The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-11

WIN. Levin, citizen of Dublin district,
who had been slightly i'll for few days, but
refused to have the services of a physician,
on Thursday of last week ate his dinner, and
lying down upon sofa, died about an hour
afterwards He was well-known member
of the Friends Society, and was in the 65th
year of his age.
Hon. Il. b. Ferguson, the Maryland Fish
Commissioner has in our harbor his fish
Matching apparatus and is busily engaged in
propagating shad. He is being assisted by
gentlemen connected with the United States
Fishery department, who have the revenue
cutter Lookout in their scrV ice-HdUre de
Grace Republican.
The many friends of Col. w. II Jenifer,
of Baltimore county, will regret to learn that
he now lies seriously i'll at his rooms in Bal
timore city. few years since, it will he
recollected, Col. Jenfer held n high com
mand in the Egyptian Army, but was COM
PEELED TO return to his native land on account
of serious affection of The throat, of which
he has never fully recovered TO,osontOaon
Journal.
"A smooth faced, wel-dresscd young
man, about 20 years of age and of plausible
appearance, has been going around the
for the Towsontown Journal, and endeavor-
ing to collect money from its patrons. The
Journal warns its subscribers that it employs
no travelling agents or collectors, and is ex-
tremely anxious to form the acquaintance of
the nice young man.
Last Monday week, as Messrs. Loker
and Walker were crossing Swan Creek in n
wagon, their horses took fright and ran away
the wagon striking Mr.. Milchell's fence,
knocking the pales right and left. The
vehicle next came in collision with Mr.
Joseph Henriquez's carriage, tearing off one
OF the wheels. The frightened animals then
jumped fence and ran towards Aberdeen,
where they were stopped. No one was hurt.
AT the annual meeting of Stockholders
of the Baltimore, Hampden and Towsontown
Narrow Gauge Railroad, the project of an
alliance with the Baltimore and Delta Mar
row. Gauge Railroad was discussed atlength,
and was favorably regarded by some mem
bers. BY the alliance the Baltimore and
Delta line would be constructed on the
graded route TO Towsontown of the Balti-
more, Hampden and Towsontown railroad
and thence to Delta.
| AS Mrs. Pinkerton, of Towsontown,
went to feed her chickens, the other morn
ing, her little child, between 8 and years OF
age, accompanied her. She presently MISE
him and moved around to look for him.
In passing half barrel set in the ground for
the purpose of watering thehorse she saw the
little fellows heels sticking up and making
frantic kicks. She was just in time to pull
him out, as his head was down in the water
and he was drowning 1oacSontoon Journal
The Kearney Chemical Works, GO Cort
landt street, New York, offer to our readers
a new pest poison which they claim to be
as effective as Paris Green, and far cheaper
25 cents worth being sufficient for an acre
1t will destroy the potato bug, cabbage, mel
on and cucumber feas, cabbage and cut
worms, &c, and will drive away rats, mice
reaches and other pests. We believe it ha.
never been tried on tramps, but if it will &C
complish one-hnlf that is claimed for it, We
have no doubt it would be exceedingly un
healthy for these pests also. We would moi
recommend lis use for that purpose, however