The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-01-02
Focal Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS:
A HAPPY New YEAR TO ALL TIE READERS
OF The AgjS.
Write it 1SS0-and dom you forget it,
The prospect for an ice crop is growing
extremely doubtful.
Rev. John Mckinley, of York county, Pa,
who was paralyzcd Saturday, Goth December,
died the next day.
Mr.. William Webster, who lives near
Cockeysyile, Baltimore county, is reported to
be extremely i'll.
Senator Kirkwood of Iowa, who is n native
of Hartford county, has been spending the holt
days with relatives in Baltimore.
Rev. d. w. Bates, President of the NJ. P.
Conference, will preach next Sunday, January
4th, in Abingdon, at 1917 A. NJ, at Mt. Carmel
ut p NJ, and Bel Air at ~ P. NJ.
The Susquchanna river was full of soft ice
on Monday; but it was rapidly passing out and
it was expected that navigation would be re-
sumed to Lapidum and Port Deposit.
Mr. Jesse IIoskins, who was severely in
jurcd by Il fall, ut the sale of Mr.. James O..
Amoss's property, short time ago, and who
has been very ill since, is now recovering. He
lives near Falston.
Rev. Mr.. Litsinger, of Fawn Grove York
county, Pa, recently slaughtered hog only II
months old, which weighed GOO pounds. The daily
average gain Of this hog during the whole of its
life was nearly one and a half pounds
On Monday G. A. MARYLAND, auctioncer, of.
fered at the Court House door, for George L..
VanBbbcr, Esq, trustee, the Line Bridge pro-
perty, belonging to VIM. G. Glasgow and con-
tanning 45 acres. Withdrawn at bid of 81, 925.
On New Years Day the sun arose in cloud
less sky, and the dewdrops sparkled like dia-
monds in his rays. The opening of the new
year, so bright and fair, we hope is an augury
of unclouded prosperity to the whole country
during its continuance
"A substantial board walk is being made on
Main street, Dublin extending from Squire
| Daugherty's residence to the NJ. +. Parsonage
This enterprise is due to the ladies of the village
and ncighborhood, who raised the money re-
quircd to build it by festival.
MIR. James Coe, who, for the most Of his life,
| VIC
the Hartford road, died on Sunday, December
2lst, aged 81 years. Mr.. Coe was among the
first men who were employed in the Copper Fac
| tory 7o~Soatoma Union.
Frederick Snowden, the bright little news
boy of Bel Air, had one of his eyes injured or
Christmas day, by the explosion OF fire cracker
which he was lighting. 1t was at first thought
| In i,r1,t h,,ft
was not the case. lie is about as usual, dispens
ing the Sm that shines for ALL
| Mr.. Archibald Alexander Gordon, an uncle
of Mrs Charles W. Lee, of Bel Air. died In
Louisville, KY, on Tuesday of last week, OF
consumption. He was one of the oldest cit
zens and business men of Louisville, and gen
tleman of the most-exempiary character lie
was naive of the Valley of Virginia
Next Monday will be busy day in Bel Air
The stockholders of the Agricultural Society
and of the Fire Insurance Company will meet
and the Orphans Court and the County Com
missioncrs will be in session. We mildly sug
gest that our delinquent subscribers will have
convenient opportunities of sending the amounts
| they owe on that day.
AS-Intcrcsting and very valuable is the first
qber ofthc american Agricultarist, beginning
n 10th Annual volume QSsO.) This number
Aains $50 articles and items, illustrated with
100 engravings. Among these are the new
6sh, which is soon to yield immense sup.
sNgood food from what are now waste
ND boys $3.50 year. Orange Judd
FORK, publishers