The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-02-17

SILVER WRDDING.-Mr. ana MIS-. Albert L.
Geatty celebrated the twenty-ifth anniversary
of their marriage at their residence in Bel Air
last Tuesday evening. Music, games and
other amusements occupied the guests until
ten o'clock, when wedding supper was serv-
ed, after which dancing began and was con-
tnued until late hour. Mr.. and Mrs. Geatty
were the recipients of hearty congratulations
and many costly gifts remain to testify the
esteem in which they are held by their friends.
Among the guests were Mr.. j. r. None
maker, father Of Mrs. Geatty, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Trott, Mrs. Samuel Summers, Miss May
Summers Mr.. Samuel Summers, Jr., of Bati-
more; Misses Henrietta Magevern, of New
Windsor, Pa; Eliza \. Byers, Of Littlestown,
Pa; Eliza Curvill, of New Windsor, Pa; Mr..
w. c. Standiford, Mrs. w. r. Standiford, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Standiford, Miss Nora Volks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shannon, Misses Fannie
and Cora Shannon, Mr.. J. II. Poist, Mrs.
Mary Saada, Mrs. James s. Calder, Misses
Ella Devlin, Mollie and Emily Dorsey, Re-
becca Glenn, Mrs. Charles C. Brown, Messrs.
James Hazlett, Harry Haynes, John Winters,
Clarence Blaney, Edward Beard, Clarence
Calder, Harry Shannon, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Geatty's children, Misses Carrie, Mamie, Effie
and Sallie and Masters Arthur and Jonas.
OBITUARY.-Mrs. louisa McConkey, aged
70 years, widow of Henry McConkey, of York
county, Pa, died on the 18th instant, Of pneu-
monia, at the residence of her son-in-law, w.
Scott Whiteford, near Cambria, Baltimore and
Lehigh Railroad. Mrs McConkey was most
estimable lady and her death is lament
ed by a large number of relatives and
friends. Her surviving children are James d.
McConkey, Of Philadelphia William II Nc
Conkey, of Salisbury, Md; C. o. McConkey,
OF Delta, and Mrs. w. Scott Whiteford.
Mr.. Ralph Slade, Of Federal HILL on We'd
nesday, lost his third child in two weeks of
measles. Another child is expected to die.
Mr. Slade had eleven children sick with the
measles about two weeks ago, all at the same
time. The ages of the children who have
died are one, four and six years, respectively.
Mr.. John V. Base died on Friday night
Feb. 10th. at his residence near Upper Cross
Roads, of consumption. He was in the 9th
year of his age. The interment was at Chest
nut Grove Church, Baltimore county, the
funeral services being conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Dolley, of Jarrettsvlle. The pail bearers
were Messrs. Jordan McComas, Miles Curry,
Vim. Walter, VIM. Standiford, Albert Jen-
kins and Thomas Chenworth. Mr. E. &.
Kurtz, undertaken.
VIM. Wheeler died on the 10th instant, at
his home near Kalmia. He was buried on
Monday at Rock Spring Cemetery. He was
IS years of age and unmarried.
Bush Chapel, spent part Of last week with
friends near Carsins' Run.
Miss Maggie Trivers, Of Baltimore, who has
been visiting her parents and friends at Bush
Chapel, returned home last Friday.
Miss Carrie Wells, of Stepney, is visiting
the Misses Osborn, near Carsins' Run.
Mr.. Ambrose Armstrong, Of Carsins' Run,
spent several days last week with his brother,
Mr.. Wilmore Armstrong, at Magnolia.
Mrs. Amos J. Day is seriously i'll at her
home in Upper Hartford.
Miss Nellie 2. Blake, of Bynum has return
ed from visit to her sister, Mrs. VIM. Martin,
at Belcamp.
Mr.. j. Martin McNabb, of the Bel Air bar,
left on Wednesday for Harper's Ferry, Va,
on professional business.
Miss BERTHE Hanway, of Creswell, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. l. E. Hopes, in Philadelphia.
Her sister, Miss Minnie left on Wednesday
for Baltimore, where she will visit her cousin,
Mrs George K. McGaw.
Mr. Christian Walker, of Level, is extreme
ly i'll with pneumonis. Mr.. Walker is one of
the best farmers in the second district Last
year from Is acres Of ground he sold 81 $50
worth of tomatoes.
Messrs. VIM. II. Bayless, John R. McGaw
and Harry o. Hughes, of Baltimore, and
Messrs. George E. Silver, William Silver and
John T. Bayless, of Hartford county, sailed
from New York on Thursday on the steamer
Orinoco for the Bermuda Islands. They will
be absent several weeks
Mrs. Eliza Hutton, widow of Jesse Hutton,
| formerly Of the Mountain, is extremely III at
her home in Aldino. Her husband was killed
many years ago, by being thrown from his
horse during thunderstorm.