The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-07-18


The weather is always supposed to b'
more unhealthy now than any othe1
period of the summer.
The picnic at Otter Point has beer
postponed until July %, on account
of the illness of Mr.. J. p. Leight, who viii
be unable to attend to the details.
Those farmers. who have thrcshed, re,
port the wheat crop as being very much
better than was expected. The straw is
light but the heads are we'll matured and
filled.
MIR. Charles f. Fink, accompanied
bv Mr. B. Frank Grouse, of Westminster,
was in Bel Air yesterday afternoon. MIR.
Fink is a candidate for Congress in this
Congressional District.
Woods meeting opened at Calvary
Church on Wednesday night. Rev. K. 5.
Barnes is in charge. He will be assisted
by the local clergy as we'll as ministers
from a distance The meetings will be
conducted all of this and next week.
The COLCHESTER excursion of Friday
last proved to be the most enjoyable af-
fair of the kindever given by the Epworth
League of Grace NJ. E. Church South,
Aberdeen The weather was delightfully."-
cool and clear and nothing occurred to
mar the pleasure of anyone.
An alarm of fire was sounded i'll Bel
Air on Tuesday morning. The Fire De-
partment was prompt in responding, but
their services were not necessary, as the
blaze was easily extingushcd with a few
buckets of water. 1t occurred in the old
Whitaker building, which is now the
property of Mr.. John Lochary.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the resi-
dence of MIR. James Lee, near Church
vile, on Saturday, July 10. The roll
call will be at o'clock p. NJ. The sub
ject selected for discussion is The de-
struction of Hartford Forests: How far
has it gone? How far can it wisely go?"
An enjoyable house party was given
this week at Grey Rock" the home of
Miss Virginia A. Jones. Among the
guests were Miss Virginia Martin, of
Port Deposit, Miss Margaret Reed, of
Baltimore, Miss Margaret Chase, of
Michigan, Mr.. William Nesbitt, of Port
Deposit and MIR. H. X. Jones, of West
Virginia.
The Bel Air base ball team has made
a remarkable record in the games it has
played this summer. In the first place it
is composed entirely of local talent and
has not single professional player onits
lists. Out of all the games played, and
some were with the best organizations i'll
the State, it has only one defeat to mourn.
The town people feel very proud of their
club, and it is but natural as we all like
to root for our own people, especially if
they are winners.
The Johns Hopkins University offers
twenty scholarships to residents of this
state. These scholarships entitle the
holders to free tuition but do not carry
exemption from laboratory fees. These
scholarships are for the benefit of all
parts of the State and not more than
half of them will be awarded to the city
and county of Baltimore and not more
than one half to those who are now !
members of the University. Full particu-
lars can be obtained by addressing the
President of the University.
In another column, will be found a
statement of the Second National Bank
of Bel Air, published as required by the
Comptroller of the Currency. 1t shows !
the condition ofthe Bank at the close of |
business ON July 16. The statement is a
very tiattering one, and reflects great !
credit on the business management of the !
AS will appear from the
statement the deposits amounted to
$275, 055. 10, the largest in any published |
statement of the Bank since its organiza- !
ton.
Complaint has been made to the
States Attorney that the contractors on
the Churchville road were allowing their
men to work on Sunday, thereby violat-
ing the Sabbath law. This officer has
served notice that unless this is stopped
prosecutions will follow. A neat point
might be raised should the case come to
trial, as it is understood that the contrac-
tors claim that it is a work of necessity,
such as is contemplated under the law,
public on account of the road being closed,
justifes them in employing every means
to get the job finished as quickly as pos
sible.