The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-12-24

lie christmas entertainments o. me Htl
Al. H. E. sunday scho"- will be Leid on
IhJ.-Iay evening, December 3!st.
Mr.. George u. Wiley, has purchased the
f-rn and LlIt belonging TO Rev. Thomas IL.
Wu-lt, at Constitution Tor > 600.
Tire sc45oIs in Hartford coaaty closed on
Wednesday Tor the holidays. Exercises VIII
be resumed o. Nyn,.ag, January 4tlA
-Rss. E. &. GaIiauer will preach sermon
10 the members Of Go. d, Il the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Bel Air, Oh Sunday, Jan
uary 81.
Prot. Charles t. Wright, of Havre de
Craze las sod his fine dwelling house il
S;swa,stown to Mr.. Webster e. McC!ung, Of
NorrI,viIe.
Mr.. John :. Hill, Of Snow Hill, Nd, prin-
eipa! Of the Aberdeen Graded School, is lying
very IL Al the residence of Mr.. Thomas Nor
gan, Aberdeen.
Mrs. Hester Z. Marine, widow of Rev.
Fletcher L. Marine, and mother of Mr.. VIM.
NJ Marine died on Thursday and was buried
in Baltimore on Saturday.
Mr.. John 7. Almony, widely known
thresEer in the upper part Of Hartford county,
was Kicked by one of his horses on Sunday,
receiving q fracture OF one of his ribs.
Christmas entertainment at Mountain
Christian church Monday Dec. IS, at 80 2.
NJ. Joppa Christian Sunday school will hold
their Christmas enter tainment Tuesday Dec.
%, at 7.3O P. II.
MIR. John s. Richardson sold on Nednes-
day for Mr.. J. 7. c. Hopkins, one-third inter
est in the property occupied by Nicholas d.
Amos, situated near Federal Hill, and con-
tanning 23I acres to s. y. Williams for $500.
Mr. William G. Stearns, son of Mr.. John
o. Stearns, of Mt. Ararat, and Miss NJ. Agnes
Michigan, Of FORK county, were married on
Dee. I7th at the parsonage Of the Highland
Presbyterian Church, by the pastor, Rev. y.
e. Parker.
William c. Bryant, who was committed
to Jail last week by Justice Bonnet, of Aher-
deem, charged with assaulting Mrs. James
Morris, was on Monday taken before Judge
Walters on writ of habeas corpus, and re-
leased on security for court.
AT a meeting of the Montgomery County
Farmers Institute, held at Rockville, Mont
gomery county, on Tuesday last, Mr.. William
L. Amoss, of this county, made the opening.
address Addresses were also made by Mr.. ".
q. Johu son and MIR. George o. Brown.
The members and friends of the four NJ.
p Churches-Be! Air, Mt. Carmel, Providence
and Union Chapel-are cordially invited TO
attend = social gathering on Wednesday, De
cember 80, at 80 P. NJ, at the residence Of
Nj John l. Hardesty, Stockton, in honor Of
Rev. A. A BichelI. All will be made wei
come.
MIR August Bendort a highly respected
German citizen of the second district, died On
Fri5ay at his home near the forcs', !" the
76sH year Of his age. Three children, Herman
and gar Bendoli aud Ms. Herman Thomas,
surg,v. lin. lis funeral took place on sun
day t. interment being made at Calvary N.
T. Church.
Mr. Henry GefTord who purchased the
PROPERTY Of Mrs. Edelin, near Vale last fall,
has guogcd with mis- family from Wisconsin
u the farm. lie has improved the property
aHJ ir.tuG, 10 accumm giaie bo4riers during
; tbs summer. The place is musJ beautiful
ana desirable one and sc age satisfied that
NJ U-Iol4 vi III make il :. success.
a most Delighted pario- meeting Of tie
Wilma ". q. I. L. was held al the home Of
Mrs. Nathaniel ilolsingswor;h. December Il.
Aaour alty-dve persons were present The
4 zxeTcsas consisted OF Binie reading, recita-
tfaa-. solos. cLoru>es aud readings. ROli-sail
8 VS. answered by quotations. After refresh
mea.s we're served me meeting adjourned.
Thursday morning, Mr. Charles 0. Fade
ley, OF l!ayre de Grace, shot, near the bat
terry, q bird entirely unknown to our waters.
Il is about tie size q blackhead duck, with
black back. pure white breast and weh-foot,
but the strluEest features about it are its
head and PIN, which are totally unlike those
OF a duck being more in thu shape Of
chickens. twill be mounted.
On Wednesday last Iir. H. b. Hawkins,
the secretary of The Young Mems Christian
Association OF IIagerstown, arrived in Bel
Air aid visited the Jail for the purpose OF
identifying William Jordan, who was convic-
ted on Dee 18th of TIE larceny of certain goods
belonging to James A. Wiles, of Aberdeen.
-ilE. law kiUS EGtp8uILSu oOIudH aS A"''LS
been seen by him i'll Hagerstown on Thursday
Nov II 1896, which was proved to have been
the day upon which the larceny was commit
ted. Upon the strength OF the affidavit which
Mr.. Hawkins made to these facts, Mr.
Cooley made motion for a new trial.
"A tea was given on Monday evening by
Mrs John II. Reckord in honor of Mrs. j. T.
Mason, to the Kings Daughters, OF Bel Air.
Mrs. f. D. Einney and Mrs. q. Smith Norris
assisted the hostess in receiving the guests
Mrs Harold Scarboro, Mrs. E. Hall Richard
son, and Misses Nora Bouldin, Lena Bauer,
Mary Richardson, Blanche Archer, Lydia
Robinson and Mollie Bateman, acted as aids
TO Mrs. Reckord in the dining room. Among
Others present were Mrs J. 7. Z. Hopkins,
Mrs. John &. Rouse, Mrs. Samuel w. Brad
ford, Mrs. Willard e. Rouse, Mrs. Mary
Mock, Mrs. n. y. Mock, Mrs. VIM. Young
ami Misses Minnie Lee Chase aud Eta
Richardson. A lecture was delivered before
the association in the evening at the Presby-
.sg.e ian church by Mrs Mason. Rev. X. 5.
n Miller opened the service and Rev. K. A.
ECastlensn pronounced the beuediction.