The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-04-26
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

calves, both of which are living and doing
well.
Mac, Gordon setter belonging to Hen
ry w. Archer, Jr., of this county, received
commentator at the Baltimore Dog Show
this week
Wheat and grass are very forward and
luXuriant in all parts of Hartford county. The
former is indescribably green and beautiful,
and farmers are anticipating an early harvest
and large yield.
The Spring Fair of the Oxford Agricul
tural Society will take place at Oxford, Ches-
ter county, commencing June 9th, and con-
tinung two days. These fairs always draw
out large crowds.
The well-known vocalists, the Buell. fam
lily, will give vocal and instrumental concerts,
at Fork M. e. Church, on Monday, May 9th,
and at Wilson, on Saturday, May 4th, at n
p, NJ, each evening.
Encouraged by the warm weather, many
of our farmers have commenced planting
corn. There are some, however, who think
it too early, and will defer planting
until the first week in May.
We are indebted to Miss Katie Forwood,
daughter of DR.. w. Stump Forwood, of Oar
lington, for two very old British halfpennes,
found by her in q field in the vicinity of the
Trappe Church. One of these coins is dated
1775, but the date and inscription have been
worn off the other.
The thunder and lightning which shook
things here little on Saturday just before
daylight, constituted the tail-end of storm
in Philadelphia. The house of Herman Os-
born was struck at Havre de Grace, in
which family were breallfasting but no
serious damage was done.
We direct the attention of farmers who
want to purchase really good mower to
Mr.. Thomas A. Hays advertisement of the
Eureka Mower, a machine for which many
advantages are claimed and which Mr. Hays
is willing to compare in practical way in
public field trial with any other mower
DIR. Edward p. Dallam has located for
the practice of medicine at Carsin's Run p.
o., Hartford county, Nd. DR.. Dallam has
for some time had the advanta &c of
clinical experience in the Maryland
University Hospital, and hopes to render USE
full assistance in the neighborhood of his
choice.
Mr.. Robert j. Kirkwood, formerly of
Hartford county, has been appointed Superin-
tendcnt Of the House of Refuge near Balti-
more, and was formally installed, on Thurs
day of last week. Mr.. Krkwood has been
connected with the institution for several
years past, and his appointment is an excel
lent one.
Col. Harry GilmOr, one Of the Police
Commissioners of Baltimore city, has resign
ed that office for the purpose of devoting his
entire attention to getting out stone from his
quarries at Glen Ellen for use on the dam of
the permanent water supply. He has de-
veloped quarry of beautiful stone and has
large contract to fill
Hon. Henry d. Farnands, Hon. Herman
Stump, Mr. John w. Davis and others, last
week accompanied Hon. A. p. German, Presi-
dent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, on n
visit of inspection TO dam No. A, through
which the water swept and did much damage
in the late flood Mr.. Farnandis is one ofthe
directors OF the Canal.
"A singular disease has attacked cattle in
Spring Garden township, York county, and
number of cattle have died They behave
very strangely, and seem to be blind. They
butt their heads against the walls and try
and rest their heads on any object they can
reach, seeming to be in great pain, and bel
low very loudly York Gazette.
Mr.. Edward c. Price, the collector, was
again in Towsontown this week collecting
the first call, per cent, of subscriptions to
the capital stock Of the Baltimore and Delta
Narow-Gauge railroad. The subscribers
are paying up well and Mr.. p. speaks very
hopefully of the prospects for the road Mr..
Boyd, canvasser for the Company, is still
soliciting the right-of-way for the proposed
narrow-gauge railroad. He states that his
success has been gratifying. We hope the
people of this county, through whose lands
the road will pass, will cheerfuly grant the
right-of-way and thus advance the enter
prise that much further 1oass0nt0son Union.
DEATH OF PHYsICIAN-Dr. J. II. Devoe,
promising young physician, son of Mr.. T.
b. Devoc, died at Jarrettsville, on Tuesday
mOrninp Mt ~ O'clock Dir Dnvoo woo o.
years old and unmarried. He graduated at the