The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-01
Local oAffairs.

Judge Hugh 7. Bay, Register of Wills
who has been i'll 1T his home near White
ford, is improving.
DR. Pearson Chapman, of Perryman,
was paralyzed ON Wednesday of last
week His entire lett side is affected.
Mir Harry d. Hanway, of Bel Air,
has purchased from Mr.. George IL. Os-
theim, a house and lot in Fallston. The
price paid was ST. POO.
Charlotte D. Allendcr has filed a bill
for divorce from her husband, James
Allender. Mr.. George l.. NanBibber is
the compliments attorney.
Richard Sheridan has been appointed
administer of the late John Sheridan.
Jacob Briney and ]. Russell Ewing were
appointed appraisers of the estate.
Key r. Allen Castleman will deliver
an address before the Delaware Sunday
School Institute. ofthe Episcopal Church,
Wilmington. Delaware, on Wednesday,
May 9th.
Last Sundaycvening while the family
of Mr. William II. Scarboro, OF Scarhoro,
was at church, Il fox visited his poultry
house and carried off hen and eighteen
little chickens.
A temperance lecture by Dr. Meade
will be given i'll Deer Creek NJ. p. Church,
Friday evening, May Sth, at 8 O'Clock.
You cannot afford to miss hearing him.
A silver offering will be lifted.
The sacrament Of the Lords Supper
will be observed at the Churchville Pres
bvterian Church next Sunday morning.
Preparatory services will be held to.lor-
row, Saturday afternoon, at $50 % clock.
The congregation of Bethel PTesby-
terrain Church have consummated the
necessary arrangements looking to the
building of parsonage. 1t will be
erected on the lot opposite the church, on
the lands of Mrs. J. {. Turner.
We are indebted to the Mutual Lite
Insurance Company OF New York, for a
copy of their book entitled ''rlle Care OF
Invalids." 1t is very comprehensive and
contains much useful information. 1t
will he sent free to those who write for
it.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles Granville Stone,
of Washington, D. c., have issued cards
announcing the marriage OF their daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Margaret and DR.. Charles
Raglan Yolln, of Bel Air. The ceremony
took place on Wednesday at the brides
home.
On Tuesday, 4 party consisting OF
Sheriff Fred. w. Rcasin, Messrs Lawson
Cooley. Edwin II. Webster and Philip II.
Close visited the fishing floats at lIavre
de Grace They witnessed Il seine haul
and otherwise disported themselves i'll q
thoroughly festive manner.
-Rev. Samuel c. WATSON, Of the
Churchville PRESBYTERIAN Church, occu-
pied the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
Church of Bel Air, on Sunday morning.
Rev. S. S. Grecnweil who WAS to othciate
at ChurchvilIc, was prevented from so
doing on account of sickness. His place
was taken by Dr.. McIlvain.
Miss Lydia y. Dance, daughter Of the
late Joseph G. and Mary Dance, died on
Sunday morning at the old Dance home
stead in Drl4neys Valley, Baltimore
county. She is survived by MesSrs.
Milton t. Dance, Scott Dance and Alex
ander ID. Dance, of Baltimore county, land
DIR. Jesse 6. Dance, formerly Of Bel Air
State Senator Thomas II. Robinson,
who is one of the st. Louis Worlds Fair
Commissioners from this State, left on
Monday evening to be present at the
dedicatorv exercises. The Governor and
his staff as we'll as other Commissioners
were also present, together with MIR.
J.. Thomas c. Hopkins, Jr., who is color
sergeant of the staff
On Friday as Sheriff and Mrs. Fred.
w. Reasin were driving to Havre de
Grace they saw the PROSTATE form of a
man lying in the public road near that
city. Closer investigation proved the
man to be dead. Sheriff Rcasin at once
notified Coroner Fahey and jury of in
quest was summoned. 1t was found to-
be the body of John Guthrie and that
death seemed to DC the result of
apoplcxy.
The VanBibber base ball team, has
completed all arrangements for its open
ing game tomorrow, Saturday, at Van
Bibber, with the Cosmopolitan club OF
Baltimore Mr.. H. A. Wroth, secretary
of Corn and Flour Exchange, will start
the game by tossing the ball out i'll the
diamond. The players who will take
part in the game will be F. F. Sullivan,
II. Price, ]. Price, B. Ford, +. J. Green,
K. Russell, ]. Green, c. Seyter, J. Trumbo,
e. Stier and Joe krichton.
The dog poisoncr is again at work in
Bel Air and several valuable CANNES and
cats have been killed. Anyone who will
distribute poison in this wholesome man
ucr deserves to Represented, if there was
only law to fit the case. In the mean.
time the guilty party can feel assured
that he has the contempt of the entire
community for his cowardly work. How
much better it would be to take a shot
gun and kill the worthless animals with
out destroying number of yaluabl;
household pets.
Now that planting time has como
every farmer should remember thatiti is I
good time to start an exhibit for the com
ing County Fair. The season will be a
it height by Fair Week for many Of GU
products of the soil, and all espccialeifor
should bc made to raise some particula
articles to be placed on exhibition. TIL
farmers for the past few years have no
been displaying the properinterest i'll thi
local institution, and ifthey wishit to be
permanent success they should rcmembe
that it will require their cooperation.
The .Egis is in receipt of numcrou
communications respecting delays in tn
prompt arrival of the papers. TIL
trouble has become so general that W
have determined to report each indiyidu5
ease to the Postnilicc Department tor il
ycstigation We would be under man
ALLEGATIONS to our subscribers if they vi
kindly make reports to this office i'll cas-
their papers do not come regularly. FC
some time past the careless::css of sCn