The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-07-05
Local AFFAIRS.

BY the quarterly distribution Oh III
Comptroller, Hartford schoo's 'ee@'
$l,S67.79.
The Second National Bank OF Bel Al
has declared a semi annual dividend
Ola per cent clear of taxes.
The First National Bank OF Havr
de Grace has declared its usual semi
annual dividend of e per cent.
Wheat harvest has commenced IL
earnest and some progressive farmers
have their crop i'll stack or barn.
Miss May Williams has removedf IRON
her winter home in Baltimore Il
Rangers Lodge" near Creswel.
The ladies of Mountain Christian
Church will hold an entertainment at the
church the latter part Of this month.
Rev. Frank Craighill, former resi-
dent of Bel Air, occupied the pulpit Of
Emmanuel Church last Sunday morning
An unknown colored man dropped
dead in the harvest field, while working
for Mr. Samuel T. Edel, on his farm near
Vale
Mr.. John Liddell and Miss lara
Smith, of near Berkeley, were married on
Wednesday evening of last week by Kew
MIR. TAYLOR of the Darlington Nj. L.
Church.
We are indebted Mr.. Alexander Nj.
Fulford for copies of Manila news
papers. While not so progressive look
ing as some of our own country they
show the pluck of American enterprise.
MIR. Septimus Davis, of the Bel Air
bar, has recently purchased new saso-
line launch. 1t has six-horse power
engine and will speed eight knots an hour
1t will accommodate comfortably fifteen
persons.
-Workmen are busily engaged IN put
ting in new switch board and terminals
for the Bel Air exchange of the Hartford
County Telephone Company. The ONCE
will also be papcred, painted and other
wise fixed up.
TALES of Old Turley" which will
soon appear i'll the SATURDAY EVENING
Posi- are wonderfully droll stories OF the
Quaint characters in an old fashioned
country town before the war. They are
written by Max Adeler.
Mr.. Egbert Smith, of Delta, was seri-
ously hurt last Sunday by a runaway
team. He was thrown out and rendered
unconscious for a time His face and neck
were badly lacerated. DIR. McCurdy rem
dered the necessary surgical aid.
MIR. David Harry, of Pylesville, was
painfully injured last Friday. While load
ing milk at the station, the horses sud-
denly started and he was thrown out the
back part of the wagon, bruising him Sc
yerely, but no bones were broken.
The intense heat on Monday caused
is deaths and 81 prostrations in Balti-
more. MIR. R. P. Sword, superintendent
ofthe Mystic Quarry, near Sparks station,
on the Northern Central Railroad, was
overcome by the heat. He is we'll known
in this county.
A ten-year. old daughter of Ohm Swan,
colored. who lives near Hess was burned
to death last Sunday. She was putting
chips in the kitchen fire preparatory to
getting dinner, when her clothing caught
fire and she was burned to a crisp. She
died on Monday after suffering untold
agony
Mr. Charles Fadeley, of Havre de
Grace, has i'll his possession canvas
back duck which he recently captured on
Swan Creek. All the feathers were of
one wing and it was unable to fly, but
proved to be a good swimmer as Mr..
Fadeley had considerable difficulty in
landing the prize.
The enterprise shown by General
Manager Norris of the Maryland and
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company in
giving its patrons the increased train
service, is very commendable. Ii he
would only restore the midnight train of
Saturday, Bel Airs cup OF bliss would be
filled to overlooking.
The next meeting Of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will he held at the farm
known as Indian Spring Farm" near
Priesthood on Saturday July 6. The
Club will be entertained by Mr.. ]. D..
Worthington the owner of this beautiful
homestead. Phe subject selected for dis
cussion is farm economy"
Mfr. Dennis !. Shanahan is erecting
for Mr.. William Nelson a handsome sum-
mer residence on the Maynadier proper
tv, situated near Vale, which was recently
purchased by him. The house when
completed will have all the latest improve
ments, including hot and cold water.
The supplywill be furnished by a hydraulic
ram.
The attorneys in the case ofBradford
ing bill of exceptions preparatory to
taking the case to- the Court of Appeals.
1t will be remembered thae the jury rem.
dered a verdict agains- the defendant
lot SDUD IOI illlSSSu ulNclsioi vi tLS
water from a spring which partially
supplies the town.
Mr. n Bosley Merryman, clerk ofthe
Baltimore County Circuit Court recently
paid over to the treasurer of that count
the sum of SAL .610 that being the
county's proportion of the receipts from
liquor licenses for the first quarter of thu
year ending May 31st. This is nearly
one half of Harford's total receipts from
the whole tax levy.
The Hartford Dancing Club has ISSUED
Invitations for a series of dances to IN
given in the Assembly Rooms of TIN
Masonic Temple Bel Air, on July 5. 10
August 2, 10. 30; September 10. TIL
committee in charge are James ]. Archer
SterlingD d. Rosan, Z. H. Webster, Thoma
w. Hall, w. Wylie Hopkins and Cliffor,
DRosan. The chaperones are Mesdame
&c. Butler, S. W. Bradford, H. G. Rosar
]. NJ. Street,, ]. 6. Rouse and ]. A. Harri.
The Hartford County Telephone Con
pany openedits long distance connection
with Baltimore on Monday. The servic
is excellent and they will doubtless receiv
fair share of patronage. The rates al
25 cents from Havre dc Grace and Abe
deem; 20 cents from Churchville and b.
Air and Is cents from Reckord. NJ