The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14
Focal Affairs.


lHe Deltu HeFdtu mas opeueu twenty-five
cent subscription list to the Garfield Monument
Fund.
Mr.. G. A. Benson, of wilma, exhibited six
varieties of choice pure bred fowls at the Cecil
county fair.
Rev. George Morrison has declined the ie-
call to the pastorate of Grove Presbyterian
church, on account of i'll health.
The display of cattle at our Hartford fair was
pronounced by those who knew to be the finest
ever seen at any fair in the State.
Major A. M. Hancock, ofthis county, has been
asked to hold himself in readiness to take part
in the Pennsylvania and New York campaigns
this year.
Miss Alice L.. Staufler, of Wilma who was
called home from the Normal School on account
of the illness of her mother, has returned TO that
institution. Mrs. Stauffer is now convaesccnt.
Last Sunday week the congregation of the
Presbyterian church, Churclvlle, raised $50 in
aid of the Michigan sufferers, which was duly
forwarded by the pastor, Rev. w. T. L. Kieffer.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. NJ. Newell and Superintendent Harlan, of
Hartford county, were in Westminster last week,
and made an examination of the books of the
school board of Carroll county.
The many friends of DR.. X. ID. Lee, of Bel
Air, will be gratifcd to know that his condition
is greatly improved. His physicians consider
him out of danger, though still needing constant
care and attention.
The congregation of St. Francis de Sales
Roman Catholic Ahpubnn
Don Luigi Sartori, PASTOR are about TO erect II
pastoral residence, on the church grounds-pcr
mission for the same having been granted by
Archbishop Gibbons.
Miss Ella Hopkins, residing near lIopewel
Roads, youngest daughter of the late George
Hopkins, died on Sunday, October 3d. of con-
sumption. Miss Hopkins was in her oath year,
and was much beloved by large circle of friends
who mourn her unimely death.-Rcpwblicm.
Masters Clarence and Harry Shriver, sons
of Mr.. j. A. Shriver, of Olney Farm, Hartford
county, arrived in Baltimore, last Saturday night
week, from Rio de Janeiro, having made the
trip with some young friends in the bark Grey
| Eagle. They brought back with them parrot
and monkey, the latter being what ARENAS
Ward used to call, Gan amoosin' little cuss."
We are indebted to the publishers, Messrs.
Guggenheimer ~ We'll, No. III w. Baltimore
street, for an advance copy of the Official Pro-
gramme of the Baltimore Oriole Pageant 1t is
handsomely printed, and contains highly artistic
illustrations of the local tableauX and the mys-
tic pageant "Time's Enigmas" As a souvenir
of great event in the history of Baltimore the
programme Is well worth preserving while at
the same time it is in every way creditabe to the
reputation of Messrs. Guggenhcimer d We'll as
artistic printers No less than $50, 600 copies of
this work were gotten out by this firm in the
short space of eight days, including the original
drawings, engravings printing, &c.
ACCIDENT TO AN OLD GENTLEMEN Mr.
John Halle, of Baltimore county, met with
serious accident while on u visit to Mr. Column
bus Watkins, at Stockton. IN coming down
stairs, on Sunday morning, he slipped and fell
to the bottom breaking his leg above the knee.
He was attended by Dr. Baldwin, and was re-
moved to his home during the day. Mr. Halle
is over 20 years of age.
DAMAGE TO A PORTABLE ENGINE.-A Boy
HURT.-On Tuesday afternoon as some hands
were removing portable engine from the cars
at Edgewood, one end of it slipped and the ma
chine fell to the ground, damaging it beyond
immediate repair. 1t belonged to
and was on its way to the Hartford Fair.
youth named Wagner, who lives in Abingdon,
had two of his fingers mashed and one of his
legs badly hurt by the falling engine.
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GONE WEsT.--Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll
Walsh, of this county, are enjoying trip to the
West The Fort Madison 0owa) Democrat has
the following paragraph in reference to their
visit:
Hon. Jno. Carroll Walsh and wife have come
all the way from Maryland to be present at the
Old Settlers meeting this year. Mr.. Walsh is
one of the very earliest of the Pioneers having
landed here ut Fort Madison on the 22d day of
February, 1884. We shall endeavor to gcta sketch
from him of his remembrance of earliest tim eS
here.
HOTEL MPRovEMENT.-Mr. William H. Stag
mcr has completed the improvements at his hotel
on Main street. near the Court House. He has
| added another story to the entire building, and
also extended il in the rear In all seventeen
new looms were added, all of which nave been
comfortably fitted up for guests. Mr. Stagmer
mas uiSo ''Ntltu lbll1 from WHICH
the stars and stripes proudly loated during the
fair. lis calls it his Vandivcr pole, in honor of
Mr.. Murray VNndiver one of the Democratic
candidates for the Legislature.
ACCIDENT TO A VALUABLE TRoTTER-Louis
F., trotting horse, valued at s., 900 and belong
| ing to Moses Fox, ofBaltimorc, had its shoulder
broken, in Bush River Neck, last Saturday eve
ming. The animal was its way from the Elk
ton to the Hartford Fair. Whilst being driven
in sulky from Aberdeen to Mr. John A. Payne's
| farm, something frightened it and rearing up it
threw the driver off and ran away. After run
| ming about four miles it dashed against butch
er's wagon and was seriously injured. The dri-
yer was also severely injured by the fall
THE CECIL FAIR.-The second annual fair of
the Cecil county agricultural society was graf
flying success to the directors and friends of the
society, who had for weeks been unremittng in
their efforts to have a creditablc exhibition
On Thursday it is estimated that upwards of
5000 persons were on the grounds. tourna-
ment took place on that day, in which Messrs
ID. f. Wiley, VIM. +. Pearce, Levi Payhill, H.
C. Nickel, H. Ramsey Bay, j. d. Amoney, Ca
leb L. Wright, Samuel Payhill, Charles +. Gibbs
Thos. R. Freeman, s. A. Whitcford aud Chas
A. Cleaver took part. Mr.. Pearce won the first
prize, $780, Mr.. Wiley, of Hartford the second,
$40; Mr.. Amoney, of Hartford, the third, $780,
and Mr. Wright, of Baltimore county, the
fourth $40.
The trials of speed were very good, the en-
tries being numerous and some fast time being
made. A number of persons from Hartford at
tended the fair and all of them were pleased
DEATH OF Mr.. JAMES r. CHEsNEY.-We an
nounce with regret the death of County Com
missioner James R. Chesney which took Mace