The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-29
Local Affairs,
BITrbls LOCALS:

-hlKlon butchers are selling beef ct 1871
cents pound. The price in Bel Air is 10
cents.
We arc indebted to Mrs. Burton for
basket full of the finest Fallawatcr apples we
ever saw.
MIR. j. w. Andcrsons new store building,
in Bel Air, is 60 X 90 feet in dimensions
not 100 as the types said last week.
Anon Green s. Co., manufacturers Of
knitting cotton, &c, have removed to 1856
North Gay street, near High, Baltimore.
The Adams express office at Aberdeen,
Hartford county, has been discontinued, and
express matter for that region now goes to
Havre de Grace.
The barn of Cornelius Beavenom. in
York county, Pa, together with five head of
cattle and considerable grain, was DESTROYED
by fire on Saturday. Loss $4,000,
Several communications are unayoi,lably
postponed this week. We are under obliga-
TONS to our correspondents for prompt news,
and will use their letters as soon MS practical
bic.
Mr.. James SpiceI, died at the residence
oil his brother in-law, Il. F. Johns, ESQ, in
Abingdon district, OH Wednesday morning
last, from the effects of injuries received by a
fall some months ago.
-Uriah johnson is appointed postmaster
at Thomas Run, Hartford county, vice ]. III.
Bull resigned. HMr. johnson was appointed
on the recommendations of the special agent
and of the retiring postmaster.
VIM, Murray, a son of Mr. james Muir
ray, formerly of Baltimore, and nephew of
Col. Herman Stump, of this county, died on
Friday last, at his residence, the Bendoyer
estate, near Richmond, Va. He was about
% years of age.
MIR. j. Benz Ely, at the Old Established
Shoe Store No, ITO North Gay street, corner
OF Exeter street, Baltimore has reduced the
prices of his large and fashionable stock to
meet the requirements of hard times. See
his advertisement on first page.
Bishop Pinkney will make an Episcopal
visitation to churches in this county, next
week, as follows: Sunday, Oct. 1st, St.
Mary's; Monday, sd, Trap; Tuesday, Sd,
Holy Trinity, Churchville; Wednesday, 4th,
Grace Church, Darlington.
Among the premiums awarded by the
Centennial Commission of Philadelphia this
week is one to E. Mortimer Bye for verde
antique marble, from Hartford county Md.
This is the stone known as precious se,pen tine
from the quarries on Broad Creek in this
county.
democratic mass meetings and pole rails.
ings will be held at Abingdon and at Stock
ton, on Saturday, Oct. 7th. At the former
place Hon Charles B. Roberts is expected to
be present Also at the Hickory, Jarretts.
vile and Aberdeen on tomorrow, Both. On
October 4th, at Bel Air and on 7th at Stock
ton, Norrsvile and Dublin We trust there
will be full attendance at each of these
meetings, as able speakers will be present to
discuss the political issues of the day.
We deeply regret 10 hear of the death of
Alexander Boarman, which took place ut the
residence of his mother, ON Deer Creek, Har-
ford county, Saturday, September 25th, from
the effects of severe cold. He was man
OF unblemished character, much esteemed
and beloved by all who knew him, both rich
and poor. He was very attentive to business
and was one of our most useful citizens. His
death is loss, not only to his immediate
family and friends, but to the entire commu.
nifty.
The storm last Sunday week was gene
rally regarded as the equinoctial gale ; and
it was severe enough to fill all the require
ments of the occasion, 1t appears now that
it was an independent affair, the regular equi-
noctial storm occurring promptly on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, the time set apart by
the almanac makers for its appearance. 1t
was not so violent as its immediate prcde-
cessor, but on Sunday attended so strictly to
its business, that scarcely any ono could stir
abroad for it.