The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-08-15
contract for lighting the Streets with the Wash

contract for lighting the Streets with the Wash
ington Automatic Gas Light Company, of Bel
Air, for term of three years, with the privilege
of renewal for two years longer. The price is
the same as before, namely, 61z cents per light
for each night the lamps are lighted.
Mr.. VIM. Lee, florist, of Bel Air, had three
beautiful plants of the rare and exquisite night
blooming cereus in bloom last week. One
bloomed on Wednesday night and two bursted
into flower on Friday night.
Mr.. John G. Rouse an ID family returned home,
last Friday, improved in health, from visit to
Ocean City.
Mrs. Charles w. Norris and her daughter,
! Miss Bessie Norris, spent a day or two, this
week, at the residence of Mrs. Fannie o.
| Street,.
Mr.. q. Evans, wife and son, of Baltimore, are
at Mrs. Hanna's boarding house.
Hon. Henry D. Farnandis and his daughter,
Miss Bessie Farnandis, went to Ocean CITY on
Tuesday.
Miss Katie Schoenfeter and Miss Amelia Fsss-
man, of Baltimore, are at Mrs. Hanna's board
ing house.
a
week from Boston.
Mr.. W. R. Evans drug store was broken
open, between ten and eleven O'Clock, Wednes-
day night. Mr.. Hugh A. Friel, while passing
the store, about half past ten o'clock, observed
the door partly open and a dim light burning
Pushing the door open he called to the proprie-
tor and his clerk, but neither answered -
Accusing Mr.. Joseph A. Krein and Harry Hams
who sleep over the store q search was made
The store door had been bursted open and the
drawer pulled out. No money had been left in
it. however. None Of the goods appeared TO be
disturbed. MIR. Evans was notified and the
door secured. The thief who had probably
entered soon after the store was closed was
no doubt frightened off by Mr.. Friel..
ANOTHER INcENDIARY FIRE.-On Thursday
evening of last week, about eight o'clock, the
barn and stable of Mr.. Robert B. Hopkins, on
the road leading from Churchville to Glenvile,
was destroyed by fire, together with its contents,
consisting OF lot of hay, harness and farming
implements. By the exertions of his neighbors
his dwelling and outbuildings were saved,
severalof the latter having caught on fire. The
paLy of WATERFOWL, N. Y.
The barn, it is believed, was maliciously set
on fire. The evening before three large hay
rcks belonging to Mr.. Hopkins were set on
fire and destroyed and several times, lately, the
rope by which butter was suspended in the
well was cut and the butter dropped into the
water below.
On Friday Charles Singleton, man formerly
in the employ of Mr.. Hopkins, was arrested by
Sheriff McGaw on the charge of having set fire
to the property. A hearing took place before
Justice Proctor in Bel Air, last Saturday morn
ing. Singleton having no counsel Mr.. Luther
B. Holloway volunteered to defend him.
number of witnesses were examined but no evil
dence was adduced to prove that Singleton had
ever made any threats against Mr.. Hopkins,
and it being also proved that he was at Level
when the fire broke out, he was discharged.
In the course of the evidence it transpired
that colored girl aboht IA years of age, named
Mary Beattie, servant in Mr.. Hopkins house,
had acted in somewhat suspicious manner on
the night the barn was burned, and she was &C
cordingly arrested.
A hearing took place before Justice Proctor
on Tuesday afternoon. A number of illnesses
were examined.
Mrs. Mary B. Hopkins testified that after sit
ting down at the supper table she remembered
something che wished the girl to do. She had
left her in the kitchen and upon going out and
not finding her there she went to the kitchen
door and called her. The girl came towards the
kitchen from the wash house, which is 20 steps
from the kitchen door and the same distance
from the barn and said she had been TO look in
the stable. Mrs. Hopkins supposed it was the
girls watchfulness which prompted her to do
that. Mrs. Hopkins went into the dining room
and few minutes afterwards the girl came in
and said tue barn was on fire.
Henry Flowers testified that shortly before the
fire was discovered the girl asked him If 1t was
not little later then that time when the stacks
were burned the evening before.
Mrs. Mowbray testified that the girl gave her
a match with which to light her pipe, the night
of the fire.
Harry Hughes, of Baltimore, had gone TO the
fire with Mr.. s. Martin Bayless. There was
much excited talk about the origin of the fire.
He stepped into the kitchen and while standing
there Mary Beattie was called in by mulatto
woman, who said: "Come in here" She
obeyed. When she got in the woman said to
Mary Remember TO say you heard man
running away" Having observed him they
changed the conversation.
Charles Singleton testified that he had gone
to Mr.. Hopkins few days before the fire, to
get some butter, when Mary told him she did
not like the family. --'-
Harry D. Coale heard the girl questioned in
the parlor, the night of the fire. In reply to
questions about the fire she said she had heard
man running away.
Justice Proctor committed the girl TO Jail
for the action of the grand jury.