The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-05-25


and Miss Bessie Richardson are at Atlantic
City. ---
Miss Merryman, of Baltimore, is the guest
of Miss Priscilla Forwood.
Mr.. Devereaux Prigg, on Tuesday, shot and
killed an immense hawk. 1t measured -four
feet six and one half inches from tip to tip.
List of letters remaining in the Bel Air post
office. Persons calling for them will say they
were advertised, otherwise they may not re-
ceive them:
Robert Harryman, Joseph Loman, Gran
vile Willard and James Robinson.
We call the attention of our readers to the
advertisement of Cohen & Levy, which ap-
pears elsewhere in our columns. This is an
enterprising firm of young men, who have
brought to Bel Air a newly-selected stock of
clothing, dry goods, gents furnishing goods
and a variety Of other useful articles, which
they promise to sell at an exceedingly low
price.
An election for Second Lieutenant will be
held by the jackson Guards June l.
Rev. ]. A. Oertel will hold service in
Emmanuel church next Sunday, May %, at
O'Clock P. NJ.
Our Bel Air Jeweler, Mr.. John A. Young, is
now permanently located in his new store on
Main street, next to the Methodist Protestant
church. He has lately purchased an excel
lent stock of jewelry, embracing styles to
suit the most fastidious.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs.-The County Commissioners were in SEES
sion on Monday and Tuesday.
Cash paid-John j. Leonard, bringing pris-
oners from House of Correction on habeas
corpus, $3.50; Conrad Krouse, taking pauper
to almshouse, 81; Geo. Guy, same, 50.
Certificates issued-H. K. Lloyd, culvert,
$13. SO j. X Ely, magistrates account, $11 .25:
w. P. Reckord, lumber, $37 "A Geo. Walker,
election rent, $1,000 J. 4. Sitter, attorneys
fees, $26.64; s. G. Peters, lumber, 1874 !; w.
A. McComas, collins, $1,000; Isaac L. Henry,
constable's account, $2S.65; Geo. w. Richard
son, magistrates account, $16.55 Edward
Ferry, Jail account, S47.25.
Road checks issued-W. j. Hilditch, $40. II
W. J. Wilson, $1,000.
The School Commissioners presented me.
mortal showing that $500 additional will be
necessary to keep the public schools open
until the end of June. The County Commits
sioners agreed to levy that amount as de
ficiency levy.
J. w. GLADDEN. was authorized to repair The
foot bridge at the Rocks, at a cost not tC
exceed S..
EVOLUTIONARY CoNTEsT.-The students o.
the upper grades of the Bel Air Academy aut
Graded School contested in the Masonic Hall
last Friday evening, for the gold medal offer
ed by Mr.. John d. Worthington.
Following is list of contestants with sub
jects: Misses BERTHE Bauer, "Briar Rose ,
Helen e. Rouse, 'Lasca y Nettie Shertzer
Burning of Chicago ~ Grace A. Coale, ''Tht
Last Hymn p Mabel NJ. STREET., "Maclaine'
| Child y Helen Mitchell, 1.-THE Black Horse
| and His RIDER" Alice Lee, ''The Polish Boys >
Sadie Campbell, "Our National Curse y Alic
| Smallsbeck, "Our Folks - Messrs. Theodor
| H. Webster, ''Galileo," and Herman Reckord
''The Curse of Regulus."
The judges were Messrs. w. II. Harlan,
| A. w anu W. W IonIOu. hC LuCuu
was awarded to Miss BERTHE Bauer, of the mint
grade, with honorable mention of Misses Alc'
Lee, Mabel Street, and Helen Rouse.
The contest was interesting throughout
All the contestants acquitted themselve
credtably, and Mr.. Harlan said, when pre-
senting the medal, "We are only sorry tina
we have not medal to present to each one o
you"
The hall was crowded to overlooking. tn
music was furnished by Miss Bessie Bissell, O
seventh grade, piano Master Bonnie Bissel
of fifth grade, violin Miss Mary Matlack, q
eighth grade, guitar Mr.. John Hines, G
seventh grade, and Messrs. Thomas Hall an
Clifford Rosan, of Bel Air, mandolins. tn
musicians received repeated encoros, and ell
tertained the audience while the judges wer
making their decision, which required cor
siderable time, owing to the excellence of tn
efforts.