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

LITTLE LOCALS:
-Adjutant General Frank A. Bond was in Bel
Air ON Monday.
A-Messrs. B. G. d j. c. Smith, of Hartford coun-
ty, are shipping large quantities of ground flint
from Port Deposit, over the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad.
"A thunder storm on the 9th day of December
was another remarkable feature of this very re-
markable season. The rain which ACCOMPANIED
it was blessing.
Mr.. A. NJ. Fulford, of this county, represen
ted the Deer Creek Farmers Club, at the meeting
of the National Agricultural Convention, held
in New York this week.
Mr.. Jacob Wisner, contractor for the grad
ing on the Baltimore and Delta railroad between
Cromwclls bridge and Towsontown, commenced
operations on Tuesday of last week.
Work upon the new bridge over the Great
Gunpowder, on the Hartford turnpike, is pro-
crossing. The crossing, in the meantime, is
dangerous, especially for those driving fractions
horses.
The stone quarrcs at Port Deposit give en-
ployment daily to 100 men and all are kept busy
to supply orders for granite stone, which is
shipped to nearly every market in America and
Europe.
-Messrs. James T. Walker and James L. Rich
ardson, two of the most enterprsing farmers in
Bush River Neck, have each raised large crops of
corn this year. Mr.. Walker had 900 barrels
and Mr. Richardson 100 barrels.
To-, q
hanna river, the salt water of the bay reaches
farther inland than was ever known before At
Havre de Grace the water is now brackish, cir
cumstance never noticed heretofore
The estimation in which Short Horn cattle
are held in this county, was shown at the public
sale of some of Mr.. James T. Walkers stock, a
short time since Two grade Short Horn bull
calves, six weeks old, sold at S37 and s39 respect
lively.
Mrs. George Smith died at the residence of
her son, George Smith, on Tobacco Run, near
Churchville, on Monday, at the advanced age of
90 years. Her sons, Samuel and George Smith,
| are well-known farmers, both of them residing
near Churchville. DR.. Benjamin Smith, of Bel
Air, is her grandson.
Miss Isabelle Archer, the youngest daughter
of Hon. Henry w, Archer, died in Philadelphia,
on Monday. She had been taken there to be
treated for an affection of the spine, with which
she had suffered for some time previous to her
death. The interment was at Greenmount Gem
etery, Baltimore, on Wednesday.
The Baltimore Herald says that on Tuesday
night DR.. Septimus Jay, of Havrc de Grace, was
sitting on the rail of the bridge on the Perry
vile side of the river and losing his balance fell
to the ground below, receiving very serious in
jurics. He was kindly cared for Immediately
| and received medical attention.
Mr. John P, Sullivan, a very promising and
estimable young man, died at the residence of
his father Jere Sullivan, on Mooreland Farm,
near Bel Air, on Wednesday night in the 22d
year of his age. His funeral will take place at
ST. Ignatius' Church, Hickory, on Saturday
morning, at 10 o'clock.
Last Sunday night week, Mr.. NJ Knight, of
Port Deposit, fired at burglar, who hastily re-
treated. The report of the pistol aroused the
neighbors, several of whom came in. While
Mr.. Knight was talking to them, in putting the
pistol into his hip pocket it was accidentally
discharged, woundng him in the hip
The Baltimore and Delta Railroad Company
on Tuesday paid the last installment on the pur.
chase of the Baltic, Phila., and New York road,
| and received deed for the same. This is the road
which was graded some years ago from Lake
Roland to Cromwel's bridge, part of the bed
of which is to be used by The Delta Company
IowSontown Union.
Mrs. Tarr, of Port Deposit met with fright.
full accident while driving near the town on the
ed Her horse frightened, ran off and threw her
out. Her foot catching in the shafts she was
thrown head downward, in which position she
was dragged some distance. She was fcarfully
| bruised and has been in a critical condition ever
| since the accident.-Elkton Wing.
A Towsontown correspondent of the Sn
| says that the twelve cases of the Baltimore and
| Delta Railway Company have all been finally
| ratified and confirmed except the three cases Of
DR.. j. Wolf Burton, James A. Lamb and John
Harris. The directors of the road are engaged
in soliciting subscriptions for the completion OF
the road, and are meeting with satisfactory re-
suits