The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-02-04

been heretofore taken up Dy Du.chers
offered them no attractions. Good feeders
weighing 500 to 900 pounds sold for
81 So to 81 65.
When sending out our subscription
bills a month ago prompt remittance
was requested through these columns.
1t gives US great pleasure to state that
the response was so general and so hearty
that subscription receipts for the month
far exceeded any in the past. We wish
to express our high appreciation Of this
generous treatment and trust that We
will be able to reciprocate by furnishing
our readers all the local news in fresh.
reliable shape
DIR. Thos. A. keech, son of the late
Rev. and Susan keech, of Har-
ford county, who for the past fifty years
has been prominent practitioner. OF
Washington, died at his residence on
last Saturday. DR.. keech graduated at
the Maryland University in the class OF
1856 and moved to Washington the fol-
lowing year. The remains were inferred
at Beltsville. Besides a widow he leaves
two daughters. Miss Susan p. Keech
and Mrs. c. G. Black well, and one son,
r. Keech.
The sale of Belgian horses advertised
by Mr.. Jos b. Twining to take place at
his residence on the 10th will probably
attract large number of buyers who
are looking for distinct type of horse.
We believe that it would he great thing
for more of our farmers If they would
breed with distinct object in view and
then at regular intervals offer portion
to the public; the custom would secure
special line of customer and it is an ad-
mirable method Of marketing ones pre-
duct in aconvenient and economical way.
The STANDARD Lime and Stone Com
pany which during the past year has
erected IA $50 900 plant on the Cook
farm Just below lapidum where they
will supply their immense trade for crush
ed stones via water carriage. have now
leased sixty. six acres from Mr.. Benjamin
II Silver and sisters. situated just above
l. lpdum. which they will develop in
the same way An immense deposit. OF
stone lies on this tract and an overhead
railway will be constructed from the
quarry across the public road and tide
wat to barges.
ba = IF Ia hna
decision in the condemnation case of the
Slsquehanna Pole Line Company
Of Hartford county versus Edwin
Webster, granting that Company.
which will carry and distribute the cleo.
tricity generated by the Mccall Ferry
Power development, the right to con.
denim right Of way in Hartford county.
The Company states that it will imme-
diately proceed with furthur condemna-
tons where land owners have refused to
5 II except at exorbitant figures. for this
decision gives it the right to secure the
nee ssary right.ofway at reasonable
prices.
N-The Sheiif's jury consisting of T.
Burling Grafton, foreman, and Wilbur
Mccain, Edwin X Thompson, Thomas
X Ahoe, Daniel II. Silver. John II Devcr.
Benz, W. Wilson, J Fletcher Hopkins,
lanes W. Peterson, John II IIeuer, Edw
r. Savin and d. Trainor Archer which
last week heard on the premises the case
OF the d: x o. K. X against the Culortd
Cemetery at Havre de Grace, here the
company desired to condemn one and
third acres Of the cemetery for their use,
concluded their sitting on Friday evening
by awarding the Cemetery Company
So. 900 damages. The cases OF the private
lot holders was settled without the inter.
vtntion of a Jury.
In view Of the persistent effort made
ia certain quarters to bear the tomato
market we are glad to say that we have
before us letter from Numsen & Sons.
of Baltimore, the largest Gamers on the
Atlantic Coast, addressed to the New
York Journal Of Commerce, in which
they say, Replying to the statement in
your recent issue that there is consider.
able speculative buying of No 3standard
tomatoes at sixty cents. we are willing
to take all we can get at more money.
There are no standard tomatoes to be
had at sixty cents. and il your reporters
do not know this fact, they are not onto
their job" Standard threes are selling
along here at sixty five and twos at
sixty
Mr. Smith says that he 10 gathering
from Is to 20 dozen OF eggs daily from
about $50 hens. These bring him
handsome return OF 40 cents n dozen.
From five cows he has been making from
20 to 81 pounds of butter a week, which
he disposes of at 80 cents a pound, and
three more fresh cows have now aug.
mented this supply. And then, the
buttermlk is in demand by dyspeptics -
l'nio1 News. This beats the Bynum hen
all hollow. We quoted her as wonder
several weeks ago because she was some.
times rewarding her owner with several
eggs per day; but when q Ick Of about
$50 hens average nearly two eggs daily
for the whole flock. the Bynum hen ought
to go away back and sit down" We
are in hopes that Mr.. Smiths chickens
may be on exhibition at our show, and
we are sure that next week we can report
their sale at fancy prices.