The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-23

financially and socially.
Mrs James Lee entertained a numhe
of her friends at cards on Tuesday even
ing, at her home, "Cool SPRING" nea
Churchville.
Preaching at the NJ. E. Church, BE
: Air, in the morning by the pastor ant
gospel service i'll the evening at eigh
O'Clock by Mr. Prcntiss, of Baltimore.
The Gamers are bringing out thei
"Bohicks" preparatory to the seasons
packing. The crop will be very short ane
prices are high and steadily going up
The Postoffie Department at Wash
ington has issued orders establishing
rural free delivery routes on October LIST
for Forest Hill, Rocks, Sharon and Falls
ton.
A camping party consisting OF DR.. A
W. Valentine, c. {. Rouse, p. Moorcs
Maynadier and Harvey Ewing are spend
ing a week at Bald Friar," OF the Sus.
quehanna.
Mrs. Blanche Haiues Mcdonald. OF
Petersburg. Virginia, died at her home at
that place on August 18th. She was re-
lated to a number Of prominent families
of this county.
The woods meeting at Mt. Zion has
been quite success and will be continued.
Preaching at halfpast three o'clock by
the pastor and possibly at eight o'clock
by Rev. Mr.. Sanner.
Jarrett Morris aged seventy-eight
years, died at the home of his son Mi.
Street, Morris, near Pylesville on last
Friday. The funeral took place on Mon
day the interment being at Slate Ridge
cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Hyde offciated.
Mary Elizabeth, infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Bowman, of Church
vile, died on Wednesday morning. The
services and interment took place at
Churchville Presbyterian cemetery,
Thursday afternoon. Rev. s. {. Wasson
officiated.
DIR. W. l.. Lowe, of Bel Air. drove to
his mothers home in Shrewsbury one day
last week On Tuesday he was taken
very i'll with typhoid fever. His team,
which belonged to Mr.. George Anderson,
liveryman. was brought to Bel Air by Mr..
Edward klinefelter, neighbor.
The Board of Supervisors of Election
met in Bel Air on Monday. Nelson Wood
ward was appointed register OF voters OF
Upper Cross Roads precinctinplace OF {.
c. Coale resigned, and Joseph Simpson,
clerk at Havre de Grace, in place OF
George E. Gilbert, excused. The Board
will meet again on September I'd.
The Baltimore Bargain House base
ball team will play the VanBibber's at the
latter's home grounds on Saturday after
noon, August oath. The game will be
! called at o'clock. This team is one OF
the strongest in Baltimore city and the
VanBibber boys are now playing good
ball. A lively game may be expected.
"A festival will be held on the grounds
adjoining North Bend Church on the
evenings of August Goth and 3oth. If
either of these evenings should be stormy
it will be continued on Saturday evening.
Supper from 3 to 9 P. NJ. Ice cream,
cake confectionery and fancy articles will
be offered for sale A cordial invitation
extended to all.
William Carter, son of the late Viii
liam and Elizabeth Carter, of this coun-
tv, was killed at Bowerston, Ohio, on
Tuesday. He was a manufacturer OF
harness in Baltimore and left that place
about three weeks ago to go to Pittsburg
and last week he wrote his sisters saying
that he intended to leave Pittsburg on
Sunday for Cleveland.
Mary Agnes, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Scott, died at her home near
Bel All on Tuesday, aged years. The
funeral took place on Thursday, the in
terment being at st. Ignatius Church,
Hickory. Rev. Father Frederick Of
fciated. The pail bearers were Masters
Mathew O'Donnell, Bryant smedley, Ed
win kahoe and James Kelly.
On Tuesday, the Second National
Bank of Bel Air placed in the of their
vault a treasury chest, in which the
greenbacks and coin will hereafter be
| kept. 1t is constructed entirely of steel
and weighs little over two tons. 1t is
protected by an outside and two inside
| doors, each of which has separate COM
bination lock.
Ralph Bush, aged twelve years, son
of Mr.. Ellsworth Bush, who lives on the
farm of Mr.. LutherJ. Gross, near Jarretts-
vile, was fatally injured on Monday.
He was riding on a load of straw from
which he slipped and fellunder the wheels
of the wagon, one of which passed over
his stomach. He suffered internalinjuries
and only lived about an hour.
1t will be remembered that some
weeks ago Mr. George M. Hardy, of
Edgewood, had two pigs bitten by dog
supposed to have hydrophobia. The pigs
were put in pen by themselves and one
of them showed signs of rabies about two
weeks ago and was killed. Last Sunday
the other one also went mad and it was
promptly dispatched by MIR. Hardy. The
dog, which was stranger in the neigh
borhood escaped. but no further damages
have been heard from.
Mr.. Charles w. Ledley, the Director
of the Department of Manual Training
at the Havre de Grace High School,
graduated from the State Normal School
last year with high honors. He has
taught Professor Hammell's classes in
Physics and also had charge of the de-
partment of the Manual Training at the
University of North Carolina last sum-
mer He comes highly recommended and
is doubtless the man for the place.
Mr.. Edward E. Ewing, editor of the
MIDLAND JOURNAL published at Rising
Sun, Cecil county, one of the oldest news
paper men in the State, died on Tuesday
after lingering illness. He was seventy
seven years old. He was formerly editor
of the CECIL WHIG, in Elkton. From
there he went to Kansas where he was
one of the editors of the KANSAS FARM
ER, He afterward sold out his interest
in this paper and established the CAPITOL
DAILY. At the end of three years he dis