The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-02-07
Local affairs.


flvorably in the Senate.
If there is nything in the prophesy
about grounding day, we may expec'
six weeks more of winter weather.
AIR. Archibald Wilson, of William, OF
Pvlesvillc, has accepted a position with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany.
The Woman's Guild of Emmanuel
Church, Bel Air, will hold a cake sale on
tomorrow, Saturday afternoon, at three
o'clock.
Senator Thomas H. Robinson, has
been named as member of the Demo-
cratic Steering Committee of the State
Senate.
MIR. Guy Parker, of Chester, Penn
svlvania, has removed to the property
of his grandfather, MIR. James Parker, OF
mean Macton.
The First Presbyterian Church OF
Bel Air has extended a unanimous call to
Rev. Somerset Spencer Greenwich, OF Re
Law, Baltimore county.
The name of the Paul and Falconer
Company, of Baltimore City, has been
changed to the Falconcr Company, with
MIR. Charles Falconer as president.
Mr.. Joseph Pyle, of Macton, was
painfully injured on Monday, by falling
from fodder rick. His leg was bad
" cut and he was otherwise bruised.
MIR. Arthur Armstrong, of Aberdeen,
had a valuable horse fatally injured by
running into sleigh while driving in
Havre de Grace on Wednesday afternoon.
The pastor will preach at providence
M. P. Church, Sunday, February 9, at
1O.3OA. NJ; Union Chapel at P. M,
and Grace Church, Bel Air, at 7.45 m.
Mr.. William A. Bodt, of Fountain
Green, has purchased from DIR. w. S.
Gorsuch 80 acres of land, with improve
ments, situated near Churchville, for
$4,000.
Jerusalem Christian Church Sunday
School, 945 A. NJ; preaching. 1 A. NJ;
UPS. C. E., 100 p. NJ. Joppa, preach
ing, +. NJ. Fork, preaching, 100 ?.
NJ. by Rev. R. E L. Abbott.
Mr. Thompson Anderson, Of Dublin,
died on Saturday, aged seventy-seven
Years He was buried on Tuesday, the
interment being at Dublin M. E. cemetery.
Rev. K. G. Murray officiated.
The freeze on Sunday night has post
poned temporarily the ice gorge at Port
Deposit and Havre de Grace. The resi-
dents of both places are very apprehen-
sive as to results when the ice breaks up
MIR. d. B. Arthur, of Aberdeen, will
operate IA carlnery at Fleming's Landing
near Smyrna, Delaware. He has also
rented a house in Lcipsic. He will con-
tract for about five hundred acres of to-
matOes.
On Wednesday Judge Walters ex-
cused the following jurors: Cover II.
Coale, Morris Cochran and Abraham w.
Evans. In their places were drawn Ben
nett H. Barnes, 8; A. Lawrence Penni-
man, 3; John Kirk, 3.
An earthquake was felt in this vicinity
on Tuesday morning between 0 and 10
o'clock. 1t was also apparent i'll and near
Baltimore. The windows of the Court
House were distinctly heard to rattle,
and in other parts of Bel All it was also
noticed.
On Wednesday Hon. Murray Vandiver
was formally notified of his election as
State Treasurer by a committee of the
House of Delegates and State Senate.
Senator Thomas II. Robinson acted as
chairman, Mr. Howard Proctor was
a member of the committee on the part
of the House.
On Tuesday of last week the house
of Mr.. Luther H. McNabb, of Macton,
caught fire about the middle of the day.
1t was thought that the flames had been
entirely extingushed, but about mid
night it was found that the blaze had
kindled up again and had it not been tor
this timely discovery the dwelling would
have been burned. Fortunately the loss
is small one.
The will of the late Henry c. Schill-
ing has been probated by Register of
Wills Bay. He leaves all of his property,
real and personal, to his sons Howard
Louis, Henry Charles and John William
Schlling, share and share alike. The
latter two sons are named as executors.
The will is dated February 22d, 1899,
and is witnessed by John {. Robinson,
Luther Philips and J. Upton Ayres.
Governor John Walter Smith will
have the appointment of three Judges
this year. The terms of Chief Justice
James McSherry of the Court ofAppeals,
Judge James Upshur Dennis of the SUI
preme Bench of Baltimore City and Judge
James d. Waters of this Circuit will all
expire There seems to be little doubt
but what the present incumbcnts will all
be rc-appointcd as their eminent ability
to fill their respective positions is so well
recognized. Successors to these officials
cannot be elected until 1903 as the Con
stitution ofthe State provides that Judges
shall be elected the same year as the
members of the General Assembly.
"A few days ago one freight car of the
Michigan Central brought into New
York city thirty tons of hay, and when
the report of this cargo was made to
railway men of great experience they at
first doubted its accuracy since ten tons
is the usual load. But the bill of lading
and the report of the freight handlers
proved the truth ofthe statement. With,
in day or two this hay will be OF its way
toSouth Africa. 1t is part of a contract
entered into between exporters of New
York and the British government for the
shipment of l 5 900 tons of hay to South
Africa this winter. In addition to that
some 6 900 tons have been shipped tc
England direct.-Hay Trade Journal.
The snow of last week was followed
by rain on Saturday evening and Sun
day morning. A cold wave struck the
country Sunday night, and up to the
present time the temperature has riser
very little. Wednesday morning was thu
coolest this winter. The thermometer il
Bel Air was six degrees above zero. L