The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-04-21


OBITUARY.-Mrs. Susan Ayres, wife of Har-
rison Ayres, died suddenly, of an affection of
| the heart, at her home near the Rocks on Fri
day, April 14th, in the Gath year of her age.
She was q most excellent woman, of whom
/ every one spoke WELL She was buried at
Emory VI. 3. Church on Sunday morning.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev.
T. T. Wysong and Rev. j. Barclay Scarbor-
ough The pail bearers were her four sons
and two sons-in-law.
Joshua P. Ash, aged so years, an old and
well-known farmer of Cecil county, who re-
ceived paralytic stroke Saturday night last
from which he never regained consciousness,
died on Monday afternoon at his home in
South Chester, Pa. He was married twice.
Six children by his second wife survive him.
Richard d. Hall, prominent citizen of
Cecil county, residing near Conowingo, died
on Monday in the nth year Of his age. He
was a son of the late Washington Hall, of Re-
evolutionary fame.
Mrs. McVey, aged 50 years, died at her
home near Churchville, on Saturday, April
18th. She was buried at Smiths Chapel, on
Monday. Rev II. d. Mitchell performed the
funeral services. Mr.. William Schuck was
the undertaken. Mrs. McVey leaves one son,
William McVey, and several daughters.
The funeral of Mr. Henry II. Lee, formerly
of Hartford county, took place from his late
residence near Fork, Baltimore county, to
Rock Spring Church, last Saturday The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. A.
Colburn, of Holy Trinity Church, Churchville,
and Rev. l.. j. Sothoron, rector of Rock
Spring Church. The pail bearers were E. C.
Carman, David Harlan, Albert Foard, B. A.
Ady, Park Wilson and George w. Yellott.-
John Arthur was the undertaken.
BIDS FOR COLLECTING TAxEs.-The County
Commissioners ON Tuesday opened bids for
collecting State and county taxes. The COM
petition was close, and the result is left in
doubt. The bids were as follows:
First District-Clement K. Sewell, per
cent.
Second Dstrict-Robert A. Mitchell, 3.44
R. C. Cronin, $50; e. H. Deswan, 1925 per
cent
Third Observation-Disclosures Munnikhuysen,
$50 !; David 7. Benson, $50; Isaac Whitaker
Thompson, $50 per cent.
Fourth District.-Stanley Wilson, $50
Thomas J. Hitchcock, 3.17 per cent.
Fifth District.-Calvin Galbreath, AS Z.
J. Cook, $50; Lloyd R. Martin, $50 per cent.
All Of the bidders except Messrs. Wilson,
Mitchell and Galbreath had Trust Company
bonds.
The commissions paid to collectors, last
year, were as follows:
First district, c., X. Sewell, collector, $50
per cent, $7S4SO; second district, C. Ii. De-
Swan, 4 per cent, 81, 1851; third district,
WIN. Munnikhuysen, $50 per cent, 81 1854
fourth district, Thomas j. Hitchcock. 3.93 per
cent, 1926 76 fifth district, Nathan Rigdon,
$40 per cent, 81, 050.S6.
All of the bidders had good bonds, but in
the third district there was tie between the
three bidders and In the fifth district the two
lowest bid the same amount.
While the average percentage is about the
same as last year the reduced rate in the sec
ond district, where the collections are large,
will materially lessen the cost Of collecting
taxes this year.
G. X. Sewell, in the first district c. II. De-
Swan, in the second district; Stanley Wilson,
in the fourth district, will be appointed In
the remaining districts the Commissioners
will have to make a choice between the tie
bidders.