The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-01-14

| Filth district OF BALTIMORE county which
is credited with having weighed SOS
pounds; a second one was slaughtered
by Orphans Court Judge Hoshall which
weighed Gil pounds, and third by a
Fifteenth district man too modest to
disclose his name, which weighed 800
POUNDS. Possibly it pays to turn corn
at even So rs per barrel into pork when
such results are obtained.
An agreeable surprise was sprung CT
his many friends when it was announced
on Tuesday evening that Hon. Nj. Bates
Stephens, State Superintendent of Edu.
cation, would wed Miss Nellie X. John.
son at 80 Wednesday morning. The
ceremony was performed ct the brides
home by Rev Frank T. Benson, of the
Methodist Protestant Church, and the
happy couple after wedding breakfast
started on a southern tour. DR.. ard
Mrs Stephens will take with them the
best wishes of the people of MARYLAND
whom he has served so efficiently for the
past eight years.
Y People in the lower half of Hartford
are probably not aware that in the vi.
cinity of Delta sleighing is fine and al.
most the universal method OF travelling
at present. Recently the sleigh of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Jones was upset in
East Delta The horse ran to West
Bangor thence down through the quar-.
ries and at the Mclaughlin quarry pass.
ed over path scarcely two feet wide be.
tween the hole on the one side and the
rubbish bank on the other, yet-stranse
to say-the horse and sleigh both es-
capped without serious injuries.
V-Mr. Thomas II. Robinson, of the Bel
Air bar. narrowly escaped serious &C.
cident on Monday. While driving his
spirited horse. Colonel, near the Presby-
terrain Church the bit suddenly broke and
the uncontrolled horse dashed away
bridleless After going a short distance
he collided with a telegraph pole, throw.
ing MIR. Robinson violently to the frozen
ground with the heavy driver on top of
him. The buggy and harness were COM
pletely wrecked and Mr.. Robinson Sc
verely Jared but fortunately no bones
were broken and he was in his flee THE
next day. The horse. which is very
valuable one, was soon caught unin.
jured
V-Samuel Badders, aged 10 years.
while working last week on one of the
''dinkey engines which hauls stones at
Como wingo for the McCalri Ferry Stone
Quarry fell to the ground and was fatal.
ly injured. 1t is supposed that Badders
lost his balance as the engine rounded
curve and fell beneath the wheels which
severed both Of his legs The company's
physician was speedily summoned and
did everything in his power to save the
Youths life, but he died Of shock later in
the day. The "niggerhead" rocks which
there and then dropped from elevated
lines into freight cars which haul them
to McCall's oform the body of the great
concrete dam.
A genuine mad dog scare Of an alarm
ing nature took possession OF Cambria
neighborhood the latter part Of last week.
rabi1 dog suddenly made its appear
ance In the town and bit Oscar, the son
OF Mr.. John T. Jones, and then after a
run of half mile bit an infant child of
Mr.. Robert A. Jones. He then turned his
attention to the cattle of MIR, Ollie Bay
aud bit two cows and IL fat steer before
Mr. Bay succeeded in killing him with a
pitchfork. Ga Friday the dogs head
was sent to the Pastcur institute in Bal
timore where it was decided that he was
suffering from case Of rabies in it's
worst form. Little Oscar was thereupon
sent to the institute for treatment, but
as the dog had bitten through the infant
clothing and had not broken the skin it's
physician decided that it was not in
danger If contracting the disease.
AT its last meeting the Junior Gun.
powder Farmers Club of Baltimore
county discussed the subject of lining for
Improvement OF the soil, and among
others Mr.. William y. Curry said, Where
| have used lime on clover the effect was
decidedly favorable Two years ago
| tf.,l sal b.I 4
barrels OF corn to the acre. and the fol
lowing year the alsyke and red clover on
the same ground was good; afterwards
wheat grew and good crop was
harvested" aud Mr.. J. G. Bosley said,
"ln Harford county lime is being used Il
great deal and a great many are going
back to lime, as ten out Of twelve are In
favor Oh it One thing is certain, clovers
are grown with the use of lime and then
the soil is in condition to grow any other
crop" Conditions are very favorable
for hauling lime now while the ground
is solid and teams are doing but little.
A numerously signed petition is be.
ing circulated to pray the County Com.
missioners to open n road about one and
three fuurths miles long from point on
the Hartford pike near Lutz's residence
and running through the lands Of W. l..
Amos, Simon |. Stcigler. Henry Joesting
and Others to point on the public high.
way near Watervale station. There is
no question but what a set Of people to.
wards the eastern terminus of this road
are in pocket" with reference to rail.
holds good with reference to those In the
vicinity of Watervale if they desire to
use the Hartford pike or new state road
The only serious objection to the propo.
sition is that as now sketched it would
mean another bridge Gcross Winters
Rum il its course can be so modified az
to utilize existing bridges, substantial re.
lief would be given to a considerable pc o
pie by opening the road
ORPHANS COURT NOTES
Letters OF administration were grant
ed to Matte N Baker. EIecutrix o
the will Of Georgia. Baker toMrs Mari
A. Shipl:y, Executrix of the will Of Johr
A. Shipley. and to William M, limerick
Executor OF the will Of Jacob limerick.
LAND TRANSFERS TO JANUARY u, 1910