The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-06-15
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Rel Air Notes.

| fiSlI 1fleEuS III 1hiOOI county.
Bel Air Notes.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur II. jackson, CT Bati
more, were guests on Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben smin Bisseil.
Surveyor and MIS-. John B. Hanna and Miss
Mollie Bateman, left on Monday, for u ten
days sea tip to Boston.
Miss Gertrude Uhler is visiting friends 10
Baltimore county.
NJ. Harry Smith, of Philadelphia, was .
| guest of Bel Air relatives this week.
Mrs. Christian Felty, Master Paul and Miss
| Hazel Felty, Of OaklaI d. Md, who have been
visiting Mrs. Feltl's sister, Mrs. w. Frank
| Keen, left on Saturday for visit to their
cousins, Dtctor aud Senator Crothers, Of
| Cecil county, Mrs. ". f. Keen accompanied
them.
Chief Engineer B. 3. Ii. Wharton, OF the
United states Navy, is II guest OF Mr.. q.
| Smith Morris.
Mir. j. Ed ward Harry, Professor Of Greek
Literature st the University Of Cincinnati,
was guest OF his bIo:her, Deputy Treasurer,
Charles T. Harry, this week. Prof. Harry
will sail for Europe on Tuesday next.
DIR. Arnfis!d f. VanEibbc: left Bel Air on
on Monday for New York from whence he
sailed Oh Wednesday for Scotland where he
will join the Drcxel party on sailing cruise
to tie extreme Northlands Of Europe.
Judge David Fowler, Of Towson, was In
Bel Air Oh Wednesday.
List CT uncalled for letters remaining In
the Bel Air postofice, June il: Mrs. Webster
johnson.
Miss Eta Rouse, of Notre Dame College,
Baltimore county, has returned to her home
for tie summer.
Miss Eva Hopkins, of Rock Hill College,
South Carolina, has returned to her home.
Mis- McConbs, of Havre de Grace, is visit
ing Miss Jessie Reckord, of this town.
Miss Caroline Hunter, is visiling friends in
Washington, ID. Z.
Copper Company, Of New York, and Mr..
William H. Gill, of Baltimore, will leave
today, Friday, for Halifax to visit the Copper
mines Of the Colonial Copper Company In
Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Dollie b. Miner aud her daughter,
Miss Annie Miner, returned on Tuesday to
their home in Winchester, H., from a visit
to Rev. aud Mrs. 4. d. Finney.
Assault Upon a Young Girl.
An atrocious assault was committed on FRI
day afternoon upon Miss Cassie Jones, a
twenty y earold daughter of Mr.. Joshua b.
Jones, of Constitution, by an unknown man
who bore all the marks Of o mulatto. The
young lady, who is employed as housekeep-
er for Mr.. Joshua Jarrett, OF Jarrettsyille
had left Jarrettsville on Thursday afternoon
and gone to Delta, where she passed the
night with the family of DIR. William II. Nc
Curdy. On Friday sue started to visit friends
in Pylesville, passing through Cambria.
Shortly after she left the latter place she saw
a tramp, while passing secluded place, and
naturally became very much frightened and
started back toward Gambia. The tramp,
however, went hi way aud Miss Cass:e pro-
ceeled on her way to p lesyille. When she
reached Webster's crossing, a short distance
north of her destination, she accidentally
dropped her pocketbook, and as she stopped
to recover It, strange man rushed out from
his hiding pace and grabbing her around the
waist attempted to drag her in the woods.
Miss Jones screamed Justify for help and
looking toward The Webster house, which was
not far distant, she cried {: "YOu had BITTER
let me go! Here comes Joe Webster now ~
The scoundrel st this gave her vicious push
from him and escaped iato the woods. The
young lady ran down the rosd towards p les
vile, AID just before she reached there was
oYertaken by Mr.. Edward Wilson, who was
returning with his wife from trip to Delta.
He called 10 Miss Jones to get into his buggy,
AMI as she did so, she commenced crying.
Mr.. Wi son Inquired the trouble and upon be-
ing told, drove rapidly to the station aud noti-
fed several meu who were present. Of the &C.
currence They FASTENED to the scene, but the
perpg:rator Of the assault had decamped.
The Ioad-bed, which had been moistened by
tie rsin, gave every evidence Of having been
the scene of a struggle, the prints OF her feet
and those of Il man being easily discernable.
Search was Immediately made for the man,
but so far he hes eluded pursuit. Miss Jones
Describes him as being Of a dark OF swaithy
complexion, about five feet, eight or ten inches
In height, with very prominent nose. He
wore brosd-brimmed light SLOUGH hat, dark
coat and lighs striped trousers. man an
swerng the description had been seen by
several of the resiients of the neighborhood
during the day.