The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-02-28
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS

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Focal affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.
Mr.. J. Leyburn Smith will fish at Roberts
Island, this year.
DIR. I. j. jackson has removed to the Park
Farm at Perryman.
MIR. Thomas Ady, near Emmorton, con-
tinues to be critically Ill.
"A pension has been granted to Mr.. Joseph
Henriques, of Havre dc Grace.
The directors Of the Hartford County Agri.
cultural Society will meet in Bel Air, next
Tuesday.
Mr.. E. II. Prigg, of the Hickory, who has
been quite sick with a threatened attack OF
pneumonia, is improving.
MIR. Harry c. Longnecker has been elected
Treasurer and Mr.. VIM. 8. Powell Secretary OF
the Baltimore County Agricultural Society.
1t was Mr.. Joshua G. Luckey and not his son,
Mr.. James B. Luckey. who was appointed one
of the magistrates for the fourth district.
Mr.. VIM. stephenson's sale near Rock Run
Church did not take place on Monday, be-
cause of rain. 1t will be held Saturday, March
LIST.
Another meeting of the Forest Hill Road
League will be held on Saturday afternoon.
the improvement of our public roads are invit-
ed to attend.
The colored man at the Almshouse whose
hand Drs. Butler and Munnikhuysen amputated,
two weeks ago, is improving The injury, at
first. was a mere scratch, but the whole hand
became involved and at one time 1t was thought
amputation of the entire arm would be neces.
sary.
lin the City Court at Baltimore, on Tues.
day, verdict of $50 was awarded to Mrs.
Sarah Il. Smithson and her six children, for the
death of the plaintiffs husband, who was killed
by the falling of bricks from an unfinished
building, where he was at work. Mr.. Smith
son formerly lived at Norrisville, Hartford coun.
ty.
PROPERTY SoLD.-On Monday ]. 8. Richard
son, auctioneer, sold at public sale, at the
Court House door, for A. Preston Gilbert,
trustee, 100 acres of land, being the farm of the
late William Carsins, situated at Carsins' Run,
to ]. Wesley Bolts, for $1,000.
Mr. Henry e. Stokes has sold "A acres OF land
near Prospect, adjoining the lands of DR.. w.
D. Scarborough, to the latter for 5000.
Mr.. Israel A. Scalff Jr., has sold his farm Of
rs acres, one mile from Jarrettsville, to Alfred
King, for 81, 900. Mr.. Scarf will have public
saIe on Thursdav March fth
TRoTTING-BRED STOCK TO BE SoLD.-Mr.
James T. Walker intends to sell at public sale,
on Romney Stock Farm, on Thursday, March
9th, all of his trottingbred stock, except Steve
Bailey, including the fine stations Senator and
Coronet, IL brood mares, 20 head of young
stock and IL large mules, together with farming
implements, &c. The sale has been made neces-
sary by reason of the expiration of the lease
This will be an excellent opportunity to secure
good horses, the Romney Stock Farm having
some of the finest trottipg.bred stock in the
State.
POULTRY SToLEN.-On Monday night a
quantity of poultry was stolen from Mr.. VIM.
NJ. Edelin's premises, near Fallston. On Tues
traced the rogue, as he supposed, to the house
of Charles L. Cullison, colored, near Mitchell's
Mill. Obtaining q warrant the house was
searched by Deputy Sheriff Whitaker, who found
a number of chicken heads in frying pan on
the stove and quantity Of feathers lying
around, but the remains could not be identified
as those of Mr.. Edelin's chickens.
Mrs. Baltzell, in the same neighborhood,
had so or 60 chickens stolen from her recently.
KNOCKED OVER INTO ,WELL.-On Monday
two sons of Mr.. James q. Tobin, who lives
near the Hickory, were engaged in digging a
we'll. AS William was lowering his brother
Edward into the we'll, by some mischance the
windlass slipped, the handle struck him over the
eye, knocking him backwards. He fell into the
the bottom, when the accident occurred. Will
liam alighted on him and was severely injured.
When taken out it was found that one of his
ribs was broken, several Of his teeth were
knocked out and forced into the jsw-bone. DR..
o. B. Carcaud dressed his injuries. Edward
was also painfully bruised.
WHAT ONE YOUNG MAN DID.-The Elmirs
Advertiser mentions, in list of graduates Of
Elmira Business College, the name of Mr..
Edward H. ColburD, son Of Rev. Edward A.
Colburn, of Churchville. Mr.. Colburn, who 10
81 years of age, worked in dry goods store
during the day and spent his evenings at the
Business College. The result was that upon
completing the course he was appinted book
keeper for the Germania Tannery Company, Of
Lindley, N. Y, at salary Of $50 month. The
example of Mr.. Colburn is worthy of imitation
by young men who think they have no chance
to better their condition. The bag of gold at
the end of the rainbow may always be found BY
those who have pluck and energy.
BEL AIR NoTEs.-Hon. Herman Stump spent
Sunday at his home, Waverly, near Bel Air.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Hammond, who live
near Ocean City, Nd, are visiting Mrs. Ham
mond's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Swariz.-
Mr.. Hammond, having q government appoint.
ment, will leave his former home and reside in
Baltimore.
spent day or two, last week, with Mr.. and
Mrs Swartz, on Broadway.
Mr.. L. Fl. Baldwin, General Agent OF the
Washington Life Insurance Company, has
promptly adjusted the insurance on the life of
the late DR.. r. ID. Lee, and last week sent to the
family checks for the amount, which is about
e, 900.
Mrs. Herman Smith, who lately returned from
Richmond, continues very i'll.
CAUGHT IN HER OWN TRAP.-Last Saturday
Mary Breckenridge, colored, swore out war
rant before Justice Proctor, in Bel Air, for the
the arrest of Sarah E. Montgomery, the colored
teacher at Muttonsburg school, Dublin district.
The latter was summoned to appear with her
and the case was heard. From the
evidence 1t appeared that Mary Breckenridge
daughter had been involved in a quarrel with
other children. The quarrel was suppressed by
the teacher, whereupon the child, obtaining
permission to go out, went home, and soon
her irate mother marched into the school hou Sc
aud assaulted the teacher. Justice Proctor dis.
charged the teacher, who swore out o warrant
for the arrest of her assaiIant. 1t was served
on the spot and she was tried. Justice Proctor,
under section OF the school law, adjudged her
guilty and fined her IS and costs in each case,
to 1890.
The WALLIS SPRING WATER ANALYzRD.-
The directors of the Bel Air Water and Light
met last Saturday night, Col. Ohio 8.
Lee. President, In the chair, and George r.
Cairnes Secretary.
The result of an analysis of water from the
large spring on Mr. Joseph r. Wallis'a farm