The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-05-03
er, Mary Brown, Ida Blain, Lucy Killgore,
Mary Williams and Katharine Morris.

er, Mary Brown. Ida Blain, Lucy Killgore
Mary Williams and Katharine Morris.
ortation-Chairman, j. Howard
Stubbs ;John Orr and James Parker.
Guides-Chairman, Mrs. John Wheeler
Misses Lizzie Morgan, Ida Barnett and Belle
| Jones.
Reception-Chairman, Harry Miller; Ross
| Ramsey, Richard Hughes, Harry Galbreath
John Harvey, W. H. L. Atkins, Misses Hattie
Parker, Ala Jones and Nette Mobley.
Press and Printing james
Crawford Hugh Evans and L. W. Kutsch.
Finance-Chairman, j. W. Stanley John
Wheeler and William A. Jones.
Music-Chairman, X. K. Lloyd; Richard
Jones, NJ. $. Meredith, Misses Ollie McCourt-
ney, Bessie Allies and Carrie Hughes.
Time and Place of Meeting-Chairman,
Rev. II. F. Williams Revs. K. j. Stewart, A.
Lewis Hyde, j. B. Jones and I. n. Baer.
The Town ELECTIoN.-The Town Commits
sioners of Bel Air have given notice of the
election of their successors for 1895. This
position is thankless one, and it is always
hard to get good men to serve. No matter
what is done, someone is always ready to
criticize their action. The present board have
met with many difficulties. Overburdened
with debt upon their entrance into Office, they
have tried to curtail all expenses and at the
same time give the tax payers return for
every dollar collected.
In the last two years Bel Air has had an ex-
cellent garbage system, which saves the tax
payers hundreds of dollars without any in
crease in the tax rate. To-day the town is
lighted with electricity at a less expense than
the old gasoline lamps, considering the reduc-
ton In the town bailiff's salary. 1t WAS the
earnest desire of the board before retiring TO
complete the contract for an all night service,
but they are sorry to say that no satisfactory
arrangement has yet been made with the
Reckord Manufacturing Company.
The statement, which will be published
next week, will show the Indebtedness of the
town, and while it may seem large, careful
consideration of the many improvements
made will prove the contrary.
The present board have positively stated
that it is every good ic;tizen's duty to serve
in the management of the towns affairs.
IRVING LITERARY SoCIETY.--The Irving
Literary Society of MIR. E. j. Cooks room,
and the Lowell Literary Society of Mr.. ID. Z.
Longs room, had joint meeting at the Bel
Air Academy and Graded School last Friday
afternoon. Following is the programme.
which was well rendered throughout being
varied and interesting:
Reading of minutes of the last meetings by
the secretaries quotation from Longfellow
or Whittier, in answer to roll-call; instrument
tai music, Mary Matlack and Bonnie Bissell
referred questions, "Who was the Mailman of
the North ~ Ellin Harris; recitation, Helen
Mitchell defamation, Howard Cronin.
Debate.-Question- That Fire
has done and does do more damage to human
life and property than water has done and
does do. Aflirmative-McHenry Mitchell,
Caroline Hunter, William STREET. negative
William Bartleson, Katharine Waters, Dora
Proctor The debate was decided by the
Judges in favor of the affirmative.
Instrumental music, Mary Matlack and Ben
ME Bssell bulletin Of News" Allen Kirk
'sLowell Literary Gazette" Grace Cole; re-
ferred question, "What was the Ptolemaic
System? What is the present system and
how named ?" Annie Cairnes remarks, by
the vice principal 'sIrving Literary Gazette"
Mabel NJ. Street, remarks, by the principal;
business, critics remarks, gen
eral criticisms, adjournment.