The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-07-11

y heavy storm passed over Hartford
county on Sunday afternoon. 1t was
particularly severe in the fifth district.
At Vernon NJ. L. Church, hail broke out
three windows, which badly frightened
the congregation who were worShiping
at the church at the inc. The wind blew
away the bridge house of the barn of MIR.
Daniel Love, At Love and Scarborough s
Mill. rear Prospect.
The large barn of Mr.. Walter p.
Rockford, situated at Reckord, caught
fire at an early hour on Wednesday morn.
inc and was burned down. There was
no one about the premises at the time
and the fire is supposed to have been
caused by tramps. The loss is about
s., 900 and is partially covered by insur-
ancc in the Pennsylvania Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphia by apolicy of 500.
Last Friday afternoon horse which
was being driven on the streets of Delta
by MIR. Hugh E. Jones, of Prospect. be-
came frightened by fire crackers and ran
| Oft Mrs Jones and little child, who were
i'll the buggy, were thrown out, and the
former received serious injury on the
head which rendered her unconscious for
sometime The child was uniniured.
The horse ran some distance and the
vehicle WAS completely demolished.
We are requested to correct an crror-
cous publication that appearedin the last
issue of one our Bel Air contemporaries.
Mr.. T. NJ. Ward, Civil Engineer in chief
of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail
road has not resigned his position as
stated He is in charge of the extensive
improvements which are now being made
between Baldwin and Fallston and has
under contemplation much more work
that will he done III the near future in
the way of Strengthening the road bed.
The MARYLAND Democratic State Cen |
trail Committee met in Baltimore on We'd
ncsday. The large attendance present
attcStcd the interest throughout the
State in the coming election. Everything
was OF a harmonious nature. The only
contest Was on the number of votes that
the two wards of Baltimore City, which
are i'll the Second Congressional District,
should be allowed. Senator Thomas II.
Robinson contended that under their
legislative apportionment they were en-
titled to two votes and fraction. After
some little discussion it was decided to
allow them three votes. The Congression-
al Convention of this district will be held
at Havre dc Grace on Thursday, August
2Sth
On Friday afternoon Mr. David Pyle,
son of Mr. Nathan l. Pyle, of Pylesville,
met with serious accident while ex-
ploding giant fire cracker. He had
lighted the fuse and was throwing the
cracker from him when it exploded in
his hand, tearing it in shrcds and also in
flicting an ugly wound on the leg. A
piece of the pastcboarl flew up and cut
him in the neck close to the iugular vein.
The injured member was amputatcd and
Mr. Pyle is doing as well as could he ex-
rcctcd. The handling of explosives ON
the Fourth of July has resulted i'll so
many serious accidents that it would
seem to be a good thing to have restrict
ing legislation and if their manufacture
is not entirely prohibited, it ought at least
to he made under legal superintendent
which would prevent the use of such
terrific high explosives.