The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-15

vi Oc'ooe' HeN" E
"A Hayes aud Wheeler club has been
formed in Abingdon district. 1t meets al
the McComas Institute.
One day last week valuable horse be.
longing 10 Daniel p, Thomas, broke his neck
by becoming entangled in the halter strap.
Coy. Carroll has extended the time fol
completing the assessment in the first dis
trict of Hartford county to the 81 of October
next.
"A subscriber in the West, whose native
home is Hartford county, says; When
fail TO receive Tile fgiS it is like missing
the face of an old friend"
Jesse Hoshall, an old defender, iii cd al
his residence, in the 9th district, Baltimore
county, last Saturday night, in the 99l year
of his age.
The contract for making u board walk
on Broadway, in Bel Air, has been awarded
by the Town Commissioners TO Jacob E.
Bail, at 234 cents foot The entire length
to be laid is 800 feet.
MIR. Joseph Parry sent us, last week, a
bunch of German millet raised by him, the
stalks of which are nearly six feet and some
OF the heads six inches in length. Mr.. Parry
has large crop of it,
-Messrs. A. p. McCombs s. Co, of uavre
de Grace, announce, through our columns
this week, that they have greatly reduced
the prices of coal. They are now selling
hard and free-buning white ash Goals at
1896 ton.
Gen. John Carroll Walsh, of Hartford
county, was appointed by the Maryland Hor-
ticultural Society to represent the State of
Maryland in the National Horticultural Con-
gress which met at the Centennial grounds,
Philadelphia, this week.
-Messrs. r. E. Morgan, James M. Cain
and Robert P. Mitchell, composing the Board
OF Control and Review for this county, are
in session daily at the Court House. Mr..
Morgan has been chosen President. A clerk
has not yet been appointed.
"A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Jarrettsville Tilden and Hendricks Club was
held at Jarrettsville last Saturday. Addresses
were delivered by Hon. Stevenson Archer.
VIM. L. Cooley, j. T. c. Hopkins and VIM,
G. Scott
Large Crop of Wheat-Capt. George
Ii. zimmerman, who lives near Stockton
raised this year BAT bushels of Red Mcditerra-
mean wheat to the acre, on corn ground. The
only fertilizer used was 800 pounds of Recll-
ord's raw bone per acre.
"A few days ago Mr., VIM. GLADDEN., who
lives near Chrome Hill, had pair of vau-
able ycarling ewes killed by dogs. Mr..
GLADDEN. sheared from each of these sheen
twelve pounds of wool, at one year DID,
He intended to exhibit them at our next
agricultural fair.
MIR. Samuel S, Ely, at the wcll-known
and popular boot and shoe house, No 1872
North Gay street, has made another reduction
in the prices of his goods. His stock is large
and well assorted, and with the further in
ducemcnt of low prices, VIC predict a great
increase in his already large custom. See
his advertisement, on this page.
MIR. Charles A. McGaw's purchase of fine
stock turns out to be Il handsome flly 1G
months old, and not a ycarling hcifer. We
were led into the error by an exchange.
Micah Matilda, the animal in question, was
sird by VauXhall out Of gray mare Maggie
Hetner by George NJ. Patchcn. Mr.. McGaw
intends to exhibit his purchase at the next
county fair
Hon Chas. b. Roberts, Democratic cam
didatc for Congress in this district, is cy-
pected to address mass meeting at Halls
X Roads, on Saturday, the 93d inst. On
this occasion handsome American flag will
be raised. A band of Music has been engag
cd Besides Mr. Roberts other clooucnt
speakers, of our own county, have promised
to deliver addresses.
The entertainment for the benefit of the
Alpha Literary Association, on Wednesday
night, although not Of strictly literary
character, was quite successful in amusing
the audince. The programme consisted of
reading, Rotations dialogue, comic songs
and burlesque performances in "color" The
proceeds are for the laudable purpose of
buying books for the library of the associa.
ton.
The Columbia and Port Deposit Rail-
road is now completed from Columbia to the
mouth of Fishing Creek, two miles above
Peach Bottom and half mile below File,s
Eddy. AS soon as the track was laid to this
point the first load of freight, in the shape of
a car load of fat hogs, forly-two in number,
fed by VIM: II. Brosius, of that vicinity,
were shipped by him at the Eddy for Phila.
delphia, via Columbia and Lancaster.
The young man who was run over by
the cars last week, near Perrymansville, was
buried on the grounds of the railroad COM
pany near that place on Thursday of last
week, there being nothing about his person
or clothes whereby his name or residence
could be discovered. The following marks
on his person may enable some of his friends
to recognize him, should they see this: On
his right arm were the letters P. E., rather
indistinct, and A. N A. very distinct, and
on his left arm the figure of dancing girl in
red and black colors of India ink.-Republi-
can.
The successful Knights in the tourna-
ment near My Lady's Manor, on Thursday
of last week, were as follows: Albert Pocock,
Knight of Hartford, who crowned as Queen
of Loye and Beauty, Miss Mollie Birming-
ham, of Baltimore county; ]. B. Hutchins.
Knight of My Lady's Manor, who crowned