The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-11-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Now look out for great things.
The crops are looking well since the rain.
warmer.
Our State ticket and the dry spell are
over.
Farmers are now through husking corn
and can take their well earned rest.
"A detailed analysis of the returns would
be painful and unnecessary.
AN oyster and meat supper will be held
at Edgewood on Nov IS, IA and Is.
The election passed off very quietly in all
parts of the county. An unusually large vote
was polled.
The political cyclone struck our local re-
porters, as the correspondence columns this
week plainly attest.
Many Democrats are still wearing their
Hurst buttons to attest their fidelity to their
party, even in adversely.
MIR. Adam Kurtz, of Forest Hill, who was
severely hurt by kick from horse last week,
is slowly recovering.
MIR. William f. Dean, of Fountain Green,
left at The Agis office some specimens of
yellow corn. 1t is the finest we have yet
seen.
1t has been several years since the Hay
Scales has had keeper from Hartford county.
The appointment of Mr.. James NJ. Reynolds,
of Bel Air will give universal satisfaction.
-Thos. Moulsdale's horse became fright
ened at Mr.. Farnande's gate, near BelAir, Mon
day. The animal ran away and smashed the
buggy MIR. Moulsdale was thrown out but
notinjured.
Miss Ella Pounds, of Norrisville, who
was bitten by mad dog several weeks ago,
returned yesterday from Pasteur Institute,
New York, entirely recovered from the effects
of the bite.
-Twenty-six ducking licenses were issued
for sneak boxes, and fifty-two for sneak-boats
at Havre de Grace on last Thursday, by Depu
ty Clerk Of the Circuit Court, Mr.. Joseph w.
Chamberlain.
"A feature of the meeting Of the Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland in Bel
the visiting members by the Hartford County
Medical Society.
1t is rumored that two prominent Bel Air
business men went ducking on Monday and
succeeded in killing two ducks. The pro-
blem these gentlemen are trying to solve is if
two ducks cost $50 how much will four cost?
The November term of the Circuit Court
for Hartford County will begin next Monday
There are &C cases on the special trial docket,
AZ on the appeal docket and, at present, 36
appearances. 1t is likely that the term will
not be long one.
The election judges met In Bel Air on
Thursday, at 10 o'clock NJ, and made the Of
fetal count of the returns. The result did
not differ materially from the returns as Civ
en- in the 4Egis extra Tuesday night The
official returns will be found in another col
umn.
Hartford county Democrats can point to
the returns with pride. All hands did their
duty and did it noby. 1t is matter Of bit
ter disappointment to our friends, the enc
my, to think that while hardly one county in
Tie oGdIe Heiu lGs own, UuT eutirt local
ticket was elected.
The shores belonging to Mr.. Robert II.
Smith on Spesutia Island, on the Bayside and
on Mosquito and Thoroughfare Creeks have
been rented to a ducking club composed in
part of Messrs. Harry W. Kingsbury, Oliver
o. d. Frick and Julian Smith, of Baltimore,
and John Donnall Smith, of Spesutia Island.
Although Bel Air was crowded during
election night by large number of persons
interested in the result of the election, the
best order prevailed. Returns were received
at the -EgiS office and press dispatches from
all over the country were read to hundreds
by Mr.. Edward Ferry who possesses a stem
torian voice.
Election returns were received at the
1Egis Office Tuesday night, and the EgiS Extra
was gotten out at 3 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, giving the correct returns from all the
precincts except Norrisvlle, and the totals,
which showed that the entire Democratic
county ticket was elected and that Lowndes
had carried the county by Go votes. Many of
those who came in for the returns waited for
copies of the Extra.