The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-12
Lntal Aftairs.
LITTLE LOCALS /:

Local AttdtcS.
LITTLE LOCALS:
We are Obliged to Hon. James B. Preston,
of the House of Delegates, for various public
documents.
Work on the narrow gauge railroad is rap
idly progressing under the contract of Messrs.
Thorn d Dunn, near Sheppard Asylum, Balti-
more county.
The Washington NJ. f. Conference (colorcd)
have rc-appointed Rev. B. II. Nugent to the
charge of the congregations in Bel Air circuit,
and Rev. S. Brown to Hartford circuit.
Mr.. j. Ralph Morrison, of this county, has
turned his face westward, for trip through
Minnesota, Colorado and other States. He
started during the early part of this week.
-Messrs. r. G. Chase " Co., of Philadelphia,
advertise for agents TO sell their nursery stock.
The firm is reliable one and energetic men
could doubtless establish profitable business
in this county.
The Bali imore No,ming HImid of Thursday
last contained well executed likeness of Hon.
Herman Stump, Jr., of this county, the Presi-
dent of the State Senate. Accompanying it was
a long and interesting sketch his life.
About one hundred dollars was realized by
the ladies of the Southern Methodist Church,
Jarrcttsvillc, at an oyster supper given in the
Town Hall, in that place, on Tuesday, Wcdncs
day and Thursday evenings of last week.
Mr. j. Thomas Wright, formerly of Prcston's
Mill, has leased Monmouth Mills, formerly
McHenry's grist and saw mills, near Emmorton
Mr.. Wright is good miller, his flour having
taken the first premium at the last county fair,
Tho mild and pleasant weather of last week
excited the gardening fever in a number of en-
thusiastic and energetic people, but after the
snow storms of Sunday and Tuesday they con-
cluded that it was too early in the season to be-
gin operations in the garden.
The Bel Air Drug Store, f. Wyatt Baker,
proprietor, has been removed to the corner of
Main street and Pennsylvania avenue. Mr.
Baker has q full stock of all kinds of pure
drugs, medicines and chemicals on hand and
compounds prescriptions at all hours of the day
or night.
Mr.. Lawrence Mccormick, of this county, a
student at Phillips Exeter Academy, n. H., will
please accept our thanks for copies of The Fro
MAN, a weekly paper devoted to matters of in
terest to members of the Academy, and gradu-
ates. 1t is we'll printed, well conducted and
spicy sheet
Thomas B. Mcfarland, of East Nottingham,
and Lewis B. Hickman, have formed partner
ship for the purpose of carrying on the milling
business at the large grist and saw mill of Da-
vid Lee, at Jerusalem Mills Hartford county,
Md, which they have rented and to which they
will remove on the 25th of this month.-OLfoJd
Press.
An effort is about to be made to organize
congregation and build Lutheran church, in
Stony Forest, about two miles from Churchville.
piece of land upon which to erect the pro-
posed building has been offered as gift by
gentleman in the ncghborhood, and number
of persons have expressed their readiness to sub
scribe sums of money. A meeting of persons
interested will be held at Mr.. Frederick Burk-
lcy's, tomorrow, Saturday.
DEATH OF A TELEGRAPH OPERAToR.-Mr.
Henry Cantlcr, the chief telegraph operatorat
navrc dc Grace, died last Sunday night of con-
sumption, which had long ago destroyed his
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the employ of the Telegraph Company twenty
years, and had been stationed at Havre de Grace
ten years.
COMPLIMENT TO TEACHER.-Thc patrons of
Chrome Hill public school few days ago pre-
scented to the teacher Miss Laura A. Bradley,
copy of Wcbscr's Unabridged Dictionary, as q
token of their appreciation of the interest she
has manifested in the advancement of her pupils.
The presentation was made by Mr. William A.
Wilson, chairman of the board of trustees of the
school, Through Miss Bradlcy's cXcrtions an
excellent library has been started for the use of
the scholars
STREET LAMPs.-The TowHJ commissioners of
Bel Air have earned the commentator of their
fellow citizens, by placing lamps along Main
street, at Port Deposit avenue, Pennsylvania
avenue, Howard street bridge, Gordon street
and Broadway. Lamp lighters are needed for
these lamps, but as the office is purely one of
honor we do not suppose the applicants will be
very numerous-especially since each lamp
lighter is expected to furnish the oil required,
as well as to keep the lamp filled and burning.
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NJ. F. CHURCH APPoINTMENTs.-Thc NJ. +.
Conference adjourned, in Baltimore city, on
Wednesday night. The following are the APP
pointments for Hartford county and vicinity
East Harford-Rev. II. McNcmar and Rev. c.
A. Jones.
Harford-Rev II. &. Mcdaniel and Rev. Harry
Boggs.
West Harford-Rcv. j. d. Moore and Rev. w.
P. s. Duncan.
IIavrc de Gracc-Rev j. w. Cornelius
Long Green-Rcv. 6. W. Feelemyer
Great Falls-Rev. Ezekiel Richardson.
Rev. g. 7. House has been sent to Luthcrville
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