The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-03
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS ::

LITTLE LOCALS:
Mr.. George Smith was slightly bruised
by accidentally falling from the top of load
of hay, near Cooptown, last Saturday.
MIR. Washington Yellott, brother Of
Judge Yellott, broke his leg by falling on the
ice, in Towsontown, one day last week.
Ten thousand young salmon, two inches
in length, were placed in Octoraro Creek, one
day last week, by Fish Commissioner Jen.
kins.
MIR. John Burns, an aged and highly
esteemed farmer, of White Hall, Baltimore
county, died on the ED of December, aged
81 years,
Hunters should remember that the law
forbids the killing of rabbits after the 25ih OF
December. They may be fined SIS for each
rabbit killed now.
One day last week Mr. Jesse Carr thresh.
ed for Mr.. Thomas Smithson, at Forest Hill
81 bushels of wheat in six minutes, with u
two horse railway power and Doylestown
threshcr.
1.-THE Illustrated Annual of Phrenology
and Health Almanac" for 1879, has been re
ceived 1t contains 70 pages full of valuable
reading matter relating to phrcnnlogv
physiognomy, health, hygiene, diet &c. II
will be sent on the receipt of 10 cents in pos
age stamps, by the publishers, S. R. Wells &
Co., 1877 Broadway, New York.
Mr.. Daniel Smith, well known and
greatly respected citizen OF Hartford county
living near Prospect, died on Friday last
ged 70 years
james Loudon, another well-known cli.
Zen of Dublin district, died on Sunday night
liter brief illness. He was about 20 years
of age.
-Christmas Day fell this year upon Wed.
nesday, about which an old rhyme says:
If that the Christmasse Day
Fall upon W, tuesday,
That yeerc shall be hard and strong,
And many huge wyndes amonge;
The s0mer good and injury shall be,
And that yeere shall be plentee;
Yonge folkes shall die alsoo;
Shippes in the sea, tempest and WOO!
Hon. Judge Grason was able to walk TO
the Court House on Tuesday morning, where
he met perfect ovation at the hands of his
many friends, who seemed overioyed to see
his genial face once more among them. As
y gentleman remarked to us, if his Honor had
been to the South Sea Islands, and had been
reported to have been eaten by cannibals and
afterwards suddenly turn up in our midst, his
reception could not have been more hearty
and cordial 7oosonto'0n Union.
DIR. George E. Wiley, of Washington
county, Va, has captured and taken to his
home one of Harford's fair daughters, Miss
Sallie L. Scarf, daughter of Joshua H Scarf
Esq, School Commissioner. The marriage
ceremony was performed on Wednesday, at
Mr.. Scarff's residence, near Taylor Rev
j. ID. Moore officiating, assisted by Revs. j
w. Steele and G. T. House. Mr. G. F. Pal.
mer, of Virginia, and Miss Emma Scarf
were in attendance on the bride and groom,
who soon after the wedding started for Bal.
timore, on their way TO Virginia.
Mr. VIM. w. Parker, Secretary of the
association for the insurance of live stock, OF
Chester county, Pa, has transmitted the
thanks of the society to Mr.. w. Smithson
Forwood, Of this place, for information fur.
nished by him which led to the arrest Of
Patrick Ryan, the notorious horse thief. The
Secretary adds that nothing has been heard
of Mr. Chambers mare, and that bay horse
and buggy have since been stolen. 1t is sup
posed they crossed the river into Hartford
county at Conowingo. Mr.. Parker says
"No doubt there is band of rascals in yorr
county that need the attention of the author
tiles"
-GnA E