The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-07-30
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

lOCALS.
Michael Lagan who lives in Falston, has a
Spanish silver piece, bearing the date 1872.
He found it some time ago, lying in the road.
MIR. Thomas j. Tydings, agent at Edgewood,
will please accept our thanks for copies of the
latest time card of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad which went into
effect Monday, July Goth.
AT meeting of the Town Commissioners
on the 23d instant, Mr.. Richard r. Martin was
elected Town Commissioner and Secretary to
the Board, at a salary of S25 year. in the place
of Mr. John I. spcer, resigned.
"A Profitable Hcn.-Mr. Charles Walters
who lives near Red Pump, rejoiccs in the own
crship of young hen which laid 50 eggs last
spring and has laid 1O7 since. She is still at work
producing eggs, at the rate of one day, Sun.
days included.
There seems TO be fair prospect of the
speedy extension of the Narrow Gauge to the
Susquehanna. We learn from good authority
that two weeks ago there remained only q, 800
to be raised TO complete the needed amount
Delta Herald
We are Obliged to Mr.. William GLADDEN. for
a fine specimen of plumbago or black lead, pick
cd up on the farm of Messrs. Bey and McComas,
Mine Branch; also for some beautiful specimens
of crystallized quartz, from the farm of Mrs
Stacy West, near Chrome Hill. They are inter
esting additions to our cabinet.
Mr. George Standitord, an estimable young
man aged about "A years, Il son of MIR. jarrett
Stamford, was buried at Rock Run NJ. L. Church
on Friday last. He had been living in Baltimore
for year past but was taken i'll with typhoid
fever, and returning home died on Wednesday
of last week
The camp meeting of Bentley Springs Cir
cult. NJ f. Church will commence on August
10Th, on the grounds belonging to Mr.. John
Gcmmill, near New Market, Baltimore county.
1t will continue ten days. Conveyances will
be run to and from Bentley Springs Station,
Northern Central Railroad
We direct attention to the advertisement O ,
stock, farming Implements household furniture.
Sc., to be sold at public auction by Mr.. Robert
7. Bovine, at his residence near Bel Air, on
Wednesday, August 18th. The articles are all in
good order, and the sale will take place without
regard to weather.
-Mcssrs. Moore Bros, of Falston are offer
ing to the farmers of the county Lister Bros.
pure ground bone and phosphate and Powcls
prepared chemicals. With the latter any farmer
can manufacture phosphate at home, suitable
for his land or any special crop. These articles
have standard reputation and are sold at fair
prices.
A maple tree, standing near Mr. James A.
Wards spring house, near Chestnut Hill, was
struck by lightning, during the storm on the
18th instant The lightning glanced from the
tree to the spring house, knocking board off
and killing hen. locust tree near the house
was also struck the shock being felt by Mr.
| Ward, who was seated at the supper table
Col John NJ. Miller, b. F. Chambers, DR..
James A. Meams and DR.. r. b. Crothers have
been elected delegates from Cecil county to the
| Democratic congressional convention of the
second district, which assemblies at Westmins'
! ter on the 9th OF September. 1t is stated that
they are in favor of the nomination of Albert
Constable, Esq, for Congress.
One of our subscribers, who lives near Bel
Air, suggests that DR.. Tanners fasting test
might he made more satisfactory by locking him
| securely in a room without food but with &C.
cess to plenty of water. At the end of forty
| days, and not before, the door should be opened
| If the Doctor should be found alive 1t might
reasonably be inferred that he had accomplished
his task.
AN adjourned meeting from the 18th instant
will be held at Fairvicw Park, on Tuesday,
August Sd, $780, for the purpose of organizing
farmers association or grange. Addresses will
be delivered and there will be music and dan
| cling, croquet bathing in the lake, supplied by
the indicated springs of the place &c. Faryiew
is situated on the post road, one mile from the
City Hall, Havre de Grace.
A CORRECTIONAL paragraph in last weeks
-1Egis stated that Mr.. William Shealey, of Mag
nolia, had committed suicide by taking laudan-
um A note from Mr.. Shealey himself states
| that the paragraph was untrue. We hasten 10
make the correction and express our sincere re.
greet that the article appeared in the shape it
did.
HARVEST HoME.-A gathering of the farmers
| of the county, with their families and friends
will take place at the Rocks of Deer Creek, on
Thursday next, August 5th. There will be ad-
| cream, lemonade, &c. Among the speakers an
nounced are Prot. s. B, Hedges, of York, Hon.
Herman Stump, Hon. j. F. c. Talbot, Hon.
Stevenson Archer and VIM. Young, Esq.
ARRESTED FOR DISTURBING RELIGIOUS
MEETING.-On Monday Deputy Sheriff Carman
arrested Frank Bond, James Lee, Stuart Wades
Mark Moore Arthur Preston and George Gibson,
all colored, charged with interruptng religious
meeting Mt the John Wesley colored church.
near Abingdon, On Sunday, July 18th. They
were released on bail for hearing before Justice
snowden, on the 4th of August.
FELL DEAD IN THE RoAD.-On the 18th in
slant a colored woman, named Sarah Waxwood,
aged 70 years, who lived near Hopewcll, walked
to the house of Mr.. John Worthington, neigh
Dor, to get some milk. After procuring the
milk she started to go home, but upon reaching
the road in front of Mr.. Worthington's house
she fell to the ground and died instantly. 1t is
supposed to have been case of heart disease.
CoLoRED PEOPLES "DEMoNsrRATIoN.n-A
meeting or demonstration" of the colored peo.
pie of the county took place, at Clark's Chapel,
last Saturday. The occasion was the dedication
off new Odd Fellows lodge building, and a
large crowd was present. In connection with
the meeting, political services" were held
addresses being made by Major A. M. Hancock,
and by L. M. Tilden and Isaiah Hambleton,
colored. The Hopewell brass band furnished
music for the occasion.
ToURNAMENT.-A tournament was held on
the farm of W. j. T. Riley, near the Upper
Cross Roads, on Wednesday, The successful
knights were s. A. Whitcford, who crowned as
Queen Miss Minnick; John Chilcoat, who
crowned Miss Poteet as first; Levi Payhil, who
crowned Miss Jennie Cook second and d. AL