The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-02-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

"A sharp decline in the price of wheat for
delivery next May occurred in Baltimore, last
week. The cause of the decline is not salts
factorily accounted for
&C. w. Peterson has been appointed post
master at Loreley, Baltimore county, in place
of C. H. Chisholm, resigned.
Judge Walters, on Monday, appointed
VIM. B. Jordan Bailiff of the Grand Jury, in
place of H. Sapp. Scarborough who has been
appointed Court Baiiff.
There will be shooting match at Van
Bibber, on February 22d Washington's Birth
day, at blue rock targets. Pool shooting to
commence about 10 O'Clock.
MIR August Lay, son of Rudolph Lay,
of Peruvian, was severely cut on the hip,
Tuesday, by slipping on the ice and falling
on an axe. DR.. Chapman attended him.
An old unoccupied dwelling house on the
property of Georgc Robinson, near Sarah Fur
mace, was seton fire and destroyed on Thurs
day night of last week. 1t was not insured.
Mrs Abrams, of Port Deposit has gene
rously offered to give her fine farm on the
river hills, near that place, to the Kings
Daughters of Maryland, las hospitalfor epilep-
tics 1t is proposed to build and endow coms
Portable home for those thus afflicted.
On the farm of Samuel Haddock, Cecil
county, is merino lamb with six legs. The
forelegs and the entire body are natural in
front, but about midway on its spine two dis
tinct bodies branch out, each being perfectly
shaped and the legs, four in number: of natur-
al size.
The reopening services at Mt. Zion NJ. f.
Church, at Fountain Green, which were post
poned Feb 4th, on account of Indictment
weather, will take place next Sunday, Feb.
18th. The pastor, Rev. J. NJ Slarrow, will
preach at 10. so 4. NJ, and Rev. Richard Nor
ris, of Baltimore, at P. NJ.
The new game law introduced in the
Legislature by the Hartford delegation provides
that the cunning season shall be from the 18th
of November to the 18th of December, for
cartridges, pheasants, woodcock, rabbits and
robins The bill appears to meet with the APP
proval OF sportsmen.
Surveyors were at work, last week, be-
NtcH DdluNIu 1lOloC3 Oh bhS louNO
of the projected Baltimore and Northern
Railroad Black Horse was found to be the
highest point between Baltimore city and Red
Lion, Pa, and some difficulty was found in
getting around it without making too great a
diversion in the route.
The livery stable of Samuel I. Shippers, in
Northeast, Cecil county, was destroyed by |
fire, Monday morning Sixhorses, four cows,
seven sleighs, nine carriages and wagons, har- !
ness and quantity of feed were burned. The !
stock and fixtures were insured in the Cecil
Mutual Company, and the building, which be-
longed to Joseph Stout, in the Continental.
Mr.. Herbert Bailey, grand juror from
Dublin district, is suffering severely from the |
effect of an accident to his right eye. While |
cutting weeds the sharp point of one of them |
penetrated the eye, below the pupil, piece
which broke off remaining in the eye. He
had the fragment removed but the wound |
is still exceedingly painful.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club will meet |
on Saturday, February 18th, at the residence |
of Mr.. James F. Kenly, instead Of Mr.. T. E. |
Swartz's, the meeting at the latter place being |
postponed on account of the death, last week, |
of Mrs. Swartz's father, Mr. James P. Cross |
ley, in Chicago. The subject announced for |
discussion at Mr.. Kenly's is as follows: SIS |
Hartford county desirable place of resi- |
dence ?"
AN attempt to destroy York, Pa, was
made shortly after midnight Saturday. Fires |
were kindled at Benjamin J. Kings stable, at |
John Horns stable and at the Collegiate Insti- |
tute. At Kings and Horns stables the fires |
burned out without iguiting the buildings, but |
at the Collegiate Institute only the discovery |
of the fire by the janitor prevented the large |
brick and stone structure from being destroy |
ed.
Kent county farmers have the tomato |
craze it being estimated that $500 acres will |
be planted. A number of new canneries will |
be established. The price contracted for at |
Kennedyville is Sc per ton, or about:1Sf cents !
a bushel The Chestertown Alliance, how |
ever, have contracted to supply Baltimore
packers with tomatoes at 81 per ton of 65
baskets to the town,or about 214 cents per
bushel of 62 pounds.