The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-07-04

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Bessie Grafton and Grace Forwood.
Chairman Murray Nandivcr has
issued call for meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee. which
will he held in Baltimore on Wednesday,
July o. The committee will fix the date
for the primaries i'll the counties and the
representation of the various wards in
the City.
The last sermon of the series of illus
trated sermons on the life OF Christ will
be given in Ebenezcr Church this Sunday
evening, at o'clock. 1t will have to do
with the great tenement house and other
social problems of the day. About thirty
views will be used. Silver offering at the
close.
Through the courtesy of Rev. E. A.
Colburn, of Churchville, we will be able
to publish extracts from the work of Rev.
DR.. Lcakin entitled Legion or Feigned
Excuses" The excuses are about sixty
in number and are very true, entertain
ing and amusing and we will publish
one or two each week until the entire
series is completed.
On Monday afternoon, the case of
William Heise against the County Com
missioners was tried before Justice Lyle.
This was suit brought for damages
claimed for the loss of horse which was
injured by falling from culvcrt at
Munnikhuysen's gate, near Bel Air. A
Judgment was rendered i'll favor of the
County Commissioners. Carver and Nc
Comas appeared for the plaintiff and
Maynader for the defendant.
A church fair, for the benefit of the
Organ Fund of the Bel Air Emmanuel
Church, was held by some of the future
bellies of the town on the lawn of Mrs.
Kate Webb, on Wednesday afternoon.
1t was given by Misses Katherine Munni-
khuySen and Rebecca Webb who were as
sisted by Misses Maulsby and Louise
Nelson and Rebccca Dallam The sum of
So % was realized, which reflects great
credit upon those who had the matter in
charge.
On Tuesday the stockholders of the
Savings Bank of Hartford county held an
annual meeting. The following board
of directors was unanimously elected:
Messrs. w. w. Preston, Dennis J. Shana-
han, William S. Forwood, Jr., George l..
r. Lee Magness, G. Smith
Norris. John B. Wysong, Harry D. Han
way and Edward H. Hall. Mr. Walter
W. Preston was elected president and |
MIR Dennis ]. Shanahan, vice president,
Mr. Robert B. Munnikhuysen, cashier.
fourth successive victory last Saturday |
by defeating the Franklinviile team by
score of 20 to 5. The features of the |
game were sensational one-hand catch |,
Of a line fly by Fallston's left fielder, W.
Rahll and the excellent work of the Falls |
ton pitchers, who allowed the Franklin |
SlllS 10y Dul iNS SdlS Ills anu SlIuCk |
out ten men. The batteries were, for !
Fallston, Walker, Lee and Rogers; Frank
inville, Miles, Bostock and Warhcld. !
Fallston would like to hear from all |
strong teams in the county.
Miss Lottie Viola Shertzer, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs Isaac p. Shertzer, of Bel .
Air, and Mr.. Walter Franklin Hoover, of |
oparrow's Point, were married on Wed |
1esday of last week at Phoenix Metho-
list Episcopal Church, which had been
especially decorated for the occasion.
Rev. ]. 7. Marsh, senior pastor of the
church, performed the ceremony. The
maid of honor was Miss Fannie p.
Shertzer, sister of the bride. Miss Eliza
beth NJ. Goodwin, cousin of the bride,
was bridesmaid. Mr.. Leonard Shertzer, |
another cousin, was groomsman.
On Tuesday, while operating binder
II the wheat field of Mr.. S. A. Williams,
near Medical Hall, Mr.. George T. Sher-
man, the tenant, discovered an immense
black snake lying coiled up on a grape
vine. The reptile did not move and he
dispatched Mr.. Carson to the house for
4 shot gun. After getting the weapon
the latter aimed at the snake and shot it
INTO about three or four feet from the head.
This portion started to get away, but a
second shot had a quoting effect. The
snake measured, when dead, ten feet,
seven and one-half inches, and was ten
and one-half inches in circumference at its |
largest part. 1t was a female and had |
eighteen well developed eggs in it. Mr.
Sherman said he saw snake about this |
size one day last summer, but it got away
from him.
The VanBibber base ball team defeat
ed the Guilfords, of Baltimore, at V
Bibber on Saturday. The score was II |
to 6. Hughes pitched good game, only
six hits being made off of him. He struck |
out thirteen men. Kaufman caught well
and his batting was timely. The Van
DIDDSl . HethS DSSi SiS6tliN llCHSluSltu
and bid fair to become one of the best
teams in the State. They will play two
games with the Lexington Stars today,
July 4th. This team defeated them at
Patterson Park last year i'll one of the
best games ever seen on that ground by
a score of to 6. On Saturday, July 9th,
the Bel Air boys will journey to VanBib-
Der for game, and it is expected to be
something great. This is the second
game of series between the two teams,
and as the best of feeling exists among all
the players, the public may expect an OK
cellent exhibition.
PERUVIAN LOCALS.
Mrs. John w. Bay and Mrs. Harry
Abercrombe left last Thursday for
thirty days trip to Canada.
Seven cars of freight train derailed
south of Bush river last Sunday morning
early, blocking up both tracks for six
hours.