The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-10-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

A government pension has been granted
TO Mrs. Martha !. Ecoff, Hickory.
ON Wednesday at the York County Fair,
in the 20 class, trot or pace, David II. won
easy.
Wilbur McCauu has been appointed
postmaster at Dublin, to succeed Wesley
McDoon.
The public school at Perry man was
closed this week on account OF sickness
among the children.
-Reys. 5. c. Wasson, of Churchville, and
Ke,by 5. Miller, of Bel Air, exchanged pull
pits on Sunday last.
A Republican club was formed in Bel AIT
on Saturday night with ID. b. Reckord as
president and John I. Spicer, secretary.
The celebrated pulpit orator, Rev. John
R.Plxton, D. ID, will preach on Sunday morn
ing at the Churchyille Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Charles Il. McComas has severed his
correction with the firm OF Harlan Il Web
ster. in order to attend the Business College
in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Whist Club has won the
American Whist League trophy from the
Toledo Club and are now the champions OF
the United States.
bishop William Paret arrived in New
York on Monday, on his return from attend
auce upon the Lambeth Conference, which
was held in London.
The monthly meeting Of the Whatsoever
Circle of the Kings Daughters will be held at
the residence Of MIS-. John Ii. Reckord on
Wednesday afternoon.
The mysterious red light which passed
over Bel Air about seven O'Clock Tuesday
evening caused considerable comment. 1t
was probably balloon.
William Smith the negro who committed
the assault on Mr.. j. Thomas Nelson on
August 3lst has been again released on
bail, the amount being fixed at $500.
Mrs. John W. StritehofT, of Furnace, has
growing in her garden a castor bean plant
which measures Is feet inches in height, and
the stalk 81 inches In circumference.
cards have been issued announcing the
marriage on October Goth of Miss Bertha
Elizabeth Nesbtt of Port Deposit to Mr..
B. Brentnall Lathbury, of Philadelphia.
Letters OF administration upon the estate
of Priscilla s. Watson have been granted
to William H. Harlaud; and upon the estate
of Angela d. NJ. Gallup to Mckenzie F.
Maynader.
The centennial and thirteenth trienniai
convention of the General Grand Chapter OF
ROYAL Arch Masons of the United States com
meneed on Monday in the Masonic Temple,
Baltimore.
-Nr. Charles Osborn OF the second district
who had announced himself as an lndepen-
dent Sound Money, Democratic, candidate for
the office of County Commissioner has with
drawn from the contest.
Col Samuel S. Hyde claims to have
packed the best crop of corn, and OF better
quality this season, at his canning house at
Hydes's station, than at any time during his
twenty-three years experience.
The new Telephone line connecting
Stewartstown with Draco, New Park, Fawn
Grove, Constitution and Delta is nearing
completion. 1t follows MasOns and Dixons
line closely and will prove great conven-
fence.
Forwood. Jr., Clerk of the Circuit Court, all
deed, mortgages &c, are recorded up to
date We do not think that this state OF af-
fairs can be paralleled in the State of Mary
land
The long drought was broken on Tuesday
morning by refreshing rain. The wind,
which was very heavy for awhile, blew over a
or,I
broke off branches from several shade trees
in town.
considerable interest has been excited By
the reported discovery of gold near Port
Deposit. Three well-kuown citizens have
combined and purchased two tracts of land
upon which they claim gold has been found in
paying quantities.
-Ir. Walter K. Stromenger, who has been
for some time past an attache of the Second
National Bank, has been appointed as book
keeper at the new National Bank at Cations
vile Baltimore county. We congratulate
him upon his promotion.
during the month of September, eighty
four ear loads OF freight were received at the
Railroad station at Bel AR They would
aver &c about Sl5, 900 lbs. bringing the whole
amount to total of 2GO, 600 lbs of freight
shipped to this point during the month.
Attention is called to the card OF DIR.
William L. Lowe in another column. lie has
open ed dental Office at the residence of Mrs.
Mart la Hanna DIR. Lowe is a graduate OF
the baltimore Dental College and comes into
our midst from Shrewsbury, Pa.
Mr.. D. Edward Long who has for the
past two years very creditably filed the posi-
lion Of vice principal of the Bel Air Graded
school, has resigned that position in order to
.ente~ upon a course of study at the Carlisle
University, School of Law. We wish NJ.
Lon, the most abundant success in his new
cate prise.
James A. Patterson, of Stewartstown,
met with serious accident one day last
week. lie was operating stump puller
whe, the lever broke, one end striking him
= SO violently that his life has been despaired
Of ever since. The horse attached to the
machine was terribly cut.
Mr.. Luther q. Henderson sold at the
Couithouse door on Monday as auctioneer
for u ssrS j. Royston StiNer and J. Harvey
Ball, trustees the farm of Mr.. Cromwell Boyle
near Carsins', containing al ous fifty acres Of
land to William Il. Mahan for seven hundred
dol; re.
On Monday evening next October 18th
a chance will be offered for all to hear the
mastery war lecture, "1he Pavilion of
Mur.," delivered at Churchville by DIR. John
X. Paxton. A rare treat is i'll store for all
who attend. This date has been changed
frcm Tuesday as announced in several of
tie churches.
JOAN News, colored, while picking
apples on the farm of Nathan Swift near
Perryman on Monday, fell from a tree, a
,istsuce of about fifteen feet. He received a
fracture of the spine and was sent to the City
uospttal for treatment, where he died on
Tuesday afternoon; lie was about thirty
years Old.
At the meeting of the Town Commit
soners on Friday night it was ordered that
the pahiic he notified that the ordinance re-
latir g to license fees for circusses, exhb
tiors &c. will he strictly enforced; and that
il is the intention of the Commissioners tC
fully carry out the resolution upon the sub
iect passed on May 23th, 1897.
-Rev. A. Frederick Waldo was duly in
stalled as pastor of the Havre de Grace
pIesiylerian church on Tuesday. Rev
Samuel {. WATSON, of Churchville presided
aud preached the sermon, Rev. Hugh X