The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-05-15
HE ECIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
BE- AIR, ND, MAY is, 1896.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Methodist Church at Jarrettsvllle was put L
position on Monday.
MIR. aud Mrs. Thomas NJ. sumption, o
Havre de Grace, celebrated their crystal wed
ding on Sunday, May II.
Sunday and Monday were two of the hot
test May days known for years. The ther
mometer registered 90 in Bel Air on Monday
Rev. B. F. Devries, pastor of West Har
ford Circuit, NJ. f. Church, preached very ac
ceptably in Bel Air Sunday morning ant
evening.
A grateful rain fell on Tuesday night, ant
the hot wave which had oppressed the county
for several days, became, happily, thing Of
the past.
Miss Elizabeth Palmer who has been fol
some time member of the family of Rev. :
Is. Trcdway, left for home in North Dakota
on Tuesday.
A series Of sermons on the 1.-THE Pathway
of Life'' will be commenced on Sunday morn
ing by Rev. W. NJ. Sanner at Good viii
Evagelical Church.
The Sunday School teachers of Highland
Presbyterian Church will hold a strawberry
festival and fair on Friday and Saturday even
ings, May % and 80.
Another attempt was made to rob the
store of MIR. b. G. Garner, at Bradshaw, few
nights ago. The thieves were frightened off
before they effected an entrance.
--ReV. 7. L. Peters will lecture in Jarretts-
vile NJ. Z. Church on Friday evening, May
u, at O'Clock, on Queer People aud Queer
Things" Proceeds for Sunday School.
1t is said that Mr.. Joseph Hoskins, of
Benson. one day last week picked bushels
of bugs of of acres of potatoes. Mr.. Hos
kns says it is not good year for bugs either.
Jerome Council, who is now on trial in
Baltimore city for the murder OF Captain and
Mrs Frederick Lang, was in Bel Air last
Spring Us a fertilizer agent, remaining in town
! few days
A strawberry festival will be held by the
ladies of Ayress Chapel, in the grove at Dry
Branch, on Friday and Saturday, May % and
snd %. commencing at 2. NJ. each evening.
Proceeds Tor the church
The office of ex-Justice John Q. Stearns,
near Cambria, was broken open during the
absence OF Mr. Stearns on Wednesday last and
robbed About 80 in cash, 50 worth of stamps
and the magistrates docket are missing.
A game of base ball was played at Brad
shaw on Saturday between the Bradshaw and
Frankliuville clubs, which resulted in avictory
!or the former by score of 80 to 16. Smith
and Bosley composed the winning battery.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the residence
of Mr.. r. Harris Archer on Saturday after
noon, May 23. The subject selected for dis
cuSsion is 'Does it pay to raise the maximum
crop of anything"
Mrs Matilda Blume, charged with the
murder OF a young woman in Baltimore
county, and whose case has been removed to
Hartford for trial by the States Attorney,
was brought to town on Saturday by Sheriff
Cooley and lodged in jail.
The Town Commissioners of Aberdeen
organized Oh Monday evening by the election
of the following officers: John F. Wells,
president; j. Il. Swingley, secretary and
treasurer Charles W. Thompson, bailiff DIR.
j. II. Kennedy, health commissioner.
A surprise party was rendered to Mr.. 5.
Smith Duncan on Thursday afternoon at his
residence, near Norrsville, the occasion being
the SOth anniversary of his birth. Quite
number of his friends assembled, and very
enjoyable time was passed.
The entertainment which will be given by
the primary classes of the Bel Air School on
Friday evening, 20 inst. promises to be rare
treat. 1t can safely be asserted that Misses
Archer and Robinson, the teachers in charge
of the affair will spare neither pains nor labor
to make 1t grand success.
Mrs. Annie Lynch, of Hartford Furnace,
had her pockets picked on Wednesday in Bal
tfmore Mr. John w. Potter and Others start
ed in pursuit of and captured the thief, who
was committed for court. The purse, which
contained IS, WAS thrown away during the
flight OF the thief, but recovered with its con
tents intact.
Tue Churchville Presbyterian Church or
panixed a Christian Endeavor Society last
week 1t held its first meeting Sunday even
ing The attendance was large and the meet
ing was interesting, everyone taking part
promptly. The society begins with about
thirty members, twenty-seveD being active
members Mr.. William Finney was elected
president.
u. S. Deputy Marshal Zimmerman arrest
ed Charles Anderson, colored, on Monday on
the serious charge Of cutting open the mail
bags while engaged in carrying the mail from
Carsins' Run to Churchville, during January
last. Anderson was arrested at his home,
near Dublin. He was taken to Baltimore on
the 4.20 train and will have a hearing before
Commissioner Rogers on Saturday.
A meeting of the members of the First
Presbyterian Church Of Bel Air was held on
Monday afternoon for the purpose of electing
pasuar TO succeed Rev. 7. ID. Finney. The
vote was unanimous and resulted in the Sc
lection Of Rev. Kirby 5. Miller, graduate of
Auburn Theological Seminary, and one Of the
class orators at that institution. Mr.. Miller
preached for the Congregation on the two
Sundays previous to his election.
AS Hon. William B. Baker, accompanied
Hon. Henry r. Gibson, of Tennessee, and
Hon. David G. Colson, of Kentucky, were on
their return to Aberdeen after attending i
Republican meeting at Calvary on Tuesday
night the carriage ran off OF a small bridge
near the residence of MIR. K. l.. Mitchell, on
Snake Lane. One of Mr.. Bakers arms was
badly but not seriously injured, and the
vehicle was damage to the amount of forty
dollars.
The Faust Shoe Manufacturing Company
of Havre de Grace executed .on Saturday I
deed of trust to A. 2. McCombs and Charlie!
Faust of all their property. The deed pro
vides for the payment of ali wages and salaries
incurred during the past three months, ant
the balance to be applied to the payment o.
all debts without priority. The trustees eacl
gave bond for $1,000. The stringency of The
times and difficulty of making collections
caused what it is to he hoped will be only
temporary suspension.
Bel Air Notes.
Mr. Frank H. Jacobs is erecting an addition
to his residence.
Miss Hettie Bauer is visiting friends II
Washington, ID. c.
Mr.. II. b. Bruins, leaves today for Virginia
He will return on Tuesday with another ca