The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-03-30
The EGIS AND INTELLIGENCER,
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mr. John Maggie, of Churchville, last
week slaughtered a steer that weighed l,sS5
pounds.
Rev. X. j. Stewart has resigned the pas
torate of Statewide Presbyterian Church, to
take effect May LIST, 1894.
On Thursday Judge Waters signed de-
cree granting an absolute divorce to Elizabeth
A Slade from Thomas NJ. Slade.
Mr. j ohm II. Reckord, of the Henry Reck-
ord Manufacturing Company, has bought the
Archer and Howard flour mills, near Bel Air,
for $4,000.
The thermometer dropped to 20 degrees,
last Monday night. Last Thursday it was
nearly so. These sudden changes are very
trying to even the hardest constitutions.
A new postot1ice has been established in
Hartford county, near Cooley's Mill, second
district. 1t is called carlton. George w.
Bolts has been appointed postmaster.
The case of Mrs Chairman VS.. James r.
Whitaker, for the killing of her three cows,
was tried before Justice Richardson, who held
it sub curia and later gave verdict in favor
of Mrs. Gahrmann for SIS.
The Bel Air Water and Light Company
has sold a farm of u acres on Bynum's Run,
to Andrew Smallsbeck, for 81, 800. This was
formerly the property of the late Harry D.
Cough.
A fire broke out or Monday on the farm
of Benjamin P Ayres, near Shawsville, now
occupied by Franklin Wilson. Several panels
of fence and an acre of woodland were burned
before it could be extinguished.
Mr.. Wilton Greenway has sold his fine
horse Allie Lee, 10373, sire Lyle Wilkes, to
Mr. Kelly, of Salisbury, Md. Allie Lee is one
of the best bred horses in the State, but was
not appreciated at his true value by our horse
breeders.
Improvements will be commenced about
April LIST on Mt Carmel NJ. P. Church, En-
morton. The walls inside will be studded,
wainscoted part of the way up and replas-
tered, and the entire woodwork of the church
will be reprinted.
While we were enjoying or enduring June
like weather, on Thursday of last week,
terrific snow-storm was raging in the North
west, the snow in Wyoming being drifted 80
feet high. A sheep herder was found frozen
to death and large flocks Of sheep persisted.
-Churchville Presbyterian Church was re-
opened for services last Sunday. This histor
ic old edifice was hardly recognizable, so al
tered is it in its appearance. Rev. Joseph I.
Smith, pastor emeritus of the Central Presby-
terrain church, Baltimore, preached able SER
mons in the morning and afternoon.
Frank II. Larned, of Baltimore, has been
appointed chief clerk of the immigration
bureau, Treasury Department. Mr.. Larned
has been in the service since the esto blishment
Of the bureau and for some time past has been
acting chief clerk. He is son of the late
Major Frank Fl. Larned, United States Army,
and is a nephew of Commissioner of Immigra-
tion Stump. His mother lives in Baltimore.
A WILL CASE DEcIDED.-The Wheeler will |
case was argued on Saturday last and given TO |
the jury, who remained out until Monday morn |
ing, when they brought in verdict sustain
ing the will, which was in favor of Martha !
Singleton. Messrs. Robinson, Harlan and
Street, represented the caveators, the cavea-
tee, Martha Singleton, being represented by
Messrs Maynadier and Sitter.