The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-07-20
'HE ECIS acknowledgements
BEL AIR. MD, JULY 20, 1894.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

"A carrier pigeon came to Higle Bros.
near Mill Green on July Q, marked l9-C d IT,
DR. g. Z. Day, of Darlington, has located
at Millvlle, New Jersey, where he will prac-
tice his profession.
Saturday, August 4. has been set as the
time for holding the Democratic primaries,
in Baltimore county.
Mr.. Adam Hess has been appointed post
master at Hess, new office established about
one aud a-haf miles from Taylor
Mr. William I. Clark, of Chestnut Hill,
and his two sons went fishing in Deer Creek
last Saturday night and caught fifty eels
-Messrs. N Dean & Son, undertakes, OF
Bel Air, on last Saturday received orders for
seven funerals, an occurrence without preced-
ent in their business
"A number of boarders, who are summering
at Mr.. Morris Deans, had very enjoyable
straw-ride and hilarious time in an ox-cart
last Tuesday evening.
The Young Folks Circle, of Havre de
Grace, gave an excursion to COLCHESTER beach
last Friday, on the steamer Sassafras. About
400 persons participated
On last Friday, Bailiff Welsh, of Havre de
Grace, took up an unknown man VINO was
wandering about in demented condition and
brought him to Bel Air jail
The colored farm hands in Kent county
are striking for an advance of wages for steam
threshing from IS cents to 81. As conse-
,iI,, audi cd
Captain John P. Leight continues to
hold successful picnics at his pavilion at OF
ter Point, At the one held last week there
was marked good order and very enjoyable
time.
Sandy Richardson, the colored man who
was shot by Levi Luster, also colored, at
Aberdeen, July 4, died at the City Hospital
last Friday. He had been apparently getting
better.
Mr. Henry Bright, Especial representative
of N Y. Tribune, paid his respects at the -fsgts
Office Yesterday He and a companion are on
the return trip from New York to Staunton,
Va, on bicycles.
We have substantial evidence that Capt.
John +. Lcl0lt, 10 plChby Va hSh anu
nice ones too at Otter Point, judging from
the fine bunch of white perch left at The
-Egis office on Wednesday.
A farmer in Kent county lost his entire
crop of straw, some wheat and other property
by a heated journal on the straw carrier SET
ting fire to the straw while threshing. The
thresher and straw stacker were also destroyed.
An exciting ten-inning game, the first OF
a series of five, was played at Havre de Trace,
on Wednesday, between the Greenbaum d 20.
Unions, of that place, and the Nonpareils, OF
Aberdeen. The former won by score of IA
to ~.
The town of Hillsboro, in Caroline coun- |
ty, was devastated by fire last Friday after
noon. Seventeen buildings, nearly all dwell |
ing houses, were completely destroyed. The |
fire originated from gasoline explosion in |
stable The loss is estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000.
An error has Just been discovered in the |
returns of Dorchester county in the election OF
1891, which reveals the fact that w. 5. Moore, |
Republican, was elected County Commission
er by plurality of three votes over Z. w.
Davis, Democrat who was declared elected
and who served the term.
During the thunderstorm last Monday
afternoon lightning struck tree near the
dwelling of Mr.. Benjamin +. Carman, OF |
Cooptown and killed horse that was stand
ing about twenty-five yards from the tree
Mr. Carman, who was on his porch at the |
time was thrown to his knees and his mother
was also stunned.
We have received from the Agricultural
Society of Baltimore county one Of the cata-
logues of their fair, which will be held in con-
junction with the Maryland State Fair, at
Timonium, August % to 81 inclusive. 1t is
beautiful pamphlet of sS pages most attrac-
lively printed. The premiums offered are
numerous and liberal.
Marshal Carl Browne with about seventy
members of Coxey's Army passed through
Havre de Grace last Wednesday night, en-
route from Washington to New York, where
they hope to make better impression on the
bulls and bears of Wall street, than they did
on the Legislators at Washington. Marshal
Brown delivered one of his characteristic adj
dresses.