The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-08-05

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Mr. James Trego, who farms Judge
Arthur Stump's place. two miles east Of
Churchville, has sold ten cattle which did
him great credit, considering the style Of
feeding he followed They were on the
place nine months, received no grain
whatever and only little hay. but
weighed l.l96 pounds when sold and
melted their owners S3i per head.
n Tie improvements on Main street
are progressing rapidly. The stone curb
ing is being Strengthened and in many
places concrete Curts are being laid and
the streets widened The new town
crusher and an engine have been delivered
and set up and the work of crushing
stones will Don begin. This Is "A good
start toward the prop bsed improve
ments.
A patty of young people chaproned
by Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. bal Twin, of
Aldino. spent Thursday of last week at
Betterton. Those who enjoyed the trip
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Baldwin. Misses
Jessie and Sadie Davis, Elizabeth Snod.
grass and Sibyl Davis. of STREET., and
Mcssrs Robert and Edward Bald win, of
Delaware, and Earle Carroll, of HavTe
de Grace.
Il Carrying out his design to construct
the new highway ut kalmia as rapidly
as possible, Contractor Brown on Fri.
day put On steel shovel. and with three
engines he is furnishing such an amount
OF power that even the rocks of Deer
Creek cannot withstand the force OF the
shovel 1t is believed that il will geatly
facilitate him in the rapid construction
of the road
The Van Ribhcr l.ase Rail Club has
been re. organized Nth MIR. y. +. sullivan
at its head. They have secured field
below the railroad station, which has
been put in first class condition, and
after "A few practice games will he ready
tn meet any team in the county or state
On Saturday. August 9Th they will play
the Broadway Athletic Club of baltimore
on the home grounds
LAWYER report III the stock cattle
market. sent us specially each week from
.h'"R'' SHOWS 'ha' certain 'oeah''es IN
the west are suffering seriously from
"r""'h' anu AZ result stocEer'hhhieed'
ers have been run IN fast enough to
cause quite drop IN tue market Last
week 'hir l" a""n stoekers' weighing
from '"o !" H""' s"ih IN Sh'cag" Tor
'''' F'' w
" -iunRe '' 'iRe h. Nahhipoer returned
on M"h""y H"'h the 1hu''h Home III
baltimore wheie ne u rs been cohlnehior
some Time hv MS recent Illness lie Is
con'' ierahIy improved and prospectsare
very encouraging as I" his iuture icaith
Judge Nanbihher' on advice "i DR. Thayer,
''t on thursday Tor linton ~ rings, ~
" wh'rr nc VIII take several "r'ksrest
his uhhSh'rf' MtS l.en"' accompanied
him
IN Mir v illiam Sutton was struck hy n
train ON the Is aud o. railroad at IIayre
tie Grace on Wednesday morning and
was mortal V wounded. lie was sitting
on the plhl otn ana u u lhuuRht nc uih
NOT near the approaching tram. lie was
taken u" "h"ihk' III h"sp'l A. whefe
he d'cd about three nouns later. Mr'
sutton was ." years on ana Is survived
by SISTER ANA hr" .hcr, Mrs william
w. lr'mhi''"i Hampton va ana MI
samuel sutton OF fefrVm"h
The Denton Journal, in its last issue.
commenting on the condition Of the
County's highways says: AT II cost OF
little over hund'c Cd dollars "A mile,
sections OF road have been placed in fine
shape rounded ana hardened ana mhhe
'"'"'N sn''S'"''"'S anu h"''l""'' '"'''
frame ne gene 'a' '""n'''"" Oh e"'o'
inc county highways mas weary '''P'oN'
Gu ""''e' tue e"s'"'e' system" ~ u" great
GU Cost 'ha" was necessary "hn'f tue
S"lc'N'S s'St'"'' WIG" III very '"''
INSTANCES "er' "'S 'es"''s "'''"'"'" '''
'"e ''''"'N spent
\ -Autumuhil'sis travelling from Mary
same privileges asfrr granted I" rem
sylvania motorists by our state State
Highway Commissioner, Joseph W.
Hunter, 81 l'rnnsylvnnia, stated that tie
laws "i pennsylvania ""u'h not "''""
MN I" grant fe''pt"c"' fe'"'"'"s "s u"
license hs '"HHesi'h nv hu'"''""''e '""'
missioner I"hn L. "r"fRe' "' TINS state
and that Mary indcrs wishing to motor
through frnnsylVnnlh VIII he '"'nFiie"
to comply with the laws "i thht st"te
and take out licenses before the prlV'"se
can he granted
The Calvert Journal in its last issue
u atcs that the crop of peaches in that
county is large and the quality of the
early fruit not up To standard but com.
plains that prices received in baltimore
do not cover the cost of handling and
shipping A go nj deal oi mOncyiS being
made hv some one. for in ourl"cal market
this delicious fruit Is still at I rice wan
in the reach Of only those who demand
luSuries tor their table. 1t is another
illustration Of the statement that when
the transportation and middleman
charges have been paid nothing remains
for the grower.