The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-07-25

About 40 persons. Is of whom we're from
Bel Air. went on an excursion over the Mary
land Central Railway. last Saturday, TO Tol
chester. IS
Mr.. Joseph Llyezey, of Watervale, has left
at our office stalk of timothy feet Q inches
long, He says he has good deal more nearly
as high. Let us hear from the Hickory.
Mr.. Sheffield Poteet, of Cooptown. lost q
fine young horse on Sunday last. Mr.. Poteet's
brother had driven the animal to Wesley Chap
ell and returning the horse dropped dead in
harness.
On Thursday morning, July 18th, Leslie,
son of Howard Kinsey, Esq, went into the barn
of his uncle, MIR. Wm. M. Scarborough, of Mill
Green, and aecidently stepped into the hatch
way and fell q distance of "A feet, breaking his
thigh. Dr. Scarboro reduced the fracture.
An ice cream festival was given by the
ladies of Ascension P. Z. Church, last Saturday
evening. Festivals were also given at Dublin
and Franklin NJ. E. Churches. All are within
radius oftwo miles and all were successful.
The Mt. Ararat Trotting Association will
hold their third annual meeting, on August 9th.
greatly increased in the last few years, and the
liberal premiums which the Association offers,
should secure full entries. Their programme
will be found in another column.
The Messrs. McCabe, contractors on the D..
c. and 8. R. R., are moving their mules and
carts from the neighborhood of Deer Creek to
the farm of Mr.. Charles w. Pocock in the Big
Woods. 1t is thought work will be commenced
in the deep cut on Mr.. Pocock's place about the
first of August.
Mr.. VIM. l.. McGaw and Miss Bette a..
Hendon were married, on July I'd, at the par
sonage of Greenmount M. Z. Church, Balti-
more, by Rev. VIM. E. Curley. The bride is a
niece of Mr.. James q. Hendon. of Bel Air, and
formerly lived in this county. Her father,
Thomas H. Hendon, was drowned in james
river, Va, in February 1878.
The Cheerful Workers Mission Band and
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, of
Churchville Presbyterion church, held their an
niversary meeting together In the church at that
place last Tuesday evening. Reports were read
by the President, Secretary and Treasurer ofeach
society, showing good progress for the past
year. Interesting dialogues and recitatious fol-
lowed, interspersed with good music, and were
much enjoyed by all who were present.
On the 18th of July, Charles W. Lee, con-
stable, arrested VIM. H. Williams on warrant
Issued by Justice Penning, of Havre de Grace,
charging him with committing q rape and as
sault and battery upon Annie Haycock. Both
parties are colored and live in the second dis
trict. A hearing was had before Justice Pen
ming, who discharged Williams on the charge
of rape and found him gully of assault, and
sentenced him to pay fine of IS and costs.
St. Marks fair commenced last evening in
the grove by the church at old FalIston,
and will continue until August I'd, in
elusive. There are many beautiful and useful
articles on the fancy tables, and the cake and
confectionery tables are well supplied with ar
ticles we'll calculated to tempt the appetite and
bring forth your pocket book. A large dancing
pavilion gives promise of much pleasure to the
young people, and perhaps some of older
growth.
-Messrs. j. 6. Rouse, J. II. Reckord and Al
len Hoffman, of Bel Air, were with delega-
tion from Baltimore on an excursion over the
Western Maryland Railroad, July 18th, to look
at the newly discovered lead mines on Noun
tain View farm, in Frederick county. They re-
port very rich deposits of lead and silver, which
are not yet developed, but from tie prospectus
taken they have reason to believe the hills in
in that section contain mines of great wealth.
They brought some rich specimens Of ore home
with them, samples of which may be seen at j..
n Rnusa ~ Sop,s sfore
The executive committee of the Hartford
Mutual Fire Insurance Company met on the
18th inst, and adjusted the following losses,
which the treasurer was ordered to pay: Jacob
H. schunck, loss of horse, cow stable, corn
house grainary and contents, 49, 300 VIM. A.
Smith, loss of dwelling, 81. 500. Mrs. L. Cahen,
damage to contents of dwelling, 1924. I. L..
Hanway, loss of stable and contents $780, Jesse
Hilles, President, damage to contents of Times
office, $3.50. The adjustment made with John
Price by Mr.. Webster, the agent Of the company
of 1925 for loss of canning house, was approved.
HoNoRs TO FORMER EXTRAORDINARY.