The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS
MIR. George Harris, Of Aberdeen, who has
been very i'll for several weeks past, of ty-
plus fever, we are gratilicd to learn, is con-
valescent.
-" Bucklcfoot," is the title of story
written by Mr.. John M. Cooley, of Darling.
ton, 10 be published shortly in the Baltimore
Weekly Gun.
About fifty persons left York county
last week for the West. The DISPATCH fea1s
that harvest hands will be scarce if this exo-
dus continues.
John w. Upton, Baltimore county
farmer, raised, last year, on two acres of
ground, from flour barrel full of seed, sO4
bushels of No 1. Fultz wheat.
-Rey Joseph Nelson has accepted call to
Bethel Presbyterian Church, Jarretsville,
Rev. George Morrison has accepted a call to
Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church.
-BeDjamin Bowen, the young man who
accidentally shot himself in the arm on the
I'd of March, while shooting ducks from Gun
powder bridge, has almost entirely recovered.
Prof Davis and others will give con.
cert of vocal and instrumental music, at
Friendship M. E. Church, on Thursday even
ing, April Goth, for the benefit of the church.
Tickets % cents.
Mr. Robert Gal'ahcr, of Cecil county.
has been subscriber to the Elkton Democrat
or its predecessors fifty one years, and in all
that time has never been year in arrears
record to be proud Of
The station house at the 13.mile switch
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, was entirely consumed by fire on
the night of the 7th inst, supposed to have
been the work of tramps
Charles i. Fcndall, Esq, of the Towson-
town bar, is spoken of us a candidate for the
House of Delegates from Baltimore county.
Mr. Fendall lisa son of VIM. L. FendalI, ESQ.
who lives near Bel Air.
Mr.. Benjamin. Standiford, driver of the
stage between Magnolia and Jerusalem Mills
who was severely hurt q few weeks ago, by
being accidentally thrown out of his stage, is
now able to be about again.
Rev. E, d. Finney, pastor of the Pres.
byterian Church, Bel Air, has been appointed
by the Baltimore Presbytery delegate to
the Presbyterian General Assembly, which
will meet at Chicago next May.
"A short time ago small dwelling house.
occupied by Gotleib Eek, situated near the
German Church, on the Philadelphia Turn.
pike about three miles above Magnolia, was
destroyed by fire. The contents of the house
were saved.
We have received No. 2 of Ecks Flo,ul
Crude for 1877, containing much that is in
terestng and valuable for all who are fond of
flowers Send twenty-five cents to James
Wick, scotsman, New York, and you will re.
ceive it quarterly for a year
p. Howard has purchased from James
A. Fulton, for $400, a lot rs feet front Inv
100 feet deep, on Bond street, Bel Air, nearly
opposite Hanna's Hotel, and has commenced
the erection of blacksmith shop, which will
be occupied by L. ]. b. Moore.
On Sunday, the 9Th inst, Mr.. ]. C. Ilev.
who lives at Magnolia Cross Rroads. was
riding horse, which reared, threw him off
and came down upon his shoulder with such
force as to break the collar bone. Mr.. Ilev
is now rapidly recovering.
Last Saturday, Deputy Sheriff Pyle ar
rested VIM. Preston, colored, on the charge
Of threatening to kill James Scott, who lives
near the Red Pump. Preston was unable to
give security to keep the peace and was &C.
cordingly committed to Jail by Justice
Snowden.
The law authorizing proposals for the
collection of State and County Taxes re-
quires that the bids shall be accompanied by
bonds duly executed for double the amount
of taxes to be collected in the district or dis
tricts for which the bid is made. The bids
and bonds must be handed in on Tuesday
next, the Gath inst