The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-12-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Charles A. Andrew, of BerkleyVille,

Mr. Charles A. Andrew, of Berkleyville,
is seriously i'll with the grip.
Mr.. Beckett Hutton, of High Point, who
accidentally cut his right foot with an axe, sew
eral weeks ago, is improving.
Prof. Samuel B. Heiges, of York, Pa, has
been appointed pomologist in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, at Washington
The Christmas celebration at Grace
Chapel, Hickory, will be held on Wednesday,
afternoon, December 9th, at ? o'clock.
-Messrs. Walter W. Preston and Willard
G. Rouse have been appointed receivers in
Hartford for the Newark On. J.) Chemical
Works.
1t is stated that operations will be com
menced, in a short time, on the boulevard be-
tween Baltimore and Washington. An cleo
tric railway is to be run thereon.
Collector Marine received dispatch, on
Monday, announcing the death, in Indiana,
of Reuben A. Riley, father of the poet j.
Hhitcomb Riley. The latter is relative of
Mr.. Marine.
Mr. Richard Armiger, the well-known
manufacturer of refrigerators, died in Balti-
more, on Sunday, in the roth year Of his age.
lie leaves a widow and one son, William l..
Armiger, with whom he carried on business.
Mr.. Walter Finney, Cashier of the Second
National Bank of Bel Air, is critically i'll at
his home near Churchville. He was attacked
with grip, which has resulted in typhoid
pneumonia. His friends are deeply concern
ed.
Mr.. Samuel j. Macatee, near Pylesville,
will sell his farm and personal property at
public sale, on the Sd of January next, and
will remove with his family to Matthews
county, Va, where he has rented farm of
285 acres.
Miss NJ Elizabeth Whitaker, daughter of
the late Franklin Whitaker, of Dunka!e Mills,
was married, on the 9th instant, in Baltimore
city, to Mr.. Hermann Ii. F. Behn. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. William
NJ. Dame.
-Messrs C. w. Baker, of Aberdeen Will
ton Greenway, of Havre de Grace ; D. II. Rice,
of Baltimore county, and James T. Walker,
of Perryman, have been elected directors of
the Trotting Horse Breeders Association for
the ensuing year.
The announcements made of the marriage
of Rev. Frank r. Isaac, Junior Preacher on
West Hartford Circuit, NJ. E. Church, to Miss
Naamah Champagne. The ceremony will be
performed in Fayette street NJ. E. Church,
Baltimore, on Thursday morning, December
2Sth, at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Albert Constable, administrator of
the estate of Catherine Smithson, on Saturday
last sold at public sale "Buckawood'' farm,
one mile from Port Deposit, containing Sc
acres, to S. C. Rowland, for Sc, $50. The per-
sonal property belonging to the same estate
was also sold in the afternoon.
-Messrs. Thomas Basshor & Co., % Light
street, Baltimore, announce to their many
patrons in this county that they are prepared
to furnish and fit out canning houses with boil
ers, engines, process kettles, pipes and fit
tings. The volume of business which has
been done by them in this county attests their
reliability.
Deputy Sheriff Forsythe last week remov-
ed to the House of Correction George Akers
and Arthur Boston, colored, convicted at this
term of court of larceny and sentenced for
three months Also Henry Jones, colored,
alias Henry johnson, alias Henry Matthews,
convicted of assault upon Mr.. Jas. A. Mount;
sentenced for six months.
On Wednesday as Messrs. VIM. s. Hanna
and John Z. Colder were descending hill on
the Bel Air and Hickory road near the resi-
dence OF MIR. Robert W. Holland, one of the
springs of their buggy broke, throwing the
top over on the horse. The animal became
frightened and tried to run away but Mr..
Hanna held it. Mr.. Colder was thrown out
and injured. Mr.. Hanna was unhurt. Mr.
Culder's injuries were attended to by DR..
Munnik huysen.
Albert Constable, Esq, counsel for George
T. Kimble, has brought suit against the West
ern Union Telegraph Company for $4,000
damages. Mr.. Kimble was employed by the
company as lineman, and last summer
while at work in Hartford county, an old pole,
which he was ascending, broke and threw him
to the ground, breaking his knee and perma-
nently disabling him. For this reason Mr..
Kimble has brought suit against the company
and seeks to recover damages, claiming they
had no right to send him up rotten pole
EtttOn NeipS.
Two cases removed from Hartford county
to Baltimore County Court for trial We're set
tied on Monday by agreement of d. W. Nc
Intosh, counsel for the plaintiff, and j. w.
Denny and Harlan & Webster for the defend
ants. The suits were brought by John Arm
strong against Sterling W. Thomas and Chas.
A. McGaw, Sheriff. The agreement was that
in one case there should be verdict for the
defendant for 1915 rent in arrears, the value Of
the goods distrained and repleyied being
$459.50, and in the other case verdict for de-
PENDANT for $l05 rent in arrears, the value OF
goods being S663.50.