The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-07-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Inc second dance Ol tue uaTloIu SoIlilol
Club will be held at the Masonic Temple, thi'
friday night.
Letters of administration have been gran
ted upon the estate of Frank Preston TO ga
lone Ii. Preston.
-Children's day services were observed at
ST. Paul's NJ. Z. Church on Sunday. The at
tendance was very large.
A fine horse belonging to Mr.. John II.
Fisher, of Bel Air, died from an attack of
collie ON Wednesday night.
The annual reunion of the West Hartford
Circuit Sunday Schools will be held at Coop
town on Thursday, August 6.
A colored camp meeting is being held at
Olkington. 1t is in charge of Rev. Daniel
Draper of the \. VI. L. Church.
Rev L. W. FitzSimons, of Harmony
Presbyterian Church, will preach in the Bel
Air Presbyterian Church, Sunday, July Goth,
at s p. VI.
Mr.. John Given, who died at Port De-
ppsit on Sunday, aged 30 years, was buried at
Earn Hill Cemetery, Hayre de Grace, on
Wednesday.
The gallant soldiers OF the 9Th Regi ment,
NJ. n. &. had fight at Camp Lowndes on
Monday with yellow jackets, and were driven
from the field.
Letters testamentary have sbeen granted
by the Orphans Court to Matte G. STREET. and
James B. stansbury, upon the estate of $. A.
Stansbury, deceased.
balp TO Mr. han
badly cut on Friday by coming in contact
with barbed wire fence. His wounds were
dressed by Mr.. N. Hutchins.
Hartford County was represented in the
republican convention on Wednesday by
delegates from three clubs, all OF them bearing
the name of William b. Baker.
Joseph Kelly has been appointed as judge
OF election for Upper Cross Roads precinct,
vice Thomas Kelly; and David T.. Benson,
Judge for Fallston precinct, vice Ralph c.
Lee.
Special services will be held by the Y. P.
day night. report OF the National Con
vention will he given and exHa music rem
dered.
--Mr.Allen Hoffman has been selected as one
OF the delegates to the National Convention
of Republican clubs which is to meet at Mil
waukee August %, and John b. Hanna as all
alternate.
Mrs. Pauline Holmes will deliver lee
ture at the W. {. I. u. hall at Fountain
Green, on Wednesday, July 23, at ?. NJ.
Subject, "Clogs to the wheels of progress"
Admission free.
In the distribution of the appropriation
of $4,000 for free school books, made July
Goth, Hartford county is entitle to S3,3l4.5S
for white schools, and 81 ,022 OF for colorcd
schools. The fund is payable August LIST.
Thomas Hopkins was arrested last Sun
day, charged with stealing lot of meat from
Mr.. Henry Koendres, near Churchville. He
was taken before Justice l. Whitaker Thomp-
son on Monday, and sentenced to imprison-
ment for months in the House Of Correction.
A fine horse belonging to Mr.. William A.
Cook, of Chenille, met with an accident on
Wednesday Of so serious nature that it had
10 be killed. 1t was romping in the pasture,
and while attempting to turn upon hillside
it snapped its leg in such a manner as to rem
der it useless
"A pleasant sailing party left the Home
stead ON Thursday last for sail on Bush
river. The party consisted of Misses Lizzie
Mitchell, Ella Hopkins and Bessie Lee, and
Mcssrs. Hugh j. Jewctt Jr., William 5. For
wood, Jr, jefferson d. Norris, Robert Archer
and kelby 5. Miller.
haS fol- of
the property on Main street, recently purchas-
ell from George l.. FanBibber, Esq, and is
improving its appearance by trimming out
the over-luxuriant foliage. Mr.. Samuel W.
Bradford intends erecting an Office on the cor
ner adjoining The AEgis building.
Attention is called to the notice in to-
days issue of the organ recital to be given on
Thursday next for the benefit OF the Bel Air
PRESBYTERIAN Church. We are sure that the
lovers of good music will be more than deligh-
ted. The reputation of the performers alone
Is sufficient to warrant full house.
A building the upper floor OF which was
used as hall by the knights of Pythias at
White Hall was burned Saturday hight The
ground floor was occupied by Owen O'KeefTe,
blacksmith, and the fire is supposed to have
been caused by defect in the chimney. Tie
property was owned by Samuel W. Black.
Eddie, five year old son of Mr.. William
z. Grant, was badly burned while at play in
his fathers yard on Friday. The little fellow
had gathered lot of rubbish together and set
fire to the pile, and while bending over it his
apron caught fire. The clothing was burned
Of a.; Ion a Ia lo1t hal
ly injured.
A lot containing one-half acre of ground,
improved by small dwelling, situated on the
road from ChurchviIle to Level and formerly
belonging to Benjamin B. Denham, was sold
at public sale at the Court House door last
Monday by Mr.. John s. Young, attorney.
Mr.. j. 5. Richardson, Jr., was the purchaser
at 500.
The proposed railroad picnic, which is
to be held on Thursday, July 90, in the inter
est Of the proposed road from Stewartstowm
to Fawn Grove, promises to be red letter
event in the history OF uhe Long Corner. An
unusual interest In the affair is being taken by
the residents OF both Hartford and York coun-
ties, who live adjacent to Mason and Dixon
line.
MIR. Henry Gefford, of Reedsburg, Wis
consn, has purchased from Miss Sallie Eide
lin, of Washington, her farm near Watervale,
for s., 100. Mr.. GefTord has been travelling in
this State for several weeks seeking farm
and says that none of the places which he has
visited surpass Hartford county. 1t is very
probable that others will follow his example
and leave the cold regions of the Northwest
for the more genial climate of Maryland.
A strange accident happened to team
belonging to Mr.. James IL. Quinby one day
last week. While the driver was backing
them out OF the barn, by some mishap, they
were accidently turned the wrong way and
backed into a si!o, 10 feet deep. The wagon
was entirely demolished, but the horses were
nnhurt. Considerable difficulty was expert
enced in getting the animals out of the silo
It was finally accomplished by mailing cleats
on long hay carriage and forcing them tc
climb out.
Accidentally Shot.
Clifford, a nine-year old son of Charles
Burns, the colored coachman Of Mr.. Alex. NJ
Fulford, was accidentally shot and fatal.
wounded on Wednesday afternoon by Murra,
Dougherty, colored youth. The boys wer
Iy..lF. al .