The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-03
Local affairs.

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-Childrcn's Day services at Centre NJ.
+. Church, Forest Hill, Will be held ON
Sunday evening next.
DR. James W. Harry will deliver a
course of lectures during the summer at
the Emory ana Henry College at Emory,
Virginia.
The Woman'S Guild of Emmanuel
Church, Bel Air, will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Monday afternoon,
Iuly 9th, at five O'Clock.
A new brass band has been organized
in Havre dc Grace. 1t will make its bow
to the public at the base ball grounds in
that city, tomorrow, the Fourth.
The ladies of IIopcwell Nj. p. Church
will hold their annual festival at the
church at Level on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings, July 9th, 10th
and 18th.
A lawn fcte will he held at Friend
ship church On the afternoon and evening
of Iulv +th Patriotic addresses Will DC
made. Music will be furnished by the
orchestra.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Joppa
Christian Church will hold n festival and
bazaar i'll the large warehouse on the even
ings of July 10th, 18th and 18th. a COZ
dial welcome is extended to all.
The State Teachers Association,
which has been in session at Ocean City
this week, was attended hy 4 number of
our local corps. County Examiner
Charles T. Wright gave Il recitation on
Wednesday.
On Wednesday Sheriff Reasin arrested
Sevilla Neiman of Bel Air charged with
violating the local option law. Two
cases have been lodged against her before
Justice McComas and the hearing was
set for Thursday afternoon.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittcc met i'll Baltimore on Thursday %
fix the date for the Guhernatorial and
Judicial primaries. The question of
adopting the Crawford County system
of nominating candidates was also dis
cussed.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mt. Car
mel NJ F. Church, Emmorton, will hold
a festival on the property of +. II. Hall,
ON the road leading from Emmorton to
Abingdon, on Thursday and Friday
evenings, July 9th and 10Th. Proceeds
for the benefit of the church.
On Monday. Jerome Russell and
George Harvey, charged with assaulting
Marshall Holsey, were brought before
Justice Alex. Norris for a hearing. The
prisoners were committed TO jail in de-
fault of $500 bail for the action of tie
September grand jury. Holsey. the man
who was beaten, appeared against the
accused men.
The Fourth of July will he generally
observed i'll Bel Air. The banks, stores
and all public offices will be closed. There
will be 40 public assemblase outside of
the games of base ball. The farmers
throughout the county being extremely
busy on account of the backward season,
will not DC able to show their wontcd
patriotism and will probably occupy the
day in the harvest field.
Tomorrow being the Fourth Of July,
the Bel hir team has arranged to play
two games i'll the afternoon with the
strong Fulton Athletic Club ofBaltimore.
The games will he played on the grounds
near the depot, the first of which will be-
gin at o'clock. But one admission will
be charged for both games, and large
turnout. on the part of the people of the
town and county is expected.
Mrs. Evelyn S. Tome, widow of the
late Jacob Tome, and DR.. Joseph Irwin
France were married on Wednesday of
last week by the Pew A. S. Mowbray, pas
tor of Tome Nj, mortal NJ. f. Church.
The bride, befor. her marriage, was Miss
Evelyn S. NcsIitt, daughter of MIR. Henry
G. Nesbitt, of Port Deposit. The groom
is the eldest son of DR.. J. II. France,
prominent New York clergyman.
Miss Dora Proctor. chief operator of
the Hartford County Telephone Company,
has resigned. Miss Proctor has occupied
this position for the past three years, and
in that time has extended unfailing cour-
tesy to every one who has come in bust
ness contact with the telephone exchange.
They will regret her departure with the
hope that the company will be fortunate
enough to secure an operator equally as
competent.
The Goodwill local c. L. Union will
hold its quarterly rally on Thursday
evening, July 9th, at eight o'clock, in
the Fallston Presbyterian Church. Rev.
Jonas Barclay, pastor of the Highland
Presbyterian Church, will deliver the adj
dress of the evening on the subject Work
and Reward" This union is composed
of the c. +. Societies ofMountein, Ioppa
and Fork Christian churches, Union
Chapel NJ. p. Church, Fallston and
Franklinville Presby terrain Churches.
A movement to secure State aid for
the improvement of the public roads of
Maryland WAS held in Baltimore City on
Thursday of last week. 1t was attended
by number of representative men of this
State. a committee was appointed to
consider and prepare such amendments
as may be required to secure such aid for
highway Improvement. 1t will report a
a meeting of the representatives of each
of the counties and legislative districts
of Baltimore, to be called by the chair
man at some future date.
A series of races will he given at the
Berkeley race track on Saturday after
noon, July 18th, commencing at one
O'Clock. The classes include 3 minute, 3
in ), = mile, $40; %. 3 in 8, Y mile,
$50; 21s, 3 in 5. mile, $50; road race,
horses to be driven by owners i'll carts,
mile heats, 3 in >, $50. These races
promise to be interesting, and as they
will take place in Il section of the county
list will doubtless be large. There is al
WAYS much local interest in matinee races
and The purses are an uncomfortable part
of the contest SO while the amounts
are small, fast time may be expected.
--Thc State encampmcnt of the Mary
land National Guard wilIcommcncc mex t