The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-08
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by Our Correspondents
Highly Improbable.


BAGLEY, February LAST Saturday while
on nv way to PleasIntville by way of Snake
road, [ noticed beautiful red fox gracefully
lopinr over Mr. John Walkers field toward
me | stopped to watch his movements, and
when within a few yards of Mr.. Walkers
gate where had halted, | noticed something
attracted his attention. He had discovered Il
large ground hog feeding in fence corner
near by The fox made directly for the
ground hog, evidently intending to make a
meal of him, and soon the two were engaged
in desperate conflict. Fierce and wild the
battle ragged and the subiacent and surround
ing atmosphere was filled with hair, foam.
froth, sweat and fumes which emanated from
their bodies. 1t was really the most desperate
encounter had ever witnessed between two
wild animals. Finally the ground hog sue
ceeded in cutting the cunning foX's throat
with nicely that would have done credit to u
skillful surgeon and master ReynaTd was dead
The ground hog at once seated himself upon
the carcass of the fox and began making obser-
vations of the weather. | became deeply in
terested, for it dawned upon me that this was
the I'd day of February or ground hog day,
and upon the action of this little prophet de
pended the condition of the weather. If he
should see his shadow he would return to his
house and bad weather would prevail for the
next six weeks. The sun was obscured en-
tirely by the heavy clouds which lie noticed
with evident delight. His every action show
ed that he was highly pleased with the situa-
ton, and could see smile playing around
his pretty little mouth. True. at one time
the sun, which had been struggling to get
through the clouds, partly succeeded, which
caused the little animal much terror and dis
comfort, but his fears were groundless, as the
sun went back into obscurity without shining
with sufficient force to make his shadow Visi-
BILE, and the little animal at once became COM
posed again. | left him feeding upon a
large bunch of garlic which showed through
the SNOW and which luXuriates in that vlcin-
ity.
The Angleside Lyceum and Debating So
ciety still continues to attract and the house
was packed to its full capacity last Friday
night. Miss Edith Woods and Miss Helen
Mitchell recited poems, which we're well rem
dered and ghlyappreciated by the audience.
Miss MOllie DuVaII read very amusing piece
which kept the audience eoBVGised with laugh
ter. The question for debate, (which has the
greater influence in forming characters. ma
ture or Education? 2" WIS argued by Messrs.
Harry Robinson and Daniel spicer for nature,
or the affirmative, and Mr.. Joseph Crumlish
and DIR. Charles Bagley for the negative, or
education. The judges, Misses Mollie Duyail,
Rebecca Hollingsworth and Lavenia Morris
or, decided in favor of the negative. New
officers were elected as follows: President,
Howard Mitchell: vice president, Daniel
Spicer; secretary, LGvepia Morrison treas
urer, Miss Lass Preston.
Wednesday evening, January 80. Mrs. Sarah
Benson, of Falston, gave tea in honor OF
Miss Dora Benson, who is visiting in the neigh
borhood. Among those present were DIR;
and Mrs. Charles Bagtey. Mrs. B. Howard
Amoss, MIR. and Mrs. Lemuel u. Amoss. Mes
danes Margaret and Sarah Benson, Misses
Bessie, Mary Lou and Martha Amoss, Blanche
Bagley, EDITH Woods. Dora Benson, Messrs.
Samuel Scarf, Samuel Watkins, Benjamin
Amoss, Hamilton Amoss Herbert Benson and
Charles Bsgley.
Mr.. William Price, OF Manor, Baltimore
county, brother of Mrs. Sarah Benson, of
Fallston, is visiting DR.. Charles Bagey and
friends in this neighborhood. FLINT.