The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-12
Focal Affairs.


LITTLE LOCALS.
On Tuesday, on motion of Hon. Stevenson
Archer, Mr.. John c. Rose, of the Baltimore bar,
was admitted to practice in the Circuit Court
for Hartford county.
David Ford, an employee of the Maryland
Central Road, while coupling cars a few days
ago had the fingers of his left hand badly mashed
and his thumb cut off
| The first shad of the season were received
in New York, Monday, from Savannah There
were fifteen of them each weighed about three
pounds, and sold at from $3.50 to SO.
MIR. John H. Shannon, of Bel Air, slaughter
ed, on Wednesday, two hogs, one of which
weighed 1921 and the other 4O915 lbs. These
are the heaviest porkers yet reported.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
erecting safety gates at some of the crossings in
this county. The one at Perrymans is nearly
| ready. They have been needed for long time.
MIR. Frank S. Evans, of Port Deposit, for
merly of the Cecil National Bank, has been ap-
pointed bookkeeper of the Hartford National
Bank of Bel Air, and has entered upon his
duties.
The horse of a commercial traveller was
impounded, on Tuesday, by Town Bailif SMALL
for obstructing the street crossing at Bateman
d Co.'S store. The horse was released upon
the payment of 81 fine to the baliff.
MIR. Francis l. Wheeler, Superintendent of
the Maryland House of Correction, has been Sc.
riously ill, since the early part of November MIR.
Wheeler has many friends and relatives in this
county who will regret to hear of his sickness.
"A stranger from Bush River Neck, being ig-
norant of the town ordinances, fastened his
horse to the Court House fence. Town Bailiff
Small captured and impounded the animal,
which was released upon the payment of a fine
| of 81.
Mr. John McAbee, Sr., formerly tenant en-
| Rangers Lodge farm, died at his home, near
Emmorton, on Tuesday night. Mr. McAsee
leaves a widow, two sons and three daughters.
His funeral will take place at O'Clock to-day,
at Abingdon NJ. E. Church
The public school teachers of Baltimore
county are greatly opposed to the proposed re.
duction of their salaries. They held meeting
| and passed resolutions declaring that rather
than submit to the reduction they would prefer
to have the schools closed for one term
An entertainment for the benefit of the
Parish Aid Society of Spesutia Church, will be
given in Emmord Hall, Perryman, next Tues.
day evening, December 10Th, at 8 o'clock. II
will consist of charades, tableaux and music, by
the young ladies Of the congregation. 1t will
no doubt be pleasant and agreeable affair.
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Grace, has relinqushed his profession as q
teacher of music, and will hereafter devote his
time to the sale of Knabe and other fine pianos,
organs, &c. He is also open to engagements to
lecture on scientific subjects. The Professor
has versatile genius. He has invented light
ming calculator, by means of which calculations
embracing any number of figures can be made
almost mechanically and with great rapidity.
Among the exhibits at the Worlds Fair at
New Orleans, Messrs. s. N. Hyde q Sons of
Long Green Valley, have sent q large quantity
of their celebrated Sweet Egyptian Corn and
Maryland Wonder Tomatoes in cans. They also
sent Sweet Egyptian Corn in the ear and also
the same taken from the cob as specimens. 1t
is understood from Col. j. Thomas Scharf the
Commissioner for Maryland, that as yet no
other Gamer in Maryland has sent either corn
or tomat oes.-I owsonto,cn Journal
Fox HUNT.-A fine fox hunt took place near
the Rocks of Deer Creek, on Tuesday. The fox
which had been captured some days before, was
let out, at about three o'clock in the afternoon
and afforded an exciting chase for an hour.
About thirty hounds were engaged in the chase
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chase.
The FUNERAL OF MRS. WIN. +. JOHNSON, who
died on Thursday of last week, took place at
Thomas Rur IN. E. Church, last Sunday morn.
ing. Tine funeral services were conducted by
| the Rev J. W. Smith. The pail bearers were
Jas. G. Harvard, g. w. Reynolds, John T. Lee,
X. e. Price, VIM. Michael and Jos. 7. Gorrell.
The arrangements for the funeral were made by
| Mr.. Nathan Dean.
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SHIPPING SLATE OVER THE NJ. C.-Slate from
the quarries around Delta is now being shipped
over the Maryland Central Railroad to West
Virginia and other places. Mr.. Humphrey r.
Lloyd, of Delta, during recent visit to Wales,
showed the Welsh quarrymen specimens OF
York and Hartford slate, and they pronounced 1t
equal to If not superior TO that from their best
quarries.
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