The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-19
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

Mr.. T. NJ. Quinn, formerly Of Perry.
Evansville, died in Baltimore recently.
On the 18th inst, Mrs. Mary Beaver
died .. her residence near Rel. Farm, 9Th
district, at the advanced age OF 9s years.
On Thursday, Mr. Benjamin Wann, who
lives in Bel Air, accidentally ran his arm
through pane of glass, cutting terrible
cash, which was dressed by DR.. Lee.
During the disorrongement in mail facil-
tiles between Baltimore and Bel Air, we have
frequently be-, indILt,d TO Mr.. George W.
Anderson for copies of the city papers.
The killing and selling Of parridgcs are
prohibited by The game laws after January
10, und,r penalty of IS for every bird.
Any person found with partridgts for sale in
his possession after that date, is amenable TO
the law
Edward ii. Beans, formerly of the
franklin Hotel, has removed to the Star
Hotel, corner of Front and Low streets, Bal
timore, and through The Aggis this week in
vites Call from his Hartford county friends.
Mr. Godfrey Waters, brother of Judge
Walters, died at the Judges residence,
TIL mass Run, on Wednesday morning. Mr..
Walters had been an invalid and a great
sufferer for a number of years previous 10 his
death lie was unmarried
Mr.. W, s. McCombs, Grand Worthy
Secretary oil The Independent Order of Good
Tcmplars. has gifted the subordinate lodges
that special session of the grand lodge of
the order will be held at Temperance
Temple, Baltimore, on the 23l of January.
"A few days ago Mr. John Q. A Nc
Conkey fired at flock of ducks on the ice at
Peach Bottom, from point 1873 yards dis
tant, killing one. AS the flock rose he fired
again dropping another, the second one be.
ing 1913 yards distant from where he stood.
On Friday last Mr. Robert f McGaw,
Jr., of Spesuia Island, while driving in Il
sleigh on Swan Creek, in rounding poinr,
approached too near tho shore, where the
ice was weak, and broke in. The water was
five feet deep, and 10th driver and horse re
ceived n ducking. Neither of them minded
that, however, for the natives of Spesutia
Island are believed to be amphibious.
The schooner Richard Rhodes, of which
Nathan Corkran and VIM Corkran, of Havre
de Grace, were master and mate, sailed from
Baltimore to New York, loaded with hoop
poles, aHoul the 10Th of last December, and
not having been heard from since, it is feared
the vessel and all hands ale lost. Rcluld
Rhodes, of Dorchester county, was part owner
with Nathan Corkran.
"A committee Of the Gunpowder Agri
cultural Club, Of Baltimore county, appointed
to devise some means of Kidding farmers OF
the grevunc rs 10 which they are subject in
disp osing OF their produce at the Eastern
Hay Scales, in Baltimore" recommend The
abolition ofSlate interference in the " eigh
ing of hay, and the establishment of hay
market, on the plan adopted in Philadelphia
The ice-covered river at Havrc de CIR. &C
is said to present every day n novel and pic.
turesque sight, being alive from morning tc
night with merry sleighing parties, skaters
and cc-boats The latter consist of an ar,
rangcment for seating passengers. which is
fixed upon small steel runners, the whole be-
ing propelled by sal. They glide along
with The velocity of an express train The
ice is twenty inches thick, as smooth us glass
and for the time being n perfectly safe high
way.