The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
Roy ,,d Mrs Waller Ruc Murray

Key and Mrs Walter Rue MURRAY
of Havrc de Grace, have returned from
= their wedding trip and were accorded a
reception by about one Kindred persons
among their congregation of the Presby,
terrain Church of Havre de Grace OF
which Mr.. Murray is pastor.
inspection Officer Afford, will visit
Wann Post, G. A. r., Forest Hill, on Sat
o'clock, for the annual inspection of the
Post. Several prominent G. a. r. COM
rades will accompany him. All members
of the Post are expected to be present.
The democrats of Magnolia precinct
are making extensive preparations for
their barbecue to be held tomorrow, Sat
urdav, at twelve O'Clock. cordial in
vitation is extended to every one to be
present and join i'll the festivities of this
joyous occasion. The Aberdeen brass
band will furnish music, and a good time
is promised to all visitors.
Our correspondents have evidently
forgotten that we desire to publish pa
per this week. The -Egis feels proud of
its local corps and exceedingly regrets the
scantiness of the appearance of this popu
lar portion of our paper in this issue
We hope in the future that we will hear
from all of Them as there is no part of a
country newspaper that is more eagerly
read.
The November grand jury, which has
just adjourned, breaks the record for
briefness, it being in session only three
DAYS. Great credit is due the efficient
foreman, Mr.. A. H. Strasbaugh, and his
efforts to save the county money were
aided by the individual members. This
clearly illustrates that the work can be
done with dispatch, AMI we commend
the action of the present body as an eX-
ample for future grand juries to follow.
Contractor Shanahan has practically
completed the work upon the belfrv on
the Court House for the fire alarm sys-
tenn. The electricians expect to have the
necessary wiring completed by tomor-
Tow, Saturday, night, when the first test
alarm will be struck. For the present, |
calls will be sent in from the telephone
exchanges In case of fire, all that is |
necessary is to call either exchange and |
the alarm will be communicated direct. |
MIR. George X. Cairnes, of Bel Air, |
wishes to extend through the columns
of the .I>gis, his thanks to his neighbors
and friends and the Bel Air Fire Com
pany. for the prompt and efficient work
rendered last Sunday evening in en-
tinguishing the fire at his house. The
greatest thoughtfulness was shown
throughout the excitement. every care
being taken not to damage either the
furniture or the building. Every thing
was handled in the most careful manner.
The Irving-Lowell Literary Society
of the Bel Air Academy and Graded School
has been reorganized and recently held
its first meeting. The following pro-
gramme was rendered.: Inaugural adj
dress, Robert E. Ramsay; presentation of
the issues of the campaign of 1908,
Charles Lee and Miss Bateman; solo,
Miss Wright; presentation of picture,
acceptance of the same Miss Hunter;
Gazette, critics remarks. The exercises
were intersperscd throughout with music.
Now that the election is over we
would like to discuss the town clock
again. For the past two weeks our peo-
pie have been interested in other matters,
and we have refrained from devoting any
space to this important question. In the
last published article we acknowledged
to the amount of $50.
Nothing has been received since then. IF
our people really want this modern APP
pliance for recording the hours of the
day and night, they will have to make
contribution towards paying for it. 1t
will not cost a great deal, and a little
help from every one is all that is necessary.
Additional subscriptions will be acknowl-
edged through the columns ofthis paper,
and we urge upon our readers to let us
hear from them at once. We do not i'll
tend to make personal solicitation as it
is desired to have this modern appliance
furnished entirely by gratuitous means.
We will have to keep it moving though
if we wish to accomplish the desired ends.