The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-08-14

| dial IL minutes to |, while the prices OF pro
ducts immediately advance in proportion, gold
| aud silver dollars becoming equally worth one
hundred cents, and the flag floats proudly over
Il happy and prosperous people.
Mr. William H. Harlan, counsel for the
Hartford County Commissioners, was at Tow
son Wednesday and made a settlement with
the Baltimore County Commissioners of the
accounts between the two counties. 1t was
found that there was balance due Hartford
county of S553 50, which included S347.25 for
costs in the Bloom murder case, removed
from Baltimore county to Hartford for trial
Mr.. Harlan was paid the balance due by the
Baltimore County Commissioners, who desir-
| ed that settlement be made hereafter annu-
ally. settlement OF this kind had not been
made previously for fourteen years.
A farmer living near Upper Cross Roads
took 1856 dozen of ears of some OF the finest
| sweet coru ever grown to Baltimore last
| week After hard work he succeeded in sell
ing so dozen at 81 cents DOZEN the rest he
| had to bring back. Another took load OF
| potatoes and to avoid hauling them back was
| compelled to close them out at 10 cents for
| two-bushel sack, throwing in the sack.
| 4 neighbor who took tomatoes got rid of
them with difficulty at II! cents a box, in
| GLIDING box and all. And yet some people
wonder why the farmers are for free silver.
the Standard Telephone Co. incorporated
in Baltimore, Thursday, has for its object the
construction of telephone lines from Cristeld
| TO PUcomoke City, thence to Salisbury, Der
mar, Laurel, E4ston, Chestertown, Centre
vile and Bel Air, with connections in Balti-
more. 1t has purchased some local lines and
will consolidate them in the main line which
will he constructed. In ALL about $50 miles
of telephone lines will be controlled. A city
exchange Office is planned, to be established
as soon as the lines are constructed.
The first Bryan and Sewall banner in Har
ford county was flung to the breeze on Thurs
day afternoon last, 9th instant, at New Mar
ket store. near Perrymans, by the enthusiastic
silver men Of the second district. The meet |
ing which followed was presided over by Mr..
Charles Wood, with Mr.. John Jewens as sec
rotary. Several hundred persons were pres |
ent. Addresses were made by Chairman
Wood and Messrs. Grant Stockham, Joseph |
Mackin, Harold Scarboro and Frank +. Cor |
rell.
MIR. John 6. Rouse, commenced on We'd |
nesday, tearing out the front of his store in |
Bel Air, for the purpose of making extensive |
improvements. The entire upper porch, with |
an aggregate Of $500 square feet, will be |
added to the floor of the second story, and |
the lower porch will be enclosed with |
handsome glass front, thus adding show win |
dows, which will embrace the entire porch |
area, except the necessary entrance ways.
A large party of Batimoreans are sum- |
mering at ''Mt Pleasant" the home of Mr.. |
Morris Dean. We note Miss Alice Haines, |
Miss Shaefrer Mr.. j. Wilson Cole and family, |
Mr.. J. Albert Marshall and family, Mr.. and |
Mrs Burke, Mr. Wash Nelly and family, Mrs. |
Grape, Miss Eta Graham, Mr.. Albert Checker |
aud family, Mr.. Richard Scott and family, |
Mrs. Margaret Checker, Miss Ella Checker, |
Mr.. Richard May and Mr.. james May.
Sheriff Cooley received telegram on
Wednesday notifying him that horse and |
wagon had been stolen in Newark, Delaware, |
and the thief was on his way to Baltimore. |
In his light the man, a Dutch jew, crossed |
the river at Lapidum and drove to Church |
Vile, where he was overtakcn, arrested and |
taken back to Delaware. His name was not |
learned.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of the concert which will be held on the Fair
Grounds, on Wednesday evening next. \
band of fifty veteran musicians and quar-
tette of able singers will furnish the music
and the whole entertainment will be closed |
by a grand display of fireworks The pro-
cceds are for the benefit of Emmanuel p. 4.
Church.
"A Bryan and Sewall Club was formed at
Abingdon on Saturday evening. Over fifty
members were enrolled and Harry p. Stras-
baugh was elected president with w. K. Gun |
ningham as secretary. The next meeting will
be held on Saturday, August Is, at P. NJ,
when the club will be addressed by speakers
from Baltimore.
Letters Of administration have been grant |
ed upon the estate of Charles Whitak er to |
Mary F. Whitaker and Abel d. Wilson. Bond |
has been given for $1,000. William +. Han
way and William K. Wallis have been APP |
pointed to appraise the estate.
There will be Il peach and ice cream festi |
val held under the auspices of the H. and F.
NJ Society of Bethel Church. near Madonna,
Hartford comfy, on Tuesday, the l Sth instant,
on the grounds OF the church.
Hartford County papers are requested to
announce the sudden death in Baltimore, on
Tuesday, llth instant, of Mrs. Drusilla s.,
wife OF Charles Ii. Gantz, and daughter of
W. Ii. and Sarah e. Wilson.
Mr.. William Z. Mckenzie, of Hopewell
Centre, and Miss Martha Il. Montgomery, of
married on Wednesday, by Rev f. d. Fnney.
An unknown Bohemian Jumped from the
car as the train which left Baltimore at $50
A. NJ on Wednesday, was passing North
Avenue, and was seriously injured.
Mrs Moore, the aged mother of Mr.. j.
Wilson Moore, is lying extremely i'll, at the
residence Of her son, at Fallston. She is
nearly ninety years of age.
A Bohemian who was working in the can
ming house of Mr.. Edward H. Hall, at EN-
morton, died suddenly on Wednesday after
noon from prostration.
--Messls. William Keen, of Aberdeen, and
Harry s. Hyde, of Perryman, have been APP
pointed additional deputy game wardens for
Hartford county.
Mrs. Mary &. Moore, aged 90 years, died
at her home near Fallston on Thursday. Fu
funeral will take place on Sunday ut II A NJ.
"A base ball game will be played on the
Fair grounds on Saturday between the Young
Sluggers of Bel Air aud the Taylor Club
Letters testamentary upon the estate of
William A. Cook have been granted to Martha
f. Cook and Joseph Andrew.
The Methodist Protestant Camp Meeting
will commence in Macomber's woods, near
Delta, today (Friday.)
Personal Mention.
Dr. j. l.. Windolph continues very i'll at his
home in Darlington. .#".
Miss Mamie Osborne, of Baltimoreis guest
of Miss Marion Chesney.
| NJ / FuIton Rafhnn of the baltimore Ia r.