The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-19
Local Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS
Mr.. Charles Wilson died on Tuesday, at
his home, "Avon," Long Green, Baltimore
county, in the SD year of his age.
Mr. VIM. Munnkhuysen, of Thomass
Run, has shown us sample of Big Woods
oats, measuring feet inch in height
Mace Oldfeld, son of Mr. VIM. Odfield
of Fountain Green, brings us some timothy
stalks measuring feet inches in length
Darlington Hopes, ofthis county, a min
lister of the Society of Friends, attended
Friends meeting at Drumore and at Penn
Hill, Lancaster county, Pa, on the 14th inst
Sheriff johnson, of Bel Air, on Thurs
day gathered eighteen fine and large Early
Rose potatoes from one vine. One potato
taken out, from another vine. weighed 1871
ounces.
"A subscriber says that blackberry or
other fruit stains may be instantaneously re-
moved from the hands, face or clothing by
wettng the stains with water, and holding
the stained part over the fumes of Il lighted
sulphur match.
-Adjutant General Bond has issued his
warrant for $50 for the payment of armory
rent for the Governors Guard cavalry COM
pany, of Hartford county, Capt OHIO S. Lee.
This is the first payment made the command
since its organization.
The Nonpareil Base Ball Club of Aber-
deem, has recently been recognized, and is
now open TO receive challenges from any anna
ture club within radius OF thirty miles. Adj
dress all challenges to the "Nonpareil b. B. g.,
Aberdeen, Hartford Co., Md"
During the thunder storm on the 9Th
inst, n large locust tree that shaded the resi-
dence ofMr. Joshua Wilson, near Emmorton,
was struck by lightning, and shvered to
pieces The crash was terrific and greatly
alarmed the inmates of the house
Col. cambridge, chief engineer of the
Baltimore and Delta Railroad, is now engag-
ed with his corps Of assistants in locating the
line of the road towards Towsontown. Be-
tween the Little and the Great Gunpowder
selection of this portion of the route will be
left open for the present.
Monday, the 18th inst, was St. swilhins
day, of which the old adage says:
St. Swithn's day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain
st. Swilhin's day, if thou be fair,
For forty days twill rain nae mair
Thnrafpra oil g. =.
according to this old superstition we may
look for spell of dry weather lasting forty
days.
MIR. Schroff, Justice of the Peace of Falls
ton, Hartford county, had an ugly cancer cut
from his lower lip on Saturday of last week.
The operation was performed by Drs ]. w.
Burton and Gorsuch, of Baltimore county
Mr.. Schroff has been in delicate health for
some months past, and although sixty-eight
years of age, lie underwent the severe opera
ton with great forlitude. The patient at last
accounts was doing well -I0aosontoaon Union.
Col. Frederick Raine, editor and propri-
etor of the German Correspondent, of Balti-
more, sailed for Europe, ON Tuesday intend
ing to visit the British sles France, Italy,
Germany, Hungary, Turkey and Asia. Last
Saturday the employees of his paper paid
their respects to him in body, and present
ed him with various testimonials of their re-
gard. Col. Raine's many friends in Hartford
unite with his friends in the city in wishing
him safe and pleasant journey.