The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-06-11

AC " ESbSCGNtl SiISIS VI Mug udGSu-
tiers will meet on Wednesday evening next,
10Th inst at / P. NJ, at the residence of Mrs.
John Il. Eeckorl
Hugh, a young son Of Mr.. John V. Jones,
of Cambria, was badly kicked by horse last
week, being cut near the eye and receiving
bruised shoulder
Some fine specimens of early Rose pota-
toes have been left at The lEgiS office. They
were grown in five weeks by MIR. Philip Will
helm, OF prospect.
MIR. Thomas II. Robinson as trustee sold
the Skilman property near Edgewood, con-
tanning seventyfive acres to Michael Fresch
for Sl.025 on Monday.
MIR. Robert Bull, has opened merchant
tailoring shop in the room over c. c. Barnes
store Oh Main street. Those patronizing Mr.
Bull will find him efficient and courteous.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Stonebraker died OH Wednesday last at the
residence OF her parents, near Shane, and was
buried on Friday at the cemetery at New
Freedom, Pa.
MIR. Edwin Carver claims to have made
the run from Havre de Grace to Baltimore on
his wheel on Sunday last in two hours and
fifty-sx minutes. The distance is about thirty
six miles.
The nasty weather prevalent at the pre-
sent time brings to mind the unreasonable
weather Of 1889, when the harvest hands were
compelled to wear their coats while at work
cutting grain.
-Children's day services will be held on
Sunday next, June 18th, at the Churchvlle
Presby terrain Church, beginning at II A. NJ.
at the Southern Methodist Church at Aber-
deem, at P. NJ.
MIR. D. B. Reckord, of Bel Air, has been
elected delegate at large from the Second
Congressional District to the National League
of Republican Clubs, which meets at Detroit,
Michigan, next month.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek Farm
ers Club will be held at the residence of MIR.
j. Lawrence Mccormick, on Saturday next,
12th instant. Mr. B. Howard Hannah is ex-
pected to address the club.
The Aberdeen Fire Department
elected James A. Swingley and George w.
Brock, editor of the Enterprise, as representa-
tves to the State Firemen's Convention,
WHICH met at AuuapOllS On " euueSudI
During 4 fight between James Roke and
Frank Williams on Thursday night, Williams
was severely cut upon the arm. The affair
occurred at festival near Aberdeen. DR..
Kennedy attended the wounded man. Hoke
was held for trial.
Mr.. Jacob Z. Bull, as contractor, nas
commenced the excavation for new resi-
Gence for DIR. John W. s. and Mr.. Octavius
Norris. 1t will be located on Pennsylvania
avenue, Bel Air, adjoining the Odd Fellows
Hall, and will be an imposing building.
Mr. John S. Richardson, Sr, had the mis-
fortune to lose valuable horse and also a
hog or his farm near Bel Air on Tuesday.
The horse entered the barn and walking
through p!anged out of another door, falling
about ten feet and striking.in his descent the
hog. Both were killed instantly.
MIR. john Smith, of Carsins' and Miss
Title, daughter of Mr.. Edward Bodt, of
Chu.cLvile were married on Tuesday evening
at st. pdul's German Lutheran Church, Balti
more Co.. by Rev. e. K. Wannamacher. The
bride was tas!efully dressed in gown of blue
cloth, trimmed with white silk, with hat and
gloves to match.
We have received invitations to attend
the commencement exercises at the Western
Maryland College and the Maryland Agricul-
tuIa College, for which our thanks are ten
dered. The graduates at the former institu-
tion are seventeen in number and at the latter
fourteen. Both are colleges of great merit
and well deserve the patronage OF the public.
John L. Snyder, passenger on the south
bound Royal Blue b. aud o. r. X. train, at
tempted to commit suicide on Wednesday af-
ternoon by jumping through Il car window at
Otter Point Bush river. The train was run
ming forty-five miles hour at the time.
Snyder broke the window with his fist and
sprang headforemest. He was taken to the
Maryland University Hospital, where, strange
to say, his injuries are not regarded as fatal.
IA Christian Eudeavor rally under the
auspices of the societies Of Bel Air will be
held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
evening, beginning at 7.45 o'clock. Rev. s.
c. WATSON, of Churchville, Rev. A. F. Waldo,
OF Havre de Grace, and Mr.. W. A. Schumach-
er, President of State Union, are expected to
be present and deliver addresses. Special
Tional singing from BEST Hymns"
Deer Creek Lodge, No. IS, l. o. o. f, has
accepted the invitation of its Chaplain, the
Rev. Kemper Bocock, to celebrate the ami
versary of its foundation by attending a
a special service in Grace Memorial Episcopal
Church, Darlington, on Sunday, June 18th
at 3 p NJ. At that hour the lodge will as
in, its Of
to march to the church in body, and hear a
sermon on the principles of odd Fellowship.
Visiting Odd Fellows are invited to attend,
and seats will be reserved.
While Crawford Burns was crossing the
bridge which spans Winters Run on the
Philadelphia turnpike, on Sunday night, his
horse stepped upon a rotten plank which
broke beneath his weight. The plank was
fortunately close to the end of the bridge and
as the horse fell through, his foot caught on
the sill. The shoe was torn from the foot
aud the animal badly famed. The bridge is
said to have been in an unsafe condition fol
some time, and as the travel is heavy upon
that road, it should be promptly repaired.
AT meeting of the Board of Director:
on Monday, it was decided to make Tuesday
Sept. 2Sth, distnctivey a Hartford county
day. On that day there will be three races
open to horses which have been owned in the
district which they represent for six month,
prior to the race. There will be TO entranc,
fee and the purse will be forty dollars. Tn,
races will be run in groups the first including
horses from the first and fourth districts; the
second includes horses from the second anC
third districts; and the third, horses from tn,
fifth and sixth districts. This will offer
chance for the county boys to show wha
their steeds can do.
--Iessrs. George e. and Herman Myers, 0
Wisconsin, are visiting Mr.. Henry Gefford, 0
Vale. The gentlemen are here for the purpos
OF mG.fuc arrar@ ements looking to a settle
mcnt 10 Hartford county. Mr.. Myers says
is his desire to locate somewhere, where win
ter stops some time during the year, au
where he won't have to stable and feed hi
cattle seven or eight months in the year. Gu
beautiful county has an able advocate in MI
GeTord, whose fine home near Vale speak
volumes for his enterprise and ability
farmer. We are glad to welcome these gel
tie. There is plenty of room In Hartford 70