The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-11-15

"A revival at the Mountain, DIR. Crane,
pastor, is in progress. Over twenty persons
have professed faith in Christ Rev. T. B.
Hyatt, of Pennsylvania, is preaching. The
meeting will continue over Sunday next
No preaching at Avondale Sunday night next
MIR. John s. Bullock is announced as n
candidate for Clerk of the Criminal Court of
Baltimore city. Mr.. Bullock makes good
bone dust, as many ofour farmers know, and
that he would fill any position 10 which he
might be elected with credit and ability, we
are certain.
Mr.. John r. Walker, who lives near
Hopewell, is entitled to the credit of raising
the boss potato of this season. 1t is of the
Peerless variety, weighs four and a.half
pounds, and looks like half dozen potatoes
consolidated into one Mr.. Walker saws he
has many that will weigh three pounds each.
The danger of playing with edged tools
was exemplfied in Bel Air, on Wednesday,
by a colored girl, ten years old, named Emma
Berry, who, while playing at the wood pile,
with an axe, accidentally chopped off three
fingers from the right hand of little colored
boy, named Joseph Spencer. DR.. L. II.
Richardson dressed the wounded hand.
Wesley Garrett, of the fourth district,
whose right arm was severely injured, recent
ly, by being caught between the belt and pull
ley of threshing machine, isrecovering. 1t
at ttrCt l,t ttnti 1Nn
necessary, but upon consultation, DR.. Payne,
his physician, concluded otherwise, and his
arm will thus be saved
Gold payments are to be resumed on the
1st of January next. To relieve any anxiety
on the part of Our numerous delinquent sub
scribers, we hasten to assure them that not
will continue to receive silver or national
bank notes in liquidation of their indebted
ness. Come one! Come all
The Baltimore Ecening Bulletin says
brutal dog fight took place, on Thursday,
the 18th instant, at Havre de Grace, between
New York and Baltimore dog, for $500
one, and after lasting two hours and a-half,
the Baltimore dog, which was appropriately
named Butcher, killed his antagonist by
choking him to death. The spectators were
mainly New York roughs.
A Young America corn and cob crush
er, exhibited in the Court House square, Bel
Air, this week. by Mr.. b. F. Minnicl, agent
for this county, attracted considerable atten-
ton. With one horse it appeared to grind
corn and cobs as well as could be &c tired. 1t
is so arranged that the grinding surfaces can
be renewed when worn out, at small eX-
pense. 1t will also grind shelled corn oats,
&c, and samples of the corn meal made by
it were very good
SALE OF LAND.-On Monday John J. AL
exander, auctioneer, sold at public sale, at
the Court House door, for George Y Magma
der, Esq, trustee, 494 acres of land, situated
near Mill Green, and belonging to Robert f.
Morgan, to James Lee, for $500.
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ACCIDENT TO A LADY.--On Thursday of
last week, as Mrs. Annie Silver, who lives
near priesthood Bridge, was driving home
from Churchville, in n buggy, one of the
shaft bolts dropped out, and the horse, ordi-
narily a remarkably quiet animal, ran away,
throwing Mrs. Silver ont and upsetting the
buggy Mrs. Silver had her ankel sprained
and was considerably bruised, but not scri-
ously burt The buggy was wrecked
REMEDY FOR SCARLET FEvER.-A cores
pendent sends us the following
Mr. BAKER: For the benefit of your read
ers, send YOU a prescription used by DR.,
NJ. w. Wartield, OF Howard county, in scar
let fever. His use of it in cases of the most
malignant type proved highly successful
The remedy can also he used rs preventive,
if given in one grain doses three times day.
j. w. S.
Preservation. -Sulpho- Calbolate of Sodium;
5 to 10 grains every four hours.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
Joseph Gorrell was allowed fifty dollars for
six additional feet to be added to the length
of the bridge over Broad Creek, at Mill
Green.
An application was made by Ambrose
Cooley, Collector, which was granted, TO sell
property in the Second collection district for
State and County taxes now due for the years
1876 and 1877.
Adjourned to meet on the 18Th instant.
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NEW CHURCH CoMPLETED.-Iloly Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church, ut Churchville,
is nearly finished, and it is expected that SER
vices will be held in it for the first time, on
Thanksgiving Day, November 2Sth. Some
delays were encountered in its construction,
but the energy of the rector, Rev. E. A, Col
burn, the architect, Mr. George Archer, and
the ves,ry, overcame all obstacles, and they
have now an exceedingly handsome stone
church, which is mn attractive feature to the
ncighborhood.
FINE CLOTHING The approach of winter
will remind many of our renders that they
need new clothing The popular clothing
house of Messrs Charles N. Oehm g. Son
No. $50 West Pratt street, Baltimore, is an
excellent place TO supply this want. Theil
stock is very large and varied, consisting OIL
fashionable goods made up in the latest
styles Their prices, too, will compare favor
ably with those of any other irst-c lass estab
lishment, and they can suit all tastes. Fol-