The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-04-04
Focal Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS T G4 a
The ducking season closed on Monday
Two enterprising young men contemplate
starting barber-shop at Prospect. ~
We are under obligations to Hon J. Fred c.
Talbot, member of Congress from this district
for the Congressional Record.
The County Commissioners have placed
Catherine Berch on the out-pension list in the
LIST district, at an allowance Of $50 per year.
On Friday of last week valuable OK belong
ing TO Thomas chenowith living near the Upper
Cross Roads, had its leg broken in an unknown
manner.
Rev. George Morrison has assumed the pas
torate of the Presbyterian Church at Aberdeen,
Hartford county, Nd, to which he was recently
called.-Sm.
"A trial of skill at shooting glass balls will
take place next Saturday afternoon, in Bonds
old fields near Bel Air. A number of the crack
shots of the county expect to take part in ii.
Mrs. Rebecca s. Holloway died near OAR
lington, on the 2Sth of March, in the a5th year
of her age She was the widow of Mr.. Gilbert
Holloway, to whom she was married in 1912.
The month of March, just past, was remark
able for the few wind storms it brought. II re-
deemed its character on the last day ofthe month
by furious gale, going out, indeed, like roar
ing lion.
Fishermen are taking great quantities of fine
white perch yellow perch and rock. Herring
are also being caught, but not in large numbers.
ha tichi wi hn a nrp
| porous one.
MIR. Charles w. Norris, who was formerly
engaged in the mercantile business, in Bel Air,
has opened a new hardware store, in the store
house formerly occupied by the late Samuel Gal
loway, on Main street.
| The Town Commissioners of Bel Air are
having Main street graded and paved, in front
of Clayman's Hotel The improvement is q good
one and much needed. The work is being done
by Mr. James Carroll.
| jacob Sickle, of York county, has just re
turned from trip to the South and West, ant
gives glowing accounts of the former section
He intends to sell his property in York and re
turn to engage in the orange culture in Florida
| Last Saturday, Hon. James M. Tyner, FRS
Assistant Postmaster General Col. Crook, Sec
rotary at the White House, and Webb Hayes, tn,
Presidents son, spent the day in duck shooting
near Havre dc Grace. The net result of thei
days sport was ten ducks.
Mrs. Laura j. Peerce, wife of Mr.. Edward
s. Peerce, of Dulaneys Valley, and daughter o
Col Herman Stump, of Hartford county, died OF
Wednesday last, after brief illness The inter
ment took place at Greenmount Friday after
noon.-Iousortown Union, 29th ut.
Last Saturday good horse belonging t.
Mr.. Andrew Scarborough, of Prospect, Will,
being driven from Baltimore, was taken sicl
with collie, on the turnpike, near Boarman
Hotel. He succeeded in getting far as hi
fathers, near Mill Green, where the horse dice
Saturday night.
Mr.. Charles w. Michael, of Perrymansville
has one of the largest and best arranged
COW stables in the county. 1t has stalls TO
about forty or fifty cows, is well ventilated, TIL
arrangements for feeding, &c, being very con
venient. 1t was built by Mr.. William G. Pritch
in the dairy business.
| Mrs. Sarah II. Janney, the mother of Mr.
Johns H. Janney, of this county, died in Balti
more, on Tuesday of last week, in the slst yea
of her age. She was the widow of Richard NJ
Janney and sister of the late Johns Hopkins
Mrs. Janney was member of the Society o
Friends and was noted for he. many acts ofquie
and transformations charity.
Last Sunday night horse attached to
jaeger wagon, belonging to Mr.. Richard Grafton
broke loose from his fastening, at the residence
of Capt. R. f. Duvall, near Fallston, and left tn
owner to walk home. The next morning TIL
carriage was found with the top broken off, ant
the horse was recovered at Mr.. Joseph Tread
wells, whittier it had gone the night before.
FIRE.-About midnight on Wednesday of las
week, a dwelling house on the farm of Mr.. Ig