The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-11-17
NELGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by Our Correspondents
SHAwSVILLE AFFAIRS.

Two Sudden Observation-Disclosures Sunday
school Festiyai-The Crawford System
n Lost Tramp.
SHAwsvnLE, Nov 14-Mrs. Heaps, the
widow of the late Benjamin Heaps, died at
her residence near Dry Branch, Oh Wednes-
day. She was well until Sunday morning.
when her daughter noticed a change in her
and summoned aid When Miss Heaps re-
turned from her quest after assistance her
mother had fallen to the floor. A physician
was called in, but she was beyond earthly
help. Her funeral took place on Thursday,
at Dry Branch Church, Rev. X. S. Rowe otflcia-
ting The pail bearers were Messrs. William
B. Wright William Alloway, William P.
Jackson, William r. Robinson, Daniel IL.
Kirkwood and Benjamin A. Ayres. Three
children, two sons and one daughter, survive
Mrs Heaps.
day School was held in the church on Saturday
afternoon. The festivities were made attract
i've by choice literary exercises, the principal
feature being a recitation written for the &C.
casion by Rev. Thomas Henderson and very
sweetly rendered by little Emma Smith.
Others taking part were Mr.. James Wheeler,
Master Clarence Bradenbaugh and Misses Ida
and Estelle Meade, Fannie Sutton, Lottie and
Grace Payne, Leila Beatty, Lillian Henderson,
Lidie Henderson, Blanche Wiley, Nellie Sut
| ton and Edna Elliott.
There is one thing about the Crawford
| County system, which, il there were no other
objections, should cause its immediate aboli-
/ ton. While in nine cases out OF ten the noml-
nee is BY no means the choice Of ma iority of
the voters, any man who can command the
| sum of two dollars to enable him to get his
name ON the ticket, may become, by the as
| sistance of his friends, (no matter who OF
what he isl the candidate of the party. While
| the tax payers-those upon whom the cost OF
fol IN "
| would hI. their best representative in Office,
| some uthr3. like the dark horse in a scrub
race slips in and secures the nomination, and
the party is called upon to stand by the ticket.
| 1t i certainly time that the curtain should
| drop upun such farce.
| Mr. j. Barton Almony had an experience, a
few 4: vs. ago, which he is not anxious to have
repeated. During his absence in Baltimore,
| a tr;.I.lp called at the house and was kept
| over night. The next morning he asked fol
| a gun to shoot large hawk which was hover
| ing around. Securing the weapon, good
| breech loader, he donned an overcoat and
| pair of gum boots belonging to Mr.. Almony.
| The hawk took to the woods, and the tramp
did likewise. 1t is supposed that the latter
| got lost as he has not been seen since.
| Harry, q Young son of Mr.. John H. Baird,
formerly a resident of Norrisvile, acciden-
| tally broke an arm on Tuesday last, while
| playing at school at Stewartstown.
| The question is asked here, with deep solicit
| tude whether a teacher has the rig to use
the rod upon little child for not being able
| to work Il sum at school.
| Mr.. Thomas IL. Green, for many years a
resident Of Norrisville precinct, died at his
| home near Shawsville, on Monday evening,
| in the 9th year of his age. About five O'Clock
he went out to attend to some duty, but before
reaching the stable, felt unable to go further
| and sitting down upon a wood-pile called fol
help. lie was borne to the house and DIR. j
r. Payne summoned. Mr.. Green never raj
lieG and about P. NJ. died He was perfect
ly rational and was engaged in conversation
with DIR. Payne when death struck him. HI
was native of Pennsylvania, but having mar
ried Rebecca, u daughter of the late r. Hope
Kirkwood, he settled in this county. An ar
dent, lifelong Republican, he was one Of the
delegates to the late convention. He was {
gentleman who was widely known and re
spected One daughter, Miss Maggie, ant
five sons, Messrs. George, Robert, Thoma
and William, residents of Hartford county
and Harry, resident Of Nebraska. survive
him. His funeral is appointed to take plac,
on Thursday, at 10 A. NJ, the interment to b,
made at Bethel. CLAY.