The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-10-07

| hRht between Jerry Hayes and Samuel
Kelly, both colored, near Darlington. on
SUNDAY afternoon. After aquarrel Kelly
shot Hayes in the stomach and Hayes
picking up shoemaker knife stabbed
kelly six times in the back. Their
wounds were dressed and Hayes was
committed to Jail Kelly is under arrest
at his home, as lie wasin such condition
that he could not h. moved.
The directors of the Coharic Lumber
Company which is "A Maryland corpor.
alton with headquarters in Pei Air ard
plant in Southern North Carolina were
notified On Wednt $ lay that serious fire
had occurred AT tie plant during the
noon hour on Tuesday. The lire origin.
ated from some unk nown cause in the
dry kiln. which. together with the plain
ing mill and rough lumber connected
Herewith were destroyed. The property
was insured.
Marion Stone. of llavrc dc Grace.
narrowly escaped 6c tth last week While
trillng with pistol and thrt atcning to
shoot himselfit was suddenly discharged
and the bullet played high havoc with his
head, blowing its way through the chin.
cutting out five teeth. boring hole
through his tongue and roofof his mouth
and finding a final resting place under
the eft eye. lie is now improving as
well as could he exp, cted and has decided
to try rattle for l,ything next time.
Probably never before did so much
dry corn stand uncut in Hartford. Due
to the extremely drv weather it has
thoroughly ripcned the blades in many
cases blowing about as though driven |
| by November storm, yet the scarcity |
OF cutters has made it Lcxt to impossible |
to put il into the shock. Tie constTuc.
ton Of the pole line in the upper half of
the county. and number of state rni lis |
in other SECTIONS is taking up Ia = pro.
portion Of available ,hor at prices which |
farming will not stand.
Mr. James Poole, OF Hickory, lost his |
thrcshcr by fire in peculiar way on last |
Saturday. While thrrshing oats ut Mr. |
James Rlake's at Bynum IA large wad If |
straw lc'amc entangleh around the |
shaft al the tan which Iuns with great |
rapidly. and the tai ton became So gtcat |
that spark was generate and soon
the interior Of the thrcsher wasa mass
oi Il ime. The cngine wps quickly at,
tnched to the thrcs.icr aud hau'ci il to n
s,ie poin:, and in few minulcs il was
totally destroyed, No insurance.
-Rehcarsing for the TOY Shop" to he
given in the Masonic Hall Friday even
ing, O,toher 18th, is actively underway
under the dirtt Ii IN OF Miss Book walter
WIN IL in charge uf the production of he
play Much interest 10 being shown and
"A large attendance is anticipated As
this play is for the brnefit Of ~ worthy
an OH ct as the Town Fire Department
II follows AS matter OF course that
everyone interested in the town will plan
to b. On n ii the evening Of the iith
and they will he well repaid by the play
alone.
Miss Christine Timing, ni England,
will deliver several addresses in the conn
" during October in the interest Of the
WomH1's Christian Tcmpra MON
Miss Timing is an enthusiastic speaker
and it is hoped that large audience will
greet lcrHcr enpn Iemcnts are; llavIc
tie Grace Presbyterian Church, O,tohcr
oh at T. NJ Smiths Chapel NJ. Il
Church, Ostober 9th, mt =. NJ Grace
NJ Il Church Aberdeen. October 10Th.
at y +. NJ Bel Air NJ. T. Church. oct
il,h, at . +. NJ Cc:t'r NJ Il Church,
Forest Ill., OHoher 12th, atSp. NJ.
N-The following contracts for Hartford |
roads have h',n awarded by the State |
Road Cummis sion: Road between Cor.
1 - miles, To J T. Spencer for Sai, |
737 II road between Baltimore county |
line aud R, hir turnpike. . 10 mlcp,
Az" to J. l. Spencer TOR $40 i22 ~ |
These prices ar considerably bower Irr
mil than were several other contracts
awarded the same dnv. When this |
stretch is built the through state road |
will have been practically completed |
The state Commission urges that ns |
much as possible hc built this fall
While speeding down IIoward'H hill |
on bicycle on usday night Ia take |
charge Of the fire fighters at The Electric |
plant Mr. Howard - Ncil, assistant To- |
Manager Shrivcr, took "a header that,
apart from III severe jar, badly cut the |
palms ui his hands and ground the gri |
from the hard pike drep into tie fresh |
wounds, Swaihcd in hastily construct |
cI hnndagcs he continued tie fight M
though n, hing had hHppencd, and
during the f,llnwing day he was serving |
~ many people as though he were wenty |
mn The i've year old chap Is used 10 |
measuring his myth On he gtoundcvcry |
it'll while with singing effects on hands |
and shins and Mr. ONcill looks at him |
now with sympathciic eye.