The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-03-30
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

trct.
Mr.. Henry Herman, of Bel Air, has obtained
Il situation in the wellknown dry goods house
of James Bnlingsley, corner of Gay and High
streets, Baltimore.
We are obliged to DR.. j. l.. Windoph, of
this county, for an invitation to attend the COM
menccment exercises of Columbia Veterinary
College, at New York, March Goth.
The Red Seal Canning Company, ofIIarford
and York counties, are having fine steamer and
two barges built by Mr.. Geo Gieger, of Peach
Bottom, to carry their canned goods to market.
Mr.. Benjamin A. Carver of the Hayrc de
| Grace HtpUIlicdH printing office, whose hand
was terribly lacerated on the 10th, by the burst.
of gun, while shooting bIackbirds is mproy-
ing.
--Mcssrs, F. b. " Henry Maratcc have discon-
| tinucd the canning business and sold their entire
outfit TO Hayward, Furlong & co. The Messrs.
Macatce think there is more profit in raising to-
bacco than in canning.
MIR. $. b. Silver and other prominent can
ners are circulating petition to the Philadel.
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pauy, for additional siding and other facilities at
Aberdeen, for the shipment of canned goods
Snow at Eastcrtidc is not novelty but it
is rare sight to see plows running in the fields
and at the same time sleigh, gliding along
the public roads. This occurred on the Bel Air
| and llavre de Grace road, last Saturday.
Governor Hamilton has appointed John
| Wright, of Iavre de Grace, q Justice of the
Peace, vice VIM. F.. Woodhouse, resigned, and
| Dorus Seneca, Inspector and Weighcr of Hay,
Straw and Cattle, at IIavrc de Grace, vice Joshua
Bryant, deceased.
| MIR. G.. Edward Kcrr's team of fonr horses
hauled from lIavre de Grace to Bel Air, last
Friday, load of lumber that weighed G. 10 lbs
This is considered Il large load for four.
horse team, especially in the condition of the
| roads that day. Thomas Cox was the driver.
In the win of Miss Catharnc A. Johns, who
died in llavrc de Grace, Md. on the 10Th, is Q
| bequrst of so TO resident of Chester county
named Johns. She bequeathed 800 to the Elk
| ton NJ f.. Church and all her real estate 10 hrl
niece, Mrs. Lyons, of liavrc de Grace.
Mrs Everett, the wife of Mr.. j. Dallas
| Everett, died at her home, near Emmorton, last
| Saturday morning. The intermcnt was at Tho
| Mountain Baptist Church. on Sunday afternoon
Rev. Mr.. brand, of st. Mary's Episcopal Church,
read the burial service The funeral was laIge
| ly attended.
A literary entertainment will lie given al
Shirley Hall, Baltimore county, on the 4th Of
April, at ~ o'clock, p NJ. Mr.. and Miss
Mosher will give select readings, which will be
| intcrspcrsed with music by Mcssrs. b. P. Butler
and Geo. Wheeler, of Towsontown
"A valuable registered Jersey calf, belonging
to Hon. Stevenson Archer, died on Monday night
DIR. F.. Hall Richardson made post mortcm ey.
| animation, but could not determine with preci-
sion the cause Of death The lungs were affect.
ed, but DR.. Richardson did not think il plcurO.
pneumonia.
A vessel laden with bone dust, from New
York, discharged her cargo at Messrs. Barnes
" Archers wharf lapidum, on Tuesday, the
masts Of which Were 100 feet high. Other yes.
sells come up to that point with masts 40 feet
tall. II would take an exceedingly high rail.
road bridge at WatsOn's Island Ia allow such
craft TO pass under il.
--Rey. Mr.. Milburn, the VI. T.. Church, who
was stationed in this county, several years ago,
has been sent as preacher in charge of Middle.
town Circuit, Frederick county. He will have
charge Of three churches, at Middletown, .Icffrr.
son and Petersville. Rev. Mr.. Milburn is Il
young man of decided ability, and his pleasant,
agreeable manners will no doubt make him
popular in his new charge
Mrs. Simmons, the wife of col. Joseph VI.
Simmons, died at her home, on Spcsutia Island,
last Saturday. The funeral took place from the
Presbyterian Church, Hayrr de- Grace Rev NJ.
j. Eckels officiating. The mterment was at
Angel HIN Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons was
kind-hearted, hospitable lady and was greatly
beloved by all who knew her. She leaves n
daughter and four sons.
"A literary entertainment was given last
Friday evening at Sylvan Retreat school house,
near Pylesvile by the pupils Of that school,
assisted by the Broad Creek string band The
exercises were Interesting and instructive and
witnessed by large audience. The entertain.
ment was under the management of Miss Annie
Burkins, teacher of the school, assisted by Mr..
Charles Harry, who deserve much credit for the
efficient manner in which they conducted the
entertainment. DeHd Herdld, OBJ