The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-03-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Standiford, near Fallston, died on Sunday
night.
The pack Of corn and tomatoes in Hartford
county promises to be larger than for several
years past.
Abraham Ross has become the sub-lessee
of the mail route from Bel Air to Edgewood,
for 1865 year.
The Hartford Road League has been called
to meet in the Court House, on Wednesday,
March 29th. at II o'clock, A. NJ.
"A handsome new railroad station for the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road Company is promised at Aberdeen
Machinery is being put in place in the
can factory at Aberdeen and 1t is expected
that 1t Will be in operation by the first OF next
week if not sooner.
Col. John G. Cockey. President OF the
Towson National Bank and father-in-law OF
Hon: J. F. C. Talbot, died at his residence in
Luthervillc, on Monday.
Among the Marylanders at Princeton Col
lege, n. j., are William Stump, Of Bel Air !;
Albert Constable, Jr., of Elkton: and Howard
McClenahan, .ot Port Deposit.
The new can factory whistle blew at Alb
erdeen for the first time Thursday morning.
1t is expected that work will be begun on
handmade cans this morning
MIR. George E. NJ. Stengle, editor of the
Port Deposit Press, has bought the house OF
George NJ. Anderson, in that pl lace, and Will
convert it into publication office.
Mr. w liliam r. Young, formerly of Hayre
de Grace, is operating an communicating
establishment in Cubacan, Mexico, for Moore
& Rogers, of Washington, D. C..
-Star-route mail service has been estab-
lshed from Fork to Gwynn, Baltimore county,
Nd, 25 miles and back, twelve times week,
by schedule not to exceed one hour running
time each way.
MIR. C. C. Pussy, Of Hayre de Grace, is
said to own the largest and finest Percheron
horse IN the State. The animal weighs 1900
pounds, stands 1913 hands high and takes
29-inch collar.
Mr.. W. r. Crumpton, General Manager
of the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad, with a
corps of engineers, went over the road, last
week, to prospect for the building of the
standard-gauge tracks.
The MARYLAND Granite Company are pre-
pairing to resume work at their quarry, the
Rocks of Deer Creek. 1t is reported that
their operations will be largely extended this
year, giving employment to an increased force.
Mr.. Nillard F. Minnick, formerly of the
Bel Air bar, who was ordained to the diaconate
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in Balti-
more last week, by Bishop Paret, has been as
signed to mission duty in st Mary's county,
Nd. --.
The congregation of Slate Ridge Presby-
terrain Church have decided to build new
church In South Delta, the building they now
occupy having become unsafe. 1t is q stone
church and one of the oldest In that section OF
the country.
AS a freight train was pulling off siding
ut Northeast, Cecil county, on Thursday OF
last week, an extra freight crashed into it.
Fifteen cars were derailed and the debris was
scattered over both tracks Engineer Howard
was slightly injured.
Mr. A. NJ MeGaw, formally Of this coun-
ty, and N. ]. Smith have arranged to operate
a large canning factory In Elkton. In order
to encourage the enterprise the town has given
them land ON which to-erect their building
and e1empts their plant from taxation for ten
years.
Mr. Benjamin Rigdon, near Minene!d
Station, Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad, who
was injured by q vicious ram, several weeks
ago, is improving. The animal butted Mr..
Rigdon with SO much force as to throw him
down, dislocating and breaking an ankle. DIR.
Arthur's services were required.
Mr.. Lewis Archer, son Of Mr.. d. Trainor
Archer, has rented Mrs Hughes property, on
the Mountain, and will erect and run canning
house He will pack tomatoes alone. Mr.
Edward Bell, Of Baltimore county, will also
engage In the canning business on his farm,
near King.ville. He will also pack tomatoes
The entertainment given at Fairview
,School, near Pylesvllle, on the 18th instant,
under the superintendent Of Miss -Gertie
Gross, was great success. The evening be-
ing very agreeable, the house was filled to its
utmost capacity and all participants acquitted
themselves to the satisfaction of the entire
audience.
MIR. g. o. Wilson has sold his stock farm,
Riverbank, at Loeb Raven, Baltimore and Lee
high Railroad, to Mr.. Edward Ii. Wise, OF
Baltimore. The barn on the farm was re-
Gently destroyed by fire, together with over
forty horses. Mr.. Wise also purchased the
horses saved from the fire. The farm has
about ITO acres.
-Messrs. Muller Bros, 104 N. Gay street,
Baltimore, offer good harness at very attract
i've prices. They make speciality of fine
handmade harness for the race-tracE and
general purposes. They formerly had branch.
establishment in Bel Air, which was in charge.
of Mr.. George Muller, the junior partner, the
senior being Mr.. Charles IL. Muller
States Attorney Duncan has commenced
county with view to discovering, if possible,
whether or not they were of incendiary origin.
The opinion prevails very generally that the
barns of Messrs. Yellott and Wilson were in
tentionally fired, as in neither instance was
there anything about the buildings to cause
tre.-UInon.- @~s - -
MIR. NJ. Barratt Walker, son of Mr.. Jacob
P. Walker, of Level, Hartford county, who re-
Gently took course of lessons in stenography
at Newark, n. j., has been appointed steno-
grapher to the chief clerk of the freight de-
partment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at
Newark Mr.. Walker was formerly clerk in
the ONCE OF the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany in Hartford county.
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