The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-01-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

day night
Mr.. Bennett Fl. Barnes, of Churchville
had one of his legs broken last Tuesday by
kick from colt.
Mr.. John t. Dalton, of Upper Cross Roads,
is running his saw mill on full time getting
out building lumber and shingles
Jesse Isle, young white man living with
Mr.. John H. Stokes, of Scarboro, broke his
leg while coasting last Sunday night.
Mr.. James F. Kenly, tax collector of the
second district, announces that he will be at
Havre de Grace every Tuesday and Aberdeen
every Saturday until further notice.
Mr.. Archer K DeBow and Miss Fannie
A. Grafton were married at the Deer Creek
Nj. P. parsonage on Wednesday, December
e. Both parties live near the Hickory
The first of a series of farmers conven-
tions was held in Stewartstown, York county,
Pa, on Thursday and Friday of last week.
Other conventions were held this week at Red
Lion and Delta.
Aberdeen Lodge, A. F., and A. NJ, attend
ed divine service in body last Sunday at
Grove Presbyterian Church. The pastor OF
the church, Rev. David Jamison, is worshipful
master of the lodge.
The calender issued by Messrs. D. L. Pyle
Il Son, general insurance agents, is one OF the
most useful we have seen this season. The
figures are large and plain and may be easily
cen when hanging up on wall.
The skating has been fine this week at
hiatt tho ice a lit
tie too thin. Four persons broke through or
skated into air holes within the past few days
and narrowly escaped drowning.
Mr. j. H. Quinby, of Bynum, recently cut
a chestnt tree which measured feet inches
across the longest diameter, and feet inches
transversely. This giant of the forest furnish
ed IS cords of wood and 40 fence posts.
The annual meeting of the Bel Air Road
League for the election of the council OF
twelve to serve for the ensuing year will be
held at the Court House in Bel Air, on Satur-
day, January 5, at II O'Clock, A. NJ.
The institution of the Council of the
American Legion of Honor which Mr.. Charles
NJ. McCahan, State Organizer, has been work
ing to establish in Bel Air, will take place at
s +. NJ. tonight at Bateman's Hall, Bel Air
Invitations have been issued for the marri-
age of Mr. John B. Wysong, Of the Big Woods,
and Miss Ella j. Grymes, daughter OF Mr..
Benjamin R. Grymes, of Waverly, to take
place ON Wednesday, January 49, at st. Johns
Church, Waverly.
On January Comptroller Smith made the
quarterly allotment Of the State school fund.
Hartford county will receive $2,s0S.63 for
white schools and $780, So for colored schools.
These amounts will be due and payable on
and after January 10.
On last Friday night the drug store OF
DIR. NJ. L. Holloway, at Delta, together with
large and valuable stock of goods, was destroy
ed by fire of unknown origin. The loss on
the building, which was new, was about
$500, the loss on the stock was about 5000,
on fixtures and other contents about $500
more.
Mr. Henry Bechtold and Miss Maggie
Longer, of Joppa, were quietly married on
Thursday afternoon. December 81, by Rev. e.
r. Wannemacher at the Joppa Lutheran Par
sonage. After the ceremony they took the
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d. c., where they expect to remain afew
weeks.
Since the death of Katie, daughter of Mr..
VIM H. Colbus, of Mill Green, Of ty-
phoid fever Mrs. Colbus and another child
have died with the same disease. The other
members OF the family, who have all been
quite i'll, are reported to be getting better.
The neighbors have been unremitting in their
attention to the stricken family.
james T. Walker will send from his Per-
ryman Stock Farm a car load of horses to
Peter c. Kellogg's sale, N. Y, on January
18th. Among the lot will be Mary West, 2.2l3,
by Patchen Wilkes; Allmyown, 2.244, by Al
cyone Cedella, trial 2.234, by Kansas Wilkes;
Minnie Taylor, 2.24, by Robert NJ. Taylor,
and other good ones.
The ladies of St. Stephens congregation
at Upper Falls, Baltimore county, will give
their annual meat and oyster supper on We'd
nesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, JAN
uary 9th, 10th, 18th and 18th. In case OF in
clement weather the supper will be postponed
to the corresponding missed nights in the fol-
lowing week.
-Messrs. Freu Burnley and George Burk-
lev, of Creswell, who have been trading I'M
der the firm name of F. Burnley & Son, have
dissolved partnership on account of the elder
Mr. Burkley's, retiring from the business. Mr..
George F. Burnley, who will continue the
packing business, is at present student IN
Kane's Business College, Baltimore.
Mr. George Harkins, living near Chrome
Hill, lost fine yearling colt few nights ago
in a peculiar manner. The colt had been
turned in the entry of the barn and got his
head through a space between two boards to
eat hay In moving along he slipped his
neck into narrow place and could not extri-
cate it and was choked to death.
The s. L. Lamberd Co., Qncorporated)
has succeeded to the business Of the Farm
Supply Comany, at the old stand, 1914 Light
street. Baltimore. The head of the new firm,
Mr.. 8. Luther Lamberd, has been engaged in
the agricultural implement and seed business
for many years and his long experience and
pleasant manners have gained him many
friends. The new firm promises to supply
farmers at low prices.
Mr. Thomas G. Forwood, who has been
conducting the Bel Air Drug Store, under the
trade name of Thomas G. Forwood & Co.
has formed partnership with Mr.. Zebulon
Lowe, formerly proprietor Of the Arlington
Drug Store, Washington, D. G., and gradu
ate of the Maryland College of Pharmacy. The
new firm will be known by the same name and
will doubtless prove as popular with the peo-
pie of Hartford as the old one was.
MIR. Andrew Kinehart, of Marshalrs dis
trict, is the first IN the field In the campaign
for the Democratic nominations, having an
nounced himself as a candidate for county
commissioner. A Misunderstanding appears
to prevail In regard to the endorsement of
seventy-five names required by the executive
committee. This is required only to place
the candidates name ON the ticket An
nouncements may be made without any pre-
liminaries.
Mr. J. Fred. Crew, prominent business
man and Gamer OF Dublin district, made a
deed of trust last week for the benefit of
creditors. Messrs s. A. Williams President
of the Hartford National Bank, and Hanson
IL. Haines, President of the Rising Sun Bank,
were named as trustees and bonded for $10,-
900, indicating assets to one-half that amount.
The depression in the canned goods trade is
assigned as the reason for Mr.. Crews embar-
rassment.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs-The Commits sioners met on Monday.