The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-07
Local AFFAIRS.

who was seriously hurt by being kicked
by horse. is improving.
The fixtures of the Overland Club of
Baltimore county, include meet at Bel
Air on Saturday morning, November
goth, at 9 clock.
Revival services at Emory Nj. E.
Church will be continued all OF next week.
Preaching at Franklin Church at 7.45 p.
NJ. Subject, "Rival Candidates for the
Soul"
Mrs. r. 7. Spering, of the Mountain,
recently sent to this office cluster ofripe
red raspherries, second product OF this
this season They are very tempting and
had the quantity been sufficient would
have made most excellent dessert.
Mr. Malcolm George, son OF MIR. Ira
X. George, of Emmorton, is the crack
marksman of that neighborhood. He
was out cunning on Wednesday and shot
sixteen times. His kill was sixteen rab-
bits or one for each time the gun was fired.
Mrs. Susanna Cook, aged ninety-nine
wears, the oldest resident of Havrc de
Grace, met with n serious accident on
Thursday morning of last week. While
disrobing she fell and broke her hip. DIR.
R.H. Smith was summoned and reduced
the fracture.
Mrs Mary E. Webster, aged seventy
seven years, died at the home of her SON
in-law Mr.. William b. Selfe, at Darling
ton. on Tuesday of last week. She was
a widow of the late l. Lee Webster. Her
funeral took place on the following
Thursday, the interment being at Darling
ton cemetery.
Conductor John Cochran, of the
Perrvville accommodation train, tell from
the steps of the car while attempting to
get off the train while it was in motion
at Magnolia. He received SINE ugly
wounds on the head and face, which were
dressed by physician who was on the
train. He was afterwards taken on Il
stretcher to his home at Perryville.
The new time table of the Maryland
and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad went into
effect on Sunday. Trains leave Bel Air
for Baltimore at 6.55, sos and 1915 A.
NJ, 1915 and 1925 P. NJ. and arrive in
baltimore at SOS, 905, 11.55 A. NJ,
100, SIS p. NJ. Trains leave Balti-
more for Bel Air at 80, $50 A. NJ. 3.05,
400 and 600 p NJ. and arrive i'll Bel
Air at g. 90 and lilo A. NJ. 1926, $40
and 725 p. NJ.
Two good old Democrats, who were
at the polls on Tuesday, were Messrs
Joseph E. Bateman and Humphrey Will
son. Each has passed four score years
and seem to be as hale and hearty as
many of their younger brethren. Mr.
Bateman recalls with distinctness the
campaign of Andrew Jackson, and al
though he was then too young to vote,
he remembers attending the Democratic
meeting at Abingdon held in the interest |
of this great exponent of our cause.
Mr.. Charles f. Creswcll, of the
Mountain, left at this office on Wcdncs- |!
day some excellent apples, which were
grown from a tree ut least sixty years |
old. The graft is a local product of
that ncighborhood and was taken from
some natural trees that grew on what is
known as the annie Frank Hill, which |
is now the property Mrs. Fred. Shriver.
Mr. Creswell says that he has five trees
of this variety and that they have been
excellent producers ever since he could
remember but he would not like to state
how many years back that was.
The interest of Mr.. B. Frank Keen in
the business of Hanway and Keen, which
has been conducted for some years at
railroad station, Bel Air, has been sold to
the firm of Hanway, Barnes and Nc
Comas. Mr.. NJ. Stanley McComas, who
has been salesman for the former firm
will become member of the new firm.
The new combination makes strong
aggregation of good business men. all of
whom are well-known not only in the
community but throughout the county.
The unity of interests willenable them to
serve their large clientage in very salts
factory manner.
The cunning season opened on Satur-
day, and every man and boy who pos
sessed sportsmanIike proclivities, and was
able to muster dog and gun, was out.
The hunters reported game as being very
plentiful and the majority had excellent
luck The partridges are much smaller
than usual, but are in larger numbers
than has been the case for several years.
The hunters also report a great many
rabbits and they do not seem to be so
wild rs usual. A few days cunning how
ever, will only leave the more artful, who
have learned to know that for certain
number of days each year, man is their
deadly enemy.
The programme of the annual meet
ing of the Law Enforcement League,
which will be held today, Friday, is as
follows: =. NJ. afternoon session in
the Methodist Protestant Church, Bel
Air; DUTY of the Press" MIR. John B.
Hanna: Open conference on the DUTY
of the Press" election of officers and
other business: 6 p. NJ, banquet in the
Odd Fellows Hall, Mrs. E. D. Finney,
chairman of committee on arrangements:
SP NJ, evening session in the Court
House, Hon. Charles w. Michael will
preside. "Co operation in enforcement
of Law, the Citizens Duty" Rev. X.
Allen Castleman: Policeman as Law
Enforcer," Mr. Morris A. Soper, ofBalti-
more: "The Situation up to Date" Rev.
Dr. w. ". Davis.
Tho annual meeting of the Woman's
Guild of Emmanuel p Z. Church, Bel Air,
which was held last Saturday afternoon,
was largely attended. The reports from
the officers showed that the first year of
its existence had beenproductive ofmuch
good. The treasurer statement showed
that $297.75 had been made during the
past twelve months and that six shares
of the Building Association, which had
been allowed to elapse by members, had
been taken up and carried by the Guild.
The following officers were elected: Mrs.
Oliver Smith, president; Miss A. l..
Lejcune, vice-president; Miss Minnie Nell
son, secretary, Mrs. Richard Dallam,
treasurer 1t was decided to devote the
entire energy of the members in the effort