The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-01-05
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by Our Correspondents.
Evansville News.


SHAwsvTLE, Jan. 1.-The record of the
years closes with another death and much
prevailing sickness. Mr. George w. Lytle,
an old and delyknown resident of this
neighborhood, died on Thursday morning,
after an illness of several weeks, in the 74th
year of his age. His burial took place on Sat
urday, at Vernon NJ. f.. Church, Rev. Messrs.
Thomas Henderson and James 4. Cleaver
officiating. The pail bearers were Messrs. A.
Nicely Henderson, Thomas II. Melor, Nelson
Gilbert, U. Gibson Norris Thomas l.. Parrish
and James Mellor. Mr.. Lytle was a kind and
considerate neighbor, good citizen and will
he sadly missed in the vicinity. A widow,
two sons, Nathan Lytle, resident of Illinois,
and j. Frank Lytle, of Shawsville, and three
daughters, Mesdames George Cuddy, William
p. Leight and Jacob Troyer, survive him.
The semi-anuual election of officers of Home
Secret Lodge, No. go, X. of p, was held on
Saturday evening, with the following result
Chancellor Commander, Robert l.. Wiley
Vice-C Chancellor, Benjamin F. W. McClung
X. Of r. and s., Asbury S. Wiley; Prelate.
Columbus P. McClung Master of Exchequer,
Thomas II. Mellor; Master-at-Arms, j. Nelson
McClung; Master of Finance, Nelson Gilbert
Grand Representative, Joseph Kirkwood
Trustees, Samuel Kirkwood, Andrew Kin
hart and Thomas H. Wiley, Sr.
Tie invalid list continues to increase. The
grip seems to have complete possession, in
several instances prostrating whole families
at once. Mir. Richard Wright's family and
that of Mr.. Charles Baker are among the
number. while individual cases are numerous.
Mrs. Florence Ryan is critically i'll and Mrs.
Amanda Il. Norris and Mr.. Robert L. Duncan
seriously So.
Miss Sophia Wiley, who has been visiting
her parents, MIR and Mrs. a. j. Wiley, return
ed to her home in Philadelphia on Friday, ac-
compamied by her sister, Miss NJ. Blanche
Wiley.
Mr. james Mellor of Baltimore, is guest
of his brother, Mr.. Thomas Ii. Mellor.
Shawsville is beginning to make name for
itself in new direction.
MesSrs. T. III. Mellor & Co., have secured
the contract to furnish the ''Rouse House, -
in Bel Air, with their easy and comfortable
bed springs. They are manufactured by the
firm at this place.
News has been received of the death in Bal
timore of Sergeant Shadrach Street, of the
city police force. He was native of this
county and married Miss Julia Wright, a
daughter of the late Caleb Wright, and sis
ter Of Justice William B. Wright, of Dry
Branch.
The lecture by Yonan Y. Abraham, at Bethel
Church, on Thursday, Melted about $50.
shooting match took place on Tuesday,
at which John Alloway, Owen Garrett and
James Trout were winners
Miss Mary Kraatz, of Baltimore, is guest
of Mrs. A. J. Wiley.
Messrs. T. H. Mellor & Co., have secured
the services of Mr. John F. Wiley as clerk,
to succeed Edward Smith, deceased.
Mr.. 4. Norman Ward, a student who is pre-
pairing for the Methodist Protestant ministry
at Western Maryland College, and whosas a
former member of the Teachers Institute is
very favorably known in this, his native coun-
ty, preached, on Sunday morning at Goodwill
Evangelical Church, and in the afternoon at
Deer Creek NJ. P. Church, to large and atten-
tive audiences. CLAY.