The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-06-13

Nil Minutes n MSNSiDb, WIG pl illl
pal of the Bel Air Academy and Grade,
School. will have the degree of Master G
Arts conferred upon him by St. John
College. Annapolis, at the next com
mencemcnt
On Saturday, the case of S NJ. Hes
and Brother against 5. Oliver Nc
Courtney was tried in Court before ajury
\ verdict was rendered in favor of thu
plaintiff for S1S6.S1. Williams ant
| Close appeared for the plaintiff, J. J
| Archer and Wilson for the defendant.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club viii
meet at the residence of the late William
Woolsey on Saturday afternoon at four
o'clt ok. A large number of guests have
been invited and the Club will he enter.
tanned by Mr.. b. Howard Hannah, of the
Baltimore City bar. The roll call will be
at four o'clock. The subject selected for
discussion is Roads and OYSTERS"
Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith will preach
at Spesutia Church, Sunday evening,
June %, at o'clock. DIR. Smith has
built up larger congregation than any
other man in Baltimore in recent years.
Ten wears ago st. Michaels and All
Angels Church had a little over four
hundred communicates; now it has six
teen hundred. His church, which is one
of the largest in Baltimore, will not
accommodate the crowds which are
tiocking to hear him. All are invited to
hear DR.. Smith who is acknowledged to
be one of the most popular preachers in
the State
During the thunder storm on Satur-
day afternoon, lightning struck pole on
the Thomas Run road near Schuck's
corner. The bolt was carried by the
telephone wire to the residence of Mr..
Frank H. Jacobs. A portion passed into
locust tree splitting it open. The
fluid also went into the telephone and
burn: out the ground wire and having
no way to reach the ground it tore a
number of large stones out of the side of
the building. Mrs. Jacobs and the chill
dren were setting in nearby room at
the time. They were badly frightened
and somewhat stunned.
The shad fishing is practically closed
at Havre de Grace with very poor results
as to the catch of fish. Fewer shad were
caught than for years. Prices, however,
were higher, being maintained at from
SIS to $50 all through the season. The
operations of the United States Fish
Commission at Battery Station closed
last week. The supply of shad eggs was
very small compared with former years,
both from the fact that shad were scarce
and also that they did not ripen The
weather being cold, the shad kept in deep
water, and it was very unusual to find
one sufficiently ripe for stripping. The
total supply for the season was about
10000 while two years ago it was
ten times the amount.
"A large an appreciative audience was
entertained for two hours in
the Assembly Rooms of the Masonic
Temple, Bel Air on Friday evening at
the concert given under the direction of
Miss Bessie Cover. The programme was.
in two parts and was participated in by
AI,ee,e uA,ly,nc AoT,,-l,,,
pianists, Miss Helen Williams, Mrs. ].
Royston Sitter and Mr.. James w. Clay
ton, vocalists. Miss Higgins, violinist
Each part was we'll rendered as was at
tested by the liberal applause of the
audience MIR Charles A Mccain took
the house by storm and his popular
melodies received encore after encore.
Every one present pronounced the affair
a success in every particular and the
entire programme passed off without the
slightest hitch or jar.
The large stone mansion house sit.
uated on the property of Mr.. William
Silver, OF John, near Chenille, caught fire
about one o'clock on Thursday of last
week, and was totally destroyed. 1t was
a stone structure and had recently been
fitted up, making it one of
the handsomest country residences in that
vicinity. The fire was caused by sparks
from a chimney, which fell upon the roof.
The family had been cleaning up ana had
thrown large amount of rubbish in one
of the fire places and set fire toit. As the
flames originated on the roof, Mr. Silver,
with the assistance of some neighbors,
was enabled to save all of the contents
except what was stored in the attic.
The building was insured in the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
County for 81, 500, and the contents for
$500. The loss will reach ST. 900.
The actions OF the managers of the
Christian Endeavor Convention in de-
clining the rates of the Maryland and
Pennsylvania Railroad would seem to
indicate that they are not very anxious
to bring the Convention to Bel Air. We
areinformed that General Manager Norris
offered them the low price of 60 cents tor
a round trip from Baltimore to Bel Air.
When it is taken into consideration that
the company has offered to run a number
of extra trains, it would hardly seem fair
to ask them to do any better than what
they have offered. The people of Bel Air
have been liberal in their response
towards subscribing a fund sufficient
towards paying the expenses of the Con-
vention and this same spirit of liberality
we think has also been exhibited by the
Railroad Company. If the managers Of
the affair are sincere i'll expressing a de-
sire to come to Bel Air, certainly every
reasonably requirement has been COM
piled with and they should not hesitate
to accept the invitation.
AN EXPENSIVE DRUNK.
On Wednesday four negro men, John
Waters, Wesley Preston, Oscar Banks
and Thaddeus Brown hired a trappe from
Mr.. Herbert S. Flowers and borrowed a
horse from MIR. A. o. Richardson for the