The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-06-13
Focal Atfairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.


"A fine colt, three years old, belonging to
Mr.. j. E. Preston, of Webster, was struck and
killed by lightning, last Friday afternoon.
"A man in the employ of MIR. K. NJ. Howard,
of My Lady's Manor, stole gold watch and
lot OF clothing from him and disappeared.
Collector Marine has appointed Mr.. J. O.
E. Wetherill, of Hartford county, on the custo-
dams force at the Baltimore Custom House.
Last Monday week Howard Abel. of
Wrightsville, caught, in the SusQuehanna
river, salmon or walI-eyed pike which weighed
~ lbs.
Mrs Gums Ia of Port ID %, 7. acct
dentally fell though door leading to h-r coal
cellar, last Friday night, breaking three of her
ribs and bruising her body and arm.
"A correspondent says: ION Saturday last
German carp jumped from the canal out upon
the tow-path. J. X. Price, who was standing
close by, captured it. The fish weighed 5 lbs"
Under late law of the Pennsylvania Leg
islature fishing for bass, rock tish or wall-syed
pike otherwise called Susquehanna salmon) is
prohibited in the waters of that State for two
years.
Mr.. J. A. Hunter SON. in-law of Col. Edwin
H. Webster, of this county, was severely injured
in a railroad accident on the Ohio River Rail
road, West Va on Thursday night oflast week.
he is now reported better
MIR. George Deaver of Calvary, has shown
US some stalks of oats taken from his field
which measure feet 1115 inches In length
Mr.. Beaver is one of our best and most thrifty
farmers and always succeeds in raising good
crops.
"A number of gipsies have pitched their
tents in grove on the Bel Air and Hickory
road. near the residence of Mr. Robert W. Hol-
land. Last Sunday they had a number of visit
ors from the neighborhood and did profitable
able business in telling fortunes.
Miss Lulu W. Fitzgerald, daughter of Rev.
James D. Fitzgerald, was married at Northum-
berland, Pa, on the 4th instant, to Rev. E. w.
Thornton, of Paola, Kansas. The bride is a
sister of Rev. D. B, Fitzgerald, of Snow Hill,
Nd, formerly pastor of Deer Creek Harmony
Presbyterian Church, Hartford county.
Last fall Mr. George l.. Scott of Darling
ton, sowed seven acres of barley. Its now
very promising and ready for the reaper. Many
years ago this grain was extensively grown in
Hartford county, but it ceased to be profitable
and Its culture YVES discontinued. In Cali
fornia it is used for feed ia preference to oats,
the straw being superior to eats straw.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Camper, travelling salesman
for Hornthal & Deiches, of Baltimore, who 10
well known in Hartford, while driving in West
Virginia, accidentally had one of his legs brok-
en-. He had, only short time before, taken
out an accident policy, by which he will receive
e25 per week while suffering from his accident.
The fishing season in the Susquehanna
with seines and gill nets closed by law on the
10th instant The large seines were cut out long
before that time and the gillers were also
obliged to cease operations on account of the
large number of sturgeon in the river and bay,
which became entangled in their nets and broke
them.
While Mr.. E. c. Hopkins, of Darlington,
was driving a colt TO road cart containing
turning corner, frightening the colt and caus-
ing it to run away. 1t ran into Mr.. N. Newlin
Smiths lane with part Of the shafts, being all
that was left of the cart. Neither the colt nor
the occupants of the cart were hurt.
"A lady of Baltimore county exhibited q
four-legged chicken at The Union office last
week and now comes a Hartford man, and goes
one better by producing a chick with four legs
and three wings. The weather Is exceedingly
cool when our neighbors get left on anything
like this. We beg 10 state, however, that we
didn't see the Hartford chicken.-Towso,.towm
Union.
We tender our thanks to Mr.. Thomas j.
Tydings, agent at Edgewood on the F., w, and
B. Railroad, for q copy of the Summer Excur-
sion Route Book issued by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. Besides containing maps,
with descriptions OF various health and plea
sure resorts, how to get to them and the cost
of excursion tickets, the book is beautifully T.
Illustrated.
The lightning last Friday afternoon set Off
two partially loaded blasts in McCenahan u Bro
quarries, near Port Deposit. The storm came on
SO quickly that the men only put in the wires and
partly filled the holes with tamping when the rain
drove them from their work. Had it been a
sand blast of the usual size, and filled up, II
might have caused serious accident, as the
men had only gone short distance when the
explosion occurred.
MIR. John +. Oldield, formerly of this coun-
ty. on Saturday last accomplished the remarka-
BILE feat of climbing Tower Hill path, in Druid
Hill Park, twelve times, on his bicycle, with a
strong wind blowing directly down the hill
He used Star wheel, geared to sixty-four
inches. Mr.. Oldfeld is manager of the Mary
land Cycle Company, Saratoga street, near
Charles, Baltimore, and is a son of Mr.. VIM. |
Oldfield, of Fountain Green.
-Messrs. Longnecker Bros, real estate agents,
have sold the beautiful estate of the late John |
E. Owens, known as Aigburth Vale. containing
POS acres, and also about 100 acres OF the Eudo- |
wood estate, belonging to Mrs. Eudocia STAINS
bury, adjoining the above, to syndicate, CON-
posed of Speaker John A Hubner and others, for |
sec, 900. This land is Immediately south of Tow |
sontownand has many beautiful building sites on |
1t. 1t is to be sold in lots of from one to five |
acres. The remainder of the Eudowood farm,
135 acres, was sold to MIR. VIM. Hops, Of Bal
more, for So, 600.
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