The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-12-21

included an automatic wagon lock and mode
Of fastening and christening cattle in stalls. A
description of these inventions will be given
ty Agricultural Society on Monday awarded Mr..
Allen premium of SO for his cattle fastener
and diploma on his wagon lock.
THE SUPPER in Bel Air, last week, for the
benefit of the NJ. Z. Church, was success. 1t
was largely attended by the people of Bel Air
and neighborhood. The arrangements were eX-
cellent and well carried out Much of the eyed
ii is due TO those having the matter in charge,
among whom were Mrs. f. &. Lee, Mrs. Morris
Dean, Misses Alice French, Ella Sheridan, Alice
Cook, Mrs Geo. r. Carver, Mrs. Elder, DR.. Ben
jamin Smith, VIM. &. Jeffrey and Edmund Lee
The net proceeds amounted to $50.
WARNING TO PIPE SMOKERs-Ou Wednesday
of last week as Mr.. Daniel Morrison, of Pros
pect, was riding along the road, he put the pipe
he had been smoking into his pocket Some
fire had been left in the pipe, and as puff of
wind blew his coat.t tail aside Il blaze ran up the
lining of his coat. He sprang from his horse,
tore off his coat, and stamped out the fire. Then
taking the offending pipe he demolished it. We
would like to add that this accdent-the second
of the same kind that has happened to Mr.. Nor
rson-cured him of smoking, but truth com
pels us to say that he has provided himself with
Il pipe with a cover TO the bowl. The warning,
therefore, must be taken by some one else.
INJURED ON THE TRACK.-Last Friday evening
tl,a xrln, Il
Central Railroad, was terribly injured by being
run over by hand-car, while crossing the tres
tie at Watervale. Hearing the car coming he
ran but finding he could not get across in time
braced himself for the shock, thinking he could
stop the car. The brakes wsre put down by
the men on the car, but the car slid along the
track. The handle of the car struck Drain in
the head, knocking him down, and his body was
wound up in the wheels Five minutes claps-
ed before he could be eXtricated One leg was
horribly mangled and there were also several
wounds on his body. He was taken to his
home, near Falston. Drain had been in the
employ of the railroad for several years. He
has wife and several children A companion
who was crossing the trestle with him escaped
by sliding down one of the beams, while the car
passed above him.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
Messrs. Dallam, Walker and McDoon, were APP
pointed committee to inspect the new iron
bridge over Broad Creek, 9TH district
Messrs Walker, McDoon and Bateman were
appointed to inspect the new road in the 9th
district opened and graded by Joshua Husband,
Sr.
Messrs Dallam, Hope and Bateman were APP
pointed to inspect the bridge walls at Preston's
Mill.
The damage case of j. Fred. Crew and Larry
Kehoe, for the upsettlng of their wagon loaded
with canned goods, on Conowingo Hill, was
compromised by the Commissioners paying
them $40
The Commissioners of the several districts
were instructed to see that all railroad crossings
are kept in proper order.
The Commissioners visited the Afmshouse on
Tuesday and found everything in excellent con
dition.
Adjourned to meet Dec. 3lst
THE PETIT JURY DIsCHARGED--Judge Wat
tiers on Monday discharged the petit jury from
further tendance upon court
Before discharging them Judge Waters called
their attention to the condition of the jail not
as jury but as taxpayers, and the jury
visited the Jail in body. Upon their return 10
the court house all Of them signed the petition
to the Legislature to authorize the County
Commissioners to issue bonds to the amount of
S25 600 to build new Jail.
In the case of Henry A. Layield, on trial last
Friday, for breaking into and robbing the store
of Mr. Geo. ID. Whitelock, in Darlington, the
jury after remaining out Friday night brought
in verdict of guilty.
James +. Gaugharan, who was indicted Joint
ly with Layfeldsfor robbing Mr.. Whitelock's
store, was tried on Saturday and acquitted.
Maynadier for State, VIM. Young and Cooley
for defence.
State VS.. John H. Hall, of Havre de Grace
violation of local option law; tried before the
court Judgment not guilty. Maynadier, H.
W. Archer and Marine for State, Young Stump
and Hopkins for defence.
The State has found great difficulty in getting
witnesses in The remaining local option cases.
some Of which have been stetted and some con
tinued until the next February term. The cases
stetted were those of Joseph Mackin, Thomas
Reddlngton, John II. Serricks, A. F. Slymer
and John Lamm, in which VIM. Poplar was in
former. Poplar, on n former trial, as witness
for the State impeached his own evidence and
witnesses swore they would not believe him on
his oath.
Other cases against Mackin, scrricks, Slymer,
Mrs Ellen A. Kelly and Mrs. Annie Frede, in
which Mathew Hewlett, A. A. Fletcher VIM
E. Famous and Richard Kane are prosecuting
witnesses, were continued to the February term
These witnesses could not be found, the attach
ments being returned accordingly. Judge
Waters ordered the attachments to be renewed
and instructed the Sheriff to arrest the parties
named whenever he finds them and confne them
in jail or have them held to bail for their ap-
pearance at the February term