The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-07-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

BEL AIht MO.y JILL 10 to0G'
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The ladies of Lapidum Church cleared
over $3.50 by their recent fair and festival.
Mr. James Worthington, near Havre de
Grace raised 165 bushels of wheat on four
acres.
Mr. John Stine gardener for Hon. Henry
D. Farnandis sends us a vegetable curiosity
two perfect squashes, Joined together as one.
Mrs. Mary Ann Arthur has filed, in the
Baltimore county court, a bill of complaint
for divorce from her husband, Joseph Arthur.
Preparations are progressing for the Car
sins Run camp meeting. 1t is thought it
will be great success. 1t will begin July
2Sth.
Harrison w. Crosby, who is said to have
discovered, in 1S47, the art of Theoretically
sealing tomatoes in tin cans, died at James
burg, n. j., on Wednesday.
Mr.. Joel J. Abbott and Miss NJ. Norah
Turner, both well known in this vicinity,
were married at Severn NJ. p. Church, Anne
Arundel county, on June Goth, by Rev. j. w.
Gray.
DIR. j. H. Scarf, of Baltimore, and Mrs E.
B. Carter, of Richmond, Va, were married
Saturday afternoon at the Eutaw House by the
Rev. E. Homes Lawer. DR.. Scarf is son OF
the late Joshua Scarf, of Hartford county.
james Price, colored, of Abingdon, was
found unconscious, Monday night, alongside
the tracks of the p, w. and B. Railroad, at
Bush river He was taken to the City Hos
pital. where his condition was improved the
next day.
Grover Alexander, aged years, son OF
James Alexander, fell out of a cherry tree on
Mr. VIM. Munnikhuysen's farm, Monday
morning, and broke his left arm, between the
wrist and elbow. DIR. o. Is. Carcaud set the
injured limb.
DIR. VIM. s. Archer and L. Hall Richard
son of w. on Sunday successfully amputated
one of Mr.. Thomas Shannan's fingers. Both
of his hands were terribly cut and lacerated
by circular saw, at Watervale Mill, about
six weeks ago.
The Democrats of Marshall's district will
hold a ratification meeting, at Jarrettsville, ON
Saturday, July 23d, at 2 O'Clock, P. NJ. Among
the speakers announced are Hon. j. Fred. G.
Talbot, candidate for Congress, Hon. Her
man Stump, Hon. Isador Raynor and Hon. j.
Thos C. Hopkins.
W. Thomas jackson, a young man EN-
ployed as deputy in the postofiice at Towson,
was arrested and taken before United States
Commissioner Rogers, in Baltimore, on Mon
day, charged with Incorporating postal
funds He was released on 81 800 bail for the
action of the federal grand jury.
DIR. j. L. Windolph, of Darlington, has
sold his thoroughbred stallion Herald with
his book for 1892 to N. w. s. Hays d Bros,
of Churchville. Herald is fashionable in
breeding and though thoroughbred is a good
trotter. His colts are considered by the best
Judges of horse-fesh to be fine and promising.
They are also very large.
Rev. David Barr, General Missionary of
the diocese, expects to spend two weeks in
Hartford county, visiting the congregations of
Christ Church, Rock Spring, and the Church
of the Holy Cross, Rocks of Deer Creek. He
will hold services next Sunday morning at
Rock Spring, at II o'clock, A. NJ, and at the
Holy Cross, at p NJ.
Mrs Piper, wife of Mr.. A. A. Piper, mem |
Der of the bar, while visiting her mother, Mrs. |
K. ii. Munroe, at Greenwood, 18th district, on |
Friday night of last week, was so seriously |
shocked by lightning, which struck near the |
house. that she was rendered unconscious for |
some time None of the other members of the |
family were affected T0CsOn Union, 9th.
Capt Samuel Wilson, of the schooner j.
S. Wilson, from Havre de Grace, reports that |
on Monday last Albert Masters fell overheard |
from the schooner near Spesutia Island and
was drowned. The captain said that Masters
was probably suffering from fit. The body |
of Masters was not recovered. 1t is thought |
that the drowned man lived in Havre de |
Grace.
Mr. John j. Bechtold, on Mr.. William G. |
HalPs farm, near Abingdon, has eight acres
of Japanese buckwheat which is almost ripe |
enough to be cut. 1t promises large yield.
Specimen stalks sent to The 4E'giS office
measure feet 81 inches 1t was planted last |
spring and it is said that under favorable cir
cumstances two crops can he raised on the |
same ground in one year.
The hearing at Ekton in the case of Sam
uel Fenner, charged with the murder on the
night of April IL, 1891, of Mrs. j. Granville |
Richards, was concluded on Monday Fen |
ner declared he was in Pittsburg on the day |
named and several witnesses swore they saw |
him there at that time. He was held until |
the antecedents and character of his witnesses |
could be enquired into. If it be; concluded |
that there is not sufficient evidence to hold |
him he will be surrendered to the Pennsylva- |
MIA authorities where he has been convicted of
burglary but not yet sentenced.
LEG BRoKEN.-George Kimble, of Oxford, |
Pa, Western Union telegraph lneman had
his left leg fractured by telegraph pole