The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-03-03
Focal Affairs.


LOCALS.
MIR. Samuel NJ Whtelord recently slaught-
cred hog two years old, which weighed 1Ol
pounds.
We are indebted to Hon. James b. Preston
and to Hon. David Wiley for public documents
of various kinds
MIR. S. \. Hyde's farm, Boothby Hill, was
offered at public sale, on the premises, on the
22d of February, but Withdrawn for want of
sufficient offer.
An esteemed subscriber says 81 am glad
you advocate an experimental station in Mary
land. 1t works admirably in Connecticut and
protects farmers from fraud"
-Mcssrs. II. c. Lawdcr IL Co of lIavre de
Grace, recently bought two steers of Mr.. John
Ewing, of Cecil county, which weighed dressed
4,2I0 lbs.
Hon. VIM. b. Baker was excused from at
tendance in the House of Delegates, on Friday
last, on account of sickness. DR.. Scarboro was
also excused, one day last week, because of the
extreme illness of his brother, Elias Scarboro.
Mr. Elias Scarboro, who lives near Mill
Green, is extremely i'll. His condition was re-
garded so critical last week, that his brother,
DR.. Silas Scarboro, member of the Legislature,
was summoned by telegraph and has since been
attending him.
Mr.. Thomas Young, proprietor of the Sus-
quehanna House, Hayre dc Grace, died on We'd
nesday morning of last week, of pneumonia
He was in the I'D year of his age, and had been
resident of Havre de Grace for forty.fve years.
He was native of Scotland.
DIR, j. Camp Butler, of Bel Air, was one of
the graduates at the S5th annual commencement
of the University of Maryland School of Medi.
cine, al Baltimore, on Wednesday. We are in,
debted to DR.. Butler for an invitation to attend
the commencement
DIR. Edwin &. Proctor of Hartford county,
will please accept our thanks for an invitation
to attend the annual commencement of the Col
lcge of Physicians and Surgeons, at the Acad-
envy of Music, Baltimore, on Wednesday even.
ing last. DR.. Proctor was among the graduates.
Mr.. A. Blakeney, formerly Superintendent
of Franklinvillc Cotton Mills, Baltimore coun.
ty, has accepted position at the Savage Mills,
in Howard county. There are but slight expec-
tations that the Franklinville mills, which were
lately destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt and
the employees are therefore seeking situations
elsewhere.
"A communication in last weeks 14gis in
reference to the need ola cemetery in the neigh.
borhood Of Bel Air has been received with gen
eral approval, and there are indications that the
subject will not be allowed to drop. We sug-
gest that meeting be be held at the Court
House, in order that shape and direction may be
given to the project
George Galloway, formerly of Bel Air, one
of the genial conductors of the York road rail
way, having purchased farm in the 18th district,
has already contracted with several Towsontown
firms to furnish them with cut-straw, larks,
vinegar, rabbits and hoop-poles. He says he
expects to harvest large crop of hoop-poles
next summer, If the drought don't interfere with
him. Towsontopn Union
Mr.. John Treadway, who lives near Bethel
Church, has in his possession good hatchct, |
which was taken from pine log by his brother
C. Treadway, while In the employ of the late |
Abraham Jarrett, at his fishing shore at Havrc |
de Grace, some sixty years ago The log was
caught by the seine, and the Ratchet was stick
ing In the end of it. 1t supposed to have been
put there by some raftsman or lumberman.