The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-09-08
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Mr.. David Y. Burk has been appointed OIL
Ger of registration at Havre de Grace in place of
Monroe Baldwin. t
A fine horse belonging to Mr. John fl. Shan
non, Of Bel Air, was foundered, last Saturday
and died Tuesday.
MIR. s. II. Montague, of wilma, has been
suffering for several days past with a severe
attack of intlammatory rheumatism.
County Commissioner John s. Dallam, who
has been sick tor week past, of bilious fever,
is slowly recovering his strength.
-Messrs. VIM. Dawson and Daniel Lynch,
near Bel Air, have remarkably fine fields of
tomatoes. The yield promises to be very large.
Mr.. John W. Burkins, ofPylesville, expects
to return to Claverack College, New York, next
Monday, to resume his duties as teacher in that
institution.
-Messrs. lIargraves and Dennis Spaulding,
who were severely burned, two weeks since, by
an explosion of gasoline, in their canning fac
tory, near priesthood, are recovering.
George stailenberger, near Magnolia, has
field Of tomatoes which will probably yield
600 bushels to the acre. The rows were planted
three feet apart and the plants two feet apart in
the rows.
Rev. Mr.. Paxton, of New York city, preach
ed last Sunday morning to his former con-
gregatlon at Churchville. The church was well
filled and Mr.. Paxton received warm welcome
from his old friends.
The three finest fields of corn in the Pyes-
vile neighborhood are said to be those of Messrs.
Thomas Ii, Street,, Charles NJ. Myer and David
Harry. Mr.. Samuel Wilson is said TO have q re-
markably fine field of sugar corn.
Mr., Samuel Wilson, near Pylesvillc, has in
three acres of tobacco, which, it is believed, will
produce 5000 lbs. 1t is of the Glessner variety.
Some Of the leaves are from 90 to "a inches in
width and from 40 to 4G inches in length
We have at our office a stalk of white Bur
leigh tobacco, raised by Mr.. Jacob Shertzer on
DR.. David llarlan's farm, near Churchville. 1t
contains Is leaves, some of which are IS inches
i'll length and from IS TO 90 inches in width 1t
is hard to beat.
AT the tournament at Israel Scarfr's, IIar-
ford Turnpike Wednesday, the successful
knights were Duncan Almony and j. Talbot
Kelly, of Baltimore county; d. f. Wiley and
Albert Pocock, of Hartford county, who won
the honors in the order named.
Archer Colder, son of Mr. Frank Colder,
was scalded about the legs, last Saturday. at
Goals & Richardson's canning house, Bel Air,
by another boy accidentally throwing hot water
on him while bailing out KETTLE Dr. W. 8.
Richardson dressed the boys injuries, which
were painful but not serious.
We call attention to the advertisement of
Messrs. Hand Il Primrose's new carpet store, 1876
Lexington street, Baltimore. They have the
latest patterns of fine and medium grades, which
for beauty of design can not be cxccled They
also have fine assortment of the newest pat
terms in oil cloths, rugs, &c, all at low prices.
--Messrs. f. b. and Harry W, Whistler started
tlei new canning factory, near Fountain Green
last Friday. MI, Harry whistler is succeeded
at Reckords Exchange, Bel Air, by Mr. Will
liam II. Rcckord. Mr.. Whistler, while in Bel
Air proved to be an Industrious, energetic and
first class business nan. He made many friends
here, who wish him success in his new enter
prise.
and more of it to the acre than any county in
Maryland, but can also boast of producing
the best tournament rider in the State, in the
person of MIR. d. L. Wiley, son of Hon. David
Wiley, of N"rrisyille. At the Bay Ridge tour
nament last week, MIR. Wiley won the first
prize and was awarded the belt MS the champion
tournament rider Of the State.
Eleven knights took part in the tourna.
ment in Lawrcnce's Grove, near Fork postoilice,
Baltimore comfy, Monday. Albert Burke
crowned as Queen Miss Bessie II ancock. The
maids of honor were Misses Carrie Nichols,
Maggie V. STREET. and Mamie ItchbGrgcr, who
were crowned by Albert Pocock, w. L. Pcarce
and VIM. Hutchins. The charge to the
knights was by Daniel $. Wright and
the coronation address by Charles f. Fen
dali. number ofprominent Baltimore county
politicians were present, the judgeship being
the principal topic discussed