The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-07-19
Local affairs.

Local HHatrs.
Mr.. James NJ. Reynolds of Bel Air ma
been granted pension of Sc per month
MIR. Charles A. McGaw of Bel Air ma
been awarded the contract for carryin
the mail between the postottice and tn
depot.
MFR Charles w. Proctor, Unlte'
States Government gauger mas Dee
Temporarily assigned to the wilmington
Division.
The walls of Trinity Church, Church
Vile, are being repointed to stop tn
leaks which have recently been serious
menace to the structure.
MFR. w. Beatty Harlan had valuable
horse injured on Tuesday by breaking
through the floor of a bridge on the public
road alongside of Stafford dam.
The ladies of Union Chapel M. r
Church will hold an interesting ano
unique birthday party at the church. on
Tuesday evening, July aoth, at 8 O'Clock
Proceeds for the church.
Edward Barrett, colored, charged
with assault, was before Justice Hawkins
on Tuesday. He was turned over to the
kindly care of Sheriff Kinhart in default
of 5000 bail for his appearance before
Court.
The wall enclosing the recent addi-
ton to the graveyard at Churchvllie
Presbyterian Church is about completed.
An iron fence will be erected on top OF
this, which will add very much to the ap-
pearance of the church grounds.
Mr.. Philip W. Harry, who has been
taking post graduate course at the
Johns Hopkins has accepted the chair OF
French and Spanish at the University OF
Maine. He is a brother of Mr.. Charles
F. Harry, of the Treasurer's office, Bel
Air.
One of the effects of the great steel
strike, which affects us locally, was the
quitting of the union workers who are
engaged in constructing the steel bridges
on the Maryland and Pennsylvania rail-
road. Over 10000 men are now out and
the outcome is hard to conjecture.
The second of the Cotillion series OF
dances was given in the Assembly Rooms
of the Masonic Temple, Bel Air. lasteven-
ing. While the weather somewhat inter
ferred with the attendance, those present
spent thoroughly enjoyable evening.
The VanBibber Base Ball Club hav-
ing reorganized with Howard L. Price
captain and ]. J. Sullivan manager, are
now prepared to accept challenges from
anv clubs in the county. Address all
communications to ]. ]. Sullivan, Van
Bibber.
MFR. Ernest T. McNutt, formerly
principal of Mount Zion school has been
appointed principal of the Millville High
School, New Jersey. Hartford loses
valuable teacher, whose ability has been
appreciated wherever he has been as
signed.
The Maryland Telephone and Tele-
graph Company have obtained the
franchise from the Town Commissioners
of Port Deposit to erect their lines in
that town. They are gradually reaching
out through the State, which will be a
decided advantage to their subscribers.
Last Friday, Miss Emma Kinhart,
daughter of Sheriff Kinhart, found in
powder box a gold ring which belonged
to the negro girl charged with the larceny
ofiewelry from Mrs Rose Keighler. Mrs.
Keighler was notified and identified it as
her property. 1t it an heirloom that has
been in the family for several generations.
We call the attention ofparents, who
are contemplating sending their children
to some approved institution of learning
to the advertisement of the Western
Maryland College, which appears in this
issue. Its alumni includes many promi-
nent persons of this State and each sue
ceeding year marks increased efficiencyin
all the departments.
Democratic primaries will be held to-
morrow, for the purpose OF elect1ng ten
delegates from each district to the Coun-
ty Convention to be held in Bel Air next
Tuesday, to chose five delegates to the
Democratic State Convention which will
meet in Baltimore on Thursday, August
1st. Candidates for the Comptroller of
the Treasury and Clerk of the Court OF
Appeals will be nominated by this body.
Rev. Henry Grubbs, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church in Havre de Grace,
who has been quite i'll, was able to take
charge of Communion services last Sun
day. Rev. S. c. WATSON, pastor of
Churchville Church, oficiated at the
preparatory services preceding the Sacra-
ment Mr.. Grubbs will leave shortly on
an extended trip for the benefit of his
health, during which time the church will
be closed.
Monday was the gala day for the
candidates in Bel Air. Every one of the
would-be statesmen was represented
either in person or by proxy. The best
ofhumor was everywhere apparent which
bodies well for the success of the ticket on
election day. The campaign SO far has
developed few personalities and we hope
that in the short time intervening all the
candidates will continue to show this
manifested good feeling. Remember that
the nomination is not equivalent to cleo
ton.
The Hartford County Medical Asso-
citation met in the Court House in Bel Air
on Tuesday evening. In the absence of
the President, DIR. Opperman, DIR. J. c.
Butler was called to the chair, with DIR.
Charles Bagley secretary. DIR. Williaml l..
Messick, of the University of Maryland,
read an interesting paper on "The Dis
eases of the Stomach and Dietetics. -
Among the physicians present were Doc
tors Armfeld F. VanBibber, W. E. Arthur,
7. c. Butler, A. w. Valentine, F. Lee
Hughes, William Akehurst and Charles
Bagley.
The will of the late Amos A. Mitchell,
was probated by Register of Wills Norris
on Tuesday. He leaves his farm, con-
tanning sixty acres to his wife Emily ].