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

lished unless the writer sends us his name.
Prof. C. P. Cronk, of the Maryland
Weather Bureau, has sent to the Clerks Office,
SBel Air, climatic charts of the State, for the
use of the public.
The wind storm on Monday unroofed
building on the farm of Mr.. Joseph G. Fav-
our, near Falston. Many trees in various
parts of the county were also Frustrated by
the wind.
AT Mr.. r. Hillen Jenkins sale, in Long
Green Valley, on Tuesday, Jan. 23d, pair OF
sorrel Cabash colts brought $S97.5O. work
horses sold at from $l25 to $40 and COWS from
$40 to $50.
Andrew Smallsbeck, OF Bel Air, has
bought the Webster Allen property, IS acres,
near Highland Station, Baltimore and Lehigh
Railroad, from Dr. William s. Archer, as
agent, for 81 800,
A shooting match took place near Bel Air,
last Saturday, in which Is or 20 young men
participated The winning markesmen were
James and Charles Trego, James Carroll,
Charles Bowling and James Bauer.
Clarence jackson, colored, convicted be-
fore Justice Delaney for carrying concealed
weapons, and sentenced for three months,
was taken to the House of Correction on
Monday, by Deputy Sheriff Forsythe.
Judge Walters, on Wednesday after hear
ing evidence and arguments, confirmed the
verdict OF the jury awarding 500 damages to
Mr.. John Moores for the diversion of water
from his mill by the Bel Air Water Company.
Judge Morris, in the United States Cir
emit Court, on Tuesday. granted the petition
of VIM. j. Haines and others for reasonable
delay in the signing of the decree for the fore
closure sale of the Baltimore and Lehigh
Railroad.
"A change in the star route service has
been made in Hartford county, as follows:
Furnace to the Rocks.-Leave Furnace
daily except Sunday 5.45 A. NJ; arrive the
Rocks by $50 A. NJ. Leave the Rocks daily
except Sunday 10 A. NJ; arrive Furnace by
1915 P. NJ.
The excellent paper read by Mr.. Robert
H. Miller, Director of the State Experiment
Station, at the Farmers Convention in Bel
Air, on January 22d, was prepared by himself,
not by Prof. Riley. The paper was sugges-
tive and full of good points and Mr. Miller
should receive credit for it.
The members of the Hartford County
Farmers Association have been invited to at
tend the 22d annual convention Of the farm
ers of Montgomery county, Md, at Sandy
Spring, on Tuesday, February 9th, at 10 A.
NJ. A number of questions of Importance to
farmers will be discussed.
The entertainment to be given by the choir
and Sunday School of the NJ. E. Church South,
Aberdeen, in Aberdeen Town Hall, on Tues
day evening of next week, Feb. 9th, promises
to be of unusual interest. Prof C. T. Wright,
elocutionist, will render several pleasant Sc
lections. The New Year Cantata, with
chorus of sixty voices, will be sung.
-Drs Henry F. Bauer, of Bel Air, and John
A James, of Aberdeen, attended meeting Of
veterinarians, at Rennert's Hotel, Baltimore,
on January 26th. A committee was appoint
ed to prepare petition to the Legislature for
law to prevent any one from practicing as a
veterinarian without having a diploma from
some recognized school of veterinary medi-
cine.
The Fallston Farmers Club, at its meet
ing at the residence of Mr.. Joseph G. Favour,
near Fallston, last week, elected officers for
the ensuing year, as follows: President, W.
L. Preston Secretary, w. 7. L. Taliaferro :;
Treasurer William T. Watson; Correspond
ing Secretary, William l.. Amoss. The club
will prepare large exhibit of farm produce
for the county fair this year.
To-day, February I'd, the Feast of the
Publication, is known as ground hog day,
when the little animal, according to tradition,
leaves his winter quarter and steps out to take
a look at the weather If he sees his shadow
he returns to his lair for another six weeks
.slumber, confident that winter is still here.
: q day is cloudy he remains out, believing
- winter is at an end.
Mount Zion NJ. E. Church. which has
teen enlarged, repaired and refurnished will
reopened with special services, next Sum-
by. In the morning, at 1890, Rev. j. P.
Wright, Presiding Elder, will preach, and in
fthe afternoon, at $50, the sermon will be by
Z Rev. F. j. Wagner, d. D., President of Nor
gan College, Baltimore. Rev. j. NJ. Slarrow
is the pastor of this church.
The Kent county creameries have paid the
following mid-winter prices for milk per hun
dred pounds: Chestertown creamery, 81 05 !;
kennedyville, 81 Locust Grove, 81 Is; Sas-
safras and Galena, ST, IS; Still Pond, 81. 10 !;
Middletown will pay $1.2l The Locust Grove
Creamery in 1898 received 745, 125 pounds of
milk, made $4,000 pounds of butter and paid
to the farmers for milk alone $S,G25.
AS the II o'clock train, on the Baltimore
and Lehigh Railroad, was approaching Bel
Air, on Friday last, frightened partridge
dashed against one of the car windows, break
ing it and sending the glass in all directions.
The passengers were all alarmed at first, but
their alarm was turned to pity when they
found the partridge dead on the floor. The
bird was presented to Miss Halle Williams,
of Bel Air, who sat nearest the broken window.
One night last week as Charles and James
Bowling, Jr.. of the Big Woods, were pos
sum hunting, hawk flew out of large tree
and alighted in a small one. One the young
men held the lantern so as to throw its glare
in the hawks eyes while the other climbed
the tree and catching the bird by its legs
quickly deposited it in bag. They killed ii
the next day and found it to measure -four
feet four inches from tip to tip of its wings.
The Rev. Henry B. Martin, for the last
seven years rector of Somerset Protestant
Episcopal parish, terminated his reetorshiI
there last Sunday. Dr. Martin has accepted
call to st. James Church, in West Philadel
phia, and viii leave for that city on Thursday
After the close of Sundays service in St
Andrews Church the congregation passed re-
solutions expressive of their loss. DIR. Martin
was formerly rector Of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, Havre de Grace.
Tax collectors are petitioning the Legis
lature for relief from the excessive bonds re
quired of them for collecting State and coun
ty taxes which are for double the sums plac
ed in their hands for collection. The most o.
them give trust companies as security, and
the fees they pay are very onerous. They
claim that good bonds for the entire amour
to be collected would make the county ant
State perfectly safe, and besides decreasin.
the fees they pay the trust companies would
also lessen the sum for which they could col
lect the taxes. The collector of the thirt
district for instance, is required to pay 500
to the trust company which furnishes his Sc
curity. In making their bids they must tax
into consideration, they say, the cost Of get
ting bonds.
CENTRAL HARTFORD FARMERS CLUB.-Th
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