The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

yer. A gentleman stopping here over night
also lost valuable horse with the same dis
ease. Mr. Samuel Harris lost a valuable
horse.-Dem0crat.
DEsTRUTIvE FIRE.-The paper mill of G.
Fl. Duckett, situated on the Little Elk, near
Rock Church, was entirely DESTROYED by fire
on Wednesday night last The fire was first
discovered about II o'clock. The origin of
it is unknown. The value of property DIES.
troyed is estimated at 100000. Insurance on
the mill $4,000, and on the stock $4,000 Mr.
Duckett is a worthy and industrious manu-
faclurer, and in his adversely has the sympa
thy of all who know him.-Dem0c1ut
SUDDEN DEATH-John w. Slradley died
SUDDENLY nj the residence of his son-n law,
Benjamin Howard. in Sassafras Neck, on
Sunday morning last. He walked from his
home Ia Mr.. Towards, took n seat in chair,
and in n few moments was n curpse-Demo-
crdt
"A total failure of the peach crop is re-
ported in this county, The young peaches
that put in appearance in spite of the frost,
are reported falling off the trees Whig
WEST CHEsRER, Pa
BOLD ATTEMPT AT HIGHwAY ROBBERY
About ~ o'clock on Saturday night last, as
Capt. VIM. S. Underwood of Elkvew, was
driving along the public road in Lower Ok
ford township, between Hayesville and Lin
coin University, he was attacked by two men
in the woods near Chestnut Hill school house,
with apparently murlerous intent. On adj
dressing them with the salutation good eve-
ming" rs he passed, one of the men struck the
Captain on the back of the head with a stone
with such force as to knock him out of his
buggy THE ground, then both of the Sound
drels jumped upon him and attempted to beat
him to death. Although severely stunned
the Captain managed to get up, and jerk
ing club from the hands of one of the cow
ardly dcsperadoes, dealt him blow with it
which caused him to retreat and the other
was also put to flight. The captain fought
like tiger for some minutes before he re-
covered from the stunning effects of the blow
upon his head, and when he returned to full
consciousness he found that his horse had
stopped on the road a short distance fIom
the scene of action Captain Underwood is
sure that there was no other object for the
attack than highway robbery. He has some
suspicious as to who the parties are and is
instituting search for them. We hope he
may be successful in bringing them to Justice
West Chester Local Neaos.
A SAD AFFAIR-On Tuesday last the
family ofJohn Carroll, proprietor of the West
Chester Hotel, in this Borough, were visited
with sad atfliction. Shortly after dinner,
Mrs. Carroll, mother of the child, little
boy about p years of age washed the child
ana was about to go up stairs to change its
clothing. The little thing started ahead
while the mother stopped in the room below
talking moment to friend who had cal
led in. Shortly after she heard terrible
screams and fastening up stairs she found
her little child's clothing on fire, the flames
flying over its breast face and head With
q mothers love she did not wait q second TO
look for anything with which to smother out
the fire, but seized the child and with her
handsbeat out the flames, in doing which
she was badly burned. But the fend had
done its work, the poor little child was hor.
ribly burned. The best of medical aid was
summoned, and everything that could be was
done, but towards the close of the afternoon
the little sufferer closed its eyes in death,
leaving behind u sorrowing family to mourn
its sad and untimcly fate 1t appears that
as soon as the child entered the room up
stairs it climbed upon chair in front of a
wall closet where it found some matches
which it ignited and set fire to its clothing
In order to reach the matches it had got upon
the back Of the chair-quite Il task for one so
young. The case is a sad one indeed, and
the family have the sympathy of our whole
community Village Record.