The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-06-07
local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

Sixteen buildings or additions to buildings
have been begun or finished IN Delta this year
"A fine young colt belonging to Col. Ohio s.
Lee, of Bel Air, was drowned during the storm
OF last Friday night.
MIR. VIM. II. Smithson, of PyIesvilIe, is
tearing down his dwelling house with view OF
building larger and more comfortable one.
--Messrs J. Z. Fletcher and Henry 1arring are
fitting up the old saw mill, near Aberdeen, for
cabinet making and intend to engage In that
business.
! MIR John A. Burkins, OF Rock kun, has
heiter only two years old, with her first calf,
which produced, on trial test, eight pounds
Of butter in one week.
Mr.. Willard q. Rouse, sou Of Mr.. John G.
Rouse, of Bel Air, was one Of the graduates at
the Maryland University Law School COM
mencement last Friday night.
MIR. Arch. Wilson, OF Pylesville, has sold
80 lambs, at 81 cents pound, to A. J. Miller,
of Lancaster, Pa. They averaged In weight SO
pounds, one of them weighing 95 pounds.
Don't forget the strawberry festival at
Waverly Hall, near Upper Cross Roads, to-
night and tomorrow night, June 9TH and Sth
A large turn out and good time is expected.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, the successor of Rev.
Mr.. Davenport, as pastor Of Statewide Presby.
terrain Church, will be formally installed, at
the church, on Wednesday, June 18th. Ser
vices in the morning and afternoon.
William s. and Frederick d. Tildou, of
Michaelsville, were among the graduates at the
commencement exercises of Lincoln univer.
sty, Pa, on Tuesday. The latter won tie
second prize in the Junior elocuiionary con.
test.
Invitations have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Harriet A. Snowden, daughter of
the late Rev. VIM. E. Snowden, formerly rec
tor of Emmanuel Church, Bel Air, TO the Rev.
Frederick N Skinner. The ceremony will take
place at st. Johns Church, Cornwall N. Y,
June 18th.
Among tue donations made to the Hartford
Historical Society, at its last meeting, by DR..
g. w. Archer, werel37 numbers of the Independ-
e'H Citizen, Bel Air, of 1898, 1929 and 1885, from
Mr.. James Farnandis, and seven numbers of
the Philadelphia aurora of l79S, from Mr..
Daniel Scott.
We have received from Mrs William b.
Hopkins, basket of beautiful strawberries.
They are the largest and finest we have seen
this season and reflect credit upon the soil of
the river hills 10 say nothing of the careful Gull
tivation the plants doubtless received. Mrs.
Hopkins has our sincere thanks for the gift.
The Forest Hill Cornet Band, Mr. Charles
Denbow, Leader, will hold an ice cream and
strawberry festival in the band room, on satur.
day evening, June 18th, the proceeds to be de-
voted to procuring uniforms. The band,
which numbers fifteen members, has made con.
siderable progress in music In addition to
other good things The band will give concert
at the festival.
MIR. Charles PocOck, who lives near Bel Air,
last week sold carload of walnut logs which
1t is stated would be sent to Europe. He got
$25 per thousand feet for them. The logs were
from to II feet in length, some of them
being "a inches square. This lumber will prob.
ably return to this country in furniture, as fine
French walnut. Mr. John Moores also sold
some walnut lumber to the same parties.
The railroad cut at Delta is apparently
within few days of completion The hands
engaged on 1t, with the powerful aid of dyna-
mite freely used, make each days work leave
broad mark on the opposing rock, and will
have finished their task long before the trestle
is ready to be put in place, from all appear
ances. II is possible that connection between
the two roads may be made in two or three
weeks.--Delta Times