The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-04-03
Focal affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

AOSA1o.
Mr.. John T. Akers has sold his wcll-m-
proved farm of 20 acres, near Pleasantvile, to
H. D. Brown, of Baltimore.
"A petition has been sent to the Postoffice
Department. for the establishment of postof-
flee at Dry Branch, Marshall's district.
-Messrs F. Burnley & Son are building a
large canning house on their farm near Cres-
we'll, formerly the farm of the late Charlton w.
Billingslea.
MIR. Thomas Il. Chalk has sold his Sher-
man Morgan horse Ludlow to Mr.. Charles W.
Baker, of Aberdeen. Ludlow is handsome
sorrel, 1615 hands high, and weighs 1000 lbs.
We acknowledge our indebtedness to Ad-
miral John Rodgers Post, No. 20, G. A. R., for
an invitation to attend their First Annual Camp
Fire, to be given in the City Hall, Havre de
Grace, on Thursday evening, April 9th.
Rev. G. c. Cronin, the newly-appointed pas
tor for Long Green Circuit, was threatened
with pneumonia and did not move to the par
sonage until Tuesday, Oath. His health is very
much improved at this time.
Mr.. Charles Goodwater, who lives near
Forest Hill, has lost IA of his flock of 60 fine
sheep, by scab and liver-foat. The sheep have
ravenous appetites but do not gain flesh. The
wet weather is supposed to have bad effect
upon sheep.
The enterprising citizens of Aberdeen in
tend TO start bank and a tin can factory
With these objects in view a meeting will be
held at that place on Saturday, April 18th, at 9
O'Clock, P. NJ, for the purpose of receiving
subscriptions.
A valuable mare in team driven by Mr.
Benjamin Hitchcock, of Upper Cross Roads, fell
and broke one of her legs, on North Gay street,
Baltimore, last week. The animal was taken
to veterinarian for treatment, but will proba-
bly, have to be killed.
We are indebted to DR.. E. Hall Richardson,
son of DIR. William s. Richardson, of Bel Air,
for an invitation to attend the S4th annual
commencement of the University of Mary
land School of Medicine, which took place
on Wednesday, April 1st.
The combination sale by Mr.. j. 8. Richard
son, auctioneer, in Bel Air on Monday, was
very we'll attended. About so horses were Of
fered and large proportion of these were sold.
Several private sales were also effected during
the day. A number of cows were also sold.
Mr.. 81. F. Wiletts, of Kansas,
Lecturer of the National Farmers All-
ance, was in Bel Air, on Saturday,
in accordance with announcement, to deliver
an address to farmers. The severe storm, how
ever prevented meeting. Mr.. Wilets was
accompanied by Mr. 4. D. Bradley, editor of
the Farmers Alliance Journal Baltimore.
-Messrs Oehm & Co., of Oehm's Acme Hall
Clothing House, Baltimore, will probably be
awarded the contract for furnishing all the let
ter-carriers in the United States with uniforms
during the next fiscal year. The samples they
sent to the committee were pronounced the
best. There are about 10070 letter carriers in
the postal service and the contract is worth
nearly q half-million dollars.
The fine estate of the late Ex-Governor
Bradford, situated on Charles street avenue,
was offered at public sale at the Baltimore Real
Estate Exchange, on Saturday last, by T. Kell
Bradford, trustee. Mr.. Augustus w. Bradford
became the purchaser, at $500 per acre. The
estate contains 127 acres of beautifully-layng
land, 40 acres of which are leased to the Elk
ridge Club.-TowSontown Union.