The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-08-25
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Encal Attairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

"A copperhead snake three feet in length was
recently killed on the farm ofSamuel NJ. White
ford, Pylesylle.
Mr.. John s. Dallam took from his fish pond
near Bel Air, one day last week, q carp, 19%
inches long and weighing lbs.
The Baltimore and Delta Railroad last Sun
day carried about one thousand sight.seers from
Baltimore to Loeb Raven water works.
The fair and festival at Emory NJ. E. Church.
near Mill Green, on the 18th, 18th and 10Th in
slant, is reported to have been decided success
Mr.. Jacob Lantz, or the 1st district whose,
death was reported last week, was the uncle,
not the father of Mr. Fred. w. Lantz, job prin-
ter, of Baltimore.
Joseph Kennedy, of the Upper Cross Roads,
who had become insane and uncomfortable, was
on Wednesday committed to Jail, by Justice
Martin, for safckeeping.
MIR. William Roe has commenced the cree
ton of q new dwelling house, at Forest Hill,
near the store of Messrs. Roe d Tucker. MIR.
j. 7. Harkins is the contractor.
Mr.. William Forder, of Philadelphia, died
at the residence ofhis brother, Jacob Forder, in
Norrsville, on the 18th instant, of chronic diar-
rhGa. He was in his 9th year
Rev Frank Warthcn has been appointed a
colleague of Rev. G. G. Cronin, in West Hartford
Circuit, NJ. +. Church. Mr. Warhen's resi-
dcnce is at Mr. Thomas Smithson's Forest Hill.
John Martin, living near Forest Hill, on
Tuesday, dslocatcd and seriously injured his
shoulder, by an accidental fall. Drs. d. P.
Wysong and II. d. Lee were called to attend
him.
Mr.. p. Dunningan is erecting scafIold in
the courtroom, preparatory to lowering the
ceiling, for the purpose of improving the acous-
tic properties of the room. The sides of the new
ceiling are to be archcd
Benjamin Giles, coored, waa committed
to Jail, on Tuesday by Justice Stcarns, on the
charge of stealing watermeons from the patch
of County Commissioner Michael Whitcford, of
the fifth district.
MIR. Joshua Hope, living near Taylor, is
very i'll. Mr.. A. Chas. Rutledgc, near Black
Horse, is also very sick. Mrs. VIM. Nelson,
near White Hall, is reported to be aarmingly
i'll, of erysipclas.
Miss Gertrude Wells, formerly of Bel Air, a
cousin of Drs. Il. Hall and w. s. Richardson.
of this place, died in Baltimore city, last Friday.
The intcrment was nj the Trap church, Hartford
county, on Tuesday.
New post routes have been ordered in Har-
ford county between Pylcsvile, via Fishcls mill,
to Constitution, Pa Plcasantvile to High
Point; Black Horse TO Kirkwood Mclaughlin
to Slate Hill, Pa.
Mr. VIM. II. Waters team of three horses
on Monday hauled from his Watervalc Mills to
Baltimore, load Of hay weighing 1850 lbs In
addition, the wagon weighed 9, 075 lbs making
the entire load G,625 lbs.
Uncle Billy Wann left at our Office, on
Wednesday,, a vegetable curiosity in the shape
of three ears of Egyptian corn, joined together
in one, but each car distinctly marked 1t
came from his garden in Bel Air.
York county farmers have a mutual com
pany that insurcs them against loss from dam
age of their crops by hail. Mr.. VIM Gorsuch,
of that county, has been awarded $3.50 for dam
age to his tobacco field by a hail storm on the
7th instant.
The damages to Stafford Mill by the food
having been repaired, Mr.. L. NJ. Allen, the pro-
prictor, is ready to go on with business as be-
fore. He has a large stock of pure bone dust
on hand, which he offers for sale lower than it
can be had elsewhere in the State
Mr.. Isaac Amos is now running his canning
house, at Emmorton, on full time putting up
corn. The variety packed is Stowells Eyer
green, some of the ears of which, raised by Mr..
William T. Sawyer, measure twelve inches and
upwards in length 1t is the largest and finest
Stowell's Evergreen we have ever seen.
Our valued contemporary, the Havrc de Grace
Republican, appeared last week greatly improved
in appearance, in new dress of type. The Re
publican has also substituted steam for hand
power We congratulate its publishers upon
the prosperity Of their excellent journal, and
wish it increased success.
-Messrs. Hoffman u Tydings shipped from
their canning factory at Edgewood, on the 18th
instant, the first carload of canned goods sent
from Hartford county this season. They were
consigned to Reeves, Parren 81 Co., 20 s. Front
street, Philadelphia, who have purchased
Mcssrs. Hoffman 4 Tydngs' pack for the last
three years.
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