The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-07-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

IN III
Mr.. Howard Amoss has our thanks for u
basket full of DELICIOUS ripe apples.
A Big Woods subscriber has a field OF
Welcome oats, the stalks standing six feet in
height.
j. $. Beattie has bought the farm of the
late John Beattie, containing 100 acres, near
Cambria, for So, 700.
Mr. Adam Kolk, of Long Green, has a
Weld of q bushels of wheat per acre from
corn ground, this season.
A little son of Rev. J. W. Steele, OF Bar
ton, Md, formerly Of Aberdeen, Was severely
injured by fire crackers on the Fourth of July.
Mr. Robert Longer, of Joppa, lost valu-
able COW, last Wednesday morning. The COW
accidentally broke her hind leg making it
necessary to kill her.
A basketball of rosy ripe apples has been
received from our good Democratic friend,
Mr.. Charles l.. Heck, for which he has our
thanks.
Mr. Patrick Martin was overcome by heat
on Monday while driving from his home near
Hartford Furnace to Bel Air. Upon arriving
here restoratives were applied and he recover
ed.
Boundary Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, was dedic tied on Sunday.
This is a mission of Waverly Methodist Epis-
copal Church, of which Rev. w. G. Herbert is
pastor.
-Messrs Spencer & McGonigal, of Lapi-
dunn, have their boiler and process kettles in
position in their new cannery at Port Deposit,
and will he ready for business when the season
opens.
DIR. Frank F. Forwood, OF Chester, Pa,
has been appointed member of ths board OF
Pension Examiners for Chester county. He
is a son Of Mr.. W. Smithson Forwood, OF Bel
Air.
MIR. John II. Mahan, of the High House,
Romney Creek, says he has cooked for crab
bling parties, from July LIST to 18th, $50 dozen
of crabs The crabs of Romney Creek are
unexcelled.
The force at work in McClennahan &
Bros quarry at Port Deposit is said to be
smaller than they have had for many years.
The Port Deposit Granite Company have
closed their quarry.
A pair of horses belonging to Mr.. Joseph
T. Hopes became frightened at a passing
train. ut Forest Hill Meeting House, last Sun
day, and in their struggles to escape broke
the tongue of the carriage.
The Hughes Il Rigby Co., of Baltimore,
have contracted with the city council OF
In, hat ,,la ala
trio plant with capacity of 1000 incaudes-
cent lamps of 16-candle power each. 6
MIR. Charles A. L. Mccain, of Dublin,
has three acres OF tomatoes, which are pro-
nounced the best in the county. 1t Is estimat-
ed by competent judges that the yield will be
from 500 to !, 900 bushels per acre.
Mr.. Bud Gleasou's horse ran away with
his buggy, at Sandy Hook, Sunday night, and
coming in collision with another buggy at
DeCourcey's shop, was thrown down. Both
buggies were wrecked. Mr. Gleason was not
In the buggy when the horse ran away.
William shannahan, little son of Mr..
Richard Shanpahan, who lives near Fallston,
was thrown from horse, last Monday even
ing, and badly cut by q scythe, on which
he fell. DIR. E. Hall Richardson gave the
little fellow necessary medical attention.
-Children's Day was observed at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church. near Perryman, last
Sunday evening. The Rotations by the chill
dren were well rendered. The rain prevented
many from being present, yet the attendance
was good. Robert Elsner presided at the or
gan.
Since the accident at the Susquehanna
Paper Mills, in which little Miss Ray was so
seriously injured, the company has taken out
a blanket insurance policy on all Of their en-
ployees. The cost is small and the employees
will have the benefit of the policy.-POrt De-
post Press
A thief secreted himself i'm the store of
Stephenson & Reynolds, at Port Deposit, be-
fore it was closed, Monday night. He be-
gan his operations before people retired and
was frightened off before he had secured any
thing but a small amount Of change in the
money drawer.
-Perryman Lodge, No IS, o. g. c., have
arranged q fine programme Of entertainment
for their pic mic at Old Baltimore, on next
Thursday, including a tournament in the
morning, lots of sports and games in the af-
ternoon, and fireworks at night. There will
be dancing in the afternoon and evening.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club will meet
at the residence of Mr.. s. A. Williams, In Bel
Air, on Saturday afternoon, July 10Th. The
topic selected for discussion is as follows:
"What can we do to keep and increase our
advantages a canning centre?" Several
prominent Gamers are expected to be pre-
sent 10 EA.stt
Mr.. John W. Midway, near Bel Air, has
a turkey hen which has laid "a eggs this sea-
son and is still laying, manifesting no DISPOSE
ton to sit. He expects, some morning, to
find nothing left In the nest but bunch of
bones and feathers and wants to know If the
Big Woods can show turkey hen that can
beat this record.
Mr.. J. H. C. Watts, of the Cambria Marble
Company, has on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair, Chicago, specimens Of green serpentine
stone, from the quarries Of the company in
this county. They have attracted consider
able attention. Samples Of somewhat SINH
lar character from the Greensboro quarries,
on Broad Creek, are also exhibited at Chicago.
There are said to be only seventeen deposits
OF this valuable and beautiful marble in the
United States, Of which two are in Hartford
county. tt
THE WEATHER AND THE CRoPs.-The
Weather Crop Bulletin of the Maryland
Weather Service for the week ending July II,
says:
Oakland School, Failstoa, Hartford Co,nty-
Wheat harvest over grain generally secured
in good condition. Late hay interrupted by
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