his garden was stricken with paralysis
and is now lying in very precarious condi
ton. Capt. Hollis is in the 10th year of hi
age. His grandfather was one of the Revo
lutionary Committee, which met at "IIar
ford Town." in 17S4, "t0 raise contribution
for the poor of Boston, and also to purchas
arms and ammunition for the defence of TIN
lives, "liberty and property" of the colonsts
in their struggle for freedom from British
| tyranny.
Samuel Sutton, Esq, an old and hon
ored citizen Of tho Second district, is also, W,
regret to learn, very much indisposed.
DESTROYED BY FIRE.-The stable, Wagon
house, corn house, meat house and carpenter
shop belonging to Mr.. Benedict Bussey, who
lives near Mt. Tabor Church, ON the road
from the Hickory to Mechanicsville, were de
stroyed by fire on Sunday morning last
about eight o'clock. Mr.. Bussey was sicl
in bed, when the fire broke out, and by
the time he got out the flames had made SC
much progress that nothing could be saved
He lost portion of last years and all of this
years wheat crop, together with his corn
harness, bacon, MI his carpenters tools, &c
The loss upon the contents of the buildings
alone will be about $500, on which there
WIS no insurance. Mr.. Bussey is of TIT
opinion that it was the act of an incendiary
EPISCOPAL CoNyoCATIoN.-A convocatior
of the Episcopal Church will be held a
Spesute Church, commencing on Sunday
next and continuing three days The convo
cation will be under the direction of Deal
Rich, of the Baltimore convocation. 1t il
expected that u large number of clergymer
from the neighboring parishes will be pres
ent. The Rev. Edmund Christian is rector
of the parish. The Church in which the
convocation will bc held is one of the oldest
in the State.
The following in reference to Spesutit
Church, from the San, will be interesting tt
many of our readers
Its name is taken from that of the first set