The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-09
From Aberdeen,

ABERDEEN, June Sour farmers have
spent two busy weeks planting corn, and
some fields for the late yield are not yet
planted.
The property of the late Jarrett T.
Baldwin, which was sold several months
ago to the late William A. Baldwin for
$3.50, was sold again on Saturday at
the Court House door in Bel Air to Mr..
Joseph R. Baldwin, of Buffalo, for 81 40.
Mr.. Baldwin expects, in the near tu-
ture, to erect handsome cottage on the
place. Mr.. ]. T. Baldwin, Jr., the same
day, bought the old wheelwnght shop
and adjoining grounds on Bel Air avenue
for $3.50. He expects to erect adwelling
there next fall.
Miss Iris Brock sustained some painful
bruises and a cut near her left eye in
driving accident on Thursday afternoon
of last week, while on her way to Havre
de Grace. The accident occurred near the
overhead crossing on the Pennsylvania
road at Swan Creek. An approaching
train startled the horse, and as Mr..
George keithley made an attempt to
catch the animal it upset the buggy and
threw Miss Brock against the railing of
the bridge. Two other Young girls who
were in the vehicle were uninjured, al
though they were thrown up in the top
of the buggy, which was completely
wrecked. The horse was afterwards
caught on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks.
Miss Florence Morgan, of Baltimore.
made a visit last week to relatives in
Aberdeen.
Mr.. D. B. Arthur, of Baltimore, was in
Aberdeen on Sunday, the guest of Mr.. w.
S. Armstrong.
Mr.. George w. Beard, of Baltimore,
has moved to his country home, near this
town, for the summer months.
Mrs. ]. H. Ewing, of Pennington, New
Jersey, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. J. H.
Kennedy. DR.. Ewing and his daughters
will also be guests of DR.. and Mrs. Ken
nedy during this week.
Contractor Harry A. Gilbert has COM
pleted the bridge across Swan creek,
which Mr.. John M. Michael had built at
an expense of $4,000, for the purpose of
connecting his two farms, one at Oaking-
ton, the other on the west side of the
creek and known as the "Brick House
Farm" All of the metal used in the
bridge was supplied by a Baltimore firm,
and the timber was taken from Mr..
Michael's woods. The pile driver was of
Mr.. Gilbert's own construction. He also
made the model for the hammer, which
was cast by the Perryville Iron Com
pany and weighs 500 pounds. The bridge
is $50 feet long. On the west side there
is a cut of 60 feet filled in to depth of
nine feet. The length filled in on the east
side is 40 feet, with the same depth.
The draw is 16 feet long and is Mr.. Gil
bert's own design. Before this bridge
was built, Mr.. Michael had drive of
seven miles from some of his cornhelds to
his Westinghouse; now the distance is
not quite one mile. From his home he
had to drive five miles to Aberdeen. This
has been reduced by the new route to
two and half miles.
Messrs. George W. Brock, president,
and William B. Richardson, chief of the
Aberdeen Fire Department, and Charles
H. Jacobs, w. A. Wells and Harry W.
Sullivan, of that company, are attending
| the Firemen's Convention at Hagers-
| town.
Children's service was celebrated in
Grace NJ. E. Church South last Sunday
evening in the usual way. A good pro,
gramrne of Rotations and dialogues was
rendered. Rev. J. Fred Baggs, former
pastor, and Rev. H. w. Burruss delivered
addresses.
Children's Day will be observed in
Grove Presbyterian Church on Sunday
June IL, at IL A. NJ, and in Aberdeen NJ
E. Church on the evening of the same
! date.
The young ladies of Aberdeen gave e
lawn fete on Tuesday evening for thu
benefit of the Aberdeen baseball club
The attendance was good and the profit:
gratifying.
The baseball team will play the Oar
lington club on the latter's grounds mex
Saturday.