The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-07-23
Dedication Of the Water Works IA
Aberdeen.

Dedication OF the Water Works at
Aberdeen.
Next Wednesday will be 4 red letter day in
the history OF the thriving town of Aberdeen.
This enterprising town, which little over a
decade ago was simply known as a station on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, has since that recent period de-
veloped growth that is surprising and fully
akin to many of the more aspiring towns of
the State. In the midst of rich and well
developed agricultural section of the county,
the business centre of the great canning dis
trict of Hartford, with its dwellings and bust
ness enterprises clustered around two of the
leading trunk lines of the country, and in
hourly communication with the great com
mercial emporiums of Philadelphia and Balti-
more it has before it a future which is of the
most promising nature.
Its inhabitants, now that it has awakened
to the advantages which it possesses and those
which will in the nature of events accrue to
it, and has provided for itself local govern
ment, have taken one very necessary step, in
securing for themselves full and sufficient
supply of pure water for drinking and other
purposes. The 1FgiS has from time to time
called attention to this meritorious enterprise
as its various stages have developed, and now
that the worn has been completed, extends
its earnest congratulations to the citizens up
on the successful determination OF their pro-
ject and trusts that each and every person
who will be benefited may enter into the
proposed celebration with vim which will
ensure success.
The dedication which is to take place on
Wednesday will be perhaps the greatest local
event which Aberdeen has yet known, and
| when the details ars all perfected will be
fitting the occasion.
A committee arrangements, was appoint
ed, composed OF Messrs. George IL. Wins,
George Walker, j. \. Swingley, George ".
Evans and z. f. Baker, who have provided
the following programme for the occasion.
2P. NJ. Exhibition drill of the fire depart.
ment in the Public Square to be followed by a
parade, the different features of which will be
as follows:
Bicycle Corps in uniform.
Officers of Fire Department with visiting
iiremen.
Department Band, % pieces.
Hope Hose Company with Hose Carriage
twenty men.
Rescue Hook & Ladder Company with ap
paratus, twenty men.
Decorated wagon containing the Tow
Commissioners of Aberdeen and Engineers o
the Water Works.
| Decorated wagon containing Speakers ant
invited guests.
Old Hand Engine-Burlesque.
The route of the procession will be iron
the Engine house to the Eastern limits O
the town, countermarching up Bel Air avenu
to the Western limits thence by Front stree
and Broadway to the grove where the dedica
tory exercises will he held in the following
order:
| Music by Band.
Opening prayer, Rev David Jamson.
Presentation of Water Works by Hon. w. L
Baker.
Music by Band.
Acceptance of Water Works, by Geo W
Evans.
Music by Band.
Address II. Sands, Engineer
Music by Band.
Closing address, j. l.. Campbell.
"Old Hundred" by Band and audience. A
ter exercises in the grove fire alarm vii
ring, when the Fire Department will give Il
: exhibition Of fire drill in the square net
Town Hall consisting of ladder work b
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company; fire dri
! by Hope Hose Company throwing six stream
of water on an imaginary fire. At s z. y
Il banquet will be held in Old NJ. L. Churc
3 20 fremen aud invited guests.
The Town Commissioners of Bel Air hay
! accepted the invitation to attend the celebr
ton, and will attend in body.