The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-12-20

The Darlington M. E. church VII
hold its Christmas entertainment or
Monday, December 23d, at 6 o'clock P
Nj.
"A Christmas entertainment will be
held at Abingdon NJ. E. Church on Thurs
day evening, December Goth, at 7.3C
o'clock
Company D will give a smoker in
celebration of the regular resumption OF
drills, at their Armory Hall in Bel Air on
Monday evening, January 9th.
The regular Christmas entertainment
at Calvary NJ. E. Church will be held OH
December 25th, beginning at 100 P. Nj.
A cordial invitation to attend is extended
to all.
The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Sabbath School of the Churchville
PRESBYTERIAN Church will be held on Tues
day evening, December Oath, at seven
o'clock.
Mr.. w. Cover Rogers, formerly of
Vale, has recently accepted a position
with the Nerust Lamp Company of Pitts
burg. We congratulate Mr. Rogers on
his business advancement.
Thomas Run NJ. E Church will hold
its Christmas entertainment on Monday
evening, December 30th, at 100 P. NJ.
Watch meeting services on Tuesday even
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-Messrs. c. Bosley Littig and Com
pany, commission merchants of Balti-
more, quote cob corn at $3.50 per barrel
in car load lots. This is the highest price
that it has reached for sometime.
"A dance will be given in the Assembly
Rooms of the Masonic Temple, Bel Air,
on Friday evening. December 9th. The
chaperons are Mesdames H. G. Rosan, S.
A. Williams, James D. Waters, ]. T. c.
Hopkins, Benjamin Bissell and Oliver
Smith.
"A case of scarlet fever having been de-
tected in the vicinity of VanBibber, the
school at that place has been ordered
closed until after the Christmas holidays.
The oyster supper which was to have
been held in the school house on Friday
evening, December 20, has been postponed
indefinitely.
Mr.. c. c. Bowman, of Level, is now
handling pair of handsome black mare
colts, the property of Mr.. Winfield Scarf,
of Scarf. They are full sisters, aged three
and four years respectively. The pair
match handsomely and travel well to-
gether. They were sired by Judge Fisher,
dam by Happy Medium.
The County Commissioners are now
at work arranging for the re-listing of
personal property, which will be begun
about the first of January. 1t will be
their aim to have the work completed in
time for the next levy. The assessors
will also keep a strict looko for real
estate, as it is claimed that there is some
of it in the county that has not been as
sessed.
Mrs. Sarah A. Lowe, wife of Mr..
Obed Lowe, diei at her home near Carea,
on Tuesday, December 10th. She was in
her 10th year, and is survived by her hus-
band and one son. The funeral took |
place on the following Thursday, the in
terment being at Friends Burying
Ground, Fawn Grove. Rev. R. L. Clark |
oficiated. The pail bearers were Messrs. |
]. w. and William Barton, Reed Ander-
son. Nelson Strawbridge, ]. R. Miller and
J. S. McIlvain.
The case ofHenry Fattemesch against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany was tried in the Cecil county court
this week. 1t resulted in a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for 81 500 damages.
The suit was brought to recover for the
destruction of timberland alleged to have
been set on fire by the Company engines.
Senator Thomas H. Robinson, of this
county, and Senator A. L. Crothers, of
Cecil county, appeared for the plaintiff
and John S. Writ for the Railroad Com
pany.
The steel bridge at Wash House trestle
on the Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail.
road has been completed and the first
train passed over it on Sunday afternoon.
The grade has been changed at this place
and curve taken out. The work of
moving the tracks from the old wooden
trestle to the new structure was accom-
plished in seven hours and not a single |
train was delayed. Thegeneral manager
of the railroad company, Mr.. J. S. Norris,
seems to be determined to give the pa
irons of the road safe and frst-class
railroad as well as modern rolling stock.
The three new engines, which were lately |
purchased are now all running regularly
on the line.