The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-05-10

MIR. Nicholas Fl. Leight has been APP
pointed administrator of John Leight,
deceased.
"A number of persons attended the
circus i'll Baltimore on Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Baltimore and Bel Air Telephone
Company are erecting a new exchange
building in the "Dallam Addition" to Bel
Air.
Mr.. S. A. Whiteford, of Whiteford, is
one of our most enterprising farmers.
He had fifty acres of corn planted last
Saturday.
Mr.. Fred. Macatee, of Pylesville, has
accepted position with his cousin, MIR.
George Macatec, who owns a mineral
we'll at Fort Worth, Texas.
The ladies ofAsbury Epworth League
will hold strawberry and ice cream
festival on May Odd and oath in the K.
of P. Hall, Jarrettsville. Allare cordially
invited.
The pupils and teacher, Miss Rose
Wilson, of Last Chance School, near st.
Mary's Church, Pylesville, will hold a
strawberry and ice cream festival on Sat
urday, June Sth.
The Forest Hill base ball team de-
feated the Jarrettsville team on Satur-'
day last by score of 10 to II. The
features of the game was the fielding and
batting of the Forest Hill team.
William, a young son of DIR. c. A.
Hollingsworth, of Bel Air, met with a
painful accident one day last week by
being struck in the eye with whip. He
was taken to Baltimore for treatment.
The May term of Court will conf
mence next Monday. The jurymen, as
rule, will be anxious to have as short a |
term as possible, as Spring work is now |
pushing, owing to the lateness of the sea-
son.
Mr.. George P. Sherman, who is farm
ing the S. A. Williams property, near
Churchville, met with a painful accident
one day this week. While operating a
corn shelter. he accidently got his hand
caught, MASKING it severely.
Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of Miss Rosa
Seldom Jacobs, of Bel Air, and DIR. John
Sappington, of Darlington. The cere-
mony will take place on Tuesday,
June fourth, at Emmanuel Church, Bel
Air.
The public school of VanBibber, will
hold an entertainments the school house,
Friday evening, May II. There will be
refreshments for sale after the entertain
ment. If stormy that evening the enter
tainment will be held the next clear Fri
day evening.
Mr. S. A. Whiteford, of Whiteford, has
purchased from Mr.. S. A. Williams, trus-
tee, property near Pylesville containing
35 acres for 81, 100. He has also bought
from Mrs Amanda S. Calwell the
Michael Whiteford property, containing
LOG acres, for $500.
The Colonial dance given in the as
sembly rooms of the Masonic Temple,
Bel Air, on Thursday night of last week
was success in every way. Almost all
the ladies were in costumes representing
the garb of that period, and the bright
young faces with the conventional pow
dered hair, presented apleasing contrast.
The dances given by the children were of
an attractive nature. They had been
carefully trained for this by Mrs. E. H. D.
Pue.
On Monday Judge Frederick Stump,
at Elkton, sentenced Sallie Shippers, aged
twelve years, and Thomas, her brother,
aged seven, to the House of Refuge until
they are twenty-one years old. These
two children were convicted of causing
the death oftheir brother, aged nine years.
While their parents were away they got
into quarrel and the boy, Thomas, shot
and killed the other because his sister
told him to do So This is an awful
warning to parents not to leave firearms
in easy reach of those who are not old
enough to know how to properly handle
them