The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-23
Enral Atfairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
Evan Jones, son of Mr.. George W. Jones,
who lives near Dublin, died at an early hour
Wednesday morning. of typhoid fever.
Rev. John F. IIoff, d. D., rector of Trinity
Protestant Episcopal church, Towsontown, died
in Baltimore, lest Sunday, in his Gsth year.
Rev. a. j. Barrow, rector of St. Johns
church, Kingsvelle, Baltimore county, and Rev.
James Is Craighill, of Emmanuel church, Bel
Air, exchanged pulpits last Sunday.
Rev. c. A. Jones and wife, residing near
Churchvile, will be pleased to receive New Year
calls from any of their friends, on Monday, jan
uary I'd, between 10 A. NJ. and Top. NJ.
The Middle Division of the Peach Bottom
Railroad, extending from York to Delta, was
sold at public sale, on Tuesday, to committee
representing the bondholdcrs of the road
The friends of Albert Constable, Esq, of
Elkton, viii he gratified TO learn that lie has so
far recovered from his recent serious illness as
to be able to attend to his legal business.
"A new depot building is much needed at
Havre de Grace, but the new owners of the Phla-
dcphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
propose merely to remodel and repair the old
one
AT the annual election for officers of Broad
Creek Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, held on the
10th instant, Nathan p. Harry was elected Mas
ter; Howard Stubs Overseer, and w. Scott
Whiteford Lecturer.
A mule belonging to Dr. f. Hall Richard
son, of Bel Air, died on Tuesday night 1t has
often been snid that no one ever saw dead
mule, but if the animal in question was not dead
lie was certainly playing 'possum."
AT the public sale of dairy cows belonging
TO Mr.. j, Thomas Bradford, near Aberdeen, on
the 14th instant, cows sold at from 1913 to $40 SO
The prices were considered low, the stock being
of good quality. Mr.. J. s. Richardson was the
auctioncer
Hon. Joseph 5. {. Blackburn, of Kentucky,
Hon. Robt NJ. McLaue of Baltimore and Hon.
j. Fred. G. Talbot, oil members of Congress,
tried their skill at shooting ducks on the flats
at llavrc dc Grace, last week. They were the
guests Of Hon. Murray Nandivcr.
= Col. A. Il. Boone, proprietor Of the coach
line between Bel Air and Edgewood, has been
awarded contract on starroute No. 40 1885,
from Prescott TO Brigham City, Arizona, j. n.
CaIlan, the accepted bidder having failed to
contract, for some unknown reason. Annual my
SS,aSS. wsuT'''''
"A correspondent advises fruit growers NOT
to defer pruning their grape vines until the
middle Of February, but to trim them nos. He
also recommends them to put plenty OF chal coal
around their peach trees, if they would have
good fruit and healthy trees
The city assessors of ilavrc dc Grace have
made II new assessment of property in that city
The total assessment of real property is $50 800 ;
personal property, 500 00O-making a total of
Sl,0l5,0OO. The taxable basis al present SAYS the
RDnb HcdH, is $500 900.
Mr.. c. W. Middleton, ofSpesuta Island, Of
fers $3.50 reward for the conviction the thief or
thieves who stole 1855 decoy ducks and boat be
longing to him Information may be left with
f. o. and ID F.. MITCHELL Il. s. Elliott or Justice
George Harris, Aberdeen.
The old steamer Mary land, formerly used in
transporting the cars across the Susquehanna, at
Havre de Grace and recently in performing
similar service between Jersey City and Harlem,
n, Y is about to be sent up the Hudson river,
to Newbnrgh. A new steamer is to take the
place of the Maryland.
"A Baltimore correspondent of the Towson-
town journal, noting the many new newspa.
pers and changes in that city, says that "thrce
gentlemen from Delaware, one from Hartford
county, and one from this city, have combinedly
made arrangements to publish here an afternoon
paper of brilliant proportions, and after the
style of New York evening journals"
The Circuit Court for Baltimore county has
granted an injunction restraining the American
Rapid Telegraph Company from digging holes,
erecting telegraph poles and mutilatng shrub
berry on the farm of Caleb Taylor, near Towson-
town, until tho company mas obtained the right
to do SO by condemnation or otherwise. The
| furm is situated on both sides of the road.