The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-14
FOCAL Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALS.
-Protracted meeting began in the VI. E.
Church, Darlington, on Sunday
MIR. John b. Findley secured 30 lbs. of ex.
cellent honey from bee tree, near Prospect,
last week.
WIN. Flint Jones, aims William Flint, of
liayre dc Grace, has been restored to the pen.
sion list of the United States government
Mr.. X. Harris Archer, who accidentally
cut his right foot with an axe, about two weeks
ago, is improving, although still unable to walk
about.
Mr.. William Wyndc is about to open q
clothing store, in Darlington, and proposes
10 sell resdy-made clothing and cloth cheap
for cash.
"A dwelling house belonging to George Har.
man, near TowSonsown, was destroyed by fire
last week. 1t was insured in the Hartford com.
pany for S505.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club will meet
tomorrow, 14th, at the residence of Mr.. VIM,
b. Hopkins, near Lapdum. The subject for
discussion is Fencing"
Mr.. Thomas J. Sullivan, agent at Van.
Bbber station, has our thanks for copies of the
new time schedule of the Is. and o. Railroad,
Philadelphia division, which went into effect
Dec, 9th.
The statement that Mr. Thomas j. Oliver,
postmaster at Hartford Furnace, had resigned
his position, was erroneous Mr. Oliver was
only appointed to the place on the Sd instant
and expects TO receive his commission in q few
days.
The eighteenth birthday of Miss Nellie
Webster was celebrated, on Monday evening of
last week, at her fathers residence, near PILES.
vile. About sixty pei sons were present Re.
freshments were served. The young lady re-
ceived number of presents, including a gold
watch.
On Monday Major A NJ. Hancock had two
of his ribs broken by a fall lie was having
some hogs killed and stepped on a box for the
purpose helping the men to hang one of them
up, when the box turned and he fell, the porker,
weighing 800 lbs, falling upon him.
Baltimore county tax payers are kicking
because of the delay in the construction of the
Meredith's Ford bridge. A meeting was held
at Bosley's shops last week, at which Milton
Dance presided, with Joshua NJ Matthews
Secretary. A committee was appointed to
wait on the Commissioners.
--Longnecker Bros, real estate brokers, of
Towsontown, have sold for Messrs. Bradford,
OF Hartford county, farm of SO acres, with fair
improvements, situated on the road leading
from Watkins tavern, Long Green valley, to
Fork Church, to MIR. Isaiah =. Watkins, OF
Baltimore county, for 81 900.
The complaints about the condition of the
Falls road, at the Maryland Central Railroad
station, have aroused the city authorities 10
promise to repair the road by paving it with
Belgian blocks. This road is in o miserable
condition, aud farmers who send produce over
the railroad named are interested its repair.
"A New Years oyster supper, for the benefit
ofst. Stephens Church, OF which Rev. Don
Luigi Sartori is pastor, will be held in st.
Stephens Hall, Upper Falls, Baltimore county,
on the nth, 18th and 10Th of January, 1889. A
number of valuable articles will be ratiled, in
Guiding a fine oil painting, by the we'll
known artist, Miss Bertha Won lIillcrn.
Several members of William Browns fami.
ly, near Black Horse, were recently made very
sick by drinking cider. A barrel, which had
formerly contained vinegar, was filled with
cider. piece of lead pipe happened to be in
the barrel, which poisoned its contents. DR.. j.
I. Payne's services were called into requisitiop,
and the lives OF the sufferers were saved.
A sensation was created at Aberdeen, a day
or two since, by the discovery of strange foot
prints on MIR. James u. Bakers lawn, leading
fIom small wicket gate TO a brick walk. They
are ofmedium size and uniform step, and ap.
pear to have been made by rubber shoe. The
singular part of the matter is that the grass is
burned and dead in each footprint, while the
surrounding surface is still green.