The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-10-03

LITTLE LOCALS "a
The susquehanna river is very low.

The Rev. j. Edward Pratt, OF Syracuse, N
X, has been called to the rcctoship of Eaman-
uel Church, Bel Air, and Christ Church, Rock
Spring. -
G-The entertainment at the Mountain church,
DIR. Crane, pastor, closed on Friday evening last,
with satisfactory results both pecuniarily and
otherwise
The directors Ofthe agricultural society have
built new and neat music stand on the fair
grounds, on the spot formerly occupied by the
old one.
DR.. William II. Stump, an old physician of
this county, died at The residence of Mr.. 8. s.
Holloway, Darlington, ON Friday night, in the
list year of his age.
"A handsome and wcl-aTangcd poultry house
has been erected on the fair grounds It will
accommodate q large number of fowls aud show
them all to the best advantage. 1t was built
by Mr.. S. II. r. Bull
-Messrs r. j. Cuttings, II. r. Boarman and
Charles 4. Fendall, attorneys, represent the Bal
timorc and Delta Railway Company in the cases
of condemnation of land in Baltimore county for
the use of the railroad
received from Mr.. VIM. II. Jones, who lives near
Bel Air, arc handsome enough to take the pre-
MUM at the agricultural fair He should ex-
hibit some of them there.
Rev Mr.. Chcsley, of ST. Mary's county, Md,
will preach at Christ Church (Rock Spring. on
Sunday, October 18th, at II o'clock, A. NJ, and
at Emmanuel Church, Bel Air, in the afternoon
of the same day, at 4 o'clock.
On Sunday last Rev. DIR. f. Swentzell, of Bel
Air, preached the dedicatory sermon, on the oc-
casion of the dedication of the new Methodist
Protestant Memorial Chapel, corner of Glmor
street and Lafayette avenue, Baltimore.
"A dispatch to The 1GgiS announces that DR.
L. Hall Richardson, of Bel Air, is lying in a very
critical condition in Baltimore, whittier he had
gone to receive medical attention He is attend
ed by Drs. Tiffany, Z. Hall Rutlcdgc and Ireland
The Secretaries of the Agricultural Society
have been kept busy, day and night during the
! last week, recording entries for the fair. The
exhibition promises to surpass in interest any
of those previously held by the Hartford society.
On Wednesday large covey of partridges
driven by the pillow from their feeding grounds
in q field adj accent to the town, became scattered
In the vicinity OF The 1tgiS office, and made
music in the air by their cheerful calls of "Bob
White"
We have received some fine specimen tur-
nips, of seven weeks growth raised by Mr. John
III. Engle of the 4th district. Also several ears
of white briar corn filled out TO the very end of
the cob. The corn was from the field of Mr.
John Ball, ofthc same district.
Mr. Thomas King, of Glenyille. while re-
pairing his house, which was built in 1770 found
n Washington and Independence" penny dated
1888, Four other coins, of English half pennies,
the Oldest bearing the date of l7S5, were found in
the foundation OF the old kitchen.
"A number of Washington officials are OK
pected to visit the Hartford fair on Thursday,
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