The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-02-14
Local affairs.

bill approprIatlng S3Oo 10 the aCd'ieiiii@
department of the Jarrcttsville academy.
A special meeting of the Democratic
State Editorial Association Will he held
in Annapolis on Thursday, February 70.
A tenant house on the property
of Mr.. Joseph g. Favour, near
Fallston, was destroyed by hre last FIJI
day.
MIR. Stevenson A. Williams, of Bel
Air, has been elected president OF the
Princeton Alumni Association OF Mary
land.
From present indications, the Feb
ruary term of Court will be short, owing
to the continuance of large number OF
cases.
MIR. Samuel j. Ady, ofSharon, recent
" sent to this office snake which he
found crawling around. This is re-
markable for this season of the year
On Monday on motion of Mr.. Will
liam HI. Harlan, Mr.. Charles II. Nc
Comas, of the Baltimore city bar, was
WAS admitted as an attorney OF this
court.
Mr.. Charles H. McComas has opened
law Office in Bel Air where he Will be
each Monday. He will attend to legal
matters either in Baltimore or tins
county.
MIR. D. c. Wharton Smith has sold,
on private terms, his farm OF $50 acres,
located near Federal Hill, to MIR. Andrew
L. Anderson. The sale was made through
Mr.. John D. Worthington.
Miss Carolyn Hunter, of Bel Air, is
the guest of Miss Mclean, of New York.
During her visit a luncheon will be given
in her honor and in the evening a dinner
and theatre party has also been arranged.
The sale of Mr.. Robert Tollenger
which was advertised to take place on
Tuesday, February 18th, has been post
poned until Thursday, February goth.
Prospective purchasers will bear i'll mind
the change of the date.
The Susquehanna River isnow frozen
from shore to shore and gorged with ice
which. from an elevation, presents gen
eral picture of snow covered valleys and
plains in miniature. Much apprehension |
is felt however, when the thaw comes.
The grand jurphas made the follow
ing presentments acknowledgements: Abra-
ham Daugherty, obtaining goods under
n Tn1
cruelty to animals. They adjourned on
Thursday after four additional indict-
ments.
Delegate George William McComas
has introduced bill amending the game
laws of Hartford county. 1t has been re-
ferrcd to the delegation. bill has also
been introduced preventing live bird
shooting which was also referred to the
delegation.
On Tuesday, ex-State Senator WASH
ington Wilkinson, of st. Mary's county,
was in Bel Air on official business. Since
his defeat last fall, for the eighth con-
secutive term, he has been appointed to
the position of inspector of Rural Free
Delivery service.
Services at Thomas Run NJ. E.
Church next Sunday morning at 1890.
MIR. Robey Grafton, of Bel Air, will be in
charge There will be services at Darl-
ington NJ. E. Church the same afternoon
by Rev K. F. Stirling, of Harmony Pres
byterian Charch.
"A ladies Washington Tea Party will
be given at the home of home of Mr..
Alexander Preston on the Chapel and |
Aberdeen road on Washington's Birth
day. An interesting literary musical
programme will be rendered and refresh |
ments will be served.
MIR. James Bowen Funston, D. ID.
Bishop of Idaho, occupied the pulpit of
Emmanuel P. E. Church, Bel Air, last
Sunday morning and evening. His
morning sermon was on the work OF
his diocese. Bishop Funston is a brother
of Mrs X. A. Castleman.
DR. F. P. Smithson reports scarlet
fever very prevalent in the neighborhood
of Sharon. Mrs. James Mcguire and
two small children, Mr.. James Blain and
two small children, young man who is
staying at the house and Mr.. Larkin
and son all have the dread disease.
A large barn of Mr. William H. Reck-
ord, situated near Kingsville, Baltimore
county, caught fire about nine O'Clock
Friday night and was totally destroyed,
together with all the contents, including
some live stock. The cause of the fire is
unknown. The loss is covered by insur-
ance.
The last of the dances at the EN-
mord Audito forum at Perryman, was
given last Friday and was the most sue
cessful of all, ninety persons being in at
tendance The music was in charge of
Mr.. Fred w. Lantz, leader of the Con-
cordia Orchestra Visitors were on hand
from Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, Port De-
post, Bel Air, Baltimore and Cations vile.
On Monday night about midnight
Mr.. c. Augustus Kennedy found Mr..
Frank Grafton, who lives near Forest
Hill, lying in the public road in front of
the residence of Messrs. A. B. Whitaker
and Brother. He was in a semi-uncon-
scious condition. With assistance, he
was taken to Mr. Whitaker's house and
DIR. F. p Smithson was summoned. 1t
was found that he was badly bruised and
one ear had been entirely torn off. His
horse had become frightened and had
thrown him out. The horse was after
wards found at MIR Grafton's house.
On Thursday, Revenue officers visited
the Clerks office and Register of Wills
office and made an inspection of each
looking to the enforcement of the law
requiring special government stamp of
fifty cents on each bond. 1t is claimed
by the department that law to this
effect went into operation on the first day
of last July and Clerk Forwood and
Register of Wills Bay were bothinstruct
ed to see that each bond filed. except in
some few stated cases, was properly
stamped without delay. Revenue officers
have been visiting the Clerks and Regis
tiers offices all over the State looking tC
the enforcement of the law. In no case