The aegis & intelligencer., 1898-01-28
TIIE ECIS ANDINTELLIGENCER,
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. %, 1898. ::
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The long agony at Stewartstown has been
ended by the appointment OF Mr.. Benson u
Bell as postmaster.
The wilma ". c. T. L. will meet at the
home OF Mrs. Harry Pyle on Thurs day, Fe6ru-
arg g. at ESQ p. NJ.
The Norrisville Farmers Club met on
Saturday evening at the residence OF MI.
Aquila Mcdonald.
-Nr. Edwin c. Kirkwood has been ap-
pointed postmaster at JarrettsVilie, vice Mr..
4. Harry Ward resigned.
The protracted meeting at the Stewards
town II. ?. church, has resulted thus far, in
twenty-one conversions.
MIR. James A Dalton has removed from
Norrisville to the farm of Mir Benjamin A.
Ayres, adjoining Dry Branch church
Rev. A. S. II. Winsor has been appointed
as rector of Deer Creek Parish, Hartford coun-
ty, and will enter upon his duties Immediate
ly.
Tuesday was a characteristic, old time
winter day. Snow hail and rain fell In turn,
making the roads and streets heavy and
sloppy.
The ladies of Christ Church, Rcck Spring,
will hold an oyster supper on Thursday and
Friday evenings, February and 4. Pubilc
invited to attend.
A very heavy wind storm visited Hartford
county on Sunday. Outbuilding, trees, fences,
sa were blown down aud considerable dam
age done to property.
Entertainment which is to be held for the
benefit of the NJ. f. Church, at Perryman,
next Thursday evening.
A slight fire occurred OH Sunday afternoon
at Mt Zion NJ. Z. church, Fountain ureeh'
lust after services had been commenced. IL
was extinguished with trifing loss.
Bishop Paret has placed Trinity church
Long Green in charge of Rev. j. W. Larmour
who will conduct services there, in aGditoh
to his present charge at Upper Falls.
"A Tag fox hunt will take place on Satur-
day. The start will be made from Nc
Gaw's Eagle Hotel, B. Air, at nine O'Clock
A. NJ. All hunters are invited to take part.
-Messrs. w. W. Elsner and Robert c. Els
per, of Creswell, have entered into co-partner-
ship in the canning business, and the firm
name hereafter will be known as w. W: Elsner
& Bro.
Miss Mary Lee Archer, of ChurchVile, gave
ahouse party to Il number of her friends during
the week. Misses Juliet Knight aud Bessie
Hopkins, Of Havrc de Grace, were the guests
of honor.
MIR. John 5. Barnes and Miss Ella Cross,
both of Havre de Grace, were married on
Wednesday evening at the NJ. E. parsonage IN
that city, by kew. William G. Bird. A recep-
tiou followed at the home of the brides par
ents.
MIR. John s. Richardson sold at the Court
house door on Monday for Mr.. 5. A. VIII
liams trustee, ifty-two acres OF land near
Dublin, belonging to j. Fred Crew to MIR.
Alex 5. Bell for 81 GOO.
james Brooks and Frances Norris, both
colored were committed to the House OF Cor
rection last week by Justice Richardson for
housebreaking and larceny, Sheriff Forsythe
had charge of the couple.
Theodore Webster was taken by Deputy
Sheriff Cooley to Spring Grove Asylum on
Monday The commitment was issued from
the Circuit Court, the young man having been
sent for treatment for unsound mind.
Letters of Administration upon the estate
of jeremiah P. Silver have been issued to Al
bert P Silver; and letters testamentary upon
the estate of Henry Wilson Archer, 20 Steven
son A. Williams and Corene l.. Scott.
A most interesting and impressive SER
vice was held in the State Ridge Presbyterian
church on last Sunday morning. Thirty-one
new membe were received, seven of whom
were baptized by the pastor, Rev. A. Lewis
Hyde.
-Rcv. Peregrine Wroth, rector of the
church of the Messiah, Baltimore, preached
an able sermon to the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew, at Emmanuel church, on Sunday
night from Matthew 4th ch. oath verse And
he healed them"
The high wind of Sunday afternoon blew
down straw ricks, fodder stacks, fencing, etc,
in the vicinity of calboro. Rev. j. b. Scar
borough had two cows buried by his straw
when it blew over. After some lively work
they were removed, one of them being hurt,
but not seriously.
de Grace have elected the following Cfficers:
n. g., w. a. Crawford V. e., Charles q.
Ascherield; Secretary, II. {. Foster; treasurer,
George H. Baekey; Jauitor, }. W. Barnes;
chaplain, Fred Iauscher; Representative to
Grand Lodge, j. W. Foster.
The Democratic State Central Committee
of Hartford county has recommended the fol-
lowing persons for supervisors Of election:
John H. Carver J. Finney Wells, W. Rudolph
Cunningham and Edward Ferry. Under the
law the Governor is compelled to appoint one
of these as the Democratic member.
Next Sunday and Monday, January 80
and 81, will be the occasion OF the fourth
quarterly meeting for East Hartford Circuit
NJ F. Church South. DR.. Isaac W. Canter,
of Baltimore, will preach at Aberdeen at T.30
A. NJ. Sunday, and the pastor; Rev. W. E.
Miller, will preach at Perryman, Sunday at II
A. NJ.
A Communication was handed in last
week and which We published in good faith
purporting to give account OF u dance at
Froglowu. We have been asked to correct
the item by announcing that Misses Nellie
Blake and Mamie ODonnel were not present,
the former lady being absent from the
neighborhood at he time.-ED.
On Wednesday night Of last week an
effort was made 10 enter the store of Mr.
T l.. Hanway, at Aberdeen. The tools
which were used were taken from the z. w
&B. X. X. tool house near by and one of the
shutters was partly forced open. 1t is sup
posed that the burglars were frightened OF,
as they did not succeed in entering.
Hon. Robert Seneca introduced into the
House of Delegates on Thursday a petition
signed by Christian Herbert and two hundred
and seven others, asking the General Assem-
bly, not to change the fish law of Bush river
and its triLu aries. There has been talk Of an
attempt to amend the law SO to restrict
fishing in the waters named. The matter was
referred to the Hartford delegation.
Mr.. Howard b. Anderson, the courteous
and obliging conductor Of the Queen Anne's
railroad, who has been stopping in This town
since the completion of the line to this point
will remove to Lewes in few days. when the
trains begin running regularly from that point.
Mr. AnIerson, by his quiet unassuming
manner has made host OF friends here, who
will regret to see him leave. We bespeak for
him a hearty welcome among the congeEial
society of Lewes.-MAtot, Dela'cTe Times.