The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-06-14
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LoCALs.

The ladies of Rock Spring Church realized
1925 by their festival, on Friday aud Saturday
OF last week
Upwards of eighty iine shad were caught in
scoop net IN the Susquehluna river, near
Glen Cove, last saturday
Rev. Mr.. Savage, Of Princess Anne county,
Va, has declined call to the rectorship of
Christ Church, Rock Spring, Hartford county.
The treasury of the county was replenished,
last Friday, by 81, 1884, being the amount col.
lected by Deputy Clerk William 8. Forwood,
Jr, for liquor licenses III Havre de Grace.
We are Obliged to Mr.. W. 4. Prigg, of Not.
tngham, Chester county, Pa, for copy OF the
"summer Excursion Routes" of the Pcnnsyl-
vania railroad, useful book to those who in
tend TO travel
MIR John Armstrong received severe blow
on his face, last week, while operating road
machine, near Forest Hin. The machine en-
countered stone and flew up and struck him,
making painful wound
Mr.. WaItel B. Cham berIsin lost considera
bly, by the fieslei 10 Deer Creek, last Saturday
week. His grass field was covered with mud,
his wheat field was covered with debris and An
acre OF potatoes was washed out.
The advertisement of the wel.known and
reliable dry goods house of 5. Rosenthal Il Co,
Nos. and Q W Lexington street. Baltimore,
appears for the fret time in The HgiS to-day
They assure their customers low prices and the
finest fabrics to be found in the city
A Big Woods farmer exhibited to number
OF other farmers, last Saturday, some sharpless
strawberr!es. one of which measured ~ inches
around. He raises big corn and big wheat and
If he has not obtained these specimens from q
neighbours patch, he can now take the cake"
MIR. John Moores and other members of the
Executive Committee OF the State Farmers AS
ISOLATION last week visited the State Expert
mental Station. Major Alyord, the Director, is
making numerous experiments with grain and
vegetables aud appears to be the right man in
the right place.
On Thursday night Of last week, q horse
belonging to Mr. William Il. Paul, which was
tied In front of the postoiiice, in Havre de
Grace, became frightened at a Salvation Army
procession and jumped over chain which
hung between some posts The animal was
not hurt but Mr. Paul's buggy was badly
smashed.
The Court of Appeals has decided adversely
TO the County Commissioners in the Wise case,
The plaintiff, John Y, Wise sued the Commits
soners for damages for the destruction of his
mill dam, in Deer Creek, near the Rocks, by
the carrying away of a bridge above it during
the freshet Of 1855. In trial at Towsontown
Wise was awarded $1,000, the Commissioners
appealing the case
HANDSOME WORK Among the donations to
tina Masonic Bazar wss very handsome ice
cream set, the gift OF Mrs j. Thos c. Hop.
E!ns, OF Bel Air The pieces were most beauti-
fully decorated with flowers for Mrs Hopkins
by her cousin Mrs Annie Moore, of Chester,
S. T. Each piece besr- different design and
the work is doue in highly artistic manner
BALLOTS ECRNED. On the 9Th instant, in
compliance with the new election law, Deputy
Clerk Forwood. Ia the presence Of the Judges
of the Orphans Court, consigned to the flames
the ballots cast at the election in November
ipSNf Inv IhhEto, IlbHTf bbui W DdIlOI, Jus
Cain and Hugh I Bay, certified to the fact
and the certificate was recorded among the land
records.
RAILROAD COLLISION AT HAvRE DE GRACE. -
On Wednesday freight train north bound was
standing on switch at the Havre de Grace end
Of the B. and o. bridge The switch being left
open south bound freight train dashed into il.
One car gat turned over ard smashed out Of
shape and all of the cars on both trains were
damaged brakeman, Joseph McKeany OF
Hagerstown, was instantly killed. A jury of in
quest was summoned by Justice Pcnning.
ENTERTAINMENT AT NoHKIsvILLE.-Prof.
Charles T. Wright and his little daughter, May
field, gave pleasant entertainment at Norris
vile, last Saturday evening, for tue benefit Of
the Young Peoples Aid Society Prof. Wright
read pathetic aud humorous selections, but lit
tie Maybeld carried Of the honors by reciting
"Thc Dead DOLL" "Mandie and the Cricket"
"The COLLINS" and The Cobbler." The audi
ence expressed their delight with the little
maiden by loug-contInued applause The
stewartstowq orchestra, John r. Richcy, leader,
furnished good music on the occasion.
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BARN BuRNED.--About three o'clock in the
afternoon of Thursday Of last week the barn on
Mr. William I. Clark's place, near Chestnut
Hill, was discovered TO be on fire. The build
ing was entirely destroyed, together with its
contents, consisting of so bushels of wheat, 8
tons of hay, wagon-bodes, an express wagon,
buggy, an OK cart, harness, reaper, mower,
a wheat drill, grain fan, &C., and wheat-drill
and grain fan belonging to a nelghbor Nathan
Harkins. There was 81 900 insurance on the
Building and $500 on contents in the Agricultu-
raj Company, Of Watertown, NY.
ANOTHER CHILD KILLED BY FALLING
CART.-On Friday evening, June 7th, two little
boys, sons of Messrs. Sanders and Channell,
in climbing upon the bed OF an OK cart pulled
it over upon themselves, instantly killing young
sanders, aged seven years, and badly injuring
the fve-year old son of Mr.. Channell The &C.
cident occurred at Mr.. George Sanders black
smith shop, near Clermont Mills. The inter-
ment took place on Sunday morning, at Eel
lowship NJ. E. Church. Young Sanders was
very bright little fellow, and great sympathy is
felt for his bereaved parents.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO Blow DWELL
ING HousE.-A few weeks ago an attempt was
made to blow up the dwelling house OF Reuben
Norris, near Cambria, NJ. c. Railroad, by ex-
ploding a dynamite cartridge under 1t. Ono
corner OF the house was injured but Mr.. Norris
and bis family escaped. On Tuesday night the
attempt was repeated, the door and front steps
being blown to pieces The family consists OF
Mr.. Norris, his wife aud five children, all of
whom were asleep when the explosion took
place. They again escaped injury. The author
tiles certainly ought TO look into this affair and
arrest and try the miscreant who is guilty OF
the attempt to murder an entire family
ANOTHER BARN BCRNED.-On Thursday after.
noon MIR Harvey W!Ikinsou's barn, on his
farm near Fountain Green, was DESTROYED bv
hrc, together With abont 5000 caaes OF empty
caus which was about all the building contain
ed The barn, stable and barrAck were all
united. and all burned Three horsps ver. On, .