The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-09-21

race track OF Mr. G. w. Baker, at Aberdeen,
was the scene of an exciting bicycle race last
Saturday afternoon. The race had been post
poned from the 9Th instant on account Of rain.
| The prizes were valuable. There were partici-
Baltimore and Washington. The events were
| as follows:
One-half Mile Open-Leatherbury won;
Astendorf, second; Carr, third. Time, 1.15t.
One-Quarter Mile, Hartford County-H.
Cole, won {; Letter, second; Parker, third
Time, .36 25.
One Mile Open-Asendorfer won Sperier,
second Hanery, third. Time, 2.45 Is.
One Mile, Hartford County-H. Cole, won /;
Letter, second :; Parker, third. Time, LBS.
Five Mile 0pen-Osteudorf, won Leather
bury, second ;sperier, third. Time, 2.57.
One Mile, Hartford County-H. Cole, won !;
Letter. second ; Parker, third. Time, 2.57
One-IIalf Mile-H. A. French, VS.. running
horse, the horse won. Time, 1.06.
One Mile-W. w. Carr VS.. trotting horse,
Carr won. Time, 2.36.
The judges were: II. A. French and Stan
ley Hanway; timer, Rigdon; starters, Marti-
nette and w. w. Carr; referee, II. II. Beard.
STABLES BURNED.-A destructive fire broke
out in the stable of Mr.. solomon Newmeyer,
of Havre de Grace, about two O'Clock Satur-
day morning, totally destroying it, together
with its contents. An alarm was quickly
turned in for all three Of the fire departments,
but the flames spread rapidly to the adjoining
stable of Mr.. Isaac Hecht, destroying it, to-
gether with its contents, and from there to
the stable of Hon. Murray Vandiver, destroy
ing it. The stables are all situated on an al
ley between Union avenue and Washington
street. Mr.. Newmeyer's loss consisted of one
new phaton, one buggy, two sets Of harness,
hay, feed, &C., valued, in all, at about 5000,
insured with d. L. Pyle & Son, Pylesville.
Mr. Hecht's loss was one pheton, one buggy,
four sets of harness, together with one hun
dred empty whiskey barrels, hay. feed, &C.,
amounting to about 81 200, partly insured in
the Baltimore Firemen's, of Baltimore, and
the Bowery, of New York. Mr.. Vandiver's
loss is estimated at about $500, insured with
the Hanover Company. Mr.. j. T. Arthur.
who rented the stable from Mr. Vandiver,
lost about 800 worth of feed and hay. The
origin of the fire is unknown. There was no
fire within the buildings, and the nearest
house was more than two hundred feet away.
PERSONAL MENTIoN.-Mr. j Jacob K. Stephen
son, of the Rocks, who has been quite Ill with
typhoid fever, is improving slowly.
MIR. E. Clifford Jones, formerly with Mr.. G..
d. Whitelock, of Darlington, has accepted a
position as manager of The Beaver Creek
Mercantile Company's Store, in Davis, West
Virginia. He left on Monday to take charge
of the business. Mr.. Jones was unusually
faithful to his duties at Darlington, proving
himself worthy of the fine position to which
he has gone.
Mr.. Fred Shriver, who has been spending
'sHolland House." near Clayton, will go back
to his Baltimore residence in few days.
DIR. d. Preston Wysong, of Manhasset, Long
Island, spent this week with friends in Har-
ford.
Mr.. William H. Colburn, of Churchville,
ant Engineer, New York Division Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, at Jersey City.
Mr.. George c. Coleman, late editor of the
Lee County Republican, Jonesvile, Va, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles M. Brown, of
Deer Creek.
Mrs. Mary j, Amos, Of Fawn Grove, is on
the sick list
MIR. William NJ. Whiteford, Of Cambria, is
quite Ill.
Mrs. b. F. Darbie is i'll at her home at Cler-
mont Mills.