The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-07-15

! Committee, ana VIII DC aulaltlC! 10 pr &c
ticc i'll the courts of this State.
The Bel Air reserves will cross bat
with the Long Green a. {. at the ground
near the rail road station at Bel Air OF
Wednesday, July 20. This is the first tim
the long Green Club has visited Bel Air
Mr. Christian Smith has recently com
pietcd large bank barn on his 'Smth'
property near Aberdeen. This togcthci
with the commdiuus residence erected {
year ago, makes it one of the most valua
BILE properties i'll this attractive section
Edwin {. Watts, the once convicted
wift-murdcrcr who was granted new
trial by the Court Of Appeals, will again
come before the Baltimore county crlml
nal court His previous trial took place
here, bnt under the proceedings, the case
now rcvcrts to the county where the
crime was committed.
Reuben Grey, Il little son Of Mr..
George Grey, OF Forest Hill, met with Il
painful accident on Friday. His hand
was caught between the wheel and hay
carriage of a road wagon, lacerating 1t
so badly that the amput atom of one
finger was necessary. DR. +. p. Smithson
rendered the necessary surgical attention.
Mr. Price Hopes sold last month OFF
of Mr.. George NJ. Jcwett's farm IS head
of cattle, which showed gain of 3S7
pounds per head and gross profit of
$27 each. They were bought last Aug
ust from Mr.. Calvin Appleton at + cents
per pound and sold at scents per pound.
Mr.. Hopes ted them but one barrel OF
corn a head This shows what good
green grass pasture will do.
Attention is called to the excursion Of
Blcnhcim Lodge. of Aberdeen, in connec-
ton with the Aberdeen Fire Department
band, to Colchester, on Friday, July %.
The boat will leave Havrc dc Grace at s A.
NJ. Returning, arrive at Havrc dc Grace
at $50 +. Nj. These two organizations
number in their membership some of the
best people of their local community, and
no more pleasant day could be anticipated
than by spending the time with these
hospitablc people.
The Savings Bank Hartford County,
at its recent annual meeting, made very
creditable showing The total business
reached over S65,OOO. The deposits are
about $54, 900 and Il good sum is each
year being carried to the reserve fund.
Besides this the bank is enabled to give
its stockholders reasonable dividends.
The business is conducted in manner
satisfactory to both stockholders and de
positors. Mr.. Walter w. Preston is
president of this institution and Mr..
Samuel w. Bradford is cashier
Mary Garter, the negro woman who
was recently afflicted with smallpox has
been discharged from treatment by Coun-
tv Health Officer, DR. Smithson. The
shanty on the almshouse farm to which
she was removed shortly after her disease
had matcrialized, has been burned to-
late DR.. Smitfson on the admirable man
ncr in which this case was handled. The
taxpayers will not have heavy bill TO
pay for stamping out the disease, as the
entire expense will not exceed 500.
During the thunder storm on Tues
day afternoon the large frame barn on
the property of Mrs. Margaret Myers,
near Pylcsvillc, was strucl, by lightning
n wagon loaded with wheat had just
been driven into the barn and number
of hands were at work unloading it. The
structure was soon discovered to he on
fire, and all the help that could be mus
tered set to work to save the live stock
quantity of new hay, wheat, a wagon
and some machinery. The insurance WAS
in the hartford Mutual Fire Insurance
Company and only partially covers the
loss.
During the thunderstorm on Tuesday
afternoon considerable electric current
concentrated at Greenwood" the home
of Judge and Mrs. George !. Finncy, near
Churchvillc. Three trees were struck in
the yard. This was followed by bolt
entering the dwelling on the telephone
wire demolishing the instrument and
scattering pieces of melted copper all over
the room. Heat from the lightning
melted some pewterware i'll the kitchen
and in parts of the house the sulphurous
fumes were SO strong as to nearly over
come the occupants. Str"ngc t" say, OK
cept rs above noted, no damage was
done.