The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-12-08
Focal Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS.
The new fire engine for the city of Havre de
Grace has arrived.
One night last week hefentered the meat
house of Mr. John r. Day, near Prospect, and
stole therefrom ham.
We are indebted to Mr. w. l.. Townsley, of
Clayton, for very fine carrots and parsnips, one
of the latter being double.
William GALLON, aged % years. son of Mr.
b. +. GALLON, of the second district, died of
small pox, on Tuesday of last week
Mr.. James r. Taylor, of Webster, who had
three of his ribs broken by being accidentally
thrown from his carriage, is improving.
-Ex.Sherif Morgan will remove with his
family, early in January, to the farm recently
purchased by him in Louisa county, Virginia.
MIR. Edward Norris, of Abingdon district,
whose wife and daughter died of diphthera, re-
Gently, has since been attacked with the disease
also. He will probably recover.
George Christy, John Skinner and Margaret
Harris, colored, all died of smallpox last week,
at Gravelly Hill, near Havre dc Grace. Six new
cases of the disease are reported near Level,
DIR. N. B. Byran, Messrs. A. NJ. Grove
and NJ. Nelson Whiteford, of Esdraelon Masonic
Lodge, of Delta, attended the lecture by Grand
Lecturer James W. Bowers, at Mt. Ararat Lodge,
Bel Air, Tuesday night.
MIR. 8. cleveland, formerly of 157 North
Gay street, Baltimore, will be pleased to see his
many friends at the store of NJ. Lieblch & Co.,
14s Lexington street, They will hnd full line
of dress goods, silks, furs, shawls, &C., at low
est prices.
Mr.. John Ward has shown us copies of CAL
fornia election tickets of both parties They
are two feet in length and each contains ninety
names. The only ticket approaching them, in
the number of candidates, is the Hartford Demo-
cratic primary election ticket, on the Crawford
county plan.
MIR. Harry 8. Hyde, of Romney Farm, is
about to remove TO Long Green, Baltimore
county, for the purpose of engaging in the can
ming business with his father, MIR. s. N. Hyde.
Mr.. Hyde will sell his stock, farming imple-
ments and canning fixtures, at public sale, on
Tuesday, December 10Th.
The Havre de Grace Republican says that one
or two cases of smallpox exist In n colorcd
family on the outskirts of the town. The col
orcd schools have been discontinued in conse-
quence, and fair and festival by the congrega-
tion of st. James A. NJ. E. Church has been
indefinitely postponed.
The superiority of the Susquehanna ducks
was strikingly illustrated in the Baltimore
markets on Tuesday. While Norfolk red.heads
selling at Is cts, and canvas backs at 50 so
per pair, Havre de Grace redheads were selling
at S15O, and canvas backs at $500 per pair
Havre de Grace Republican,
The entertainment at Emmords Hall, last
Wednesday evening, was great success, so far
as the music was concerned The latter was
under the direction Of Mr. F. w. Lantz, of Bal
timore. The inclement weather interfered
greatly with the attendance. Other amuse-
ments are promised to follow in succession.
Deer Creek corn growers will have to look
their lauels or old Marshall's will outstrip
them. Mr.. Andrew Turner, of the petit jury,
from the fourth district, sends us an ear of corn
1l1S inches in length, 10 inches in circumference
at the larger and inches around the smaller
end. 1t contains 30 rows of 81 grains each, or q
total of | $50 grains.
Miss NJ. Cole, whose singing and read
ing gave so much pleasure at the entertainment
in the Court House last spring, for the benefit
of the Bel Air Presbyterian Church, on Thurs
day evening of last week gave literary and
musical entertainment, at IIagerstown, Md
The Mems of that nlaee warmly Draises Miss
Cole for the fine natural talent which she dis
played and The satisfaction given to her audi
cnce.