The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS

Mr. RAYMOND Fletcher, ~ baltimore, mas
purchased the Hyde farm near Aberdeen.
The assistant teachers at the Bel Air
Graded School have all been unanimously re-
elected.
A fine horse, belonging to Mr.. Henry
Macatee, OF pylesville, died from lockjAw u
few days since.
Mr. j. W. Hamilton and his assistants are
engaged In repainting the wood work Of the
Masonic building, Bel Air.
st. Swithins' Day was hot and dry, but
the tradition failed of vc!ii1ation as we nave
had several refreshing showers since.
The WoodIawn Camp meeting will COM
merce on the grounds of he Association In
Cecil county on Tuesday next, July 81.
A valuable horse belonging TO Mr.. 5.
Martin GALLON, OF Abingdon, was killed by
lightning during the storm of Wednesday.
Dr.. W. c. McCurdy has sold his home
place, consisting OF ten acres of land finely
improved, to Mr.. Audre" Bahr for 50 3cO
The annual races of the Deer Creek Drv-
ing Park Association will be held on tHelr
track at Gorsuch Mills on Saturday, August
1ltb.
Mr.. Israel A. Scarf, Of Upper Cross
Roads has harvested very flue crop OF wheat
this year Il will yield him over forty bushels
per acre.
MIR. Michael H. Fisher has herd of thirty
head of fat cattle on the Lomgbrier farm IN
Abingdon, district which will average 1880
pounds each.
County Commissioner Joseph f. Spencer
has sold his mount Pleasant farm, near
Aberdeen, to Rev. l.. Martin, OF Royal Oak,
Talbot county.
"A decree has been passed by the Circuit
Court for Hartford county in equity divorce
ing Thomas HiukIe Few from his wife
Florence NJ. Few.
I'm the annual superintendent of the free
school book fund. Hartford county has been
allotted $3,353.67 for white schools and
$91T IS for coIored schools.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Lapidum
Methodist Protestant Church held a very sue
csssful lawn fete at the home of ex-sheriff
Ambrose Cooley, last week.
Mr. John X. jackson, one of the Oldest
and best known Democrats OF MarshaiPs DIS |
trct is lying very critically Ill at his home near
Bradenbaugh. He is now in his eighty
seventy year.
Mr.. Noble l.. Mitchell sold at the Court |
House door on Monday, as auctioneer for Mr. |
George L VanBibber, trustee, a house and lot |
in the village Of Falstou to Mrs. Sarah A. !
Benson for 1900
The regular meeting Of the lla'tord
Historical Society will be held in the Court |
House on Saturday at IL A. NJ. Rev. F. A. |
CoIburn will read a paper on 1.-THE History OF |
Churchville Parish
On Sunday morning two gentleman who
are camping out with others at ConoWingo
walked from that place to Fallston, where
they were guests of Mr.. d. p. Hollingsworth.
They returned on Monday.
Mr.. Joshua F. Mellor has been appointed |
by the Register of Wills as guardian OF
Florence A, Margaret and Hattie Mellor, |
infant children of the late Thomas II. and !
Emma V. Mellor, of shawsvilie.
"A branch taken from an August pear tree |
upon the farm of Mr.. John Worthington, near |
Level, is or exhibition at The Hgis office. 1t |
is about is inches long and contained when |
taken from the tree no less than 70 pears
The initial dance of the midsummer |
series, was given in Masonic Hall on Friday |
evening and WAC largely attended. Music |
was furnished by Prof. Blanck, of Baltimore,
and dancing was kept up until late hour.
-Amatch game OF baseball will be played |
on tomorrow Saturday afternoon, between the !
Bel Air club and the Taylor Athletic club, on |
the home grounds of the latter. Both clubs
are In fine condition and an interesting game
may be expected.
The Baltimore and Lehgh Railroad Com |
pany finished laying the standard gauge rails
10 Cardiff on Saturday and are busily engaged |
in spikiDg the rails from Bel Air northward |
1t will not be long now before the sound OF
the broad gauge whistle will become familiar
MIR. James Preston killed black snake |
,ast week on the farm OF Sheriff Andrew Kin |
hart which measured five feet in length. |
Noticing an unusual appearance about the
reptile he cut it open, and to his amazement !
found that it had swallowed full grown rat. |
The Board Of School Commissioners has |
at its disposal one free scholarship to the
MARYLAND Institute Of Arts and Designs, |
which entities the holder to free tuition in said |
school for term not less than four years. |
Applicants will forward their names to the |
secretary before the first of August.
Captain K. Z. Boulder, as Commander OF |
Wann Post q. A. r., has ordered from the
government fourteen marble stones to mark |
the graves OF those old soldiers which have |
hitherto been neglected or overlooked The
stones will contain the name, rank, company
and regiment to which the deceased belonged
aud the date of his death.
During the storm of Wednesday after
noon, the little bay mare, which has been
familiar sight upon our streets as the bearer
of the Edgewood mail, was struck BY lightning
and killed. Mr.. Theodore Wildason, the
owner of the animal, had placed her in
small stable on the premises occupied by Mr..
Theodore Addison, for safety, and shortly
afterward the stable was struck.
-Messrs George l.. Van Bibber, George Y.
Maynadier, .. A. Williams, Thomas Il. Robin
son, and William $. Forwood, Jr., let. GU
Tuesday for Cumberland, Nd, to attend the
annual session Of the Maryland Bar Associa-
tion, which was held there this week. Ac-
companyipg Mr.. Forwood were his sister Mis-,
Mary e. Forwood ami Miss Agnes Cover
Messrs Robinson and F3nBibber were SC
companied by their daughters Misses Lucille
Robinson and Lena G. VanBihber.
The reward of 500, offered by the town
OF Aberdeen for the arrest and conviction of
the negro William Black, was sent on Tues-
day to Marshal Samuel T. Hamilton by DR..
Charles H. Kriete. The pure Of Black WAS
effected after long and dangerous chase
through the ice down the bay by the police
boat Lannan. Captain League, OF the Eastern
district; Lieutenant League, Of the Lamar.
as well ne the crew Of the boat, all participated
In the affair. Part Of The reward, it is said,
may also be claimed by Shariiey Hawkins,
colore1, who gave the clue that led to the
chase and capture.
Sailing Party.