The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-17
THE EGIS Acknowledgement.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ceased.
MIR. Lester German, the well-known base
ball player, has purchased the Aberdeen res
tauran'.
MAY wheat closed In Baltimore on We'd
nesday al II cents, spot 743 cents; spot corn at
394 cents.
Mount Mcri"h Lodge, A. F. Il A. NJ, OF
Towson celebrated It's thrty-fourth anniver-
sary last week.
Mr. Harry b. James has purchased the
drug store formerly conducted by DIR. Alvin
T. James, at Aberdeen.
MIR. William n. Minnick has bought OF
John A. Barnett, of Delta, 70 acres CT land
near Hickory for $500.
The roads from Creswell 10 Perry mans
Belcamp, Calvary and Michsers Corner have
been opened for travel.
Mrs, Mary K. Pyle celebrated her eighty
first birthday anniversary at her home at
at Pylesvie last Sunday.
The Thermometer registered l30 below
zero at the Episcopal re DRY, Eel Air, at A.
NJ. on Friday, Febtuat, 10.
TO add, If possible, to the discomforts Of
travelling, heavy rain commenced falling on
Thursday, freezing as it fell.
MIR. John V. -Sade has sold to Mrs. Viz
ginia Phillips, tract of land. near Dry Branch
Church, containing about 230 sores.
MIR. August Newman with gang OF
thirty-fve men has been engaged the past two
days in opening the Bel Air turnpike.
The Sunday Herald says President McKin-
ley has sent the name Of Nicholas n. Mock to
the Senate for confirmation as postmaster of
Bel Air.
We have now been four days without a
mail. This is the longest period since Bel
Air has been favored with q daily mail
service.
The fourth quarterly conference OF the |
Stewartstown Methodist Protestant Circuit, |
will be held at Norrsrille, on tomorrow, Satur- |
day, February IS.
AT the annual meeting Of the Havre dc |
Grace Improvement Company, the old Board |
Of Directors were reelected and dividend OF |
five per cent. declared.
TIE Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balu- |
more Railroad is running trains on schedule |
time. The Baltimore and Ohio has not yet |
been able to resume regular travel.
The storm in Dublin was unusually severe, |
the roads being drifted in come places fifteen |
feet deep. MIR. j. Fred. Crew was the first to |
get out and succeeded in reaching Conowngo |
aud getting the mail.
On Monday morning Mr. William s. For |
wood Jr., clerk of TIE Circuit Caurt, received |
atelegram from Judge Waters in Baltimore,
postponing the opening of the February term |
until Monday, February Goth.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek |
Farmers Club will be held at ."Homelands,"
the residence of Mr.. W. Beatty Harlan,
Churchvie, on Saturday, February 25. Sub
ject for discussion--"Wheat and Its Enemies" |
MIR. Clinton Smith, of Baltimore,a brother |
of Dr. K. Il. Smith, of Havre de Grace, has
purchased at private sale the property at
Level, belonging to the estate of the late |
George w. Kenly. The price paid was
$500.
DIR. Edward North, prominent physician,
OF Hammontou, New Jersey was instantly
killed on Saturday while attempting to drive
across the railroad tracks at that place. DR..
North was a brother-in-law of Mr.. William
H. Paul. of Bel Air.
The Enterprise Buidin g and Loan Asso-
citation, OF Aberdeen, elected the following
officers at Their last meeting President, w.
Ii. Jacobs; treasurer, Z. II. Ivius directors.
W. Ii. Jacobs, d. p. Pritchard, w. A. Wells,
John 7. Cole aud e. IL. WINS.
An unknown disease has made its ap
pearance among the horses OF Kent county
and number have already died from it, One
Of its pecuiarities is sore or split mouth.
Several animals died within few hours after
developing the first symptoms.
MIR. Ambrose Ewing, Of Hopewell, and
Miss Elsie Baker, daughter of MIR. Harvey
Ewing, Of near Aberdeen, were married on
Wednesday evening, February s, at the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Aberdeen, by
Rev. Osborn Belt, pastor OF the church.
Cards have been issued announcing the
marriage OF MIR. Harry e. Pearson, of Havre
de Grace, to Miss Ella Gilbert, OF Belcross,
North Carolina. The ceremony will take
place at Sa~yer's Creek Baptist Church, Bel
cross, Oh Wednesday next, February %.
Mrs. Benjamin BisseI slipped upon the
front porch of her residence, near Bel Air, on
Thursday, and fell heavily TO the floor. She
struck upon the back Of her head ard was
rendered unconscious. She was taken imme-
diately into the house and restoratiyes applied
The use and advantage to community
OF such place as the Bel Air Reading Room
has been fully demonstrated during the past
week to the entire satisfaction Of those who
have called at the rooms. 1t is most certainly
to the interest Of parents and others who are
interested in the youth of the town, to see |
that the commendable pre- ject is fostered to
its fullest extent.
A dispatch to the Baltimore SIN from
Harrisburg, Pa, says: calvin J. Tucker,
aged forty years, who came here few years |
ago from Rising Sun, Nd, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head, at his home |
in the town of Intercourse. His wife tried in |
vain to take the revolver away from him, with |
which he killed lnself." Mr.. Tucker was |
native Of Hartford county.
The Browning Literary Socie' y connected |
with the Havre de Grace high school, elected |
the following officers at it's last meeting: |
President, Charles McGaw; vice president |
Pauline Ward; secretary, Willie McEwing; |
critic, Pref. Charles 7. Wright; editor OF
journal, Oleita Worthington. The president
appointed the following ext cutye committee: |
Walter Edmondson, Frank Morgan and En-
anuel Newmyer.
The Bel Air Academy Alumni will meet
in the Grand Jury Room, Tuesday February
2lst, at O'Clock. The following programme
has been arranged: Psper-"How may the
best interest Of the alumni be advanced?' by
McHenry Mitchell. Debate-Resolved, that
an Anglo American alliance would be for the
best interest Of this country, affirmative, Fl.
Ewing and H. A. Whitaker; negative, NJ. A.
Reckord and p Moeres Maynadier. "a short
sketch" by H. Herman Reckord, Historian.
Mr.. Charles G. Carver severed his connec
ton with Mr. John &. Rouse on Thursday
last having been connected with that es-
tab!ishment for more than a decade. Mr..
Carver has associated himself with MIR.
Thomas X. Price, OF Level, and the new fl III
will enter into the general merchandise
business on March 1st They will occupy the
stand where Mr.. John b. Hanna has conduct
ed business for a number OF years. The we'll
known courtesy, urbanfty and business quail
fcations o! the new firm bespeak for them a
prosperous future.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Littleton Hanwsy gave
very successful reception on last Thursday
evening at their home in Aberdeen. Among
the guests were Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts