The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-27
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS:

LITTLE LOCALS:
MIR. John o. Stearrs, living near Pyles-
Vile, has white squirrel.
j. Lawrence Urban, an employee of the
Towsontown Union, died Mt that place, last
Friday, after protracted Illness
The cold snap, following the snow and
rain of last Friday, formed ice rapidly, and
on Tuesday the work of filling ice houses
was commenced The ice, ut this time, is
about six inches thick.
Patrick Ryan, the horse-thef in Phia-
delphia, last week, plead guilty of stealing a
horse and wagon from L. Gerhardt, 10 that
city, and was sentenced to the Eastern Pen-
Tertiary for five years and half
The cartridges will have rest now, the
law forbidding their killing in Hartford coun-
ty after the 25th inst Pheasants, woodcock
or rail birds may not be killed after the list
of January. The fine is So for each bird
"A large hay house, with 300 tons of hay
and straw, belonging to Jacob Tome & Co.,
at Port Deposit was destroyed by fire, last
Saturday night. Loss $4,000, partly coveie ed
by insurance in the Cecil County Company.
Rev. Joseph A. Gallen, formerly pastor
Of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Hickory,
has been transferred from Oakland, Garrett
county, to st. Joseph's Church, Baltimore, in
place of Rev. Mr.. Sartors, who recently went
to Cumberland.
MIR. Charles T. Adams, formerly with
Asbury Jarrett, and Mr. Harry Bateman,
both of Hartford county, are connected with
the extensive one-prce clothing house Of
Charles N. Oehm & Son, No. $50 West Pratt
street, Baltimore.
j. s. Richardson, auctioneer, recently
sold at public sale, for Messrs. S. A. Will
llams and Stevenson Archer, attorneys, the
Churchville hotel with So acres ofland, occu-
pied by VIM. F. Sauner, to John w. Wake
land, for $4,000.
"A Sunday School exhibition will be
held in the M. E. Church, Bel Air, on New
Years Eve, December 3lst. In addition to
singing, dialogues, &c, Santa Claus will put
in an appearance, and bestow gifts to the
scholars Admission 25 aud Is cents.
"A few days ago at the slate quarry o.
Robert l.. Jones & Co., York county, derrick
fell to the bottom ofthe quarry. John Thomas
who was the only person in the quarry a
the time, narrowly escaped being killed, re
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was caused by the loosening of a post by
continued wet weather.
Our Christmas Turksy.-It is pleasant
to be remembered at Christmas time; ant
when the remembrance comes in the shape
of large and plump turkey, such as we hav,
received from our friend Robert D. Orr, ESQ
of Prospect, the pleasure is enhanced. W,
are convinced that he is an appreciatve reader
of The Agts and we tender him our thanks
One day last week Charles Walters, 9
young man in the employ of Mr.. William
Forwood, near Forest Hill, was hauling corr
from the field with an OK cart. One of III,
wheels accidentally went in deep rut while
the other wheel was on the side of hill
The cart was upset, Mr.. Walters fell off, ant
the cart ran over his chest, bruising and in
iuring him considerably. DR.. d. Preston
Wysong attended him.
The report of the Baltimore county
grand jury, for the December term, recon-
mends the adjustment of the present granc
jury system, as inexpedient and as having
served its day and generation. They pro
pose, as substitute, that all cases requirin.
action outside of the court be intrusted to
board of three or more discreet citizens to b.
selected by the court from time to time a
occasion may require, in the judgment of Thu
court.
The Green Serpentine Marble Compan,
have closed their operations on Broad Creel
for the season. The machinery is now il
place, and the mills fully equipped for work
and it is the intention of the company to pusl
the enterprise, and with the opening o
Spring TO run the works to their full capacity
The fineness, strength, durability and beauty
of the stone is now so well established amont
scientists and the trade, in both this country
and Europe, that orders are coming in yer,
encouragly.-Haure Republican.