The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12
Eu1a1 affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.


LITTLE LOCALS.
-Churchvillc will be money order post
Office, on and after August 18th.
William Morris, who was severely injured
from blast in slate quarry, a few months ago,
is able to be about again.
-Ex.SherfF H. c. johnson has sent us some
Early Durham potatoes which were very large
and proved to be fine tasted and mealy.
An Early Rose potato, of large size and of
very singular shape was left at our Office, last
Saturday. by Mr.. Il. 7. Milton, of Darlington.
Mrs Elijah Kirk, wife of the oversecr of
the Almshouse, has our thanks for bouquet of
choice and pretty flowers, grown at the institu-
ton.
Rev James B. Avrett, for ten years past
rector Of Silver Springs Parish, Montgomery
county, Md, has been called to one of the most
important parishes in southern Maryland.
Owing to the threatening state of the wealth.
err the meeting to be held at Level, for the pur-
pose of considering the expcdicncy of changing
the name of the postotiicc, was postponed
Last Wednesday morning Mr. Thomas Brer
", who lives near Jarrcttsyile, was severely
bitten by dog belonging to Mr.. James Amos.
DR.. NJ. l.. Jarrett WIS called on to dress the
wound .....,...
The wheat on the farm of Rev. Geo. Nor
rison, Sweet Air, is yielding 30 bushels per acre.
ii is choice wheat, and Mr.. Morrison thinks fit
had been thoroughly filled there would have
been 40 bushels.
The communication in another column
from large stock holder of the road, will be
read with attention by every one interested, as
he is, in the early completion of that important
enterprise.
Alta large meeting of the Grove Presbyterian
congregation, Aberdeen, Messrs. John Archer
Mitchell and Charles Osborne were reelected
ruling elders These gentleman resigned their
charges with their pastor, Rev. Geo. Morrison,
andare now recalled.
"A pic mic and festival, for the benefit of the
Lutheran church, near Magnolia, will be held in
Mine Bank Grove, near that place, on Tuesday
band has been engaged, and refreshments Of
various kinds will be for sale.
Bruce Bond, a coored man who works for
DR.. Hall Richardson, was cprrying horse,
on Monday morning, when the animal inadvert-
emily planted his foot on that of the colored
man, MASKING his great toe and incapactating
him for work.
"A grand tournament, for the benefit of Shr-
ley Hall, will be held on the farm of Thos. b.
Gorsuoh, Is miles from Baltimore, on the Har
ford turnpike on the oath instant. The charge
to the knights will be delivered by Col. f. II.
Webster, and the coronation address by Hon.
j. Morrison Harris.
Work has been resumed upon the new Pres
byterian Church, in Bel Air. The foundation
walls, which were built during freezing weather
last fall, were foundto be unsound, and the con-
tractor has therefore been obliged to pull them
down and rebuild them. The work is being done
by Messrs John s. Wann and others
We are indebted to Miss Ida Knight, for
two remarkably large and handsome Japan
lilies. She is the daughter Of Mr.. Joseph
Knight, who lives near Churchville, and is q
modest, bright little maiden, of nearly twelve
summers, who has time to study her lessons,
help her mother and attend to a few choice
flowers.
AT the Long Green tournament, last We'd
nesday week, the successful knights were VIM
Ady, Edward Pearce, Chas. e. Pearce and Allie
Burke, who crowned as queen and maids Of
honor, Miss Sallie Beatty, Miss NJ. Hancock, Miss
Hancock and Miss Mollie Franklin. Prizes
were also given to the successful knights, the
first prize, saddle, being awarded to Caleb
Wright