The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-07-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Owing to the rush of business several
typographical errors have crept into the Coun'
ty levy list which will be corrected next week
-Messrs. C. Bosley Littig & Co., commits
sion merchants report sharp advance IN
wheat 1t jumped AZ cents in New York on
Wednesday.
The regular meeting Of the Hartford His
torical Society will be postponed until satur-
day, August 10.
Thieves entered the wagon shed of Mrs.
Francenia Williams, of wilma, one day last
week, and stole bushel of onion sets which
she had just harvested.
Harry GLADDEN., of the Rocks, was thrown
from horse he was riding into his fathers
barnyard ON Sunday last. He struck against
stone gate post breaking his leg.
The picnic at Otter Point Wednesday was
largely attended. A number of young men
went down from Bel Air in the evening and
report an interesting and entertaining time
Mr. A. B. Hollingsworth, of wilma, re-
Gently left at this Office stalk OF cabbage
which had 80 distinct heads on it. Mr.. Hol.
lingsworth is very successful trucker, but
this exceeded his most sanguine expectations
The Browns, of Baltimore will play the
Nonpareils of Aberdeen, at Aberdeen on Sat
urday, July q. Game called at 8 O'Clock,
sharp The Browns are strong team, and
the game will be an interesting one.
Mr. John Wrinkle, under the supervision
of the Bel Air Road League, is cutting out the
over hanging branches of the trees along the
Bel Air and Emmorton road. This is a much
needed improvement, as the trees make the
road in places dangerously dark at night.
Mr. David T. Benson's store at Benson
was broken open on last Monday night and
about ten dollars in cash, and q number OF
small articles were taken. Mr.. Benson was
awakened by burglar alarm which he had
placed in the the store. The thieves have not
been captured.
The following notice was placed on the
door Of the Egis office by some trsmps who
evidently spent the night in the hallway.
mo bed no supreme breakfast-rested
very well-will give you another cali-the on
ly difficulty is the night was too short. By
giving the above your immediate attention
you will greatly oblige yours &c.
On Wednesday of last week School Com
missioner Martin l.. Jarrett and Examiner
John ID. Worthington awarded contract for
building two-room school house at Aber-
deem, 81 by so, with two vestibules to Joseph
Z. Spencer for 1914. They also awarded the
contract for one room building at Hickory,
% by 40, to John W. Wilgis for 800. These
contracts are considered very low.
MIR. and Mrs. Hugh j. Jewett gave de-
lightful sailing party Saturday last, starting
party from Havre de Grace and going as far
rs Betterton. The following persons compos-
ed the party Mr.. and Mrs. George Jewett,
Misses Goddard and Van Horn, OF Ohio, Mrs.
Turner and Miss Johns, of Pittsburg Misses
Emlin and Stokes and Messrs. Evans and
Stokes, of Philadelphia. Mrs. John Sapping
ton, Misses Sallie Allen and Grace Thomas,
Rev. Fitzsymons, Messrs. William Silver,
David Thomas, Walter, Will and Nelson Sap
pington.
FIGHT AT CAMP.-Last Sunday afternoon,
at Falston camp, negro named Chapman
got into quarrel with Wilmer johnson, col
ored, of Upper Cross Roads. 1t ended in the
former severely wounding johnson on the
head with brick. No arrests were made.