The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-06-01
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS


ford county bar, is lying very i'll at his resi-.
dence in Bel Air.
VIM. G. Barber, q native of England,
and citizen of Marshall's district, died last
Sunday, in the 18th year of his age
The new Episcopal church at Darlington
is nearly finished, and it is expecled the open
ing service will he held in Il week or two ut
the farthest.
II. J. Caldwell and s. b. Nesbitt, of Cecil
| county, have been awarded the contract for
the stone work on the new Friends Meeting
House, at Darlington.
The Right Rev. Bishop Pinkney con-
firmed fifteen persons in st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, Havre de Grace, on Thursday
night, May 18th.
Judge Stump and Thomas Lochary late
ly sold a Short Horn calf nine months old,
the progeny of imported Lord Clan Charlie,
to Mr.. II. H. Mitchell, of Cecil county, for
$75.
We are indebted to Comptroller Wool
ford for A Chart, showing fire and fire-ma-
rine Insurance Companies reporting to the
Maryland Insurance Department for the year
ending December 81, 1876"
Mr.. w. II. II. Whiteford has opened u
wareroom in Darlington, for the supply of
collins, burial caskets, &c He has procured
handsome hearse, and will give attention
to funerals in any part of the county.
The enterprising firm of James Hopper
Il Co., of Havre de Grace, offer to the farm
ers of the county the Russell Peerless and
Crawford's improved mowers and reapers,
together with other improved and first-class
farming implements, sc.
The Llong drawn agony in relation to
the Baltimore postmastership has been settled
by President Hayes appointing Gen. E. B.
Tyler. This appointment is regarded as
victory for the extreme or Fulon-Thomas
wing of the Republican party in the State.
"A painter from Philadelphia, while at
work on the new Episcopal church at Oar
lington, accidentally fell from the scaffold TO
the ground, last Saturday evening, a distance
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bruised, but fortunately not seriously hurt.
Last Sunday night week. dark bay
mare was stolen from the stable of Mr.. d.
Alex. Wilson, residing near Gatchelvile,
Fawn township, Pa. The man who stole the
horse was afterwards arrested in Lancaster
county, and the horse recovered and returned
to the owner York Gazette.
Farming operations are being pushed
forward very rapidly and satisfactorily. The
wheat looks remarkably well, and is heading
up beautifully. A large area of com has
been planted. 1t has come up as well as
could be expected, and farmers have com.
menced to work it, Oats also look well and
promise satisfactory yield.
The fishing season Mt Hayre de Grace is
over, and according to the Republican, has
been on the whole, a failure Few fisher
men have made any money, while many have
lost. The ducking season last winter also
proved failure. The Republican thinks that
II the money now invested in ducking and
fishing tackle was invested in some kind of
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profitable returns.
AT meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee of the Maryland Agricultural Society, on
the 22d of May, Mr.. John Merryman, of
Hayfelds, Baltimore county, was unanimous
ly elected President. Mr. Merryman's past
experience and devotion to its interests will.
we confidently expect, accomplish n great
deal towards restoring the Society to the
condition of prosperity it enjoyed twenty
years ago, when he was its President
On Wednesday of last week as Mr.. Joel
Pussy, in company with Mr.. Plattman, was
driving in the neighborhood of Aberdeen,
the horse ran away, and the buggy striking
tree, both occupants were thrown violently
to the ground The wagon was utterly de.
molished. Mr.. Plattman sustained slight
fracture of enc of his wrists, and Mr.. Pusey
was so badly stunned that it was at first sup.
posed he was dead. He recovered however,
and was not seriously injured