The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-08-21
THE EGISA acknowledgement.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Dry Branch Sunday School picnic
will be held at Kohler's grove on Thursday
next, 9th Instant.
Rev. Samuel II. Cummings, of Baltimore
conducted the services at the Bel Air NJ. E
Church on Sunday.
"A delightful rain fell on Thursday even
ing and made the first attempt to break the
heated term of last week.
The Bel Air Democratic Club will be al
dressed on Saturday, Goth instant, by Mr.. VIII
liam j. Ogden, of Baltimore.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Tredway died at the home of her parents, near
Norrisvile, ON Sunday night.
Mr.. William j. o. Brien has been selected
to fill the place on the electoral ticket made
vacant by the declination of Randolph Barton
james W. Brown, of Michaelsville, has
made a deed of trust for the benefit of cred-
tors to Thomas Cain. Bond has been fixed at
$500.
William NJ. Tobin has been held for the
action Of the Baltimore County Circuit Court,
charged with assaulting j. Frank Gleason
with intent to kill.
"A dog belonging to Mr.. Isaac Peters on,
of Bel Air, which was bitten by mad dog
some time since, went mad on Tuesday and
was promptly killed.
Mr.. Charles f. Fendar, of Towsontown,
made strong speech on the silver question
at Fallston on Saturday night. Hon. G. Y.
Maynadier spoke at Abingdon.
The Norrisvile Sunday School picnic will
be held in the grove adjoining the church on
Friday, 2Sth instant. The Penmar Associa-
ton will be held at the same place at night.
A tract OF land comprising about IS acres
of land, situated in and around Norrisvlle,
was offered for sale at the Court House door
on Monday, and Withdrawn at bid of $500.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the residence of
Mr.. James F. Kenly near Level, on Saturday,
August 22d. Subject, "Best manner of util-
izing corn fodder
The voters of Aberdeen will decide by
ballot on Saturday, September 5, whether or
not the town shall issue $4,000 Of bonds for
the purpose of constructing waterworks and
sewerage system.
lecture on temperance at the Bel Air VI. P.
Church on Sunday night. The exercises in
cludcd well rendered solo by Mr.. Stuart
Cramer, of Philadelphia.
The north bound mail train on the Balti-
more and Lehigh Railway was delayed for
forty minutes on Monday evening by the dis
covery of trestle on fire near Loeb Raven.
in n ~
No cause has been assigned for the fire.
"A barn belonging to Albert Baxter, color
ed, and situated near the Rocks Of Deer Creek,
WAS destroyed by five on Monday. The farm
ing implements were saved, but the grain and
hay crops were lost. The origin of the fire is
unknown. 1t was insured for $500.
The lawn fete for the benefit OF the Bel
Air Methodist Protestant Church was held on
Friday and Saturday nights. The lawn be-
tween the church and parsonage was beauti-
fully Illuminated and presented an attractive
scene. The net receipts amounted to $50.
Mr. Elmer j. Cook delivered the corona
ton address at the tournament held by the |
Burgoyne Military Band at Towson on Tues
day Miss May Foreman, of Govanstown, was
crowned Queen. Among the many present |
were Miss May Forwood and Charles c. For |
wood, of Bel Air
William Bond, colored, was committed to |
the House of Correction for six months by /
Justice Bennett for driving and brutality treat |
ing a horse belonging to Gus. Watkins. |
Charles Bond, colored, was fined $40 and |
costs for being an accessory. The horse was |
taken from the field at night.
"A festival was held in the hall at Fountain ]
Green on Tuesday evening under the auspices |
of the W. c. T. IT,, which drew a large crowd |
from the surrounding neighborhood. The |
exercises were enlivened with music, the Bel |
Air Octette rendering several fine selections
Mr. Philip Coale, of Churchville, sang tenor
solo, which ELECTED considerable favorable |
comment.
"A Bryan and Sewall Club was organized
on Saturday evening at Level, with the fol-
lowing officers President, William $. Bow
man, Sr.; vice-president, Asel Tollinger; secre-
tary, George l.. Delaney; treasurer, +. H.
Foard. The club has about 30 members
Mr. George VI. Jewett addressed the meeting.
The next meeting will be held on August 20, |
when prominent speakers will address the
club.
The following members OF the Hartford
bar have been appointed delegates to the
meeting which is to be held at the Blue Noun
tain House on August %, for the purpose of
organizing State Bar Association: George
Y. Maynadier, John 5. Young, Willard q.
Rouse, Thomas II. Robinson, Richard Dallam,
Walter w. Preston, Frederick r. Williams,
George L. VanBibber, j. Edwin Webster and
Ohio s. Lee.
MIR. Stevenson A. Williams left Bel Air on
Friday for Saratoga, n. Y. He is one of the
Maryland Commissioners for the promotion
of uniformity of legislation in the United
States. The commissioners, who are about to
commence their sixth annual conference, will
be in session for several days. At the last
meeting twenty-seven States and one Terri
tory were represented, and it is expected that
there will be larger attendance this year.
A fierce gust of wind struck the barn
upon the farm near Allibone owned by Mr..
Robert X. Boarman and occupied by Mr.. Har-
vey s. Jones on Wednesday last, 18th instant,
overturniug and completely demolishing it.
The structure was about 40 feet by 80 feet in
size. A grove Of pine trees surrounding the
barn was struck at the same time, several of
them being uprooted and others badly broken.
The trees, were many of them, over fifty feet
in height. The farm is located in a valley, in
which the storm seems to have spent its fury.
"A freight train on the Philadelphia Divi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was
wrecked at 145 Tuesday morning at Brad
shaw. The wreck was caused by the breaking
of a journal of a loaded coal car and throwing
the car from the track. There was delay OF
about 80 minutes to the Washington and New
York express, due there about 2 O'Clock A.
NJ. Conductor White, Of Baltimore, had
charge of the train. No one was injured
The fast freight trains both east and west were
run around the wreck, and by O'Clock the
track was cleared.
The Teachers Institute, which will be
held in Bel Air from August 3lst to Septem-
Der 4th, promises to be Of unusual interest.
The entertainments Of the Teachers Associa-
ton, which will be given during the session
of the institute, will eclipse any heretofore
held. Lectures, readings, rectations and vo-
cal and instrumental music OF high order
will give variety and attractiveness to the diff
ferent evening entertainments The Ladies
Ariel Quartette. of Philadelphia, and the Pea
body Orchestral of Baltimore, are among the