The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-05-02
Encal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS I:

LITTLE LOCALS:
The annual election for five town commits
sioners of Bel Air will take place on Monday,
May 5th
Court commences Monday, May 12th The
Directors Of the Agricultural Society will meet
the same day.
On Friday oflast week Henry Hollingsworth
killed on Mr.. j. c. Hollingsworth's mill race,
near wilma, white muskrat.
Mr.. William Edwards recently caught
salmon weighing eleven pounds, in dip net at
Coal Cabin, on the Susquehanna river
The seal was seen in the Susquehanna river,
near Rock Run, on Tuesday of last week. by two
boys, who gave the strange creature q wide
berth.
"A masonic hall is about to be erected at
Delta. Mr.. c. r. McConkey, of Peach Bottom,
has been awarded the contract for supplying the
material.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lloyd Pinkney, the estima-
Bile wife Of Rev. DR.. Pinkncy, assistant Protcs-
tant Episcopal bishop of Maryland, died at her
residence in Prince Georges county, on Mon
day.
Last Saturday night the Forest Hill Lyceum
discussed the subject of "Protective Tariff"
The speakers were John F. Raitt and j. o.
Wetherill for tariff, and John W. Carter and j.
o. E. Wetherill for free trade.
Hon John Merryman, of Baltimore county,
had an interview with President Hayes, last
week, and urged him to have the order restrict
ing the importion of cattle from Great Britain
repealed. The President promised to consider
the matter.
On Monday morning Mr. J. Augustus spicer
commenced work upon his b-contract, on the
Baltimore and Delta Railroad, on the property of
the late DR.. Thomas E. Bond, near Falston He
has four carts at work at present and will in
crease his force in a short time.
We have received from Philadelphia the May
Metropolitan Fashions, which contain an unusual
ly large number ofvery stylish patterns Acopy
will be mailed gratis to any lady reader of The
AgiS, who may send her address to j. G. Rams
dell, lib Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Several weeks ago Messrs. John W. Bay &
Co., commission merchants, of Baltimore, pub
lished four lines in The Agis, advertising seed
potatoes for sale As a result thereof they state
that they sold 500 bushels of potatoes. This
shows the advantage of advertisingin The A,giS.
Mr.. William c. Glasgow, wel-known and
estimable citizen of the upper portion of Hartford
county, died at his residence, near Line Bridge,
on the 18th ofApril. His remains were buried at
To 10 Ret
the 18th. The funeral was largely attended by
his friends and neighbors.
-SiXty-one colored persons from Elkton at.
tended the laying Of the cornerstone of the new
A. U. NJ. p. Church, at Havre de Grace, on Sun
day, the Goth of April. The whole numberpres-
ent was estimated at several hundred The
founder of the church is the Rev. James Manley,
of this town. Throughout the services were
highly interesting to the colored people. A col.
lection was takenup amounting to about $50.
The church is in debt s125.-Elkton Democrat.
An Easter Sunday School missionary celebra.
ton was held at Spesutia Church, on Sunday,
April Goth, the octave of Easter Rev. II. B. Mar.
tin, of liavre de Grace, delivered a pleasant and
instructive address to the children. Missionary
hymns were sung by the scholars, to the accom-,
paniment of fine new organ, recently bought
for the use of the Sunday School, Miss Nellie
Michael being the performer. The church was
well filed and the services were listened to with
attention and interest.
Prof. j. r. Codet, the wel-known professor
of dancing, of Baltimore has made arrangements
for giving lessons in the art at Mrs. R. E. Boul
din's school, Bel Air Prof. Codets reputation
as successful teacher of dancing is well estab
lished, and persons in the neighborhood who de-
sire to have their children taught this graceful
accomplishment have now the best opportunity
that has ever been afforded The ladies' and ju.
niors' classes meet every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, from to P. NJ, and the gentlemen's
classes from ~ to 81 on the evenings of the
same days.