The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-12-22
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LOChLo.
Mr.. Richard Taylor, of Perryman, is i'll at
his residence, with rheumatism.
The public schools in IIavre de Grace have
been closed to prevent the spread of small pox.
"A letter from Webster says that smallpox
has entirely disappeared from that neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. Patrick Howard is very i'll, with ty-
phoid fever, at his residence, Archer u How
ards Mill, near Bel Air
Abingdon Public School, of which Miss
Sherwood is teacher, will give literary enter
tainment, on Friday evening, December 22d.
Mr.. James II. Rgdon, formerly principal of
Chestnut Hill public school, started on Thurs
day of last week for Florida, for the benefit OF
his health.
"A four-year old colt, valued at $500 and be.
longing TO DR.. Edward Mackenzie, of the Bel
Air drug store, died last Sunday, from some un
known cause.
Mr.. John s. Cuttings, of Baltimore county,
raised this year. on 81 acres of land, ,740 bush
els of prime wheat, or an average of SO bushels
to the acre.
The statement in The Agis of the Sth in
slant that Mrs. A. d. Scott would occupy the
store vacated by Moore Bros, at Fallston, is in.
correct. The store house is for rent.
Mr. Joseph o. Taylor, formerly telegraph
operator at Thurlow, Pa, has been assigned as
operator in the tower house at Perryman lie
will be welcomed by his many friends there.
MIR. Draayer, who lived near the Old FORCES,
on the Philadelphia turnpike died last week OF
smallpox, The people in that neighborhood
are becoming alarmed and are being vaccinated
Mr.. j. Saurin Norris, President of the First
National Bank of Baltimore, whose severe i'll.
ness at his home in Baltimore city, has been
noticed, was somewhat improved, on Tuesday
night
w. II. Riddle, travelling salesman for Chas
f. Ehmann's marble works No. 100 N. High
street, Baltimore, will be pleased to see his
friends, during the winter months, at their
places of business.
The annual Christmas celebration for the
Sunday School of Grace Chapel, Hickory, will
take place on Tuesday, December Goth, at ~
o'clock, P. NJ. A Christmas tree will be light.
ed and the children will sing Christmas carols,
&c.
"A Christmas celebration will be held in the
NJ. E. Church, Bel Air, on Wednesday evening,
December 9th, at ~ o'clock. The exercises
will consist of singing by the children, thelght-
ing of Christmas tree distribution of presents,
&c. Everybody is invited
I'm the Elkton court, on Wednesday, Miss
Mary Bachtcl was awarded verdict for $500
damages against the Philadelphia and Balti-
more Central Railroad Company, for being
compelled to walk mile in ice and snow near
Port Deposit, in 1881, in consequence of the rail-
road being blocked by an ice gorge.
Mr.. Theodore Welsh, of Chestnut Hill,
caught in steel-trap, on Tuesday night, a
horned owl, which measures four feet and eight
inches across Its outstretched wings. The wise
and solemn-looking bird having been caught by
one foot, was very little injured, and Mr.. Welsh
intends to send it to the Druid Hill Park Zoolo-
gcal collection, Baltimore.
Mr.. Jacob Rutedge, of Cat Tail branch,
Marshall's district, sends us what he calls q
nubbin of corn. 1t is ~ inches long, 1016
inches in circumference, and contains 42 rows,
averaging so grains each, or over 1000 grains =
Uncle Jacob thinks his nubbin will take the
cake, and if not he will send an ear of corn the
next time that will be large enough to beat any
ear raised in Marshall's district this year.
The Havre de Grace R:publican says that
during the storm last week pair of strange
ducks were discovered by John Suter, while
cunning near Watson's Island. They were both
captured. One was caught in the bushes and the
other would not leave its mate. They were
purchased by Mr. VIM. A. Hill, ofthe City Hotel,
for $40. He has them still in his possession
They are of dark bronze color, with slightly
reddish breasts, and have been seen by sports.
men from Baltimore, New York and Philadel-
phia, as well as the duckers in Havre de Grace,
none of whom have ever seen the kind before.
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