The aegis & intelligencer., 1907-09-13

surface it shows the complete reproduc-
ton of horses sEoe as it is impressed
upon the snow, and is Just about the
size and shape of a medium sized horses
hoof.
The grand Jury has found the follow
ing indictments, two against James
Guillott forlarceny ofplumber's supplies,
two against J. Robert Scott for same
offense, one against Charles R. Pointer
for bigamy, two against George Scher-
ling, manager of the Perryman Social
| Club, FOR violating local option law, and
one against the Perryman Social Club
for violation of the local option law.
: An instance of remarkable resem-
blance In two horses occurred at one Of
| our local livery stables last Saturday.
Messrs. Barclay Hollingsworth and
David E. Thomas each put his horse
In the same stable, the only means
of telling the one from the other being
that ones tongue had been partly cut
off, Each got his horse In due time and
1t was not until Monday morning that
Mr. Thomas discovered that he had
another mans horse.
The unfavorable weather for a to-
mato pack which existed during the
week preceding the present one ran the
demand for tomatoes upso rapaidly that
the Baltimore Syndicate was enabled to
dispose OF the remainder of its holdings,
amounting to about 7O, 900 cases during
the past week. This will put the Syndi
cate In position to close out at an early
day an account which has been of the
greatest concern to many of orr best
citizens, and enable all hands to breathe
freely again.
-Messrs. James Barrow and son, of
near Chestnut Hill, have received a car
load of prime Hereford feeders from
Kansas city and from the price paid for
them one would infer that farmers will
have to invest much more In stock cattle
this fall than they have heretofore. These
gentlemen are getting some home
produced feed ready for the coming
winter; they have stalks of corn growing
in their field which measure fifteen feet
three inches In height with ears in pro-
portion to the fodder.
As previously indicated number OF
clergy OF Hartford county started on
Monday for the Jamestown Exposition
on the handsome launch, "Harford,'
belonging to Mr.. John F. Oldfeld.
Among others on board are Reverends
S. S. Greenwell, D. h Martin, of Bel Air,
and S. c. Wasson and T. B. A. Allison,
OF Churchville. The party expected to
make the trip In something less than
two days, to use the boat as place of
abode during their absence. and to re-
turn in about one week.
One of our leading citizens, whose
veracity is never questioned, vouches ior
the absolute accuracy Of the following:
Charles Jones, fisherman near Darling |
ton, has killed 90 copper head snakes
this season in the river hills near and
around the old paper mills. Onlast Sat
variety lying in bunch. One was very |
large, over feet In length. In it were
II little coppers, In one of the Others 7,
and the other 6. making 81 in all. Jones
claims to be the champion copper head
snake killer of this section.
Mr. J. F. Mitchell, of Calvary, has in
his possession curiosity in the shape of
a defective sponge, secured by his son,
Webster Mitchell. west of Tampa, which
is extremely unique in appearance. The
sponge is cup shaped, being seven inches
In diameter and about eight inches deep, |
and Is attached to a coral stone, on |
which they are found These sponges |
Stream west of Florida, about forty feet |
beneath the surface, and are secured by |
expert divers who resort there for the
purpose.
Mr.. ]. w. Brandt left at our office
few days ago collection of the most |
remarkable dahlias Il has ever been our
pleasure to view. Special mention should |
be made of the decorative novelty, |
Gustave Douzon, terra Gotta bloom |
which measured seven and half inches |
in diameter; Jean Chermont, a double |
pink and lavender, measuring six inches;
and the Krimhilda Cactus, a brilliant |
pink with creamy white center and quilted |
petals. There were a number of other
varieties strikingly handsome. MIR.
Brandt will repeat his last years display
In Bel Air later in the season.
Pursuant to adjournment, the dairy
men along the Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania railroad again met in Bel Air on
Monday and organized by electing
Josepd T. Hopes president, John A.
Robinson secretary and Frank H Jacobs
treasurer 1t is the purpose of these
dairymen to encourage complete organ
ization of all shippers into Baltimore
andby a concerted effort to raise the
price of milk so thrt it may be COM
mensurate with its cost of production.
Letters were read from Philadelphia
shippers showing the success of a SINH
lar course, and conditions have reached
a point now when farmers must get more
for their milk or go out of the business.