The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-10-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


The Aberdeen Bave have provided them
selves with handsome new band wagon.
A patent for y rope clamp was granted to
Mr. W. X. GorrelI, of Carsius' Run, last week.
Mr.. William A. Hulshart has purchased the
property of Mrs Hannah McClung, at Norris
vile.
-Privates McCrea, Mitchell aud Short, of
Company D, were removed on Sunday to the
division hospital.
MIR. Charles H. Gscken, has resigned his
position as principal of Of the South Delta
school and will remove to York.
Mics Annie Stewart, president of the Us,
will address the G. L. Society at the Bel Air
VI. Church on Sunday evening.
Twelve hundred pairs Of shoes were re-
ceiyed by the First Maryl boys on Satur-
day. They were very badly needed
A chestnut tree on the premises Of Mr.. !.
II. {. Watts near Bel Air is blooming the
second tine, while 1Iei with ripe nuts.
A license was issued In Baltimore, on
Thursday for the marriage of Mr. Rawlings
V. Whittemou and Miss Edua F. Grady, both
of Delta.
Mr.. Samuel j. Thompson and Miss CHrrta
NJ. Pyle, both Of PylesViile, were married on
Thurs day evening, at the NJ. L. parsonage,
Bel Air, by Rev. Frank T. Isaacs.
Mr. William Henry Creswell, of Clayton,
and Miss Margaret +. Brown, OF Singer, were
married ct the home OF the brides parents on
Wednesday evening by Rev. j. A. Hopkins.
The Baltimore & Lehigh Railway did
more business during the month of September
than it has done since the road WAS organized
including its palmy days,wh EN- 1t ran through
to York.
-Mcssrs A. A. Hun and Isaac Robinson
closed their canneries at Scarboro, last week
and NJ. 5. and A. E. Scarborough will close
this week.
Mr.. Stephen j. Garvine and Miss Carrie f.
Mate, both of Constitution, Pa, were married
at the Highland Manse, on Thursday, October
18th. by Rev. A. q. Parker.
Key. a. q. Parker, left home for two
weeks vacation on Monday. There will be no
services at the Highland Presbyterian church
until Sunday, November 3.
-Regimental Adjutant Smith, of the First
MARYLAND Regiment is at home on Through
aud during his absence, Lieut.. Morgan, OF
Company d, will act as adjutaut
Mr.. Harold scarboro, Of Bel Air, left at
this uflice recently turnip, the characteristics
of which is Impossible o describe in news
pap.r. Ii needs only to BE- seen to be appre-
ciAted.
George Smith, Jr, colored, OF Bel Air,
was sent to the House OF Correction on Mon
day by Justice Barnes, having been convicted
Of the charge of being al habitually disorderly
person.
Letters testamentsry upou the estate of
Susan j sutton, have been granted to VIM.
b. Baker and letters of administration upon
the estate of Howell Gibson to Charles w.
Michel.
The taxpayers of Baltimore county were
relieved from the payment of $Sl,3I063 as
taxes this year, that smount having been re-
ceved as license money from the liquor
dealers.
MIR. David Hanway, closed his canning
house at Bel Air ON Saturday. His pack
of = h cans and 5000 cases of 3fb cans OF
tomatoes.
Tie famous performing horse, "Bonner,"
amused and delighted the many visitors at
the fair, by bis knowledge OF three RS, viz.
rediD, ritin and 'rithmetic. Heis little short
OF Il wonder.
MIR. James W. Dennis, who Is well and
favsrably known in this county has opened
law Office in the Equitable Building, Balti-
more. We have no doubt but that he will
gain the success he merits.
Mr.. Ncison Mcdonald has growing upon
his farm, near Norrisvi!le, Hubbard squash
which measured rome days since ffty-two
inches in circumference, with length to match.
That is some pumpkin for the Long Corner,
sure.
The regular meeting Of the Hartford His
torical society will be held in the Court House
Oh hex. Saturday, 22d instant. at II \. NJ.
Mr. james McGurdy will read paper on
ssrbe Rock Fo nation of the Earth, y with local
reference 10 HaIford county.
The trustees OF the Edgewond NJ. f.
Church are now ready to receive bids for the
building of the church The drawings are in |
the hands of J. II. Numbers and can be seen
any time at EdgewOod station. All bids
must be In by the frat of November
Mr. David C. Standiford, of Govanstown,
has been granted patent by the government
for milk distributor and refrigerator. The
design is peculiar, and when in operation rep
reseats cow full size and mounted on wheels, |
the milk to be drawn and sold by the glass
The Republicans held meeting at the
Court House on Monday night. Hon. 5. A.
Williams presided. Addresses were delivered
by Hon. VIM. b. Baker, George K. Gather and
Hon. George l.. Wellington. The Aberdeen
band made music. There were large num-
Der of Democrats present.
Mr. John S. Richardson sold on Monday,
at the Court House door, for Mr.. Stevenson
A. Williams, trustee the "Greeu Spring For
est" farm, situated in the second district, near
Level, belonging to Mr.. James +. Kenly, and
containing about one hundred acres of land,
to Mr.. J. William Mitchell for "a 600.
-Nessrs. Joseph He'll, Louis Mergler and
Henry Bauer, while fishing from the sand
wharf at Havre de Grace on Thursday last,
caught quite large number of herring.
Catching herring at this time of year in the
Susquehanna with hook and line, is certainly
anovelty.-Hdrre de Grace Republican
The new train on the Baltimore & Lehigh
Railway. which leaves Bel Air on Saturdays
at us T. NJ. and returning the same evening
promises to be popular innovation on their
already excellent time table. 1t enables our
residents to attend to an evenings business or
diversion and reach home the same night.
The Edgewood Methodist Episcopal
Church has been incorporated with Messrs.
Benjamin j. Goodwin, Joseph II. Numbers,
George NJ. Hardy, David Y. jackson, James
Landers, John W. Donahoo and George Frey,
Sr., have been chosen, with the pastor, Rev.
w. ID. Knight as trustees for the first year.
A shooting match was held on Wednes
day afternoon at Bel Air the following being
the score: H. w. Archer IA out of 10; Dr. w.
s Archer, out of 8; Clifford G. Barnes, s out
of II; J. s. Richardson, Jr., II out OF 10;
William Jones, IL out OF 81; James Bowling.
out of 9; Harry d. Hanway, ? out of9. Live
pigeons were used.
1t will be noticed by reference to our ad-
vertising columns that the hours for holding
the Democratic meetings at Jarrettsville and
Darlington on Saturday, October 90, have
been transposed, making the meeting at..Js
rettsyille at O'Clock, 2. NJ, and that at Oar