The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-04-29
Focal Atfairs.
LITTLE LOCALS,

Mr.. Uriah johnson intends to establish q
canning factory at Harkins' Shops, near the
Hickory.
Mr.. B. V. Preston, of this county, has been
appointed to position on the police force of
Baltimore city.
Hon. Neal Dow, of Maine, delivered an ad-
dress in the NJ +. Church, Port Deposit, on
Thursday evening Of last week.
"A new postofiice, to be known by the name
of Triumph, has been established on the Phia-
delphia, Wilmington u Baltimore Railroad, 10
miles from Baltimore.
On Wednesday night the shop of John Nc.
Roy, shoemaker, Main street, Bel Air, was bro
shoes left to be repaired and one pair OF new
shoes.
MIR. r. J. Grier, of East Nottingham, Cecil
county, has erected q canning house and intends
to engage in packing tomatoes. Mr.. Harry
Arthur, of Hartford county, has been engaged to
superintend operations.
Mr.. johnson Evans, of Franklnville, Bal
timore county, has been appointed to position
in the engineer corps of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, now surveying for a new route from
Baltimore to Philadelphia.
The Susquehanna river is said to abound in
black bass, affording fine sport to the angler
Charles Vogel, of Philadelphia, recently caught
number near Watson's Island, one of them
weighing four and a-half pounds.
A Washington letter to Mondays Bal.
timore American says that the star route from
Bel Air to Mill Green, Maryland, will be curtail-
ed ten miles after July next. The route will
terminate at Fountain Green.
Mr.. VIM. o. Whitelock, formerly merchant
in Darlington, died at his residence in that
place. on Friday last, in the oath year OF his age
He was son of the late Robert Whitelock, and
was an estimable and promising young man.
On Monday J. 8. Richardson, auctioneer,
sold at the Court House door, for Col. Ohio s.
| Lee, trustee, 20 acres of land, with improve
ments, situated near Forest Hill, belonging to
Silas Baldwin, to John c. Martin, for $685.
"A subscriber desires to know whether salt
Will kill cut worms or not, and IL it will in what
manner and in what quantity should it be ap.
piled. We should be pleased to have the ques.
ton answered by some of our practical farmers
Mrs Pamela f. Armstrong, relict of the
late Thomas Armstrong, of the firm of Arm.
strong, Gator " Co., died suddenly in Baltimore
last Sunday afternoon, of apopleYy. Mrs Arm.
strong was daughter of Mrs. Nancy Lee, and
sister of Mr. Samuel NJ. Lee, of this county.
The Rossville Fox Hunting Club on Saturday
caught fox near Hardwood Park, ON the line
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad After lively run of several hours he
was forced to seek refuge in bank, from which
one Of the dogs brought him out.
The Aberdeen correspondent of the Balii
| moredn says at is rumored, and upon good
authority, that the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company are about to
purchase thirty acres of land at Perrymans, and
build up toxn there"
Prof W. L. Baird, Principal of the Bel Ali
Academy has been seriously i'll for more than 9
week past, at Mr.. r. n. Hanna's Hotel, Bel Air
He Is suffering with complication of malades
| the chief of which speritonitis. His physicians
| Drs E. II. and W. s. Richardson, considered
his condition somewhat improved yesterday
"A few days ago MS Lemuel Jones, of Kin
| SEVILLE, and three other men were driving Q
| spar raft down the Susquehanna river
| the raft struck rock above ConowingC
| bridge and broke in pieces, throwing Mr. Jones
and one of the other men, named Neel, into the
water. They lodged on a rock aud narrowly
escaped drowning.
Miss Jennie Rodgers, daughter ofCol. Rob
ert s. Rodgers, of Zion Hill, near Havre de Grace
was married to Lieut.. Forsythe Meigs, of the
navy, at Washington, on Wednesday evening"
The marriage took place at the residence Of
Gen. NJ. c. Meigs, quatermaster general of the
| army, who is IN uncle of Lieut.. Meigs, Miss
| Rodgers being niece of Gen. Meigs last wife
MIR. George H. Cox, of Havre de Grace, was
in Bel Air, last Saturday, with new wagon,
laden with ladders of all kinds some of them
being very ingenious in construction and con.
venient to have on hand. Mr.. Cox has recently
supplied the city of Philadelphia with large
number of folding ladders, for the use of lamp
lighters. His ladders are very strong as we'll as
cheap.
MIR. James Wilson, q respected citizen of the
10th district, died on the 10Th instant, at his
residence, near White Hall, in the s2d year Of
his age. His remains were inferred at Bethel
church, Hartford county, on Sunday. The funer,
al was very largely attended. The services were
conducted by Rev. Joseph Nelson, pastor OF the
church, who preached a very able Sermon
| Tonsontoicn Union, 3d.
Mr.. Joseph Parry has left at The Egis office
| several cans of Trophy tomatoes, grown upon
his farm, near Forest HILL They are of excel.
lent flavor, and were canned by Mr.. James
johnson. The canning business will be an i'm
portant industry, along the line ofthe Baltimore
and Delta Railroad, when it is finished. The
| land through this portion of Hartford, is well
adapted to raising corn and tomatoes of the best
| flavor.