The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-10-26
En1a1 Atfairs.


Mrs. Bolton, wife Of the Rev. Mr.. Bolton,
living near Friendship NJ. f. Church, died last
Sunday.
"A rcctory for Deer Creek Parish of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, is TO be built at OAR
lington.
MIR. VIM. II. Jones has been appointed post
master at High Point, in place of Mrs. Hannah
E. Curry, resigned.
lion. Edwin II. Webster, ofHarford county,
was one of the judges of Jersey cattle at the
llagerstown fair.
The County Commissioners, on Monday,
granted pension of $40 a year to Daniel Barn
hart, of the 4th district
An old frame barn belonging to Charles
Hill and George Warield, near Level, was
burned, last Saturday night
Patrick Lacy, a well-known farmer, died at
his residence, on the Boarman farm, on Sunday,
and was buried at Govanstown Tuesday.
MIR, George W. Richardson of Hartford
county, addressed large Democratic meeting
at Germantown, Baltimore county, Wednesday
night
--Graham Smith, son of Mr.. Frank Smith,
near Thomas Run, in attempting to fill a light
ed gasoline lomp in his fathers canning house,
one day last week, was severely burned on both
arms.
Miss Chamberlain, daughter of Prof James
Ii. Chamberlain, formerly of Havre de Grace,
has been appointed by the County ommissioners
TO free scholarship in st. Mary's Seminary, st.
Mary's county.
"A little son of Mr.. Patrick Dunnigan, of
Bel Air, was severely scaded, last Friday, by
accidentally falling into a bucket of hot slop
which had been prepared for some pigs and set
out in the yard to cool.
Mr. A. l.. Coale raised fine crop of Early
Vermont potatoes, at Waverly, Col. Herman
Stump's place, near Bel Air. Specimens left
by Mr.. Coale at THE Agis office weighed from
~ to "a lbs. each.
Miss Amelia j. Ross, of the Hickory, has
left at our office a vegetable curiosity, shaped
like an enormous cucumber but nearly four
feet long She called it california cucum-
ber." 1t is what is known as "IIercules' gourd"
The memorial service to Bishop Pinkney,
W NC hSiu IA iiihitJ Io'catuul EplSCupul
Church, Churchville, has been postponed until
Tuesday, November 18th, at II A. NJ. Rev. G.
d. Andrews of Washington, will preach the SER
mon.
Grant, an old and favorite horse belong
ing to Mr.. VIM. II. Paul, died on Monday night
| Like his namesake, the General, he had travel
| led great deal. Some thought the Ohio elec-
| tiOn rpturns W. 70 IA
| Republican constitution.
| --Messrs. Ball Il Bro, hardware merchants
of Bel Air, advertise various seasonable articles,
including fodder yarn, stoves blankets and
robes, the Coquillard wagon, DR.. Bailey's cnsi-
lage cutter and large stock of hardware and
housekeeping articles. They give discount
! of per cent. for cash.
| Twelve Gamers responded to the call for a
meeting, in the interest of their business, at
| Churchville, last Saturday No action was
| taken and another meeting is called for Satur-
day, October eth, at the same time and place.
An organization will be made, officers elected
| and committees appointed.
The ears of corn are unusually large this
year. In husking his corn Mr. VIM GLADDEN.,
of Chrome Hill, found an ear II inches long and
10 inches in circumference, upon which he
counted .535 grains. This is not the largest
ear we have heard of, but it would serve as n
fair specimen of Hartford county corn.
Charles b. Holland was arrested in Hartford
county on Friday of last week, on the charge of
| having more wives than the law allows. The
charge is that he has one wife living at Wether-
edsville and that wife No. 2 resides at Jockeys
vile, and there are eleven districts yet to hear
from. Two wives in one county is too frequent.
We have not heard what defence the gay
"Chawls" will make TowSontown Uiion