The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-06
Local Affairs.


Judge Stanley Matthews, United States
Senator from Ohio, is relation of the Mat
thews family, of Baltimore county.
Prof G. G. Curtiss, of Oakland School,
Fallston, has been delivering very interesting
and instructive lectures on Combustion"
in Hartford and Baltimore counties.
"A Deer Creek storekeeper recently took
in exchange for goods, in ten days, 1000
dozen eggs; which statement is true, al
though it may appear eggs aggerated.
| MIR James NJ Tombstone, of Port De-
post, the contractor, has commenced the
erection of the new iron fence around the
Court House. 1t will take several weeks TO
complete the work.
The next State agricultural fair will be
held on the grounds of the Carroll County
Agricultural Society, at Westminster, on the
10th, 17lh, 18th and 10Th of October next,
instead of at Pimlco
Mr. Charles F. Wagner, formerly COM
postor on Tile -Egis has assumed the bust
ness management Of THE Baptist Visitor, of
Baltimore. Charley was good boy" and
has our best wishes for his prosperity.
1t will pay farmers TO save and cure
blackjack bark and sell it to Mr.. B. Gilpin
Smith, who sc address is Darlington, Nd
MIR. Smith will purchase il in the woods or
delivered at his mill near Conowingo.
1t will be good news for farmers who
have not sold their wheat that it is steadily
advancing in price. Last Monday 1000
bushels were sold in Baltimore at $50 a
bushel and another lot is reported TO have
been sold at $1.S3.
The case of Mrs. Mary E. Ashton,
charged with attempting to pass check with
forged endorsement, will be taken up for trial
in the Criminal Court of Baltimore city, on
the 10Th inst. The prcsentment against L.
7. II. Walter, as accessory, has been dismiss
cd.
On and after April 2Sth books will be
opened at Baltimore, Towsontown, Watkins
Tavern, Uong Green0 Fallston, Bel Air,
Forest Hill, La Grange, Pylesvile and Delta
for subscriptions to the capital stock of the
Delta, Towsoutown and Baltimore Narrow
Gauge Railroad.
The steamer Lancaster from Port De
post for Baltimore, ran aground on the head
of Watson's Island during dense fog on
Monday evening. A tug at once went to
her assistance, but could not pull her off, and
she had to remain mud bound until Tuesday
when she got off on high tide.
-Four hundred and ffty-six tramps were
Hospitality provided with food and lodging
for one night each, at the Hartford County
Almshouse during the month of March,
These gentry have been as thick as potato
bugs in June, during the past week The pre-
sumption is that they are aon their way to the
fishing shore to look for nothing TO do"
DR.. VIM. II. Mace of Baltimore county,
had his Garage overturned by driving into
n wash in the Hartford Turnpike, seven or
eight miles from Baltimore, in October, 1875.
He was badly injured, and brought suit
against the company for $4,000 damages
The case was tried this week in the Howard
county court at Elicott city, and given to
the jury on Wednesday,
Wild ducks are reported to have been Oh
the increase for some days on the waters and
tributaries of the Chesapeake. Duck she OF
ing on the flats at and near Havre de Grace
by licensed gunners is forbidden since April
|, but the hunting continues unrestricted in
other rarts Of the State. Mr. s. N. Hyde, of
Boothby Hill, IIarfoId county, reports Eng
lish jacksnipes as very plentiful in that sec
ion-,Sun.
The ducking season, which closed on
Saturday last, was very nlroftable one
to professional gunneis. Ducks are growing
scarcer every succeeding year, notwithstand
ing the protective laws. Experienced duck
ers believe the scarci ty is attributable to the
encroachm ent upon their rearing grounds in
the North, and the annual destruction of
millions of their eggs, rather than to the
numbers killed or frightened from our waters
DIR. J. b. Crane, pastor of the Mountain
Christian Church, was taken by surprise, on
Thursday Of last week, by the arrival at his
house of fifteen or twenty carriages and
wagons, bearing members of his congregC-
ton and others, who brought with them pro.
visions of all kinds, which they stored in the
pantry, until il would hold no more. The
Doctors granary was also literally supplied
with feed for his horse. The unbidden
though welcome guests after spending few
hours in social intercourse with the Doctor
and his family, departed, leaving behind them
a substantial as well MS pleasant memory of
! their visit.