The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-07-15
NElGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by Our Correspondents
FallstOn News,

FALLsToN, July 13-One day last week
johnny, Il little nine-year old son of Mr.
Thomas Shannahan, while hunting birds
nests fell from q large hickory tree to the
ground, distance of about 30 feet. He was
picked up in an unconscious condition and re-
manned so for several hours. DR.. Charles Bag
ley was called and found him suffering from
conclusion of the brain. In few days the
little fellow was well again. The ground
under the tree was covered with a heavy
growth of timothy, which doubtless helped to
save his life by breaking the force of the fall
Samuel Pennington was accidentally delug-
ed over the head and face, short time ago,
with bottle of carbolic acid, the stopper Of
the bottle having come out unexpectedly
while it was being held over his head. He
was burned in very painful manner and the
sight of his right eye was endangered. He is
now well again. q
x little child of Lingan Bradley, colored, fell
and broke its collar bone recently.
Mr.. William Brown, OF Baltimore, who is on
a visit to his brother, Mr.. James Brown. of
Singer, for the benefit of his health, is still on
the sick list though he is slightly improved.
Mr. Brown has been in the employ of the b.
& o. Railroad for many years and his consti-
tuition has been undermined by close applica-
tion to his duties.
Mr.. James Creswell has the best field of
corn have seen, and he is now working it,
although it is tasseling out, or as Mr.. John
Norris puts it, putting on its shoulder straps
and musket."
Mr. Hudson Bateman, of Wilma, is enlarg-
ing his dwelling.
A never-failing spring at the top of hill,
on the wilma road, instead of at the bottom,
and at the top of the bank or cut, attracts the
eye. Ftrr
Workmen are now engaged in putting up
new telegraph poles along this road The old
line was rotten to the core. | notice on some
6 al e al afO Nf
80 years ago.
The farms of Messrs. Joseph and George
Archer present a neat and attractive appear
ance and their crops of tomatoes and corn are
as good as the best.
Susie Lutz, who has been critically i'll for
several weeks, is convalescent.
Mr.. E. l.. McLoraine, who is managing
foreman on the Reckord farm, near Stockton,
raised 4S0 bushels of wheat on Is acres.
Reckord's especial Compound" was the ferti-
lizer used. Mr.. Edward Colgan got 2S4 bush
| els per acre.
While passing from Baltimore to Washing
ton, lately, l did not see one good field OF
corn, oats, wheat or grass. In Washington
the first thing | noticed was the almost uni
yersal use of the bicycle In fact it was hard
to cross the street for them. Men and women
| use them alike. The pavements are mostly
made of asphalt and are well suited to this
kind of locomotion. Washington is pretty
citv, but too much scattered, and felt all the
time as though | were in the suburbs of Balti
more The public buildings are grand beyond
description.
| An effort is being made to establish post
office at Mrs. E. V. Bagley's store, and as this
is a central point, at the intersection OF thu
Fallston turnpike and Hartford road, post
Office at this place would be great public
| convenience Prof g. G. Curtiss' Oakland
| Boarding School is also located here.
| Miss Eleanor Peregoy is sojourning for TIN
summer with Mrs. James X. Keech.
TEMPEST.