The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-12-18
Eural affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

LITTLE LOCALE
MIR. j. B. Scarborough has been appointed
postmaster at Prospect, Hartford county.
Christmas tree at Grace Chapel, Hickory,
Monday, 2Sth, at 80 o'clock. All invited.
Our Towson neighbors held town meet
ing, Wednesday night and voted against incor-
porating the place.
-Four hundred canvas-back ducks have been
ordered from Havre de Grace for Ward Meal
listers great New Years ball in New York on
January 18th.
An entertainment will be given at Rock
Run school, Tuesday, Dec. 29d, at O'Clock, P.
NJ, by the teacher, Miss Carrie Richardson, and
her pupils.
The Union Chapel NJ. P. Sunday School
will hold their Christmss entertainment at
wilma Hall, on Christmas night. An interest
programme may be expected.
Mr.. John Trago lately plowed up, on Mr.
John g. Norris's farm, near Fountain Green, q
Spanish silver coin, in an excellent state of pre-
servation, bearing the date 1774.
-Michaelsville lane, in Bush River Neck,
has been thoroughly repaired, under the super
vision of Mr.. Charles w. Michael, who has been
assisted in the good work by Mr.. M. Marion
Malcolm and other neighbors.
The Sunday School festival and Christmas
tree of Spesutis Church, Perryman, will be held
on Wednesday, December 30th, at 7.3O P. M
1t is expected that the Rev. W. M. Dame, OF
Baltimore, will be present, and address the
children.
The heaviest corn yield yet reported in Bal
timore county is that grown by Mr.. Melchor
Hoshall. of the 9Th district. He raised this
season on Is acres, 261 barrels of No. corn, an
average of III barrels to the acre. 1t was
grown without fertilzer.-Towson Union.
Mr.. D. b. Rice has refused to serve any
longer as President of the Baltimore County
Agricultural Society. Col. D. M. Matthews
and Mr.. VIM. H. Wight are both mentioned
for the place. Mr.. Harry e. Longnecker has
been reelected Secretary and Mr.. VIM. s. Pow
ell, Treasurer.
"A number of horses and cows near Long
Green station, Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad,
have died suddenly. under circumstances which
led to the belief that they had been poisoned.
An analysis showed traces of mineral poison.
The matter will be investigated by the Balti-
more county authorities.
MIR. K. L. Gulick, State Organizer of the
Farmers Alliance, is in the county, arranging
for meetings at various points for the purpose
Of organizing Alliances. Meetings will accord
ingly be held at Aberdeen, Perryman, Church
willie, Darlington, Dublin, Street,, Jarrettsville,
Shawsville, Fallston and Bel Air.
"A Deer Creek farmer has a heifer which
will not be three years old until the Goth Of
next February, that has already presented TO
her owner three fine calves. One was dropped
September LIST, 1890, and on the 18th of this
month, pair Of twin calves made the heifer's
owner happy. They are both doing we'll.
There are afew things, says the Towson Union,
that country editors have reason to be thankful
for. One is that cranks do not come into their
office and demand million dollars, and just
because they don't get it Immediately, blow up
the establishment with dynamite. In this re-
spect it's almost as safe being q country editor
rs being tramp.
The members and friends of Providence NJ.
P. Church sent their pastor, Rev. 8. A. Hob
litzell, and family, large two-horse wagon
load of provisions, on Wednesday, as Christ
mas donation. Messrs. John Divers, Jr., and
Thomas Hitchcock engineered the plan to
successful elimination, and COL Divers and
Mr.. Hitchcock landed it safely upon the parsoD
age premises in Bel Air.