The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-02

were william COX, Patrick Hushon, Kennedy
Bay, John Wallis, Hugh Bay and James H. Day.
Mr.. Heaps was in his Seth year. lie was good
citizen and was very much respected by all
who knew him.
Mrs. Torbert, wife of Robert Torber;, died on
Saturday night, Feb. 18th, of pneumonia, at her
home near Pylesville, and was buried Mt Slate
Ridge Church on Tuesday. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. ]. d. Smith. The
pall-bearers were James Norris, Joseph Burns,
Michael Webster, James Wilson, Arch. Wilson
and John Wallace. Mrs: Torbert leaves her
husband with twelve children. One son,
Robert, is a soldier on the frontier.
! Mrs. Ella Jones, wife of John Jones, who
lived near Coulsontown, died last Saturday
night. The funeral and interment took place
on Tuesday at Statewide Church. Mrs Jones
was sick only four days, with congestive cold.
She leaves one child, only eight months old.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Edward G. Hopkins and
her son and Miss II. R. Hopkins, all of Darling
ton, are spending the winter at Asheville, N. C..
They expect to remain there until about May
1st.
Robert Winkler a son of Mr.. John Winkler,
of Emmorton, has been sick with pneumonia
Mr.. X. Burns Duvall, of Chicago, has been
visiting his father, Capt. K. E. Duvall, near
FAllston.
MIR. JAS. NJ. Jacobs, who has been very i'll at
the residence of Hon. Stevenson Archer, is able
to go about again.
Miss Maud Riley, of Churchyille, is visiting
friends in Chester county, Pa, and other places
Miss Florence Dcrrickson, Oh Churchville, is
visiting friends in Lower Cbanceford, York
county, Pa.
MIR. Lawrence Ady, of Sandy Hook, left on
Monday for California, where he intends to
make his future home.
Mr.. Edward Ward, of Forest Hill, has gone
to Nebraska to live. ~
Miss Laura Hanson, of Churchville, is visit
ing at the residence OF Mrs. Armiger, in Balti-
more.
Mr.. S. N. Hyde has been quite sick for several
weeks from q severe cold contracted while
experimenting the getting of ice at his farm in
Long Green Valley. He was spending the win
ter in Baltimore, with his family, at Hotel Rem
merit, but removed to his country home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Concannon and their
daughter, Miss Agnes Concannon. of Hartford
Furnace, left for Portland, Oregon, last Friday.
They have several children living there. They
were accompanied by Miss Mary A. Mahan, OF
Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. Concannon left
their Hartford home and friends with deep regret.
Mr. Silas b. Silver, of Deer Creek, left on
Wednesday for Kansas City, where he has bust
ness interests.
Mr.. Arthur Vosbury, who has been quite i'll
for several weeks is improving slowly. He is still
confined TO his room, however, but there are
some hopes that he will soon be able 70 attend
to business again.-Electric Light
| d. T. Benson has been appointed postmas
ter at Benson, Hartford county, in place of c.
A. Benson, resigned.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE GRAND JURY.-The
Grand Jury found the following additional in
dictments before adjourning on Tuesday:
William Webster of Jno., for assault with
intent to kill Jason Smithson.
John Hughes, Amos Norris and Peter Doan
for assault upon Conductor johnson, of the
Maryland Central Railroad.
Frank Amos, A. Z. Baldwin, J. II. Emmord
Edward Odneld and b. f. Mnnick, for selling
fertilizers without Hartford county license.
Daniel r. Burril, for keeping disorderly
house, in Bel Air.
VIM. j. Black for keeping disordcrly house
in Bel Air.
For violating the local option law:
James Irving, Alonzo X. Walker, Isaac Deck
man, Daniel NJ. Whiteford, D. Randolph Wat.
tiers, Daniel Il. Burrill.
Before adjourning the Grand Jury presented
the following report to Judge Waters:
The Grand Jury for the February term re-
specially report to your Honor that we have
| diligently enquired into all violations of law
| that have come to our notice. We have exam
ined 164 witnesses, made 50 presentments and
found So true bills. OF these Is were for selling
fertilizers without license; for assault and bat
terry; for assault with intent to murder; fol-
| larceny; for house breaking; 9 for keeping dis
orderly houses for disturbing public worship,
and % for violating the local option law,
We visited the Jail and found contained there.
in 10 persons, viz: 7white men, 9 white wo.
men and l colored woman, held on the follow.
ing charges: for larceny; insane l await
ing sentence, and serving out sentence.
As to the condition of the Jail, we can only
confirm the reports of former Grand Juriess 1t
is unfit for the purpose for which 1t is used
| The prisoners are as comfortably provided for
as the construction of the building will admit
| of.
| We deemed it unnecessary 10 visit the Aims.
house, as your Honor has had u recent and full
report (by the last Grand Jury,) from that in,
stitution.
| Much of our time has been taken up In the
examination of witnesses evidently unwilling
to testify, and who only gave the facts known
TO them after tedious questioning and much
useless waste of time.
In conclusion, the Grand Jury desire to thank
your Honor, the States Attorney and all other
officers of the court for the courteous and valua
BILE assistance rendered us in the performance OF
our duties, and respectfully ask to be discharg
cd. Very respectfully,
HUGH A. JONES, Foreman.
The per diem paid to the Grand Jurors was ai
| follows
Hugh A. Jones. s3s; Leyburn Knight, s34 90
Lewis King, 1910; Joseph James, $3.50
Charles Rigdon, 5000; Joshua Mclaughlin
5000; Thomas McKenna, 49,. SO; Robert Cross
$3.50; Edward Carsins, 5000; George X
Carver, $30S0; Joshua Barton, $3.50; Robert
l.. Mitchell, $3.50; John F. Wells, S34 GO
David j. Lewis, S33,1C; Chapman Martin
$3.50; VIM. r. Easter, S31.S0; David Miller
$50 50; VIM. +. Robinson, $3.50; VIM. II
Harvard, $3.50; John Slime, 1928 JOSEPH
Smith, $3.50; Charles A. McGaw, S3370
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