The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-06
FOCAL Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
Key. j. Fred. lIcisse will deliver his lecture,
"Looking Through Dusty Glasses" ut Friend
ship NJ. 4. Church, April 23d.
The directors of tue Hartford County Agrl.
cultural Society will meet AT their Office, in Bel
Air, on Wednesday, April 1lth, at II o'clock,
A. NJ.
Mr.. VIM. Mechem has sold his store at
Edgewood to Mr.. Wickham, of Baltimore, who
will continue the general merchandise business
at that place.
Mr.. VIM. X. Cooley, prominent farmer
and large cattle dealer, died on March Goth, at
his home near RowlandcviIle, Cecil county,
aged AZ years.
The growing wheat is reported TO he look
ing well in all parts of the county. The acre
age is believed 10 be much smaller than for
several years past.
Last week eight hogs and some chickens be-
longing to eX-Sherif Georgs F. Walker, who
lives near Emmorton, died from eating spoiled
canned corn, known as "swell heads. "
by the displacement of u switch the noon
train from Bel Air got of the track at Fallston.
No damage was done, and another CINE be-
ing sent for the train was pulled on the track
and the passengers went on their way rejoicing.
On Monday Officer Bateman took Henry
Bowden, who was convicted of the larceny of
clothing, &c, the property of Mr.. James F.
Cullum, TO the House of Correction, to which
he was sentenced for one year by Judge Wat
tiers.
MIR. j. w. IIarkins has sold out his store al
Deep Run to Mr.. A. ii. Scarborough, the for
mer proprietor, and has removed to Stewards
town, Pa, where he will engage in the cloth
Ing and gentlemen's and ladies' furnishing
goods business.
We are indebted to Mr. Thomas w. ivy
ford of Tyler, Texas, for copies of newspapers
Published in that place. Mr.. Twyford is a son
of the late VIM. B. Twyford, of Rockford. lie
went to Texas IN 1882 and his friends here will
be pleased to know that he is prospering.
-Messrs. Strasburger Il Son, corner of Gay
and Front streets, Baltimore, have opened their
spring assortment of mems and boys clothing
Their stock is large and adapted to the tastes
ofthe most fastidous, while their prices are
low. Mr.. Archer ii. jarrett, of this county, is
salesman in this popular store.
The Jackson Guards, of Bel Air, have re-
ceived their arms from the State, says the Tow
sontown Union. They will have target practice
one of these days aud then will be the time for
the citizens to take to the woods. You want
to get good ways off when "green" soldier
begins to monkey with one of those guns.
We call attention to the advertisement of
DR.. James Ward Scott, of his desirable resi-
dence, "Ilarden," near Darlington, which will
be offered at public sale, at the Court House
door, in Bel Air, on the 18th of May. This
is one of the most attractive country seats
in Hartford county. 1t is situated in pro-
gressiye, refined and healthy neighborhood,
"where every prospect pleasesn No part of
Hartford county has improved more rapidly
than the Darlington neighborhood, aud certain
ly no section possessing greater natural beauty
can be found in the whole land.
ARRESTED ON AN OLD CuARGE.-Fredcrick
Ballard was arrested in Baltimore, on Monday,
charged with the larceny of a gold ring, vaIu-
ed at IS, from A. j Sugar, jeweler, in Havre de
Grace, some time ago. He was held for The
action of the Hartford authorities.
THE BEL AIR LAND COMPANY of Hartford
county has just been incorporated, with s. A.
Williams, President Charles VI. Hinkle, Secre-
tary ; and Frank II. Jacobs, Treasurer The
company are the owners ofthe Hays Addition
to Bel Air. They intend TO improve their pro-
perty by ditchiug it, planting trees, &C., so as
to convert II into desirable building lots.
A CHURCH lMPERILRD BY FIRE.-On Monday
afternoon st. Francis Church, near Abingdon,
was in imminent danger of destruction by fire.
A coored man living near the church was burn
ing brush, and the fire he made soon got be-
yond his control. The fence around the grave
yard at the church, was burned, the fire running
over eight or ten acres, extending nearly 10 the
town of Abingdon. A large quantity of valua-
bic young timber was killed The fire was
finally stopped at Mr.. Prices lot, near Abing-
don. Rev, Father sartori is pastor of the
church.
He FIRED HIS PISTOL AND SHOT BoY.-On
Wednesday as a colored boy named Isaac Bond
was bringing some Italians from VanBibber
station to Messrs Bevard II Sons canning
factory, one of the Italians wanted to fire his
Pistoi III INC VICIOUS. In raising the hammer IL
slipped, the weapon was discharged and the ball
lodged in the colored boys right arm, above the
elbow. The boy came 10 Dr. VIM. s. Richard
son " Sons drug store, Bel Air, Thursday
morning, where DR.. L. Hall Richardson extract
ed the bullet, which was small one. The
colored boys injury was not serious.
A LONG FAsT.-During the severe snow torn
of the 18th and 18th of March, Mr.. &. Elwood
Harkins, of Mill Green, lost young beagle
hound, and searched In vain for him. On the
3lst, nearly three weeks after the dog disap-
peared, MIR. Henderson g. Thomas, while pass
ing an old vacant house, on Mr.. John Thomas's
farm, was surprised at seeing n dog on the
porch roof of the house. The dog barked at
him, probably TO attract his attention. Mr..
Henderson entered the house and found that
the dog had been in the second story, where he
could get neither food nor wafer. 1t is sup
posed that he was attacked by other dogs and
running into the house escaped to the second
story by means of steep step-adder and was
afraid to come down. The little fellow had be.
come very thin, but appeared able to have en-
dured his enforced fast for some time longer.
He enjoyed his Easter feast.