The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-01-20

DEATH OF DIR. f. HALL RGCHARDsoN.-Dr.
DR.. Elihu Hall Richardson, one of the best
known and most popular physicians in Har
ford county, died at his home in Bel Air,
about O'Clock, last Thursday evening, Jan
18th. lie was buried at Churchville Presby-
terrain Cemetery, on Sunday morning last,
with Masonic honors. Funeral services were
held at the Presbyterian Church, Bel Air, by
Rev. E. d. Finney, assisted by Rev. j. VI.
Slarrow. The attendance was very large.
The services at the grave were conducted by
Rev. 5. A. lIobitzell, Chaplain of Mount
Ararat Masonic Lodge Of Bel Air. The pail
bearers weIe George Y. Maynadier, George l..
VanBibber, John Bauer, John a. Young, Geo.
II. Cairnes and John G. Rouse
DR.. Richardson was born in Bel Air on Oc-
tober 9th 1925, and consequently was 81 years
of age at the time OF his death lie studied
medicine under the late Dr. William T. Mum
nikhuysen, of Bel Air, and the late Prof j. R.
W. Dunbar, OF Baltimore, being a fellow
student Ia the Office Of the latter and at
Washington Medical College, Baltimore. with
the late DR.. Richard d. Lee, both of whom
graduated at the institution named in 1913.
For As years before his death DR.. Richardson
actively practiced his profession in Hartford
county He was one OF the ablest and most
successful physicians the county ever possess
ed and was especially noted for his kind
ness in practicing among the poor, re-
lieving their sufferugs to the best of his ability
without reward and often supplying their
Dnajs nf his DnrEat In
Dr. Richardson was quite active and influen-
tial in the political affairs OF the county, be-
ing a stanch Democrat but the only public
office he ever held was tina. of School Commits
sioner. lie was member and Past Master OF
Mount Ararat Masonic Lodge and Past Junior
Grand Warden Of the Grand Lodge of Mary
land. He was likewise member of the Pres
byterian Church Of Bel Air. which. with MIR.
James y. Futon and Others he aided is estab-
fishing. For many years before his death he
was an elder in the church.
He married Miss Alice Wilson, daughter Of
the late DIR. Joshua Wilson, OF this county,
who survives him, with one son, Mr. j. Will
son Richardson, and three daughters, who are
Misses Kate, Mary and Eta Richardson His
son. who lately removed to Georgia, arrived
at home only an hour or two before his fathers
death. DIR. William S. Richardson, formerly
Register of Wills OF Hartford county, and
Henry Richardson, are his surviving brothers.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE BALTIMORE AND LIE
HIGH RAILROAD.-An article in the Baltimore
Sun Of yesterday sets forth contemplated
plans for the improvement and development
of the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad, which
is now operated by the Baltimore Forwarding
and Railroad Company.
The latter has purchased 76 acres OF land
bordering on Colegates creek, Canton, on
which docks, piers, warehouses, freight yards,
&c, will be built. This property will be
reached by means of the Belt Road, the b.
and o. and the Sparrow's Point road. The
Forwarding Company has secured the right
of way to its newly acquired property snd also
four acres Of land opposite the Mount Vernon
shops of the Northern Central company,
where a round-house und repair shops will be
erected The Belt road and the Baltimore
and Lehigh have likewise purchased the large
warehouse opposite North avenue station,
formerly occupied by Denny d Mitchell.
Convenient brick station houses will be
built at Towson, Bel Air, Delta and York, an
excellent location having been secured in the
latter place on Market street
The Forwarding Company, it is also stated
has been buying up desirable property along
its line, for station purposes and excursion
points.
Preparations have been actively made for
beginning the work OF broad enng the gauge
of the Is. and l.. Two engines and twenty
five flat cars will soon be in operation, for use
in widening the cuts, Strengthening the curves,
filling the trestles and reducing the grades
along the line. Masonry ard steel bridges
will be substituted for the wooden bridges at
all stream crossings.
1t is expected that the road will be ready
for operation on standard gauge when the
Belt Road is completed which will be late
next summer or early in the autumn. Mr..
W. r. Crumpton, General Manager, has been
authorized to close negotiations for stan dard
gauge equipments, consisting OF 10 heavy