The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-10-03
Focal Attairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

The contract for turnpiking Bond street
near Sweets Hotel, Bel Air, has been awarded
to Jacob Larue.
Martin Russell, who has been reappointet
janitor to the Court House, has cleaned up the
grounds and put them in presentable order.
Rev. j. G. Taylor, of Lowndesburg
Lowndes county, Alabama, has been called tc
the rectorship of st. Georges Episcopal Church
(spesutia,) at Perrymans.
"A delightful shower fell on Tuesday, which
not only laid the dust on the roads, but served
to soften the clods and enable many farmers to
finish their preparations for seeding wheat.
Mrs. Frances Boarman has just finished O
new barn on her farm, near Bel Air. 1t is IS by
60 feet in size and is one of the finest barns in
the neighborhood. 1t was built by Mr.. Josiah
Scarborough.
Mr.. Samuel E. Stewart, who lives on the
Hartford turnpike, near Beaumont's Shops, has
grown in his garden some tobacco, one leaf OF
which measured 2S inches in width and was
over 2 feet in length.
Mr.. Elisha johnson, who farms the land
of Mr.. Marion Sherwood, near Forest Hill, has
raised this year fine crop of silver white pota.
toes. The yield promises to be large and the
tubers are of fine size.
Frederick Bond, colored, the driver o,
Messrs. P. F. Ball & Co.'S wagon, wss arrested
on Tuesday, for driving over the board walk on
Broadway, in Bel Air. Justice Fulton fined
him 81 and costs, amounting to S2.45.
Mr.. John Smith, of Bel Air, offers reward
of $40 for the arrest and conviction of the per.
son or persons who removed the nuts from q
buggy at his coach shops and disfgured other
buggy by daubing paint upon It, The injury
was cone between last Saturday evening and
last Monday morning.
We some time ago recorded that triplets
had been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Craig, living
near Principle. They were named Faith, Hope
and Charity. All three lived for some time, but
Faith and Charity subsequently died, at differ
ent periods, and few days ago Hope also died.
-Havre de Grace Republican. 2,
Our lady friends will find at Misses Waters
d Wetherill's, Main street, opposite The dEqis
office, complete assortment of stylish MILL
merry goods, notions, &c. These ladies are ex-
perienced in the various departments of their
business and will be found accommodating and
polite to all their customers. They deserve to be
literally patronized.
The Red Pump neighborhood, near Bel Air,
is not behind Its neighbors, this year, In the
production of wheat. Mr.. Joseph Livezey hay
ing raised 3s bushels of Fultz wheat on stalk
ground. An adjoining piece, also stalk ground,
treated In the same way, produced only 90
bushels of red wheat to the acre. Mr.. Livezey's
preference are decidedly In favor of the Fuliz
wheat.
Mr.. w. j. McCurdy, of Peach Bottom, q
short time ago, accidentally lost portion of
three fingers of his right hand. While assisting
to back n wagon on the scales at his canning
house, the horses turned the wagon, catching
his fingers between the tire and the wagon bed,
completely severing the ends of three fingers.
DR.. W. IL. McCurdy dressed the wounds, which
were extremely painful.
Mr.. James Billingsley, at the old and long
established dry goods house, corner of Gay aud
High streets, Baltimore, offers inducements to
his friends and acquaintance In Hartford, In the
way of large assortment of dry goods suitable
for the fall and winter. His stock is well select.
ed, of good quality and sold at very low prices
He win promptly send samples by mail, and I'LL
all orders as soon as received.
sIAMEsE sQUAsHEs.-A double squash, grown