The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-07-08

of pleasure to her owners.
PERUVIAN LocALs.-The Fourth was cele-
brated very quietly. A game of baseball be-
tween the Edgewood and Perryman clubs be-
ing the only excitement. The entire absence
of noise and drunkenness was very gratifying.
Mr.. Geo. W. Gallup's daughter, Ethel, is
very low and may not recover.
During the storm of Sunday evening a
large cherry tree in the yard of Rev. Mr.. Al
rich was blown down and his hen house de-
molished.
Wheat harvesting has been delayed by the
wet weather, but is now generally over. The
promise is for the best yield for many years.
Children's Day which was postponed Sun
day evening on account of the storm, was eel
ebrated at Perryman NJ. E. church Tuesday
evening. The selection Of pieces and the
drilling of the little ones by Mrs. Gussie
Numbers surpassed every previous effort.
The music by the choir was also most excel
lent, particularly solo by Miss Grace Nelson.
OF the children's exercises a solo by little
Florence Hopes, an Grafton by Chandler
Tredick, also ssHeart Bells' and ''The Shep-
herd and the Sheep were especially pleasing.
The church was crowded and the exercises
were unanimously admitted to be success.
SEVERE STORM ON FRIDAY NIGHT-The
section of Hartford county extending from
Forest Hill northward to point above Black
Horse was visited on Friday night by storm
of rain and hail which was very heavy and de-
tn fha hail
stones which were very large fell rapidly and
with great force, the ground being covered
with them in some places to a depth of from
IL to is inches.
The storm was divided, one vein striking
the country above Jarrettsville and the other
devastating the region south Of that town.
From White Hall in Baltimore county to
Mechanicsville, corn and tomatoes suffered
severely. Harrison Almony, Richard II.
Wiley, Albert j. B. Almony, John r. Jack
son, John T. Cathcart, Nicholas Watt, Jacob
Hildt, Columbus Preston, Abel GLADDEN. and
others were the principal sufferers by the
northern wing of the storm and Jacob Gross,
Thomas Reed, Geo. A. Cairpes apd Frank
Devoe lost heavily, south of the town.
beans, &C., were cut to pieces, while field of
tomatoes not over 600 yards south was un-
harmed. Leonard Wheeler, Samuel Gibson
and VIM. Monks corn fields near Mechanics
vile, were badly beaten down and greatly
damaged. The crops of Hon. Jas. d. Walters
and others were injured. About ten bushels
of hail stones gathered in one place near Me-
chanicsville and two other piles were noticed
of several bushels each.
At Chrome Hill the storm was particularly
destructive the crops Of DR.. II. X. Robinson
and Mrs. Kelly being almost entirely destroy
ed.
A tree was struck by lightning in Mr.. Jas.
W. Hannas yard, about 80 feet from the
house. Corn fields and gardens were badly
injured at the Hickory:
barn belonging to Elisha Il. Thomas, near
Ramsays old tavern stand, in York Co., near
Cambria was struck by lightning and entire
" destroyed. together with its contents, i'll
Guiding three COWS. A horse belonging to
Isaac Stubs, of Delta, was killed and two
valuable horses belonging to s. Martin Bayless
near Glenville were also killed.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSION
ERs.-Thc Secretary was directed to notify all
collectors in arrears that unless their accounts
were settled by August LIST, 1892, they would
be placed in the hands of the attorney of the
board.
The appointment of Mr.. Z. j. Cook as prin
| cipal of 1913, Bel Air, was confirmed.
| The following bids were received for coal
w. G. Ford, LIST district, $500 I'd district
So so. Spencer & McGonigall, I'd district
SC. 40 O. c. Michael, I'd district s675. Ed
ward Ferry, Sd district, 81 4th district sS. j
Howard Stubs, 9Th district, II schools
$3.50. Emlen Bros, 9Th district, balance
1896.
The Secretary was directed to notify the
trustees of 1-2, Aberdeen, that the repairs
asked for would be promptly made as soon al
the contribution due the board by the patrons
was paid.
The bill of James NJ. Reynold, $3.50, for re
pairs to lightning rod on Darlington schoo
house. was ordered to be paid.
The request to use Madonna school house
for divine service was refused.
Schools 81, Billingslea, and No. 80, Boden
were ordered closed on account of lack of pa
tronage; and No. 1873, Frogtown, to be CLOSED
for want of means to support it.
The Secretary was directed to write to the
trustees of 3-5, colored, Muttonsburg, in re
gard to closing the same.
The needed repairs, including yestibult
for 12=2 Hartford Seminary, also new floor
&c, at 1913, Churehville, were ordered; also
that vestibule be built and the partition
changed at 20-5, South Delta, so as to form {
! two-rpom house.
| Ordered that $50 be contributed as rent to
ward the repairs of IL, colored, Abingdon.