The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-18

LITTLE LOCALS.

VIM. Galloway, Esq, formerly Clerk of
the county and States Attorney, has resumed
the practice of law in Bel Air
-Messrs. James NJ. Tombstone & Co, of
Port Deposit, have just completed a neat
iron fence around the lawn of Mr. Isaac
Amos, in Bel Air.
The Methodist and Methodist Protestant
conventions, in session in Baltimore, ON
Tuesday agreed upon basis of union be-
tween the two bodies.
Mr.. Thomas B. Jarrett has refitted
his old store stand at Jarrettsville, and
expects to reopen it tomorrow, (Satur,
day. with large stock of choice new goods
"A. l.. Barry, n prominent citizen of Port
Deposit, has recovered from long and Sc
rious illness, and the happy result is to be
celebrated with concert on the 21st and 22d
inst.
"A new postoflice, to be called Taylors-
| vile, has been established at Charshee's old
stand, on the road from Hopewel to Havre
de Grace, and James Taylor appointed post
master.
The Baltimore american sent out to its
subscribers, last week, large and correct
map of the theatre of war in Asia and Eu-
rope. 1t will be found convenient for refer.
encc during the struggle.
MIR. James Baldwin, of Havre de Grace
has our thanks for trial box of very fine
smoked herring, cured by himself. He will
deliver them at any point on the railroad OF
canal at n moderate price They are exact
ly as he represents them-A No. 1.
Comptroller Woolford made the drawing
for free scholarships in St. Mary's Female
Seminary last Saturday. Hartford county is
entitled to one. Application therefor should
be made TO the County Commissioners or to
VIM II. Harlan, Examiner of the School
Board.
The Port Deposit correspondent of the
Elkton Democrat says: "The immense
stack of ice piled on Davis & Pughs wharf
last winter by n cooperative company OF
our citizens is likely to prove total loss
it, and it is rapidly wasting away"
On Friday of last week, Sheriff Hanway
brought from Baltimore city, Ralph Wash
ington, colored, arrested in that city ON the
charge of stealing $1.55 from the money
drawer of Jonathan Amber, at Fallston
The prisoner was committed to Jail by jus
tice Martin, for the action of the Grand jury
MIR. S. w. Storm, of Waverly, Baltimore
county, has a goose as is n goose. Accord
ing 10 Mr. Storm she laid seventeen eggs in
one day, and the eggs weighed more than
the goose did. This goose was evidently
tying TO cmuute the feat of the wonderful
Howard county hen, which laid dozen OF
two eggs every week day, and none on Sun
day.
| The new assessment in Baltimore county
is $5S, 1872 ,G27, an increase of about eleven
million dollars over the old assessment. The
rate of taxation has been reduced from 5s
cents in 1876 to AZ cents per 800 in 1877
| The Commissioners estimate that it will
require $271 100 to keep the county govern
ment in operation for 1877 This amount
is $49S less than that levied in 1870.
The disease among Mr. James Amos's cat
tie, mention of which was made in The -dEgt
last week, has been confined entirely to tina
genteman's stock, several of which hay,
died. No new cases are reported, and th,
disease has apparently run its course 1t
exact nature has not been ascerlained tut i
is believed there is no danger of it spreading
through the county, and our English cousins
can go on eating American beefjust the sam.
as ever.
On Friday night, May 4th, the mea
house of Rev. Joseph Nelson, pastor of Beth
ell Church. near Jarrettsville, was broker
open and ham stolen. There were only
two hams in the house, and one of them wa
left, thus fulfilling the Scriptural command
that one shall be taken and the other left
A man who will rob minister must b,
more than ordinarily depraved. On tn
same night, two bushels of rye were stolel
from Andrew Kirkwood's granary,
ted some time since at Mr. N elson Rampley's
near Jarretlsville, an account of which la
been given in The 1Bgis, was found to be
coored youth of IA years, who has been il
the employ of Mr.. Rampley for several years
Suspicion rested on him and he at length
confessed the deed. A art of the stoler
money was recovered, the balance having
gone to purchase n silver watch. Mr.. Ramp
ley, after severely reprimanding him, al
lowed him TO go free.
The end of the sewing machine mcnop
oily has caused no little rafting among the
dry bones, ard the prices of this indispensa
BILE article have tumbled considerably Thos,
in want of sewing machine of any descrip
ton, can have an opportunity of seeing ant
comparing the merits of the various kinds
at the store of Messrs. Ormond & Co., No
Al North Gay street, Baltimore, and they cal
purchase a machine AT this establishment a
remarkably low prices. fit does not prove
satisfactory they have the privilege of return
ing and exchanging it for one of the same OF
a different patent
Mr.. VIM. A. Ramsay, son of Hugh G.
Ramsay, of this county, died in Philadelphia
of typhoid fever, ON the Goth of April Mr.
Ramsay, until few weeks before his death
was President of the Southern Publication
Society, of Atlanta, Ga, and was largely en-
gagged in the printing and publishing bust
ness. He was mn active, enterprising bust
ness man, and his death will be regretted by
his many friends in Hartford county, He
was in the 34th year of his age, and leaves a
wife and two young children. His remains
were inferred Mt Statewide Presbyterian bury
ing ground.