The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-08-13

0one &C., 10 Harlord farmers, through thelf
agents, Messrs. Allen Hoffman, of Bel Air,
Baker IL Morgan, Aberdeen, and David L. Price,
Darlington. The fertilizers manufactured by
Messrs. Scott IL Bro. have been steadily growing
in popularity and are now regarded as among
The best to be had.
A PROLIFIC Cow.-Shadrach johnson, color
ed, of Churchville, has cow which was years
old on the 18th of last May, but in her brief life
time has produced seven calves-siX of them
within three years. Three times she had twin
calves. The cow herself was a twin calf.
GONE HoME.-Captain John Grant and his
wife, of New Orleans, who have been visiting
Capt. Grants brother, Mr.. George w. Grant,
Of Fountain Green, have gone home. It'd Bits
says: Captain John Grant, of New Orleans,
has shaken hands with every President, from
down, including Mrs. Hayes"
FINED FOR DISTURBING PUBLIC WORSHIP
Last Monday Constable Lee arrested Louis T.
Holland and VIM. Welmore, both colored, on
the charge of disturbing religious meeting at
Union Chapel, (colored) in Bush River Neck,
on July 18th. Justice Cronin fined Holland 81
and costs and Welmore SO and costs.
EDGEwooD AFFAlRs.-The tomato crop in
the vicinity of Abingdon and Edgewood is not
very promising, on account of so much rain
The corn crop, also, does not look well. Several
farmers report their wheat stacks taking water,
doing great damage to the grain. A stack on
the farm of Mr.. Jos. E. Bateman was damaged
to the extent of twenty bushels.
Another moonlight pic mic will be held at
Oak Grove, on Wednesday, August 25th,
A PROBABLY FATAL AssAULT.-Charles Speu-
GER and David Warfield, both coored, while at
work hoeng tomatoes on Mr.. Albert McGaw's
Spesutia farm, engaged in a quarrel, which end
ed in Spencer fracturing Warfeld's head with a
hoe. Spencer was arrested by Constable Lee
and not being able to give bail was committed
grand jury DIR. Kennedy dressed Warfelds
wound, which is said to be serious.
INJURED BY A BARBED FENcE.-A few days
ago mare and colt belonging to DR.. Chas. A.
of the Rocks, were terribly injured
by trying to jump over barbed wire fence
The animals were in a pasture field belonging TO
Mr. John j. GLADDEN., and became frightened at
the cars. The mare was caught in the wires and
in her frantic struggles to escape pulled post
out of the ground and cut terrible gashes in her
breast and legs. The colt followed its dam and
was also injured.
Runaway Saturday last, Messrs. Albert
Holloway and Horace Brown started out from
the former gentleman's place, drivinga colt and
raised an umbrella to ward off an impending
shower. The colt took fright at the umbrella
and dashed through the gate, throwing Mr..
Holloway out and breaking the lines. Mr..
Brown jumped out and the colt ran on to
Shure's Landing, where he upset the wagon and
threw himself down. Both gentleman escaped
unhurt.
FESTIVAL IN BEL AIR.-The ladies of the NJ.
E. Church are making preparations for peach
and ice cream festival, to be held on Thursday
and Friday evenings, August 10Th and Goth.
large tent is to be erected on the lot in the real
of the church, and it is intended to make this Q
real "festive" occasion. They invite all theil
friends to come and see them. Contributions
will be gratefully received. Should there be
rain the festival will be postponed until the mex,
fair evening.
Ho! For ANNAPoLIs.-The masonic lodges Of
this county will take part in the ceremonies at
liofr t1,.., Nj n
Annapolis, next Monday. Mt. Ararat Lodge
Of Bel Air, will 60 in body to Baltimore
From Baltimore steamboat, specially charter
ed, will take the masonic brethren to the ancient
city. The masons who join in the parade will
be required to be dressed in black and veal
white aprons, white gloves and high silk hats
boom in the silk hat trade is expected
A PROPOSITION TO LIGHT BEL AIR.-Mr
Joseph Summers, representing the Washington
Automatic Gaslight Company, of Baltimore
showed to the Town Commissioners of Bel Air
last Friday night gasoline lamp, and proposed
to undertake lighting the town with forty lamps
at about $500 a year, furnishing lamp posts
lamps, oil and lamp-lighter. Ifthc town will
provide the lamp-ligher, he offered to furnish
everything else for Sl9S year. The town al
ready has anumber of gasoline lamps and good
lamp lighter. The proposition was not accept
ed
RAILROAD Wharf.-The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has declared war ON the Baltimore and
Ohio, by putting up its rates for the business Of
the latter to prohibitory point. The Pennsyl
vania company has ordered all the B. Il o. cars
to be taken out Of their yards. This action has
stirred up the B. g. o. to renewed exertons in
getting their new line between Baltimore and
Philadelphia in operation. Accordingly it is
that local trains will be run between
Baltimore and Wilmington, next week, and thai
about week later through trains will be or
the road.
THE HARVEST HOME at the Rocks of Decl
Creek closed last Friday. 1t is said to have beer
one of the pleasantest ever held. 1t was gotter
up by Mr.. j. r. Wetheril, who made all thu
engaged the Delta band ant
Lyle's string band, sc. The attendance wal
not as large on Friday as on the day before. A
night, there was dancing at Mr.. Wetherills plat
form and also on the platform of Messrs
Wheeler IL Wilson.
The good order that prevailed on Thursday
Notwithstanding the large crowd was notcea
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PROF CHARLES T. WRIGHT Principal O
Stewartstown Academy, York county, Pa, hal
taken Charge of the Union High School, Cole
raine, Chester county, Pa, and will open the in
stitution on the 7th of September. Prof Wrigh
has had thirteen years. experience, first as
teacher in the public schools of Hartford, his ma
tive county, afterwards at Western Maryland
College, and lately at Stewartstown. He has
deservedly high reputation as firstcass teach
er and strict dsciplinarian, besides beirg
refined gentleman, Of high intellectual attain
ments. He is son of the late Caleb Wright
of this county.
EXCURSION TO COLCHESTER Deer Creel
Farmers Club have made arrangements to 60 t.