The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-06-15

the house. the furious little insects pursuing
and singing him at every step. Before he
could reach the house he fell exhausted, and
would have been stung to death il assistance
had not reached him in time. AS it was he
was severely hurt. Several hundred stings
were extracted from his head and neck.
RAILROAD MEETING AT THE ROCKs.-On
Tuesday a meeting of railroad committees
others, was held at the Rocks of Deer Creek.
E. Stanley Rogers ives called to the chair,
and ]. A. Spicer appointed Secretary. In
teresting remarks were made by Messrs. S.
G. Boyd and Z. X. Loucks, of York county,
Pa. Mr. Boyd stated that $44 1000 was sub
scribed OF the Twining's Valley route, and
$48, 900 on the Bel Air route Mr.. Loucks'
address was listened to with great interest,
and abounded in practical suggestions and
encouragement to the enterprise. He pro-
phesied that in twenty years railroads would
be as general throughout this country MS pub
lie reads are now, and that the time would
come when railroads of perhaps two-feet
gauge would be made to connect farmers
with main line outside. Mr.. Loucks, who
is close observer and an eminently practical
man, passed over the entire route of the pro-
posed railroad, and expressed the belief that
it rested entirely with the people themselves
whether they would have it or not. 1t is
better, he said, to wear out than to rust out,
and without railroad the energies of the
people would gradually decay, and this sec.
ton would not keep pace in improvements
with other sections where there is enterprise
enough to build railroads,
RAILROAD MEETING AT TowsoNTowN.-
meeting of the friends of the Baltimore
and Delta Narrow Gauge Railroad was held
at Towsontown on Wednesday, at which
Col Edward +. Jenkins, of Baltimore coun-
ty, presided with Charles f. Fcndall Sccrc.
tary. Spirited addresses were made by Hon,
Stevenson Archer, S. G. Boyd and T. X.
Loucks, of York county. Pa. The meeting
was not large, but the speeches, we are in
formed, embodied vast amount of good
sense and practical information, and demon
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ford, at least, on the subject of the new rail
road.
A committee consisting of Arthur w
Shankln, Charles Burke, Thomas Jenifer
George A. Smith and VIM s. Cowley was
appointed TO solicit subscriptions and ascer
tain what amount could be obtained along
the proposed route through Limckiln Bottom,
and committee consisting of Jeremiah
Yellott, Gen. Isaac r.. Trimble, John Ridge.
ly, of Hampton, Col. Harry Gilmor and
Edward S, Pearce to solicit subscriptions
along the proposed route through Dulany's
Valley.
There were present, besides those named,
Hon. Stevenson Archer, Major VIM III. Dal-
lam, VIM. II. Waters, Geo l.. VanBibber,
Nathan Grafton and ]. r Rutledgc, of IIar
ford county,
Mr. Boyd stated that n sufficient sum had
been subscribed to carry the railroad through
Hartford county to the Baltimore county line
and if the people of Baltimore county failed
to second the effort already made the new
railroad might be built to Magnolia He also
stated that 500, 900 had been subscribed in
Baltimore county, from the Hartford county
line to CromwclPs Bridge.