The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-09-27
The VanBibber Athletic Association

each at the latter.
The Orphans Court appointed Geo
II. Weber administrator of Mary E.
Weber, deceased, who gave bond in the
penalty of 81, 500.
. The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone exchange in Havre dc Grace
opened last week with Miss Annie Purcell
of Bel Air in charge.
Mr.. William II. Chenworth has pur-
chased the ice cream privilege at the fair
or ounds for the exhibition which will
commence next Tuesday.
The Jarrettsville creamery plant was
sold at public auction on Monday, on the
premises, to Messrs. William H. Jarrett
and c. Norman Hamilton for LOO.
A Democratic meeting will be held in
Sons of Temperance Hall Level on next
Monday evening September 30th. There
will be meetings held every Monday
night thereafter until the fall campaign
is over.
The next meeting Of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Frank H. Jacobs on Satur-
day afternoon. The subject selected for
discussion is Fencing" The roll-call
will be at five o'clock.
Some excellent tomatoes were left at
this office recently by Mr.. Devoe, a sales
man for the Henry Reckord Manufacture
ing Company. They were grown on the
farm of Mr. Joseph w. Knight, of Level,
and attest the value of this firms pro-
duct.
A misrepresentation seems to exist in
regard to the proper Interpretation of
the vaccination law as it effects public
schools The law requires pupil to be
vaccinated once a year until the opera
ton is successful. After that it is not
necessary again during the school life of
the student.
The Postmaster General has issued |
orders directing the discontinuance of
route No. 13, 100 from Rocks to Jarretts-
vile after September 3Oth; also route No.
1928 from Constitution, Pennysvania,
to Pylesville, Maryland, from the same
date. These two routes will be supplied
by the Rural Free Delivery Service.
A negro boy, by the name of Wash
ington, was run over by a traction engine
which was passing through Bel Air on
Tuesday afternoon. He jumped on the
r l. fo1l o. h.
wheels passing over his head. DIR. Arm
field F VanBibber rendered the necessary
surgical attention and the boy is now
getting better.
On Thursday, Matilda Carroll,
negro girl, was placed on trial before
jury, charged with the larceny of gold
watch and chain. and three rings which
altogether amounted in value to about
$3.50. The property belonged to Mrs.
Rosa Nelson Keighler. The case is still
on trial. McNabb and Hopkins appear
for State and Cooley for defendant.
The School Commissioners have pass
ed an order allowing the teachers to close
their schools on Thursday and Friday of
next week, with the approval of the
trustees, to ens BILE the pupils to attend
the County Fair. Examiner Galbreath
reports that the average school attend
ance is better this year than last year,
and he feels very much encouraged over
the outlook for successful scholastic
year.
Mr.. Hollis Stritehof was arrested on
Friday last by a Deputy United States
Marshal on the charge deepening letter
addressed to Miss Eta L. Pyle on
April 10th last He is one of the carriers
of the Forest Hill Rural Delivery Routes
and it is claimed that after reading the
letter in question he put it in another enve-
lope and delivered it to its rightful owner.
He was held for 81, 900 bail for the act
ion of the Federal grand jury.
The Van Bibbers' in close and execu-
ting game of base ball last Saturday de-
feated the Oxford Athletic Club of Balti-
more on the home grounds by score of 10
to IL. The feature was the playing OF
Price at third. He made phenomenal
catch of foul fly in the first inning.
Battery Sullivan, Rouse and Price for
VanBibber, Savage and Savage for Ok
ford. The VanBibbers' are anxious for
the Havre de Grace team to give them a
return game on the VanBibber grounds
before the season closes.
Senator and Mrs. Adrian Posey of
La Plata have issued cards announcing
the wedding of Miss Gilmore Perkins
Davis and MIR. William. Mortimer Lyon.
The marriage was performed in st.
Patrick's rectory Washington D. c. Wed
nesday September 18th by the Rev. Dr.
Stafford assisted by Father Bart. 1t
was quiet affair only the immediate
connections of the parties being present
The bride is well known among social
circles of this county where she has many
warm friends.
"A pleasant dance was held at Myers
Hall, Pylesville, last Friday evening by
the people of that neighborhood. Among
those present were Misses Charlotte
Hope, Barbara and Mary Myer, Mary
and Villa Roberts, Annie and Helen
Macatee, Alice Smithson, Sadie and Hat
tie Wilson, Margaret Macatee, Rose and
Letitia Wilson, Bessie Harry and Eliza
beth Wilson, Messrs. Charles Wilson,
John Roberts, Edward Hayward, Frank
STREET., Henry Smithson, Archer Wilson,
Walter and Edward Macatee, Charles
Myer,. Clyde Spencer, Ignatius STREET.,
John Webster, Thomas GLADDEN., Garfield
and Stanley Harry.
In Caroline county Judge James Alfred
Pearce has granted number of prelim-
mary injunctions enjoining tomato
growers from selling their crops to per-
sons other than whom they had made
contracts and appointing receivers to
take charge of the crops, harvest and de-
liver them to the Gamers to prevent fur
Their jumping of contracts by growers, a
matter which has assumed alarming pro-
portions to the packers. The cause of
this is that during the season a number
of contracts were made to purchase the
goods at Sc. per ton, but, on account of
the small crop, Baltimore packers are
, offering 25 cents per bushel to growers