The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-06-15

IHE NATIONAL TRANSIT COMPANY IN IRoU
BLE.-The National Transit Company have
large force of workmen engaged in laying their
oil pipes through the upper part of Hartford
county. To secure the right.ofway through
the farm of the late John Walter STREET., deceas-
ed, near Clermont Mills, the company bought
the ne-eighth interest in said farm from Mrs.
Richard F. llarkins, daughter and heir of Mr..
Street, The minor heirs, through their next
friend, Mr.. Frank Macatee, thereupoI employ
ed Hon. Herman Stump, us counsel, who OBJ.
tanned an injunction restraining the oil company
from laying their pipes through the farm in
question. -.
The counsel for the company Messrs. j. T. G..
Hopkins, Stevenson Archer and Roger w. Gull,
the latter Of the Baltimore bar, filed molten for
q removal of the case to the United States Dis
trict Court. Arguments on the motion were
heard by Judge Waters, on Monday. The
Judge holds the case under advsement.
| Another injunction has been granted by Judge
Waters in the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Street,
against the Transit Company. The right ofway
through the farm, which also lies near Cler-
mont Mills, was signed by Mr.. John A. Street,,
to whom the farm reverts in fee simple upon the
death OF his mother the said Mrs. Elizabeth
STREET., the latter having lteestate in the pro-
perry Upon the payment to Mr.. STREET. of the
sum agreed upon, the Transit Company, last
Friday night, proceeded to lay their pipes over
| the farm, upon the surface, completing the
| work before an Injunction was served upon
them Saturd ay morning. This case has not yet
been heard by Judge Waters. Mrs. STREET. is
represented by Mr.. s. A. Williams, and the oil
company by the same counsel as in the other
case 1t Is said the suit will be compromised.
FISH HATCHING.-The fish Matching opera
| tions at Havre de Grace have been vigorously
prosecuted this season. The eggs of the shad
| are obtained without difficulty, ripe fish being
supplied by fishermen. They are Matched in
the river in small open boxes with wire bot
toms. Three days are required for the young
shad to appear. When first Matched they look
like pieces of white thread, half an inch long,
with two black spots in one end. These spots
are the eyes. The small fry are not fed at all,
no food suitablefor them having yet been found
Nature, however, has provided each little fish
with pouch under its neck that contains sus.
tenance TO last several days Last Friday 600 600
young shad were turned loose in Severn river,
and the Patuxent, the Patapsco and other waters
will also be supplied, Young trout and perch
are also Matched. OF the latter half mil
lion have been put in the Susquehan-
ma this season. Mr.. &. W. Delawder has charge
of the operations at Havre de Grace. His assist
ants are Lieut.. ID. NJ. Mason, of Oakland, and
Messrs Geo. IL. Boyd, WIN. Fadely Geo. Mahan
and John Brown, of Hayre dc Grace.
Artificial fish planting in the Potomac river,
according to statistics made up at the Baltimore
SIMS Washington office, does not seem to
have realized the results promised for it
The work of Matching shad artficalIy and pla.
cling them in the Potomac, began in 1873. 1t
was supposed that no increase should be expect
ed for five years. Now the statistics show that
the catch of shad for five years after The work
was commenced was almost double that for the
next five years, or for the time when a large in
crease was expected. If these are facts, good
deal of money is annually wasted in artificial
fish Matching.