The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-01
Local affairs.

has had his pension increased to SIT pei
month.
Mr.. Silas f. Griffith. of Benson, re
Gently had a valuable horse injured by
running nail in its foot.
Governor John Walter Smith will
possibly attend the West Hartford Sunday
School Reunion this year.
The merry-go-round will be a new
feature at the West Hartford Sunday
School Reunion on Thursday, August I.
The Towson Union advises all owners
of Panama hats to save them as they
will come in first rate to set hens in next
year
Prof !. A. Loose, of Baltimore, will
have charge of the music at West Hartford
Reunion, as we'll as during the woods
meeting following.
Mr.. William o. Michael, ofnear Foun-
tain Green, is erecting large new barn
on the site of the one that was struck by
lightning and burned last summer.
The Woman's Guild of Emmanuel P.
E. Church, Bel Air, will hold their regular
monthly meeting at the Church on Mon
day afternoon, August 4th, at five o clock.
The Montgomery County Fair has
been postponed until October I, 8, 9 and
10. The change was necessary on &C
count of lack of time to get the grounds
in order.
Hon. A. Lincoln Dryden, Sub-Treas-
urer at Baltimore, will be the guest OF
DIR. W. w. Davis at the West Hartford
Sunday School Reunion on Thursday of
next week.
Comptroller Herring has distributed
the free school book fund. Hartford re-
ceives S3.415. 80 for whites, and $S61.1O
for colored schools, making a total of
$+,376.99.
From the best information that can
be gathered it would seem that the fruit
crops will be short this year. The apples
are said to be rottening on the trees and
peaches are scarce.
The Sunday School picnic of the Bel
Air NJ. E. Church was held on Friday, at
Otter Point. The day was fully enjoyed
by the large concourse of teachers,
scholars and friends.
Mr.. Charles T. Carver has about
completed his new dwelling house on
Broadway, in Bel Air. 1t is commo-
dious structure and decided improve
ment to that portion of the town.
A meeting of number ofthe members
of the Young Mems Democratic Club was
held in Bel Air on Thursday evening.
The object was for the purpose ofreorgan-
izing the club for the coming campaign.
MIR. ]. B. Wysong, of Hickory, had a
valuable horse killed by lightning on Sat
urday afternoon. There was an insur-
ance of 500 on the animalin the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
county.
Col c. A. Little has appointed Mr..
George c. Tracey, proprietor of the Hotel
Towson, as paymaster ofthe First Mary
land Regiment. He will have charge of
the finances of the Camp, which COM
mences tomorrow.
The Sunday School scholars of the
Bel Air Presbyterian Church went to
Otter Point on Tuesday. They enjoyed
the time to the fullest extent and came
home at night tired but happy with the
days pleasures.
MIR. George R. Cairnes, of Bel Air, is
improving his residence on Broadway by
the erection of an addition to his dwell |
ing house. When completed, it will be
quite an Improvement to that handsome
section of the town.
The trustees of the Havre de Grace
High School have selected Professor
Thomas d. Bowers, former vice principal |
of the Easton High School, as principal
at Havre de Grace, to fill the vacancy |
caused by the resignation of Professor
Charles T. Wright
1.-THE Model Young Woman" will be
the subject of Rev. w. w. Davis sermon
at Asbury Church, Jarrettsville, this Sum-
day evening. The church was unable to
accommodate the people present last
Sunday evening. Come early and make
sure of good seat.
The Board of School Commissioners |
has at its disposal one scholarship to the |
MARYLAND Institute of Art and Design. |
The scholarship is good for four years |
@t,a 6n1 70 frJ
Applicants must forward their applica- |
tions to the Board before Wednesday, |
August 9Th.
Frederick Koontzh has brought suit in |
the Court of Common Pleas of York, Pa, |
against the Maryland and Pennsylvania |
Railroad for $4,000 damages. The
plaintiffs statement claims that while |
working on the road as brakesman on
the 18th day of last March he lost one of
his arms in a railroad accident, due to the |
carelessness of the defendant in not MAIN |
tanning safe and proper road bed and
track.
A tournament for the benefit of St.
Francis and St. Stephens Churches will
be held at VanBibber, in September.
There will be classes for both amateur
and professional knights, who are re-
quested to send their applications to Mr..
John Shipley, at Joppa. Handsome
prizes will be given to the successful con-
testants. This tournament has worthy
cause for its object and should be en-
couraged in every manner.
"A novel tournament has been ar
ranged by the ladies of "My Lady's
Manor" for the benefit of st. James
Church. The affair was to come off on
Wednesday, but rainy weather interferred
and it will be held the first fair day All
the knights, heralds and timekeepers be-
long to the fair sex and the men will be
strictly spectators. The entries include
large number of the society people ofthat
section and large crowd will doubtless
be present to witness the contest.
MIR. Eli Crumline, of near Bel Air
who is employed on the improvement
which is now being made on the Mary
land and Pennsylvania Railroad between
Fallston and Baldwin. was seriously in
iured at an early hour on Wednesday
morning. He was taken to the Baltimore