The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-02-20
I6s H4lsaad Iptelll4epcer-
Local affairs.

The sale of Mr.. Griffin I. Milton Is
advertised to take place on Tuesday
February 81 a large. lot aof farming I'M
plements and stockiwill be sold.
Mr.. Albert p. Close, stenographer OF
the Hartford National Bank, broke his
leg on Thursday morning. The injury is
lust above the ankle and is of a painful
nature.
Bishop A. W. Wilson of NJ. f. Church
South will preach at Calvary NJ. E.
Church South Jarrettsville, on Sunday,
February 22d, at 1890 A. NJ. and 100
P. NJ All are invited to attend.
The l.. T L. OF Chestnut Hill, will
give medal contest at Deer Creek NJ.
p. Church on Tuesday evening, February
oath. If the weather should prove in
clement it will be held the next fair even
ing.
On Monday the case of William
Moore, charged with the larceny of some
corn, the property of William H. Clay,
was taken up before a jury. Verdict,
not guilty. McNabb for State, Carver
for defense.
The Book and Gard Club was enter
tanned by the Misses Cover in Bel Air on
Saturday afternoon, St. Valentines Day.
The counters were hand painted cupids
and hearts, appropriate souvenirs of the
occasion. The prizes were won by Miss
Miss Annie Young, and Mrs. Charles A.
Hollingsworth.
The sale of Mr.. James T. Jones
which is advertised to take place on
Tuesday next, February oath. will not
be postponed on account of bad weather
as there is ample shelter for all Corners.
Mr.. Jones is compelled to leave the
premises at once, and the sale must go
on regardless of climate conditions.
The sale of Mr. David Hanway,
which was advertised to take place at
his farm near Fountain Green, on Tues
day. February 18th, has been postponed
until next Monday, February 23rd, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, when it will positively
take place regardless ofweather. Should
the day be bad there will be shelter for
those who attend.
Rev. w. W. Kimball, who has recent
~ been i'll at the Church Home and IN
Urinary in Baltimore, announces the
following Lenten services: Ash Wednes-
day February 25th; Grace Memorial
Church, Darlington, II A. M. and Z p.
NJ; Ascension Chapel, Scarboro, P. NJ.
Fridays, Grace, 1 A. NJ. and p. M;
Saturdays, P. NJ.
The case of Edward c. Watts, charged
with shooting and killing his wife
Katherine c. Watts. at Phoenix, on the
Northern Central Railroad, on Novem-
Der 18th, has been removed to this court
for trial. The affidavit was made by the
prisoner AS court is in session at the
present time the case will in all probabili-
ty be tried this term.
Mrs. Jessie Axtelle Colsten will give
one of her famous song lecture recitals
entitled Schubert the King Of Song
Writers" in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Havrc dc Grace. on Friday even
ing February 9th. Mrs. Colsten is a
graduate of the New England Conserva-
tory of Music and her services have been !
in constant demand in all sections of the
country.
On Wednesday of last week, a party
of Hartford citizens paid their respects to
President Roosevelt at the White House.
Those in the party were Mr.. and Mrs. |
Charles F. Harry, Messrs. w. Scott |
Whiteford, John NJ. Mecklem, T. c. Ram |
say, ]. S. Whiteford, William J. Mecklem,
James r. Ramsay, John w. Famous and |
John Miller. The visitors expressed |
themselves as delighted with the inter-
view.
On Tuesday, County Clerk Forwood
received from Governor John Walter
Smith the commission of Mr.. William
Hope, the newly appointed supervisor of
election. who takes the place of the late
Aaron F. Sitter. Mr.. Hope is one of the
best known Democrats in Hartford
county and his appointment to this inn
portant position isa fitting recognition
of the respect in which he is held by all
of our residents.
Mr.. Edgar S. Rouse, who was former
ly in business in Bel Air with Mr.. c. c.
Rouse, has taken charge of the Hanover
branch of George K. McGaw and Com
pany, cigar importers. Although quite
a young man, Mr.. Rouse possesses con-
siderable business ability, asthe appoint
ment to this important position shows.
He left Hartford with host of friends
and is rapidly gaining a position among
the Baltimore City business men.
Our correspondents and readers will
doubtless feel disappointed when they
notice the cramped condition of our local
columns. 1t was a physical impossi-
bility however, to do otherwise and
publish the large amount of advertising,
which could not be omitted. After this
issue we will have more space and hope
that our friends will bear this in mind
and still continue to send US their valuable
correspondence which we have been COM
PEELED to leave out for the past few
weeks.
The Wright Canning Company of
Hartford county has beenincorporatedb by
Harry P. Strasbaugh, George E. Wright,
Fred. Orwan kiele, William G. Hewitt
and Harry c. Steckel. Its object is for
the purpose of packing fruit and vegeta-
bles and engaging in general business
of buying and selling all kinds of canned
goods as we'll as manufacturing the same.
The principal office of the corporationiis
at Aberdeen and it's existence is limited
to forty years. The capital stock is
$4,000 divided into sixty shares of $50
each.
-Tabitha Berry, colored, died at her
home in Baltimore on Friday. Her re-
mains were taken to Norrisvile on Sum-
day afternoon. Tabitha enjoyed the
distinction of being probably the oldest
inhabitant in the State of Maryland.
She was born in 1896, and lived the
most of her life at Norrisville. being
formerly slave in the Turner and Hen
derson families. Her husband, Thomas
Berry. died thirty eight years ago. Out
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