The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
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Local AFFAIRS.

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Wednesday evening, of diphthcria.
On Monday a!tcrnoona horse owned
and driven by q colorcd man, VIII" lives
near Moores' Mill, dropped dead on Nam
street, Bel Air.
MIR. ]. II. Middcndorf, of Wheel, who
WAS run into bv a hicycliSt i'll Baltimore
one day last week and severely hurt, is
slowly improving.
The Wilma W. c. 7. t., will hold its
next meeting at the home of Mrs. Amer
Pyle. near Stockton. on Thursday, Sep
tembsr Sd ut ? 50 L. II.
Tomorrow Saturday, at $50 O'Clock,
on its home grounds. The Bel Air Base
Ball team will cross bats with the Fisher
Athletic Club, OF Baltimore.
The will of the late Sarah ]. Lovett
has been admitted to probate. After
making a few requests, she leaves the
residue To Or. !. Camp Butler.
On Friday of last week, Dr.. William
s. Archcr's horse broke loose near Bel AIR
and demolished! the buggy. 1t then freed
itself from the vehicle and ran away.
-Georgc Wann, charged with the lar
ceny of . dog, was brought before dstlce
George w. Richardson on Saturday. lie
had 4 hearing and the case WAS dismissed.
MIR. James Patterson Kerr, OF Baltl-
III ii, n, thn EallStOn Pres
byterian Church, Sunday afternoon,
August 3Oth, at $50 p. NJ. All are i'll
vitcd.
On Monday, September I, the public
schools of Hartford will open. Many
children will then direct either willing or
tagging footsteps toward the old tamhilar
school house.
MIR. and Mrs II. +. Sullivan and
daughter, Miss Eta, have returned to
their home, near VanRihbcr, after an cX-
tended trip through New York, New
Jersey and Cuncy Island
Ambrose WiIdason and son, Thco-
dorc, were before Justice Richardson on
Saturday, charged with assaulting Bar
hara Wildason. They were released.
Constable GuiIlott made the arrest.
Tile Union Band. of Stewartstown,
gave impromptu concerts i'll front OF the
Court House each morning of the Fair.
1t served To liycn things up as this az
creation furnishes excellent music.
MIR. and Mrs. S.tmucl Brooke, Of Anna-
polls attended the Fair on Wednesday.
Mr. Brooke is President of the Board of
Anne Arundel County Commissioners
and has been rcuonlinated by his party.
The Baltimore County Fair, in con-
junction with the Maryland State Fair,
will begin next Tuesday ut Timonium.
IT is the silver anniversary ofthisinstitu-
ton and the event will be celebrated in
suitable manner.
The Rccks Athletic Club met their
first defeat this season at the hands of
the Highland Juniors, reinforced by four
Cambria players, the score being II to
l.. In the seventh inning the score was
a tie and close throughout.
Mr. a. T. Patterson. of Emmorton,
recently killed a coppcrhead snake, which
measured three feet two inches in length.
Before the reptile had been killed it had
littcn Il PCT dog The wound caused the
animals jaws to- swell TO several times
the ordinary size.
An interesting game OF base ball was
PLAYED ut Jarrcttsvillc on Saturday before
Il large and enthusiastic crowd. The
Highland team easily defeated the horne
club by score of . to 8. Batteries
Iarrcttsville, Thompson and Lynch; High
land, Smi,hson and Roberts.
Democrats should not forget that the
primaries to select ten delegates to the
County Convention will he held tomor-
row. Saturday afternoon. in the different
districts of tie county. There should be
Il good turnout us the guhcrnatorialcon-
test will he the important fight i'll this
falls campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. X. Wood
row, formerly of Hartford, and friend, MIR.
Edward o. Jones, will attend the Annual
Convention of the National Association
of Letter Carriers, to be held at Syracuse,
New York, August 31stto September 9th
inclusive. Mir. Woodrow is Il delegate
from Baltimore.
Among the visitors at the fair this
week was Mr. A. T. Patterson, of En-
morton, who has been present every day
at every exhibition since the original
organization was effected i'll 1873. We
doubt il there is any other person In the
county who has been SO devoted patron
to our local exhibition.
The hot weather this week has had
prostrating effect on every one. The
weather has been so cool that our people
had become accustomed to a moderate
climate. The sudden rise iii the tempera-
ture has caused many sun strokes. On
Tuesday she thermometer reached 81 de-
rrecs and the humidity was intense.
On Monday, Constable Brookhart
arrested George Cathcart, of the fourth
district, charged with assaulting William
A. Hall, colorcd He had hearing be-
fore Justice Richardson on Wednesday
and gave bail for his appearance at Court
on the charge of assault with intent to
kill and carrying concealed weapons.
The ladies' of Bethel Church, Ma
donna, Md. Will hold festival and
supper or lie parsonage lawn, on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, September Bird
and 4th, to wh;cl! the public is cordially
invited. Proceeds for the benefit of the
new parsonage. Should either evening
be stormy Il will lie continued on Satur-
day evening.
The Hartford County Teachers Asso-
citation exEcct to have entertainments ON
the following evenings Of rcXt week
Monday, reception at tn: Eagle Hotel.
Tuesday, Miss Belle Cochran, clocu-
ZIONIST, Of Western Maryland College,
will rccite. Also, a vocalist and accom-
PIANIST Will take part. Thursday, the
Royal Concert Company, of New York.
MIR. G. Boslcy I,ittig has on his farm
at VanBibber a splendid field of COW peas
that made Il luxuriant growth. They
are the whippcr- p0or-will or upright va
ricty and are several feet in height. They
are a splendid land improver, and foi