The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-06-27
Local affairs.

was granted his final naturallzaio
papers in Court on Monday.
Frost was reported in many portion
of the county on Tuesday morning, bu
no serious damage was done so far
can be learned.
The board of directors ofthe Harfor
National Bank have declared a SEM
annual dividend of five per cent, clear q
taxes, payable on July list.
Mrs. lydia E. Whitson has been ap
pointed administrators of the estate o
the late Daniel A. Whitson. She CAV
bond in the penal sum of 81, 900.
On Monday Thomas H. Robinson
attorney, sold the Dorsey land, contain
ing II acres to Mr.. Harry S. Carver, tol
$3.50. ]. s. Richardson was the auction
eer
-Messrs J. Edwin Webster and E. II
Webster have been appointed admilnstra
tors of the estate of the late George 5
Webster. They gave bond in the pena
sum of 81, 900.
AT the recent commencement OF the
Baltimore University School ofLaw, Mr.
Ell Colgan. Jr., of Reckord, was award
ed the gold medal for highest average in
the junior class.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Wentworth, editor OF
the Saturday Review and Miss Frances
B, Boucher were married in Baltimore on
Tuesday. Miss Boucher was formerly
well-known in Bel Air.
Miss Alice Wilson, of Emnorton,
entertained some friends at progressive
euchre on Thursday evening oflast week.
The first prizes were won by Miss Mary
Colburn and Mr.. Harry Hughes.
The claim of Mr.. William Silver OF
John, for loss of house and contents, has
been ordered paid by the Hartford Mutual
Fire Insurance Company. 1t amounts
to $4,000 on building and contents.
The Directors of the Mutual Fire In
surance of Hartford county have selected
Mr.. Charles E. Weakley, of Baltimore
county, as a member of the executive
committee in place of the late John Sterl-
ing.
Miss Eleanore Goldsborough Duke
hart, of Forest Hill. was one of the
graduates at the commencement OF the
Washington City Normal kindergarten
Institute, which was held in Washington,
d. c., recently.
The seventh annual meeting of the
American Association of Farmers 1nsti-
tute Workers was held in Washington on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. Mr.. w. L. Amoss, OF this
county is president of the Association.
Mr.. Clifford Hanway, who was one
of the recent graduates at the Peeksklll
Military Academy, gave an old fashioned
barn dance in the barn which has been
recently erected on the farm ofhis farther
Mr. Harry d. Hanway, near Bel Air.
The affair was largely attended and
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Mr. Henry ]. Horn, of the Rocks, ex-
hibited at The Egis Office on Tuesday,
bound copy of the Baltimore Evening
Post, which was published in 1907 by
Niles and Frailey. 1t is an interesting
volume and has a full account of the
capture ofAaron Burr at his remote home,
Blennerhasset, on the Mississippi River,
which was then in Spanish territory. 1t
also has an account of the trial.
-Messrs Hunt and Lackie. the con-
tractors of the Churchville road, have
begun active work and soon hope to hsve
the improvements we'll under way. They
have been somewhat handicapped by the
scarcity of hands, but are getting ad-
ditional labor every day. The road has
been again fenced up and persons wish
ing to travel in that direction are COM
PEELED to go by way of Moores Mill.
Invitation have been issued for a
dance to be held in the Assembly Rooms
of the Masonic Temple on Thursday
night July Sd. The chaperons are Mes
danes, S. w. Bradford, Oliver Smith, S.
A. Williams, S. D. Rosan, ]. T. c. Hop
kins, I. A. Harris. The committee in
charge are Messrs. c. D. Rosan, w. Wylie
Hopkins, D. B. Gilbert, Alexander NJ.
Fulford, Jr, DIR. Armfeld F. VanBibber
and Thomas w. Hall.
The commencement at the Havre de
Grace High School will be held this, Fri
day evening. An attractive musical
programme is being provided for the &C.
casion and the exercises will prove of a
highly interesting character. The men,
bers of the class are Maggie Mcdonald,
Edwina Brown, Margaret Moore, Matte
Snow, Kate Baekey, Nellie Case, Grace
Chesney, Kate Welsh, Hilda Newmeyer,
Sallie Bachtold, Thomas Wilson, George
brennan, Lee Edmondson.
The farmers throughout the county
have commenced to harvest their wheat.
While the straw is light, the heads are
very much better filled than what had
been expected. The crop, however, will
be much short of the usual yield, but will
not be total failure as was feared.
Clover hay, which is now practically all
harvested, is very short and unless the
light rains will bring up the timothy, a
hay famine in this county may be expect
ed. Corn and tomatoes are both look
ing better, with chances for a fair yield.
Miss Harriet Faith Cook, daughter
of Mrs James H. Scarf, of Taylor, was
married on Wednesday of last week to
to Mr. John Y. Bryant, of Baltimore
The ceremony was performed at the
parsonage of McKendree Methodist Epis
copal Church at Arlington, Baltimore
county, by the pastor Rev. E. fl. Lamar
an uncle OF the bride. The latter wore 6
gown of white organdy trimmed with
old point lace and carried brides roses
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant will make theil
home at the St James Hotel, Baltimore
On Monday. the trustees of the Jar
rettsVille Academy, accompanied by {
large number of interested patrons, wen
before the Board of County Commission
ers with reference to obtaining enough
money to erect a new building. TIL
present one is in a very dilapidated con
dition but, as the School Boards re
port shows, it will be impossible for then
to do anything whatever in the way G
erecting new school house out of tn
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