The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-01-18
Local Affairs.
LII TITLE LOCALS.


Judge Walters is still suffering from
spralned ankle, cuased by fall on the ice, at
his home Il week or two ago.
William Galloway, Esq, of the Bel Air
bar, Is about to remove TO Baltimore, for the
purpose OF praclcing his profession.
Rev. j, ii. NJ. Lennon, formerly pastor
OF the NJ. e. Church. IIavre de Grace has
been appointed one of the chnplains to the
Maryland House of Delegates.
-frrparalions were made to begin cutting
ice on the Susquehanna, on Thursday of last
week, but the thaw caused u SUSPENSION nj
OF operations, greatly to the regret of every
one.
"A little daughter of Josiah NJ. Herman,
OF Archer & Towards Mill, slipped and fell
on The mill floor, last Saturday, disocating
one OF her arms at the elbow. DR.. E. Hall
Richardson adjusted the disocation.
On Monday, January 7th, Messrs Rob.
ert Seneca, A. E. Treadway, J. 7. Frieze,
Jacob Osmond and r. r. Vandiyer were
elected Commissioners of the town of Hayre
de Grace, to serve during the current year.
The freshet of Sunday night carried
away the trestle work for the new iron bridge
over Deer Creek, at Col. Clement Buffers.
The wooden bridge over which the new
bridge was to replace, was swept away by the
flood last October
The article in our Farmers Column this
week, on identifying country homes, which
we take from the american Farmer, was
written by Capt. Charles H. Snow, of this
county. 1t will be read with pleasure by the
ladies', and with profit by their husbands
The postoffice has been removed from
Lavender Hill and re-establshed at Cub Hill,
Baltimore county, and Mrs. Virginia NJ. ADV
appointed postmaster. Cub Hill is situated
on the Hartford Turnpike, o. miles from Bal
timore, and between Lavender Hill and
Greenwood.
-Harkns's carriage shops, with dwelling
and one acre of ground. were sold at public
sale, at the Court House door. on Monday.
by John j. Alexander auctioneer, to r. w,
Norris, of the firm of Seward, Norris & Co.
of Baltimore, for $1,000. Mr. Norris now
offers the property for sale or rent
On Monday Constable r. S. McNult de-
livered into the custody of Sheriff johnson.
at the county Jail, negro named George
Paca, committed by Justice Cooley, of Oar
lington, on the charge of threatening to kill
his sisters. Paca is insane, but being consid-
cred harmless was sent to the Amshouse,
last May, from whence he escaped.
The County Commissioners, at their
session this week passed an order requiring
Tax Collectors to comply strictly with the
law of 1870, which provides that the collec-
tors shall make returns to the Commissioners
showing the sums of money collected and
the amounts paid out. The Commissioners
will meet again on Monday, January 2Sth.
FATAL ACCIDENT-John Sweeting, who
accidentally shot himself in the left arm
while out cunning, on the 3lst of December,
died on Wednesday night of last week. He
was son of Benjamin Sweeting, who lives
four miles south of Perrymansvillc lie was
10 years old and highly esteemed.
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SALE OF GLEN COvE,-Messrs Barnes &
Archer, of Lapidum, have purchased of DR..
r, II. Archer and Edward Dickinson, the
Glen Cove property formerly owned by the
late K. |. Jackson. They propose to carry
on at that point the lumber, grain and ferti-
ger business, in connection with their business
at Lapdum.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Sunday morning,
about four o'clock, Mrs. Moffet, wife of Will
liam Moffet, living on the farm of Col. VIM.
Hanna, ST., near Fountain Green was taken
i'll with a sensation of smothering. Her hus-
band lifted her out of bed and placing her in
chair went to Mr., ]. C. Hanna's house for as
sstance. He returned in n very short time,
and found her dead. Her death is attributed
to heart disease. She left helpless family
of five small children.
BURNING OF A SCHOOL HoUsE-When
Frank A. Brown, teacher, and the scholars
of Cool Spring School, Abingdon district, as
sembled, on Tuesday morning, they found
only heap of ashes instead of their school
house. Mr.. Donahoo, who lives about mile
distant, saw bright light in the direction of
the school house, about four o'clock in the
morning, which it is thought proceeded from
the burning building. It's supposed to have
been purposely set OH fire, as there was no
fire about the house the day before. The
building was Il small wooden one, situated
on the road leading from the Philadelphia
turnpike to Magnolia. 1t was not insured
REMOVAL OF A PHYsICIAN.-Dr. James
Watt, for thirteen years resident practicing
physician in this county, last week removed
to Union Bridge, in Carroll county. During
his service here the DR.. las also given atten-
ton to farming, but being devoted son of
Escuapius he now seeks enforcement from
the latter that he may wholly apply himself
to his chosen life-work. Many friends with
in the range of his field of practice in this
county regret his leave, for the DR.. has many
evidences of his skill and ability as u phys- |
clan. He takes the place of DR.. Maynard, |
whose good will and interest he secures for
beginning. We wish the Dr. all that encour. |
agement and success which his merits as n
physician entitle him to, and feel assured that
in short time he will be accorded the same
praise in his new field of labor as follows him
from the one he is now leaving
DEATH FROM APoPLEXY.-On Saturday |
last, Patrick Oman, well-known citizen of |
Darlington and an extensive mail contractor. |
stopped at Clayman's Hotel, in Bel Air, on
Ia, c,o d..