The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-09-25

On Thursday night of last week George Rich
ardson, colored man in the employ of Mr..
John Sawyer, returned home late at night from
the circus at Bel Air, and in putting away his
horse he accidentally fell through a hatchway
In Mr. Sawyer's barn, dislocatng his shoulder
aud bruising his side severely. He was brought
to Bel Air, where Drs, Lee, Archer and Holdings
worth reduced the dislocation. The injury was
very severe, and the limb was replaced with diff
hcuty.
Two co,ored men employed by Mr.. Harry Will
son, near Bel Air, engaged in wrestling match,
on Tuesday which resulted in one of them get
ting his arm dislocated at the shoulder. DR.. G.
A. Holingsworth reduced the dislocation for
him.
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The NORTHERN HARTFORD PACKING AssoCIA-
TIoN.-A meeting of the stockholders of the
Northern Hartford Packing Association was held
last Saturday week, at Delta. Mr. w. r. Gal
breath was in the chair and DR.. W. IL. McCurdy
Secretary. Mr.. Caleb Emlen, who had been ap-
pointed to unravel the tangled affairs of the as
ISOLATION, made lengthy report of the business
of the association during the years 1888 and
1884, together with statement of the present
condition of the concern. The Delta Herald
report says:
Mr.. Emlen had examined the books of Treasur-
or Boyle, whose receipts from all sources had
been $3.50 2SS. "a expenditures 1853 03?. 22-for all
OF which he had furnished the proper vouchers
or satisfactory memoranda. The books of the
Secretaries Andrews and McCurdy were less
satisfactory, though the accountant did not hold
them alone responsible, as the system of business
carried on by the Association was of such ma
ture that many things never came to the knowl-
eoge or the secretary and many Gamers had not
returned complete statements of their pack.
The saccountant had used every effort to
obtain an itemized report from the broker, j. W.
Collins, but had failed. His accounts were re-
en- or had assumed very enlarged powers to sell,
collect, expend and report when he pleased but
he had turned over to tho Association very little
of the money collected.
The accounts of the canmakers. Smith & Wicks
as also those of the Bureau of Engraving, were
not quite complete and were not yet reported
there being portion of the goods purchased by
| them in litigation. Both, however, are nearly
paid, IT they have not been overpaid.
Mr.. Emen said he had failed to obtain re-
| ports from all the Gamers as to the amount OF
| goods packed and the manner in which they had
were complete, together with the inspectors ac-
| counts, he estimated that the entire PACK for the
two years was 200, sos cases, of which the assoca-
| ton had sold 25O,623 cases. the balance having
| been disposed of by individual Gamers The
| number of cans furnished by Smith g. Wicks
| was given as 09045 cases.
| The report gives as the foundation of the dis.
aster the decision of the Board of Directors tC
hold the pack of 1888. followed as this was by the
enormous expenses for storage, insurance, inter-
| est. discounts, and other miscellaneous expenses
| while the market maintained downward tend
ency. Then the fact that there was no respousi.
| BILE person through whom all sales and collections
| had to he made, gave room for various extortions
and delinguencies on the part of brokers and
others. The direct and indirect losses were es.
timated at nearly 100000. The returns received
| by Gamers had varied from about 20 cents tc
about 6S cents per case after their cans were paid
| for.
| About $4,000 had been collected which he, Mr.
| Emlen, could not tell what had become Of
But so far as data was accessible the report was
quite exhaustive. 1t failed, however, to reveal
| any resources worth speaking Of to help pay fol
| the immense losses.