The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-03-20

A hartford COUNTY CASE ON TRIAL AT ELK
ToN.-The case of Sarah A. Wise against the
Commissioners of Hartford county, was taken
up in the Circuit Court at Elkton, on Wednes-
day. Mrs. Wise, who now resides in Baltimore
claims damages for the destruction of her mill
dam. on Deer Creek, near The Rocks, i'll May,
1856. The dam at this mill was destroyed in
the great freshet of August, 1885, by the wash
ing away of imperfectly constructed bridge
which crossed the stream above the dam. For
this the mill owners recovered damages from
the county. A new bridge was built and it is
alleged that heavy timbers used in the course of
its construction were not removed from the
stream and in a subsequent freshet were carried
down and the dam again destroyed. John s.
Writ and Clinton Mccullough represent the
plaintiff and VIM. Young and Albert Constable
the defendants
ANOTHER BUILDING ASSOCIATION TO BE
ORGANIZED.-A meeting was held, last Satur-
day night, at the office of Mr.. Septimus Davis,
in Bel Air, preliminary to the organization of
new building association. f. w. Baker
was called to the chair and Harold Scar
boro appointed Secretary. The sentiment of
the meeting appeared to be in favor of establish
ing permanent loan and building association,
and Thomas H. Robinson, Septimus Davis and
Frank E. Gorrell were appointed a committee
to draft constitution and bylaws, to be sub.
mitted to meeting to be held in the same place
on Saturday evening, March 21st, at O'clock
Another committee, consisting of David Han
way, DIR. j. Camp Butler, w. T. L. Taliaferro,
appointed to solicit subscriptonsto shares of the
association. Eighty-six shares were subscribed
for on the spot
At the meeting tomorrow night it will be de-
cided whether the new association shall be
permanentor terminating one. If it is conclud-
ed that it shall be permanent persons can sub
scribe for shares at any time, obtain loans, and
pay dues and interest weekly, on conditions
similar to those observed in the association
now existing in Bel Air. The mem bership will
not be confined to citizens of the town but per-
sons in any part of the county can subscribe for
shares
BEL AIR NoTEs.-Sneak thieves seem to be
unusually active of late. Carriages standing
by the sidewalk at night are robbed of pack
ages and hen roosts have suffered. Last Satur-
day night John Winkler's buggy was robbed of
several packages, including some wine and
other articles he had just received from Balti
more for his sick mother. The same night all
of Mr.. James NJ. Reynolds chickens were stolen,
with the exception of sitting hen and lame
rooster. A term in the House of Correction
would be the just desert of the first rogue
caught.
On Tuesday Of last week while Miss Cassie
Lee, daughter of Col. O. s. Lee, was standing in
front of fireplace stove, her dress caught fire
and was in flames, when Mr. William Larned,
who was in the room, with presence of mind
threw a rug around her and smothered the
fire. The young lady suffered no injury.
Miss Annie Young, who has been away on
visit has returned home.
Mr.. Carroll II. Bryan. son of Judge Bryan, of
Ba fillmore, was the guest of Mr.. j. A. w. Rich
ardson, on Sunday.
Last Saturday, while Mr.. j. Harry Asher was
working on printing press in the Times office,
his left hand was caught on the impression and
three Of his fingers were mashed. The injury,
which was very painful, was attended to by
Drs. E. Hall Richardson and Munnikhuysen.
Ou thursday, Marcn 1SlI, MT. L. d. SWartZ
celebrated his Slst birthday at his residence on
Broadway. A number of friends called to con-
graduate him, among whom were Mr.. j. E.
Cochran and Mrs. H A. Hammond, of Balti-
more, and several of bis grandchildren. The
attention of his friends gave great pleasure to
Mr. SwartZ.
Ex-Sherif George F. Walker has leased the
Eagle Hotel, now kept by Mr.. VIM. II. Sweet
formerly Hanna's Hotel,) and will take posses
sion about May LIST. The house will be thor
oughly repaired and renovated by its owner,
Mr. John q. Rouse.
Mr.. Frank Bateman received, on Tuesday
from friend in Baltimore, a piece of sham
rock, with the following note: "You are not
a son of Erin, but L thought you would appre
ciate this little piece of shamrock. 1t came
direct from the old country"
Mr.. Lowering, engineer at the Bulett Carriage
Factory, many years ago lost in Washington
city copper cent with his fathers name
stamped upon it. few days ago Mrs. Lover
ing received some change, in Mr.. James e.
Young's store, and among it was the identical
pocket-piece which her husband had lost TWEEN
ty years before.