The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-12-19
EnraI affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

The Christmas entertainment for Mt. Zion
NJ. E. Sunday School will be held on Wednes-
day evening, Dec. 31st, at 7.30 O'Clock.
MIR. John II. Engle. of Upper Cross Roads,
left at our office, on Tuesday, quantity of
fine turnips, as specimens of his crop.
An unoccupied house belonging to Amos
Washington, colored, situated near Level, was
destroyed by fire, on Tuesday of last week.
Milton Pyle, son of Mr.. George NJ. Pyle,
of Chestnut Hill, fell from tree at Mechanics
Vile school, on Friday last, breaking one of his
ankles.
MIR. John B. Wysong, near Bel Air, has
sold about rs acres of standing timber, mostly
removed by a specified time.
MIR. and Mrs. David Lewis will celebrate
their golden wedding, at their residence, Mag
nolia Heights, near Fallston, on Wednesday,
December oath, from 2 to P. NJ.
An entertainment will be given in Abingdon
Miss Alice Deck, teacher, and her pupils, on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 23d, at 7.30 o'clock.
MIR. Thomas W. Slater. for many years .
popular conductor on the P, W. and b. Rail.
road, died on Sunday last, aged GA years. He
was son of the late Col. William Slater, of
Carrolls Island.
The Farmers Convention to be held in Bel
Air on January 9th will be addressed by Prof.
Alvord, of the Maryland Agricultural College,
Prof. Robert Ward, Chief Veterinary Inspector
of Maryland, and others.
The marriage of Mr.. John j. Gibson and
Miss Mary A. Archer, daughter of Mr.. D. T.
Archer, of Clayton, is ann ounced to take place
at Union Chapel on next Wednesday evening,
Dec. Oath, at $50 o'clock.
AT the large jewelry store of John G. GeLr
ing & Son, No. 400 N. Gay street, Baltimore.
may be found an elegant assortment of iewelry
of the latest styles, handsome clocks, bronzes,
silver ware, &C., all at surprisingly low prices.
-Messrs. Geo. w. Slade & Co. have opened a
cash store at Castleton, as successors Of j. r.
Smith. They have a well-selected stock of
staple goods of all kinds. together with Christ
mas presents and good things and are selling
everything at very low prices, for cash.
The real estate of ex-Treasurer Stevenson
Archer was offered at public sale, at the Court
House, on Tuesday, by Messrs. 8. A. and E. r.
Williams, trustees. Hazel Dell, the home
place, containing IS acres, was withdrawn at
bid of 81, 100. Highland Grove, q farm of 143
acres, was withdrawn at bid of 5000.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth q. Stump
and Mr.. J. Iverson Boswell, of Leesburg, Flor
ida, took place at the brides residence, near
Perryville, on Tuesday, Dec. 9th. TIE bride is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stump, sis
ter of Judge Frederick Stump, Mrs. VIM. Web
ster, of Churchville, and of Mrs. James NJ Ma
graw, of Thomas Run.
There was strike, on Tuesday, among
workmen on the Belt Line, at Baltimore. Thei r
grievance is that the bricklayers are paid every
two weeks while settlements are made with
them monthly. 1t was stated that the men
would be paid off by the company and those who
chose to resume work on the company's terms
could do SO. The company say there is no
scarcity of labor seeking employment.
PERSONAL MENTIoN.-Mrs. Lydia Elliott, OF
Emmorton, has gone to join her husband, Mr..
John R. Elliott, in Salem, Va.
Mr.. John A. Robb, City Register of Baltimore,
returned to his home, on Monday, from visit
to his brother-in-law. Mr.. Thomas H. STREET.,
near the Rocks of Deer Creek.
PERUVIAN LooALs.-Messrs. Michael &
Malcolm have,reopened the store formally oc-
cupied by them as Michael, Keen & Co., and will
remain there until January LIST, when they will
remove to the old stand.
Mr.. John H. Sutton died last Friday at the