The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-19
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS

Arcadia" is the name Of new station
at "Puddle Duck Creek" on the Peach Bot
tom railroad.
The scene of The prize story, written by
Mrs. 5. ii. Coale, of this county, for the Bal
timore Weekly San, is laid in Hartford county
MIR. VIM. G. Burke, of Havre de Grace,
has suffered n slight stroke of paralysis in
his face, but we are pleased to learn, is inn
proving.
We have received the proceedings of
the recent meeting of the Hartford county
Medical Society, but too late for publication
this week
The Rev Mr. P0sllethwaite, of the Re-
formed Episcopal Church, Baltimore, will
preach at the Falslon Presbyterian Church,
on Sunday, May 2lst, at 3! o'clock, p, M
The public are cordially invited
The Maryland Association for the Pro-
lection of Game and Fish call attention to
the law forbidding the killing or having in
possession any woodcock prior to June 10Th,
and reward of S. is offered for information
leading to the conviction of any offender.
We have received copy of the Demo
crat, published at Clinton, Mo-, containing IL
letter OH Texas and the Indian Nation; also
synopsis of q lecture on China-both by
! Mr.. Paul Bagley, formerly of this county,
! Mr. Baglcy's present residence is in Arkan-
! sas.
! The ladies of the Fallst0n Presbyterian
| Church will hold n strawberry and ice cream
| festival, at the church, on the 1st, 2d and 3d
| intend to visit the Centennial arc inyied-
| The will also be pleased TO see everybody
else as well.
The pesky potato bug must have been
loafng around waiting for the potatoes to
| come up; Tor rs soon as the tender plants
made their appearance they were attacked
! by the beetle, full-grown and ready for bust
ness A war of determination should be
commenced upon them at once.
| -Mcssrs. A. B. File ming & Co., of Edin-
| burgl, Scotland, have issued q Souvenir of
the Opening of the Philadelphia Centenary
Exhibition" being an advertisement Of
printing ink and machinery oil manulactur-
ed by them, which contains advertisements
! printed in upwards of 70 different languages
and characters. We are indebted TO them
for copy.
We are sorry to learn that the condition
| Of our old and valued friend, Thomas Hope,
! Esq, who was severely injured, few weeks
| ago, by falling from his carriage is not such
! as to induce the belief that he will be able to
| go about again. 1T is feared that his hip
bone has been fractured, which at his adj
vanced age is an injury of the most serious
| character.
"A few days ago flock Of sheep belong
ing to Mr.. Abraham Sherizer, who lives near
Fountain Green, were attacked by dogs, and
one sheep was killed before the dogs could
be driven off. The owner of the dogs prompt
| ly killed them. BY law of the last Legis-
laturc the amount of damage sustained by
the killing OF injuring of sheep by dogs may
be recovered by law from the owner of the
dog or dogs.
On Sunday morning, 7lh inst, about 3
o'clock, the house and barn of Mr. George
Hughes, 9th district, Baltimore county, about
one mile from the Pennsylvania line was
entirely consumed by fire. There was no
one living in the house at the time and il is
supposed the fire was the work of an inccn-
diary. The loss is about So GOO. 1t was in
sured in the Hartford County Mutual Insur-
ance Company to the amount of $4,000
| --10NSontODn J0urnal
The case of the Stat eys Thomas G.. Arch
er, indicted for assault with intent to murder
James II. Monks, was called for trial on
Thursday morning Considerable difficulty
was found i'll getting jury, only four out of
the regular panel being sworn. Judge Wat
tiers thereupon ordered 100 talcsmcn to he
summoned, the names being drawn from the
box. In the meantime court was adjourned
until this morning at 10 O'clock
wagon returning from the fishing shore, be-
came entangled in fallen tree near the Red
Pump, on the road from Bel Air to the Up
per Roads, near Mr. James Flowers
house. Mr.. Flowers went out with lamp
and assisted the driver TO cxtricaic his team.
Upon returning to the house, the lamp ex-
ploded soon after Mr.. Flowers set it down,
setting fire TO some articles in the room, and
endangering the premises. The fire was ex-
tinguished with difficulty.
EXCHANGE OF FARMs.--Mr. William G.
Carroll has exchanged his farm of 994 acres,
situated near Sarah Furnace, for that of Mr.
James Street,, near JaIrcttsvillc, containing
| 100 acres Mr. Carroll nays Mr. Sirnoit in