The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-06-09

MORE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CouSTY.-A
progress in and around Darlington, some of
which have heretofore been noticed.
DR.. II. c. Whiteford has finished handsome
new house, on lot in Darlington purchased
by him from Mr.. }. X. Massey
- Mr.. Frank Duphon, telegraph operator and
clerk in Mr. T. II. c. Reads store, has nearly
completed his new dwelling house, on a lot in
Darlington purchased from MIR. Miles Crow.
MIR. George d. Whitelock is building n store
house, GO by "a feet two stories high. The mp
per story will be used as a town hall.
-Messrs. W. II. IL. Whiteford and j. K. Hop
kns are building large canning house, near
Darlington. They are both enterprsing gentle
men and will make the business pay.
Other improvements are also contemplated
in the same neighborhood.
Mr. Charles Rgdon is building an addition
to his store at Chestnut Hill.
Mr.. s. w. Harkins, carpenter is erecting a
large barn for Mr.. Eli Tucker, at Forest Hill.
THE CLOSE OF CoURT.-The petit jury were
discharged last Saturday and the business ofthe
term wound up. The following cases were tried
| after our report closed last week:
Joshua X. .Pritchard VS.. George Baldwin. This
case arose upon written contract for money
due Pritchard who was professor at Mr., Bald
wins canning house. He worked 90 days, at
the rate of $3.50 per day. Baldwin then dis.
charged him, refusing to pay him, on the ground
that he had ruined sixty cases of goods. TIE
jury rendered verdict in Pritchards favor fol
S1Ol.92. Young and Gilbert for Prtchard, Har
Ian u Webster and Williams for Baldwin.
Henry l.. Taylor VS.. !. ID. and w. &. Michael,
administrators of VIM. II. Michael, deceased
This suit was brought for wood cut and hauled
by Taylor for Michael before June 1st 1876, to
Stony Landing, in I'd district, on the Chesapeake
Bay. Taylor cut and haulded sS114 cords of wood
which was taken charge Of by Abednego Taylor,
Mchael's agent, and reduced on account of short
wood to IS cords. This wood was swept away
by flood in September, 1876, and the question
arose who should sustain the loss. Suit was
| brought in 1873, in the spring of which year Mr.
Michael died. The case was first tried in Balti
more city, in Judge Garey's court-Young and
Radcliffe, counsel for Taylor, J. Alexander Pres
ton, counsel for Michael. The jury falling to
agree, the case was removed to Baltimore county
by VIM. Grason, counsel for Taylor, and then
Immediately carried to Bel Air, where it was
tried last week. Verdict for Taylor for $500
Young and Farnandis for Taylor, Williams
Harlan u Webster for Michael's administrators
George IL. Hamilton, by his next friend, Sarah
f. Hamilton, VS.. the County Commissioners
This was an action for injury received on pub
lie road in the first district, by the plaintiff,
| by the falling of a horse he was riding. The
case was submitted to the court upon the same
| evidence given before the jury in Il former case
| of Mrs. Sarah f. Hamilton VS.. the County Com.
missomcrs, for the loss of services of her minor
son, by reason of the same accident. The two
Judges-Grason and Watters-being unable to
| agree upon the facts, the case was continued
until the next term, when it will be tried before
| jury. Farnandis, Stump and VIM. Young for
! the plaintiff, Henry w. Archer and Henry W.
| Archer Jr., for the defendants. .fll,E
| The case of Robert Turner, use OLA. Robinson
| White va. John IL. Lytle, garnishee of Jno. NJ.
| Hopkins, was also tried Lyle agreed to take
| 1000 cases of canned goods from the Hopkins
| Canning Company, amounting to more than his
| bill against them. He then paid the difference,
| s6s625. Turner attached the goods February
1 18th, 1882. The ttachment was raised on the
] oath of February, 1882. A verdict was given In
| favor Of Lyle, restoring him the property and
| giving him 800 damages. Fl. w. Archer and
stump for Lytle, VIM. Young, Williams and
: White for Turner.