The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-03-08
Local Affairs.


Several communications have been un-
avoidably deferred Our correspondents will
please bear with us.
Mrs. Patrick Haviland, residing near
Churchvile, is very i'll from the effects of
fall received on the ice some time ago She
is not expected to recover.
Marion Malcolm, residing near Michaels-
vile, is about again, after having been severe
ly hurt about the head and internally, by
being thrown from his horse, which stun
bled
On Thursday of last week Mr. Vandiver
got through the House his bill appropriating
$500 for the Havre de Grace Hay and Cattle
Scales. The bill has yet to pass the gauntlet
of the Senate.
1t has been remarked that the winters of
1898, 1903, 1918, 1928, 1888, 1s4s, 1868, and
1868, like the winter of 1878, have all been
unusually mild. Can any one give plausi-
Bile reason for the fact?
Mr.. John p. Mitchell's one year old child
was seriously poisoned by accidentally swal-
lowing poisonous liquid which had been
used by another person in the house. The
child is doing well and will recover.
Morgan Gilen, assistant of Mr.. Smith,
Railroad agent at Aberdeen, met with pain
full accident on Tuesday While coupling
cars, his right hand was caught between the
couplings, badly MASKING his forefinger.
OF the fifteen indictments made by the
Grand Jury at the term of Court just closed,
thirteen Of the parties either plead guilty or
were convicted, upon trial, one case was
stetted, and one continued until next term
Mr.. James K. Keech has a Spanish silver
coin of the reign of Charles Ill, dated 1881
The old Austrian coin, mentioned last week
as having been shown to us by Capt A. L.
Jarrett, is dated 1894 instead of 1894, thus
making it nearly 300 years old.
We are informed that the vestry of Trim
ity Episcopal Church, Churchville, whose
church edifce was burned down on Sunday,
December 23d, 1878, have determined to re-
build it of stone. A design prepared by Mr..
George Archer, architect, of Baltimore, has
been adopted.
The Havre de Grace fishermen apprehend
that the approaching fishing season will not
be very profitable one, ON account of the
mild, open winter. The fish, it is believed,
have been scattered, and not so many may be
expected in the head waters of the bay as af
ter severe winter. We trust their appre-
tensions may not be realized
The Teachers Association of the Cd dis
trict will meet at Aberdeen, on March 18th,
at 2 p M. The following programme is
announced: Reading, by Miss Idle Miller,
Miss Maggie Hood and Mr.. J. A. Calhoun :;
essays by Mrs. Chase, Mr.. Clopton and Mr..
Nichols; subject of discussion -" How
should we teach Grammar"
VIM. A. Cook, administrator, offers for
sale, through an advertisement in another
column, large stock of fruit and ornament
al trees, comprising the stock belonging to
j. Tudor Cook, deceased, at the Chenille
Nurseries. These trees are young, thrifty
and well-grown, and will be sold at low
prices.
"A correspondent says: Rev. F. H. Pur.
dy, in company with Mrs. Kenny and Miss
Paxson, of Philadelphia, began a series of
meetings at Bush Chapel, near Aberdeen, on
Thursday, February 2Sth. Aside from the
fact of crowded houses attracted by the nov
city of woman's preaching, the meetings
here, like those Mt Aberdeen, have not been
success.
"A violent hail storm, accompanied by
wind and rain, prevailed in this neighbor-
hood last Sunday afternoon Shortly after
wards the sun came out bright and warm,
and nature seemed to have emerged suddenly
from winter into spriug. The spring-like
weather was of short duration, however, for
the next day was cold, blustery March
day.
MIR. james w. Hanna, who lives near
Fountain Green, has sent us, for name, large
butterfly, the chrysalis of which he found at
tached to locust tree in his yard last Deem
Der. 1t was placed on the mante- piece near
stove, and on the 10th of February burst
its bonds and came forth. A lady friend
who is student of natural history, pronoun.
ces 1t to be of the species cecropia.
AT the annual commencement of tbe
medical department of the University of
Maryland, held in Baltimore, on Friday
night of last week, Edward b. Dallam and
Rhesa s. Norris, of Hartford county, gradual
ed as doctors of medicine. We congratulate
our young doctors in passing the ordeal with
credit to themselves, and wish them abund-
ant success in their honored and useful call
ing.
Mr. John G. Rouse, successor to Charles
W. Norris, in Bel Air, has taken charge of
the business, and opened large stock of
handsome and desirable dry goods groceries,
&c, which he is selling at Baltimore prices.
Mr.. Rouse's experience and energy will en-.
able him to sustain the reputation of Mr.,
Norris's well-known establishment and keep
a first.class store. We refer our readers TO
his advertisement in to.day's 1Bgis.
Mr. James Wheeler, formerly resident
OF Havre de Grace, and well known and
greatly respected throughout Hartford coun-
ty, died suddenly, last Saturday afternoon
of rheumatism of the heart, at his late resi-
dence, in Baltimore, He was 70 years of
age. His remains were buried ut the Grove
Church, Aberdeen, on Monday afternoon, in
the presence Of large number of friends and
relatives He leaves widow and five child
rem, Mrs A. f. Brown, of Swan Harbor, be-
ing the eldest. A son, Samuel W. Wheeler,
is connected with the Baltimore american
printing Office.