The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-09-08


BEL AIR NOTES.-The ordinance relating to
supplying of the town with electric light by the
Hughes & Rigby Engineering Company, of
Baltimore, was passed by the Town Commits
sioners, last Friday night, and accepted by the
contractors on Monday. 1t provides for not
less than 40 lights of 50-candle power, to be
placed where directed by the Commissioners.
The contractors expect to begin work within
ten days, and the plant will be completed and
in operation within three months The con-
tract with the Washington Gas Light Company
having expired the Commissioners decided
not to relight the lamps until a new contract
could be made. Consequently the town was
in darkness for several nights. The contract,
however, was renewed from month to month
and on Tuesday night the lamps were lighted
as usual.
Mr. John II. Fisher has several beds of Gel
cry growing in his galden in the rear of The
1Egis office which can not be eXcelled. The
varieties are white plume, giant pascal and
perle lie grand.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Bauer
Building Association was held on Tuesday
evening. A committee was appointed to
perfect the plan of organization, to report
next Monday night. 727 shares Of stock have
beck subscribed.
Bishop Paret held confirmation services and
preached an excellent sermon in Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, Tuesday evening. Four
teen young persons were confirmed. The
church was crowded. Rev. $: A. Whitcomb
has charge of the church. Rev. j. A. Oertel,
of Vienna, Va, was in the chancel.
Mr.. George K. Cairnes and his daughters,
Misses Annie and Minnie, returned last Satur-
day evening, from Jordans Springs, Va.
The Town Commissioners are having crush
ed stone from the Bel Air Turnpike's quarry
placed on Main street.
The Womans Christian Temperance Union
and the Kings Daughters, of Bel Air, enter
tanned sixty boys and thirty girls, from the
Baltimore Home of the Friendless, at pic mic
near Bel Air, on Thursday of last week The
children, who were from six to twelve years
of age, greatly enjoyed their outing and the
kind ladies who prepared treat for the friend
less little ones deserve praise
The Teachers Association held a series of
entertainments in Masonic Hall, this week
On Monday evening lecture was delivered
by Col. Copeland on Tuesday evening, Mr..
l.. Irving Handy addressed the association !;
on Wednesday evening the teachers gave a
literary anG musical entertainment and on
Thursday evening the Schumann Concert
Company rendered an agreeable programme.
A supper and festival will be held on the
lawn of the NJ. E. Church, for three evenings,
beginning on Tuesday evening next, Septe NJ
| Der 10Th.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday School
held their annual reunion and pic mic in Mr..
Howard Amoss' grove, about miles from
town, last Thursday. The church and school
were well represented and all had a good
time. Many of the older persons united
with the children and others in their amuse
ments. Tables were improvised and boun-
tiful dinner served, about two o'clock. La
ter refreshments, such as ice cream, water
ice, cake, peaches, water melons, &C., were
distributed in abundance. The teams, of
which these were eight or ten, reached Bel
Air, on the return trip, about O'Clock, and
everybody was delighted with the pic mic.