The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-15
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
An election for Off GERS of NJ. Ararat
Lodge No, Al, A. +. & A. NJ, will be held on
Tuesday evening, December 19'h, 1876, at
the lodge room in Bel Air.
MIR. John Walter Street,, well-known
farmer, residing near Clermont Mills, died on
Monday, of typhoid fever, in the 55lh year
of his age He leaves wife and eight chill
dren.
Property owners in Bel Air should re.
member that there is town ordinance reeuir-
ing them to clean snow from their sidewalks
within twenty four hours after the snow
ceases to fall.
"A storekeeper who lives near Thomass
Run, passed through Bel Air yesterday, on
his way to Baltimore, with 100 rnbtits-
Last week he carried TO the city 90 rabbits
at one time, and says it was not good week
for rabbits neither.
MIR. Edward Wilson, who resides near
Churchville, has bought q fine farm in Lou
doun county, Va, and will remove thiher
with his family in few weeks. Mr.. Wilson
is good farmer as well as good citizen,
and will be missed from his neighbordood.
One day last week while Willie Reckord,
son of Mr.. Henry Reckord Of Reck ord's Mills,
Little Gunpowder, was amusing himself in
his fathers blacksmith shop by striking upon
horseshoe mould, the mould flew up and
striking the boy on the neck inflicted severe
wound. DR.. Gorsuch rendered medical at
tendance 7orsontown Union.
"A few nights ago chicken thieves broke
open Mr. Ralph Morrison's poultry house,
near Bel Air, but they were frightened off by
dogs before securing Il Christmas turkey
MIR. A. Preston Gilbert's premises, in Bel Air,
were also entered by providers, Il short time
ago, and quantity of butter, milk, &c,
stolen.
Mr. John Kidd the wel.known cattle
dealer, of Baltimore lately purchased four
remarkably fine fat cattle from Mr.. james
NJ. Mccormick, of Bel Air. These cattle re.
ceived first premium at our last Agricul
tural fair, and were pronounced by Mr. Kidd
to be the best cattle ever purchased by him.
They were afterwards sold to Jas. Saudon
of Wilmington, Del
We copied last week from our exchanges
the report Of losses to the Hartford county
Insurance Company, by the burning of pro-
perty belonging to j. F. c. Talbot and VIM
G. Jones, of Baltimore county. Upon en-.
quiry We learn that neither of TIE parties
named are insured in the company. The
annual meeting of the company will take
place on Monday, January list, 1877. Every
member should be present.
A polar wave swept down with Arctic
vigor and intensity last Friday night anC
Saturday. The change was so sudden that
many pet plant left near the window
pane succurnbed 10 the icy breath OF the
Nort1 wind. Hundreds of teams have beer
busy hauling ice for week past and house
keepers nearly all have Il supply now. The
Susquehanna, Bush and Gunpowder rivers
We're closed up,
On Tuesday of last week girl ten years
Old daughter of George Glrdner, colored
who lives at Middle River Station p, w
and B. railroad, was burned to death by her
clothing taking fire. In the absence of her
parents she had been left in charge of two
younger children, and all three were amusing
themselves by dressing up in their mothers
clothes. The eldest one had on dress, and
in moving about the room the garment took
fire from the stove and commenced to blaze
The two younger children endeavored to put
the fire out, but were unsuccessful.