The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-02-21

Future tomatoes are now bringing from
S21a cents to IS cents. Spot goods are
worth $1.15 per dozen.
The hearing of the caveat, which has
been filed to the will of the late William
Oldheld by his son John F. Oldheld, will
probably come up before the Orphans
Court at the March term.
On Wednesday active work was
commenced towards filling the largest
ice houses on the Susquehanna. This
years crop will probably be the greatest
that has been housed for years.
Register of Wills Bay, in the recess of
the Orphans Court, has confirmed the
appointment of Hannah A. Dean as execu-
trix of the late James Dean. George A.
Gilbert was appointed administrator of
the late Martha S Gilbert.
There will be communion services at
Providence NJ. p. Church, Sunday, Febru-
arv %, at 1890 A NJ and Union Chapel
at p. NJ. Preaching at Grace Church,
Bel Air, at 7.+5 p. NJ. Fourth quarterly
conference at Bel Air, Saturday, 22d, at
2 p. NJ.
The public sale of Mary S. an D. M.
Dever, Executors, which was advertised
to take place on Tuesday, has been post
poned until next Tuesday, February %,
when the personal property belongingto
~, Ia n ha <lf
his residence near Calvary.
Rev. Frank A. Killmon, one of the
alumni of the Johns Hopkins University,
is visiting Baltimore i'll order to partici-
pate in the anniversary exercises OF that
institution on February 21st and 22d.
The banquet at Music Hall, which he will
attend will doubtless be one of the most
brilliant social functions ever held i'll that
city.
Chief Judge David Fowler. who has
been on the bench during the presen; term
of Court, has been we'll received by all
those who have come in contact with
him. Although one of the regular Judges
of this circuit, his duties at the Court of
Appeals and in Baltimore County Court
have taken up SO much of his time that
he has presided here very little.
Mr.. NJ. H. Fischer, of Abingdon, has
received notice from the War Department
advising him of the death of Matthew
Simila, Sergeant Troop h, Sd Calvalry.
who was killed several months ago while
in action near Cabugas, Ilocos, P. l.
Matthew Simila was Norwegian, and
made his home with Mr.. Fischer several
years prior to entering the army.
The kitchen range at the residence of
Mr.. John Croft. of Delta, exploded one
day last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Croft were
away from home at the time attending
the funeral of near relative. One of the
neighbors, who had the key of the house,
anticipating their return, built fire in
the kitchen range. 1t is supposed that
the pipes must have had some ice in them
which was the cause of the blow-up. The
entire kitchen was demolished and some
of the iron castings went through the
partition into the adjoining dining room.
TIE Irving-Lowell Literary Society
of the Bel Air Academy and Graded
School was held on Friday afternoon.
The retiring president, Samuel Coe, de-
livered an ex-augural address followed
by an inaugural address of president
GLADDEN.. The following programme
was rendered: Humorous reading, by
Cleveland Archer; seventh grade, quota
tons from Bryant; eighth and ninth
grade, quotations from Shakespeare;
reading, by Page Mock. A play, entitled
1.-THE Widow Sniggles Family" was
given by Frances Bissell, Mabel Rcckord,
Frances GLADDEN., Janet Rockford, Grace
Hanway, Ethel Archer, Elizabeth Har-
Ian, Mary Lee Castleman and Elizabeth
Proctor. The Gazette was read by
Jennie Mercy, which was followed by
the remarks of Harry Bissell, critic.
Deputy Treasurer Harry, reports
that the tax collections have been better
this year than any since the new County
Treasurer law went into effect There
has been received to date on the levy of
1901 on account of State taxes the sum
of $50, 1869; on county taxes, $685.
694.57, making total of $129, 121.76.
The levy for l 9O1 was $136, 61S.26 which
1>oIo 4
From this sum is to be deducted the in
solvencies, which will be between ST., 500
and $4,000, which leaves the net sum
yet due by the taxpayers a little over
$4,000. On the last day of February,
1901, there was due on State and county
taxes on the levy of 1900 the sum of
SIS, $50 or $4,000 more than what is
now due on the current levy. This speakes
very much better for the general pros
perity of the county.
The Presbytery of Baltimore met on
Monday at the First Presbyterian Church
of Baltimore, Rev. w. L. Everett modera-
tor. The pastoral relation of Rev. S. s.
Greenwell and the Relay Presbyterian
Church were resolved and the call by the
First Prcsby Church of Bel Air, to
become its pastor, was accepted. The
commissioners from the Bel Air Church
were Messrs. John B. Hanna, John D.
Worthington, ]. Lawrence Mccormick,
William T. Sawyer and George K. Cairnes.
The installation of Mr. Greenwell at Bel
Air will take place on Friday, March 9TH.
Rev. w. L. Everett. moderator of the
Presbytery, will preside. Rev Dewitt NJ.
Benham. Phi. D.. of Central Church, Bal
timore, will preach the sermon; Rev.
Charles w. Somerville, Phi. D., of Coven-
ant Church, Baltimore, will deliver the
charge to the pastor, and Rev. Thomas
L. Springer, of Baltimore. the charge to
the people.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Road Checks Issued-David Mckee,
Sc. 70; James B. Stansbury, $66.s6; J. F.
Nelson, SAL rs; N. w. S. Hays, $15.75;
John Tahaney, So; Thomas Livezey,
81 25; David Hanway, $51.25; August
Anderson, Sis.
Orders on County Treasurer.-Balti-
more and Bel Air Telephone Company,