The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-10-03

=
HOGS DYING.-A number of hogs have recent
ly died, near Churchville, some of them, 1t is
supposed, of cholera. Mr.. John Derrickson has
lost 4, colored man on his place 4 Messrs.
john and VIM. Harvard, of the same neighbor-
hood, have also lost several fine hogs.
->%- ~
HANDED ovER.-samuel It'll, the colored
man arrested near Fountain Green last week,
for stealing horse and buggy belonging to Mr..
W. A. Mclaughlin, of Delta was taken TO that
place, on Monday, by Deputy Sheriff Carman,
and turned over 10 the York county authorities,
upon requisiion by the Governor of Pennsyl-
yania.
FoUNE DEAD IN BED.-Last Tuesday morning
respectable old colored man, named VIM. Lee,
who lived alone in cabin near the residence
of Major A. M. Hancock, several miles north
east of Bel Air, was found dead in his house.
His body was lying partly out of bed, the feet
resting on the floor. He was about so years of
age and had been ailing for some time.
The TIMoNIUM FAIR.-The fair of the Balti.
more county Agricultural Society began at Tim
onium, on Tuesday. The rain prevented large
attendance the first day, but it effectually laid
the dust, and on Wednesday 10, 900 people were
on the grounds. The exhibition is good one,
The racing was very fine, and the immense
crowd was diverted in various ways.
TALL Gonna stalk of corn grown by Mr..
Patrick Howard, at Archer u Towards mill,
was noticed last week 1t measured II feet and
9 inches in length. DIR. Jesse G. Dance, of Bel
Air, has since brought US stalk Is feet and 8
inches long. The DIR. is hard to surpass in any
thing when he sets about it in earnest. 1t is
possible that stalk taller than either of those
mentioned may be found in the county, but we
doubt it,
Cur By DRUNKEN NEGRo.-Last Saturday
night drunken negro who was refused any
more liquor in Mr.. Humphrey Lloyd's hotel, at
Delta, began TO abuse the proprietor and his
son. The latter finally resented the abuse by
striking the negro with stick, when he retail
ated by cutting or stabbing the young man in
the lower part of the spine with knife or razor,
inficting dangerous wound. The negro was
arrested and taken to York Jail.
CORNER STONE LAYING-The corner stone
| of the new Methodist Protestant Church, in Bel
Air, will be laid, with appropriate ceremonies,
on Wednesday, October Sth, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
Interesting addresses will be delivered by Rev
j. L. Murray, d. D., President of he Annual Con.
ference M. P. Church; Rev. David l.. Green
field, formerly of Bel Air; Rev. E. j. Drink
house, d. D., of Baltimore, and Rev. T. D.
Valiant, pastor of the church.
ANOTHER CLEVELAND CLUB ORGANIZED
Tie Democrats of Havre de Grace have formed
Cleveland and Hendricks Club, which already
numbers $50 tried and true men, who will vote
for Cleveland, Hendricks and Shaw on the 4th
| of next November. The officers are:
President-Murray Vandiver. Vice Presd-
ents-Bennett Charshee j. Henry Greenway.
Charles Grail, r. A. MCGOWAN, II. C. Lawder
Secretary-Jos. w. Chamberlain. Correspond
ing Secretary-Joseph Henriques. Treasurer
Hollis Courtney, Jr.
FINE GRAPES AND APPLEs.-The largest and
finest Concord grapes we have seen this season
| were grown by Mr.. Jas. II. Ball, ofThomas' Run,
a basket full of them having been left at TIE
Ggts office. Mr.. Ball is one of the most ex-
perenced and successful grape cultursts in the
| county, and derives much pleasure aud satsfac-
| ton from his well-kept vineyard.
| We are also indebted to Mr.. r. Anderson
I'll a,,o e
fallawater apples from his young, thrifty and
| well arranged orchard. Mrs. Maria Lytle, of the
| Hickory, also sends us specimens of choice ap-
pies, the names of which we do not know.
PERsoNAL.-Admiral and Mrs. VIM. E.
Leroy, of New York, are the guests of Col. Her.
man Stump, at "Wayerly," near Bel Air. They
arrived last Saturday evening.
MIR. f. N. Barrett, editor Of the american
Grocer, of New York, expected to visit Hartford
| county, this week, to take look at our can
ming interests. We take pride, here in Hartford,
in showing strangers our beautiful and pro.
ductive county.
MIR. James McAfee, Cashier of the Bel Air
bank, writes to his friends here that his health
is being restored, and he hopes to return to his
duties IN short time.
-->>
MIR. TOME MARRIED.-Hon. Jacob Tome the
Port Deposit millionaire, was married, on Wed
nesday, to Miss Eva s. Nesbitt, a young lady of
Port Deposit, at the house of the brides father.
The wedding was quiet affair, only the rela-
tives and few intimate friends of the bride be.
ing present. MIR. Tome is a remarkably we'll
preserved man of "a, and the bride is 30 years of
age. She is daughter of Mr.. Henry e. Nesbitt,
wealthy and prosperous merchant of Port De-
post. A special car took them to Perryyillc,
after the ceremony, where they met the New
York express. They expected to spend few
days in New York and then go to Niagara Falls.
Row AT A CANNING HoUsE.-A fracas occur
red, last Saturday night, at August Martins
canning house, in which Smith Bradley, colored
cut Augusta James, also colored, with fruit
knife. Augusta retaliated in kind, cutting
Bradley on the wrist, inficting wound which
bled profusely. Eliza Bradley, q sister-n-law
of Smith, took up his quarrel and assaulted Au-
gusta James with much vigor. Eliza was there
upon arrested and fined So and costs by Justice
Daniel E. Lynch. Mrs. DIR. Snowden, of Balti
more county, who passed the canning house
after the occurrences, kindly dressed Smith
Bradley's wounded wrist, stopping the flow of
blood.
INJUNCTION ASKED FoR.-Injunctions have
been filed in the Circuit Court for Hartford
county, by Messrs. Hopkins and Williams, at.
torneys for Messrs. E. NJ. Allen, trustee, Benja-
min Silver Sr., Jos. X. Ely and james r. Mas
sey, against the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany, to prevent the erection of telegraph lines
on the property of the complainants. The bills of
complaint allege that the telegraph company is