The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
From Aberdeen.

ABERDEEN, July I. The Fourth ofJuIy
celebration here was we'll attended.
The town wore an aspect Of patriotism
with its business houses draped in hunt
ing and flags and our band discoursing
the national airs. The tournament was
the attraction OF the morning. Mr.. Viii
liam II. Rawhouser, "Tcddy's Rough
Rider" won the first prize of $50; Mr.
W. w. Hartzcll, primrose HILL" the
second, SIS; and MIR. Samuel Sutton,
knight of "My MARYLAND" the third
prize of $40 and also five for being the
best equipped knight Mr. A. Freeborn
Brown delivered the charge to the
knights. Mr. {. b. Osborn acted as chief
marshal with Mcssrs. George w. Evans,
{. E. Dever and K. l.. Morgan assistants.
The heralds were Douglas Kennedy,
Thomas Berry, Harry Grafton and
Shirley Mitchell. The game of base bali
i'll the afternoon attracted a large con-
course of people from all parts of the
county. The visiting team, the wal
brook Club of Baltimore won the game
with score of II to s. At 2 p. NJ. a
patriotic meeting was held in the Grove
near Broadway, at which Hon. Steven
son A. Williams, of Bel Air, delivered a
spirited address and Mr.. George W.
Evans read the Declaration of Inlcpcn-
dence Mr.. A. Freehorn Brown also made
| an able address. At flight Me celebra-
ton closed with band concert on the
grounds adjoining the Aberdeen NJ, E.
! Church and the sky was ablaze with
pyrotcchnical displays from private
residences as we'll as from the organiza-
! ton itself.
The Aberdeen Fire Department Band
will give an excursion to Colchester on
Friday, July II. The steamer 'Susuue-
| hanna" has been chartered for this occa-
| sion.
The ladies of Grove Presbyterian
Church will hold Il lawn fetc on the
grounds at the Manse on Thursday even
ing, 9th instant.
The Aberdeen Base Ball Club will play
the Bel Air team again on Saturday, the
| 18th instant
Mr.. Henry Earring is now occupying
his new store on Eel Air Avenue, where
| he is displaying q fine line of hardware
and canning house fixtures.
Industrial Council No. 81, o. u. A. NJ,
of PERUVIAN will give its annual pin mic
at Old Baltimore on Wednesday, July ! D.
There will he a tournament in the morn
ing and various games and boat races in
| the afternoon. A dance will be z iven in
the adjoining pavilion in the evening,
The Aberdeen Fire Department Band will
render music on this occasion.
Mr.. o. c. Michael left here on Tuesday
for Winchester, Virginia, where he is at
tending the Sunday School Convention
of the Baltimore Conference of the NJ. L,
Church South.
Miss Ava Jcltcry, of Baltimore, and
Miss Lilly Keen, of Collington, Mary
land, are guests of Mrs. 7. l.. Iiahway
MIR. Walter l.. IIanway, of New York
and MIR. T. Carroll lIanway, of Balti
more, spent the Fourth with their parents
MIR and Mrs. T. l.. lIanway.
Mrs. William Z. Morgan and hcl
daughter Miss Mamie Morgan lett here
on Monday for Virginia to visit friends
at Buckrow Beach and Old Point Com
fort.
Mrs. Eleana Beaumont and daughter
Miss Clara beaumont, of Kentucky
who have been spending some time il
Aberdeen will leave here on Thursday fo1
a sojourn at Bettcrton.
Miss Ella Y. Osborn, of Baltimore, wa
a guest of Mrs. o. {. Michael during tin
past week.
Mrs. Charles Ridgeway Kirwan ant
her daughter, Miss Nina are at the hom
of Mrs. Kirwan's mother, Mrs Marth;
Michael, near Aberdeen. VIRGINIA.