The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-10-23
Local affairs.


Saturday, October oath, at II A. Nj.
This is the closing week of canning
and few houses will be in operation atte'
Saturday. The season has been a dis
appointment both in low prices and {
small pack.
Rev. Mr. Allison, of st. Michaels ane
All Angels Church, Baltimore, will hole
services at Holy Trinity Church, Church
vile next Sunday morning, October %
at eleven O'Clock.
MIR. George E. Sitter, of Darlington
recently left at this office a bunch OF ripe
blackberries, this years second crop
They are fine specimens and are III every
way as perfect as the first yield
Mr. ]. Warren Brown, of Magnolia
had number of Baltimore friends to
visit him on Saturday. He entertained
them with an old Fashioned coon hunt
which was enjoyed by a! the guests.
1t is said that the prospect for good
duck shooting on the Susquchanna Flats
is very poor. The last storm flooded the
Flats with more than three feet of mud
and no grass can now be seen. Without
grass, no ducks will remain except the
trash ducks which are practically worth
less.
The barn of Mrs. L. NJ. Jackson, near
Roberts's Mill, ChurclvilIe, caught fire
about nine o'clock on Wednesday evening,
and was burned, together with its con-
tents, which included lot of provender
and farming implements. There was no
stock in the building. The loss is covered
by an insurance of $3.50.
Governor George E. Chamberlain, of
Oregon, was the guest OF his cousin, MIR.
George L. VanBibber, on Saturday and
Sunday. Governor Chamberlain is a
democrat, and was elected after one of
the most exciting fights that the State of
Oregon has ever seen. Hewas one of the
few democrats who were elected.
Rev. R. A. Castleman, who been at
Staunton, Virginia, for the past three
weeks, expects to return next week, and
will resume his work at Emmanuel
Church, Bel Air, and Grace Chapel
Hickory, the first Sunday in November.
Mr. Castleman's health has been bene-
flied by his vacation and he has spent
an ENJOYABLE time.
"A stable belonging to MIR. D. H.
Silver, of Cambria, caught fire and was
burned to the ground at an early hour
on Sunday morning. The origin is un-
known, but is supposed to have been
caused by some one sleeping in the barn.
A large hog and some hay were also de-
stroyed. A cow escaped by jumping over
a high door. The loss is about 500.
The Bel Air Methodist Episcopal
Church will celebrated the fifteenth an
niversary of the opening of the church on
next Sunday. An autumnal service will
be held in the morning at eleven O'Clock.
Civic Righteousness, will be the topic
of the Epworth League Meeting at us
Pm. At eight o'clock there will be
historical meeting. Addresses will be
made by a number of laynen.
The democrats of Havre dc Grace
will hold meeting on next Wednesday
evening, October 2sth. Speeches Willie
made by Col. L. Victor Baughman and
Others. The democrats are urged to
turn out at this meeting for it is we'll
known fact that Havre de Grace demo-
Gratis always arrange their public assem-
blases on a lavish scale and those who
attend may expect pleasant evening.
The Mite Society of Asbury NJ. E.
Church, West Hartford Circuit, will hold
a musical and literary entertainment in
the K. of P Hall, Jarrettsville, on Friday
evening, October Goth, at eight O'Clock.
The features of the evening will include
singing by the McComas quartette and
Rotations by Professor Charles T.
Wright, William Wiley, Miss Webb and
others. Music by Professor J. w. Her
bert. All are cordially invited to attend.
The supervisors OF election met in Bel
Air on Thursday of last week and
awarded the contract for printing the
official ballots to Messrs. J. NJ. STREET.
and Son for $3.50 per thousand. The
official ballot this year will contain forty
six names which will be arranged in two
columns. The size of the ticket will be
about Il by SO. In order to vote a per-
feet democratic ticket it will be necessary
to make seventeen marks, which must be
wholly inside of the squares which are to
the right of each name.
Register Bay has probated the will
of Jarrett T. Baldwin. He directs that
his property be sold and the interest on
$500 be paid to Alice Ann Griffith, for the
benefit of his great grandson until the
latter arrives at the age of fifteen, after
which time the principal is to go to
Jarrett T. and William A. Baldwin. Ed
ward R. King is left 500 and some other
small requests are made. Jarrett T.
Baldwin is named executor. The will is
dated July 9th, 1901, and is witnessed
byJ. p. Osborn, b. S. Bayless and w. A.
Harkins.
On Saturday, horse of Mr.. William
w. Finney, of the brokerage firm of
Finney and Robinson, Bel Air, became
frightened at passing automobile near
Fulford. The machine was operated by
DIR. Chanley, of Baltimore, and Mr.,
Finney claimed he made no effort to stop
when he saw that the horse was acting
wildly. The animal ran away breaking
up Mr.. Fiuney's outfit. Upon his arrival
at Bel Air, he notified Sheriff Reasin who
'phoned to different portions of the coun-
ty. DIR. Chanley was arrested near
Darlington and taken before a magis-
trate. Mr. Finney afterwards dismissed
the case.
Mr.. George H. Smith, of Havre de
Grace, was found dead in Burdine' Hotel
in Washington on Monday. One gas
burner in the room was turned on and
the vapor was escaping with full force.
The window was closed as was also the
door, which was locked. A coroner de-
cided that death, which was caused by
suffocation, was the result of an accident
and issued a certificate accordingly. 1t
is supposed that instead Of turning the
gas off when he retired he blew out
the light. The deceased man was a