The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS:

LITTLE LOCALS:
Don't forget the meeting of the Tilden
and Hendricks club at J ancttsvile, to.mor
row.
Judge Grason, chief of this judicial cir
cult, is sojourning at Centrcvillc, Queen
Anne's county-his native heath.
Col, VIM. II. Jenifer's splendid Arabian
stallion is now on exhibition at the Ccnten
NAL. 1t is said that his colts, four months
old, are held at 5000 each.
Mr. Thomas Allibone, residing near the
Hickory, died on Thursday morning, of apo
pleXy, after very short illness. He was
formerly of Philadelphia, and abou' 20 Years
of age.
"A new evening paper, to be called The
BWaettn, is about to be started in Baltimore
The proprielors of the enterprise are s.
Teackle Wallis, Lawrence Tumbull Thomas
w. Hall, Jr., Charles G. Kerr and VIM. H.
Laffan.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Baltimore
County Uni0n the office of which was de-
stroyed by fire, appeared on time last week,
but in reduced form. 1t will speedily be
restored to its usual size and we hope will
soon recover from lis recent disaster
Mrs. Skipwith II. Coae's prize story "A
Freak of Fortune" is now being published
in the Baltimore Weekly SIN. The scene is
laid in Hartford county, and the story is
founded on the thrilling incidents which at
tended the great ice gorge in the Susquehan-
M in 1878.
The public schools of the county re open
ed on Monday. We hope the little folks
have enjoyed their summer vacation, and
start again to school with determination
to study hard, and with well informed minds
and yirtuous principles, make good and use
full men and women.
The Board of Control and Review or
the assessment now in progress met in Bel
Air on Monday. There are n number of an
plicants for the position of clerk to the
board, but so far they have not been able to
unite upon any one. The board is composed
of James NJ. Cain, Robert E. Morgan and
Robert P. Mitchell.
Uncle Billy Lytlc, native of Hartford
county, who left here fifty-eight years ago,
called to see us on Tuesday. He was on his
way to visit his brother, In York county, PA
His residence is now at San Antonio, Texos
and like all the citizens of that great State
he speaks in rapturous terms of his adopted
home. The old gentleman is hale and hearty
and bids fair to live score of years vet.
The Democrats of this district have done
well in re-nominating the Hon. Samuel 7
Randall for Congress. His services in the
last Congress were invaluable to tax povers
in stopping the great as well rs the little
leaks made in the Treasury by the Republi.
caxs. The two greatest reformers ofthis ace
are Samuel ]. Randall and Samuel J, Tilden
The people intend 10 make the latter Presi.
dent, and they will not soon forget the form
or.
"A grand variety entertainment by the
Alpha Literary Association, will be given n,
the Union Chapel School House, on We'd
nesday, September 18th, at II O'Clock, p NJ
The programme will consist of addresses
opera, sentimental and comic singing, din.
logues, Ethiopian minstrel performances tbe
whole to conclude with "The Baby fEIe.
phant," laughable scene. The proceeds
are to be used in procuring library for the
association
The cost of spending day ut the Cen.
tennial has been figured out from actual ey.
perience by correspondent who says;
You leave Havre de Grace at 9.32 M
arriving on the grounds at 11.40 A. M. Yon
can spend six pleasant and profitable hours
at the great show, and leaving there ut 3 40
p NJ, arrive at Havre de Grace again nj Al
p M. The cost is as follows: Railroad fire
round trip, ticket good for fifteen DAYS on
any train, 1926; two horse feeds, so cents
admission, so cents; good plain dinner on
the grounds, % cents. In all $4.75. The
fare from Magnolia or any OF the intervening
stations is onlya trifle more than from Hayre
de Grace.
Mrs. Letitia Noonan, aged 30 years, died
at her home in the Big Woods, on Monday
afternoon. She was the widow of Michael
Noonan, an American sailor, who was i'm
pressed in the British service at the breaking
out of the war of 1919. Learning that war
had been declared, he refused to fight against
his country. For his refusal he was cruelty
beaten by order of the British commander,
and thrown into Dartmoor prison. He took
part in both the unsuccessful attempts of the
Imprisoned Americans TO escape from. that
terrible place and carried the scars of his
captivity on his person to the day of his
,laotb which ooo,,rroJ N n, 10 ,,oo., ~.