The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-05
local Affairs.
| LITTLE LOCALS.


LITTLE LOCALS
Several interesting communications have
been unavoidably crowded out this week.
A fair and festival " i'll be held at Franklin
NJ. E. Church, 9Th district, beginning August
18th and closing on Saturday night, August
Goth.
-Mcssrs Hoffman " Tydings have made ex
tensive additions to their already large canning
establishment at Edgewood. They will pack
corn chiefly.
The Wilmington Nems OF the 2Sth of July
published Il long and appreciativc description
copy, for want of space
DIR, Frank P. Smithson is erecting tee
phone line from Magnolia to his office on the
Philadelphia turnpike, He expects TO have il
in operation by the last of next week
Master Willie Blake, son of Mr. John Blake,
of this neighborhood, raised this year 32 bushels
of prime Fulz wheat on an acre of land on his
fathers farm. This was large yield for the
season.
-Rev. George Morrison, who resigned his
charge of the Grove Presbyterian Church, Aber.
deem, one month since, was on Sunday last re-
called to that passionate. He has taken the call
under consideration.
Mr.. w. R. Cunningham, of this county, has
again connected himself with Strasburger d
Son, clothiers, corner Of Gay and Front streets,
Baltimore, and his friends will find him there ON
and after August 10Th.
-Alessrs. Barnes d Archer of Lapidum, report
that less wheat is coming in than at the same
time last year. The quality, however, is gcner.
ally good. The largest yields, they state, do not
exceed fifteen bushels TO the acre.
AT the harvest home celebration, on Tues
day, Mrs Ltvering, who lives near Jarretts.
vile, had her knee severely sprained, by jump
ing out OF Il wagon to stop the horses She was
taken to Mr.. J. r. Wetherill's, where DR.. Wy.
song rendered professional aid.
A malicious attempt was made TO cause al
accident to the early coach for Edgewood, by
the removal Of burr from one of the wheels,
before the coach left Bel Air, and the passen.
gers were transferred to another vehicle
The biennial fur held by the ladies of st:
Ignatius' Church, Hickory, Rev. Francis Fow :
Ter, pastor, will begin this year on Tuesday, Au.
gust 10th, and last four days. Extensive prepa-
rations are being made for the event, which is
expected to surpass any previous fair held 1
the same place.
MIR. VIM. Ii. Stagmcr is enlargng and i'm
proving his hotel, in Bel Air. Another story is
TO be added, making it three stories throughout,
and an addition is also to be made in the rear.
He is getting ready to accommodate the visitors
to our next fair, as well as those which our new
railroad will pour into Bel Air.
We are requested to notify the members OF
the Deer Creek Farmers Club that the next
meeting will take place at Mr.. A. NJ. Rulford's,
near Bel Air, on Saturday, August 18th, instead
OF August 9th. The subject for discussion will
be: as the introduction OF thorough bred stock
advantageous to the general farmerr'
-Fawn Grove, Pa, is prosperous town, and
the people naturally want daily mail from
Baltimore. They ought to have it, especially
since New Park, a smaller village three miles
west of Fawn Grove, now has daily mail We
have no doubt proper application to the Post
office Department would secure the needed IA
ciIity.
Charles T. Wright, A. NJ, formerly of the
Western Maryland College, will open an Eng
fish and classical school, at stewartstown, York
county, Pa, on the 9th of next September
Prof. Wright is an accomplished and successful
teacher, and will no doubt succeed in establish
Ing firstclass school He is O son of the late
Caleb Wright, of Hartford county