The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-06-09
Focal Affairs.


"A horse belonging to Nelson Gilbert, of
Shawsvile, was stolen on Wednesday night of
last week.
We have been obliged TO defer number of
articles that were in type republication. Some
of them we shall publish next week,
"A mule belonging to Mr.. James Lee got
down in the stall, one night last week. and was
so severely injured that it died few days after
wards.
Darlington Hopes, an esteemed member of
the Society of Friends, will preach at Dry
Branch School House. next Sunday, June 18th,
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"A box car OF a north bound freight train
was thrown off the track by bent axle and
wrecked, at Perryman, on Thursday morning,
No one was hurt.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. CcComas, of this county, dep
uty collector under John l.. Thomas, has been
appointed Deputy Collector of Revenue for Dis
trct No. . of Baltimore city.
We are obliged to Mr.. X. jefferson Dallam
for an invitation to attend the commencement
exercises ofSt Johns College, Annapolis which
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Michael Dunn, of Long Green, Baltimore
county, lost valuable horse from collie, on the
night of June 9Th. Mr.. Dunn is the contractor
for carrying the mail from Baldwin 10 Green
wood.
George Hill, who lives near Fishers post
office, had his foot severely injured, week before
last, bya horse trampng upon it. The acct
dent occurred near the Five Mile House. Hartford
turnpike.
Mr.. Henry G. Schilling has begun work in
his new wooden mill, near Shawsville. He
manufactures wooden blankets, &c, of the best
quality, and can not supply the demand for his
goods
The spring fair of the Oxford agricultural
society began on Wednesday and will close to-
day. \ number of fast trotters were exhibited,
and the sports including running race for
horses and an amateur bicycle race.
The machinery of the round bottomed steam
boat at Peach Bottom ferry is to be placed in
new fat-bottomed one, which will soon
be built. The river at that place is too full of
rocks to admit running with sacfty the present
steamer OXFORD Press
"A stalk of Fultz wheat, taken from the field
of Messrs VIM. F. and q. A. Hays, near Church.
Vile, has been left at our office 1t measures
feet 2lG inches in length. It is the tallest wheat
we have seen this year-but the Big Woods has
not been heard from yet.
MIR. James NJ Reynolds, of j. NJ. Herrman's
store, Bel Air, received ON Wednesday, 1856
boxes of fine Strawberries from c. g. Budd
of the LIST district. Mr.. Reynolds has purchased
Mr.. Budd's entire crop, and can supply festi
walls at short notice
The exam nation of Public School teachers
came off this week. There were about fifty pre-.
sent. Monday and Tuesday were devoted to
first grade teachers, Wednesday and Thursday TO
teachers of the second grade. We hope they have
all passed successful examinations and may get
good positions
The RI Rev. Bishop Pinkney will hold con-
timore county, on Sunday next, June 1lth.-
Service commences at 1917 o'clock, A. NJ The
rector of this church, Rev. A. j. Barrow, has
been made the recipient of a handsome suit of
clothes from the parish aid society.
We call attention to the card of Messrs.
Hops d Halter, general commission mer-
chants, No. 62 South Gay street, Baltimore
Mr.. Halter is one of the directors of the Balti-
more and Delta Railroad, and is well and favor.
ably known in Hartford county. For many
years he was engaged in the fruit and confec-
tionery business on North Gay street
Additional tables have been placed in the
Clerks office, for the use of members of the bar
and Others in examining the record books. It
is pity the improvement was not made more
substantial. As one lawyer remarked: "The
tables look as if they might have been made to
dry peaches on this summer, and to be thrown
away in the fall"
d. c. Bell, of Conowingo, is erecting an Office
at that place for the American Rapid Telegraph
Company. J. f. Worthington will be the opera
tor The spirit of improvement seems to have
followed since X. p Mcdowell, the enterprising
merchant of Conowingo, has erected warehouse
for the Susquehanna Fertilizer Company, who
have quite trade for their manufactures there.
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