The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-30

BANQUET AND REVNIoN.-Tho employees ot
DuDois's saw mill, In Havre de Grace, held q
banquet and reunion, in the reception room Of
the mill, last Saturday afternoon. at which
nearly all the employees, with few invited
guests, were present. For three or four hours,
says the Electric Light, 'thcre was feast OF
reason and flow of soul. A large pound-cake,
double decked, furnished by Mr. August Beg.
dolt, and good supply of Mumm's (the word
extra dry, coffee and sandwiches formed the
menu"
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION.
EEs.--The Commissioners were in session on
Monday. a petition was received from j. &
PritchaId, Robert A. Knight, Smith 81 Allen,
j. L. Hopkins, e. Wilson, +. VI. Allen, Jr., ".
IL. II. Whiteford, Caleb EmleU, d. e. Wharton
Smith and many others, for au appropriation 10
widen and grade the public road leading from
the Susquehanna Paper Mills to Conowingn
Bridge.
On Tuesday the Commissioners met at the
Highland station road.
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LEAP YEAR SoCIAL.-Thc young ladies OF
Havre de Grace intend to give Leap Year
social in the City Hall, on Wednesday evening,
April 4th. The Committee of Arrangements is
composed of Misses Sue jackson, Louie Pen
ningtou, Ella +. Reynolds, Lille Barnes, May
Adams and BERTHE A. Conner. The Committee
of Invitation Misses Mamie b. O'Neill,
Sadie V. Reynolds, Katie Boyd aud Katie Day.
Gentlemen who are favored with an invitation
will no doubt enjoy themselves in the novel
position assigned to the male sex at leap year
parties.
A REPUBLICAN CLUB ORGANIZED "A Repub-
lican Club, called the "The Young Mems
Republican Club of Hartford County" was
organized in Bel Air, last week, with Mr..
s. Webster Bradford President, and Willard f..
Minnick, Secretary and Treasurer, Thirty.
five members have been enrolled. This club
will send delegates to the meeting OF the Re-
publican National League, which will be held
in Baltimore on the 18th of April.
The preferences of the members of this club
for President are not known, but it is under
stood that number of them are for Blaine.
PUBLIC School AFFAIRs:-Miss Agnes f.
Bradley, one OF our most efficient public school
teachers, has resigned Mechanicsville school,
No s, third district, TO take effect at the end of
this term, and will be succeeded by Miss Hattie
Z. Worthington, OF Baltimore, who for the past
five months has had charge of the Aberdeen
school.
Miss Maggie OGley's health being restored,
she will resume work at Aberdeen.
Miss Clara lIetrick has resigned Forest InstI-
tute, No. 10, second district, and Mr. James W.
McNabb, No. 5, fifth district. Their success ors
have not yet been elected.
SALES PosTPoNED-The inclement weather
on Monday interfered for the second time with
two large public sales. One of them was the
sale Of Mr.. Francis Kearney's stock, &c, on
Mosswood Falm, near Fallston, which will
now take place on Thursday, April 9Th. The
other was the sale of stock, farming nipple
m0nts, &c, of Mr.. s. o. McCourtney, which is
now advertised to take place at his residence,
near Bells Mill, formerly McHenry's, Abingdon
district, on Saturday. April 9TH. The sale will
take place at that time, Mr.. McCourtney says,
rain or shine. There is sometimes luck in lei
sure, and we hope the saying may prove true
for both Mr.. Kearney and Mr.. McCourtncy.
LOCAL OPTION. CONVICTIONS IN CEcIL.-In
the Circuit Court for Cecil county, on Monday,
Judge Robinson on the bench, Peter Cotman,
colorcd, was tried before the court and convicted
III five cases Of violating the local option law
lie was sentenced TO six months imprisonment
in the House of Correction and S1OO free in each
case, amounting to "a years imprisonment
and $500 fine. James McKinscy, on u similar
charge, was found guilty and sentenced in four
cases to terms aggregating two years in the
House of Correction and $500 fine VIM. Spara,
colored, also for violating the local option law,
was sentenced to the House of Correction fol
one year and 800 fine.
The Grand Jury in their report say:
Our Investigations have proven to us conclu
sively that no citizen of This county within the
pale OF respec liability Is ut this time engag
ed In the sale Of Intoxicating liquor, and it IL
with pleasure and pride that we invite the at
tention of your honorable conrt to the fact thai
the whisky monster In Cecil county is at last
groveling in the dust"
A TESTIMONIAL TO Two BRAVE MEN.-Tht
readers of TIE A,gis, perhaps, have not forgot
ten the unseiish Eeroism of The two cuored men
William johnson and William Christie, who
bravely risked their lives to rescue Capt. VIM
l.. Hand and IL. j. Burk, from the wreck of The
schooner Judge Hopkmson, in Chesapeake Bay
on the 18th of last January AT the suggestion
of Mr.. Charles w. Michael ii subscription paper
was opened at this office and another at Michuels
vile, and the sum of $50 raised Mr.. g. b
Osborn acted as Treasurer of the fund and La:
paid the amount, $40 each, 10 johnson and
Christie, as slight recognition of their ga
liant act. The subscribers to the fund were
the following:
Chas. w. Michael. 81 j. J. Michael. 81 OK
Fannie c. Michael. 1.0O.Abraham Cole.,.. Lon
DR.. David Harlan. LOO John =. MITCHELL. l.OC
w. IL. Norgan..... LOO L.. +. Mathews. l0t
Sam. II. Martini. 50IJ. Edwin Michael. Lon
J. q. Hollis ......... SOW. Beatty Harlan. LOO
Geo. Is. Osborn..... 50'John Moores. ...... LOO
Q. Cole. ............ 100 James Lee......... l0C
4. W. Baker........ 100IJos. Warner, Jr,.. Lon
J ii. Janney....... 1.0OIlsa Wilson....... II
John Bartzen...... LOO
Holy WEEK, GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER
Last Sunday, March 25th, is in the church'f
calender, the Feast of the Annunciation; being
also the Sunday Immediately preceding Easter
1t is Palm Sunday and according 10 ecclesiasti
cal usage, Palm Sunday takes precedence of the
Feast of the Annunciation. This Sunday is SC