The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-12-19

Arrangements are DelllS maze II
bring Prof =. 7. Ford, the celebrated re
/ otter, To Hartford, for ten evenings tn
first part of the wear.
, The Misses Boarman entertained tn,
Card Club ON last SATURDAY. afternoon
Prizes were won by Mrs. Kate Webb
and Miss Eva Hopkins.
MIR. Dudley d. Waters, of Bel Air
met with Il painful accident one day last
wccl, by being caught between the wheels
of wagon. He is now improving.
The sale of Mr.. Samuel Deets, which
: was advertised to take place on Tuesday
December 10th, has been postponed until
tomorrow. Saturday, December Goth,
when it will be held.
The County Commissioners have
given notice by advertisement that they
will receive hearings. up to and including
January 9TH, i'll regard to the best road
to be macadamized between Churchville
and Havre de Grace. This is question
that interests large number of persons
and the Commissioners are entitled to
have the views of all interested parties
On Monday, Jacob A. Doxen, trustee.
sold the Pyle property, situated near
Chestnut Hill, to ]. Hudson Pyle for
$3.50. The same trustee, the same day,
sold the property of the late Samuel X.
Tucker. situated near Forest Hill, and
containing sixty-tive acres of land. 1t
was purchased by Noble L. Mitchell for
! 50, 500 Joshua ". Mccall was the auc-
tionecr for both properties.
! Mr. Walter Harris Cronin, son ofAIr.
and Mrs. T. +. Cronin, of Wilma, and
Miss Susan Cordelia Jones, daughter of
Mrs. Susan Ingram Jones, were married
at West Baltimore NJ. p. Church, on
Tuesday. Rev. c. II. Littleton was the
officiating minister. The only attendants
were the flower girl, Miss Katherine
Myers, and the ring bearer, Master
| Harold Herring. Messrs. Nathan Mana
kcc, of Wilmington, A. J. Gore. of Wash
ington II. c. Kerr and Randall Cronin,
brother of the groom, were the ushers.
On Thursday of last week, the Mary
land and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad com-
menccd using 4 portion of its new track
between Baldwin and Fallston. 1t was
the desire of the company to have the
entire distance, which has lately been re-
built, in condition for travel before the
first of the year but unfavorable weather
has interrupted the work. The steel
viaduct at Overshot trcstle has been
practically completed, and workmen are
now husily engaged in erecting the new
bridge across Little Gunpowdcr. The
improvements considerably shorten the
distance and the lire is Strengthened out
in such manner so as to save several
minutes in time, when the trains will be
allowed TO pass over the new road bed at |
the accustomed speed.
The coal situation has not materially |
changed in the past week especially so
far as this county is concerned. There |
was no coal then and there none now |
and the prospect is ything but inviting. |
Bituminous coal is as scarce and high as |
the anthracite and those who have wood |
stoves had better make arrangements to |
run them for at least n portion of the !
winter. Baltimore and its tributaries |
seem to have suffered the most for it |
appears to be the determination of the |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to prevent |
as little fuel coming to the city as posi- |
bic. Attorney General Isidor Rayner has
been approached on the matter and he
stated without hesitation that if the |
railroad company was guilty of certain
specified charges it would be in danger |
of forfciting its charter on the grounds of
misuscr ard nonuser. 1t is true that in
dividual shippers could bring their
grievances before the Interstate CON-
mercc Commission but the proceedings .
for the forfeiture of the charter would |
seem to be more feasible as it would strike
at the root otthe matter. In n recent i'll
tervicw Mr.. Rayncr stated that he hoped
that the railroad company would take |
speedy counsel and resolve to perform its
public duties as n common carrier be-
cause the State could not remain passive !
if there has been clear violation of 4 |
public duty by Il public corporation.
The town of Centreville was visited |
by disastrous fire at an early hour on
Sunday morning. 1t was discovered |
alb ut four o'clock and spread so rapidly |
that it was but short time before half
of the business section of the town was |
in flames. The local fire company was
unable to cope with the fire and assis-
tancc was autographed for at Wilmington.
Two companies arrived about five hours |
after the flames were first discovered. |
The loss will reach at least $125, 900 on
which there is 100000 insurance. The |
business section of the city is almost en-
tirely wiped out Among the buildings
destroyed were the Centreville National !
Bank and Queen Anne Bank. The origin
Of the fire is unknown. The destruction
of small towns by fires, a number of
which have occurred i'll recent years, calls
to mind the fact that every prccaution
should be adopted to guard against a
similar disaster to our own homes.
Where a large number of wooden build
inSs are closely corgregated. the danger
OF the contiagration spreading is always
great and we should all use every dill
gcncc, especially i'll cold weather when so
many stoves and furnaces are running.
Bel Air has an excellent water supply and
SO far we have been able to successfully
cope with every fire, but the disaster of
Ccntrevillc should be an additional incen-
| tive to be careful
BEL AIR NOTES.
| Mr.. James b. Preston, a prominent
citizen of this county, is critically i'll at
the home of his son. Mr.. WaltcrW. Pres
ton, i'll Bel Air.
Mr.. Waldo D. Maynard, formerly
principal Of the Bel Air Academy and
Graded School, was the guest of Bel Air