The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-05
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LITTLE LOCALS:

LITTLE LOCALS:
The Directors of the Hartford County Agri-
cultural Society will meet in Bel Air, on Thurs
day next, December 11th
-- DIR. David Harlan, who has been very i'll at
his residence, near Churchvilie, we are gratifled
to learn is considered better.
The ID. Y. NJ. Troupe, of Darlington, will
give one of their popular concerts, at Hanson's
Hall, Churchville, on Friday evening, December
18th
"A few days ago John X. Thomas, one of the
partners of the firm of Jones, Poff& Co., West
Bangor, while setting off blast was injured
about the knees.
james Hall, a coored man in the employ of
Mr. G. Christie, near Perrymansville, while
chopping wood, cut off the little toe of his left
foot, with the axe.
On Saturday last, Abraham, son of the late
Shadrach Street,, living on the Hartford road, was
thrown from a horse and painfully injured
Iowsontonn Union
Alfred I. Jones, who lives on the Homestead
farm, near Bel Air, on Tuesday shot and killed
hawk which measured four feet and three
On Wednesday evening Greenwood Lyceum
debated the following question: "Resolved
that the works of fiction are demoralizing to the
morals" Affirmative, J. Livezey and William
8. Bowman. Negative j. F. Raitt and William
IIarryman.
Mr.. Lewis Lewis, aged rs years, walked
from his residence, at Fallston in Hartford coun.
ty, to Baltimore and from the city to Towson.
town, on the 25th of November, distance of Pc
miles, which speaks pretty well for his activity
and energy.-IomSontO'n Journal.
The Grand Jury met on Saturday and after
signing some indictments, were discharged
They declined to visit the Almshouse, upon the
ground that not being required to do so by law,
they had no right to occupy their time, as grand
jurors, outside the limit of the line of duty.
An oyster supper will be given by the ladies
of the Bel Air NJ. L. Church, in the Town Hall
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, December
9th and 10TH The proceeds are for the benefit
ofthe Sunday School, and apart from the WORTH
ness of the object all who may attend will be
certain to get the worth of their money.
Memorial services, commemorative of the
late Bishop Nottingham, were held on Tues
day, in st. Paul's church, Baltimore, by direc
tion of Bishop Pinkney, Nearly all the clergy
of the diocese were present, including Rev
Messrs Brand, Martin and Christian, of Hartford
county. The lay delegates to the last conven
tion were also invited and large number at.
tended The sermon was preached by Bishop
Atkinson, of North Carolina
Major A. NJ. Hancock, who recently became
member of the Bel Air bar has established his
office with Major VIM. II. Dalam, Secretary Of
the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, in Bel Air
Major Hancock, in addition to having been fol
years member of the legal fraternity, is an ole
practical printer He commenced life as prn
ters devil, rose to be a compositor foreman ant
editor, but deserted the case, composing stick
scissors and paste-pot for the thorny field of the
law His early experience has been no disad
vantage to him as a lawyer, and he has goot
reason to feel q pride in having knowledge Of
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