The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-08-03
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

Miss Maria $. Lytle, of the Hickory, has
the thanks of the printers in The Agis office
for a basket full of nice apples.
Mr.. james P. Bealc's crop of wheat, on DR..
K. ID. Lees farm, near Bel Air, averaged p
bushels TO the acre, on stalk ground.
Mr.. j. B. Watkins, of Long Green, has
nearly recovered from the accident he met with
whilst out driving a short time ago.
The Norrisville Cornct Band has been in-
corporatcd and the managers for the first year
are VIM. Z. Strawbridgc, Joseph F. Payne,
7. Owen Almony,
DIR. j. c. Butler, physician to the Aims
house, desires us to state that the report that
there is a case Of small box at the county aims
house is entirely without foundation.
DIR. A. s. Baldwin has erected canning
house on his farm at Baldwin station, NJ. q. K.
r.. and expects to can corn and tomatoes. lie
has rented his store to Mr.. Robert jackson.
MIR. Edward Fox, of New York, has built a
canning house on Mr. II. IL. Bradford's farm,
near Emmorton. Mr.. Henry Dill was the con-
tractor. Mr.. Fox will can both corn and toma.
toes.
The Denver (COl.) RpuJlicam, says: "Mr
John A. Hanna, late of Bel Air, but who
moved TO Denver few months ago, has invest
cd in real estate in this city to the extent of
$4,000.
"A son Of Mr., Barnet Clark, of Chestnut Hill,
was kicket by horse, at DR.. Windolph's sta
bles, in Darlington, last Friday, and very
severely injured. He was unconscious for a
half hour.
"A horse valued at $500, belonging to How
ard Ayres, near Jarrettsville, being tied with
rope to stake near stone pile, became en-
tangled in the rope and falling on the stones
was perhaps fatally injured
On Monday, Dr. McCurdy, of Delta, left his
horse hitched while he was attending to some
business. The horse became frightened, broke
away and ran to South Delta, completely demol.
ishing his cart, The horse was uninjured.
Mr.. Lewis smick, who lives near Level, left
at our office, on Monday, some specimens of
apples and pears from his orchard. One of
them is from an apple tree grated upon pear.
The fruit partakes of the qualities of both the
apple and the pear.
The many friends of Mrs. Sarah Jane Vel.
lott, who was taken suddenly Ill at ike residence
of her son, Major Yellott, in Towsontcwn, will
be pleased TO learn that she is now much bet
ter and is again able to move about the honsc.
- Union.
The Sunday school attached to the Noun
tain Christian Church will hold their annual
celebration, in the grove, adjoining the church,
Tuesday, August 9TH, during the entire day.
There will be free distribution of ice cream
and cake.
Mr. John W. Mackin, of Havre dc Grace,
has notified the acknowledgement that he has
organized military company in that town.
The latter replied that legislative enactment
will be necessary before new companies can be
included in the State militia.
Nancy Keys, aged 50 years, native of Como
wingo, Nd, died on Tuesday in Columbia from
injuries sustained by falling down a flight of
stairs at the home of her daughter-iu-aw, Mary
Keys, last Friday Seventeen grandchildren
and eight great-g grandchildren survive her
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Rankin, as trustee, has sold
the estate of the late James N. Henderson, near
Sweet Air, Baltimore county, to Charles E.
Weakley, for 81, 1o5 &C. or $50 % per acre. The
property contains 2324 acres. Before Mr..
Henderson's death he asked $50 an acre for the
farm.
In the L. s. Senate, last week, an amend.
ment was proposed to the sundry civil bill MAX
ing an appropriation of $50, 900 for the purchase
of Battery Island station, at the mouth of the
Susquehanna river, near IIavre de Grace, Md,
now occupied by the fish commission as fish
Matching station.
Several prominent citizens of Towsontown
on Monday examined two trestles on the Mary.
land Central Railroad, near that place,
and found them, as they believed,
in dangerous condition. Judge Fow-
Ter, upon being notified of the result of the
inspection, Immediately wrote to Mr. VIM.
Gilmor, receiver of the road, telling him that
the road must be put in safe condition i'm.
mediately