The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-06-22
FOCAL Affairs.


lDCALS.
Mr.. William GLADDEN., of Chrome Hill, will
please accept our thanks for some fine murillo
cherries.
Tall CIover.-Mr. Joseph Live2ey has left
at our Office stalk of clover 4 feet and inches
in length
Two large pieces of petrifed wood were
found, a few days ago, by Il man while digging
in Mr.. S. W. Bradford's yard, Bel Air
"A large locust tree, near SHOWS Mill,
Abingdon district, was struck by lightning and
shattered during storm Tuesday afternoon.
"A large number of cherry trees on the road
from Fork Meeting House to Long Green were
Frustrated by the storm, last Sunday night
week.
Mr.. Henry Ady has the finest field of corn
between Bel Air and Jarrettsville. 1t was plant
ed in good time, came up well and has been
well worked.
Mr.. w. Smthson Forwood, of Bel Air, was
taken very i'll, Wednesday afternoon, while on
his way from Baltimore to Bel Air, on the Mary
land Central train.
-Stemmer's Run, Joppa and Aberdeen are
stations for three of the resident engineers in
charge OF the Philadelphia extension of the Bal
tmor, and Ohio Railroad.
"A little four year old daughter Of Mr.. John
Smith accidentally fell off the steps of her faith
er's residence, in Bel Air. Wednesday evening,
cutting severe cash over her eye.
The barrack of Mrs. Ann Carman, Long
Green, Baltimore county, which was set on fire
by lightning, last Sunday week, was insured
in the Hartford company for $3.50.
Mt Ararat Lodge, A. f. and A. NJ, on
Tuesday night resolved to close until the first
Tuesday In September next, unless sooner con-
vened by order of the Worshipful Master
"A dairymaids' festival and pic mic, for the
benefit of the Presbyterian church, Bel Air, took
place in DIR, Munnikhuysen's grove, near the
the railroad depot, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Thomas Connaughton found recently,
on Mr.. David Hanway's farm, at Creswell, an
English halfpenny bearing the date, plainly dis
cernible, I'll. 1t is therefore ll2 years old.
Mr.. George w. Lilly, of the second district
whose name had been announced as Demo
cratic candidate for the Legislature, in card in
last weeks democrat respectfully declines the
honor.
We have received, with the compliments OF
Mr.. &. X. Gacken, quantity of fine new pota-
toes and some of the largest and most beautiful
heads of Lettuce we have ever seen. They were
from his garden, near Bel Air
Goodman James, son of Mr.. George James
whilst endeavoring to catch his fathers horse
in field near Bel Air, last Saturday, was Kick.
ed on the arm, the member being severely bruis
ed, DR.. r. ID. Lee attended to the injury.
While workmen of the National Transit
| Company were engaged in laying their oil pipes
| through the property of the late f. Stanley
Rogers, they discovered and killed two enormous
black snakes, one of which measured and the
| other = feet in length.
The break in the Tidewater Canal, at Mud.
| dy Creek, two weeks ago, has been repaired
through the exertions of Mr.. D. +. Shure,
Superintendent. The work was completed last
Friday and boats began running again Saturday.
About 300 boats were detained at the point
named, on account of the break
Mrs. Rebecca Reese, widow of the late
George Reese, formerly well-known member
of the Friends society, of this county, died at
the residence of Mr.. David II. Wiggers, near
Pleasantvile, on the 18th instant The inter-
ment, which was at the Friends buryng ground,
Fallston, last Friday, was largely attended
The Dramatic Readings, by Prof. j. c.
Wells in the old Presbyterian Church, Bel Air,
Tuesday evening, were SHINY attended The
proceeds were for the benefit of the Fallston
Library, and it is TO be regretted that the re-
ceipts fell short of the expenses. Prof. Wells is
an excellent elocutionst and deserved larger
audience.
Baltimore capitalists, it is reported, have
recently visited Havre de Grace with q view of
making arrangements to rebuild the saw and
planning mill, provided Mr. Dubois concludes
not to rebuild the establishment himself The
manufacture of packing boxes for Gamers will
probably form large part of the business if
the Baltimore capitalists take hold oft.
Mr.. Joseph Livezey, in tearing down the
foundation of an old house on his farm, near
Red Pump, found embedded therein two small !
cannon balls. The house was built before or
during the Revolutionary PERIOD the farm hay
ing once belonged to the Smithson family
The balls were probable built in the foundation
to excite the curiosity of a future generation.