The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-06-29
Focal Affairs.



Rouse were elected trustees of Bel Air Academy
on Thursday.
About 1900, 600 young shad were Matched
this year at the government fish Matching
station, Havre de Grace.
Mr. s. j. Seneca, of Ilavre dc Grace, has
bought Mr.. James E. Stansbury's canning house
and fixtures in that city.
Mr.. VIM Munnikhuysen, of Thomas Run,
was severely hurt, some days ago, while turning
his COWS out of the stable.
Mr. Vim. T. Clark, of Chestnut Hill, has
planted four acres of tobacco, and has a good
stand. His crop looks we'll
Mr.. Isaac II. Cairnes, of the 4th district, is
announced as a candidate for Democratic nomi-
nation for County Commissioner.
Rev. Pleasant Hunter, Jr., of Baltimore
county, has been ordained and installed pastor
of the Second Congregational church at Palmer
Mass.
Harry Price, clerk in J. NJ. Herrman's store,
Bel Air, has a collection of English, French and
other copper coins, some of which are dated
1775.
Mr.. John g, Rouse has been appointed to fill
the vacancy in the board of Town Commission.
ers of Bel Air, caused by the resignation of Col
Ohio s. Lee.
The case Of Lord Il Polk VS.. James Nichols,
being an action on note for fertilizers, was tried
in Towsontown court Wednesday, resulting in
a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs.
The funeral services over the remains of
Rev. Lucus G. Matack, d. d., were held in the
NJ. E. Church at Port Deposit, Tuesday after.
noon, the intermcnt being ut IIopewell Gene
terry.
delegates proposing to attend the County
Sunday School Convention, at Perry man, July
24th and 18th, will please notify, by postal, Rev.
j. W. Steele, box 10, Aberdeen, Md, that en-
tertanment may be provided for them.
Henry d. Harlan, Esq, of Hartford county,
delivered an admirable address before the Philo-
kalian Society of ST. Johns College, Annapolis,
| on Monday evening. The annual commence
ment of the college took place on the 2Sth inst.
| Rev. b. +. Benson, of New Market, Fredcr-
lex county, formerly pastor Of the NJ p. Church,
Bel Air, has been elected Vice President OF
Western Maryland College and professor OF
bellies lettres, in the place Of Prof. George Dew
ilbiss, resigned.
Key W. w. Campbell pastor of the Grove
Presbyterian Church, Aberdeen, will deliver the
first of IL promised series of discourses on Char
acter next Sunday morning. July LIST. "The
Value of Character" will be the subject of the
| first discourse
The Fourth of July will be celebrated at
the Rocks Of Deer Creek by reading the Declare.
lion OF Independence, patriotic addresses and
dancing. The Rocks will be favorite place OF
resort as soon as the Maryland Central is COM
| pleed to that point.
MIR. Bertram N. Stump is ill at the residence
OF his uncle, Col. Herman Stump, near Bel Air.
| MIR. stump is suffering with slow Southern
fever, contracted while engaged in the Southern
| States as general passenger agent of the Ohio
and Mississippi railroad.
Mr.. George T. Frieze, the eldest son of Col
D. Thompson FrieZe, of Havre de Grace, died in
that city, on the 18th instant. The intcrment
was at Angel Hill Cemetery, on the Thursday
following. Rev. Henry Baker, pastor of the NJ
f. Church, performed the funeral services.
The Bel Air Tuesday Night German Cml
met at the residence of Mr.. j. T. G. Hopkins
Bel Air, last Tuesday evening. 1t was largel,
attended The dancing was led by DR.. j. Cam
Butler, assisted by Miss Maggie Bell. The mex,
meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs.
Rosan, July 10Th.
MIR, VIM. A. Mclaughlin is about TO discon
tinue working his slate quarry, near Delta, and
intends to remove portion of top, in order TO
pursue the business more extensively. Mr. Nc
| Laughlin's quarry is on the back. bone of the
| ridge and produces slate unsurpassed in quail
| ity by any in the world.
Or Monday last, while Mr. Milton Dance,
| of Dulanys Valley, was engaged in unloading a
moving machine, he had the misfortune to have
the thumb of his right hand caught in cog
wheel, tearing the flesh from the end of the
thumb and producing a very painful and ugly
wound. ToWSontoaru Union.
MIR. James Ii. Wilson, prominent attor-
ney, of Leonardtown, st. Mary's county, died at
the City Hospital, Sunday night, of congestion
of the lungs. lie was "a years old and unmarried
Mr.. Wilson was one of the brightest lawyers on
the Eastern Shore, aud was an active Democrat
ic politician. He was a brother of Mrs. DR.
Benjamin Smith, of Bel Air.
A valuable mare belonging TO Mr.. Samuel
j. Ricketts,, tenant on Mr. Joseph Henriques
farm, near llavre de Grace, was seriously injur-
ed, one day last week, by the breaking of a
neck-yoke of a mower whist it was in motion
The mare fell backwards, her left hind leg being
caught in the knife of the machine, severing
the snews and tendons. The animal is in a
critical condition.
On Tuesday Mr.. VIM. Warner of Manhat-
tan, Kansas, had three tine Jersey red pigs ship
ped from New Jersey to his brother, Mr.. Brin-
ton ii. Warner, of Forest Hill. The box came
to pieces on the cars and one of the pigs Jump
ing out was run over and killed The other
two were also dropped from the stage on the
way to Bel Air, by the bog again breaking.
They made their way to Edgewood, where they
were secured and safely forwarded to Mr. War
ner. Perhaps they didn't like Maryland and
wanted to return to their Jersey home.