The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-06-10

PERsoNAL.-Rev. Dr. II B. Martin, rector of
st. Johns 2 otestant Episcopal Church, Havre
de Grace, is dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
The church has been closed in consequence.
Major A. M. Hancock, of this county, was
in Washington on Tuesday, at tending the meet
ing of the Anthropological society, Of which he
is member.
MIR. ID. NJ Boyd, who has been II prominent
business man of IIavre de Grace, for number
ofyears, on Wednesday removed to his native
home, Danyille, Pa. He bears with him the
good wishes of many Hartford friends.
DIR. Il. j. jackson, of Eastville, Virginia,
has located at Perryman. For the present he is
| boarding at Mrs. Tredick's.
CANNING NOTES, Canning factories have
been erected near Thomas Run, by Messrs
James ii. Ball, James Gorrel and N w. s.
Hays
firm known as the Hopkins Canning Com
pany are ceiling buildings on the farm formerly
belonging 10 the late Capt. VIM. p. Taylor, near
Edgewood and will prosecute the business on
large scale.
Mr.. Henry L. Silver, ofAberdecn, will engage
in canning tomatoes this season.
Mr.. Franklin Jordan and his two nephews are
engaging in the canning busness-the former
at Shane's and the latter near Stabler's post
office, Baltimore county. Mr.. Franklin Jordan
has 70 acres in sugar corn.
Messrs. Black IL Bros, at White Hall, Balti.
more county, are preparing to can tomatoes cx-
tensiycly
Mcssrs. Joseph Butler, Norrisvlle, and John
Gross, near Forest Hill, will can tomatoes this
season.
MORE DAMAGE REPoRTED. Reports Of dam.
age by the storms of last week continue to be
received.
The residence of Mr.. Il. W. Eubank, in Havrc
dc Grace, was struck by lightning and consd
crably damaged. "Esthcr,"a valuable register
ed Jersey COW, belonging to Col. j. r. Frieze
which was in n lot near Mr.. Eubank's residence
was killed by lightning, at the same time
The Tide Water Canal, near McCall's Ferry
was so badly damaged that traffic upon it wa,
entirely stopped.
The dam a; Robert Parke's MILL Delta, was
washed away, during the storm of Wednesday
evening.
vile, was badly damaged by the ireshet ON Wed.
mesday night.
The roads near Nonisvillc were also badly
washed
Mr. John Gilhcrt's corn and tomato fields, neal
Ilopcwcll, had large gullics washed through
them.
DROWNED IN THE DELAwARE-On Friday
last the remains of Mr. James C. Forwood who
was drowned in the Delaware river, a few miles
above Wilmington, on June LIST, were inferred at
Walters Meeting House, Thomas's Run. Mr.
Forwood was Il son of the late William Forwood,
and his mother, Mrs, Sarah Forwood, lives neal
Dublin. He was 40 years of age and unmarried
MIR. Forwood at the time the accident was engag.
ed, before daylight, with Robert Wilson and
MIR. Pierce, in laying out gilling net Mr.. For.
wood lad lantern in his hand and observing
a steamer approaching, he waved his light and
the vessel sheered off, but probably mistooi
the locality of the small boat and struck it, car
rying it along under the bows for some dis
lance. The three men were thrown into the
water, but Mr.. Pierce succeeded In catching hold
of the steamer. Looking around he saw Mr..
| Wilson struggling in the water and called TO him
to take hold Of his ley, which he did and both
were saved. Mr.. Forwood could not be seen
and it is supposed he was injured in the collision
and sank ut once. His body was recovered by
| dragging the bottom of the river. Mr. Forwood
was brothern-law of Mr.. Henry K. Waters,
OF Darlington, and was highly esteemed by his
friends and acquaintance He had been engaged
in fishing in the Delaware for many years.
The PRIZE EXAMINATIoNs.-The result of the
recent prize examinations held in the public
schools of the county in the History of the
United States and Arithmetic, is announced
this week. The prizes, which amounted to
500 in gold, were offered through Mr.. s. A
Williams, of the School Board, by "Friend of
Education" who made it one of the conditions
of his gift that his name should not be divulged.
His modesty is only equaed by his generosity,
| but he may rest assured that both are appre-
ciatcd by every one interested, as he is, in the
education of the boys and girls of the county
The first prize in History, $50, and the first
prize in Arithmetic, $50, were both awarded to
Miss Carrie s. Quinby. The second prize in
History, $50, was won by Miss Lily England
| ihS SNNOhu pllHC III 81, was won
by MasterJ. Ellsworth Strawbridgc Marshalrs
district it will be seen, bears Off two of the four
prizes and Bel Air district the remainder
In History there were 30 and in Arithmetic
80 contestants One colorcd boy, Jas. L. Ander-
son, contested for the prize in History, and
Abraham Presbury, colored, was IL contestant
for the prize in Arithmetic Both showed ere
ditable examinations.
In History the first five were Carrie s. Quin-
| by aged ID, daughter Of j. IL. Quinby; Lily
| England, aged 10, daughter of James England {;
Mary j. Kurtz, aged IL, daughter of Martin
kurtz, of Jarrettsyilc; Ella b, Parker, aged 10,
daughter of c, j. Parker, of Upper Cross Roads |;
j. Ellsworth Strawbridgc, aged IS, son of Mrs.
Mary Strawbridge, ofMarshalrs district.
In Arithmetic the first five were Carrie s..
Qunby, }. Ellsworth Straw bridge, Mary C..
Price, aged 10, daughter of Jesse Price, of La
pidum; Lutte II. Ascherfeld, aged 10, daughter
Of Prof. Theodore Ascherfeld, OF IIavre de Grace
John b.. Hull, aged II, son of A. Haviand Hull,
of the third district,
The offering of these prizes should stimulate
the pupils of the public schools to greater ex-
crtions, and VIC have no doubt such an effect will
be produced
Meteorological Record for May. 1881.
Minimum temperature on the LIST, 45o.
Maximum temperature on the 18th and 18th. 90.
Means A. M, 591o Up. NJ, I'M; SP.M, 6.4o.
Mean temperature Of May at this point for the
last ten years, 10.
signal W., ONCE mean for the Middle States Gl5.
been so high in May before but once, In 1872; and