The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-04-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mr.. j. Milton Warner intends to open
livery stable ut Darlington
A patent has been granted to Thomas Z.
Davis, of Bralenbaugh, for a shingle machine
BY change in railroad schedules the
Darlington mail is received from Conowingo
an hour earlier
Thomas K. Archer, son Of the late Thomas
G. and Alice Archer, of Hartford county, died
recently in Camden, n. j.
1t is reported that a mad dog was shot
and killed at 0vershot trestle, Baltimore and
Lehigh Railroad, last Saturday.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club will meet
at the residence of Mr.. T. f. Swartz, Fountain
Green, on Saturday, April 2lst.
The Maryland weather Bureau reports
that tie mean temperature of March, 1894,
was the highest for that month since 1878.
The congregation of Statewide Presbyte-
ran Church, unanimously declined to accept
the resignation of their pastor, Rev. X. j.
Stewart.
Among the cases from Hartford county on
the docket Of the Court o. Appeals are two of
John Moores VS.. the Bel Air Water and Light
Company and one of Hopper VS.. Hopper.
Mr. j. b. Hanway, at Joppa, has his two
new houses under roof. Mr. Hanway's en-
terprise and public spirit are of advantage to
the neighborhood.
"A little son of Mr.. Charles A. Ridgely, of
Frankinville, who was seriously injured by
being thrown out of a wagon By the sudden
starting of a horse, has entirely recovered.
A musical and literary entertainment will
be held at Angleside School House, Friday
evening, April 10, the proceeds of which will
be used to purchase an organ for the school.
stephen Presbury, colored, near Fallston,
has COW which gave birth. short time ago,
to twin calves. This is the second time with
in two years that interesting event has hap
pened to this particular COW.
The Baltimore Southern Methodist Con-
ference adjourned at Fredericksburg, Va, on
Wednesday. Among the appointments were
those of Rev. s. Townsend for West Hartford
and Rev. w. A Mcdonald for East Hartford
Circuit.
MIR. Thomas ii. Gorsuch, of Fork last
week shipped from Magnolia to Jersey City,
N. j., seven white oak logs, each of which
was IS feet long and would square "a inches
They weighed 40 tons and it took two cars to
carry them.
Mr. William H. Lockard, of Forest Hill,
has "a hens, which have laid for him, from
November Goth, 1898, to March Goth, 1894
four months-125@ dozen eggs. This is a
good record and Mr.. Lockard thinks it can
not be beaten.
A BIG FIRE FROM BURNING BRUsH.-By the
burning of brush near st. Francis Church,
Abingdon, the fire spread to the surrounding
woodland and burned as far as Abingdon on
one side and to Hooker's MILL on the other.
About 500 acres were burned over. The area
includes lands belonging to the late William
G. Hall, Misses A. and E. Hall, Edward Fl.
Hall, Eugene Pomeroy and Edward j. Snow.
Two ACCIDENTs.-George Smith, son of
John Smith, of Benson, while leading calf,
last Sunday, became entaugled In the rope at
tached to the animal and being dragged some
distance was seriously injured. DIR. E. Hall
Richardson was called to attend him.
Mr.. August Neumann, machinist, of Bel
Air, was injured, last Friday, while assisting
in the removal of a heavy boiler, at the can
ming house of the late Uriah johnson, near
the Hickory. Two men who had hold of the
boiler with him slipped, throwing the entire
weight upon Mr.. Neumann, injuring him in
ternaily. DR.. j. c. Butler is attending him.