The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-04-18
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

| the Town OF Fort Deposit, at cost of ", ESQ.
Port Deposit has now two fire engines
County Commissioners Dallam, Bateman
and Hope, last Friday located the new bridge
across Winters Run, at Sarah Furnace.
Rev. F. M. Burch, of Richmond, Va, the
newly-elected rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Havre de Grace, entered upon his
duties Easter Monday
| Judge Stump, of Elkton, has sustained the
award of the jury of nquisition in the Cochran
-Abrahams injunction suit against the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad.
DIR. F. p Smithson, of the Mountain, last
week removed with his family to Forest Hill,
where he will succeed DR.. d. Preston Wysong,
who has removed to New York.
AT the sale of Mr. Joseph A. Coale's person
| al property, in Bel Air, on Monday, the stock
horse "Marshal Ney" was sold to Mr. Howard
A. Bateman, of Abingdon, for $195.
| Mr. John b. Favour, formerly of Fallston,
is announced to appear as Richard ILL.,, ct
Charlestown, Mass, April 21st. Mr.. Favour is
said to possess high degree of histrionic talent.
Mr.. Robert j. Gilbert, of Creswell, last
week shot and killed strange bird which
measured 8 feet and inches across its outspread
wings. 1t is believed to be of the heron spe-
| cies
The telephone line from Reckord's Mills
| Hartford Turnpike, to Reckord's Exchange, Bel
| Air, has been overhaulcd by Messrs. Henry
Reckord & Sons, and is now in complete work
| ing order
Mr.. Wesley Whitaker, of High Point, last
week sold his tobacco crop of three tons, the
produce of less than four acres, at 16, 6, 4, and
9 cents per Id. Part of Mr.. Whitaker's crop
was damaged by the frost.
| Hartford county was not represented at the
annual convention of the State Temperance AL
lance, held in Baltimore, Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Mr.. d. E. Thomas was reelected Vice
President for this county.
Mr.. John g. Rouse is getting material on
the ground for the erection of his new dwelling
house, on the lot south of the residence of DR..
E. Hall Richardson, near the intersection of
Main and Bond streets, Bel Air.
| Persons having surplus stock TO sell will
have another opportunity of offering it, on
Thursday, April 24th in Bel Air, when Mr.. j. 8.
Richardson will sell several large work horses,
a phaeton, &c. See advertisements
"A little boy, aged three years, son of Mr..
Elder, of Bel Air, on Monday accidentally felF
on an axe and cut large cash in his leg. DIR.
f. ii. Richardson dressed the wound. Mr..
Elder is gang boss or the M. q. II. r.
DIR. q. ID. Woodward, of Camden, N. j., q
regular gradute of the homeopathic school of
medicine has located in Bel Air He may be
found at the residence of Mrs Hanna, from z
to 10 A. NJ. and from to 9. P. NJ. daily.
Mr. Geo. W. Baker, the pioneer Gamer OF
Hartford county, has perfected process for can
ming tomatoes whole, as they come from the
vines. The flavor is said to be perfectly retain
ed. He has applied for patent for his inven-
ton
Our old friend, Mr.. j. BENZ. Ely, at No. 40
North Gay street, Baltimore, again soicts your
custom with a large assortment of boots and
shoes, of styles, sizes and prices to suit every
body. Mr.. Ely will be found entirely reliable
and his prices are marked down in accordance
with the times Give him your orders.
AN italian laborer had his right leg broken,
above the knee, on Wednesday, on Mrs. Sewells
farm, near Abingdon, while working as brake
man on steam shovel engaged in excavating
for the b. ~ o. Philadelphia extension. The
man was taken to the county Almshouse, where
DIR. j. Camp Butler set the broken limb.
MIR. Philip Units, formerly of Baltimore
county, has sold this spring $4,000 worth of
| anfti Ia frnp hto nnh MI
according to the Bl@ VaUey Blade. Mr.. Units
and his father-in-law, Mr. WIN. Gill, removed
to Nebraska about 10 years ago. The latter
| formerly farmed Mr.. John o. Prices place,
near Cockeysvile.
| Mr.. j. ii. Plowman, member of the Legs-
lature from this county, was in Bel Air, on
Monday, on his way to Annapolis, to endeavor to
prevail upon Governor McLane to sign the bill
compelling railroad companies to station flag
men at crossings in Hartford county. Before
leaving Bel Air Mr. Plowmau, fortified himself
with letters to the Governor from members of
| the bar and Others
| The venerable John Scott, formerly of Heb
| ron Mills, Baltimore county, is about to make
his twelfth trip between California and Mary
land. He expects TO start from San Francisco
where two of his sons reside some time in May,
and will visit his son, Rev. Geo l.. Scott of
Darlington, and his daughter, Mrs. Edwin
Scott, of Baltimore county. Mr.. Scott is "a
years of age, and thinks nothing of trip across
| the continent
| -Mannng's Stock Doctor" is the title of a
| complete and excellent work on the care and
| treatment of domestic animals of all kinds for
| the sale of which Mr. VIM. b. Laird, of Delta
is agent, In the Sd and 9Th districts of Hartford
county, and Mr.. s. r. Gilbert for the 9TH dis
| tlict When a valuable animal is sick the best
| thing to do is to send for veterinarian II one
can not be obtained speedily the book named
will be almost certain TO describe the disease
and prescribed remedy.
| The great Excelsior Clothing House, corner
OF Baltimore aud Light streets, Baltimore, Is
now ready TO welcome everybody, erich and
poor, residents and strangers" and show them
an immense stock of clothing Tor men and boys,
ladies', gentlemen's, misses, boys and chill
drens shoes, furnishing goods, hats, &c Their
establishment is one of the most complete and
well ordered to be found in the city, and their
magnificent show windows always present
something novel, picturesque and entertaining
CHURCH TO BE BUILT.-The Methodist Prot
estant congregation, of Bel Air, intend to build
new church, on their parsonage lot, on Main
street. Several plans are under consideration
by the building committee, and as soon as their
decision is made work will be commenced The
congregation now occupy the lower room of