The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-06-14

Midway and Joanna X. Holland, both Oh
near Bel Air
Col. Harry d. Hanway is improving
his farm near Bel Air by cleaning up the
underbrush, which has been an eyesore
for some time.
We have received from the Jacob
Tome Institute copy of their monthly.
1t is creditably gotten up and the typo
graphical work is excellent.
The portrait of Rev. Reuben H. Davis,
former principal of the Bel Air Academy,
has been added to the collection OF
pictures in the Court House.
Mr.. William T. STREET. and Miss Ger
trude Gosnell, of Glen Rock, Pa, were
married by Rev. S. W. Coe, at the M. P.
parsonage, Bel Air, on Wednesday, June
10Th.
Mr.. Jacob A. Doxen has removed his
law office from CORTLAND street, Bel Air,
to the building formerly occupied by the
Second National Bank, corner of Bond
and Office streets.
Grace Chapel Sunday School will hold
a strawberry and ice cream festival on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, June
10 and 20. Proceeds for the school. If
stormy the next fair evening.
General Manager Norris is covering
the stone at Bel Air station with coat
ing of cinders, which adds considerably
both to the appearance of the premises
and the comfort of travellers.
The Baltimore and Bel Air Telephone
Company recently put through a call
from ST. Louis to this town in twenty
five minutes. The party had to be sent
for which consumed some little time.
This shows the rapid age in which we are
living.
The Supervisors of Election met in
Havre de Grace on Tuesday and divided
the sixth election district into two pre-
cincts The old tracks ofthe Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will be the dividing
line. The southern portion of the district
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No. 2.
Rev. A. D. Melvin, president Of the
MARYLAND Conference, will make an adj
dress during the Children's Day services
at Providence NJ. p. Church, Sunday,
June 16, at 1890 A. NJ, and will preach
at Union Chapel at $50 p. NJ. The pas
tor will preach at Grace Church, Bel Air,
at P NJ.
Captain William H. Richardson, of
Austin, Texas, has been visiting his family
near Bel Air. The Captain was soldier
in the Confederate army, being i'll the COM
mand of the famous Harry Gilmore. He
took part in many battles and was cap
tured and held as prisoner for several
months, when he was exchanged.
Captain Thomas G. Forwood is
busily getting his Company ready for the
annual encampment which will take place
at Queenstown from July 18th to goth.
The boys drill twice a week and the
muster roll is being constantly enlarged.
There is still few more places vacant
should any of our boys wish to join.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Hartford county, met in Bel Air on
Monday, pursuant tocall. Owing to the
absence of the president, Mr.. John S.
Young, who was called away by the
death of his brother, no business was
transacted and the meeting was adjourn
ed until Monday, June 18th. Mr.. S. E.
Penning was chairman pro tenn.
"A force of men are now engaged in
stringing through Bel Air four sets of cop
per wires, which will complete the con-
nection between the Hartford County
Telephone Company and the Maryland
Telephone Exchange in Baltimore The
line will be ready for public use in a short
while. Private tests have shown that
the lines work perfectly.
Judge ]. Octavius Norris and DR.. ].
w. s. Norris, accompanied by their niece,
Miss S. Cassandra Lee, returned on
Thursday of last week from an extended
trip through Europe. They sailed on the
10th of last January and their itinerary
included Rome. Naples, Florence, Venice,
Paris and London. While in Rome the
party were presented to the Pope and re-
ceived his blessing.
At the recent commencement OF the
Western Maryland College, Mr.. Robert
R. Carman, of Taylor, was awarded the
Sophomore Gold Medal for elocution.
Miss Edith Clare Kimmell. of Aberdeen,
received two prizes for an essay on GO
education" Among those present from
this county were School Examiner,
Thomas c. Galbreath, and Mr.. w NJ.
Garrison of the College OF Physicians and
Surgeons.
The portrait of General James ].
Archer, has recently been added to the
Court House collection. He was a
Captain in the United States Army i'll the
Mexican War and afterwards was
stationed at an army outpost in the
west. When the Civil War broke out he
resigned his commission and was made a
General in the Confederate Army. Gen.
eral Archer served in both places with
military distinction.
The condemnation proceedings ofthe
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroai Company aginst Robert C..
Hopkins and others is now before Judge
Waters for final adjudication. A large
number of witnesses have been examined
and the matter will be settled at once.
Mr.. Thomas H. Robinson appears for the
Railroad Company and Messrs. George
L. VanBibber and Richard Dallam for
the land owners. The property in dis
pute is strip of land belonging to the
"Old Bay Farm" near Havre de Grace.
BEL AIR CAPITAL IN A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Mr.. Richard Dallam and other Bel All
capitalists are interested in the formation
of corporation for the expectation and
handling of hard wood in logs. The de
, tails for the incorporation of the company
have been completed and the papers will
soon be filed for record in the Superior
Court of Baltimore City.
= The capital stock of the company will
be 100000, all of which has been sub
: scribed. The company has recently pur
> chased from Mr. Dallam the Foley whar