The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-08
Local AFFAIRS.


The Board of Supervisors OF Election
was in session On Monday and adrlnis-
tered the oath to the clerks and associate
judges.
The twilight services, which have
been held by Rev. Frank A. killmon Ill
the grove at Scarboro, have been well at
tended.
The ladies of Chenille Union Sunday
School will hold a lawn festival at Glen
VILE on Tuesday evening, August 18th.
The public cordially invited to attend.
The Aid Society of Providence Church,
Inner Cross Roads, will hold bazaar
and ice cream festival on the church lawn
ON August 18th. If stormy the next
night.
MIR. T. H. Ward, of Jarrettsville, re-
Gently sent to this office tomato that
tipped the scales at twopounds and two
ounces, and is fine specimen OF one OF
Harford's chief products.
A little child of Archibald Sterling,
who lives near Wilma, fell out OF a tree
on Thursday of last week, breaking its
arm. DR.. A. F. VanBibber rendered the
necessary surgical assistance.
MIR. Bertram E. Gambrill and Miss
Elizabeth Grail of Havre de Grace, were
married in Washington on Monday alter
noon. The ceremony was performed by
Justice of the Peace Louis l. O'Nelll.
We are in receipt of the special politl-
cal number of the Time Table Record,
which is published in York, Pa, by
MrL w. c. Austin. 1t is a well printed
quarterly and fully covers the ground tor
which it is issued.
MIR. Michael H. Fahey, member OF
the Bel Air bar, who resides in Havre de
Grace, has recently been making extensive
improvements to his residence, winch
now makes it one of the most complete
modern dwellings in that city.
A government pension OF St per
month has been granted to Samuel Bent
lev. of Havre de Grace. Thomas Sutton
will receive pension of So per month, as
will Mrs. Elizabeth DeBaugh, widow OF
the late Adam DeBaugh, OF carlton.
The FaIlston Base Ball Club received
i+s first defeat of the season at the hands
of the VanBibber's on the grounds OF the
latter on Saturday. The score was -
to /. Fallstons battery was Samuel
Walker, of Waverly and A. p. Kelly.
"A carrier pigeon came to the jail one
day last week and has become quite pet
with Mrs. Fred w. Reasin. On one OF
its legs is a band on which is inscribed u.
A. 1925. Mrs. Reasin is anxious to
return the little stranger to its owner.
The ladies of Mckendree M. E.
Church, West Hartford Circuit, will hold
a festival on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, August 10th and goth. Ice
cream and confectionery will be tor sale,
and supper will be provided at a reason
able price.
The services on the Street Rural Free
Delivery Route, which is carried by Mr..
John f. Scarborough, was interrupted on
Wednesday of last week by the severe ILL
ness of Mr.. Scarborough, who was taken
sick at ADV. He had to be removed to
his home.
On Monday, Mr.. Richard Whitaker,
deputy sheriff, brought to Bel Air, John
Williams, a negro charged with unlaw-
fully taking away Mr.. John Fl. Grafton's
horse. He had been committed tor the
action of the grand jury by Justice John
o. StearnS.
The Board of Directors of the Bel Air
Academy met on Monday morning and
confirmed the action of the committee
who had selected Mr.. w. Stafford Jack
son as principal. He was the former
principal of the Oxford High School Of
Centreville.
During the heavy thunderstorm on
Sunday evening, lightning struck and
killed two horses belonging to MIR. Frank
=. Macatee. They were in field on his
farm near Clermont Mills. The wind
was very severe and much corn was
mashed down. No hail fell in this
vicinity.
The game of base ball between the
single and married menin Bel Air on Sat
urday afternoon resulted in a complete
rout tor the henpecked species. The latter
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ability, but, no doubt, rocking the cradles
and the teething period had DESTROYED
their nerve. The score was % to il
favor of the single men. Moral, eff yo'
want to win at base ball don't get mar
RED
Lightning performed peculiar tea
at VanBibber during the storm on Sunda
evening. Mr.. HarryS. Pyle, ofWheel, hal
his horse standing under a shed at tn
railroad station at that place when
binding flash, which struck somewher
in the vicinity, stunned the animal, KNOCK
ing it down 1t was not otherwise hurt
Reports state that the crops in the field
of Mcssrs. D. Trainor Archer, Amoss f
Hollingsworth, Geo. H. Middendorf, Harr
S. Pyle and Samuel Hollingsworth, nea
Wheel, were all badly damaged by Il
hail and heavy wind.
A remarkable condition of affairs c!
list in a portion of the fourth distri'
where no rain has fallen of any accour
since the middle of May. while for tt
past month the rest of the county hs
been blessed with an abundance of moi
ture. On number of occasions heay
clouds have formed, but divided and wei
in other directions. The county roat
have dust on them in many places fol-
inches deep, and crops are being great
damaged The dry spell was broken {
on Tuesday night when an exceeding
heavy rain fell. The farmers are rejoicir
as it will be much help to the crops.
Rev. Frank A. Killmon will condu
woods meeting in the grove near Sea
boro, commencing next Sunday mornir
at 9. 80 O'Clock The first service will
an old time Love Feast" Preaching
1890; children's service at 2 O'CLOCK,
M; address by Professor c. X. Edmund
Secretary of the Johns Hopkins Univ
sity Y. NJ. c. A.; Young peoples meeti
at 40; preaching at $50 p. M. The
services will be continued until Sunds
August Oath. During the week TIL