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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-06-26
Hayre de Grace Letter.

HAvRE DE GRACE, June 24.-The high
School boys of this city defeated the Port De
post first nine on Friday afternoon last by Il
score of nine to four The battery for the
Havre de Grace team was Shippers and Drech-
Ter, and for Port, Rear and nehemiah.
Rose, the three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Joseph Mackin, died on Sunday
morning last from commissions, and was buried
on Monday in Mt Erin Cemetery.
On account of the unsafe condition of the
CITY Hall, the High School Commencement
will be held in the NJ. +. Church this Friday
evening. 1t was at first the intention to hold
the exercises in the hall. but the city anthori-
ties did not think it safe, inasmuch com
plants had been made of allowing large
crowds to assemble therein, and rs soon as
the affair was explained to the school people,
they decided to run no risk by insisting there
on.
Mr. f. s. Seminar, of Principle, has been
awarded the contract for the erection of the
new school building, to be situated on Adams
and Congress streets facing the latter. M,
Seminar broke ground on Wednesday and
expects to have the building completed by
the middle of November at the latest.
Bids will be opened by the Mayor and City
Council on Monday next for the erection OF
an addition to, and remodeing of the present
City Hall. Plans and specifications can be
seen up to that time at the office OF the Mayor,
in the First National Bank.
Mr.. G. H. Cameron, of North East, Nd,
has been appointed block operator ut Hayre
de Grace, on the p, w. & b. X. R., in place
Of Mr. Thomas B. Frieze, promoted.
Rev. David IL. Riddle LEFT here on Tuesday
for Il few days visit to his sister, Miss Sue
Riddle, at Washington, d. c., preparatory to
taking his trip to Europe.
Mr. Clarence Osmond, eldest son of Coun-
Gilman Ii. e. S. Osmond, was married on
Thursday evening last by Rev. W. E. Bird at
the NJ. Z. parsonage, to Miss Mamie Bolts,
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Samuel +. Bolts, OF
Eklo, Baltimore county. The bride and
groom were rendered a reception at the home
of Mrs Taylor, near Perryman, after which
they left for their home at Eklo, where
they will hereafter reside. BLIFkISs.
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ChiIdren's Day i'm Rel Air.

Sunday was observed as Children's day in
both of the Methodist churches in Bel Air.
At the Methodist Protestant church the pro-
gramme was conducted by Mr.. W. Frank
Keen and was well carried out. 1t ran as
follows: singing, "Gloria Patri;" singing,
"Come thou almighty King" scripture read
ing and prayer by Rev. A. \. Bichell; sing
ing, 1.-The Wondrous Story:' recitation,
Little Beginnings Idella Tredway;" reel
tation, 'Lines to a Missionary" Lillian Staley;
singing, $50 then go:' recitation, "rired
Pilgrims" Fannie Keen; singing, Orally
Rally Rallyn' recitation, clever OF God"
Willie Peterson; recitation, 1.-The wonderful
chain" Palmer Tredwav; singing, "Ring
Beautiful Bels;'' recitation, by Sadie Ross,
Jessie Gorrell, Helen French, Oieita Bauer
and Lillian Staley; singing, Coward Christian
Soldier" reading, ''letter from Secretary
Melvin" NJ Barrett Walker; recitation, "My
Say" Price Shertzer; singing, 1.-The Morning
Light" Benedction. The collection amount
ed to $40.
At the Methodist Episcopal Church last
Sunday sthe exercises were given to the child
| rem who rendered the programme of "The
Temple Builders in very satisfactory and
| pleasing manner; first, the carol, building
for Jesus" by the whole school and others as
| awe are Faithful Temple builders, +" "Mount-
| ing Heavenward, )" ''The Children for Christ"
"Blessed are They" interspersed with re-
sponsive scripture reading and Rotations.
The "Welcome" was by seven little children
each holding a letter of this word in view Of
the audience while they recited, and also sang
| a Hymn of Welcome. Recitation, care You
Building for Jesus" by Misses Ida Coale and
Kelly; GLOW am Building" by Willie An
dersou; 1.-TWO Little Tots See the Flowers
Brightly Beaming." three girls rectted SLOW
| build for Jesus;'' Shining for my Lord and
Saviour" and 81 am glad to toll for Jesus"
responded to by the pastor; The choir fur
nished the special music, duet "Bring Your
Loving Gifts to Jesus" by Misses Anderson
and McRoy was very pretty and especially
enjoyed. The collection was for educational
interests, The church was beautifully deco
rated with flowers and representation OF
temple, very artistically executed by Mr. D..
| W. Anderson, was placed back in the pulpit
recess, adding very much to the adornment
of the church,
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Abingdon News.

Mr.. +. w. Perkins, OF the u. s. Coast Sur
vey, was in Abingdon on Monday and Tues
day of this week, making arrangements in re-
gard to surveying the Chesapeake Bay. He
expects to put force of men to work in few
DAYS to build a tower, which will be fOrty-ive
feet high. The tower will be built on lot
belonging to Mr.. Benz. SwartZ, which Is con-
sidered the highest point overlooking the
Chesapeake Bay. This is an old starting
point, established in 1882, and marked by
sinking a stone jar about two feet in the
ground, which is still there. The object of
building the tower is to locate similar points
at Cub Hill, near Baltimore, and one on the
Eastern Shore near Betterton, Kent county,
which cannot be found, as all record of them
has been lost.
Children's service was held at Abingdon NJ.
+. Church on Sunday night. Although the
weather was very unfavorahle, the house was
well filled. The programme consisted of
resitatons and singing by the children; Duets
quartette by Misses Kate Cunningham, Lizzie
Meter, Messrs. e. X. Sewell and n. Gorrell,
and solo by Mrs. J. w. Fleming.
Scwell postotlice, at Hartford Station, will
be supplied with better mail facilities, as the
b. & o. X. X. Co. have erected a mail Grain to
take mail on one Of the fast trains.
Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Fleming left on Mon
day for Mt. Airy, Carroll county, to spend the
week with relatives.
place, has commenced his big wheat and hay
harvest. He expects to cut over one hundred
tons of hay.
T. A. Cassidy, DR., James Walsh, OF Bel
camp; NJ. o. Shriver, of Baltimore, and Ray
mond Dochey, of indianapolis, Ind, are
spending their vacation camping at the public
| landing, near Belcamp. Z.
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Board of Assess

A full meeting OF the Hartford County
the Court House, and an agreement was
reached as to values to be placed upon assess
able property. They decided to value farm
ing land at from s. to $75 per acre, according
to improvements and location; ordinary farm
horses, from $50 to $50, with higher valuations
upon more valuable animals: cows from $40
to $40; pigs from l.50 to SO.
Mr. H. Harris Archer, the president Of the
Board of Assessors, said it would be the aim
of the assessors to keep up real estate values
notwithstanding the depression in the real
estate market. There would be a special eff
fort made to reach the large amount of per
sonal property that has heretofore not been
taxed, principally because of its invisible ma
ture and being distributed among larg:
number of owners. Bicycles will not be taxed
where the owner has no other property, as the
cost of assessing the property and collecting
the tax would amount to more than the tax
The general assessors go with the district as
SCISSORS and view personally each piece o.
property assessed. Mr.. Archer said he thought
1t would take at least one year and very likely
eighteen months to complete the assessment
as there are about 1000 taxpayers in the
county. The law, however, requires th,
work OF the assessors to be completed
by September unless the Governor shall ex
tend the time, and by the board OF contro
and review by December 81, 1896, unless thu
time is extended.
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Obituary..

Mrs. Catherine Mitchell uied at the home of
her husband, Mr.. Corbin Mitchell, near Web
ster, on Monday, in the S4th year of her age
Her husband, one son, John NJ. Mitchell, and
one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Coen, survive her.
She was buried on Wednesday at Wesleyan
Chapel.
Dr. Philip 4. Barton, died at his home in
Delta, on Wednesday afternoon, nth instant
of general debility. He was at the time Of
his death, postmaster of Delta. DR.. Barton
was an elder brother Of Judge Barton OF Har-
ford, and was in the sixty-ffth year of his age.
He was buried from the Statewide Presbyter-
ian Church on Saturday.
The funeral of Miss Clearance Lee, took
place ON Saturday morning from the residence
of her mother, in Bel Air. Rev. K. A. Castle
man OBLIGATED, assisted by Rev. VIM. F.
Brand. The burial was atiRock Spring, the
pail bearers being Messrs. Thomas Allibone,
William d. IIarryman, James j. Archer,
Thomas &. Forwood, J. l.. q. Lee and Henry
&. Maynadier. There was large attendance
of neighbors and friends
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Christian EndeaVOr.

A grand rally of the members of the Chris
tian Endeayor Societies Of this neighborhood
was held at Union Chapel, near wilma, on
Thursday night. The purport of the meeting
was to re-organize local society at the
Chapel, and to awaken and renew the interest
of the endeavorers in the National Conven-
ton, which meets in Washington, d. c., next
month. Representatives were present from
Franklinville, Fallston and Bel Air, Presby-
terrain Churches, Mountain Christian Church,
Bel Air, Mt. Carmel and Union Chapel, NJ. F.
Churches Rev. A. \. Bchell conducted the
conservation, and w. Frank Keen the praise
service. Rev. j. \. Hopkins presided, and
the Union Chapel Society was organized with
the following officers: President, Rev. A. A.
Bichell; vice-president, James Norris; secrc-
tary, Miss Lolita Robinson; treasurer, Mrs.
Alphonzo Robinson. The new society starts
with nineteen members. Revs. Wesley NJ.
Hyde and S. b. Tredway delivered addresses,
and considerable enthusiasm was manifested
by the large congregation assembled.
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New Manual of Arms.

Orders have been issued from the adjutant
generals Office for the adoption of the new
manual of arms for the magazine rifle by the
Maryland National Guard. Many Of the Of
iicerS complain of this change in view of the
nearness of the encampmeut, saying that no
sufficient time remains for drilling the men in
the new manual.
The adoption of the manual will necessitate
change in the instructions governing guard
duty. The change will be harder on the First
and Fifth Regiments than on the Fourth Regi-
ment, as the Fourth has been using the new
manual nearly year.
The new manual is simple, the carry arms
being abolished and the rifle being brought to
port arms when passing in review. In all
changes of the rifle from one position to an
other the piece is first brought to port arms
instead of to Il carry, except when coming
from an order arms to a present. These
changes are necessary, as the new rifle adopt
ed by the United States Army is differently
constructed from the old Springfield rifle.
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I'm NIpUnOriNIn.

The following resolutions were adopted by
the Sabbath school of Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church on Sunday, June 81, 1896.
Whereas. In the dispensation OF Divine
Providence, our beloved friend and teacher,
Miss Clarence Lee, has been taken from our
midst to the other shore, where sorrow and
suffering are unknown, we, the officers,
teachers and scholars of Emmanuel Z. E.
Sunday School, deem this fitting occasion
to give expression to our sorrow at her loss
therefore,
II is reSOlred, That in the death OF Miss
Clarence Lee this Sunday School has sus
tanned severe loss, and that We will Away S
cherish the memory Of one, who, by her devo-
tion to duty under circumstances OF i'll health
her gentle disposition and Christian deport-
ment, and her zeal in the interest OF her
Church and Sunday School, merited the love
and high esteem in which she was held.
RcSOircd, That we sympathiZe with her
family in their severe aiilicton, and commend
them to that God "who doeth all things well"
aud in whom our late departed friend trusted
and believed, and with whom she now lives
ResOlce,i, That copy OF these resolutions
be sent to her family, published in the Bel
Air papers and recorded in the minutes OF the
Sunday School.
REV. X. A. CAsTLEMAN, Rector,
WIN. ID. HARTMAN, SUIT.
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| As "The time of Harvest - is now at hand,
the farmers in this vicinity are quite busy.
Mr. Morgan Mitchell began cutting his wheat
last Saturday.
The warm weather has been beneficial to
corn, but some fields near the Narrows have
been too wet for cultivation since last Sun
days hard rain.
During the thunder storm OF last Sunday
evening Mr.. John A. Mitchell had two valua-
bic cows killed by lightning.
Mr.. Charles Herring, one OF the oldest resi-
dents of this town, died last Saturday, and
was buried on Monday from the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. John +. Wells. Rev. w.
E. Miller, of the NJ. L. Church South, con-
Quoted the services, and was assisted by Revs
Foard, j. IL. Baker and David Jamison. The
pall-bearers were Rev. j. ii. Baker, DIR. w. Is.
Rowe, Messrs. VIM. b. and Z. w. Baker, Jas.
L. Holloway and J. o. Osborn. The inter
ment was at Bakers Cemetery.
The public school here will close on Friday
for the summer vacation. The teachers and
pupils are now very busy with the semannual
examination and with the preparations for
the commencement, which will be held in the
Town Hall Friday evening, 25th instant
The NJ. \. C., OF Baltimore, expect to cross
bats with the Nonpareis here on Saturday
William Stansbury, coIored, was sent to the
House of correction for six months. on Mon
day, for the larceny of 4 cushion from Mr.. w.
G.. Rouses buggy.
Mrs. Evans Greene, OF New York, who has
been spending few days with DIR. and Mrs.
j. II. Kennedy, left last week for so1ourn In
Philadelphia.
Misses Mary Cloudy and Agnes Guuther, of
Baltimore, who have been visiting friends in
this town and vicinity, left on Monday for
Newark, Del.
Miss Edith Richards, of Baltimore, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Thomas Brown, of Swan
Greek.
Miss Hattie Gilbert, of Baltimore, paid
visit to relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. +. Morgan and daughters,
Misses Eva and Dora Morgan, of this town,
spent Wednesday Of this week in Bel Air with
Mrs. w. o. Hughes.
Mr. Robert TumblesOn, of Baltimore, spent
last Sunday in this town.
Mr.. Stanley NJ. Hanway attended the com
mencement exercises of the Delaware College,
at Newark, last week.
Mr. Shirley G. Morgan paid visit to rela
tives in Bel Air last Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Hopper, of Baltimore
are spending a while with relatives in this
county. VIRGINIA.
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County Commissioners.
The Commissioners met on Monday:

Inc commissioners hlCb vi
Road checks issued.-Edwin Mccain,
s32 81; s. c. Day, $50; John l.. Cullum, sos 81;
z. j. Scarborough, $50; Thomas Few, 81;
Luthur Philips, $15.17; VIM. Fletcher,
S5.37, James McCurdy, IS; f. NJ. Allen,
So. OF; b. F. Webster, $3.50; Elmer Deck
man, $40; Thomas Collins, $50; Alexander
Smith, $40; Clement & James, S22.50; c.
Edward Carr, $l.SS; George W. Santmyer,
$105.7s.
Certificates issued.-Luther McNabb, mag
istrate's account, $3.50; Charles E. Creswell,
magistrates account, $1345; DR.. w. b.
Munnikhuysen, post norton examination
SIS.
Cash paid.-W. Writ Clarke & Son, drain
pipe, $3l.14; Sanders Il George, Almshoust
supplies, So. "A; W. f. Hayes, stamps for as
SCISSORS 81.
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BagIey.

Miss Sophia A. Norris has been quite sick
again, but is slowly improving, under the care
OF DIR. Charles Bagley.
Miss Mary McKenna has been spending
some time with friends aud relatives in Balti-
more.
The black martin birds are with us again in
large numbers.
Mrs. j. Rogers Irwin is lying Ill at her
home, near Pleasantville.
MIR. b. Howard Amoss has very fine field
of timothy.
The Epworth League Of Friendship Church
will hold its June business meeting on Tues
day evening, June Both, at the residence OF
Mr.. Lambert Pennington.
Mrs. James Bular, of Franklinville, who
has been critically i'll, is improving.
Mrs. Mile Spencer, colOred, died last week,
at the home of Daniel Spencer, and was buried
at the Mountain Church on Monday, June
22d. WAVES.
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The Mortgage Tax Constitutional.


On Thursday the Court of Appeals handed
down a decision holding that the mortgage
taxing clause embodied In the new assessment
law, is constitutional. The case In which the
appeal was heard was that OF Jacob Faust
against the Twenty third German-American
building Association, appealed from Circuit
Court No. 2, of Baltimore city.
Judges Fowler and Page concur in the
opinion in SO far as it holds that building as
sociation mortgages are not subject to taxa
ton under the act OF 1896, but they do not
deem it necessary at this time to pass on the
constitutionality Of those sections of the gen
eral assessment law imposing taxes on the in
come Of mortgages. The opinion per cmidm
is as follows: sin this case an effort is made
to test the constitutionality of public reve-
nue. law by suit between individual litigants.
Because of the great public interest of the
questions which have been argued We will ex-
press an opinion upon them, but we do not
wish to be understood as establishing pre-
cedent for such mode of practice in future
cases.
awe think that section AGA, 14GB, 14GC,
liGD, l4GE and l4Ot OF the act OF 1870, chal
ter 100, are constitutional and valid.
"We think that section 90 Of article % Of
the Code of Public General Laws, as amended
by the act of 1894, has not been repealed by
the act of 1896 so far as building or home
stead associations are concerned; and that
their mortgages and the mortgage debts there
by created are exempt from taxation. We
will hereafter file an opinion which fully ex-
plains our reasons for these views
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ChiIdrcns Aid Society.

A Committee Auxiliary to the Henry Wat
son Children's Aid Society of Baltimore has
been formed in Bel Air during the past week.
The duties of this committe are: To look
after children who are proper objects OF
charity; and to find homes in the country for
children under the care of the society.
The members of the committee are: Rev.
S. B. Tredway, Miss Maggie Keen, Rev. E. G.
Gallcher, Mrs. Mary W. Mock, Rev. Il. s,
Miller, Mrs. E. ID. Finney, Rev. r. A. Castle
man, Mrs. j. T. G. Hopkins, Mr.. N. N. Mock,
Mr.. VIM. II. Harlan and DR.. C. w. Holdings
worth. Mr.. VIM. IL. Harlan was elected
president and Rev. K. A. Castleman, secre
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If il required an annual outlay of 10000 to
insure Il family against any serious consc-
qucnccS from attack Of bowel complaint
during the year there are many who would
feel it their duty to pay it that they could not
afford To risk their lives. and those OF their
family for such an amount. Any one can get
this insurance for % cents, that being the price
of bottle of Chambcrlain'S Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remcdy. In almost every ncighbol-
hood some one has died from an attack OF bowel
complaint before medicine could be procured
or IA physician summoned. One or two doses
of this remedy will cure any ordinary case. 1t
never fails. Can you afford to take the risk
for SO small IN amount? For sale by Drug
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Observation-Disclosures.

Miss Laura Duvall Hanson, formerly of
Hartford county, and Mr.. Harry Pennington
were married Tuesday afternoon at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Waverly. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. E. A. Colburn in the
presence of the families OF the couple and a
few friends. There were no bridesmaids
The hest man was Mr.. J. Bernard Scott, and
the ushers were Messrs. Charles Il. Spence,
Henry NJ. Warfield, George S. Andrews, James
Nick. Merryman and Alexander Preston.
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The Town Commissioner Case.

The Court of Appeals on Thursday in de-
Gliding the constitutiouality Of the act Of 1896
relating to the town elections OF Bel Air, used
the following language: 'John Is. Hanna VS..
James c. Young, treasurer OF the town OF
Bel Air. The order directing a mandaDuts
to issue must be reversed. We hold that the
act of Assembly of 1896, which amended sec
lions 90 to 81, inclusive, of the Code of Public
Local Laws, is constitutional and valid, and
that the restriction placed thereby on the
right to vote in the town Of Bel Air is free
from objection. An opinion will be filed
hereafter.
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hetess, Miss Grace Swingley, Aberdeen; LIST
orator, Hollis Baker, Aberdeen; LIST essayist,
| Miss Josephine Wilson, Havre de Grace; I'd
| essayist, Miss Hattie McGraw, Perryville; 3D.
essayist, Miss Pearl Bristow, Havre de Grace;
4th essayist, Miss Ella Galloway, Havre de
Grace; I'd orator, John Livezey, Aberdeen.
The winner of The 1F;yis medal for proficiency
in Latin is Miss Carrie W. Morgan.
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Bel Air, will hold social
at the NJ. +. parsonage and on the parsonage
lawn, Wednesday evening, July l. II the
weather is unfavorable on Wednesday even
ing, the social VIII be held Thursday evening,
July . A musical and literary programme
will be rendered. Talent from Baltimore as
well as home talent has been secured, and an
evening of rare entertainment and great ell
joyment is anticipated. Admission free. All
welcome. The ladies will have ice cream,
cake and other delicacies tempting to the ap-
petite for sale.
"A carrier pigion came to the residence OF
Mr.. il ohm b. Hanna, in Bel Air, on Tuesday
and appeared exhausted as if by long flight.
1t has a silver band marked A. +. SOB on one
leg, and on the other brass band with the
initials H. G. Mr. Hanna fed and released it,
and took its departure In the direction OF
Philadelphia.
An excursion from York will celebrate
the Fourth in Jones' Park, Delta, and the
South Delta Band will hold festival on the
school grounds, with fireworks in the evening.
There will also be display of fireworks at
the residence of 5. J. Whiteford, near Slate
Hill.
Mr. Herbert Gather, OF Castleton, while
riding bicycle near Glen Cove, last Monday
morning, was thrown by his wheel running
into rut. His head struck a stone with such
force as to render him unconscious for short
time.
Mr.. Thomas e. Hunter, and Miss Rosa
Carr, of Parktcn, but formerly of this county,
were married at the NJ. +. Church, Parkton'
on Wednesday.
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The Mountain Chautauqun.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Nd. ON THE MAIN
LINE OF THE PICTURESQUE b. u O.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, ND. ON THE MAIN
LINE OF THE PICTURESQUE b. o.
The most superb and sensible summer resort
in America: SiOO,OOO expended in improve
mcnts; 300 beautiful cottages; hotel and cot
tage board at from S. to Sl2 per week
cheaper than staying at home. The mountain
air and the III Ountain views simply indeScriba-
BILE. Session August to %. Three superb
entertainments daily. The best music and the
best lecturers which money can procure. DIR.
7. De Witt Talmage, Gen. John B. Gordon and
Bishop j. III. Vincent already secured with 100
others. DIR. w. l.. Davidson, the great Chau-
tauqua manager, In charge.
Summer Schuols.-Twenty departments of
important school work in charge of leading in
structors from the prominent universities A
wonderful chance Tor teachers and students
desiring to make up studies. Tuition insignih.
cant. Wishes of students gratitied. Low rates
on railroads. For full Diet lied information and
illustrated programme address A. X. Spery
Mountain Lake Park, Md.