The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-09-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Summit Grove Camp closed for the season
on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday were oppressive
Iy hot days.
The vacant lieutenancy in Company d,
LIST Maryland regiment, has not yet been
. filled.
Owing to press of matter we have been
compelled to defer publishing several commu-
nications until next week.
Governor Lowndes has issued a procla
nation making September 8, Labor Day,
legal holiday for the State.
A fine Jersey COW belonging to Mr.. Ed
win c. Kirkwood, died on Monday morning
from some unknown cause.
Miss Annie X. Tammany, OF Havre de
Grace has been elected teacher of the public
school at Demar, Delaware.
The Woods meeting at Fallston has been
successful in every particular. Several
persons have professed conversion.
MIR. Charles Ii. McComas, has resigned
his position in Baltimore, and is again at his
desk in the Office of Harlan & Webster.
Letters of administration upon the es-
tate of Reuben Aubel, have been granted by
the Register of Wills to John W. Aubel.
Mr.. James r. Massey, OF Darlington,
caught three rock fish one day last week,
which weighed 81, - and e pounds respec-
lively.
Letters OF administration c. t. a have
been granted by the Register Of Wills 10 Wal
ter w. Preston, upon the estate of Sarah f.
"ysong.
The month of August was peculiar in one
respect. 1t had two full moons-one on
August LIST and the other on the last day OF
the month.
A private letter received in Bel Air yester
day says that the First Regiment has been or
dered to proceed at once to Camp Meade, at
Middletown, Pa.
A patent has been awarded to Louis E.
Watkins, assignor of one half to G. NJ. Jewstt,
of Glenville, for contract rail appliance for
electric railways.
On Monday the three leading base ball
clubs stood within four points of each other.
Boston had reached 636 per cent, while Bal
timore and Cincinnati were tied at 632.
The rail, reed and ortolan bird season
opened in Maryland on Wednesday, and will
close November LIST. Reed birds are reported
to be in large numbers in the marshes.
y -Rev. Mr. Hammond OF Wilmington, Del,
officiated at Emmanuel Church on Sunday in
place of Rev. Mr.. Castleman, who is making
wheeling tour through Delaware and Penn
= sylvania
Private Charles o. Whitaker, of Com
pany NJ. 9Th Maryland regiment has been
sent to the hospital at Huntsville, Alabama,
with number of others, suffering from fever
and jaundice.
The thirteenth annual convention of the
Hartford County Womsn's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Havre de Grace on Fri
day, September I'd.
We are glad to be able to note that the |
government has decided to issue no more OF |
the horse blanket stamps now in use. They |
, were only intended memorials Of the |
Omaha Exposition, now in progress.
A Fair and supper for the benefit of st. |
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church, Kings
syille, will be held at the Upper Falls Casino,
on Sept. 6, and s, afternoon and evening. |
Proceeds for the benefit of the building fund.
The Baltimore County Agricultural So
cieto has decided to charge 25 cents for ad-
mission this year for each team, without re-
gard to the number of horses in the team. A
good idea Heretofore the charge has been
PC. for each horse.
Mr.. Thomas E. Wood, of Baltimore has
accepted responsible position with the
william F. Murphy's Sons Company of Phila-
delphia, to take effect on September 1st. Mr..
Wood is the son-in-law OF Mr.. Jacob f. Bull.
He has our congratulations.
-. During the thunder storm on last We'd
'nesday night, lightning struck the barn OF Mr..
James b. Davis near Shawsville, badly shat
tering part of the building. There were five
young mules N the stable at the time |
and they were so bewildered by the shock
that neither Mr.. Davis or any of his employees
have been able to manage any Of them since |
the occurrence.
Tine fifth anniversary Of the Y. P. s. c. |
E. attached 10 the Bel Air Presbyterian |
church was celebrated on Friday eveuig. An |
able and vigorous address was delivered by |
Rev. A. F. Waldo, of Havre de Grace. Du- |
ring the exercises the following officers were |
Installed: President, Miss Lena Bauer, vice |
president, Walter B. Young; secretary Miss |
Proctor; treasurer, Miss Margaret Ball. The |
members were entertained after the meeting |
at the lone of the president.