The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-03-23
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by Our Correspondents.
Mountain Affairs.

WILMA March 19.-The unusually fine
weather of the present month has enabled the
farmers to get ahead with their spring work
Many of them have done nearly all their
blowing through the winter and were prepar-
ed to begin sowing oats as soon as the ground
became sufficiently dry. Mr.. Nathaniel Hol-
lingsworth, of Wheel, was the first to SOW in
this section, having put In several acres as
early as the 9th of the month, and almost all
of our farmers have finished the past week,
which is something that has not been done in
the past 80 years.
Gardening is also progressing finely. Mr..
Milton Bosley planted potatoes last week.
The fine weather has also had its good effect
upon the sick of the community. Mr. j. III.
Dierker who has been quite poorly all winter,
is feeling quite spry again. Mr. L. l.. Coch-
ran is also able to sit up and move around the
house. Mr.. Alexis Shriver has been very sick
at his residence at Olney Farm. He was taken
with a congestive chill, about two weeks ago.
and has been under the care of DIR. Keyser
eyer since, but is now reported much better.
His mother, Mrs. j. Alex Shriver, came out
on Sunday to visit him.
Mrs. 5. Ii. Montague, of Stockton, has re-
turned from Baltimore, where she has been
spending a couple of weeks with her brother.
Miss Mamie Bateman is also able to be out
again, after a severe spell of sickness.
There are several very nice farms in this
section for SALE and any one wishing to locate
and take look at them. Among them
might mention the Kirk Farm. 1t is nicely
located between the Fallston and wilma roads,
has a good natural red soil, plenty of excellent
water and good buildings. Another is the
farm of Mr.. John Il. Price, near wilma post
office. This is also good little place. Both
of these are on or near the line of the proposed
electric railway, which no doubt will be built
in the near future.
l notice in the Baltimore San tn at a corpora
tion has been formed in Baltimore county to
| build an electric road from Baltimore to Lore
| ley by way of the Baltimore and Jerusalem
Turnpike road. This looks like business, and
| if some of the capitalists of Hartford would
exert themselves and put out some of their
| cash, it would be an easy matter to have the
| road extended to our county town. | have
| also noticed an article in the San by Mr.. C..
| Freeman Smith, of Baltimore, entitled ''No
| Excuse for Bad Roads" He shows that in
every county in the State there is an abund-
ance of excellent material for constructing
solid roads. In Hartford he says there
is an abundance of niggerhead stone,
which is the very best of material for perma-
nent road beds. Now, happen to live very
close to the belt of niggerheads, and my ex-
perience is that there are no worse roads in
the county than through that belt, and have
| Travelled over nearly all the county, and also
through thai section of Baltimore county
| where those stones abound. | also find they
are no good for road making unless put on
! about two feet deep and then covered with
| finely crushed stone or gravel, as the natural
| shape of them is such that they will not become
compact and are always being rolled about by
the wheels Of passing vehicles. However, we
are glad to know that Mr.. Smith las taken
| so much interest in our county roads, and
hope that some of your respected readers will
take the matter up and express their views
| also.
| notice in March 18th issue of The 1EgiS,
that it has changed hands. l but express the
sentiment of the readers of that excellent pa
| per in this community, and | believe of the
| whole county, when say that we are sorry to
part with so excellent a man and high-toned
| gentleman as our friend Mr.. Baker. Our in
tercourse with him for the past few years has
| been one of the most pleasant and cordial ma
| ture, and in parting with him we wish him
| God speed in whatever vocation be may be
called to take part.
While the change In the management of
The EgiS takes from the press good man, yet
| we are proud to know that his mantle has fall
| en- upon the shoulders of one of Harford's
| sons, one who has been reared among us, and
| who has the confidence and esteem of all with
whom he has come in contact We wish him
| long and prosperous career.
The old store house and stable at the cross
ing of the Magnolia road and Philadelphia
| turnpike, formerly occupied by Joseph A.
Price, was burned on Wednesday afternoon OF
last week The building was occupied by
Benjamin Preston, who lost all his furniture
except some beds, which left the family in
quite destitute circumstances. A subscription
was started by Mr.. j. B. Hanway, of Joppa
and $50 was soon realized for their benefit.
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