The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-07-06
MIR. Edward T. Mason narrowly e!

2 made false step and was precipitated
25 feet to the ground. He was picked w
: unconscious and DR.. Bradley was called
, as quickly as possible. when, strange to
! say, it was discovered that no bones
, were broken and his injuries were not
serious. AT the present writing he is
again at work, usual.
Major and Mrs. ]. Abel Hunter cele-
their marriage on Thursday evening of
last week at "lnglesidc," near Bel Air.
Of the bridal party there were present
: Mrs. William II. Harlan, Mrs. John ID.
Worthington, Mrs. Z. p. ii. Harrison
and Mrs William B. Nelson, four of the
bridesmaids. and Messrs ]. Edwin Web
ster, William H. Harlan and Edmund p.
II. Harrison, three of the ushers. Other
guests were Judge and Mrs. James d.
Waters, Mrs J. G. Rouse, Miss Riddle,
of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Miss
Elizabeth Harlan, Messrs. Edwin IL.
Webster, William B. Nelson, John ID.
Worthington and Edwin II. w. Harlan.
MIR. Charles II. Bowling, of Bel Air,
obtained a verdict of So, $50 against the
United Railways and Electric Company,
in Towson, on Thursday of last week,
for injuries received while boarding car.
The testimony disclosed that Mr.. BOWL
ing was getting on 4 car at Canton
when it started, throwing him against n
passing beer wagon, causing permanent
injuries. The railway company claimed
that he was negligent in attempting to
board the car while in motion. Experts
testified to the seriousness of MIR. Dow
ling's injuries. He was former pitcher
of the Bel Air baseball team. Messrs.
James J. Archer and Colonel ID. G. Mcln-
tosh appeared for the plaintiff, and MIR.
Elmer ]. Cook for the railway company.
The Farmer Grain and Supply Com
pany has been Incorporated to purchase
the mill property at the railroad station
at Bel Air and to operate the same in
connection with a general feed, fertilizer,
coal and machinery business. There will |
at all times be on hand a fine stock of
flour, feed, coal, lumber, fertilizers ard |
machinery, and there will also be |
market for wheat, corn, oats, hay and |
almost all other farmers products. The |
mill will be run at its full capacity with |
sufficient capital to operate it along with |
other branches of the business without
any outstanding indebtedness. The adj
vantage of such concern ought to be
apparent to our farmers ii. particular as
it will always furnish n market for their
produce.
The will of John Michigan has been
probated by Register Bay. He makes
certain personal requests to his wife,
and also wills her one third of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of his personal property
which he directs shall take place within
a reasonable time after his death. He
leaves 500 each to his sister, Sarah and
his grandson William. To his stepdaugh-
ter, Mrs. Joseph Callahan, he bequeaths
$50 and like amount to ST. Ignatius
Church, Hickory. All the rest of his
property is left to his sons, Sylvester Nc
Guigan, John Michigan and Peter Nc
Guigan. He appoints his son Sylvester
Michigan and his wife, Julia Michigan
executors. The will is dated April 80,
1901. and is witnessed by John T. Crow
and Joseph f. Callahan.
The Board of County School Com
missioners met on Thursday, all the men,
bers being present. Contracts were
awarded tor supplying the schools with
coal for the coming season on slightly bet
ter terms than one year ago. The con-
tract for the erection of q new school house
at Thomas Run was not awarded for the
was placed in Mir. Worthington's hands
and the Board ordered bids to be called
for the erection of new school house at
Hartford Furnace. Mr.. p Tevis Baker
was elected trustee of the Aberdeen High
School, vice MIR. George W. Evans, re-
signed 1t was ordered that COMPETE
tive examination be held on which to
award free scholarships to the Western
Maryland College, Maryland Agricul-
tural College and ST. Mary's Female
Seminary.
Mr.. 7. Murray Maynadier, who
owns farm at Vale, had an unusual ex-
perience while looking over a field of
timothy on his place one day last week
He noticed entangled i'll the grass, a
young crow that had been weakened In
its effort to try to get loose from the
meshes that encircled it. When he took
hold of the little bird, Mr.. Maynadier
was attacked by four old crows; one
flying into his face. He beat them off
with his hat and carried the black baby
bird and put it up on the fence. The
little thing Immediately fell to the ground
and he picked it up again. Thereupon
the old crows being satisfied that no
harm was intended their charge, sat on
a nearby tree, watching and waiting.
After considerable effort, the little crow
Strengthened out its wings and SCARED |
away for some distance, finally lighting
in swamp. The old crows followed at
a close distance. 1t is said that crows |
have no reason and that their brains |
are purely mechanical. The experience of
MIR. Maynadicr would disprove the as
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