The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-10-11
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS:

LITTLE LOCALS:
MIR. Eli Pyle, who lives near Chestnut
Hill, has IA murillo cherry tree III full bloom.
William Norris, of Wileyville, recently
cut his foot severely, while chopping wood
for Mr.. II r. McConkey.
Mr.. Samuel i. Stewart sends us speci
mems Of sweet potatoes and peppers raised by
him. Both are very nice.
Mr.. G. b. Bloodgood, of Baltimore, n
young gentleman well-known in the neigh.
borhood of Bel Air, died at New Orleans on
the 9th instant, of yellow fever
MIR. p. Howard showed us, last Friday,
two stalks oI corn, each of them with two
ears twelve inches long. They were grown
without the use of any fertilizer.
Mr.. Cnrbin Grafton, living near the
Hickory, raised 557 bushels of Fultz Wheat
on 20 acres, or nearly 90 bushels to the acre.
The only fertilizer applied was 81 tons of bone
to the entire field
On Tuesday, David Lee, nm aged and
well-known citizen of Fulton township, Ian.
caster county, Pr. was instantly killed, by
his horses running away and throwing him
against fen, post,
MIR A. lowering, of the Fallston
neighborhood, has large number ofold Eng
lish coins, nearly all OF them more than n
hundred years old. His collection includes
n John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, half
penny.
MIR. William Webster. of Churchvile,
has IN apple tree that bears every year two
crops of apples. The second crop does not
always ripen, but this year it has done 50, as
we know, from specimens handed to us by
Mr.. Webster
Alexander Jones was arrested in Havre
dc Grace, by Constable Hopkins one day last
week, on the charge of stealing clothing from
Joseph johnson, colorcd who lives near
Churchvle. Jones is thinking over the mat
ter in Jail, whittier he was sent by Justice
Adams
"A game of base ball was played, last Sat
urday, Mt Fawn Grove, between the Airing
ton and Fawn Grove clubs, resulting in favor
of the Arlingtons Another game bet wcen
the Arlington and Delta clubs was played Mt
Bel Air, on Wednesday. Score, 30 to 81, in
favor of The Arlington.
DIR. William b, Archer, n nephew of
Hon. Stevenson Archer aud brother of Stew
enson Archer of John, of Bel Air, was taken
| IL ,pitl 81 ~ NJ
sissippi, on the I'd inst. DR.. Archer had gone
to Greenville from his home in Louisiana, TO
assist in nursing the sick. AT last accounts
he was very i'll, but hopes are entertained
that he will recover,
Governor Carroll, Mcssrs Montgomery
Blair, A =. German, Lloyd Lowndrs, Of
Cumhcrland, M. Bnnnon Adjutant General
Bond, J. Fred. G.. Talbot, the regular Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress, and George b.
Milligan, Independent candidate for the same
position, were among the guests who dincd
at Stockdale, the residence of Henry ID. Far
nands, near Bel Air, ON Wednesday,
AT tournament near Shrewsbury, York
county, on the 9TH inst, ]. G. Almony knight
OF "Fairvicw," took the first honor; j. III.
Hunter knight of white Hail." Cd; ID. f.
Wiley, knight of Long Corner" Sd; and G.
Hoslall, knight Of "Walnut Hail." 4th. The
charge was delivered by Geo E. Sherwood,
and the coronation address by d. b. Bailey,
Esq. After the fitting foot race took place,
between Geo. F. Bortncr and Christian
Westerman, the latter winning the race.