The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-07-02

oTEP BACkWARD.-An order, we are in
formed, has been passed by the Postoflice De-
partment, relating to the transmission of
mails between Bel Air and Edgewood,
which if carried out will be serious in
convenience to the newspaper publishers of Bel
Air as well as TO nearly all of their subscribers
in the eastern part of the county. Heretofore
for many years mail has left Bel Air at 5 80 A.
NJ, connecting at Edgewood with the morning
mail train from Baltimore and thereby reach
ing Edgewood Perryman, Aberdeen, Havre de
Grace, Port Deposit, Conowingo, and all of the
offices connected by mail stages or otherwise
with those points. These postoffices are Booth
by Hill, Michaelsvile, Cole, Creswel, Hartford
Furnace, Carsin's Run, Darlington, Calvary,
Glenville, Level, Lapidum, Shure's Landing,
Webster, Greensboro, Prospect, Dublin, Mactop,
Kirkwood, Scarborough and perhaps Others
This schedule also furnishes daily communica-
tion with New York and all intermediate points.
Leaving Edgewood upon the arrival of the
mail train from Philadelphia, the Philadelphia
and New York newspapers and mail from the local
offices named were received in Bel Air at g p.
NJ
Under this order the mail will leave Edge
wood at II or IL o'clock in the morning, arrv-
ing in Bel Air at about 2, and returning to Edge
wood at a. Thereby, although we may get daily
mail from the east we will be deprived of send
ing one. The Bel Air newspapers, for instance,
which have been sent heretofore at $50 in the
morning, reaching subscribers the same day, If
sent by way of Edgewood in the afternoon, will
have to lie over there until the next morning
If sent by way of Baltimore, they will also be
delayed day.
A petition largely signed by the business men
OF Bel Air has been sent to the Postofilce De-
partment protesting against the change.
The patrons of the postoflices we have named
are directly interested in opposing this change,
and we ask them to send petitions to that effect
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General.
The change, 1t is understood, has been made
upon the application of the mail contractor on
the route, who can make more profitable ar
rangement by starting the.mail from Edgewood
instead of from Bel Air. The order was to go
into effect July LIST, but Postmaster Spicer of
Bel Air, had not been officially informed of it,
and the mail left, as usual, at 80 A. M. 1t is
stated that the contractor can not get 1t carried
~ luC pliCC Nv WulCh hC uuo tdhCu cow
year.
ChiIdren's lDny ut Bush M. f. Church.
A large congregation assembled at Bush station
NJ: e. Church. last Sunday morning. TO attend
"Children's Day" services. The church was
beautihed by pots of growing flowers, wreaths of
crow foot and cages of songful canary birds.
| The programme consisting of singing, responsive
| readings, recitations and solos by the children
| was in charge of Mr.. @. W. Baker. Mrs. @. w.
Baker was the organst, and in addition to the
regular choir, was assisted In the singing by Mrs.
| II. Il. Murphy, wife of a former pastor.
The services were opened by prayer by Rev. ].
| H. Baker. This was followed by the reading of
the XIII Psalm by Jessie Baker. Ollie Baker
and her sister each sang solo In good style. and
| the twin sisters, May and Lilly Wells, sang a
| duet. The congregation enjoyed the singing of a
solo by Mrs Murphy. very much. TWAS entitled
| "A Little Boys Dream of Heaven"
Mr.. Reid, the pastor, spoke about fifteen min
utes on the formation of habit. His talk was in
| teresung and instructive.
Mr.. +. p. Smith delivered an address. in which
| he compared the forming of good character to
the building of a pyramid formed of many blocks
| symmetricaly laid. Some of the blocks In this
structure were truthfulness, honor, temperance,
respect to parents chaste language, good com pa
ny, industry and many others. Mr.. Smith en-
larged on each Of these blocks. Ii.