The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-12-14
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

Mr. A. NJ. Fuford this week shipped to
G. c. Duncan, of Eagle Lake, Colorado
county, Texas one of his finest Berkshire
pigs, selected from prize litter
We are obliged to Mr.. James p. Preston
for fine young swan or cygnet, Il trophy of
his skill as marksman. This handsome bird
was shot last Friday on Bush river.
Mr. John J. Alexander has been appoint
ed to receive the taxes due Thomas IL.
Snowden, Collector of the third district. He
may be found in his office every Monday.
MIR. James B. Preston has rented his
place, near Emmorton, to DR.. John T. Keats,
of Queen Anne's county, Md, who will re-
move thither shortly for the practice of his
profession.
Mr.. Ham. Cuttings, well known in Balti-
more and Hartford counties, has established a
dog kennel-a place for the training ofhunt-
ing dogs--at Nashville, ennessee.-70acson-
t0aoR Union.
The annual session ofthe Maryland State
Grange began at Baltimore on Monday. The
Hartford county Oranges were represented by
George E. Silver, Charles w. Michael and W.
S. Whiteford
"A glass ball match will be held at Damp
mans Hotel Hartford turnpike, on Monday,
December Gath, the prize being q no-top bug
by. The shooting will be at double balls, 1S
yards rise, It ounces shot.
An election was held at ST. Michacls, Tai
bot county, last week, TO decide whether
hogs may be raised within the corporate linn
it's One hundred and two votes were polled,
of which 96 were for hogs
The spectacle last Saturday night Of the
planet Venus, fixed, as it were, on one of the
horns of the crescent moon, was beautiful
realization of Poe's description of
"Astarte's bediamonded crescent
Distinct with its duplicate horn"
Through tickets for New York and
Washington are now sold at Edgewood Sta
ton, p, w. & B. Railroad. For Washing
ton passengers have the choice of the Balti-
more and Ohio and Baltimore and Potomac
railroads from Baltimore.
DIR. David S. Cuttings, of Baltimore
county, who has been announced as stricken
with paralysis suffered only temporarily from
q severe attack of rheumatism, and is now
greatly improved and attending to his practice
again.
The right way to resume is to resume
The problem that has veXed the spirit of
Congressman and financiers has been prac.-
cally solved in Bel Air by our enterprising
store keepers, Martin & Anderson, who are
now paying out gold in change to their GUS
toners.
Miss Susanna Hawkins, daughter of
John Hawkins, living near Glenvilc, had
her trunk broken open, last Sunday week,
and $3.50 stolen therefrom. A tramp who
had been living in the neighborhood for a
month or two, was the supposed burglar. A
man answering to his description crossed the
river at Lapidum on the evening of the same
day, and has not been seen or heard ofsince
The First District Teachers Association
met at Edgewood, December 9th. A con-
stitution was adopted, and the subject, "W hat
constitutes an efficient teacher?" was discuss
ed. A resolution was passed inviting all
teachers TO attend the meetings of the Asso-
citation. An Executive Committee consist
ing of Miss Gorrell and Mr. F. A. Brown
were elected After the reading of the pro.
gramme the Association adjourned to meet
at Union School Jan. 9Th, 1878. Teachers
and others interested in education arc cor
daily invited to attend.
We are indebted to Col Ohio S. Lee, of
this pla ce, for copies of Brownsville Texas
papers-The Weekly Ranchero and E1 Genio'
The latter is printed in the Spanish language
Theatrical amusements and fandangoes ap.
pear to be the most stirring social events OF
this far-away border town. The RdncherO
in describing one of the fandangoes says
1000 were present, and there were one OF
two knock downs, but they are essential to
a fundangc." Besides man was shot
through the nose on his way there. Alto
gether life in Brownsville must be veryditfer-
ent from that in the cffete civilization OF
Maryland,
ELECTION OF OFFICERs--Mt Ararat
Lodge, No Al, A. f. and A. NJ, will elect its
officers on Tuesday next, December 18th, that
being its regular meeting next prior to st.
Johns Day, the 9th of December.
FARMS SoLD.-J. S. & G. l.. Dallam, real
estate agents, of Bel Air, have sold to Count
Stillwell, of New York, for $4,000 cash, the
farm of James W. Hanna, near Fountain
Green. 1t contains so acres.
Also the Cranberry Farm" situated near
Perrymansville, containing 2S5 acres and be-
longing to H. Clay Dallam, of Baltimore, to
VIM B. Baker, of Hartford county, for S12 900.
This was the country seat of the Dalam fami-
ly, and one of the best known farms in the
county.
FINE HoGs.-Mr. John F. Lrgan raised
the prize hog of Bel Air this year 1t was a