The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-12-23

The public schools OF the county VIII
close today, Friday, for the holidays, and will
remain closed until Tuesday, January I'd.
The Havre de Grace Methodist Suuda.
school will hold their annual Christmas enter
tainment in the church, on this friday even
ing.
MIR. j. Savage Williams, of Creswell, ha
been elected vice president for Hartford
county, of the Maryland Horticulture
Society.
Christmas services will be held in all o.
the Bel Air churches, and sermons appro'
pirate to the day will be preached in each OF
them.
Mr.. Albert 7. Geatty has been chosen by
Mt. Ararat Lodge to fill long existing vacan
CIV on the board OF trustees OF the Masonic
Temple.
MIR. John &. Mitchell, member of the
Baltimore bar, died at his home in Baltimore,
on Thursday He was well-known in upper
Hartford.
The children Of Bel Air and other points in
Hartford who are In attendance at Western
Maryland College and elsewhere, are at home
for the holidays.
An entire reorganization of the y. 7. s..
e. Z. attached to Grace Methodist Protestant
Church, Bel Air, will b, undertaken on Mon.
day, January =, 1899.
Sunday next will be Christmas day. The
usual custom of observing Monday, when
the holiday falls upon Sunday, will no doubt
be generally observed.
The heavy fog of the past few days has
caused several collisions to occur, not only on
the river and Chesapeake bay, but upon the
street car lines as well.
The United States battleships, Oregon
and Iowa have reached Chill, on their way to
Manila. Mr. Harry Stewart, Of Churchville,
is seaman on the Iowa.
-Messrs. Joseph W. Chamberlaine and
mitted to practice in the Court Of Appeals Of
Maryland, on Tuesday.
"A fox hunt has been arranged for Monday,
December 26. The start will be made from
George Lyle's restaurant, Bel Air, at ten
O'Clock In the morning.
Miss Lena Van Bibber has acted as an assis
tant in the Bel Air Graded school during the
week as substitute for Miss Daisy F. Archer,
who has been on the sick list
Special agent Plummer OF the Postof1ice
Department, is expected to examine into the
matter of granting Havre de Grace, a free
mail delivery, in a few days.
MIR. Amor Almony, residing near Shaws-
ville has enlisted in the United States service
he has Joined Co. b, Battalion of engineers,
at Willetts Point, New York.
Mrs. Eliza Jackson, Of Chenille, lost q
valuable horse a few days ago from lockjaw
arising from what was considered to be a
trilIing wound on the shoulder.
Congressman Baker has decided to end
the long fight for the Port Deposit postoflice
by recommending the appointment of Mr..
William T. CoulsOn as postmaster.
st Johns Protestant Episcopal Sunday
School, Havre dc Grace, will hold their an
nual Christmas entertainment on Thursday,
December %, at the City Opera House.
"A very decided improvement has been
made at the Baltimore and Lehigh Railway
Station, Bel Air, By the substitution Of
electric lights for the old coal oil lamps.
During the next two weeks the meeting Of
the County Commissioners will be held on
Tuesday instead of Monday, viz, Tuesday,
December %, and Tuesday, January Sd.
The annual Christmas festival OF the Sun.
day school connected with the Fallston Pres
byterian church, will be held in the church on
Christmas eve, Saturday, December "a, at $50
p.
The heavy damp weather OF the past few
days have added numerous cases to the
victims of la grippe. Mr.. Charles s. Richard
son is extremely i'll with the disease at his
home near town.
Robert Robinson, colored. charged with
shooting James Hill, colored, both of Havre
de Grace, was brought before Judge Waters
latt week on a writ of habeas corpus and re-
leased for court on 500 security.
Director William L. Amoss has announc-
ed his programme of Farmers Institutes for
the year 1899. One will be held at South
Delta, Cardiff, Hartford county, on February
3 and 4, and at Towson on February G..
Mr. Daniel X. Love, of Prospect, was
slightly stricken with paralysis on Wednes-
day OF last week, while driving on his road tC
Delta. He was able to continue his journey,
and serious results are not apprehended.
Letters OF administration have beer
granted by the Register OF Wills to Charles
E. JefTery upon the estate Of Hannah A
Jeffrey; and letters testamentery to Stepher
j. Durbin upon the estate of John Ii. Durbn
MIR. Thomas Dick, of STREET. postoflice
and Miss Mary Z. Jones, Of Whiteford, wert
married on Wednesday evening at the parson
age of the Highland Presbyterian Church BY
Rev. Albert &. Parker, pastor Of the church
The sun entered the constellation o
Capricornus on Wednesday at lbs 2. NJ, ant
the winter season commenced. 1t was tn,
shortest day of II e year, being only nine hour
and twenty-five minutes fIom .'sun to sun, ,
as the old folks say.
AT the meeting Of Mt Ararat lodge A. F
and A. NJ. held on Tuesday evening, Mr.
William <. Robinson was chosen as Worship
full Master; Walter P. Reckord, senior warden
John A Evans, junior warden; John Bauer
t'essurer, and A. 7. Geatty, secretary.
"A Farmers Institute will be held in tn
Academy building, Stewartstown, on Wed
nesday, December % and Thursday, Deceu
Der %, under the auspices of the NorrisvilI
Farmers Club. This organization IS tn
Youngest OF its nature in Hartford, but
keeps abreast OF the times.
MIR. A. T. Geatty has provided himself wit
monster sugar cane, which is on exhibitlo
in his show window. jar in the store col
tains an unknown quantity OF beans, and tt
child who guesses the nearest to the cOrret
number OF beans in the jar, on or before d.
comber 81, will be awarded the cane
TIE RepubiicUt of Saturday, reported IL
Susquehanns river as entirely frozen over
Havre de Grace, the ice being from three
four inches thick. Above the bridge it WI
fully five inches in thickness and people we
crossing to the Cecil shore on the ice. Skate
have seized their golden opportunity and a
holding perfect carnival.
The EdgeWOOG Corner stone.
Owing to the inclement weather of la
Saturday, the laying OF the corner stone
he new Methodist Episcopal Church
EdgewoOd, was necessarily postponed. T
ceremony will take place on Sunday nel
G hristmas day. at two o'clock in the aft
noon.