The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-12-06

Interest rate at SIX per cent. tor the yea
1902.
We are indebted to ex-Congressma
William B. Baker for map of the Unite
States and Insular possessions. Also
copy of the message of the President c
the United States giving full description
of the investigation by the Congressional
Committee as to the cause of the destruc
ton of the Maine.
Mr.. Henry Underdonk, assistan
engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, was fatally injured in an. accident
on that road recently. He died Oh tn,
night of November Goth from conclusion
of the brain. He was Unknown i'll the
vicinity of Bel Air, having frequently
visited friends at this place. Among the
honorary pail bearers at his funeral were
Major J. A. Hunter, of Bel Air, and E. P.
Harrison.
Mr.. S. S. Johns, of Mcdonald, Wash.
ington county, Pennsylvania, writes us
as follows concerning the result of the
recent election: II congratulate you on
the result of the recent election in your
State; This State is being ruled over by
trusts and Boss Quay and what they will
do for us is hard to tell If the voters
were allowed to exercise their rights l
believe Pennsylvania would be Demo-
cratic" Mr.. Johns is former resident
of Hartford county.
AT recent meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Hartford county the follow
ing claims were ordered paid: William
c. Candles, loss of barn, $500, contents,
$425; John 1. Yellott, executor, horse
stable, $780, contents, SIS; Williams. G.
Williams, corn house, Ranger Lodge"
$3.50, contents, $40; Elizabeth R. Jones,
contents of barn, $3.50; ]. B. Davis,
mare killed by lightning, $50. The claim
of the trustees of Wesley Chapel for loss
of building was referred to arbitration.
The claim ofEdwardA A. Day for barn and
stable was referred to William Webster
and w. o. B. Wright for adjustment.
"A concert will be given in the Assem-
bly, Rooms of the Masonic Temple Bel
Air on Wednesday evening December II.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of
Grace NJ. P. Church, Bel Air. The music
which is in charge of Miss Bessie Cover,
will be of an excellent character. There
will be vocal solos by Mr.. Charles A.
Mccain, of Baltimore, Miss Helen Viii
liams, Mr.. Charles R. Wood and Miss
Jessie Rockford. Selections from BESIDE |
the Bonny Briar Bush" and paul Law
renee Dunbar" by Prof. Thomas c. Gal
breath. Instrumental solos and duets
BY Misses Cover and Hopkins. The
of the evening will be of a
nigh order and doubtless will receive the
liberal patronage that it deserves.
On Monday Judge Hugh T. Bay took
charge of the Office of Register of Wills,
Judge G. Smith Norris, who
1as acted in this capacity for the past
Twelve years. The affairsin this import
ant office have always been conducted by
men who have a high
in the community, and the new
Register is no exception to the rule. He
1as had long experience with all the de-
;ails of the office and is perfectly compe-
:ent in every manner to look after the in
:erests of those who are not able to take
are of themselves. Hislarge vote shows
low he is regarded both by his neighbors [
and the voters generally throughout the
county. Judge Bay has appointed Mr..
Alexander Norris Deputy Register of
Wills Before taking charge of the Office
lie filed bond in the penal sum of 1000
Thanksgiving services were held in
>hurchville Presbyterian Church on that
In honor of the occasion the
aides ofthe church had arranged a beauti-
I'll harvest decoration. The attendance
was large and the members felt that as a
.hurch they had much for which to be
thankful. They were profoundly grateful
hat they had been able to spend over
81, 300 during the present year and that
here are still small balance to their
:redit. At this joyful service there was
| minor in the chord" because many of
he loved ones who "are not, )" and whose
places it would be well nigh impossible
% fill, yet there was deep, silent thank
illness for their beautiful lives and noble
aith. Coupled with this was the CON-
orting assurance that while they were
10 longer members of the church on earth,
hey are now numbered among those of
he Church of the first-born in Heaven.
"A meeting of the Irving Lowell Liter
ary Society of the Bel Air Academy and
Graded School was held on Wednesday
afternoon of last week. The programme
included an inaugural address by the com.
ing president, Pinkney Sothoron;
seventh grade quotations on fall
and November; recitation by Dora Bauer,
essay on Thanksgiving by Elizabeth
Proctor;eighth gradequotations Thanks
giving: essay on Reasons why we cele.
brate Thanksgiving" by Stanley Spencer
and Robert Ramsey. The subject for de-
bate was Resolved that the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday celebrates a more important |
event than the fourth of July" Affirm
ative, Leon B. GLADDEN., Alphonso Robin
son and Harry Mock; negative William
Bissell, Worthington Hopkins and Ed
ward Carroll. 1t was decided in favor
of the affirmative. Select reading by
Frances Bissell; sketch of Pilgrims in
Massachusetts, by Venie McRoy.
MIR. William L. Amoss, Director of
the Department of F farmers Institutes has
arranged to give four special institutes
before the beginning ofthe regular season
in convenient portions. in Maryland
where those who are sufficiently in
terested may come in contact with
specialists in different work relating to
husbandry. The one most convenient to
this territory will be at Towson on
December 10Th. The invited guests will
be Col. James Fl. Brigham, assistant
secretary of Agriculture at Washington
who will speak on the subject of Omitted
States Department of Agriculture and
Foreign Markets. Mr.. L. H. Kerrick,
of Bloomington, Illinois, the champion
baby beef feeder. His subject will be
why and how to grow baby beef"
Hon. o. c. Gregg, superintendent of