The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-07-04
Focal Affafrs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

making paper for the Baltimore Day and for the
New York Evening Telegram.
We are obliged to agent Thos. J. Tydings,
OF Edgewood, for copies of the new time table
of the r, w. and b. Railroad.
Reid, Murdoch Il Fisher, of Chicago, have
been appointed agents for the sale of the cred
Scalp canned corn in the west.
jacob Fresch, a well-known citizen of
Havre de Grace, died at that place, on Wednes-
day of last week, of paralysis.
On Tuesday, a locomotive on the Maryland
Central Railroad struck and killed Mr. Robert
HIPS great fighting dog, Nelson.
MIR j. II. Rowland, of Port Deposit, has
given lot in that place upon which new
Presbyterian church will be built.
Mrs. VIM. s. Richardson, of Bel Air. who
has been suffering greatly with scatic rheuma-
tism, was reported better yesterday.
Mr.. John B. Ramsay, formerly Cashier of
the Cecil National Bank of Port Deposit, has
been appointed Examiner of National Banks
for Maryland and Delaware.
Mr. j. s. Richardson will sell at public sale,
at the canning house lately occupied by Joseph
| A. Coale, in Bel Air, next Tuesday, July sth, at
2P. NJ, complete canning outfit.
Mrs. Price, wife of Mr.. John H. Price, Jr,
and daughter-in-law of Hon. John H. Price, of
Hartford, died in Wilmington, Del, few days
ago. She was highly esteemed lady.
Edward Barrett, the colored boy committed
| to Jail for Is days for riding Mr.. VIM. 8. Web
| ster's horse without his permission, was releas-
ed on Monday, his time having expired.
| Mr.. I. G, Blair, of Ashland, Baltimore coun-
ty, has purchased from MIR. David Hanway, a
farm of 122 acres, in Hartford county, adjoining
the farm of Mr. W. f. Blair, for So 400
| The Commissioners on Monday ordered the
Clerk to advertise for proposals to build an iron
bridge at Smiths Mill, Deer Creek in place of
the one carried away by the food last week.
| Mr.. Aonzo II. Reynolds, of the firm of A.
H. Reynolds d Bro, contractors and builders,
| of Port Deposit, was stricken with paralysis,
Tuesday afternoon, aud is in serious condition.
| The from caisson No. of the new Balti-
more and Ohio bridge, constructed by j. f..
Robinson, of Baltimore, sprang leak Saturday
night. Pumping was stopped. There was no
damage.
| The bridge over the Little Falls, at Frank
linville, has been completed, hut is not yet
ready for travel, the approaches thereto not
being filled in. The Commissioners should
have the work attended to.
| The commission firm of Hops a. Halter, of
Baltimore, has been dissolved, Mr.. Charles w.
Halter retiring Mr.. VIM Hops, trading as
| q m will
at No G2South Gay street.
| Two years ago MIR. w. NJ. Glenn, of Federal
Hill, sent us two large heads of wheat, one of
which contained 81 grains. Now he sends us
a head containing "a grains. MIR. Glenn is one
of our most successful farmers.
| -Messrs. William and John Dunty have sold
out their saw mill fixtures and engine The
mill was located at the Gunpowder bridge Bel
Air road. Scarcity of timber was the principal
cause of their quitting business Union
| Monday Star and Blenheim Lodges of Odd
| Fellows will have an excursion to Colchester
on the steamer Nellie White, Thursday, July
31st. Leave Havre de Grace at 81 A. NJ,
returning, leave Colchester at G1I p. NJ.
The roads around Darlington were in better
condition than for years, before the storm of
| last week, which made gulleys in them, washed
the earth from the stones, and left them ex-
ceedngly rough and uncomfortable for driving
Mrs. N. Hine, an old lady So years of age,
living at the Hickory recently made trip of 800
miles TO Virginia and back alone She resolutely
declined to permit any one TO go with her, say
ing she was young enough to take care of herself
"A mill team from Phillips MILL near
Pleasantvillc, ran away at Fallston Station.
Wednesday afternoon, wrecking the wagon to
which the horses were attached, and also tamag-
ing the store wagon belonging to Moore Bros,
which stood near by. The horses were not in
jured.
The examination of teachers for the public
schools took place in Bel Air this week. For
several days our streets were enlivened by at
tractive young ladies and good looking young
men, We hope all of them passed the ordeal
with credit, and will enjoy their well-earned
holiday.
MIR VIM q. Jetiery, of Bel Air, agent for
the Domestic sewing machine, is doing all that
he can to enable his friends and neighbors 10
endure the heat, by distributing fans free of
charge. Yesterday he supplied them TO all the
teachers who were undergoing examination Mt
the graded school.
Miss Katie Forwood, daughter of DIR. w.
Stump Forwood, of Darlington, did not gradu-
ate at the recent commencement of Linden
Hall Seminary, as stated last week This ia the
end OF her first year, aud according to the rules
OF The school none can graduate within less
time than two years
The bridge over the b. aud o. extension, on
the road from Abingdon to Otter Point, fell
down, on Monday, by reason of the sand caying
in at the sides from the operations of a stream
excayator below. 1t was 100 feet long, AZ feet
above the bed of the railroad and was erected
by the railroad company.
MIR. j. II. slifer, of Norrisvllc, is a pupil
at Dickinson College, Pa, the commencement
OF which took place last week. Col. Edwin IA
Webster, Judge James d. Waters, Hon. John
H. Price, Mr.. A. Preston Gilbert and other
prominent citizens of Hartford county, are grad
yates of this venerable college.
-Rev VIM. +. Brand, of Emmortop. on
Wednesday received dispatch announcing the
sudden death of his sister, Mrs. Frances Harri-
son, at Maysvile, Ky., Tuesday night. Mrs.
Harrison was the mother of Col Burton N.
Harrison, of New York, who was Jefferson
Davis's private secretary during the war
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DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY- On Sunday Officer
X. l.. Moore, of Havre de Grace, brought to Bel
Air Jail John Avery, committed by Justice
Charshee in default of payment of a fine of $40
and costs, for being drunk and disorderly, using
vulgar and obscene language and resisting the