The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-09-05
Focal 9ftairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

Focal affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.
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"A fine farm horse belonging to Mr.. b. Frank
Hanway, OF Creswell, died last week of catarrh
fever.
Mr.. Simon Blown, of Clstetou, reports
having seen frost in his bal yard, last Monday
morning.
The river and harbor bill contains an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the Improvement of
the SusQuehanna river.
| The Hartford Historical Society will meet at
the Court House on Saturday, September 9th, at
II O'Clock, A. NJ.
On Monday, September 1st, u trade and la
Dor parade took place at Port Deposit, fol-
lowed by pic mic at Happy Valley.
MIR. Jacob A. Dozen has nearly completed
a new store house and dwelling, at Fountain
| Green, on lot bought by him from Mr.. Geo.
w. Gran.
II. Page Jollitfe and Matt O'Donnell freed
and captured two fine 'coons, Tuesday night,
in Mrs. Mechem's woods, near Frogtown. One
weighed II and the other 10 lbs.
The Havre de Grace Academy has been in
corPorated with VIM s. McCombs, Frank Ii.
Morgan. J. William O'NeilI, Daniel W. Hop
kins and P. Lesley Hopper as ncorporators.
By an error in the Premium List Of the
Hartford County Agricultural Society the Jer-
sey herd premium is stated to be 500. 1t should
be $25, the same as all other herd premiums.
MIR. w. Rudolph Cunningham has been ap-
pointed assistant register of voters for Abing-
don district. Applications have also been made
by other registers in the county for the appoint
ment of assistants.
The enumeration of inmates at the Aims
house having been inadvertently overlooked,
the census. euumerator for this district, Mr.. |
James NJ. Reynolds, on Tuesday, added the
number there, IS, TO his list
-Messrs. George NJ. D. Higle and William
e. Hige have bought SO acres of land near
Fawn Grove, from Robert and Ruth Fife, at
s14. so an acre. The land is unImproved but it
is considered great bargain.
Mary Lisby, of Hayre de Grace, a woman |
of unsound mind, was committed to Jail by |
Justice Penning. She was sent to the Aims |
house and if her condition should become |
worse steps will be taken to send her to an asy-
lum.
The directors of the new Baltimore and |
Ohio Improvement Company, it is reported,
have made contracts for the erection of twelve |
cottages at their new town of Loreley, at Gun
powder station, on the Philadelphia Extension |
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Randolph Dilworth died at Kingsville, on
Sunday, from the effects of Injuries received the
Monday previous by being thrown from horse
while practicing for tournament. He took !
part in the tournament on Wednesday, at De- |
Baughs but became i'll on Thursday. Blood |
poisoning set In and death resulted.
The corner stone of the new Darlington |
Academy will be laid, on Tuesday next, by |
Stephenson Masonic Lodge. The County Com |
missioners have appropriated 1,500 for the |
building, which will cost about $4,000. The
remainder will be provided by Mr. d. C. Whar-
ton Smith, public-spirited citizen of Darling |
ton.
Rev. Mason Stryker, son of Rev. DR.. Stry-
kea, of st. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Balti-
more, will take charge of Rock Spring and |
holy Cross churches, after his ordination as |
deacon, which will take place in his fathers !
church on September 21st. Mr.. Stryker will |
conduct services at the churches named on |
Sunday next.
About fifty ladies and gentlemen from the |
neighborhood of Emmorton spent last Friday |
at Mr.. John P. Leight's fishing shore, Otter
Point. The pleasures of the day included fish
ing, grabbing, sailing and rowing. The EN-
morton band accompanied the party and added |
the charms of music to the occasion. The day |
was pleasantly spent.
-Messrs. Samuel J. and Ii. C. Whiteford |
gave pleasant pic mic at their flint mill, on
Broad Creek, last Saturday. About rs persons
were present. The sports of the day included
fishing in the dam. Every body present enjoyed |
the pic mic and the hands at work in and about |
the mill came inlfor share of the good things |
provided.
The Goth year of Oakland Boarding School,
FallstoD, will begin on Tuesday, October 7th.
The course of study, which embraces elementary
branches, mathematics and the classics, is
thorough. The Principal, Prof. G. g. Curtiss,
A. NJ, has had many years experience in teach
ing and is well known as an able and con-
scientious instructor.
"A pleasant dance was held at the Rocks of |
Deer Creek, on Wednesday evening, August
9th. Among those present were Misses Bessie |
STREET., Fannie and Mary Roberts, May Glad
den, Sallie Butler and Miss Fendall, of Towson,
Misses May and Nellie Bussey, of Mt. Washing |
ton, Misses Perrin and Craig, of Baltimore, and |
Messrs. John Roberts, Thomas Street,. Delaney |
Day, NJ. Whiteford, Merryman GLADDEN., Ed. |
and Ferd. Hayward, Harry Day and Gorsuch
Glenn.
FAT CATTLE BoUGHT.-Last week John Kidd
bought for James Sawcon, Jr., 1876 head of fat |
cattle from DR.. David Harlan 25 from Michael
Kehoe IS from Emmor Morrison, and IS from
Bell Bros, at from 81 to cts. per ID. One |
hundred head of these cattle are to be shipped |
10 Europe.