The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-01-23
Local affairs.

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-Rcv. DR.. ". " Davis will preach at
Fellowship Church ON Friday evening
January 3Orh, at 80 O'Clock and on
Sunday morning. February LIST.
The Hartford Historical Society will
meet in the Court HOUSE, in Bel Air, on
Saturday, January @tth, at IL o'clock
A. NJ. \ full attendance OF the members
is desired.
MIR. Hudson Bateman, clerk to the
County Commissioners, has sold his
stock of store goods 1T Wilma, to Mr..
John Archer, who will hereafter conduct
the business.
We are indebted to Mr.. Il. X. Nanne-
man. Cashier Of the First National Bank
of Havre de Grace. for a calendar tor
1908 1t is a fitting souvenir of the New
Year aud illustrates III a forceful manner
The meaning OF Sale"
MIR. Thomas A. Hays, of Baltimore,
has our thanks for Il calendar of Tie
Provident Life and Trust Company.
This is one of the old reliable insurance
companies and ranks we'll both as re-
CARDS safety and liberality-
MIR. David Calvin Norris, of Hartford
Furnace. aud Miss Carrie Irene Ely,
daughter, of Mr. William \. Ely, of
Creswcll, were married ut the NJ. Z.
Parsonage, Bel Mir, by Rev. George w.
Evans, on Thursday OF last week.
The semi-anaual examination will be
held in all the public schools of the coun-
tv, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
January 2s, 20 and 80. Patrons and
others interested in the cause of educa-
ton are invited to visit their respective
schools.
-Rev. c. F. Bonn and Rev. ". W.
Davis will exchange charges next Sun
dav. The former will lliciate at Centre,
William Walters Memorial and Ashury
and the latter 1t AIckcndr2c and Vernon.
Missionary sermons vii be preached at
all the above named pieces.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
approved the application for the estab-
lishment of the Farmers National Bank |
at The Rocks, Hartford county, with n
capital stock of $25 900, Among those
who signed the application are MeSsrs.
Edwin L. Oidhcld Howard STREET. and |
John K. Ramsay.
Smallpox has broken out at Cur
powder, where the hands who are at
work on the improvements of the Mary
land and Pennsylvania railroad, camp. |
The place has been quarantined by order
of County Health Officer Smithson, and |
the railroad company have issued orders
prohibiting the trains from stopping to
receive or discharge passengers.
The congregation of Grove Presby
terrain Church at Aberdeen has been in
corporatcd by Morgan Mitchell, John S,
Mitchell, Henry H. Silver, Jarrett T.
Baldwin, Jr, Charles II. Johnson, Henry
A. Osborn. John Archer Mitchell and Rev.
David Jamison. The title OF the cOrro-
ration is The Trustees of Grove Prcshy-
terrain Church Of Hartford County
We have received from the publishers,
copy of the Sun Almanac for 1902.
Comment on this excellent "B!uc Book
of Maryland" seems unnecessary. Its
vast fund of Information, concerning not
only State but national affairs, is 50 COM
pletc that we would recommend our
school commissioners to adopt the same
as text book in our public schools. The
pupils would thus be posted on general
matters hard to obtain elsewhere.
The Bissell and Shaw Company have
received five carloads of coal this week.
1t was rapidly distributed. They eN-
pect another shipment in few days. So
far there has been received about one
tenth of the annual consumption of Bel
Air and the surroundings. Wood has
been more largely used as a fuel than has
been the case for years. On Thursday
morning all of the immediate wants were
supplied by the Bissell, Shaw Company
and they advertise a supply on hand.
The trustees of the Jarrcttsvillc
Academy have presented to the building
an excellent portrait of Hon. Noble l..
Mitchell, Speaker of the last House Of
Delegates. This graceful tribute was
paid in recognition of the efforts Of Mr..
Mitchell in obtaining state appropria-
tionfor the school. The presentation was
made by DIR. w. W. Davis on behalf Of !
the trustees on the day the corner stone
was laid. Mr. Mitchell replied in speech
which showed the entire surprise that lie |
had received from his associates in this !
worthy cause of education.
The children ard grandchildren of
Mr.. Henry q. Wheeler, of Black Horse, /.
gave him a handsome surprise on Friday |,
night, the occasion being his 10th birth .
day Those pre- sent were Mrs. T. ]. !
Bradenbaugh, Mrs. T H. Wiley, Mrs. |
James Elliott, of Baltimore county, and |
Mrs. !. Culver, of Cecil county, Messrs. !
W. a. Wheeler and James \. Wheeler. y
number OF Mr. Whccler's ) grandchildren
were also present. The guests united i'll
presenting their host with Il handsome
Morris chair. The evening was spent in
social intercourse after which refresh
mcnts were served. Everyone present
had L delightful time.
The Bel Air Suburban Improvement
Company of Hartford County has been
incorporated by John A. Evans, r. Harry
Webster, a r. Geatty, John H. Rcckord
and Richard Dallam. The capital stock
is $4,000 divided into shares of $40
each. The object IF the corporation is
for the purpose Of buying, selling and
dealing in real estate i'll Bel Air and else
where in Hartford county. The time is
limited to forty years and the principal
office VIII be in Bel Air. The directors
for the first year are John a. Evans,
John II. Rcckord, K. Harry Webster,
Charles Bode, Richard Dallam, A. T.
Geatty and = A. Williams.
The Town Commissioners of Bel Air,
deserve credit for their action in prompt
" passing an ordinance against prize
fighting in Bel Air, SO far ascxhibitions
Of scientific character are concerned, no
one could possibly have any objection,
but when it takes such shape as TO COM
Del the Baltimore authorities to drive the
participants out of the City, it vas well