The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-26
local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
a mad dog was shot aud killed at Franklin
willie, recently.
One day last week Mr.. Charles Rumscy, of
FrankIinyilc, killed three cranes, on Joppa
marsh.
We are obliged to Mr. Daniel Lynch, who
lives near Bel Air, for n basket full of large and
fine apples.
The dwelling house of A. Wattenscheidt,
near Bel Air, was destroyed by fire, on Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr., C. W. Proctor last week began work on
the new school house at Rodham's. 1t will
be completed in about six weeks.
The cornerstone of the new Presbyterian
church, in Bel Air, WIN be laid, with masonic
ceremonies, ON Wednesday, September it'll.
Mr.. James r. Chcsncy, the present as well
as the ncwlyclectcd county commissioner for
the I'd and 9th districts, has been very sick this
week.
A large shark was seen near shore, at Max
wells Point, last Saturday. A year or two ago
a shark ten feet long was caught ut the same
place.
jacob Grafton, son of Mr.. Nathan Grafton,
has purchased from Mcssrs. Roe IL Tucker an
acre lot at Forest Hill, and proposes building Il
neat cottage thereon, next spring
Two hundred and thirty black lass were
caught last week in he Susquehauna river by
Mr.. Robert Stewart and fishermen whom he
conveyed in his boat from Conowlngo.
On Thursday night of last week ii flock of
sheep, belonging to Mr.. Harry Wilson, on Mrs.
HeaId's farm, "Homewood," near Bel Air, was
attacked by dogs.and many of them injured
-Nlessrs, james Hopper IL Co. offer to farmers
the Monarch drill, which. is adapted to sowing
grain, grass seed and fertilizers. They are also
dealers in hard and soft coal. See their adver-
tisements.
MIR, William ii. JONES' who lives on the
Homestead Farm, near Bel Air, left at our Of
flee, last Friday, quantity Of remarkably
fine, well favored apples, for which he has our
thanks.
= Last Tuesday John J. Alexander, agent of the
Farmers Fire Insurance Company, ofYork, Pa,
paid to Mr.. j. McIlvainc the loss by the destruc-
tion of his grain by fire, on the 18th instant The
fire was caused by spark from steam thresher.
The directors of the Hartford county agri
cultural society met on Tuesday, and determin-
ed 10 open the fair on Wednesday, October 18th,
instead of Tuesday, the nth, thus affording our
citizens an opportunity of witnessing the open
ing of the Orole celebration at Baltimore.
Mr.. Parker F. Forwood, who lives near
Hartford Furnace, has four acres of tomatoes
from which he has already gathered 1000
bushels of fruit More than one half the plants
have not been picked overyet. They are of the
queen and acme varieties.
-Messrs. James w. johnson and John Gross
are canning tomatoes, and employ from 30 to 40
hands, principally women. Mr. johnson has
also purchased all the peaches in Mr.. VIM.
Davison's orchard near Bel Air, and is canning
them as fast as they ripen.
Leader ammoniated superphosphate is
the name of fertilizer manufactured and sold
by Mcssrs. Francis Neale IL Sons, 103 s. Charles
street, Baltimore. 1t has been used with salts
factory results, and the high reputation of this
old and wel-knowu firm is guarantee that it
is what 1t is claimed to be-a reliable fertilizer,
adapted to the growth of oil crops.