The aegis & intelligencer., 1892-09-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

A government pension has been granted
to Mrs Frances Campbell, of this county
The Elkton fair began on Tuesday. The
attendance has been large and the fair attract
i've.
The Norrisville Band will participate in
the great Grand Army Republic parade at
Washington, next week.
The light made by the burning of COL
Hogg's large and splendid house, east of Port
Deposit, Monday night, was plainly seen at
Bel Air.
Mr. Charles L. Vail, of Forest Hill, last
week sold to Whitker and Bro, of Bel Air,
Berkshire pigs six months old, the combined
weight of which was ,S75 lbs.
Mr. Philip Cover Bagley, of Singer, fell
from hay loft to the ground, a distance OF
ten feet, last week, injuring his back painfully
DIR. Charles Bagley attended him.
Mr. Grafton E. Day has resigned his posi-
ton as Vice Principal of Bel Air Academy, to
take effect October 18th. He expects to at
tend medical lectures in Baltimore.
Mr.. John NJ Blake, near Bynum's station,
b. & J.. Railroad, had 2S2 bushels OF wheat, by
machine measurement, from field OF 10
acres. This is over % bushels to the acre.
A p Silver, of Glenville, who had the
misfortune to mash his right hand, has had to
learn to write with his left hand. He finds
it rather awkward performance but writes
plainly.
ON Monday Miss Annie Macklem, of the
second district, had the end of finger on her
right hand accidentally cut off, while at work
in her brothers. canning house. She was TAX
en- to her home, where DIR. w. w. Virdin
dressed the wound.
Last week as Mr. Stanley Pyle was work
ing the crane in the canning house of Mr.. b.
Frank Cronin, near wilma, the crank slipped,
striking him in the head, inficting severe
cut on his forehead. He is improving under
the care of DR.. Butler.
Charles Espey, who was released on bail
to answer charge of larceny, was arrested by
Sheriff Hughes on Thursday, on charge OF
cruelty to animals. At the same time his
bondsman in a larceny case, surrendered him.
He was sent to Jail.
Mrs. William H. Jones, near Bel Air, has
pet guinea hen, which has responded SO
literally to kind treatment as to lay for
her mistress seven eggs in three days. The
eluckfng over this feat, on the part OF the gui-
nea, was almost unprecedented.
The Hayre de Grace Station and surround
ings, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, are among the finest on
the road Mr.. George T. Baldwin, the COM
pany's supervising gardener, deserves to be
complimented for the skill and taste shown
in grading the ground and arranging the
walks and flowers.
From five to nine carloads of crushed
stone are daily hauled over the Baltimore and
Lehigh Railroad, from the Rocks OF Deer
Creek to the Sheppard Asylum and Roland
Park. Two large stone crushers have been
put up at The Rocks at the cost of $4,000.
The stone is used in macadamizing roads and
building side walks.-Union.
Miss Cassandra Wilson Lee, daughter of
the late William d. and Ann Lee, of Hartford
county, died suddenly, at her home, No. BIS N.
Paca street, Baltimore, on Tuesday, 9th in
stant The funeral will take place from
Thomas Run NJ E. Church, at noon to day.
Mrs. Lee was q sister of Mr.. Samuel NJ. Lee,
of Thomas Run and of Mrs. Blanche Worth
ington, of Darlington.
popsp SrorpS-Mr r Y McNutt,s horse