The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-06-25
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS:

uAiso hnnle VluSOu, SlSter VI JuuSe OId-
son, died suddenly in Baltimore, on Saturday,
the 18th inst.
Divine service will be held at Grace
Chapel, Hickory, on Sunday next, 27th inst,
at 10i o'clock A. NJ.
Mr. VIM. F. Pannell, at Bush Mills, is
prepared to supply farmers and others with
plaster, shell lime, flour, meal and feed. He
will also buy corn and wheat at all times.
Mr.. James Murray, of Joppa, in this
county, who sailed for Scotland on the 22d
of May, arrived in Glasgow on the I'd of
June, on visit to his old home.
On last Saturday morning, Mr. VIM 8.
Parker, in the I'D year of his age, died sud-
denly, of congestion of the brain, at the resi-
dence of Samuel Higle, Long Green, Balti
more county.
The Wateryale Farmers Club recently
purchased two very fine Yorkshire pigs.
This variety is said to be very profitable
pigs of eight or nine months old weighing
from 200 to $50 lbs.
Our contemporary, the Annapolis Repud-
hcan, of which Mr.. L. +. Cotton is editor
and proprietor appeared last week in hand
some dress of new type. The Republican is
one of the Oldest and best weekly newspapers
in the country.
Communion Services will begin ut North
Bend Presbyterian Church, on Friday even
ing, the 25th, and continue all day on Satur-
day. Sacrament of the Lords supper on
Sunday. The Pastor, Rev. Geo. Morrison,
will be assisted by other ministers.
Major VIM. II. Daam has tried tobacco
dust on his potato bugs. He says it killed
the young bugs in few seconds, and made
the old ones very sick. Heretofore he has
fought them fair fist fight, but hereafter he
he will resort to tobacco.
On Saturday afternoon, shortly after
o'clock, the large oldiashoned brick resi-
dence, situated on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore railroad, at the head of
Back river, was destroyed by fire. The
house was a very old and dilapidated struc-
ture and belonged to the Canton Company.
"A citizen of St. Michaels, Md, and n
covered by experience that oak ashes are
either certain death TO bugs or an infallible
prevention of their destruction of potato
vines The ashes, he says, should be unleach.
ed and sprinkled on the vines in the early
morning.
MIR. jeremiah Wheelwright, of the firm
of Wheelwright, Nudge & Co., paper deal
ers died suddenly in Boston, on the 10th
inst. He has been successfully engaged in
the wholesale newspaper business, in Balti-
more, for twenty-three years, and bore an
untarnished name as a gentleman of the
strictest honor and probity.
-Doyou think a meeting at Towsontown,
to urge the completion of our railroads, will
be of any service to those enterprises? If
so we will call one, do the printing for moth
ing, and get several live men out from the
city, besides others from this town, to address
the people on the necessity of their carly
completion. So'nethiag mast be done-1om-
sontoaon Union.
The patrons and friends of the Bel Air
Academy are reminded that the annual COM
mencement will take place next Wednesday
evening, Both inst, at 8 o'clock The address
will be delivered by John S. Writ, Esq, of
the Baltimore bar. The school, under the
charge of Mr.. VIM. II. Harlan, has steadily
grown in efficiency and numbers, and the
public will be glad of an opportunity to wit
ness the proficiency of the scholars.
AT tournament at Towsontown, on
Friday of last week, the first honor, that of
GROWING the queen, and the prize, hand
some saddle and bride, were won by Thom-
as r. Jenifer. j. L. Burke won the second
and Caleb S. Wright the third honor. Miss
Helen Andrews, of Baltimore, was selected
as queen, and Misses Marion Jenifer, Ford
and Leila Cuttings, all of Baltimore county,
respectively as first, second, and third maids.
VIM. Grason delivered the coronation ad.
dress.
On last Friday morning. as the team of
MIR. Sam'l Forsythe, engaged in hauling tim.
her near Perrymansville, was driving through
the woods, one of the horses suddenly drop.
ped down like dead. An examination show
ed that sharp snag had struck him in the
abdomen and pierced his entrails The cut
was some six or eight inches long and as
clean as if done with knife. The horse,
which was a very valuable one, died in a
few minutes -Repu6ltcan, 1871.
"A Martha Washington Tea Party was
opened, in the Town Hall, Havre de Grace,
on Tuesday evening of last week. The cx-
ercises were opened by Tableau, represent
ing "Gen. Washington and family in coun
Gil, selecting site for the National Capital"
Mr.. Chas. T. Wilson represented the father
of his county, Mrs. j. F. Woodrow, Lady
Washington, Miss BERTHE Frieze and Master
Raymond Glacken, the children. The or.
iginal thirteen States were represented by as
many different tables each presided over by
matrons fair and maidens gay, dressed in the
high lace caps and shawls of our grand
mothers days. The Party" proved to be
a success.-RepuJlican.
MASONIC FUNERAL--On Wednesday
Mount Ararat Lodge Of Free Masons attend
ed in body the funeral of their brother,
Jesse DcHaven, of this place, to Friendship
Meeting House, where the funeral ceremo-
MES were conducted according to the usages
of the ancient order and Of the Methodist
Protestant Church, Of which he was con-
sistent member. Mr.. DeHaven died on Mon
day afternoon, after protracted illness of
pulmonary disease. He was worthy, up
right citizen, and greatly respected in this
community.
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