The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-12-26

il" at eigh, O'Clock.
= Mr. Benjamin Bisscll. Ir., has pur
chased from Mr.. Charles l.. Dallam. | l
.crcs Of Ia III and improvements, near Be
Ajr The price paid was $4,000.
The 4>yis extends to its readers a
hearty Christmas greeting and sincerely
hopes that each and every one will. have Il
happy aud prosperous New Year.
--Nuoma Calder has been appointed
administrators of the estate of the late
Inmvs p Calder. She gave bond i'll the
penal sum of ST. 200. Noble l.. Mitchell
and Owen Murphy wcrt appointed to
arpraisc the estate.
Key. l.. T. Waterman, agent the
Maryland Bible Society, Will preach at
the Eel Mir Methodist Episcopal Church,
on Sunday evening, December %, at s
o'clock There will be watch night ser
vices on Wednesday evening, commencing
at 10 @ clock.
The pastor Rev. l.. Hammond will
preach a Christmas service at Grace Nj.
t. Church, Aberdeen, next Sunday at
1915 y. NJ. Appropriate music will be
rendered by the choir. He will also
preach at Pcrryman at so p. NJ. The
pubic is cordially invited to attend.
Mr. Leroy Oldham Of Baltimore, the
gifted clocutinniSt. will give Il recital in
the town hall, Aberdeen, on Tuesday
evening, January 9th. at S O'Clock. The
recital will be held under the auspices of
the Epworth League of Grace NJ. L.
Church South. Instrumental and vocal
music will he rendered by the League.
-G~acc NJ E. Church South Sunday
Sr!o"i viii sing Christmas cantata en-
c.t,cl Santa Clans at his Best, i'll Abcr-
]ccn town hail on Tuesday evening,
I December 3Oth at s o'clock. 1t will be
under the direction of Mr.. o. {. Michael.
! Resides the solo parts, there will be a
4 chorus of forty voices. y small admis-
/ sion fec will be charged to cover expenses
Judge Mcpherson, of the Iowa Fed
cral Court, has handed down Il decision
in tiv case OF the United States Us. the
Adams Express Company. i'll which the
corporation was Indicted forcarrying on
t.. business Of i rctaiiliquDrdca!cr with
on, hayjn" pail the special Tux required
Tx llw. IL is opinion. the Federal
Cou:: holds that the Express { mpany is
n"!v uu agent for the vendors in carrying
Liquors AID collecting and returning the
,n"t,cy. A. the Express Company did
80 sci liquors, it asnot engaged iii the
b.;-;.:c>s of a liquor dealer. This opinion
mas oycrriddru the decision ofthc Supreme
Court Of Iowa.
The engagement of Mrs. Evelyn S.
Tome of Port Deposit, and MIR. Irwin
France, Of the College OF Physicians and
Surgeons, of Baltimore, has been an
n1unccd. This will create more than the
usual amount of interest, from the fact
that the bride to be is the widow of the
late Jacob Tome, the prominent tinancier
vino was so we'll known in this part of
tn" State. Mir. France was a profcsscr
o. the Jacob Tome Institute up until last
simmer when he left to take course i'll
medicine, his brother is now a professor
in the same institution, and his sister
Miss Invz France is engaged to be married
to Mr. William IL Ncsbitt who is Mrs |
Tones brother. 1t is reported that Mrs.
Tones individual wealth amounts to
mor> than $3,OO0,0O
The Maryland State Horticultural
Society held successful meeting in Bal |
timarc last week. The attendance otthe
leading fruit growers was large and some |
excellent papers were read by competent |
persons. Deep interest was taken i'll the |
proceedings as was evidenced by the |
large number of questions which were |
asked, the answers to which elected adj !
titipnal facts % value. Mr.. J. W. Kerr,
Of Denton, was elected president for the |
ensuing year. We roget that more of
our Hartford farmers do not take an in
tercst in this association and thereby keep
abreast with the m1hcrn culture of what |
forms 50 large a portion of our edibles. |
Among those who were awarded prem
iur.s were David ]. Wilson and Amos B.
Hollingsworth. Mr.. Charles L. Vail,
Ct Forest Hill, was elected vice president
from this county.
success has crowned the efforts of the
NcthudiSts of America who started out
last year 10 raise Il Twentieth Century
Thank Offering fund of S2O,O00,OOO
About 100000 900 has already been
made and Il promise has just been obtain
cd from a millionaire to add the required
amount 10 complete the sum. Reports
show that the response TO the appeal for
contributions first came from he rank and
file Of Methodist churches all over the
United States. Of this enormous sum
5000, eco will be used to pay off the
debts on churches, and Il prediction has
been made that th.rC willnOt be 4 Metho-
dist church in the country which will
have vcstigc of debt hanging over it
after The committee completes its work.
\ portion of the sum will be set aside to
pension aged an infrm ministers. To
Tie Cause OF education IS, 900, 900 will be
devoted.
the cornerstone of the Jarrcttsville
Academy will be laid on Saturday after
noon, January Sd, at 100 O'Clock. Mr..
Noble l., Mitchell will preside. The IL
vocation will he offered by Rev. ". ".
Davis. Addresses will be delivered by
Mr.. John u. Wortllington, President of
TIE Board of School Commissioners, and
M William II. Harlan, of the Bel Air
| bar; Retrospect, former teachers; 'FoI-
| ward" Professor Charles 7. Wright and
| Professor W. W. KcycS. The ceremonies
! will be in charge of Mt Ararat Masonic
] Ludsc Af;cr the cornerstone has been
/ laid the rooms of the Academy will be
/ thrown open forinspection. The trustees,
with their wives, and the presidents of
/ tic several boards of school trustees III the
! fourth district will serve as the reception
committee The committee on arrange
ucnts is composed of Rev. w. w. Davis,
McsSrs. George a. Cairnes, \. Oscar
S.c.cs, George b. Rigdun and William II.
/ Jarrett. Should the weather prove unfit,
th2 ceremony Will take place the succeed