The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-08-24

the Maryland anu ShhsriE''ii' VIII
leave Baltimore for Bel Air at 9 80 p. M.
Wednesday evening and at the same time
for Delta and way station on Thursday
evening
Mrs. ]. l.. Mccormick, of Bel Air, re-
turned on Sunday after week. visit to
Mt. Gretna, Pa, where the national en-
campment was held. This mountain
valley is said to be ideal for the purpose,
and the mountain air far surpassed that
of Manassas, where the encampment
was held two years ago. Maryland was
represented by the Fourth and Fifth regl-
ments, which together mustered $40
men. The First having gone to Manas-
sas two years ago, was relieved from
duty this year.
To the attention of those who are
seeking a suitable boarding school for
their daughters during the coming year,
we desire to commend Kee Mar College,
located at Hagersto wn, Maryland Stu
ated as it is, in the mountain air OF
Western Maryland, the first essential of
a good home for girls-a healthy loca-
TOMS gua1anteed; while its broad
course and able faculty. under the man.
agement of President ]. Emory Shaw,
ought to guarantee all the essentials of a
strictly first-class boarding school.
The fine barn on the estate of DIR.
John F. Goucher, known as alto Dale"
near Pikesville, was destroyed by fire
about 10 80 O'Clock on Tuesday night,
caused by lightning during the very
heavy thunder storm. There were six
mules and four horses in the barn at the
time, but they were rescued. Besides the
barn, 1000 bushels of wheat, between
500 and 600 bushels of oats, 10 tons of
hay, and all the farming implements
were destroyed. 1t isestimated that the
loss will reach $4,000 partly covered
by insurance.
Mr.. James ]. DeRan, president of the
DeRan Lumber Company. which is To-
Gated ia Pocahontas county, West Vir-
ginia, with main office in Bel Air, was in
town on Monday. Mr.. DeRan reports
that he has completed four miles of their
the Chesapeake and Ohio; that he is al
ready saving on a small scale, but that
their main mill will start in September
The company has installed 1875 horse
power boiler and expects to saw 25, 900
feet of lumber per day. Other Hartford
boys with the company are his brother,
John DeRan, Leon GLADDEN., of the Rocks,
and Michael E. Pue, of Bel Air.
In another column will be found an
interesting letter from Mr.. T. c. Gal
breath, former superintendent of schools
of this county, now residing at Ross
Forks, among the mountains of Idaho.
With a tent for his covering, college
mate and faithful dog for his COM
panions, he has pitched his tent 1000
feet above tide water, and feeds on
grouse, preserved as many days as de-
sired in an ice-cold spring, with bear
meat at his disposal for the asking. We
are gratihed to know that his health is
better than at any time during the past
three years, and he hopes at an early
day to join the army of bread winners.
During All excursion from Havre de
Grace and Port Deposit to Annapolis on
Monday last, where thousand colored
people were crowded on the steamer
Annapolis" the mate rowdVism of the
modern negro came out in all of its con-
spicuous uglness. There is nothing the
average negro likes to drink better than
fire water" and nothing he likes to
handle better than the razor. The &C
count OF the general debauchery of this
vast crowd herded together on so small
a surface is indeed thrilling, and it is
truly remarkable that a number of lives
were not lost. AS it was, one man named
Gordon was almost disemboweled, and
scores of others were beaten and battered
by missiles thrown by unknown hands.
On Monday last, Stevenson A. Will
liams, trustee, offered at the Court House
door, in Bel Air, the Charles Wilson
farm, near Pylesville, containing 1876
acres of fine land, with excellent improve
ments; it was withdrawn at a bid of
800. At the same time and place, ].
r. Sitter, trustee, sold the S. M. Mon
tague cottage, near Wilma, to Mrs. Car
RE B. Carroll for $745. At the same
time and place, Jacob A. Dozen, trustee,
offered 81 acres of unimproved land near
Anderson's mill, in the fourth district; it
was withdrawn at a bid of 500. At
the same time and place, Messrs. Preston
and Hall, trustees, offered the Benjamin
Stamford property, on the Mountain,
containing 90 acres; it was sold to Philip
Standiford for 5000.
"A most remarkable electrical incident
occurred at the residence of Mr.. R. NJ
STREET., near Amos postoffice, on Monday
afternoon. During the thunder storm
then raging, Mr.. STREET. was sitting in
his kitchen, when suddenly a bolt Of
| lightning struck a tree in the yard about
twenty feet distant, followed a wire
clothes line attached at one end to the
tree and the other to the house, passed
into the building, out through the
kitchen stove, and struck Mr. Street, S
lower limbs as he sat burning the
skin, flesh and clothing therefrom. While
Mr.. STREET. will probably recover, he will
be incapacitated for work for several
weeks The house was uninjured, but
his little daughter who was in the room
at the time was stunned by the shock.
Much interest is being evinced in the
forthcoming concert of the Bel Air Choral
Club, which takes place on Thursday
next in the Masonic Hall. Our local
singers are all enthusiastic and are work
ing with the intention of making this the
greatest musical treat ever given in ouI
community. The Holy Cityis Cantata
that abounds in good things, and one
has only to hear few of the numbers to
understand why this work has sung it.
self into the hearts of the musical people
of the English speaking world. The
various solos are to be sung by local
talent, excepting the baritone numbers
which are to be rendered by the director
Mr.. Robarts. This will probably be the
last opportunity to hear Mr. Robarts fol
some time as he and Mrs. Robarts leave
for New York the following week.
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