The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-07

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on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
November 10th and Goth, i'll the w. {.
L. Hall, Forest Hill.
Communion services, conducted b
Rev. w. NJ. Poisal, will be held at Grac
NJ p Church, Bel Air, Sunday. Noven
Der Q, at II A NJ, and at Mt. Carmel a
8 p. NJ. Preaching at Grace Church a
S p NJ.
Baltimore Quarterly Meeting c
Friends will convene at Friends Meeting
House at Fallston, Hartford county, OF
Sunday and Monday, November 9th ant
10th, promptly at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
Friendly people cordially invited.
The next meeting of the Deer Creel
Farmers Club will be held at the resi-
dence of MrW. Beatty Harlan, at Church
vile. The subject selected for discussion
is Tomatoes The roll-call will be al
4 p. NJ, on Saturday, November 8.
Miss Rosella NJ. Francis, daughter o
MIR. James K. Francis, of Govanstowr
and Mr. Oliver S. Holland, Jr., formerly
of this county but now of Govanstowr
were married on Wednesday, October
Goth at Towson NJ. E. Church by the
Rev. J. r. Edwards, pastor.
Right Reverend William Paret, D. D.
Bishop of Maryland, will administer the
rite of Confirmation in Grace Memoria
Church, Darlington, on Sunday morning
November 9th, at eleven A. NJ, and at
Ascension Church, Scarboro, at three P
NJ. He will also preach the sermons.
Despite the fact that cunning on cleo.
ton day is n violation of the law, many
persons took advantage of the fine
weather on Tuesday and went hunting.
Up to few years ago, election day was
regarded as Il gunner's holiday and it
seems hard for the people to get out OF
the old habit.
An oyster supper will be held i'll the
hall at Darlington by the Ladies Aid
Society of the NJ. L. Church on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, November
10Th and 18th. There will be plenty OF
everything and everyone is invited to
come. If the weather be unfavorable
either evening the supper will be held on
Friday and Saturday evenings.
Miss Dora l.. benson and Mr.. Wilson
X. Penn, both of Baltimore, were married
on Wednesday at the NJ. E. Parsonage at
Dublin. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Frank A. kilmon, brother-in-
law of the bride. The wedding was a
quiet one and in the nature of 4 surprise
to the many friends of the happy couple.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Penn left for a northern bridal tour.
Col George R. Ash, who has for a
number of years edited the Cecil Demo-
crat, will retire from the active manage
ment i'll order to devote his entire time to
the position of State Auditor. which he
now holds. The editorial management
of the Democrat will pass into the hands
of Mr.. John S. Writ, who is the principal
owner OF the paper. MIR. Writ has had
considerable experience as a writer, and
TIE high reputation that our esteemed
contemporary has always held will, in no
wise, lie impaired by the new manage
ment.
Triumph Lodge No. 16, l. o. o. F. of
Bel Air, will hold a banquet on Monday
evening, November 18th. This Lodge
has invited Delta, Aberdeen, Havre de
Grace, Glen Arm and Deer Creek to fra
tcrnize with them and the grand officers
of the Grand Lodge of Maryland will
also he present The degree team of
Warren Lodge, which is composed Of
forty members, will exemplify the work.
1t is expected that about $50 guests will
be present. The committee in charge of
the entertainment is Jacob Schapiro,
John W. Anderson, n. Howard Dean, ].
E. Dean and ]. l.. Gould.
A shaft fifty feet deep and eight feet
i'll diameter, has been sunk in the rear of
the old Swansbury FIGURING Mills near
Oakins ton, i'll search for gold by Mr..
Joseph Myers, who recently purchased a
large acreage of land for prospecting pur-
poses. 1t is said that Mr.. Myers is not
a pipe dreamer but has actually dis
covered gold and silver bearing quartz,
which is worth about $50 per ton. The
proportions of the camp give evidence to
the belief that its originators will make
extensive excavations for locating veins of
gold and as paying excavations have
been carried on successfully for year or
two in Cecil county, the project gives
promise of success.
The Hazard Wharf Company began
on Wednesday to unload and deliver the
cargo of Welsh anthracite coal, which ar
rived on Monday. The shipment con-
sists ofabout 3, 500 tons and was brought
to Baltimore on the steamer Montana.
1t is what is called Welsh cobble coal and
is something like our No. hard or fur
mace coal. The color is jet black and it
has not the BLUSH cast so noticeable in the
American product. Samples will be test
ed by the Government to ascertain the
percentage of carbon it contains and if
it is less than ninety-two per cent, the
duty will be CT cents which will be added
to the cost of the consumers. This is the
first cargo of imported coal that has
been received by the company all of
which has been sold and another ship
ment is expected in a day or two. About
900 tons of this coal will be shipped to
Bel Air.
The new local option law, which was
adopted by the voters of Cecil county by
a majority of 60 votes, will go into effect
next Nav. The law will be different in
some respects from the one regulating
prohibition four years ago when liquor
could be obtained from drug stores on a
physicians prescription. Under the new
law more restrictions are placed upon
drug stores and no one can obtain liquor
unless he he a regular practicing ply siciar
of Cecil county, who must apply in Per
son to obtain the same. Under the law
no prescription shall be permitted and il
the event of any one needing liquor thu
same must be obtained by a physician
practicing in the county. Cecilcounty il
at present under high license law and NJ
saloons are permitted, hotels, which ar
limited to two in each district, witt