The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-28
Eucal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

The steamboat Bcnigna has resumed her
regular half hour trips between Lapidum and
Port Deposit
- Wheat has been lower this week than for
years. On Wednesday afternoon, in Baltimore,
II touched 81 90 to 81 00I
Mrs Rhoda Coulson died in Delta, on
Wednesday of last week, in her 9lst year. She
was the Oldest inhabitant of the place.
A preliminary survey has been commenced
fora new railroad TO run from Stewartstown,
York county, Pa, TO Pylcsvile or the Rocks,
Hartford county.
A fine yearling colt belonging to Mr. VIM
8. Webster, of Creswell, was killed in the sta
Bile, Friday night, by accidentally hanging itself
with II head halter.
MIR. David Price, of Darlington, last weel;
lost pair OF mules, from pieuro pneumonia.
Several of his horses, which were sick with the
same disease, are getting better.
Gov. Mcl.ane has appointed Col. John Car
roll Walsh, of Hartford county, commssar,-
general on his staff, in place of Col james Il.
Berret, made quarier-mascr general.
On March 18th, Mrs. Mary Archer, wife OF
MIR. James Archer, brother of Hon Stevenson
Archer, died in Jefferson county, Miss. Mrs.
Archer was sister Of Mr.. Dunbar Hunt, of
Baltimore.
1t was expected that the iron foundry of
Bibb Il Son, at Port Deposit would resume OPP
eralions last Wednesday, after suspension of
several weeks during which repairs and i'm
provements were made.
The trustees OF Mount Vernon NJ. f.. Church.
fifth district, are renting the pews this season,
believing it a better plan of raisng the pastors
salary than the voluntary contribution system.
A number of pcws have already been rented.
The managers of the Cecil County Agricul-
tnral Society propose TO issue additional shares
to the amount of So, 600, the sum raised to he
used in inclosing three acres more of ground
and erecting handsome and suitable building
for exhibition purposes.
MIR. VIM. Head, agent for the Susquehunna
Steamboat Company, gives notice that the
steamer Lancaster will resume her trips from
Port Deposit ana Iavre dc Grace every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, leaving Baltimore
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
engagements which will put him in possession
OF Stafford again as soon rs the canal opens,
when he will resume business as before, buying
grain and selling fertilizers, flour, feed, cic.
lie will have stock offertlizers at once.
-Iiettie Pue, fait hful and well-known old
colored woman, who for more than thirty years
was servant in the family of the late Charles
II nd 4 4 In ID
Bouldn, near Kellville, week before last She
was buried on the Mountain, on Friday, lIih
instant.
Thirty canmakers employed at the factory
of e. b. Mallory " Co., Baltimore, last Friday
struck for an increase of five cents per hundred
cans. The men are receiving 25 cents per 100
for two and three pound cans, and demand 50
cents for two-pound and IS cents for three
pound cans the same As last year
MIR. }. Whitaker Thompson, of the third
district, asks us to say that he has declined the
office of Constable, to which he was appointed
by the County Commissioners. Mr.. Thompson
Is rare and shining example of the Office seek
ing the man. Probably if the office had been
worth more IL would not have been seeking but
would have been sought.
Mr. James Biilingsley, corner of Gay aud
High streets, Baltimore, is ready TO supply the
ladies of Hartford county with bargains in dry
goods Of all kinds, including silks, cashmeres,
ginghaIns, prints and other dress goods Mr..
Billingsley's is an old-establshed store and he
takes great pains to please his customers. The
Old Town omnibus carries passengers free from
the Mary land Central railroad station to Mr..
Billingsley's store.
The Oldest inhabitant, probably, never saw
the roads as bad as they were last Monday The
petition recently presented TO the County Com
missioners 10 turnpike certain roads would then
have received many additional signatures
| Springs have burst out In the road beds, in
| many places, causing dangerous qucksamds
| County Commissioner Dallam has had force at
work filling up places of this kind ON the
Bel Air and Abingdon road.
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