The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-29
Focal affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.


MIR. Benjamin Silver, Jr., of Chenille, has
over 400 acres of sugar corn planted for can
ming.
"A valuable COW belonging to A. Cooley Il
Bro, of Lapidum, died from eating phosphate,
it is supposed.
MIR. James II. Preston, of Webster, has one
of the finest fields of tomatoes in the county -
They are all in bloom.
-Messrs. Nathan Grafton and Elisha johnson,
OF Forest Hill, each have remarkably fine
fields ofpotatoes.
MIR. e. IL. Walker, of Webster, has his large
barn raised and will soon have it under cover.
Seth Taylor is the contractor.
Mr.. Frank Deets, who lives near Jarretts-
vile, had sun.stroke, on Monday Of last week.
The thermometer stood at % degrees above
zero.
From eighty sheep Mr.. Vim. Webster, of
Churchvile, this year sheared an average of 5T
lbs. of wool each. Mr.. Webster's sheep are
grade Cotswolds.
Mr.. j. B. Meads, near Jarrettsville, has had
ten swarms of bees cast from four hives, and
DIR. j. W. Barton, of Black Horse, had four
swarms from one hive.
We call attention to the insurance card of
Mr.. John j. Alexander, of Bel Air. Mr.. Alex
ander has had many years. experience in the
business and knows where 10 place insurance
to the best advantage.
Prof. q. 6. Curtiss, of Oakland School,
Fallston, last Friday afternoon gave an inter-
esting lecture on "Physies," at North Bend
Public School, of which his daughter Miss Ida
NJ. Curtiss, is the principal.
The directors of the Hartford National Bank
of Bel Air have declared sem-annual dividend
offve per cent, payable ON and after July lst
The affairs Of this bank are admirably managed
and it is one of our established and most use
full Institutions.
"A Jarrettsvlle correspondent says that as
party OF colored folks were going home from
church, near Black Horse, last Sunday night,
one of them, Perry Davis, drew pistol and
fired four shots at man named Jones. He
was melted thereto by jealousy.
Miss Katie Hooker, who lives near Water.
vale station, NJ. G. Railroad, left at our office,
on Monday, unusually large and fine radishes
of the Stuttgart and Lady Finger varieties
Miss Hooker and her sister Miss Sallie,
generally manage to have the best and earliest
vegetables in their garden.
Invitations have been issued to the wed,
ding of Mr. A. STREET. Waters, of Wateryale, to
Miss Z. Green Street,, daughter of Mr. j. T.
Street,. The ceremony will take place In
Rock Spring Episcopal Church, on Wednesday,
July 18th, at 5 p. NJ reception will follow,
at P. NJ, at the residence of the groom, who
is son of Mr.. Vim. II. Waters.
Capt. John ?. Leight has our thanks for
string Of fine rock fish, caught in his nets at
Otter Point, Bush river. Captains Leigh &
Dwyer have provided some new sail and row
boats for the accommodation of fishing and
sailing parties who visit their shore, and have
experienced men to accompany parties to the
fishing and Grabbing grounds, or for sail on
the river.
The body of Mr.. George T. ITolyday, of the
firm of Kraft q Hollyday, insurance agents,
Baltimore, was found on Sunday in Spring Gar
dens. Mr.. Hollyday had been missing since
the Friday before. About two months ago he
married Miss Maria P. Trimble, daughter of
Mr.. VIM P. Trimble, of Edgewood. lie was a
popular business man, ofirreproachable charac-
ter and was held in high esteem by many
friends. The utmost sympathy is everywhere
expressed for his bereaved wife