The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-03-26
Local Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS:
The loss in the neighborhood Of Port
Deposit, by the recent freshet, is estimated
at 100000.
1t is said that after hard winter there
is always large run of shad in the spring.
We hope it will be the case this spring
FIX. Sheriff Burke of Baltimore county,
died Mt Mount Hope Retreat on the 18th
inst, in his 49th year. He had been suffer-
ing for several months before his death, with
partial paralysis.
With the breaking up of the ice large num-
bers of ducks have made their appearance in
the Bush and Gunpowder rivers 1t is said
that they do not decoy well. however, and
consequently not many arc killed.
Mr.. Alonzo Reynolds, who was severely
burnt by an explosion of gas at the Tome
Memorial Church, Port Deposit, is rapidly
recovering, hut Thomas Taylor, who was
also injured at the same time, it is thought
cannot recover.
-Rev. DR.. T. Swentzell, Of the Maryland
Conference Methodist Protestant Church, has
accepted Il call to the pastorate of Bethany
Independent Methodist Church, of baltimore.
DR.. Swcnizell was in charge Of Bel Air cir
cult, about twelve years ago, and is rcmem-
bcrcd as popular preacher.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. John Slime,
near the Hickory, which was burned on
Wednesday Of last week, was not insured,
and thus the savings of years have been
swept away in few moments. He is a
worthy, industrious farmer, and deserving of
the substantial sympathy of the community.
| acknowledging from the
American News Company, "The American
Booksellers Guide" valuable publication
to persons who desire to engage in the news
and stationery trades. Also from +. w.
Helmick, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pretty piece
of new music, "Sadic Darling"
1t is stated that Mcssrs Cochran g. Co.,
and Olcr & Co. have 5000 tons of ice stor.
cd along the Susquehanna, of which $4,000
/
at Locust Grove, $4,000 near the canal basin
and % 900 at the Island. The ice dealers
state that prices in Baltimore will he one
'r,-- a,.>-> i"-t
A member of the Illinois Legislature has
determined to win immortal renown, or at
least 10 try for it, by introducing q bill pro.
viding that 'any person asking another per.
son to drink any Intoxicating liquor shall be
fined not less than $50 and not more than
$1O0w What death-blow this bill, if pass.
ed, would be to Illinois conyviality.
Can You Do It?-In the public school.
Of New Orleans, present was offered to the
scholar who would multiply nine by nine
then multiply that product by itself for nine
times. This offer was open thirteen years
when it was taken by a girl fifteen years old
1t took three months of faithful work. This
may seem incredible, but let any one try it,
and he will find it cannot be done in short
time. The girl received silk dress as
present.
"A Perryyille correspondent of the Bal
timorc San thinks that the government de-
Hector and the boom piers below the rail
road bridge at Hayre de Grace choked up
! the channel, and prevented the ice from
moving out into the bay, thus causing the
disaster at Havre de Grace and Port Depos-
it. He thinks that unless these obstacles are
removed the railroad bridge and Port De-
post must S ooner or later be destroyed, and
portion of Hayre de Grace perhaps washed
out.
| Last week the cases Of number of per-
sons charged with violating the lot terry laws
came up in the Baltimore city Criminal
Court. One Frederick Taylor, TO his great
establishment, was sentenced to 10 months
Imprisonment in Jail. Most of the cases
were removed to the counties for trial, in
Guiding number TO Hartford The Sun
says: SHOULD the courts in the counties to
which these cases have been removed place
as heavy a hand as the Criminal Court here
on this evil, it may be reprcssed; otherwise
| ii will continue 10 flourish"
Rev. Z. Buhrman, senior NJ. E. preacher
on this circuit for the last three years, left
for his new field of labor, in Hartford county
on Wednesday morning last. To say that
Mr.. B. was beloved by the whole people here
is not saying a word too much and without
speaking at all disparagingly of any of his
predecessors on this circuit, we say he was
the most deservedly popular one, in every
| hot lnc cfaf 1,
We congratulate the people of Hartford cir
cult on their good fortune in having Mr.. B.
sent among them, and hope that he may meet
q hearty welcome.-LiJertyto,cn (Hd) Ban
| Rer.
FARM SoLD.-John s. Dallam, real estate
agent, recently sold farm belonging to Mr..
Thomas L. Beaumont, containing 3s acres,
situated at Pleasantvlle, in this county, to