The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-01-15
Local Affairs.
LITTLE Locals :


Mr. L. G. IIpsley, The well known gro
Ger on Gay street, Baltimore, has been elect
ed president of the Old Town Bank, vice
James Webb, deceased.
Mr.. William Bouldin, of the Towson.
town Herald, hut formerly ofthis place, fell
on the ice, during the slCct about two weeks
since and broke one of his arms.
Our esteemed correspondent Mars gives
this week some good New Years advice to
our subscribers. We cheerfully endorse what
he says on that point, and hope delnquents
will kindly receive and promptly act upon it.
The Governor has signed and transmit
ted to Sheriff jarrett the death warrant of
Joshua Griffin, colored, convicted at the No
vember term of the Circuit Court for Hartford
county, of the murder of Miss Susan Taylor.
The 18th Of March is the day assigned. The
execution will take place at the Almshonse,
near Bel Air.
The polar wave which swept over the
country on Saturday and several of the days
following, sent the thermometer down to
about two or three degrees below zero in Bel
Air. We have heard Of several ladies whose
flowers were frozen by the aforesaid unwel-
come and unlocked for polar wave.
Rock Spring Social Sewing Society,"
The following are the officers and members
of this organization: President-Mrs r.
w. Holland Vice President-Mrs Gallau.
det Treasurer-Miss Annie l.. Moores;
Secretary-M Fraser; Forewoman-Miss
Carrie Rutledge. Memberships. Ohio S.
Lee, Mrs. John Moores, Miss Carrie Preston,
Miss Annie Wysong, Mrs. Joshua Rutledge,
Mrs. Dir. r. d. Lee, Miss Annie Quinby.
The lecture by Rev. s. V. Leach, A. NJ.
in the Rock Run NJ +. Church, on Tuesday
evening, was one of the most entertaining
that has been delivered in this county for q
long time. His subject, the Perils of Genius,
as illustrated by the romantic but mean-
choly career of the gifted poet Edgar Allan
Poe, was handled with eloquence and power.
The lecture was agrccnbly interspcrsed with
the recitation of selections from Poc's poeti-
cal works.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-Geo. y. Mayna-
| der, trustee, sold on Tuesday last, TO Mrs.
Catherine Larue, one acre of land, situated
near James Parry & Cos slate quarrics in
this county, for six hundred and twenty five
dollars. Improvements consist of two dwell
ing houses, outbuildings etc
n CIR nl,n lad;
of the Mountain Church will give, on Friday
evening, the 22d inst, q soiree and oyster
supper, in,erspersed with vocal and instrl.
mental music, consisting ofquartettes, Duets,
solos and choruscs select readings, SC. The
affair, which will no doubt be highly en-
joyable one, will be held Stockton Place, the
residence Of William Scarf, Esq. See the
advertisement.
AN IMPORTANT DIsCovERY.-Mr James
Stansbury, residing near Clermont Mills, in
this county, hus discovered ON his property
mine from which he obtains SUBJ
stance which is mixture of asbestos,
soapstone and magnesia. From this he has
succeeded in extracting an oil that is said to
be very valuable for lubricating and paint
ing purposes. Paint mixed with this ashes.
tos oil is said to render wood fire-proof, and
the paint is much more durable than when
mixed with any other dissolvent. Mr.. Stans-
bury has made preparations for the manu-.
facture of the oil, which he sclls at the low
price of 40 cents per gallon.
DEATH OF MRS. SUSAN 2. KEEcH.-This
venerable and highly respected lady died at
her residence near Fallston, on Sunday, the
10th inst, in the 18th year of her age. She
was the widow of the Rev. John r. Keech,
who for forty years was the devoted pastor
of st. Johns Episcopal Church, Baltimore
county, and Christ Church (Rock Spring.
in this county The eminent piety of her
life and the Christian graces of her character
afforded rare example to the world, and
won for her more than the passing respect
and esteem of those who knew her. She
lived for heaven and heaven is now her re.
ward. Her remains were tenderly laid to
rest beside those of her husband, in Rock