The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-07-27
HE ECIS AND INTELLIGENCER.
BEL AIR, ND, JULY 27, 1894.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Joseph :. Townsend " BRO, Weil-hho"h
COW dealers of Lancaster county, are again III
Hartford buying stock.
A report from Kelville, says there is one
brigade of Coxey army camped at that place
and business is booming.
The Hartford Historical Society will meet
at the Court House, Bel Air, next Saturday,
July 2Sth, at IL o'clock, A. NJ.
An infant son of Alfred Cullum, of Deer
Creek, was badly burned last Saturday by
pulling lighted lamp over on itself.
A new postofiice has been established at
Gerwig, in the second distrit, near Michaeis-
Vile, with Julius Rellensman as postmaster.
On last Saturday Constable McRoy sold
the John H. Bowman property, near Level, at
public sale, at the Court House door, for $76.
There is no finer sheet of water for sailing
than upper Chesapeake bay, and this is taken
advantage of daily by hosts of pleasure seek
ers.
A grand tournament and dance will be
held on the farm of Mr.. Jacob Nj. Pearce at
Manor, Baltimore county, on Wednesday,
August s.
"A fine horse, belonging to MIR. James v.
Treadwell, of Level, was badly gored last Sat
urday by a stray bull which had broken into
the pasture field.
DIR. o. B. Carcaud, of the Hickory, has a
bronze turkey hen that has apparently broken
the record by laying seventytwo eggs without
stopping to sit.
The Berkeley Driving Association will hold
their third annual races on Saturday, August
4. These contests always bring out good
crowds and some fine horses.
The Berkeley Driving Association will
hold their third annual races on Saturday,
August 4. These contests always bring out
good crowds and some fine horses.
Last week Mr. G. Alex. Gilbert, of Car
sins Run, caught beautiful carrier pigeon.
1t is marked on each wing with red spots,
and on its right leg is a band marked N. 17l2S.
MIR. r. l.. Mccain, of Dublin, has i'm
proved his house with a new roof. Mr..
Merrick, of the same place, who bought the
old Hopper property, is putting up new
board fence.
MIR. John F. Wheeler, of Thomas Run, in
clearing up piece of new ground recently,
found an old Spanish silver coin of the reign
of Charles ". 1t is about the size of a silver
quarter and dated 1907.
The detachment of Coxey's Army under
the leadership of Marshal Carl Browne, left
Hayre de Grace at midnight on Thursday of
last week, after having been filled with sailed
herrings by the hospitable people to that town.
The government officials have had erected
at the Battery fish-hatching station, at Havre
de Grace, a flag pole IS feet high, and hereaf-
ter the National colors will float over the sta
ton. A shad surmounts the topmast, emble-
NAUTICAL of the Matching industry.
On Thursday of last week as Mr.. James
l.. Richardson, of Perryman, was driving along
the sandy roads of Bush River Neck his horse
took fright and ran off, smashing the bug
gy. Mr.. Richardson pluckily held on to the
lines and the horse did not get away.
The annual colored camp at Bynum will
commence August and continue until Au-
gust 20. While the camp is held under the
auspices of the NJ. E. Church all denomina-
tions are invited to participate in the services,
and, as in the past, the white visitors will no
doubt he numerous.
On Wednesday, a white man named John
Adams and Isaac Dorsey, colored, were put
in Jail in dcfaultof bonds to keep the peace
On Thursday Charles Anderson, colored, was
arrested 10y Sheriff Hughes on a charge of
ill-treating horse belonging to Mr.. James
Jones, of the Red Pump.
The crop reports show that the rains of
the early part of the week, though not heavy,
have been of incalculable benefit to all grow
ing crops. Dat straw is generally light, but
the yield where threshing has been done is
better than was expected. Some oats and
hay were caught out and damaged by the
rain.
On Thursday of last week four-year old
son of Mr.. George Breuninger, of Castleton,
was caught between the warehouse at his
fathers store and wagon which was being
backed against it and badly mashed. He was
unconscious for some time but soon recover
ed His escape from mortal injury is almost
miraculous
Mr. r. Edward Swartz, of Fountain Green,
has recently purchased some Red Poll cattle,
a new breed, hornless, which originated in
Norfolk and Suffolk counties, England.
They are especially recommended for milk,
butter and beef. They will be exhibited at
the coming county fair and will doubtless at
tract much attention.
-Messrs. c. c. Crothers and e. Mccullough,
attorneys for John Banks, who was made
treasurer of Cecil county by bill passed at
the last session of the Legislature, have filed
a petition in court asking that writ of man
damus be issued compelling Manly brennan,
the treasurer appointed by the Commissioners
in May last, to vacate the Office and turn the
same over to Banks. The case will come up
at the ensuing September term of court.
By local law for Baltimore county pass
ed at the last session of the Legislature the
sheriff of that county gets $1,000 year salary
and is allowed 5000 to pay all the expenses
of the office, including the salaries of clerk
and deputies. The sheriff now employs from
twelve to fifteen deputies and it is said 50 900
will not pay them all. The Office now pays
from $1,000 to $1,000 year net. The new
law will not go into effect until the present
sheriff goes out of Office.
The annual Teachers Institute will be
held in Bel Air, September 8, 4, 5, -. The
evening sessions will be held in the Masonic
Hall, and the Executive Committee arc spar
ing no pains to make this years entertain
ments still more attractive than last. A full
announcement of the series will be given in
The 1Egis in a few weeks. The course will
likely include two evenings entertainment by
the Schumann Concert Company, which was
such brilliant success here last year.
Competitive examinations were held on
free scholarship at st. Johns College, Anna
polls, and also one at the Maryland Agricul-
tural College Those taking the examination
for St. Johns are Eugene Hayward, s. T.
Wiley, Charles McNabb and William Garrison.
for the Agricultural College, Albert Twining
These scholarships give free board, tuition,
light, washing and heat for four years at the
colleges named to the candidates for each
making the largest average in the competitive
examination.
A party left Havre de Grace last Tuesday
on the yacht Blue Wing, in charge of Capt.
Matthew Reynolds, on a grabbing expedition
to Romney Creek, about twenty miles down
the bay. The party consisted of William B.
Diggs and wife and Harry Bowen, of Balti-
more Mrs. J. II. Higgins, of Washington !;