The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-01-09
Eural Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS /:

Read what J. G. Rouse says in his advertise
ment in this weeks 1EgiS.
MIR. James Stansbury, well known and
much respected citizen of Hartford county, died
at his home near Clermont Mills, on the 2Sth of
December, aged 62 years.
We are obliged to Mr.. Guyton, representing
the wcll-inown book publishing firm of j. W.
Bond ~ Co., of Baltimore, for useful Pcrpetu-
al Calendar, published by the firm.
Under the influence of the recent mild and
wet weather, the grass started togrowing, hardy
shrubs changed the color of their leaves to a
healthy green and leaves came out on some OF
the hardy rose bushes.
Seven new ice houses are to be built on tho
Susquehanna river, near Havrc de Grace, by J
G. Poisel Il Co., of Philadelphia. The contract
for building them has been awarded to A. NJ
Carroll, of Baltimore, at a bid of S13, 700.
Mr.. b. Frank Twining, son of Mr.. Isaac
Twining and brother of Mr.. Horace b. Twining
died at his fathers residence in this county, on tn,
Sd inst. of consumption, aged Al years. He hat
been resident of Philadelphia for the last TWEEN
ty years, and was inferred there.
The mild weather is hard upon the black
smiths. They are usually over crowded will
work. at this season of the year, but the absence
of ice now renders extra shocing unnccessar,
and consequently they scarcely have enough tt
do tokeep their appetites sharpened.
Large for its Age.-Mr. Joseph A. Coale, o
Bel Air, raised and few days ago sold to Mr.
GEORGE Dnvnr of Cburcbvilln a hru o,lf eli,
months old, which weighed 5S5 pounds. 1t i
three-tourths Short Horn, and Mr. Dever intend
to see what size it will attain by good feeding
| 1t took the second premium at our last count,
| fair
Last Saturday Mr.. John S. Dalam brough
to The A,gjS Office lively and genuine waite
terrapin, which he found swimming in Bynum'
Run. 1t is remarkable to find terrapins movin.
about at this season of the year, as they bur
themselves in the mud and remain dormant dur
ing winter. The specimen before us was prob
ably deluded into the belief that spring la,
come.
Mr.. Hamilton Lefevre, Jr., formerly of thi
county, recently arrived here, on visit, iron
the far-away State of Idaho. Mr. Lefevrc lief
the county about twelve years ago, and reside
for number Of years in Omaha, Neb. He
enthusiastic in his praises of the boundles
West, and will return to Idaho, in short time
When he left there the snow was ~ feet dee
and the weather very cold.
Mrs. Rutledge, widow of the late Ignatiu
Rutledge, was stricken with paralysis, on Sal
urday last, at the residence of her daughter
Mrs. Robert w. Holland, near Bel Air She ha
just returned from visit to her sons, Mr. Joshu
Rutledge, on Deer Creek, when the attac
came on. Death cnsucd on Wednesday after
noon Mrs. Rutledge was an exceedingly kin
and hospitablc lady, and her death is deeply re
GREETED by her family and friends
Mrs. Holland Beaumont, of Pleasantvill,
sends us little coin of the reign of Charles III
of Spain. 1t bears the date l775 and is in goo
state of preservation. When this coin was fires
from the mint the colonies were in the midst {
the turmoil with Great Britain which resulte
in our freedom from the rule of the mothc
country. With the spectre ofGrantism loomin
up to view, will the future editor of The I1Eg
or some other paper take it up, q hundred yeal
from now, and writing of it be able TO say tha
the country is still free. We hope So