The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
Local affairs.

The Shppery roadS lul i'i'>
horse-shoers with more work than they
could do for the past few days.
The Wilma w. c. T. U. will meet at
the home of MIS- Sallie Spering on Thurs
day, February 7th, at 2.3o +. NJ.
Services will be held in st. Mary's
Church. Emmorton, Sunday morning, by
Rev, William L. Glenn, of Baltimore
Preparatory service will be held III
+he Rel Air Presbyterian Church, Satur-
day evening $50 o'clock. Communion
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Rev. Howard o. Keen will hold a
Young mems meeting i'll the NJ. P: Church
each Sunday afternoon, beginning at 30
o'clock. He extends a welcome to ALL
T. NJ. Price, NJ. S F. c. S., formerly OF
Darlington, will attend the Farmers In
stitutes held on the Eastern Shore Prof.
Price will talk on THE chemical effect OF
fertilizers and food stuff.
A building owned by Hon. Murray
Vandiver, of Havre de Grace, was dam
aged by, fire last Monday. The building
was occupied by Mr.. F. w. Hoppe who
conducts a bakery business.
The public roads in many portions OF
upper Hartford were badly drifted by the
recent snow storm. In some vicinltles
the neighbors turned out ell masse IN or
der to level the distractions.
Miss Elizabeth Hanna entertained
number of her friends last Saturday night
at her home, "Fairview," near Fountain
Green, i'll honor of her guest, Miss Nellie
Purcell, of Walbrook, Baltimore.
The Musical Coffee which was to have
been held at Union Chapel NJ. P. Church
on the evening of January 80, has been
postponed to February Z, at P. NJ. If
fair and if not the first favorable night.
On Tuesday evening Constable Hot
fecker lodged in Jail Patrick Clark, OF
Abingdon, charged with committing a
criminal assault upon Mary Lynch last
September. The writ was issued by
Magistrate c. c. Cronin, of the first dis
trict.
DIR. Frank p. Snithson, county health
officer, reports a record OF two hundred
and fifteen deaths in Hartford county dur
ing the year of 1900. We commend this
official in keeping an accurate account OF
the deaths, as the law had almost become
absolcte.
The next meeting of the Deer Greek
Farmers Club will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. X. Harris Archer, near Priest
ford Bridge, on Saturday, February I'd.
The subject selected for discussion is
Farmers Mistakes" The roll call will
be at o'clock p. NJ.
DIR. William Fulford Sappington was
married Saturday to Miss Florence
Valiant Robertson, of Baltimore, at the
home of MIS- J. Edwin Riley, Elmira, New
York. DIR. Sappington is member ofthe
house staff of the Maryland University
Hospital and a son of Dr. John Sapping
ton of Darlington.
The snow that fell last Thursday
night was welcomed by all. Thefarmers
had reason to rejoice on account OF the
wheat crop, which needed both the mols-
ture and protection very badly. The
roads, which were in excellent condition,
furnished several days of good sleighing
except in Bel Air, where, of course, the
heavy travel soon wore it Of There has
been considerable alarm over the scarcity
of water Many wells and springs have
gone dry and the melting snow will soon
renew them. Ali in all the beautiful snow
was indeed a welcome visitor.
In the event of an extra session and
the resignation of Speaker Wilkinson,
who is now Insurance Commissioner,
the friends of MI Noble L. Mitchell will
bring his name before the Democratic
caucus for the place. MI. Mitchell is emf
nently fitted for the place having been a
member of the Legislatures of1SSS, 1890
and 1900. He has been member of the
committee of Ways and Means each time
and has been frequently called to the
Speakers chair He is we'll versed in par
Hanentary law and would reflect credit
to Hartford. which has in its time furnished
former chief presiding officers of the
House