The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-05-03
Local AFFAIRS.

Spring is now rapidly assuming ne
garb of green and the country is sign
beautiful indeed to behold.
The past few warm days have bee
very beneficial to the interests OF IN
farmers. Flowing for corn is now IN OF
der, and some of the more progressiv
husbaudmen are ready for planting.
Postmaster Mock, of Bel Air, has re
ccived the Pan-American postage stamps
They are beautiful designs, representing
the different methods of locomotion
They are in the denominations of 1, ?, 4
and 10 cents.
MIR. Frank Gray, of Jarrettsville, ant
Miss Mary Harkins, of Forest Hill, wer'
married at the home of the bride:
mother, on Tuesday evening, April 3oth
by Rev. S. w. Coe, pastor of the Bel All
Methodist Protestant Church.
MIR. William w. Heuer has sold his
house and shop on Bond street, Bel All
to Harry F. Wilker, who will occupy 1t
as a wholesale candy and confectionery
store. MIR. Heuer will pending his location
in more suitable quarters, still keep
his place of business at the same old
stand.
We understand that the Town Com
missioners of Bel Air and the Reckord
Manufacturing Company have reached
an agreement for lighting the town. The
company is to receive $3.50 per year tor
fifty lights of thirty two candle power,
every night and all night The contract
is to run for ten years.
Among the late donations of the Har-
ford Historical Society is the recently pub
lished book by Mr. Charles B. Tiernan, of
Baltimore. entitled 1.-THE Tiernan and
Other Families" 1t contains much in
tcresting matter in the shape OF letters
and references connected with some OF our
Maryland families.
The Jury in the condemnation case OF
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company
apainst the owners of the Old Bay Farm,
presented Sheriff Kinhart with carving
case and steel, as token OF their appre-
citation for the courtesics extended to
them by this officer. Mr.. Abel D. Wilson
made the presentation speech.
Postmaster Mock, of Bel Air, has an
nounced the following schedule for the
closing of the mails: East and south, by
way of Edgcwood, 6 A. NJ. South, $50
A. NJ, 11.3O "A. NJ, 4P. NJ. North, $50
A. NJ, 4.2OP. NJ. For Darlington route
$50 A. NJ. For Edgewood route 1918
A. NJ. For Hickory, Gibson, kalmia and
Allibonc $50 a. NJ.
Mr.. Emory A. McComas, who has
been a member of the staff of THE EGIs
for the past few months, has resigned his
position to accept an interest in the hard
ware business of Hanway and Barnes.
Mr.. McComas leaves the office with the
esteem and good will of the paper, and
enters upon his new vocation with bright
prospects of prosperous business career.
MFR. William H. Bauer has sold his
store and bakery on Main street, Bel
Air, to CrumP and Ross, who have also
leased the building. They propose open
ing first-class steam bakery with all
modern appliances Mr.. Bauer will re-
move to the Poist building on Bond
street and devote himself exclusively to
the extensive manufacture of ice cream
and fancy ices.
The will of Lucie Parker was pro-
bated before Register Norris on Wednes-
day. She leaves all her personalproperty
to Mariana Parker. All her real estate
is devised to Josephine and Mariana
Parker, subject to certain charges. The
latter is also named as executrix. The
instrument is dated April IA, 1894, and
is witnessed by Elizabeth S. Hopkins and
William B. Hopkins.
The American Flint Company, for
dealing in flint and other minerals, was
Incorporated in Baltimore on Wednesday
by James c. Cuttings, Henry N. Hanna
and John B. Hanna. of Bel Air, and George
B. Luper and Dan R. Luper, ofNew York
The capital stock is $75, ZOO divided into
1900 shares at $50 each. 1t is under
stood that this is the preliminary of ex-
tensive flint deals involving some Har-
ford county quarries.
The Cecil county Democratic primar-
les will take place next Saturday. This
will he the first county in the State to
Put up a ticket 1t is said that Senator
Austin l.. Crothcrs will be renominated
without opposition. This is but a just
recognition of the ability he has shown
in the highest Legislative body in the
State The Democratic party of Mary
land can i'll afford to lose the services OF
so valuable a man.
A party of timber raft excursionists
which left Marietta, Pa. on Tuesday on
one of Mr.. Raird's timber RATS were
blocked at Peach Bottom by another
raft so they made their objective point
. Port Deposit by train. Mr.. Baird is a
former resident of this place. This move
method of travelling is said to be quite
popular and possesses sufficient excite
mcnt to destroy any monotony that
might otherwise exist.
Mr.. William S. Forwood, Jr., Clerk
of the Court has been in Havre dc Grace
the past two days issuing traders and
liquoriccnscs. The following have taker
out the latter: James H. Fahey, Charles
Lamm, A. A. Hergcnrother, Francis NJ
Farr, Frank ]. Boyd, John T. Whalen
Milford l.. Lowery, Daniel S. Wonder
smith, Isaac Hccht, two David A. Fisher
A large number of traders licenses wer,
also ISSUED.
The census enumerators of Harfort
county as elsewhere in the State went t.
work on Wednesday. Every family il
the county Will receive a personal cal
and should any be missed the fact ough
to be reported at once as it is importan
to have the entire population counted
Each countvs share of the public schoc
fund is apportioned in accordance wit
the number of inhabitants; therefore W
urge every resident to try and help max
the census as complete as possible.
Mr. NJ. H. Houseman and Chief Eng
necr Harlow, accompanied by party
interested persons, were in Darlington