The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-16
Local affairs.

summer home at Hyde, Baltimor
county.
A graphaphone entertainment will b
given at Union Chapel NJ. +. Church
Thursday evening, May %. Proceeds
for the Church.
The Forest Hill W. c. T. U. will hole
strawberry and ice cream festival II
their hall on Friday and Saturday even
ings May % and "a.
A strawberry and ice cream testiva
will be held at Bethlehem school, near Mr.
Wilson Galbreath's, on Thursday anc
Friday evenings, May 20 and 80.
A strawberry and ice cream festival
will be held at Chenille school house on
Thursday and Friday evenings, May
22nd and 23rd. All are invited to attend
-Wann Post, G. A. R., of Forest Hill
will attend divine worship on Sunday
morning, May 25th, at 1890 A. NJ, at
Emory Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. Frank A. killmon, pastor,
AT n recent meeting of the Alumni
Association of the Medical Department
of the University of Maryland, held Ill
Baltimore, DIR. ]. F. ii. Gorsuch, of Fork
responded to the toast "Our Alma
Mater"
The next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the Eagle
Hotel on Saturday, May 18th. The club
will he the guest of Senator Thomas II.
Robinson. The roll call will be at five
o'clock.
Miss Dora Proctor has been appoint
ed chief of operators afthe Hartford Coun-
ty Telephone Company and will have
direct charge of all the operators in the
different exchanges belonging to the
Company.
Next Sunday. May 18th, will he
Whitsunday This is the seventh Sunday
and fiftieth day after Easter. 1t is
festival of the Church in recommendation
of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the
day of Pentecost.
1t is stated that the Old Bay Farm,
which was recently sold, will be run as a
stock farm 1t is the intention OF the
owner to raise chickens, ducks and cattle
on large scale for the Baltimore, Phlla-
delphia and New York markets.
The ladies of William Waters Me
mortal Church, will hold a strawberry
festival on Thursday and Friday even-
ings, Nav % and % in the basement of
the building. Proceeds to go to help
erect fence around the churchyard.
The st. Johns Mandolin and Glee
Club, of which Mr.. Augustus w. Brad
ford, of Bel Air, is the manager, gave n
concert ON Monday night at Annapolis.
The participants all acquitted themselves
creditably and received repeated encores.
The Mite Society of Friendship M. E.
Church will hold social at the residence
of Mr.. lanes A. Waters, Pleasantville, Ill
honor of its twenty-ffth anniversary on
Wednesday, May 21st. The public are
cordially invited to attend. Refreshments
will be for sale.
The attendance in the Court room at
the opening of Court on Monday was
larger than has been for some time. The
audience was composed almost entirely
of those who had business before the
Court as the busy times precluded any
curiosity seekers.
The members of Company d, Bel Air
entertained their friends at a Smoker at
the Armory on Thursday night of last
week. large number of persons were
present and the evening was pleasantly
spent with games. Music was furnished
by colored orchestra.
Mrs Maria T. Lyon, mother of A.
Lincoln Lyon. of Havre de Grace, sus-
tanned painful injuries on Sunday night
by falling down a fight of stairs into the
cellar. Her left arm was broken and she
was considerably bruised and shaken up.
Mrs. Lyon is about sixty-fve years old.
We enormously stated last week that
Mr.. Aaron F. Sitter had been elected
President Of the Board of Supervisors of
Election. Mr.. William ]. Forsythe was
reelected president. We are very sorry
that this mistake occurred, but accidents
will happen in the best governed house
holds"
The Bryant Literary Society of the
Darlington Academy, met Friday. May
9th, in the principals room. The follow
ing programme was we'll rendered: the
author Of the hour being Bret Harte;
song, School; Life of Bret Harte, Mildred
Scott; charade, reading, Isabel Brown;
question box; song, School. charade;
reading. Mary Whitelock; reading, Emily
Ely; charaCc; recitation, Lucille Knight
song, School.
Miss Bessie Cover assisted by Mr..
Charles A. Mccain and other Baltimore
talent, will give concert in the Assembly
Rooms of the Masonic Temple, Bel Air
on Friday evening. June 9th. Miss Cover
has heretofore directed n number OF con.
certs which have delighted Bel Air
audiences and it is unnecessary to say
that this one will prove no exception to
the rule. At the close of the entertain
ment the "Womans Guild" of Emmanuel
Pc. Church will have refreshments for
sale.
The VanBibbcr Base Ball Club will
play the first game of the season at Van
Bibbcr, ON Saturday, May 18th, instead
ofMay 24th Against them will be pitted
the Crimson Athletic Club, of Baltimore
The VanBibbcr boys are in fine form and
will play fast ball, which they will have
to do, as the Crimson is one of the best
amateur teams i'll the State, having de
fcatcd such clubs as Mt. st. Joseph's Col
lcgc, Cambridge, Catonsville and Coun
try Club The VanBibber grounds have
been put in first class condition. Thu
club will play the Baltimore and Ohio
team on Saturday, May oath.
The Maryland Geological Survey i
now issuing comprehensive report OF
the CLAWS and clay industries of Mary
land. The book contains 300 pages ant
gives comprehensive sketch of tn
general industries. of all of it's scientifi
and industrial aspects, and outlines tn
developments which are possible. 1t
well known that Maryland possesses n
abundance of valuable clay and the Stat