The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-06-14

LITTLE LoUALs :

run, is very Ill oil lyphold-pneumonla Ills |
was very critical in the early part
of this week.
Mr. Joseph Lee, of Fallston, is good
gardener, il we may judge from a sample of
beets from his garden. One of them measures
II inches around.
MIR. Stevenson Archer of John, Journal
Clerk of the State Senate, has recovered from
a severe and protracled attack of typhoid
fever, and is able to be out again.
DR.. w, W. Hopkins, r. r. Vandiver and
Edward Hall, the commissioners appointed
to build the new hay scales at Havre de Grace,
have advertised for suitable lot for the pur-
pose.
Col. Edwin H. Webster, of Bel Air, has
a pure pred Jersey COW, that yields fourteen
pounds of gilt-edged butter week. His
herd of Jerseys are among the best in the
Stale
We are obliged to- Prof. Charles r.
Wright, for an invitation to attend the
eleventh anniversary of Western Maryland
week.
Stage communication between Delta,
York county, and Bel Air, was commenced
Monday morning, the coach arriving in time
to connect with the 81 o'clock coach for
Edgewood.
Miss Champion, daughter of Rev. S. w.
Champion, formerly rector of Spesutia
Church, was one of the graduates at the Pa
tapsco Female Institute, Ellicott city, on
Wednesday,
The shipment of hay from Hartford coun-
ty TO Southern ports continues. Since the
list of last May Messrs. Barnes & Archer, of
Lapidum, have shipped 500 tons, principally
to Richmond.
AT the field trial of mowers, on Wednes-
day, near Churchville, two of the Wheeler
No. machines were sold on the ground
jarrett T, Baldwin, of Aberdeen, is agent for
this machine.
The Baltimore Quarterly Meeting of
Friends will be held at Darlington, on LIST
Day, the 10th inst, to which the public are
invited. Ministers from other meetings are
expected to be present.
The United States Mail TRANSPORTATION
Company have sub-let the contract for car
rying the mail from Thomas's Run to Aber-
deem to F. G. Smith, who has been driving
the stage for some months past.
The ladies of the NJ. p Church, Bel Air,
realized about $40 as the net proceeds of
their festival, last week. We tender our
thanks to them for q very nice chocolate
jelly cake from one of their tables.
Simon Cummns, colored, was arrested in
Baltimore city, few day ago, on the charge
of stealing cloverseed, timothy seed and corn,
from VIM. H. Chapman, living near Kings,
vile, Baltimore county. Cummins was taken
to Towsontown Jail.
The railroad engineers are encamped on
| the Almshouse Farm, near the spot where
Joshua Griffin, Il colored man, was hanged
for the murder of Miss Taylor, n few years
ago. 1t is said to be impossible to persuade
q colored man to stay at the camp after night
fall.
-Mcssrs George w, and Samuel E. Mac.
atee, Of Front Royal, Va, formerly of Har.
ford county, have an exhibit of Virginia
sumac at the Paris Exposition. They took
q first premium at the Centennial Exhibition
in 1876, for a similar exhibit. This firm
manufactures about 1000 tons of sumac a
year. 1t is used for dying and tanning mo.
rocco.
Capt. Jacob Bradenbaugh, of Shawsvile
sends us a head of timothy, measuring II
inches in length. This is a long one, but Mr.
John H. Rockford has sent us number OF
heads taken from his fathers field at Reck-
ord's Mills, the longest of which measures 10
inches. The field was fortified with Reck-
ord's bone We doubt if any longer timothy
heads can be found in the county.
On Wednesday afternoon severe hail
storm passed over portion of this county,
from northwest lo'soulheast, extending from
above Bel Air to Bush river. 1t was especial
ly severe at Rock Hall and Col McHenry's
Mill. so much fell near the latter place, that
the hail stones were drifted by the water into
piles five or six inches deep, and might have
been gathered by the bushel the next morning,
Fine Lambs.-Mr. VIM. F. Hays, who
lives near Churchville, recently sold in Phil.
adelphia ten grade Colswold and Southdown
lambs, from nine to eleven weeks old, which
weighed 100 pounds each The price OBJ
tanned was SIS each He also has grade
buck, 13 weeks old, which weighs 1876 lbs
Pretty good for young farmer. Mr.. VIM.
Munnikhuysen, of Thomas's Run, n short
time ago killed a late Southdovn lamb which
dressed AZ lbs. Hard to beat.
Large Black Snakes Killed--Last Friday
man in the employ of Mr.. VIM M. Scarf,
killed in front of Mr.. Scarf IS yard gate at
Stockton, a black snake six feet long and as
thick as mans arm. A week previous Mr..
Scarf killed, in one Of his fields near the
house, similar snake five feet in length
The latter, when struck, sprang viciously at
MIR. Scarf, who made a rapid strategic move
ment to rear. The snake was too badly hurt
to follow up the advantage, however.
An exchange notes the fact that for many
years there has been no period when men of
moderate means could so well afford to build
as at the present time. Lumber and other
material can be had at moderate prices, and
little money will go great ways in build
ing this year. This reminds us, and we re-
mind our readers, that they can find no bet
ter place to buy lumber, doors, frames, sash,
&C., than the Havre de Grace sash factory
and lumber yard of Mr. John Dubois. Mr.
Arthur Vosbury, the accommodating mana