The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-02-14
Focal affairs.
LITTLE LOCALs,

LITTLk LOCALS.
Mr.. A. J. McNulty saw and heard the bell
ed buzzard. last Sunday, on the Almshouse
farm.
The Forest Hill Road League will meet in
Harkins' Hall, Forest Hill, on Saturday, Feb.
Is, at P. NJ.
MIR. Crawford Norris shot and killed q
hawk, which measured SO inches across its out.
stretched wings.
The Lapidum Debating Society, on Friday,
14th, will debate this question, rs conscience q
true moral gHide?"
MIR. B. r. Minnick has rented his dwelling
house, at the Hickory, to Mr.. Wilbur Arm
strong, of Carsins' Run.
MIR. John B. Roe, Republican, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Forest Hill, In place of
Mr.. George G. Jefery, Democrat.
Mr.. Hugh T. Heaps, near Highland station
NJ. C. Railroad, was fortunate enough to secure
quantity Of Ice. about ~ inches thick, on the
freeze last month.
The stock Of store goods In the store Of Mr..
John q. Maggie, at Churchville, has been sold to
Messrs. Rouse & Richardson, Of the same
place.
The Rev. E. T. Helfenstein, missionary in
charge Of Christ Church, Rock Spring. has &C
cepted call to the Episcopal church at Peters,
VILE. Frederick county.
Farmers and others interested in road i'm
provement are invited to meet at Jarrettsville,
on Saturday, Feb. Is, at2P. NJ, for the pur-
pose Of forming Road League and to discuss
matters pertaining to the public roads.
-Messrs. John G. Rouse and James C. Trun.
die have bought the store goods OF Mr.. Samuel
s. Griffith at Joppa, and on and after March 1st
will conduct the general merchandise business
there under the firm name Of J. G. Trundle d Co..
The entertainment at the Town Hall, Oar
lington, on Wednesday night Of last week, was
q pleasant social event and quite successful
otherwise. 1t was we'll attended, the receipts
being over s75. 1t was for the benefit of the
Hall.
Miss Sallie 8. Walters and Mr.. Charles
Garrett were married, on Wednesday evening,
at the residence Of the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
John Waters, near New Park, York county.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Clark, of Centre Church.
The directors of the Hartford Hedge and
Wire Fence Company met in Bel Air, on Mon
day, and after adopting bylaws, elected Mr..
John w. Galbreath Vice President. The Gen.
eral Manger, Mr.. j. Wilson Moore, is at work
soliciting orders for fencing and as soon as
spring opens will begin the work of plant
ing hedges.
There Is said to be pressing and immediate
need for q bridge over the stream on the road
from Joppa TO Kellville. Last Saturday the
stream was impossible. The County Commits
sioners, 1t seems, have promised. to build the
bridge in the spring, but those interested are of
the opinion that it could be economically built
at once.
"A fox hunt took place. last week, near Bel
Air, the fox being let loose on Col. Herman
Stump's farm. Twenty-three hounds and q num-
Der of hunters started in pursuit. Among the
latter were Sheriff Charles A. McGaw, A l..
Coale, Oliver Richardson, Frank NJ. Kline and
others. The fox ran for an hour and twenty
minutes and was holed on Mr.. Bells farm.
The Fsllston Road League has received 3
proposition from a contractor In Ohio, who
will bring stone crusher to the neighborhood
and crush stone at IS cents perch. Mrs. EIDE
lin has offered to the League q large quantity
Of stone, In q hill near the railroad, on her
place. The plan Is to crush the stone and run
1t from the crusher ON board the cars, for trans
portation to Fallston, the NJ. e. Railroad Com
pany having offered low rates for hauling 1t.