The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07
Focal Affairs



MIR. VIM. Evans has our thanks for several
lunches of delicious grapes.
MIR John Slime informs US that the black
birds have all left the "Big Woods" He
thinks we may look for cold weather shortly.
Charles H. Gorrell, of Bel Air, has been
awarded patent for corn-cutting machine,
and Mr.. Thos. A. Hays, of the same place,
patent for shutter worker.
The Baltimore Argus of Sept. LIST, contains
an excellent likeness and good sketch of Col.
Herman Stump, our Democratic candidate for
Congress in this district.
"A COW belonging to DR.. r. s. 0ppermann
and one belonging TO Parson Collins, colored,
were killed by freight train, near Otter Point
bridge, on Thursday afternoon of last week.
Since Monday last, Sd inst, residents along
the line of the Maryland Central Railroad have
been enjoying two local mails each way per day.
This makes now a very full and satisfactory
service.
"A full attendance of the Jarrettsvile Dem
ocratic Club is requested, next Saturday even
ing, to perfect arrangements for raising hick-
ory pole and Democratic banner and for other
business.
Last Saturday evening, as Mr.. Benjamin
Wilson, who lives near Thomas Run, was
driving quietly home from the Democratic
meeting at Emmorton, his horse, q valuable
animal, dropped dead in the road, near Hon.
Henry D. Farnandis's gate.
MIR. Morris Dean, who lives near Bel Air,
| has hal for lat full nF a.lya D.
fine Perfection tomatoes, Of viii, he has eight
acres. The yield promises to be several hun
dred bushels to the acre. MIR. Dean hauls them
to Mr.. II. Hoopman's canning house.
We call attention 10 the new advertisement
of Mr.. John B. Hanna, Bel Air. Mr.. Hanna is
an enterprising young merchant and is deter
mined to keep abreast of the tide of progress in
the town He has largely increased his stock
and is selling goods at favorable prices.
The camp meeting being held at Delta for
the past two weeks and advertised to close Sep
TENDER I'd, will continue to Monday next, Sep
TENDER 10Th. Sale of excursion tickets at re-
duced rates has been extended to the above
date. Special trains will run again next Sun
day
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will meet at John o. Stearns' store, on Friday
evening, September 18th, at O'Clock. Col.
Herman Stump, the Democratic candidate for
Congress, is expected to address the meeting,
and the voters of the neighborhood are invited
| to attend.
MIR. Joshua l.. Burke has been appointed
mail route agent on the Maryland Central Rail-
road between Baltimore and Delta. He isa
brother of States Attorney N. Charles Burke,
of Towsontown, and has been conductor on
the road. Mr.. Burke will have charge of the
morning mail from Delta and the evening mail
from Baltimore.
The new NJ. E. Church at Magnolia will be
dedicated next Sunday, September 9th, with
interesting services, by Rev. w. X. Stricken,
Rev. W. F. Speake, Rev. Thomas Wood, the
pastor Rev. G. L. Cuddy, and others. Prof
Harry Sanders, of Baltimore, will have charge
of the music, and James Mitchell, the celebrat-
ed boy cornetist, will assist.
Our friend Joseph Edge. of Darlington, has
tomato vine which must be curiosity He
sends us small branch plucked therefrom
which contains fifteen good.szed, perfect to-
matoes. The tomatoes are 80 thick on the vine
that they crowd each other off. Mr.. Edge says
If our Big Woods friends have anything like it
he would like to hear from them
For several years past our readers have no
doubt been interested in seeing the attractive
advertisements of Messrs. A. Z. Yates Il Co., in
each of which is quaint cut which ELECTS In
slant attention. This firm, whose large estab-
lishment is in the Ledger building, corner of
Sixth and Chestnut streets, is one of the most
complete clothing houses in the country and
their stock of clothing for men and children can
not be surpassed anywhere.
FELL FROM AN APPLE TREE.-John George,
lad from Philadelphia, on Wednesday of last
week fell from the top of an apple tree, on the
farm of Mr.. Ira George, near Emmorton, frac-
turing one of his ribs and receiving injuries on
his head. DR.. II. D. Lee was called to attend