The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-04-28
THE EGIS AND INTELLIGENCER.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mrs. Hattie Cooley sprained an ankle,
last Friday morning, while stepping off of
board walk in Darlington.
"A heavy frost, last Sunday night, destroy
ed many beds of growing tomato plants,
which had to be replanted.
Claus Heinrich Christian Friedrich Carl
san, native of Prussia, has made application
in the Circuit Court for citizenship.
Fishermen are taking large quantities of
herring in their seiues, but not many shad.-
The latter are mostly caught by the OILERS.
Mrs. George D. Whitelock, of Darlington,
was accidentally thrown from buggy, last
Sunday week, and had her head cut.
Rosa Paca's barn near Darlington, was
burned with its contents, on Monday 1t
was insured in the Hartford company for $40.
Sheriff Calder went to York on Wednes-
day for William Fantom, who was held by the
authorities of that city on charge of stealing
SIS from Richard j. Vansant, of Constitution.
Joseph Brney, aged 40 years, formerly of
of Hartford county, was killed by railroad
train near San Antonio, California, last week.
He was engaged in grape culture in Lower
California.
Benjamin j. Williams, of Hartford coun-
ty, has been appointed by Collector Marine
clerk and weigher at the Baltimore Custom
House during the continuance of the present
heavy export trade.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club will meet
on Saturday afternoon, April Goth, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Thomas Lochary, near Kalmia
The topic to be discussed is, 1.-The Economical
Use of Fertilizers"
"A. ". Sealor, of Delta, had his right arm
badly lacerated, at j. II. Stubs & Co.'S
planning mill, last Friday. He was saving
lumber and his foot slipped, throwing his
arm on the running saw.
"A limited partnership in the merchandise
business at Delta, Pa. has been formed be-
tween John G. Rouse, of Bel Air and James
s. Butler, of Delta. The business will be con-
Quoted by Mr.. Butler. The firm was formerly
Butler & McConlzey.
BY the breaking of a guy rope attached to
the derrick at John W. Jones' quarry, near
Cambria, on Tuesday, the derrick fell into the
quarry, carrying the cabin along with it. A
number of men were at work below but for
tunately none of them was injured.
Andrew Reynolds, who was engaged in
the affray at Bynum in which Uriah johnson
was shot, was brought before Justice Richard
son, last Saturday, on a warrant charging
him with assault with intent to kill johnson.
He was released on $500 bail for his appear
ance at Court.
Mr.. Vim. A. Wheeler, teacher, and pupils,
gave a creditable and successful literary and
musical entertainment at Sylvan Retreat
School, Pylesville, on Friday evening, April
21st, to an audience of 100 persons who were
all well pleased. The entertainment was en-
tirely by the teacher and pupils and the pro-
gramme was creditably rendered.
Miss Alice NJ Youse and Miss Foster, of
Shaftesbury College of Execution, Baltimore,
gave an Evolutionary entertainment with i'm
presentations in character, in Thomas Run
public school house, On Friday evening,
April 21st for the benefit of the school library.
The house was crowded to OVERLOOKING and
the audience thoroughly appreciated and en-
joyed the efforts of the talented young per-
formers The music on the organ by Profess
sor Mahoney was rendered in brilliant style.
Mr.. George Archer, General Road Super
visor of the third district, has already been
very active in making arrangements for put
ting into operation the new plan of road-mend
ing. His appropriation for the district will
amount to about $500, and he thinks that
with this sum he will be able to have ell
the roads repaired quite as well as they have
heretofore been. The appropriation last year
was $500, but this included levies for extra
work. Under the existing arrangement no
extra work can be done unless authorized by
the County Commissioners.