The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-27
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1900.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

line OT2uudtluR SAooo Vs.
Academy and Graded School Val DO tne
largest In its history this year
The wilma w. C. T. u, will meet at the
boms of Mrs. Emmor Pyle, Stockton, Thurs
day, May srd, at half past two.
We are indebted to ex-senator E. M.
Allen for map OF that portion OF South
Africa which is nov Involved in war.
The first thunder storm Of the season en-
tered its appearance on Monday. 1t was &C
compsuied by light rainfall al Bel Air.
At the close of the A. NJ. E. Conference
which met this week, Rev. Arthur Jones was
assigned to the church in Havre de Grace.
Rev. J. F. Baggs pastor, will preach next
Sunday, April 90, at Grace Methodist churen
Aberdeen, Md, at s P. NJ, and Perryman NJ.
L. Church South at II A. NJ.
announcement has been made OF the
engagement OF Mr.. Harry Price, OF Baltimore,
formerly OF Darlington, ard Miss May Doug
las Jsrmau, Of Charlottesville, Va.
Rev. James N. Straughar, the newly
appointed Junior pastor of Bel Air Circuit
NJ. p. Church, preached two very acceptable
sermons at Grace Church on Sunday.
MIR. Frank U. DeBaugh and Miss Ada F..
Sampson, both of Hartford county, were
married at the NJ. e. parsonage, HsVre de
Grace, ON Wednesday, 18th inst By Rev. VIM.
L. Bird.
Hon, William B. Baker formally an
nouncel last week that he will not be can
dilate for re election to Congress. Harford
county will probably have no Candidate Tor
the empty honor.
Ground was broken on Tuesday for new
passenger station at Perryville, on the Penn
sylvania, Wilmington and Baltimore Kali
road. The building and improvements viii
cost about $4,000.
Rev. E. T. Mowbray, pastor of Greer
mount Avenue NJ. E. Church was guest OF
Rev. X G. Murray OH Thursday and Friday
of last week and preached on both nights at
Mt Vernon Church.
The tax rate of Baltimore county has
been fixed at 90 cents. This has been found
necessary in order to provide funds to partially
meet the heavy debt which was left BY the
late Board Of Commissioners.
Licenses were issued at Towson on Tues
day fer the marriage of Wilson F. Rahle, OF
Faliston and Clara NJ. Lynch, OF Baldwin,
and Joseph 4. Walters and Elizabeth l..
Tenn pie, both Of this county.
Mr.. Isaac W. Thompson sold as auction
ear for Mr.. Walter W. Preston, on Monday
at the Court House door, 81 acres Of land In
the Second district, near Aberdeen, to MI |
George l.. vauBibber for 81, AGO.
Mr.. Joseph W. Chamberlain, the Equity |
cleak of the Circuit Court, has been in Chester
town, Kent county, during this week, as
witness In the suit OF Abraham w. Evans We. |
the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Railroad Co.
The studio on Gordon street belonging to
Rev. J. II. Oertel has bean made q target by
some miscreant during the past week, several
of the large panes of glass having been broken.
One or two nights 1t was made rendezvous
for negroes.
Right Reverend William Paret, Protes-
tant Episcopal Bishop OF Maryland, was
married In Baltimore on Saturday to Mrs.
Sarah H. Haskell. The groom is now In bis
7Sd year Bishop sstterlee Of Washington per-
formed the ceremony.
"A small outbuilding almost adjoining the
residence of DIR. Jesse 6. Dance, caught on
fire on Wednesday afternoon, but the flames
were easily extingushed. 1t is said to have
originated from pan of hot ashes which had
been placed in box in the corner.
"A tract Of land comprising 40 acres
situated near Five Forks was offered for sale
on Monday at the Court House door by Mr..
J. .. Richardson for Messrs. VIM. H. Harlan
and J. Edwin Webster, trustees, and with
drawn. 1t is held for private sale by the
trustees.
The post poned fair and supper under the
auspices OF tho Ladies Aid Society OF Grace
Memorial Church Darlington, will be held
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, May I'd
and Sd. Quite an additional attraction is to
be added in the way of Japanese drill, by
number OF Academy girls.
Rev. K. G. Murray, Of North Hartford
Circuit, has received from the Enoch Library,
of Baltimore City case Of books, which are
to be used by the Epworth Leagues of Dublin
and its vicinity. They belong to the Mary
land State Travelling Library, and can be used
free of charge for six months.
On Friday Leppo and Butcher, who had
been in Jail for several weeks upon the charge
of larceny, were taken before the Circuit |
Court at Towson upon wrts Of habedS corpus |
and discharged from custody. This had the
effect of entirely clearing the county Jail OF
prisoners 1t is perhaps the only prison in |
the State without a prisoner.
Mr. Sidney Warner, who was fireman on the |
cruiser, Rauegh, at the time of the fight in |
Manila Bay, arrived at his homein Havre de |
Grace, on Wednesday of last week. He was
transferred to Admiral Dewey's flagship, the |
olympia, shortly before that ship sailed for
home, and left the latter vessel at Boston. He
is still in the government service, and will re-
turn to his duties on the Olympia, after he |
has ompleted his visit to relatives there.
The meeting of the Bel Air Literary As
ISOLATION on Tuesday night was the best at
tended one OF the season. The breach OF
promise suit Of Bologna VS.. MontmorencY,
caused considerable amusement, not only at
the testimony, but at the appearance OF the
fair plaintiff and her star witness. The next
meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 8, and
will be Of an interesting, but very different
uatupa