The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-06-05

ABERDEEN.

Edward Ferry
ABERDEEN.
Entertainment-B Ball Club Organ.
| ized-Church Festivals, &c.
A musical and literary entertainment took
| place in Mr.. J. b. Bakers canning house, or
| Wednesday evening of last week. The weather
was somewhat unfavorable, yet a very large and
| appreciative audience was present. The enter.
tainmcnt consisted of number of selections re-
| cited by the children of the school, interesting
| dialogues, musical solos, choruses, &c. The en-.
| tire programme was carried out with credit tc
| those who participated in it, The proceeds are
to be applied to the purchase of an organ for the
public school of this place.
| The Womens Christian Temperance Unior
| was organized at the NJ. Il. Church, on last Tues
| day evening Mrs. Chaplin, of South Carolina
| delivered highly interesting address, Mrs. X
4. Murphy was elected President Mrs. J. II
| Baker, Vice President; Mrs. G. w. Baker, Treas
| urer; Miss Nirgie Cronin, Recording Secretary
Miss Matte S. Richardson, Corresponding Sec
| rotary.
| On Tuesday evening of next week Distric
| Temperance Alliance auxiliary to the Hartford
| Temperance Alliance, will be organized at the
| Southern Methodist Church of this place. The
| Woman S Christian Temperance Union will also
| meet the same evening. A general invitation
is extended to ALL The occasion promises to bt
| an interesting one.
| A base ball association was organized in th
| place on Thursday of last week and the follow
Morgan; Secretary, John A. Osborn; Treasurer
&. G. kenly; Directors Q. n: Cole, G. W. Tom
linsan, Il. l.. Hanway, o. G. Michael, Jr, ]. p. Var
nall, w. Il. Morgan and L. Il. Morgan. over fifty
gentlemen were present and 40 handed in thei
| names as active and honorary members. Al
entrance fee of fifty cents was charged the sam,
Mr.. W. A. Wells was elected Captain of the pro
| posed club and was notified to select the frs
nine by the next meeting which was held Tues
office. The following is the nine selected:
w Wm u kaPE4Sgs9Tj p W. Ra HerrRg r cal
sins, Lester German, f. els, PRIV w. Wells w
A. Wells Lewis Michael, Napoleon Gorrell
| -Four members to act as substitute players
| were elected Umpres and 4. NJ. Cummons Geo
| IL, Wins and o. 9. Michael, Scorers; one servin!
in case of the absence of the other. All thu
young men in the community are invited to join
| Applications for membership may be made t,
the Secretary. The club is now ready to receive
| challenges.
The ladies of the Grove Presbyterian Churcf
and Cranberry Church will hold their annua
| festivals, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of th
| week.
The ladies of the Southern Methodist Church
| of this place, will hold their festival in Mr.. j.
| Bakers canning house on Wednesday, Thursda!
and Friday of next week, June 10th, llth anC
18th. The house is large and every effort is beinl
made by the ladies to make the festival one o
the most st pleasant of the H Frda
| the following Saturday evening.
Mrs. Alice Pennington has been quite sick fo
Mrs. Elizabeth Cronin, who has been i'll anC
| confined TO her room since Christmas last, tool
| her first drive on Monday last Her many friends
| will be gratitied to learn she will soon be OF
| the well list.
Miss Poll Everest of Cecil county, is visiting
| Miss Matte Richardson
| Miss Mary Murphy, of Kentucky, at Miss Flor
| encc BcemanS.
| Sunday next will be observed in the NJ. L
| Church South of this place, as missionary day
| y full attendance is desired at Sunday School
which will meet at 8 A. NJ. Don't forget thu
| pennies, friends. STRANGER.
"A
A shocking tragedy took place at Woodawn
| Cecil county, last Saturday. Charles p. Barnes
| aged 40 years. farmer and dealer in hay, grair
| and agricultural implements, residing about 20
yards from Woodlawn, killed Thomas L. Brown
aged IS years, who resided one mile from Wood
lawn. and Immediately afterwards shot to dealt
| his own eldest son. james Arthur Barnes, aget
| ID years, and then shot his second son, Ernest
aged 10 years, wounding him in the forehead
ME- Brown VIVA was nephew OF barnes ana and the,
| Mr.. Barnes, Jennie, daughters of Mr.. jane
| Toulson, formerly well-to-do farmer of Ceci
county. but who for the last TWO years has resid
| ed in Wilmington, Del.
Barnes within the last two years has given way tt
an appetite for drink, and from being kind, afec
| tionate husband and father, treated his wife ant
| children with violence and abuse. About three
| weeks ago, at the suggestion of his brother, Ed
| ward Barnes, he was arrested for cruelty to hi
| family and bound over to keep the peace. A
| the hearing before the magistrate he accused hi
| wife of inhdelity and she refused to live witt
| him any longer. They had seven children, al
| boys. She took three of the youngest and wen
| to live with her father, in Wilmington; two o
the Others were placed with relatives and thu
| two eldest remained with their father.
| MIR. Brown, the murdered man, took an active
part in bringing about the separation and thereb.
| incurred Barnes dispeasure. The shooting tool
place at 6 o'clock Saturday morning. Chas. P
| Barnes and John Kelly. the latter hired on thu
| place. were in the front yard when Brown ant
| ToulSon came up the road in buggy. Toulsoi
was on his way to Wilmington and wanted to Sc,
Barnes, who had promised to send some none,
| to his wife
/ Whan nrnwn stonnnd tho horsa and uot on
| Barnes picked up the gun and addressed himself
| to Brown, saying II want fair play: want jus
| tice." He cooked the gun, aimed it at Brown
and then took it from his shoulder. Brown sait
| to him, "Oh Charley, you would not shoot any
| body" and advanced step or two Barnes ad
| dressed him in foul language, making dreadful
| chBrges, and. at distance of few feet fred
charge into Browns breast, which made holt
I the size of mans wrist Brown was dead before
| he struck the ground and Barnes turned away
as the other" Mr.. Toulson held the horse while
| passing friend got the remains into the buggy
and drove them off to Browns late residence
where he had left four children and sick wife
Mr.. Barncs's two sons ran out when Brown wal
| killed, and started to go across the fields to
neighbours house with their grandfather, blu
Barnes called them back, and Mr. Touson contin
ued his journey alone, not thinking of harm com
I ing to the boys He had scarcely gone 100 yards
| when he heard two reports, and the youngest Of
the boys came flying after him crying Il an
| shot and Arthur is killed." MIR. Toulson and hi:
| little grandson fastened away.
| No one saw the shooting of the two boys. They
| were alone IN the mousse with their rather. WheT
| the boys entered the kitchen the father was al
ready there. He raised his gun and sent a load
| of mixed shot through the head of Arthur at q
| distance of few inches. The charge took effect
| between the eyes ut the top of the nose and pass
| ed out on the right side of the head. lifting the
top of the skull and scattering the brains ovel
| the walls and ceiling and upon the furniture
what brains were left in the skull rolling out in
| mass as the corpse struck the floor. The face
was blackened with powder, and more CHASTITY
| object cannot be imagined. The charge of shot
| after passing through the chids head, still in a
ded itself in shed nineteen yards distant, cover
| ing about two square feet OF surface.
! The young boy, on seeing his father raise the
| gun at Arthur, made for the door. Just as he
the charge struck his hat and the door, five shot
struck his forehead and one cut to the bone. but
| no serious damage was done. The mass of the
| charge went sliding along the WALL and tore out
a bulk of plaster as large as a mans fist. After
doing the shooting Barnes left the house and went
body. He went in and out four times passing
| the dead body of his boy each time 1t was
several hours after the shooting before the peo-
| pie got the body of young Barnes
The neighbors collected in large numbers, but
were deferred from entering by Barnes threats
! to shoot the first man who crossed his door step.
When the officers of the law arrived they broke
| In the windows and one door, but Barnes did not
respond, and entering the house they found
| Barnes asleep In bed. He readily surrendered
| been suffering from delirium tremens. On Sun
day evening he attempted suicide by repeatedly
striking his forehead against the wall of his cell,
gashing his forehead open and severing an artery.
He then tore the skin around the wound, in his
frenzy. He has since been tied and is watched to
see that he does himself no further injury.
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