The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-05-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
-Children's Day services will be held a
Union Chapel, Sunday, June %, at O'Clock
T. M.
A carrier pigeon came to Mr.. j. Finney
Wakeland's place, near Churchville, last Sun
day, bearing on one of its legs band marked
G. G.-4293.
The dwelling of Frank Martin, neal
Chestnut Hill, was destroyed by fire on Wed
nesday of last week. Loss $500, partly cover
ed by insurance.
A heavy frost was observed in Bush River
Neck last Friday morning. Mr.. j. +. Town
er's garden, which was in a very forward
state, was completely swept.
-Children's Day services will be held at
Ayres' Chapel on Sunday evening, June I'd, at
730 p. NJ. The usual afternoon service will
be omitted that day.
The annual Children's Day exercises will
be celebrated in the Churchville Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, June9. An appropriate
programme has been arranged which is expect
ed TO make IL pleasing event.
The several hundred employees Of Henry
Disston & Sons, saw and file manufacturers,
of Philadelphia were made happy last We'd
uesday by the announcement that their wages
would be raised 10 per cent.
Our thanks are hereby extended to the
faculty of Goldey Wilmington Commercial
and Shorthand College, of Wilmington, Del,
for an invitation and ticket to the ninth COM
mencement of the college, to be held June 4.
Robert c., Maryland's greatest PAGER,
won the 2.14 pacing race at the meeting of the
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York spring
circuit, at Pimlico, last Wednesday, in three
straight heats. The best time made was 216.
The Bel Air Mandolin Club, the Keen
Quartette and r. N. Hoblitzell, are to give
musical and literary entertainment at wilma
Hall, on Friday, May 81 at O'Clock, for the
benefit of the Bel Air NJ. p. church Y. P. s.
q. E.
The Hartford Historical Society will meet
at the office of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, in Bel Air, on Saturday, May 25,
at IL A. NJ DIR. B. C: Steiner, of Baltimore,
will read paper on 1.-The First Circulating
Library in America"
Frost is reported to have been observed in
several sections OF the county last Friday
morning In other places where no frost was
observed, early vegetables were badly blighted
by the cold wind. Where corn is up it has
taken on delicate straw color.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
he al1,inietaro5 in he Cburchyilla brf
ian Church on Sunday, June g Special SER
vices will be held at IL A. NJ. during the pre-
ceding week. Rev. C.. c. Bosseman, of Har
risburg Pa, will assist the pastor.
William Hevelow was killed and William
C. Pyle, Frank Hevelow and Reuben Hevelow
were seriously injured last Wednesday morn
ing by the premature explosion of dynamite,
with which the injured men were blasting
stumps, near Chesapeake City, Cecil county.
The Baltimore Sun passed Its fifty eighth
milestone last Friday. Our esteemed cotem-
porary shows no signs of feebleness, but, like
good wine, improves with age. Probably no
other journal in the country is read with such
implicit confidence or yields greater influence
in proportion to its circulation.
Burglars entered the store Of Asa Jones,
in Delta, few nights ago by climbing up over
a porch and through an upper window.
They found the safe unlocked and secured a
small quantity of money. A number of pa
pers were taken away by them, which are of
no value TO any one but the owner.
"A lively little trotting race was arranged
at Perryman last Saturday evening between
DR.. j. Ii. STEERS 'iPansy" and Richard Hollo-
ways Bismarck" Both horses are three
year olds. unframed and almost unbroken.
A half mile course was measured straight
away on the shell road and '.Pansy'' won in
two straight heats. Time, 1.4s, 149
Last Monday Mr.. }. s. Richardson sold at
the Court House door for Messrs. w. W.
Preston and }. Martin McNabb, trustees, the
real estate of the late Otto Monsees in OAR
lingtop. The home place was purchased by
Mrs Ann Monsees for $780, second tract i'm
proved by tenant house WAS bought by Mr.
G. W. Smith for 5000 and the lot known as the
Cider Mill property was knocked down to
Philip Schwamb for 1925.
1t is matter of surprise to those who
stop at the Mansion House, formerly Hotel
Philbin, on Gay street near Baltimore street,
how such dinner as is served there daily for
% cents can be put up for the money. All
seasonable delicacies are neatly served in
courses, and in style and profusion not ex-
celled by restaurants that charge so to rs cents
for a meal no better and, in many cases, not
SO good.
Last Sunday afternoon gentleman aud
lady, who declined to give their names for
publication, while driving down the Abingdon
road, near Bel Air, narrowly escaped serious
injury in a runaway accident. Their horse
took fright at some colts running in Mr.. A.
NJ. Fuford's field and ran as far as the Home
stead gate, where he plunged in ditch,
breaking the blackboard to which he was at
tackled and throwing the occupants out. The
lady was taken to MIR. n N. Nock's and was
found to be seriously bruised, but was able to
proceed after a new buggy was furnished by
Mr. Herbert !. Flowers.
ACCIDENT TO A TEACHER.-Miss Bessie
French, teacher of Mt. Pleasant public school,
fifth district, was severely injured recently by
being thrown from carriage. Miss French
was on her way to Baltimore and Mr.. George
T. Huff, who was taking her to the railroad
station at Highland, was driving rapidly to
catch the train when the axle broke, throw
ing them both out of the vehicle. Mr.. Huf's
injuries were slight Miss French went on to
Baltimore but has since been unable to resun c
her duties, her place in the school being filled
by Miss Lucy StrInger.