The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-07-05

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BUSH RIVER, July 2.-Last Friday was gala
day at the High House, the occasion being
| pic mic given by Miss Phiena Hutton, teach
er to the pupils of Perryman school. About
IS of them were present An excellent din
| ner was served, followed by ice cream, cake
| and lemonade. After each received his ex-
animation report from the kind teacher they
all went their way rejoicing, showeling thanks
on the genial proprietor, who kindly donated
them the use of the grounds Later in the
evening the lads and lassies came in with
Professor Johnson's string band and had .
pleasant dance, which kept up until late
hour. ~
The continued drought was broken here
last Saturday night and Sunday morning by
rains which We're The heaviest downpour We
have witnessed for long time. All the low
lands and bottoms were completely innun-
dated. large boat could have been rowed
III many of them. While it may be an injury
to the wheat and hay which is cut it Will
greatly benefit the growing crops.
The death of Mr.. K. e. Taylor is universal
ly regretted here, where he was wcll-known
and had many friends. He was often a visi-
tor to the High House, and your eorrespon-
dent has had many social intercourses with
him aud good and hearty laughs at his quaint
sayings and the good yarns he could get on
His death calls to ones mind the accident he
met with in losing his right hand in 1870. He
was on Spesutia Island marsh duck shooting,
and Capt E. w. Gallup, two of his warmest
friends. The ducks were flying SO numerously
that Mr.. Taylor became excited and put two
loads in one barrel and fired away, causing
his gun to explode. Mr.. Hall made a very
narrow escape from death by the explosion.
He in the act of shooting al d with his
gun up to his face when one Of the locks flew
from Mr.. Taylor's gun and struck MIR. Halfs
gun near his head so hard that it bent in COM
plete triangle Had it struck Mr.: Hall it
would have doubtless gone through his head. |
Mr.. Taylor was saved from bleeding to death |
by twisting a silk handk erchief with part OF |
the broken ramrod around his arm above the |
elbow and hurried off to Aberdeen, where the |
late DIR. George I. Hays dressed the wound |
temporarily. He was taken to Baltimore, |
where amputation of the hand at the wrist |
was found necessary. The loosing of the |
right hand never interfered with Mr.. Tay-
lor's business. He was always as expert with
his pen and gun as he was before he lost his
right hand. In shooting he raised his gun
from his left shoulder and rested the barrel on
the stump wrist and brought down his bird at
almost every shot. Your correspondent was
almost an eye witness to the accident.
Mrs. Nathan Barron is the proud possessor
of Gala lily which is an incesant boomer.
both winter and summer 1t is very beauti-
full. She also has in her front yard two yucca
plants which are in full bloom and the next
thing in beauty to MIR. Barron's little boy and
girl.
The hot summer day brings out the city
cousins to see their country cousins. We
notice many strange faces. Mrs. G. b. Aaron
Taylor. and her grand daughter Ethel Vanl-
later are visiting at tho Red House farm, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Taylor.
jim SAM |