The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-11-03
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by Our Correspondents.

HAvRE DE GRACE, Nov. l.-Nr. Hermann
Schocke left here Saturday for an extended
tour through the South, in the interest of }.
Faust & Sons, of which firm he is the man
ager.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh j. Jewett and family
left on Tuesday for New York, where they
will spend the winter.
Mr. Charles Ascherfeld returned home on
Monday, after an absence of three years in
Palmer, Washington.
Mr. William Barnes is on Il visit among
friends here, having come East to enjoy the
duck shooting, which opened on Wednesday,
November 1st.
Mrs Eliza Hughes, wife of jesse Hughes,
of this city, died on Thursday, from the effect
of fall She had during the recent storm.
Mrs. Hughes was G2 years of age. Her funeral
was held ON Sunday afternoon, at her late
residence Rev. D. il. Riddle, of the Presby
terrain Church, conducted the services. The
pail bearers were Capt. Charles A. Conner,
Leonard Sitzler, Fred. Kener, w. \. Craw
ford, Carville Maslin aud John Werner.
The Havre de Grace base ball club cleaned
the Aberdeen club up in 4 six inning game,
Thursday, by Il score of 10 to 6. Gilbert and
Gibson were the lfavre de Grace battery, and
Whiting and Whiting for Aberdeen. Harry
Jobes umpred the game.
Mr. w. s. ForwoOd in this city, Tues
day, issuing cunning licenses.
The cunning season opened this year with
sports already here we notice Mr.. II. d. Pol
hemus, of Brooklyn; E. l.. Maxwell, New
Yurl, E. L. Harrison, RoSemont, Pa; II. Y.
Dolan Philadelphia, Pa ; W. D. Winsor,
Philadelphia, and hosts of others from Baiti-
more, Washington, Philadelphia, Brooklyn
and New York city. The weather is fine and
ducks plentiful.
St. Patrick S Catholic fair closed on Satur-
day night, and on Monday evening a grand
bail was given TO celebrate the event. The
awards for service were made Tuesday even
ing Miss Rose Armstrong took the first
price, ladys gold watch, having collected
Sl23 Miss Maggie Thorpy took second prize,
Katie Grail third prize, gold medal, having
collected $50. The total net receipts of the
fair are estimated at 5000 BLIFKINs
First District News.
VANBIBBER, Oct. 3l.-The farmers in this
vicinity are taking advantage of the fine
weather in husking and hauling their corn
and fodder Wheat is looking WELL There
are quite number of Italians and negroes,
about sixty in all, laying the heavy steel on
the B. and o. here. Last Saturday evening
they quit work earlier than usual, to go home.
While waiting for the train they began play
ing boxing, wrestling, &c. The sport soon be-
came rough ana the men angry, when one of
the negroes, George Nichelous, struck an
other negro, Tom Young, on the head with a
stone, crushing his skull. Young was taken
on the train to Wilmington, where two doc
tors pronounced his wounds dangerous
Nichelous has since disappeared.
Many of the Hartford county people visited
the Worlds Fair, the last week. Among
those from this part was Messrs. d. F., j. j.
and F. f. Sullivan, Miss Mary y. Sullivan
| Messrs. Daniel, Joseph, David and Timothy
Callahan, of Creswell, Daniel and Jerry
Lynch, of Belcamp, and John W. Brown, Of
Magnolia.
| Mr.. Editor, can you give us through youl
| columns the time the law allows the killing
of rabbits, cartridges, &C., in this county
Many persons are killing them now and en-
| joying the sport, while Others, thinking the
| law not yet out. do not wish to violate the
game law, and are therefore compelled tC
| wait until much of the game is killed. II tht
officers of the law would look after this mat
| ter little closer, even for those who violate
! the Sabbath by cunning, it would be some
| thing to their credit and also to their pocket
Do No.
[Some confusion and uncertainty seems t.
exist with regard to the Hartford county gam,
| law, owing to the repeal of joint game Law
| for Cecil and Hartford counties 1t was pro
badly the intention of the Legislature to for
bid cunning until tie day after election, bu
the law is SO vague and uncertain that it i
not probable any one could be made to suffe
for indulging in the sport after the 18th o
| October-ED KGIS1