The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
Local e4ffairs.

Mr.. 6. w. Calrncs. oil JaIreitsElile' X
among the graduates OF the Maryland
Agricultural College this year.
The members Of the Hartford Boat
Club are requested to meet IN the Court
House, Bel Air, or Saturday afternoon al
three O'Clock.
Key Thomas Love Springer, OF Baltl'
more, will preach at the Fallston Presby'
terrain Church on Sunday afternoon, May
10Th. at $50 O'Clock. All are invited
-Rev. |. NJ. Slarrow, pastor OF Mad1'
son Square NJ. E. Church, will address
missionary meeting at Mt. Zion, Fountain
Green, on Tuesday evening, May l2th.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee will meet tomorrow, Satur-
dav morning, for the purpose OF hNinS
the date of the approaching primaries.
We are indebted to the Board OF
Trustees of the Fifth Regiment Armory
for al invitation to be present at the
opening of their new editicc on Monday
evening, May 18th.
The Evening News oflast Friday con-
taincd an excellent picture OF State Scna-
tor Thomas H. Robinson, who is a nem-
Der of the Maryland Commission OF the
St. Louis Exposition.
Mr.. Bcrtram n. Stump, acting Com
missioner OF Immigra ion of Baltimore,
has been attending a meeting OF the Com
nissioncrs of the United States, which
has been in session this week.
-Wann Post, No. 40, G. A. r., will at
tend Divine Services on Sunday morning,
Nav 24th, at 1890 o'clock at Centre NJ.
Z. Church, Forest Hill. Services appro-
priate to the occasion will be conducted
by the Rev. James l.. McClain.
Rev. X. J. Stewart, of the Statewide
PRESBYTERIAN Church, will deliver tenn
Derancc address ct Vernon Nj. E. Chnrch,
North Hartford Circuit, on Tuesday even
ing. Nav ~, at o'clock. Do not fail to
come. Choruses by the Macton L. T. L.
County Clerk Forwood visited Havre
de Grace on Friday and Saturday OF last
week for the purpose of issuing traders
and other licenses. The same number OF
liquor licenses, eleven, as were taken out
last year, have been renewed. This will
weld the city 4,150.
The annual art exhibit of the Havre
de Grace High School will be held on
Friday, May 22nd. Witheach recurring
year, interest in this display grows asthe
increasing attendance testifies. ltwouid
be well for some other schools to model
after this progressive step OF our sister
city.
Tho Commissioners of Hartford coun-
tv have presented bills to Baltimore
county in the following cases: Edward
c. Watts, 50, l56.O6; Henry S. Jean,
against the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company, S377.50, and Henry
NJ. Nitzel, administrator, against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, $77.oo.
Mr.. W. S. Pyle has purchased the
stock and good will of Wilma store which
was formerly kept by MIR. Hudson Bate
man, the present Clerk to the County
Commissioners, but more recently owned
by Mr.. John Archer. Mr.. Pyle intendsto
keep first.class stock of goods and in
vites the public, through the columns of
this weeks 4Egis, to call and see him.
Judge lanes D. Waters, whose i'll
ness was noted in our last issue, is slow
ly improving. He will probably not be
able to oucn Court on next Monday. but
this duty will be performed by either
Chief Jud4c Fowler or Associate Judge
Burke. The former will visit Bel Air, to-
morrow, Saturday, to make the neces-
sary arrangements.
MIR. John Michigan, OF Level, is
probably ore of the oldest subscribers OF
The .I>gis. When renewing his subscrip-
ton on Monday he stated that he had
been taking tIie paper forforty-hve years.
We have many valued friends who have
been on our list for years, but there are
very few who can claim the support that
has been given b. this esteemed subscriber.
The catch of herring for the past
week has been enormous and they have
also appeared in numbers in some of the
streams which empty into the rivers.
Many of the fishermen are using nets
with mesiles large enough to let them
escape so that only shad will remain.
The fishing is estimated to be worth at
least $3.50, 900 to the city of Havre de
Grace alone.
The suit of kenneweg and Company
against Finney and Robinson, canned
goods brokers, of Bel Air, was tried in
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county
on Monday. The action was for So, 600
alleged damages caused by the failure of
packer to deliver quantity Of goods
sold through Finney and Robinson. 1t
was.contended by the plaintiffs that the
sale had been guaranteed by the brokers.
Tie defense claimed that it was only an
opinion regarding the reliability of the
packer and that therefore they were not
liable. Under the directions of the Court,
the Jury brought in a verdict in favor of
the defendants.
The election for five Town Commits
sioners of Bel Air passed off very quietly
on Monday. Only one ticket, the old
board, was in the field. These gentlemen
have accumulated about 81 500 during
the past year. which, with the present
levy, they propose to use for the purpose
of making some decided improvements to
our sidewalks ard thoroughfares. The
people will back them up in this move
uent, ard will doubtless be willing to
lend additional aid, if it is necessary,
in order to make our town as attractive
as possible The following were rc-elcct-
ed: William T. Billingslca Henry B.
Bruins, John B. Hanna, DR.. benjamin
Smith and Wilmer l.. Barnes.
Tho city election in Havre de Grace
on Monday was not without incident
despite the fact that under the new law
nearly two-thirds of the citizens of the
place had been disfranchiscd. The cleo
ton was by the Australian ballot and
was held u1dcr law passed during the
past session Of the Legislature. There