The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-12-03
THE ECIS AND INTELLIGENCER.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 8, 1897. ;.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAlRS.
B. f. johnson, has been appointed post
master at Perryman.
Rev. E. A. Colburu will preach in the
Aberdeen Town Hall next Sunday at 3 I. NJ
All are cordially invited.
The protracted meeting at Mckendree
church near Black Horse, is still In progress
Several have professed conversion.
Alex Fulford, of this county, has been
commissioned delegate to the National
Stock Growers Convention, which meets IN
Denver, Col, next June.
There will be a flag-raising at the public
school at Aberdeen today 10y the o. !. a. NJ
at2P.M. a short programme will be rendered
by the scholars of the school.
Next Sunday Rev. David Jamison Will
preach sermon to the .. |. A NJ. at the
Grove Presbyterian Church, Aberdeen. Inc
members will attend in body
The pupils of Avondale school will give
ayery pleasing entertainment Saturday, De
cember II, in the Sons of Temperance Hail,
Level. Md, for the benefit Of the school
II is reported about town that one of the
Bond street dispensers oftangle-ioet mas maze
his boast that he can secure fifty of his colored
bretbrean to vote aginst High License law.
Mr.. William II. Colhurn and Miss Cora
Mae Hendricks were married in New Bruins
wick, New Jersey, on Monday evening, Nov.
goth, Rev. E. A. Colburn, OF Churehville,
officiating.
The ladies of Providence NJ. P. Church
are busy preparing for an oyster supper ana
necktie party, which will be held December
9th and 10th at Wavery Hall, which is stu
ated near the church.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the residence oil
Mr.. s. A. Williams, on December 4th. sub
iect: "Are pasture lands more improved by
stock cattle or dairy cows?"
A musical for the benefit of the Catholic
Sunday School of Bel Air, will be given at the
residence of Mr.. w. S. Forwood, on Saturday,
Bee. 18th. Bel Airand city talent will con
tribute to the entertainment of all present.
Last week Miss Lizzie Norrington, of
Aberdeen, gathered from blackberry bush In
another bunch which were turning red For
the month of November this is quite an
oddly.
-Havre de Grace is to have new jail or
lookup and specifications are in the hands oil
contractors for bids. 1t is proposed to use
the old school building, fitted up with four
steel-harred cells and cement fioors The esu-
mated cost will be about $1,000.
The Sunday School connected with the
Methodist Protestant Church, Bel Air, has de-
cided to hold its annual Christmas entertain
ment on Thursday night, December 30. Eff
forts are being made to have this entertain |
ment surpass that held in previous years.
The barn of Mr.. G. W. Sutton, at Perry |
vile was burned at an early hour Tuesday |
morning. His entire crops were destroyed, |
together with five valuable horses, cows
wagons and agricultural implements. The |
fire is supposed to be the work of incen-
diaries Mr.. Suttons residence was destroyed
by fire about year ago.
A party of young folks rendered sur
prise party to Miss Charles, of Aberdeen,
Tuesday night. The evening was most en-
joyably spent, the young people INDUCING in
all sorts of fun, games and dancing consum-
ing the better part of the evening and when
they dispearsed they were unanimous in Vot
ing it one of the delightful events of the sea-
son.
MIR. Raymond n. Hobltzell, son of Rev.
S. A. Hoblitzell, formerly of Bel Air, but now
residing in St. Michaels, Md, has been adj
mitted to the bar at Easton, after most sue
cessful examination in open court, before
Judge Stump. Mr.. Hoblitzell will continue
his senior course at the University of Mary
land Law School, after which he will engage
in active practice of his profession. We con
graduate our young friend.
The third of the present series of enter
taiuments under the auspices Of the Friday
Night Lecture Club will be given at the AS
sembly Rooms of the Masonic Temple, in Bel
Air, on Friday evening, December 10th. On
this occasion, Rev. Maltbie d. Babcock, D. D.,
of Brown Memorial Church, Baltimore, will
deliver his latest lecture, entitled "Florida."
Dr. Babcock is prime favorite in Hartford,
and will surely be greeted with large aud
fence.
"A meeting of the ladies of Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church of Bel Air, hav-
ing for its purpose the formation of Wo-
mans Auxiliary, in connection with that
church, was held in Bel Air, on Tuesday last.
Mrs. Souisat, of Baltimore, who is at the head
of the Woman's Auxiliary OF the State of
Maryland, was present, and made an address.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Rev X. A. Castleman; Mrs j. T. {.
Hopkins, vice president; Miss Minnie Nelson,
treasurer; Mrs s. W. Bradford, correspond
ing secretary and Miss Mary NJ. Norris, re-
cording secretary. A constitution and by
laws will be adopted at the next meeting, to
be held on Monday next