The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-03-21
Local affairs.

The pupils of Emmorton School, as
sisted bytheir teacher Miss Hattie Wilson
will hold an oyster supper on Thursda,
evening, March 9th.
Miss Anna Mitchell, of Pleasantvllle
and Miss Lutine Keen, of Bel Air. were
the guests of Speaker Noble L. Mitchell
Annapolis this week.
Bishop Paret will visit Emmanuel P
E Church, Bel Air, on Sunday. April 9th
He will preach and afterwards administer
the rite of confirmation.
There will be preaching at Providence
NJ. p. Church, Sunday, March 23rd. a;
1890 A. NJ; Union Chapel, p. NJ. and
Grace Church, Bel Air, Z As P. M.
Mr.. Thomas W. Hall, of the firm OF
E. H. Hall and Son, Bel Air, while handl,
ing a carload of plows one day last week
mashed his hand, infiicting a painful
bruise.
MFR. Emory A. McComas, of the firm
of Hanway, Barnes and McComas, Bel
Air, while handling car load OF plows
one dav last week, mashed his hand, in
ficting painful bruise.
AS we go to press we are informed
that Charles Trego committed suicide,
at his home near Fulford, yesterday after
noon by shooting himself with a pistol.
He is reported as being dead.
KEY. and Mrs. ]. Fred Baggs and Mr..
and Mrs. O. c. Michael, ofAberdeen. will
leave on Tuesday next to attend the
Baltimore Annual Conference ofthc NJ. E.
Church, South, which will meet at
Trinity M. E. Church.
Rev. Edwin B. Niver, of Christ Church.
Baltimore, will close the Friday night
Lenten services that have been in pro-
gress at Emmanuel P. E. Church, Bel
Air, on this, Friday evening. Hereafter
during Lent, the afternoon services at
this church will be held at O'Clock in
stead of 4.30.
Frederick Rauscher, one of the most
respected citizens of Havre de Grace, died
on Saturday of last week in the sixty
fourth year ol his age. He was native
of Germany and came to this country
when sixteen years old. He removed to
Havre de Grace thirty.six years ago and
has since been conducting bakery there.
MIR. Harry d. Hanway is making ar
rangements to erect large barn on the
farm recently purchased by him adjoining
Bel Air. 1t will be forty-ive by fifty-five
feet with a forty foot straw house. He
expects to erect modern and up-to-date
building in every respect. He is also
building a tenant house for the overseer
of his property.
"A Missionary Rally will be held at
Grace NJ. E. Church South Aberdeen on
next Sunday evening at 7.45 O'Clock. A
programme of Rotations and music will
be rendered by the Sunday School
Missionary Society. This meeting is the
postponement of the one which was to
have been held last Sunday evening. but
was interrupted by the rain.
An entertainment will be held at
Centre NJ. E. Church, Forest Hill on
Thursday evening, March 9th, at eight
P. M. picture songs and musical
glasses" will be given by Professor J.
Albert Loose, of Baltimore. The enter
tainment is being given for the benefit of
the Sunday School of which Mr.. Eugene
Tucker is the superintendent.
On Friday night, Sheriff Reasin took
into custody an insane man by the name
of Nathan Kenny, who had been quite
violent about Bel Air for two or three
days. He was committed to Spring Grove
Insane Asylum on Saturday under GER
tifcate of physicians. Deputy Sheriff
Coleman Sheridan and Mr.. William E.
Lingan took him to the institution the
same afternoon.
Bishop Charles B. Galloway, of Jack
son, Mississippi, presiding Bishop of the
next session of the Baltimore Annual
Conference M. E. Church South, will
preach at Grace M. E. Church South at
Aberdeen on Wednesday evening, April
ID Mr. Galloway is one of the most
eloquent speakers in the college Of
Bishops and the public is cordially invited
to attend and hear him.
Cards have been issued for a dance to
be given in the Assembly Rooms of the
Masonic Temple, Bel Air. on Tuesday
evening April LIST. The chaperones are
c. Of
Smith, J. T. c. Hopkins, ]. A. Hunter, S.
A. Williams and S. D. Rosan. The COM
mittee in charge are Messrs. c. D. Rosan,
Henry w. Lee, w. Wylie Hopkins, A. M.
Fulford, Jr., E. H. Webster and Thomas
W. Hall.
On Tuesday, Fred. Gunttz, was ser
iously injured at Forest Hill, on the
Maryland and Pennsylvania railroad by
being caught between the caboose and
freight car One arm was broken and
he was also hurt internally. DR.. c. A.
Hollingsworth rendered the necessary
immediate medical aid and went to the
hospital with the injured man the same
day. 1t was found necessary to ampu-
tate the injured arm. The man will re-
cover.
Judge Morris has handed down an
opinion in the bankrupt estate of John J.
Durham. In the opinion the Court
denies the petition to set aside certain
bills of sale made to the Hartford National
Bank of Bel Air except as to a mortgage
bill of sale made to secure an antecedent
debt of $4,000. Mr.. Durham made FIVE
mortgage bills of sale in August, Septem-
Der and October 1899. The total of the
sums intended to be secured being $780,
$50, of which amount $4,000 was an
antecedent debt secured over from the
previous season.
On Saturday Mr.. William L. Clark,
agent for the Mccormick Harvesting
Machine Company, received twenty
seven new machines at the station in Bel
Air nearly all of which were delivered to
the purchasers. The different wagons
loaded with the machinery made an i'm
posing display and attracted considera'
BILE attention. After driving through the
main streets of Bel Air the party ad
journed to lunch at Grangers Hotel
Mr.. Clark deserves great credit for hi:
success in making this large number o
sales which we doubt has been equallet