The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-22
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

MIR. WIN. Is. hopkins, near Garland. has
two of the finest fields of wheat TO be seen in
Hartford
-Ex-County Commissioner Robert J. Walker
is building an extensive addition TO his dwell
ing house, near Garland postotlice.
Mr.. Dennis Shannahan is building n large
barn on the White House farm. Mr.. Thomas
SHELTON Is doing the carpenters work.
Mr.. j. E!wood Harry, of Pylcsvilc, was
made fellow Of Johns Hopkins University,
at the annual commencement in Baltimore on
Thursday night of last week.
Comptroller Baughmans quarterly distri.
button of the Public School fund gives Hartford
county S3,3s!G3 for her white schools and
S3,Osl.l II for her colorcd schools.
MIR. Robert Archer, as attorney for the heirs
of the late Il. s. Rogers, has rented the dwell.
ing house and store, at the Rocks, formerly oc.
cupied by MIR. j. K. Wcthcrl, to Mr. VIM. A.
Wheeler.
! Mr.. Francis Kcaney, Of Friendship, has
had his residence repaired and repainted and
has also made repairs to his barn. The car.
Penters work was done by {. H. Groscup and
the painting by Joseph Desilver.
DIR. d. Preston Wysong of Bel Air, handed
TO us, last week, a ten.dolar note of the CONNER
clal Bank OF Pennsylvania, dated January Sth,
1871. 1t ia made pay able TO I'll. Clay or bearer
| 1t Will be given TO the county Historical
Society
Sneak thieves entered the spring house OF
Mr. George Ford, near Federal Hill, one night
last week, and stole several pounds of butter
and destroyed several gallons ofcrcam and milk
Other instances of the same kind have happen.
ed in the same ncighborhood OF late.
MIR. j. NJ Reynolds last week finished put
ting lightning rods ON Mr.. j. p. Silvcl's new
barn, new Chenille. This is one of the largest
and most complete barns in the county, and
Mr.. Silver is noted for raising the largest ears
of corn in the State
The body of John W. Shculcy, OF Towson-
town, was found on Monday morning lying
in the barn Of Jacob Wisner, near Baynesyille
The body was in trough with the head lying
upon cart. Dr. Henry jarrett was of opn-
ion that ShcaIey died from natural causes.
The recent census of the people of Balti-
more city, made by the police, shows the
total population to he 41G,S05, of whom 10.
OSi are white males 1922 white females :;
2S,l37 colorcd males 3G,372 colorcd females
The Belt, as annexed, contains population
OF 1891.
Last Saturday afternoon lightning struck
the large stone and frame barn of Richard A.
Remare, one mile north Of Monkton, which
caught fire and was destroyed, with thrcshcr,
fan, horse power and quantity of wheat, corn
and hay. The insurance was 81, 800 in the
Hartford County Insurance Company.
We call attention to the advertisement of
the Chesapeake Guano Company, of Baltimore,
who offer reliable fertilizers of various kinds
| The companywants representative men us agents
in each ncighborhood, who should apply TO
Mr. VIM NJ. Edelin,, Falston the company's
representative in Hartford and Baltimore coun
ties
The public road from Fountain Green to
Cleswell has been put in admirable order by
Mr.. Robert +. Hanna. The work would afford
q pattern TO Others road supervisors. Many
complaints are made with regard to the condi.
ton Of the Churchvillc road, near Bel Air
This is u much travelled thoroughfare and
should be repaired al once.
On Thursday of last week lightning struck
a poplar tree on the farm of Mr.. s. A. Will
lams, near Thomas Run. The electric fluid
powed furrOw along the body of the tree,
from whence it lcapcd to another tree, limb
of which it split and descending to the ground
tore it up for distance Of six feet from the base
and wound up lis career by splitting n log
which lay upon the ground near by.
Col. Herman stump has presented Il hand
some souvenir to each OF the delegates from
Hartford county who stood by him SO faith
fully in the Congressional Convention al Havre
de Grace. 1t consists of a heavy gold Maryland
cross, on one side OF which Is engraved Coon
gressional Convention, Ilavre de Grace, Nav
80, 1885," On each medal are the Initials of
Col stump and OF the delegate to whom it was
given. These medals were designed and made
by Mr.. VIM. ii. SaSton, JcWclGr, of Baltimore.
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SOLD FOR TAXEs.-On Monday Mr.. John G,
Tucker, Collector of Taxes, sold at public sale.
at The Court House door, TO satisfy three years
unpaid taxes, acres of land to George w. Mil
| lard. The property is situated near Fallston
and was purchased by Mr.. Edward Colgan, for
Sun. MIR. }. s. Richardson was the aucionecr.
| flRE.-On Tuesday morning early the roof
of Mr. Henry &. Walkers blacksmith shop, at
Pleasantvile, was discovered TO be on fire. The
lames were cXtinguishcd by neighbors, after
causing damage to the amount OF $50 1t was
! supposed to have caught from defective llue
The building WAS insured in the Hartford COM
pany.
MULE SToLEN.-On Thursday morning, MIR,
Eliza Whistler of Fountain Green, found that
coiored man in his employ named Samuel
Hill had disappeared taking with him pair Of
Mr.. Whistlcr's boots and valuable mule with
saddle and bride, belonging to Mr.. Wilkinson,
q neghbor. Mr.. Whistle Immediately telegraph
ed to Baltimore and elsewhere for his apprc
hension, but at this writing nothing has been
heard of him. Hill has served term in the
pentcntiary for similar offence
IHE FUNERAL OF MIR HENRY s. HARLAN
took place, last Saturday afternoon, from his
residence near Stafford, the interment being in
the family burying ground, on the farm of his
brother, DR.. David Harlan. The funeral seryi.
ces were held in Grace Memorial Church Oar.
llngton, OF which the deceased was n member,
by Rev. Il. W. Wroth, assisted by Rev. +. A.
Colburn. The pall-bearers were six of his
nephews, VIM. II. Harlan, Merry Harlan, Geo.
Harlan, David Harlan, Herbert HARLAN and
Henry ID. Harlan. The funeral was largely at
tended. Mr.. VIM. II. II. Whiiclord was The