The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09

PERsoNAL.-Mr. John B. Lee, of the Musca-
tine (Iowa) Journal, called at our office, last
Friday. Mr. Lee is native of Hartford county,
being brother of Mr.. Samuel NJ Lee and of
Mrs. Blanche Worthington.
DR., st. Clair STREET., of Kansas City, Mo
has been visiting his sister, Mrs s. A. Williams,
of Bel Air. DR.. Street, has large practice in
Kansas City as physician and is pleased with
the West Kansas City, he says, is young
mems city. Nearly all the business men are
young, active and enterprisiug, and the city is
said to he improving with u rush.
M. David s. Taylor, of Gorie, Ontario. who
has recently been in Hartford attending the fu-
neral Of his brother, Mr.. John Taylor, expected
to start for his home this week. Mr.. Taylor
left Hartford 10 years ago. He is engaged in
farming in Canada The soil of the country in
which he resides is, he says, very rich. The
principal crops grown are wheat, oats, peas,
barley aud hay. Corn is only planted in small
patches, for roasting ears, the season being too
short to allow it to come to maturity. His
wheat, this year. yielded over so bushels to the
acre. Oats also come to great perfection in that
country.
Mr. Andrew Boyle, of the fifth district, who
has been in bad health for some time past, is
slowly recovering. He was in Bel Air on Mon
day.
Miss Lucy Jacobs, of Bel Air, whose dan
gerous illness of peritonitis has heretofore been
noticed, continues to improve, and her physi
clans and friends are greatly encouraged. Her
recovery, however, is very slow.
Rev. Messrs. c. D. Wilson, of Churchville,
and E. A. Shook, Of Harmony, have been in at
tendance at the session of the Baltimore Presby-
terry, at llagerstown this week.
PRocEEDINGs OF THE CoMMIssIoNERs.-The
day.
1t was ordered that the Treasurer pay to Mrs.
Fannie Boarman $500, on account of lum.
Der furnished Mr.. l.. w. Finley, for bridges, the
same to be deducted from Mr.. Finley's account.
A wrought iron bridge so feet between abut.
ments, or So feet extreme length, and IA feet
roadway, was ordered to by built over Winters
Run, at Hauway's Mill. The new bridge is to
be placed at right angles with the stream, as
located blythe County Commissioners several
weeks ago.
The clerk was also ordered to advertise fol
proposals for IL wrought iron bridge 1141I feet
between abutments or 11S feet extreme length
and IA feet roadway, over Deer Creek, at Pres
! toms Mill.
Messrs. Benz. Standiford, Joseph f. Batemar
and John Young were appointed examiners tc
locate the proposed Whtaker's Mill road.
1t was ordered that Mrs. Sullivan and hel
four children, of the Rocks, be sent at her re
quest, 10 her friends in Woodbury.. Her hus
band, James Sullivan, is insane and an inmate
of the county Almshouse.
Mr.. Andrew Boyle was authorized to put VI
guard rails in the most dangerous places along
the public road between Day and Enfeld's mil
and his place, at Il cost not exceeding $50
A petition, signed by j. Howard Waters
VIM. A. Durham, VIM. B. jarrett, W. o. Graf
ton, 7. A. Harkins, 7. c. Blair, Nathan ORATOR
and many others, was presented, asking tina
the bridge at Hanway's Mill be built at ono,
and be placed square with the stream, in orde
to give room for high water and overflow a
each end
The Commissioners will meet again Octobe
18th.