The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-08-13
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS:

LITTLE LOCALS:
DR.. W. Stump Forwood, we are sorry
to learn, has been very il, but is now recov-
ering.
We are indebted TO ]. G. Luokey, Esq,
of the 4lh district, for a late copy of the Lon
don Times.
Mr. Charles Hall kindly sends us bag
full of apples good for dumplings," He
has our thauEs,
Mr. Henry Rockford again offers to fur.
mcrs his pure ground bone dust, upon the
quality of which there is no discount See
his advertisement.
The Rev. Benz. +. Brown, Rector of All
Saints p L. Church, corner of Baltimore and
Gilmore Street, Baltimore, has received
call to St. James parish, Long Green, Bal
timore county
"A gentleman living iI st. Michael's, Tai
bot county, recently lost valaable COW
whose death was caused from eating potato
vines upon which Paris green had been
sprinkled to destroy the potato bug.
Samuel Davis who lives on Mr.. Archi-
bald Wilson's farm, on Tuesday shot a black
crane, which measured six feet one inch from
tip to tip of wings, and Ave feet one inch
from his bill to his toes.
Captain William Burton, a highly es-
teemcd resident of Darlington, died on Sun
day morning, in the 44th year of his age
Capt. Burton had been in the canal trade for
many years, and was well and favorably
known all along the canal.
President Jewctt, OF the Erie Railway,
met with serious accident in New York
on Monday. by the upsetting of q carriage,
in which he was riding. In falling he frac-
tured one of his legs Just above the knee. He
is brother ofMr John Jewctt, Of this coun-
ty.
Prices Reduced.-Messrs. Joshua Hor.
ner, Jr., IL Co, MS will be seen by their adj
vertisement, Gu our third page, have reduced
the prices of their popular and reliable fcrti-
lizers, as follows Md. Superph0sphatc re.
duccd to $45; Bone Dust SAG, and DissGIy-
ed Bone $43 per ton.
The recent rains have caused u rise in
the Susquchanha river, and many RATS have
been coming down during the past week
Boating is also very brisk, and shippers Of
lumber, &c, along the river have experienced
! difficulty at times in getting boats to carry
their freight.
Candidates should bear in mind that TO
ensure their name being placed upon the
tickets they should lie handed in, accompa-
MED with So, by tomorrow Saturday The
tickets will be printed on Monday, and no
names can be added after the form has gone
to press.
-Vicl's Floral Guide, No. 4, being the last
number for the year. has been received. 1t
is mainly and appropriately DEVOTED to the
culture of hardy bulbs, such as hyacinths,
tulips crocus, lilies, peonies, &c, and
abounds in valuable information for those
who nrc interested in the cultivation OF
| flowers.
There is n trotting mare pasturing on a
farm not great ways from Towsontown
whose owner once refused $4,000 for her
Shortly after the offer was made the mare
went lame, and she was turned out. We are
glad to say she is now much better, and will
probably recover entirely. Should she do SO
she will no doubt make grand record fol
herself as she has already trotted below 2.2O
and that too with very little training
Union.
Marrow Escapc.-On Saturday evening
last, Mr.. Sins Hollingsworth was driving
along the road near wilma, during thunder.
storm, when large hickory tree only about
twelve feet distant from him was struck by
lightning. Mr.. Hollingsworth says he felt o
slight shock and sense of numbness in his
right side. His horse also appeared to feel the
shock, but neither of them was seriously in.
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