The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-06-27
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LITTLE LOCALS.

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LITTLE LOCALS.
MIR. james W. McNabb, of Hartford county,
on Friday last was admitted to the Baltimore
J county bar at Towson.
/ &c. Smith Norris, Register of Wills, in the
recess of the Orphans Court, has appointed j..
B. Baker as guardian of j. Alvin James.
MIR. Wilton Greenwsy's chestnut geIdiug
Typo won race in three straight heats at
Pimlco, on Monday. Best time, 2.S7.
| -Blenheim Lodge, No. l62. 1. o. o. F., of
Aberdeen, will have an excursion to Washing
ton and Mt. Vernon, on Tuesday, July Is.
| Governor Jackson has appointed Stanley
Wilson as Register of Voters for the fourth dis
trict, in place of Thomas Butler, who declined
| to serve.
MIR. William T. Ely sends us specimen
head of timothy, showing the kind of crop he
has grown on Mr.. Joseph H. Edges farm, near
Darlington. 1t measures 114 inches in length.
Last Saturday at Towson William Newman
was found guilty Of murder in the second de-
gree for shooting his brother-in-law, Joseph
Newman, in Northeast Baltimore, In February
last.
John NJ. STREET. and Richard NJ. STREET.,
Gamers, have made application in the Circuit
Court for the benefit of the insolvent law. Mr.,
Richard Dallam has been appointed prelimin-
airy trustee.
The congregation of Slate Ridge Presbyter-
ian church, York county. has extended call to
the Rev. A. Lewis Hyde, pastor of Jackson
Vile and Providence churches, Monmouth
Presbytery, New Jersey.
William McCleary, aged IL years, q step
son of William Swift, fell out of an apple tree,
at Dublin, last Sunday. and sustained serious
internal injuries. DR.. Rileys services were call
ed into requisition.
Mr.. Nicholas r. Bell, miller at Bells Mill,
Broad Creek, had $1S2.50 in gold hidden in his
mill. When he went to look at his pile one
during the previous night.
"A jury of inquisition was held in Ravre de
Grace, last Friday, before Justice 8. E. Penning,
on an infant female child of Nellie Stevens
The jury rendered a verdict that the child died
| for want of proper care after its birth.
-Catharine Cook, colored, of Hsvre de Grace,
was committed to Jail by Justice s. E. Penning
in default of bail for her appearance before the
November term of court, charged with being
disorderly and using profance language.
MIR. John Il. Maggie, of Churchvllle, recently
captured carrier pigeon, which came to his
place. On one leg is band with the number
IS and on the other is X 1851 and also the ad-
| anffh o rxuhi bou 10 1on-
| ible.
"A new slate mining company has been in
corporated, under the title of "The Old Peach
Bottom Slate Company of Hartford county
Messrs. Geo. L. VsnBibber, Fred r. Williams,
John 8. Holt, Walter W. Preston and Frank Fl.
Jacobs are named as incorporators and as d.
rectors for the first year.
MIR. H. Hobart Keech, of Fallston, gradual
ed in vocal and instrumental music, on Wednes-
day, 18th inst, at the school of Professor II. W.
Porter, of Baltimore. He received three gold
medals, for harmony, piano and organ respect
lively. Mr.. Keech is now full-aedged profess
sor and we congratulate him on his success.
On Thursday Judge Waters heard the petit
tion In insolvency of Eisenbsrg & New, against
John Z. Baker, a Gamer formerly of Church
vile. The proceedings was ex parte, no resist
ence being made by the defence. The court ad
judged Baker insolvent and appointed George L.
VanBibber and VIM. H. Harlan preliminary
trustees.
On July Sd and 4th the Maryland Central
Railway will sell round trip excursion tickets
for cents per mile, good to return on any reg
ular passenger train up TO and including July
7th. Half fare tickets for children between five
and twelve years at half above rate. Tickets
can be procured only at any ticket office of the
company.
The mem bers of Mount Ararat Lodge o.
Free Masons, of Bel Air, celebrated the festival
of st. John the Baptist by attending services at
the NJ. P. Church, of which Rev. Mr.. Hoblitzel
is pastor. He is also chaplain of the lodge.
St. Johns Day occurred on Tuesday, but the
celebration is usually held by the fraternity on
the Sunday nearest that day.
Complaints are made that it is frequently
impossible TO open the drawbridge on Bush
river bridge, p, W. and B. Railroad, because
of the expansion of the railroad track. On
Wednesday the bridge keeper and others work.
ed at it for several hours, but could not get it
open. Navigation, in consequence, is suspend
ed on that part of the river. The railroad COM
pany should and no doubt will have the matter
attended to.
In an advertisement in another column Mr..
Joseph Henriquez offers for sale or rent the
well known Wilton farm. This desirable pro-
perty contains $50 acres and is situated on
Chesapeake bay, near Havre de Gaace. 1t has
a mile of water front and is near the celebrated
Havre de Grace ducking grounds The man
sion house is large and comfortable and COM
mands magnificent view of the bay. There
are besides another good house and houses
for servants, together with a variety of farm
buildings. Wilton is admirably adapted for a
stock farm or would afford unrivalled head
quarters for sporting club. The property
combines many advantages which it would be
difficult TO meet with elsewhere.
IMPROVING Several members of Mr. William
E. McCann's family, at Dublin, who were sick
with typhoid fever, are recovering. MIR. Nelson
Mccain is able to sit up, and his brother and
sister, Mr.. Edward McCann and Miss May
Mccain, are able to drive out.
A son of ex-County Commissioner John
McDoon, of Dublin, is also sick with typhoid
fever.
SAD FUNERAL.-Miss Matte Thomas, an
estimable young lady, second daughter of Mr..
Arthur Thomas, of Prospect, died on Monday
morning, under distressing circums tances
Last week she went to Wilmington, Del, and
accompanied the remains of her nephew, Willie
Thomas, to her home, from whence the inter-
ment took place on Wednesday. On Thursday
Miss Thomas was taken sick and died four
days afterwards. Hsr physician pronounced
her disease "black diphtheris." On account
OF the contagious and dangerous character of
the malady it was deemed prudent to have the
funeral as private as possible. Accordingly on
Monday afternoon few of her male friends es-
corted the body of Miss Thomas to the grave
yard at Mount Vernon church and tenderly laid