The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-02-27
Enral affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

line next lalr OF the Cecil county Agricul- |
tural Society will be held in the first week in
next June, at Elkton.
Col. b. F. Taylor, of the 18th district, Balti-
more county, has purchased 80 acres of unim.
proved land, near Kingsvile, for s., 900.
The Susquehanna river, between Nantcoke
and Wilkesbarre, Pa, distance of forty miles,
is said to be frozen to the bottom.
The receipts at the oyster supper at Frank
linville, on the evenings of the 18th and 10th
instant, for the benefit of the band of that place,
were S57
Dennis Gordon, formerly of Baltimore and
Havre de Grace, was killed by being run over
by train of cars in Chicago recently. He was
IS years of age.
We are indebted to Mr. R. ]. Kirkwood,
Superintendent for an invitation to attend the
musical and literary entertainment at the House
of Refuge, Baltimore, which took place on the
23d instant
Mr.. John. Eggleston, of Fountain Green,
while driving to Baltimore, one day last week.
had his face and one of his ears frozen Mr.
Egglestons son, who has been very i'll, is i'm
proving, under the care of DIR. Woodward
MIR. Fred Carroll, foreman of the Cochran
81 Oler Ice Company's operations at Perryvlle,
was struck on the top of the head Friday morn
| ing by chain which had broken hitting him on
the rebound, and it is feared dangerously hurting
| him.
AS Mr.. John Hurley was engaged with some
hands in cutting large tree, on his farm, near
Tacn oil lox L..
the hands of one of the choppers flew from the
| handle. The blade struck Mr.. Hurley on the
back of his right hand, infiicting severe wound.
Henderson Merrick of Dugdale, Chester
county, last week sold the 25 head of fine steers
he purchased from W. Scott Whteford, Har-
ford county, Md. The steers averaged about
| 1000 pounds apiece and three bulls loo
| pounds each. The animals sold for 6I cents
per pound.-Orford Press.
| Another accident has occurred on the Column
ba and Port Deposit Railroad Last Saturday
seven freight cars left the track near Haines'
| station. Three of the cars were much damag-
| ed and the track torn up so badly that q wreck.
ing train was required TO put things to rights.
| No persons were injured by the accident.
We have received from Prof Theo. Asher
| field, of Havre de Grace, copies ian "Inaugura.
| tion Hymn" written by him, the music of
which, also his own composing, will be ready
for sale on the I'd of March, price 25 cents. The
verses are in the form of an acrostc, the ini-
tial letters forming the sentence "Grover
Cleveland; Peoples Choice"
Already the Maryland Central Railroad is
transporting hundreds of thousands of cases and
cans for corn and tomatoes, in anticipation of
the coming season. Messrs. s. N. Hyde d Sons
have just made purchase and are now storing
in their cannery quarter of million cases.
Other packers along the line and in the vicinity
of the Maryland Central are also laying in their
stock.-To~sonto~n Journal.
ALMOST A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fowler, whose
home was near Putty Hill, on the old Bel Air
road, died on the 23d instant, aged 80 years,
months and days.
SALE OF MILL.-Prestons Mill, on Deer
Creek, near the Rocks, with farm and mansion
house attached, has been sold to Mr.. j. Wise of
Virginia, for $4,000. The sale was effected for
the owners, Mr. Jas. B. Preston aud Miss Carrie
at law, Baltimore.
FIRE AT CLAYToN.-On Sunday night at II As
o'clock, the poultry house of Mr.. John R.
Orsburn, at Clayton postoffce, on the Mountain,
took fire and was entirely destroyed. The fire
is supposed to have been caused from sparks in
ashes that were put into barrel in the house
on Sunday. Loss about $50. No insurance.
The poultry escaped through an open door.
SALES OF PRoPERTY.-Mrs. Augustian Win
dolph, of Darlington, has sold her dwelling
house in Port Deposit, to Mr.. James G. Rey-
nolds, for $3.50.
Mr.. VIM o. Hughes, administrator of the es-
tate ofthe late John Adams, has sold the farm,
containing about 60 acres of land, to Geo. b.
Silver, for the sum of So, 900, and Mr.. Silver has
sold his present residence to Mr.. W. y. Hughes,
at figures not made public.
EARLY CHICKENS AND PEACH BLOSSOMS
Mr.. Richard B. Mccoy, Of Broad Creek has an
incubator, and is Matching chickens by artificial
heat. More than one hundred young chickens
have come out Of their shells this week and in
few days Mr. Mccoy expects to have nearly 300.
Mr.. Mccoy also has a curiosity, in the way of
peach tree in full bloom. He has engagedto
sell peck of the peaches for $50. Candor COM
pels us TO say that the tree is in sheltered
situation.
SENT TO JAIL.-On Thursday of last week
Jerry Quirk was arrested by Balif Small for
disorderly conduct in the Changers Hotel, Bel
Air. Qurk, who was partly intoxicated, went
I'M n, fha hot al Nd alra d Cor 1r;p NJ, IT,.
wood, the proprietor, told him he had nothing
but water and gave him glass of it. Quirk
drank 1t and then became very abusive. JUS
tice Fulton committed him TO Jail in default of
the payment of fine and costs, amounting to
S4.2O.
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DEATH OF AN OLD CoLoRED WoMAN.-Sarah
Morgan, well-known old colored woman, died
at the Almshouse, on the 10Th instant, aged 81
years. AUNT Sarah" formerly belonged to
Miss Betsy Preston, but was set free and lived
for many years near the Hickory, upon few
acres of land, in house given her by her
mistress. The house was burned down,
few months ago, and Aunt Sarah and
her blind son were taken to the Aims
house. She was the wife of Esau Morgan, a
colored man formerly well known In the neigh
borhood of Bel Air.
THE PRoTRAcTED MEETING which was in
progress for seven weeks In the M. <. Church,
Bel Air, closed last Sunday night. Mrs. Mary
Duhurst, the evangelist, assisted the pastor, Rev.
]. W. Smith The services were well attended
throughout, and deep religious feeling was
manifested. Fifty-four persons protested con-
version, as the result of the revival. who have
been admitted on probation as members of the
M. E. Church, or have connected themselves
with other churches. Mrs. Duhurst is now as
eisting Rev. Mr. Smith at the revival services