The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-25
Focal Atfairs.
LITTLE LOCALS &:

DIR. Crane will preach at the Mountain next
Sunday, at 1917 o'clock, A. NJ, and at Edge
wood, at A P. NJ.
One night last week a small store house in
Havre de Grace, occupied by Mr.. Frank b. Glenn,
was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Glenns loss was
about $50.
jacob G. Schaefer was fined $40 in Balti-
more, last Saturday, for bringing and selling
hogs within five miles of the city limits, with
out having them weighed by the weighmaster
WIN. Leonard and Joshua King, colored,
were arrested on peace warrant, last Friday
night, and committed to Jail by Justice Scarboro,
of the fifth district, for their appearance at
court.
The Havre Republican says that Mr.. Gold
smith Bolts had six fine sheep killed by dogs on
Monday night, the 14th instant. Mr. Evan
Thompson lost cow which died from eating
swamp cabbage.
Post offices have been established at Kings
timore county. VIM. Dilworth has beenappoint-
ed postmaster at the former and Martha Smith at
the latter place.
AT the Copper Factory, Baltimore and Har-
ford turnpike, on the 18th inst, George Qugley,
colored, was severely wounded by the acciden
tai discharge of pistol he was reloading. The
ball lodged in his groin.
"A thriving village, numbering 500 inhabi-
tants, has sprung up at the intersection of Erd-
man avenue and the Bel Air road. At recent
meeting of citizens the name Georgetown was
given to tue new town.
AT an early hour Saturday morning diff
Guilty occurred, near Bel Air, between James Lee
and Isaac Brown, both colored, during which
Brown cut Lee a severe cash on the leg with a
razor, Brown surrendered himself to the au-
thorites.
The IIavre de Grace postoflice has lately
been raised from a fourth to a third-class Office
The salary is 81 900 year. Mr.. Hopper Coale
son of John Coale, Esq, has been sworn in as as
sistant postmaster, in the place of s. H. Griest
resigned.
A large bald eagle was seen on the farm of
Mr. Thomas A. Hays, on the 9th instant. 1t
was shot at by Master George A. Hays, who is
good shot. 1t was dislodged from its perch
but was too large to succumb to small shot So
it passed on.
Mr.. Bennett Egcrton, of the Baltimore
Telegram, was in Bel Air, this week, looking up
exConfederate soldiers, Tor the purpose of OBJ
tanning from them material for series of papers
now being published in the Telegram on the
"Doings of the Maryland Boys in Gray"
The "American Union Telegraph Company"
is reported to be going ahead in way that
means business. Their line will extend from
Canada to Washington, and perhaps farther
south. The line is nearly completed through
Hartford county, corps of workmen being now
employed in putting up the wires. The COM
pany, it is said, propose to send messages at
about 25 per cent less than the present rates
"A steam thresher belonging to Mr. James
Martin, of Baltimore county, has excited great
interest among the farmers in the upper part of
this county, among whom it is Il novelty. 1t
was used to thresh the wheat crops of Henry
Macatee, DIR. Thomas B. Hayward, Mrs John
w. STREET. and Merryman Street, On the farm
of the latter it turned out, on trial of speed
two bushels of wheat per minute
The Baltimore county commissioners have
received the following bids for building the iron
bridge over the Gunpowder at Franklinvile:
Cleveland bridge and iron company, S1,242;
Patapsco bridge and iron works, 81, 353.1S; King
bridge and iron company, 81 200; Nelson d Gil
bert, sl,2I4, and j. W. Finley, s1,96S. The
bridge is to be built at the joint expense of Har-
ford and Baltimore counties. The contract has
not yet been awarded
One day last week a colt belonging to Isaac
Peterson, while in Mr.. Henry Fulford's pasture
field near Bel Air, received pistol ball in the
fore leg, between the knee and shoulder. 1t is
supposed the shot was accidentally fired in the
direction of the horse. Boys and others who
handle firearms, and especially pistols, can not
be too careful with them. They frequent
ly ego OFF, accidentally, and almost invariably
wound some one other than the person holding
them.