The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-09-01
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by Our Correspondents.
OUR EVANSVILLE LETTER.
Death of Benjamin Payne Norris-Damage
by Mondays Storm.

Death of benjamin Payne Norris-Damage
by Mondays Storm.
| EVANSVILLE, Aug. 29.-Mr. Benjamin
Payne Norris died on Sunday morning, at his
home on Deer Greek, ut the advanced age OF
"a years. He had been a great sufferer for
many years and his death was happy release
from the thraldom of pain. Mr.. Norris was
one of the originators of the Norrisville NJ.
p. Church was one of the building commit
tee under whose sup arvision the edifice was
erected and was for many years an official
member. lie was the last representative of
that generation of tie family after whom the
town and precinct were named. For several
years he had been confined to his house, and
on Wednesday was oaralyzed to such an ex-
tent as to render recovery hopeless TWO
SONS, Joseph ii. anC George n. W., and two
daughters, Misses SOphrona and Susan, sur
vive him. The funeral took place at Norris
vile on Tuesday. Rev. Messrs. r. l.. Clark
and James L. Elderdice OBLIGATED. An able
sermon was preached by the former from
Phil. LIST chapter, 81 verse: ''For me to live
is Christ, to die is gain" The pall-bearers
were Messrs. Samuel w. Meredith, Ephraim
B. McClung, John W. Anderson, John Tread
way, Joseph Wineniller and Benjamin Al
mony.
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy B. McComas,
widow of the late j. March McComas, took
place at McKendree Chapel on Thursday
She was in her Goth year.
The heavy storm of Wednesday last which
created such havoc was followed by one on
Monday night, which for its ferceness and
devastating effects has rarely been equaled i'll
this vicinity. Whole corn fields looked on
Tuesday morning as if they had been rolled
down large trees were broken off or torn up
by the roots fences hurled to the ground and
fruit trees almost stripped. 10 many OF our
farmers the corn crop, which was rendered
tith1ta
will be almost a complete failure. 1t was ne
cessary for men to take their axes and clear
the roads for Mr.. Norriss funeral, and large
maple tree, which had stood for over CEN
fury at the spring on Mr.. George N. W. Nor
ris' place, was leveled to the ground.
Mr.. s. Merryman Anderson, of New Mark
ct, conducted services at Dry Branch NJ. p.
Church. on Sunday, the pastor, Rev. r. S.
Rowe, not having recovered from the severe
accident which occurred to him several weeks
since. On account OF the protracted meeting
which will commence on September 10th,
there will be no preaching in the afternoon.
A hole in the bridge which crosses Dry
Branch is respectfully called TO the attention
of the Supervisor.
A pic mic lately held near Federal Hill is
SAID to have been an ambrosial success.
Mr.. Solomon Bartenschlager, formerly of
Norrisville, has removed from Baltimore to
Stewartstown.
A bundle of clothing belonging to Miss
Edith McComas, of Baltimore, was stolen
from Mr.. T. Ross Parne's buggy, while the
young lady was attending a festival at Nc
Kendree Chapel, last week.
Mr.. Frank Cathcart is reported as having
raised IS bushels of wheat to the acre this
season.
Misses Bertha Ramsay and Mary Taylor, of
Baltimore, are visiting friends at Shawsvlle,
and Miss Callie Gallagher, of Bryansvlle,
York county, is a guest of Miss Rose Stifer.
Miss Bertha Sitter is on the sick list
CLAY.