The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-07-26
Mr.. ". B. Kennedy has been appointed

Mr.. w. B. Kennedy has been appointed
postmaster at Hickory.
Remember that it is important to
nominate a ticket that will win in Novem-
Der.
Mrs. Hannah Preston, of Jarretts-
vile, fell one day last week, and painfully
injured herself She is 80 years old.
The Mayor and City Council of
Havre de Grace have served notice on the
company that supplies the city with
water, that the service must be improved.
Miss Lillian V. Hopkins, of Havre de
Grace, has been appointed to a desirable
position in the periodical division of the
Library of Congress. She entered upon
her duties last week.
Wallace Wilson, son of Mr.. Joseph
]. Wilson, Pylesville, fell into a tub OF
boiling water which belonged to gaso-
line engine running threshing machine
at Mr.. E. A. Wilson's, his uncle. The
young man is in critical condition.
The Board of School Commissioners
of Hartford county have their disposal
two free scholarships to the Maryland
Institute of Art and Design. One in
cludes one years tuition and the other
four years. Persons interested should
make application to Examiner Galbreath
before the regular August meeting of the
Board.
Last Monday evening, two peddlers
turned their horse loose on the Philadel-
phia turnpike, near Bush, and retired to
sleep in their wagonfor the night. When
they awakened Tuesday morning they
found that the animal had been stolen
The authorities in Baltimore and other
cities were at once notified and efforts are
now being made to capture the thief.
On Saturday pleasant sailing party |
was given from Otter Point in honor of
Miss Florence Grubbs, of Harrodsville.
Kentucky, who is the guest of Miss Ellin
NJ Harris. The party included Mrs.
Joseph A. Harris, Misses Harris. Carolyn |
Hall, Eva Hopkins, Florence Grubbs and |
Mary Alden Hopkins. Messrs. Thomas
w. Hall, c. D. Rosan, Malcolm Worth
ington, Wylie Hopkins and Mr.. McC 10y.
Mrs. Gilmore McComas. wife of Mr..
John E. McComas, of Abingdon. died in
Baltimore on Wednesday evening. She
was in her eighty-eighth year and leaves
surviving her two children. Mr.. George
G. McComas and Miss Mary A. Nc
Comas. Her funeral will take place to-
morrow, Saturday morning. services and
interment being at Abingdon M. E.
Church at 10 O'Clock.
The barn on the Stokes property, now
owned by Mrs. James R. Massey, near
Darlington, was struck by lightning on
Thursday night of last week and burned
to the ground. 1t had considerable hay
and other provender in it, on which there
was no insurance The loss of the build
ing is about $1,000, which is partially
covered by insurance in the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Hartford county.
Monday witnessed the regular week
" gathering { f the numerous candidates
for Office. This will be the last assem-
blage of many of them as Saturdays
primaries will settle the matter. Of
course, defeat necessarily means disap-
pointment but those who will not be
successful should accept the inevitable in
the same cheerful spirit that they would
expect from their successful adversaries
if the tables had been turned.
The ladies of Bush River Neck gave
a crab and fish supper at Old Baltimore
on Friday evening of last week. A neat
sum of money was realized which will go
towards the purchase of an organ for
their chapel, Among those who attend
ed was a launching party from Bel Air.
They were on the gasoline launch of Mr..
Walter Finney. The party included
Misses Priscilla Forwood, Mary Harris,
Florence Grubbs, Mary M. Mackenzie,
Sue Smith. Messrs. John S. and Harry
Young. Lawson Cooley, Frank Fulford,
Thomas w. Hall. The party was chap
eroned by MIR. and Mrs. Finney.