The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-03-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

station was DuTneu. ldsb Cdluiuay' Aho ooAiu
ing caught from a stove. =F
MIR. Isaac s. Sanner, who bought thu
Kemp farm, near wilma, is repainting and Inn
proving the dwelling house.
The Whiting Novelty Company, of Aber
deem, has q contract for 10000 silver trays u
be used at the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Robert T. George has removed IRON
his own farm, near Emmorton, to the farm o.
Mr.. Ohio Gilbert, near Creswell.
Mr.. Harry Gslbreath, of Broad Greek, ha
purchased the Delta! Times, of which the lat'
J. W. Beattie was editor and proprietor.
MIR George A. Harkins, Forest Hill, Will
sell out on March 3Oth and remove to Balti
more, where he will engage In the carpenter
ing business.
Mr.. N. Smith has been elected delegate
to conference by Susquehanna Circuit, Aar
ford county, aud instructed to ask for the re
turn Of Rev. Mr.. Maloy.
Henry c. Richardson has sold his store a
the Hickory to Thomas Kennedy and hal
bought the store of Richard F. Harkins, a
Harkins Postofice, fourth district.
MIR. William Roberts returned to his is
land home in the Susquehanna, opposite Por
Deposit, on Monday. He found his cattle DO
ing well and In no way injured.
State Comptroller Smiths recent quarter
ly distribution of the public school tax distri
butes to Hartford s., sOs.63 fer her white ane
s7s2. So for her colored schools.
The members of the Methodist Episcopa
Church at Havre de Grace presented gold
watch and chain to Rev. Mr. Alvord on Mon
day before taking his departure to another
field of duty.
Spencer & Co. have made all arrange
ments for the canning business in Port De
post this summer They have secured the
old sash factory and the promise of plenty OF
sweet corn.
Mr.. Willard F. Minnick, formerly mem
her Of the Bel Air bar, was ordained deacon Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, by Bishop
Paret, IN the Church of All Saints, Baltimore
ON Wednesday last.
Col. B. F. Taylor, postmaster at Brad
shaw, Baltimore county, has resigned and re
commends Mr.. Samuel T. Moore as his success
sor. Mr.. Moore lately bought the store o.
Col. Taylor, at that place.
Mine new construction cars for the baiti
more Forwarding Company were unioaaee
and placed upon the rails at North Avenue
station, last Friday. They are for use in thu
work Of oad-gauging the road.
Mr.. ]. Wesley Strawbridge has resigned
his position as postmaster at Norrisviile. Mr
John c. B. Wright is the only applicant fol
the Office, and it is yer, probable that busf
ness will be resumed at the old stand.
Mr.. George R. Stephenson, formerly o.
Hartford county, has been elected member o.
the Corn and Flour Exchange Of Baltimore
He ia connected with the firm of Bay & Getty
commission. merchants, 101 s. Frederick
street.
Carrie J. Scarborough, both OF Scarbort
postofiee, send answers to the geometr1ca
problems in last weeks 1Egis. We can no
print them, by reason of inability to reproduce
the diagrams. g-s
MIR. William Wright's horse became
frightened, while he was driving it along thu
road under the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
bridge, near Havre de Grace, and threw hin
and his mother out of the carriage, infiictins
serious injuries upon them.
Rev. +. IL. Harris has been appointed t.
Magnolia Circuit; Rev. j. II. Brice to Har
ford Circuit, and Rev. j. I. Moten to Bel All
Circuit OF the NJ. E. Church, colored, by tn
Washington Conference, which closed Its ses
sions at Staunton, Va, on Monday.
The real name of ssBab," the bright ant
witty newspaper correspondent, is Mrs. vii
liam Mallon Her maiden name was Isabe
Allerdice Sloan. She was born in Baltimor'
but her grandparents belonged to the oil
Sloan family of Hartford county. Md.
Large quantities of fine rock fish are being
caught in Bush river. Last Saturday Capt
John P. Leight took 800 and Nelson Butte
200 in gill nets. The fish weighed from 3 t.
10 lbs each. Capt. Leight also caught tn
first herring of the season, on Thursday OF las
week
Rev c. d. Wilson preached an eloquen
farewell sermon to the congregation of tn
Presbyterian Church, Churchville, last Sunda;
morning. He expects to leave with his famil
for his new field of duty at Franklin, Ohio
next Tuesday Rev. Mr.. Wilson will preacl
in the Presbyterian Church, Bel Air, to-nigh
tFriday.)
A Young son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry James
of Churchyille, enjoys, or would enjoy If b
were old enough, the distinction of having liv
ing at this time two grandmothers and fou
great grandmothers. If the little fellow is no
properly brought up it will not be for want o
the usual grandmotherly edmonton, advic
and petting.
-Messrs. George E. and F. W. Grier, son
of the late Glasgow j. Grier, of Bel Air, ar
directors of the East Los Angeles Canning
Company, of California, formed for canning
preserving, drying and evaporating fruits an
vegetables. The capital stock is $25,OOt
These young men reside in Los Angeles wit
their mother, Mrs. s. j. Grier.
-Messrs John B. Curry, George M. Proctor
Thomas ]. Kelly and William II. Chenwort
have jointly had an artesian well dug at tn
Upper Cross Roads and intend by means of
wind mill to have water conveyed in pipes t
their respective barns. Mr.. John T. Ward ha
also had an artesian well made. 1t is 200 fee
in depth and the water has arisen to with 5
feet of the surface.
The board of general appraisers has affirm
ed the decision of Collector Marine in assess
ing duty on stained-glass church window
imported by Rev. DR.. w. F. Brand, of Emmoi
ton. The windows were transported in tn
steamship Etruria on August 81, 1892. TIL
importer claimed that they were entitled t
free entry and appealed from the decision q
the collector who assessed them at 40 Pc
cent.
The BEL AIR CIRCULATING LIBRARY wi
complete the eighth year of its usefulness thi
month. Beginning in O modest way 1t no.
has over one thousand volumes of standar
and current literature. The membershi
costs only one dollar year, and at this lo'
price It should continue to have the substar
tial support of the community. The Officer
are W. T. L. Taliaferro, President Thoms
G Forwood, Secretary and Treasurer, an
Miss Moliie Bateman, Librarian.
MzoH4NIcs LIEN sUsrAINED.-Judge Wa
tiers has iled an opinion in the case of WI
liam A McComas against Eugene H. Pom,
roy, which has been pending in Court for owe
two wears. This suit was brought to enforc
the payment Of a mechanics lien on the d.
fendant's property in Abingdon. for 81 13
which had been filed by Mr.. McComas. I'll
claim was resisted by Mr.. Pomeroy, WI
claimed there was nothing due. The test