The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-30
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
ID. W. Jones has been appointed post mas.
ter at Slate Hill. York county, Pa.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for the
improvement of navigation in the Susquehanna
river.
MIR. Geo. ID. Waters has been commission
ed postmaster at Wimbledon (old Falston,)
in place MIR. John NJ, STREET., resigned.
On the oath instant the Register of Wills
confirmed the appointment of Mr. ]. Kent
Worthington, as executor of Rebecca d. X.
Worthngton, deceased, with bond for $4,000.
-Vestry elections will take place in the sew
eral Protestant Episcopal Churches of the
county, next Monday. Tie election for Christ
Church Crock Spring. will take place at the
church, at 10 A. VI.
MIR. John Moores has contracted with Mr.
Joseph B. Treadwell to put in his Mooreland
Mill, near Bel Air, improved machinery for
making patent process flour. The improve
ments will be completed In n few weeks.
The sale by Mr.. Thos. II. Robinson, trustee,
of Scott Mason's property, advertised to take
place tomorrow, has been suspended, the claim
having been settled. The notice to withdrew
the advertisement was received too late.
Mr.. s. N. Hyde, of Long Green Valley,
Baltimore county, advertises for family of
three or more persons, to occupy nice cottage
at Hyde's station, NJ. Z. Railroad, with garden
and fire wood furnished. Mr.. Hyde also offers
SIS q month to n good woman, to cook, wash
and iron.
Our good friend. Mr.. Thomas j. Tydings
of Edgewood, has again remembered The AEgis
by sending to its editor pa Ii of very line can
vas-back ducks. Having just dined, our feel
ings can be better imagined than described
We will only say we are replete with wild
dnck and gratitude TO our friend, Mr.. Tydngs.
DIR. Benjan Smith, of Bel Air, informs us
that the Rev. Robert Smith, formerly Princ-
pal of old Green Spring school, mention of
whom was made by one of our correspondents,
last week, is still alive and hearty. He is liv-
ing in Virginia, being connected with the NJ.
K. Conference Of that State.
One of the most enterprising and reliable
Niothihs hohSSo W W iouuu JNHcIC ID ludL VI
A. e. Yates u Co., in the Ledger Building,
corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets, Philadel-
phia. Our friends can purchase there with full
confidence that they will get the worth of their
money and be satisfied with their purchases.
Mr.. J.B. Hoskins recently purchased from
Powell Bros, of Springboro, Pa, the imported
French coach horse Florent. This handsome
horse weighs 1900 lbs, is five years old, and is
fiue type of this excellent breed of horses.
The French coach horses are noted not only for
their size and style, but also for their quick &C.
ton. Mr.. Hoskins is entitled to praise for In.
PRODUCING one of these valuable horses into the
county.
DIR. X. oppermann, of Abingdon, calls our at.
tention to an error in the report last week, OF
the fatal accident to Mr.. Montgomery, at Har
ford station. BY an omission of several words
by the compositor the report was made to read
death was caused by compound fracture of the
BRAIN" The verdict of the jury was that death
was caused by shock due to compound fracture
of the skull and conclusion of the brain" The
correction is due to DR.. oppermann, who at.
tended the case and upon whose testimony the
jury wo rded their verdict as above