The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-03-30
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

DR. Crane has moved his office 10 his
present place of residence, Main street, OPP.
posite the M. p. Parsonage, Bel Air.
Garrett II, Nelson, well known and
justly esteemed citizen of Bush River Neck,
died few days ago, at the age of 80 years
Preaching ut Dublin NJ. +. Church
South, next Sunday, at 10! A. NJ, and at
Tabernacle at 81, P. NJ =, by the pastor Rev.
J. w. Steele
Mr.. Ezra Price, member of the Society
of Friends, died at his residence near Phil
opolis, Baltimore county, on the 10th inst,
in the I'D year of his age.
MIR. ]. L, Wright, for many years pro.
prietor of" Wrights Hotel" on the Hartford
Turnpike, fourteen miles from Baltimore
died on Tuesday night last.
Bald Hill, on the Susquehanna shore
near Conowingo Bridge, is said to be q favor.
lite resort, in pleasant weather, for young
gentlemen and their sweehcars
lilo, for Tcxas.-Messrs. Crew and Ten.
nant, provision dealers, of Bel Air, are about
to pull up stakes and start for Texas. They
expect TO locate in Austin, the capital of the
State.
A writer wants to know how far green
back will go. Let him lend one to q friend
until day after tomorrow. The chances arc
that it will go clear out of sight and he seen
no more forever.
Fishing has commenced in the Potomac
river. Messrs. VIM. NJ. Elliott and Howell
5. Barron, of this county, are fishing there
the former at Gut Landing and the latter al
Pomonkey Point.
-Messrs James Hopper & Co., of Havre
de Grace, lave opened on Office street, neal
Hanna's Hotel, a branch store for the sale Of
agricultural implements. Mr.. G. r. Carnes
their agent, is in charge.
-Messrs. Davis & Pugh, of Port Deposit
have purchased, at trustees sale, the Hiss
property in Ekton, large, three-story
brick dwelling house, on a lot 410 feet front
and $50 deep, for $4,000.
The wife of p. w, Webb, Esq, of Cliff.
ton, Baltimore county, whose death occurred
on the 10th instant, was sister-n law OF
Hon. Jacob Tome. Her remains were taken
to Port Deposit and inferred at Hopewell
buryng ground.
The Bel Air Cornet Band are about max.
ing arrangements with Prof c. p. Kelly, OF
High Spire, Pa, whereby they will secure
his services regularly as leader and instructor
Prof Kelly has the reputation of being an
excellent musician and teacher.
C Douglas Galloway, MASTER has been
detached from the Naval Academy at An.
napolis and ordered to the training shin
Monongaheln, now at Baltimore. Mr.. Gal,
loway is a son of VIM. Galloway, Esq, OF
Hartford county, and graduated from the
Naval Academy several years ago with high
honOrs.
Mr., John Moores, who lives in the Big
Woods, protected the squirrels in the lawn
surrounding his house until they increased
to such numbers that they recently invaded
his house, persist emily gnawing holes in the
roof in search of more comfortable quarters
A war of determination or slate roof is the
alternative.
The dwelling house of Isaac Parker, ST..
near Slate Hill, York county, with nearly
all his furniture, was entirely destroyed by
fire a short time ago The fire broke out
late at night, the family being awakened by
the smoke. The fire is supposed to have
originated from matches being carried
through the house by mice.
Rev. ID. l.. Greenfield pastor of East
Baltimore Station NJ p. Church, corner of
Aisquith and Fayette streets, has been pre-
sentcd by his congregation with service
able and costly walnut desk, and his wife
with a valuable China table service. Rev.
Mr.. Greenfed's pastorate has been marked
with success, and large additions have been
made to the membership of his church lie
is n son of Hon. A. ii. Greenfield, one of the
Judges of the Orphans Court of Hartford
county.
FARMS SoLD.-John Trago has sold his