The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-02-13
Local oAfairs.

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pointed administrator of the late Mar
+. kirkwood. Bond $4,000.
A marriage license was issued
Baltimore on Tuesday to Mr.. Andrew
Kelly, of Fallston, and Hiss Mar
Louisa Becker.
Mary Alice Busher has applied for
divorce from her husband Nicholas n
Rusher. Mr.. s f. Pcnning is the com
plainant's solicitor.
MIR. Garfield Schaefer, of Gorsucl
Mills. Baltimore county, and Miss Grac
Edie. of near Norrisvillc. were married a
Towson, on Wednesday by Rev. W. L
Robertson.
A new postoflice has been establish
ed at the Mountain. with Mrs. Sallie +
Spering as postmistress. The mail VII
be supplied bv the carrier from Magnolia
to Benson.
Miss Maude V. Bowman, of Level
has been elected a delegate from Hope
we'll NJ. P. Church to the Christian En-
deavor Convention, which met in BaltI-
more this week.
Judge Walters has signed a decree
divorcing, mensa ct thoro, Nora M
Tucker from her husband Harry T.
Tucker. !. Royston Sitter is the COM
plainant's attorney.
MIR. b Frank IIanway, President OF
the Board of County Commissioners,
has been i'll at his home near Crcswcll.
His condition is now improving and he
expects to be ut his accustomed place
next Monday.
On Monday, Messrs. w. l.. Cooley
and Harry S. Carver, trustees, offered at
public sale at the Court House door IN
Bel Air, four acres of land and improve
ments, in the second district, and sold
the same to -- Guillott for 500.
Wilbur, the eleven-months-ol son OF
Mr.. and Mrs John Famous, formerly OF
this county, died at the home OF ms
parents. in Baltimore, on Saturday. The
William Waters Memorial Church.
The trustees of the Bel Air Academy
ordered the school closed on Wednesday
of fast week on account of the prevalence
of scarlatina. 1t has been decided not to
reopen the same until next Monday. so
as to give an opportunity tor the disease
IL LII, INa r IA ORR
from the case reported.
The Canned Goods Convention,
which has been in session in Washington
all this week, has been succesc. Among
those who took a prominent part was
the brokerage firm of Smith, Rouse and
Webster, of Bel Air. Their exhibits in
cluded number of photographs of the
larger packing houses of this county.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the resi-
dcnce of Mr.. Thomas Lochary, near
Kalmia, on Saturday afternoon, Feb.
ruary 18th. The club will be the guest
of Mr.. Fred Locharv. The roll call will
be at 4 80 o'clock The subject selected
for discussion is Manure, how, where
and when to apply"
On Monday, Messrs. W. L. Cooley
and J. T. C. Hopkins, trustees, offered
the remaining tracts of the Taylor prop
erty at public sale at the Court House
door in Bel Air All Of the parcels were
withdrawn with the exception of"W Woods
Rest" and Castle Crab" which were
sold to Asa w. Taylor for $500. J. S.
Richardson was the auctioneer.
Mr.. Mortimer IIarkins, son of
Captain John T. Harkins, of Forest Hill,
whose wedding was recently chronicled
in The LEgis, met with a serious accident
while at work on the Home Savings
Bank building, in Washington. He fell
from the sixth floor to the bottom of the
elevator shaft, and so far has been unable
to give IN account of how he happened
to tumble.
Mrs. Eugenia NJ Kidd, of Creswell,
has presented to her niece, Miss Marie
Kidd, a Bible, three hundred and more
wears old. 1t is inherited from English
ancestry and is transferred to Miss Kidd
who is in Florence, Italy, under training
for voice culture Her ambition is to
re ach the topmost rung, in the ladder OF
fame, as a soprano. 1t is said that she
has not her equal in the South Land.
Mr.. Henry Y. Hawkins, a farmer
who lives near Forest Hill, had an ex-
citing runaway on the Hartford road,
near Baltimore, on Thursday of last
week. When passing a grove of trees on
the road, limb was broken from one OF
them by the wind and fell i'll front OF the
horse. The animal bolted to the side and
commenced running. Being unsuccessful
in his attempt to stop the horse, Mr..
Hawkins jumped from the wagon. He
fell upon his right side and received several
severe bruises Both the wagon and har-
ness were completely wrecked.
Miss Eleanor Famous, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Famons, and Mr..
Charles F. Webb, were united in marriage
by Rev. Frank A. killmon on Wednesday
evening oflast week. The ceremony took
place at the residence of Mrs. w. J. Rob-
inson, sister of the bride. The bride was
neatly attired i'll blue crepe leda gowr
trimmed with Venice applique and ribbon.
The bridesmaids were Miss Florence
Famous, sister Of the bride and Mis-:
Minnie Hostler, of Fawn Grove. The
ushcrs were DR.. c. w. Famous. brother
of the bride and Mr.. John Durand. Aftel
the ceremony an elaborate wedding
dinner was served, which was attended
by many relatives and friends.
Mr.. James E. Tate. an employee il
the slate quarry of the R. L. Jones Com
pany at Delta, was instantly killed OF
Thursday Of last week. He was stand
ing in the bottom of the quarry and wa!
struck on the head by fifteen pounc
stone, which had been loosened by {
derrick. The deceased is survived by /;
widow and two children, boy and ;
girl. His funeral took place on Sunday
the interment being at Slate Ridge GENE
terry. The services were held at Cambri;
Mp. Church The officiating minister
were Rev. Charles A. Bichell and Rev
Charles Zcpp. The pail bearers wer
lanes T. Jones, Isaac Allison, Levi
Harmon, John Lloyd, Frank Harmon
and Mr.. Grimm.