The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-10-09
CORRESPONDENTS.
Affairs Mt Port Deposit.
PoRr DEPOSIT, Sept. 3Vth. 1874
RUNAWAY.

FORT pEFoslr sept dVth, 1914
RUNAWAY.
We al quite u runway and smash up day last
week. Whil.t Mr.. T. Brown was driving along quiet "
down. Foundry Hollow the bolt which holds tlJ shart
to the axle tree cane ont, which frightened tho horse
to such an extc.t that he away Jerking Mr. Brow
OUT and breaking the wagon fearhliy. The loss the
wagon WAS about iwvniy live dollars, but fortunate Y
lao serious injury was Sustained by sir. brown.
DEATH OF An AGED LAZY
Mrs. Cummings died On last Sunday Mt Mount Pleas.
amt Stn uisric OF Cecil county, at tho advanced
OF one hundred and four years and six months Sis
was born IN ireland, and could and about her
room until the day before died
CONTEMPLATED TOURNAMENT.
The young mei Of This town are talking OF holding
tournament about the 18th Of October. They will
have speakers TO address the company together with
bra'' band, and no doubt every thing will be arrange
in an attractive and agreeable manner. No person ad.
micd to ridea Knight outside OF Cecil county. They
expecting pleasant aud merry time aud we hope
they may not lie disappointed
TusPT
John Martini (c"lored) was arrested last Saturday
charged with stealing watch from David Reynolds
lie WAS committed to Jail by Esquire Abrahnnls to
await the action of 'he grand jury
The house of Dexter Cook situated in fro nj oi
the Washington House, discovered be on fire on
Thursday morning, about l45, A. H., by r. ~ baldwin
who returning hom. from tho ~ o'clock train from,
Perryve. having been detained away on business and
coming homo at This late hour by calling I'M some
men and spreading the alarm, the fire extin.
guished and on examinations 1t WAS found to be the
work Of an incendary who having tnkon old rags
had saturated them with coal oil and then fired them
The store was not insured but fortunately no damage
Of any account was sustained.
THAT BALLOON, BOYS.
Our town was aroused aud greatly excited Oh Satur-
day. Goth, about o'clock, by the appearance OF the
balloon, in n northwest direction. 1t did not seem
larger than kite at first but gradually became larger
aud larger until with glass tho basket was plainly
to be seem together with the rigging and the letters on
its side, z. T. Ba'nnm As the wind In a good di
recton to bring it towards great hopes were
tanned that the Professor would come down and take
dinner in Port but such not the case lie did not
v. al 1,
Eve when he began to descend slowly ut first, and
finally very rapidly, until at r. NJ the balloon had
gone down behind the woods and every said and we
thought ourselves that it could be more than two
miles or two and n half at most, from Port. Now we
thought to ourselves here isa good chance to the
great Barnnm balloon and Professor Donaldson too and
all 1t will cost Is short walk. so party of dozen or
procured boat and giving the to two color.
ed men, We started for Lapdum; in Short for the bal
LOOM The way these boys pulled the river show
ed they meant business and gave them all the en-
cement could, telling them once on the liar
ford side and we were Mt the balloon After landing
some ran one way and some another, like wild men
and all claimed Of course they going in the right
direction to the balloon. We travelled about half a
mile up steep HILL and coming to house we enquir
ed for tho balloon. "Oh, yes well you will find Just
beyond that wood in the Majors field" "Thank YOU
SIR" and on proceeded, encouraged by such cheer
ing words, (fsr we Were tired and had no dinner)
Having reached the Majors field were told to go
just little way and We would SEQ it Well we
did on and some of the boys were blowing like
on hot day almost had their tongues out, and said
"0h let's sit down aud rest" "0h. no. never, until We
that Bal oon," and went like hounds on the
chase, about mile north of Rock Run Church. Hero
enquired Of gentleman il lie lad the balloon.
YES, gents it fell within quarter of mile of where
we now stand" "rhink you," from each and we
went again Mt horse speed. Well, thought that
quarter Of mile pretty long Over fences, branches
through brars and bushes, and yet onward we sped,
bound to the balon for such object and &C
compsh it we must. Thus We travelled until we foun
ourselves beyond Prospect School House. Every
telling us 1t was just across the next field. We
pretty well Tired out indeed and just coming
0utfr n W. n mn in tla datan
aud asked, "Iaye you that balloon, sir" eve
afraid spoke angrily, for we were vexed) The
Biluou land he looked scaredl SO why yes 1t fell
just in that field but they have wrapped it up and
started to IIavre de Grace. Now Vanitas pdnitatum
thought we, and all is vanity We took our coats and
threw them the ground and laid them to rest and
to st udy, and we thought-but here let the curtain
fall, but only imagine running miles to see
balloon and then did not get to see it.
Slowly and sadly started our homeward journey,
and returned wepositvely resolved that whereas
had been completely deceived (fooled) we Guild
never never start after another balloon unless we
knew where We were going. AUTOMATIC.