The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-06-03

THE NEW THRoUaH, RAuRoAD.-Messrs.
Evans and Manning, of tho Baltimore and Ohio
engineer corps, were in Abingdon on Saturday
last prospecting for route for thenew through
railroad Asurvey is in progress from the sus-
quehanua river to Baltimore, passing near Alb
erieen. Abingdon, Joppa and other points 1t
is reported That when this is completed another
route will be surveyed, running several miles
north of Abingdon. A number of surveys will
probably be made before a route is definitely de-
cided upon. Mr.. John w. Garrett, President of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, arrived in
New York from Europe last Saturday. and it
may therefore be expected that the work of To-
eating and building the new line will proceed
rapidly. I.-l#l nru ~ .s% .-.N
RE-PLANTING CoRN.-Our farmers have ex-
perienced great difficulty in getting a stand of
corn this season, and many of them have been
obliged to re- plant entire fields In some cuscs
this has been rendered necessary from failure
OF the corn to come up, and in others the cut
worms have moved il down almost us soon us
it has appeared above ground Some farmers
believe that where corn was not thoroughly dry
when it was loitcd last fall, it may have been
frozen, and the germ having been killed, of
course it would not sprout Others think the
failure of SO much of it to come up is attribu-
table to the wire worm, which is said to attack
the corn just below the surface. 1t has been
noticed that in some portions of a field the corn
came up well, while the remainder it did not
make its appearance, although the same kind of
seed was used over the entire field.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS. A
petition from Frederick Breuninger, for bridge
near his place, in the fifth district, was favora-
bly, received and Mr.. Breuninger was ordered TO
erect the bridge at a cost not exceeding $25
Geo. L.. VanBibber, attorney for John Toy,
made application for the appointment of n com
mission TO adjust all matters in regard to the
line fence between the properties of the said
Toy and B. +. Minnick also in regard TO n pri-
vate road for said Toy over the land of said
Mlnnick The Commissioners appointed WIN.
L. Clark, Corbm NJ. Grafton and Darlington
Hopes to act as Commissioners in the matter
MIR. james NJ. Reynolds having declined to
file his bond TO erect and complete the Level
bridge within thirty days from June lst the
contract was cancelled. The Clerk was then
ordered to notify MI. $. W. Finley that his bid
would be accepted, provided he would give
bond TO erect the bridge within the time speci-
fed.
A petition for pensions for Mahala Arthur, OF
the fourth district, and John Miller and wife, OF
the second district, We're received and filed for
future action.
LAW SCHOOL GRADGATEs.--Amungt the gcad
yates at the eleventh annual commencement OF
the law department of the University of Mary
land, which took place at Baltimore on Friday
night, May 21th, were Messrs Robert Archer,
son of Hon. Henry W. Archer, of Bel Air
Henry d. Harlan, son of Dr. David Harlan, OF
Churchv,llc; p. Lesley Hopper son of John A.
Hopper, Esq, Of liavre de Grace, and j. Harry
Preston, son of James g. Preston, Esq, of EN-
morton. We offer them all our best wishes for
success in the honorable pursuit they have
chosen. They will doubtless find the law an
tAu'ilHS HiiSlItSS, bub III complying Win her
exactions fame and fortune may be achieved.
The highest hOnors this year were won by Mr..
Henry ID. Harlan. They consisted of two
prizes Of 500 each, one for the highest grade
and the other for the best thesis. Mr. Harlan
friends in Hartford are gratted at his success,
which was the well meritcd reward of close ap-
plicaton and hard study. Mr.. Harlan was Il
law student of lion. Henry D. Farnandis of
Bel Air.
an extra prize of 800 was conferred upon
Mr. j, H. Mitnic of Baltimore former grad
uate of the Baltimore City College, for superior
attachments in scholarship.
AccIpENTs.-On Monday while Mr.. Jacob r.
Jones was engaged in oiling the machinery at
Mr. j. NJ. Herrman's mill, near Bel Air, he acct
denally dropped the oil can In cndeavoring
to catch it before it fell to the floor his right
hand was caught between two cog wheels and
severely crushed. 1t was at first thought the
hand would have to be amputated but Drs. r.
ID. Lee and E. H. Richardson, who examined and
dressed the wounded member, decided that am.
putaton was not necessary aud that the entire
hand can be saved.
One day last week as Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward A. Bodt, who live near Church
vile, were crossing the railroad track, near
Darlington, in Il carriage, their horse became
frightened at hand-car which was being pro-
PEELED along the railroad, and upset the car
riagc. The occupants were both thrown violent
ly out. Mrs. Bodt had several of her ribs fruc.
tured and was also severely bruised. Mr. Bodt
was slightly injured.
A few days age Mr.. Oliver Brown, whilst
engaged in making cans in the canning estab-
lishment of Mr. :. }. Seneca, Havre de Grace,
accidentally had one of his fingers cut off by n
machine with which he was cutting tin.
On Monday an eightyear old son of Mr.. X.
I. Clayton, of llavre de Grace fell out of a sec
ond story window of his fathers residence over
Mr. Reese's store, and alighted on the brick
pavement, fracturing his skull and breaking his
wrist. He was alive at the time this account
was received, but his condition is extremely
critical. Ile is attended 10y Drs. Il. II. Smith
and j. II. Cochran.
INSURANCE RISKS ON CANNERIEs AND STEAM
THGEsHERs. The board of directors of the Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company in Hartford coun-
ty met At the office of the Secretary, Major VIM
II. Dallam, in Bel Air, on Tuesday. Fourteen
of the eighteen members were present, aud Col
John Carroll Walsh, President, was in the
chair.
1t was resolved that the company will insure
canning houses and their contents mt a minimum
rate of leu per cent where the insurance is to
continue from year to year, but where the insur-
ance is to cease On the first of January next en-
suing, the rate will be fifteen per cent, as the
basis of the premium note.
In regard to risks for the use of steam engines
for 1hreshing or other purposes, a resolution