The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-04-29
THE, EGIS AND INTELLIGENCER.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1898.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AR AIhO-
There is considerable talk of recognizing
the old Aberdeen base ball club.
The election of Town Commissioners, OF
Aberdeen, will be held on May 7th.
Wheat closed on Wednesday at 81 3D.
corn s.. S5 per Dbl; rye Csc, aud oats Sc
Miss Theodosia Gibson, of Havre de Grace
ia visiting friends and relatives in YORK; "a
The passage of the troops on their way
South attracted much attention in East har-
ford last week
Over three hundred barrels OF herring
oro +ol,.n at one haul in The Susquehanna
river last week.
The quota of Maryland in the call issued
by President Mckinley for volunteers has
been fixed at 1912 men.
Prof. E. b. Prettymau, President Oh the
State Normal School, will make The opening
address at the Edgewood bazaar.
Tho ANIMAL election for five commission
ers of the town of Bel Air, will be helu aU the
Court house on next Monday, May I'd
The new Hook and Ladder apparatus
which arrived on Monday, made very
prominent feature in the escort to the depot
-Mr.J nc. Watts, of Bel Air, who has
baen resident of Germany for several years,
is expected to return to America IN lie"
weeks.
Inst previous to the departure OF Com
pany d. on Monday, they were photographed
as body by Mr.. Langley.
Letters testamentary upon the estate OF
the late Sarah E. Rodgers have been granted
to John s. Young By the Register OF Wits.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the Deer
Creek Farmers club will be celebrated on
tomorrow, Saturday evening, by banquet at
McGaw's Eagle HOTEL
Rev. c. C. Griffith, rector of the Church
of LAFAYETTE Square, Baltimore, preached an
eloquent and able sermon at Emmanuel
Church on Sunday night.
Arrangements are being rapidly perfect
ed for the General Conference Of the Southern
Methodist church, which will meet in balti-
more on Thursday, May 5th
MIR, and Mrs. William Dick, of Street,,
gave wedding reception last week to Mr..
and Mrs Haines, of Baltimore, the la'ter
being sister of Mrs. Haines.
The pupils of Hartford Furnace school
will give musical and literary entertainment
on Friday evening, May 9th. Proceeds lor
the benefit Of the school library.
A letter from Madonna, reached US this
week, but as we we're not furnished Win the
name of the writer we cannot pubishit. we
will not print anonymous letters.
Capt Thomas G. Forwood came nome
from Camp Wilmer on Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Joseph E. Bateman. he
reports the men of Co. D., as being In good
health aud spirits.
Alice Riley through her attorney Harold |
Scarboro has filed in the Circuit Court pill
for divorce a meHSa ct thorO from her nus
band John Riley, on the ground OF cruelty
and non support.
An eight-year-old daughter of Richard
Smith, colored, of Bel Air, died on Friday
from being poisoned by eating weed which
she pucked in field close to her nome She
was buried on Sunday.
Frank Todd, of Aberdeen, has been en-
gagged as pitcher for the base Dali cruz aU
Pawtucket, K. l. Lester German, OF the
same place is playing second base Tor the
Rochester, n. Y. club.
At the annual conference of the Christian |
Eudeavor Union, held on Thursday in Balti-
more, Mr.. Harry N Hanna, of Bel Air, read
a paper on ''How to organize and conduct |
county and district conventions"
The Methodist Protestant church at
Cambria, has been severed frcm the Delta
circuit, and a new circuit formed which Ia
cludes Mt. Nebo and Cambria churches.
They will be in charge of Rev. F. ) haln.
"A game of base ball was played on Satur-
day last at Forest Hill between mines from
the Bel Air and Forest Hill schools 1t re-
suited in a sweeping victory for the latter
school, the score being Forest Hill, 81; Bel
Air, 16.
The first tricycle. was introduced into Bel
Air this week, Rev. Mr.. Oertel being the
rider. 1t is decided improvement upon The
ordinary wheel in one particular. You don't
have to get off when you stop (aots"S role''S)
to rest.
Announcement has been made that the
new iron steamer ''Susquehanna" Which Is TO
ply between Baltimore, Havre de Grace anu
Port Deposit, will be launched at the yard OF
Reeder g. Sons, Baltimore, on next Saturday,
April Both
In or ,r to join the command to winch
they bel, 1g, the following members OF Com
pany d, came from distance to report:
Harry sher,zer, from Philadelphia, Walter
Lee and Thomas Il. e. Reed, Jr., fIom Balti-
How de-
Grace.
The trains on the Baltimore and Lehigh
Railway were stopped near the OVershot
trestle on Wednesday evening for several
hours, owing to an accident to the South
bound freight train. The mail train due at
Bel Air at % P. NJ did not reach here until
Soclock.
The following have been elected as
officers of the Aberdeen Building Association:
President, Il. Ii. WINS, treasurer, W. l..
Morgan; attorney, Septimus Davis. The
above in connection with Messrs. o. n. Cole,
0. c. Michael, NJ. NJ. Carr and Il. a. Mitchell,
will constitute the Board of Directors.
The residents of Hartford county We're
greatly astonished on Thursday by fading the
ground heavily cOdteu Will sEOhI anu PiS
senting decidedly wintry aspect There
are rumoIs Of May sleighing snow some
years ago, but the present is the latest april
2Sth) in the recollection Of The Hgis force.
President Eccles introduced in the First
Branch of the Baltimore City Council on
Monday night, an ordinance giving the Mary
land Electric Company franchises on the city
streets. This is the organization, which
secured charter from the Legislature 10
build railway through Hartford and Baltl-
more counties.
The members OF the Bel Air circuit OF the
Methodist Protestant church have sent com
munication to Rev. A. ID. Melvin, president
of the Annual Conference: urging the I'M
mediate appointment of Junior pastor to
assist Rev. s. b. Treadway. There are four
churches on the circuit, and until the present
administration, one pastor attended to the
whole circuit.
Fire.
A large stone and frame dwelling belong