The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-12-11
OBITUARY,


MIR. Thomas s. Hughes, who had many rela-
tives and friends in this county, died at his
residence in Baltimore, last Saturday afternoon,
paralysis, aged SO years. He was the son of
John Hughes, formerly of Hartford county He
married Miss Sarah A. Silver, daughter of the
late Samuel b. Silver. Mrs. Hughes and three
children survive him. His oldest son is Mr.
John g. Hughes. Mr. Thomas s. Hughes sue
ceeded his father in the undertaking business,
and carried on the business successfully until
about year ago. His first stroke of paralysis
was received in July, 1880, and the next in June,
1884. Last Friday week he was taken very sick
in his buggy and being conveyed TO his home,
fingered eight days Mr.. Hughes was all excel
lent business man and was upright in all his deal.
ings. At he time of his death Mr. Hughes was
engaged in the real estate business with his
son, Mr.. John 8. Hughes.
The funeral of Mrs. N A. McComas took
place on Sunday, from the residence of her SOIL
in-law, MIR. Wilbur F. Wallis, near Forest Hill,
the nterment being at Centre NJ. E. Church.
Rev j. H. Marsh OBLIGATED and preached SER
mon. Remarks were also made by Rev. T. T.
Wysong and Darlington Hopes, of the Friends
Society. The pall-bearers were Messrs. j. b.
Roe, John STREET., Elisha Tucker, David Gray,
VIM. R. Wallis and VIM. Forwood. The funer-
al was largely attended. Messrs Nathan Dean
Il Son were the undertakers.
The funeral of Mr.. Robert Amos who died on
Tuesday of last week, took place from his late
residence, near Abingdon. the remains being in
tered at Ebenezer NJ E. Church, near Upper
Cross Roads, on Thursday. The officiating
minister was Rev. Jos. P. Wilson. The pail
bearers were Charles Roberts, Ohio Gilbert,
James W. Hanna, James Magness, Edward G.
Hooker and Benjamin Hitchcock.
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COURT PRoCEEDINGs.-T jury in the case
of Charles H. Dance against the County Com
missioners, on Thursday evening of last week
brought in u verdict in favor of the Commits
sioners. The suit was brought by Mr.. Dance
to recover from the Commissioners $500 for the
loss of two horses, which were drowned in the
race at Hanway's Mill, in September, 1884, the
horses having fallen off a bridge which was I'M
protected by guard rails.
On Friday the case of Henry Reckord IL Sons
against Franklin Rigdon was taken up. This
was suit to recover from Mr.. Rigdon the value
of five tons of fertilizer, alleged to have been
purchased by him from FL. Ii. Heaps, agent for
Messrs. Reckord d Sons.
Mr.. John H. Rockford testified that Mr. Heaps
was their agent last year and new contract
was made this year. The goods were not
shipped to Mr.. Rlgdon until after the contract
was signed by Heaps. There was some uncer-
tainty us to the time, and Mr., Reckord, from
memory, dated the contract September 22d, the
goods being shipped September 25th.
Mr.. Rigdon testified that Heaps was indebted
to him fol- corn furnished the canning firm of
which he was q member, and protested to be
selling the fertilizer on his own account. Mr..
Rigdon also said he did not know Heaps was
Messrs. Reckord ~ Sons agent
The case was argued by Messrs, Williams and
Hopkins for the plaintiffs and by Messrs. Young
and Stump for the defendant.
Judge Waters instructed the jury that If they
believed Heaps sold the FERTILIZER to Rigdon and
agreed to accept credit for the value thereof
on the amount he owed Rigdon and that Heaps
did not inform Rgdon that be was an agent for
Reckord ~ Sons, but held himself out as owner
of the goods, and that Rigdon had no knowledge
that he was an agent, but dealt with him In
good faith individually, then the plaintiffs were
not entitled to recover, although the jury may
believe from the evidence that Heaps was agent
forplaintiffs.
On Tuesday the case of Lee Smith, charged
with violation of the local option law, at his
public house at Castleton, was tried The
prosecuting witness, Daniel Smith, cousin of
tuc accuseu, tesliheu Inat III june luSt ne went
to Lee Smiths place at Castleton, with friend,
and asking for something to drink, got half
PIN of something in bottle. He and his
friend drank pome of it, could not tell what 1t
was but it TASTED like Gnd be supposed 1t to be
whisky He got It in YGe dining room, and laid
the money .onthe table. Lee smfth"w in the
room. The witness also testified that he had
never heard whisky was sold az his cousins, and
you'd not state why he laid down his money
The jury brought in verdict of guilty May
nadiir and u. W. Archer for The State, VIM.
Young for defence.