The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-15
Local AFFAIRS.

be held at the Rcctory on Saturday alter
noon, May 10th, at four O'Clock.
The circus has been in Baltimore thi
week and many visitors from Hartort
county took advantage of the three day
stay to go down and see the sights.
The teachers and pupils of Prospec
Hill school, Joppa. will hold astrawberr'
and ice cream festival on the evenings o
Iune : and 6. Proceeds for the benefit o
the school.
Mr.. William +. Hays has purchased
from Mr.. John Smith, the two houses II
Bel Air on the corner of Main street ant
the Baltimore turnpike. The price pait
was $3.50
The teacher and pupils of Hickory
school will hold an ice cream and straw
berry festival on Thursday and Friday
evenings, MAY IS and 20. All are
cordially invited.
The marriage of General Herman
Stump, of Bel All, and Miss Marie de
Valesco, of New York, will take place on
Iunc Sd in the Church of the Trans
figuration, New York.
Rev. Thomas G. Pearcc, n Baptist
minister of Delta, will preach sermon
at Odd Fellows Hall, Bel Air, on Sunday
afternoon May 18th at three O'Clock.
Every one is invited to be present.
-Rcv. II. Allen Castleman offered the
opening prayer at the semi-annual COM
munication of the Grand Masonic Lodge
of MARYLAND on Tuesday night. Mr..
Castleman is master of Mt. Ararat Lodge
of Bel Air.
The Board of Supervisors of Election
met in Bel Air on Monday and burned
the ballots that were cast at the last
November election. The board re-
organized by re-electing Mr.. William J.
Forsvthe, president, and Mr.. Emory A.
McComas, clerk.
The reelected Town Commissioners
of Bel Air reorganizcd on Thursday night
bv re-elccting Mr. William T. Billingslea,
chairman, and DR.. Benjamin Smith.
secretary. The other members of the
Board arc Wilmer l.. Barnes, John B..
Hanna and II. B. Bruins.
The Baltimore County Commis-
sioncrs claim that the bill which was
recently presented by the County Com
missioncrs of Hartford county for the trial
OF Edward c. Watts is entirely too large.
They have referred the same to their
counsel for investigation.
The postoficc department at Wash
ington has recently named negro post
master at Quindocquia. Someset county.
This action has caused considerable
criticism on Congressman Jackson. 1t is
said that lie will seek to have the post
masters commission recalled.
Bishop William Paret has announced
that lot has been given and money
provided for the erection of a chapel at
Rangers Lodge, near Creswell. The
chapel will be connected with St. Mary's
Church, Emmorton, of which DR.. W. F.
Brand is rector and Rev. w. L. Glenn,
assistant.
The Ladies Aid Society ofDarlington
NJ. E. Church will hold a strawberry
festival, with other attractive features,
in the Darlington Hall, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, May Goth and eth.
The two following evenings will be held
in reserve in case of inclement weather on
either or both Of the appointed evenings.
Come and enjoy yourselves.
The Jarrettsville Base Ball Club has
organized with the following players
A. Lynch, c.; E. Whitaker, p, II. Kinhart,
]. f.; Y. Preston, c. f.; F. Stoneburner, T.
f.; ". Pennington, LIST. b.; H. Gross, ed.
b.; E. Pennington, 3rd. b.; E. Walbecker,
s. s.; c. A. Thompson, umpire; A. Lynch,
captain, and Jacob Gross, manager. Ad-
dress all challenges to Jacob Gross,
Jarrettsville.
A musicale will be held at Tulip
Hil'' tie residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Dallam, of Bel Air, on Thursday
evening, May 2Sth, at eight O'Clock.
The proceeds will be used for the benefit
of the organ fund of Emmanuel Church.
The committee in charge of the music is
Miss Grace Street,, Mrs. S. d. Rosan,
Miss Eva Hopkins and Mr.. &. G. Street,.
Refreshments will be served during the
evening.
The VanBibber Base Ball Club was
defeated last Saturday by the Ironside
Athletic Club, of Sparrow's Point on the
latter's ground. The score was seven to
two. The game was very exciting until
the last inning when the VanBibber's
went to pieces and allowed the home
team to score five runs after two men
had been retired. The VanBibber's will
play the Stonewall Athletic Club, of Bal
timore, at VanBibbcr, this Saturday, and
Il very interesting game is expected.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met in Bel Air on Saturday.
The meeting was presided over by Col.
Ohio S. Lee with Mr.. Harry $. Carver,
secretary. The other members present
were Henry +. Dill, James T. Pritchard,
William b. Wright, A. Finney Galbreath
Martin p. Foley. The date Of the prin-
aries was fixed on Saturday July 25th
from one to seven p. NJ. except in Havre
de Grace where the polls will remain open
one hour later. The full call of the COM
mittce appears elsewhere in our columns.
Last Monday, the opening day OF
Court, brought many candidates to Bel
Air. Every one seemed to be in happy
humor and indicated by his actions that
he was willing to accept such position as
might be assigned him by Il majority of
the Democratic voters. 1t is to be
sincerely hoped that the present good
humor will prevail throughout the CAM
paign and that each and every candidate
will eudcav0r to dcport himself so that
should either success or failure crown his
efforts, he can look back at the contest
in a perfectly satisfactory manner. All
cannot win and the support of the ones
who are left behind is absolutely neces-
,sarY in order to insure the election of the
entire ticket next November.
Elsewhere in our columns, we publish
Il card from Mr. Walter W. Preston
stating that he will not be candidate in
the coming judicial primaries. In taking
this step. Mr. Preston gives cogent