The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-10-12
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

john Thomas Lightningpie is the name of
Towsontown coIored man.
AN effort is being made for the establish
ment of the poStotilce a, Byuum station, NJ. G.
Railroad.
Rev. II. c. Smith will deliver an address
on Temperance, in the NJ. f. Church, Aber-
deem, next Sunday night.
MIR. Vim. II. Smith has sold his property,
Roselawn, near Aberdeen, containing S acres,
to Silas W. Barnes, for $500.
Mrs. Hugh Smith, of the fifth district, sends
US specimens of onions raised by her from seed.
They are very large and fine.
MI VIM. H. Jones, who lives near Bel Air,
has our thanks for Il basket full of delicious
English red streak apples.
A brass band oftwelve pieces has been or.
gained at Emmorton. Mr.. Charles Bode, for
merly of Bel Air, is the leader
"A new postotlice has been lately estab ished
at the crossing of the Hartford and Joppa roads,
TO be known as Carny. John r. Thompson is
the postmaster.
The farm of the late Gen. Isaac p. Trimblc
at the head of Dulany's Valley, Baltimore
SountJ, %Vo ucTes, uhb Deeu bOlu 10
Mr.. Henry lioen, of Wayerly.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has re-opened an office In Churchvl!e, in Mr.
John II. Nagle's store. Mr.. George P. Gorrel
will be the operator.
Mr.. VIM. A. Wiley left at our office, Oh
Tuesday, some specimens of cabbage that were
grown in the Long Corner. The heads are
over foot in diameter and perfectly solid.
Our entcrprising contemporary, the Towson-
town Union, was issued last week from its new
quarters in the Lee building, the site of its of.
flee before 1t was destroyed by fire in March
last
The hands at the Greensboro Serpentine
quarres, Broad Creek, on Wednesday, killed IS
copperhead snakes. Forty.seven of these rep
tiles have been killed about these quarries this
year.
MIR. Jerome j. Weller has sold his farm of
1876 acres, called 1.-THE Retreat" near Hartford
Furnace, formerly the residence of the late VIM.
F. Panucll, TO s. KimbIe, of Baltimore, for
$4,000
AT meeting of the Presbytery of Maryland
the second Sunday in October was set apart as
special day Of prayer for the missionary cause
and every pastor was requested to preach on
that subject.
-Messrs. Longnecker Bros, real estate
agents, OF Towsontown, have sold the farm of
Edward II, Bradford, in Long Green Valley,
Baltimore county, to Samuel G. Famous. The
farm contains So acres.
"A few days ago Charles Bowling, little
son of Mr. James Bowling, of the Big Woods,
while fishing in the Susquehanna river caught
several black bass, among which was one IS
inches long, weighing 39l lbs.
The Masonic Bazaar by the Susquehanna
Lodge will begin in llayre de Grace, Oct 10th.
On the Goth, 23d and Goth, entertainments, con-
sisting OF recitations, operate selections, &c.,
will be given by Miss Beulah Gilbert and others.
Henry J.. Hicks was arrested in Towson-
town, last week, for using the mail for improp.
er purposes. 1t appeared that he was agent for
house in Newark, N. j., which was engaged
in publishing obscene songs, cards, &c. The
accused was taken 10 Baltimore for hearing.
The entry books of the fair were closed last
Saturday night, according to notice, and as Sec.
rotary Mitchell aud his assistants already had
their hands full in making out the books for
the judges, beated entries could not be receiv.
ed, greatly 10 the DISAPPOINTMENT Off number
of persons.
AN unknown man tried TO pass a stolen
check for 800 at the Havre de Grace National
Bank. The check was drawn TO the order OF
Walter Armstrong, ofNortheast, end was stolen
from his office before he had signed H. The
man was unknown and was closely questioned,
his answers being evasive. The check was re-
tanned and the stranger left and disappeared.
Rev. D. B. Fitzgerald will deliver lecture
in the Town Hall, Darlington, on Friday even.
ing, October 18th, at ~ O'Clock, for the
benefit ofthe Town Hall Library. His theme
will be "Our Sisters; or, What Know About
Women" MIR. Fitzgerald is pleasant speaker
and his lecture will no doubt be entertain ing
The fair sex will probably turn out in members
TO ascertain just how much the lecturer has
found out about them.