The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-01-09

morning and large number OF cast
will probably be tried.
The Citizens National Bank, ofEIavl
de Grace has declared a Scmi-annual div
dend of two and one half per cent.
Rev ]. o. f. Shclburne, of Baltimore
will deliver a humorous lecture at Jopp
Church on Friday evening, January II
Mrs. T. A. Cassidy, of Bclcamp, CAV
a tea on New Years afternoon. A larg
number of friends called to pay their It
spects.
Mr.. Frank Lee, of Bel Air, who re
Gently underwent serious surgical opera
ton on one of his eyes, is rapidly improv
ing and will soon he able to return to hi
home.
An entertainment will be given OF
Friday evening, January 10th, at Min
Branch School. Should the evening prov
unfavorablc, it will be held the following
Monday.
On Wednesday morning, Ju Ice Wat
tiers discharged the petit jury until lit X
Monday morning, when the balance o
the civil and criminal dockcts will be dis
posed of.
The explosion of a gasoline stove al
the residence of Mr.. John II. Heuer, ad
Joining The .EgiS office, in Bel Air, caused
some little excitement on Wednesday
morning. The flames were extingulshed
before any damage was done.
On Tuesday, William Taylor and Clar'
ence Jackson, colored, were before Judge
Waters on writs of habeas corpus. The
commitments were found defective and
the men released Mr.. Harry S. Carver
was the attorney i'll both cases.
On Monday, J. 7 {. Hopkins, trustee,
sold at public sale, at the Court House
door in Bel Air, los acres of land in the
fourth election district, near Rocks sta
ton, to P. Lesley Hopper for $4,000. ].
S. Richardson was the auctionecr.
The Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail
road has readjusted the price ofall tickets.
Beginning with January LIST, the round
trip from Bel Air to Baltimore will be
SLAP instead of $134. Corresponding
adjustments have been made at all the
other stations.
Lieutenant Oscar Tolley, son of Judl e
Tolley, of Upper Cross Roads, who re-
Gently received a commission in the
regular army, has been ordered to the
Philippines. He will leave about the first
of February for two year service in our
new possessions.
The stockholders of the Hartford
County Agricultural Society will meet at
the Court Room in Bel Air on Monday,
January 10th. instead of January 18th,
as was published in our last issue. The
third Monday in Januaryis the time pre-
scribed by the bylaws for the annual
meeting.
The wedding of General Herman
Stump, of Bel Air, and Miss Marie de
Velasco, of New York, is announced to
take place in the near future. The bride
elect is native of Cuba, but has resided
i'll New York nearly all her life. General
Stump met his hancee for the first time a
the Charleston Exposition last winter.
Mr. Garfield Harry and Miss Alice
Snithson were both thrown out OF a
buggy at the gate of Judge Z. Carville
Tolley, near Upper Cross Roads, on Sun
day morning. The running gear of the
vehicle broke into two parts as the
wagon gave a twist, which released the
horse with only the front wheels. Mr..
Harry was cut about the face but Miss
Smithson was uninj urcd.
On Monday morning, the case of
William c. Darlington, against the Coun-
tv Commissioners of Hartford county,
was taken up in Court before a jury.
The suit was instituted to recover dam
ages for injury caused to a horse which
became mired in a mud hole in the public
road near Wilma. The jury rendered a
verdict of 500 in favor of the plaintiff
S. A. Williams and Close appeared for the
plaintiff and x.Judge George Y. Mayna-
der for the defendant.
Elsewhere in our colurrs, will found
= statement of the Hartford Nutional
Bank of Bel Air This institution, as is
welI known, is one of the strongest, as
compared with its size. of any in the
country, and it occupies high position
on the Comproller's roll of honor. 1t is
Harford's first banking institution and
has advanced by progressive steps ever
since it first opened its doors. Its policy
taas alwavsbeen conservative yet them
.aeehse;t shows every liberality consistent
with good business methods, towards
those with whom it comes in contact.
The bank now has on deposit 1865, 900,
which is the largest IN its history.
A lecture, under the auspices of the
Epworth League Of the Aberdeen NJ. E.
Church. will he ilcld on Tuesday evening,
January Goth, by Reg. $. Parker { adman,
ID. D., Of Brooklyn, X y. Subject. "Puri-
taus in England and America" DR..
Cadman's lectures are masterful produc.
tions. and he is in demand at the
Chautauqua and Other literary centres OF
the land. The people of this county sell
dom have the opportunity to hear SO
gifted all orator. and this is chance
that they cannot expect to occur soon
again. 1t will be remembered that
Or. cadman is pastor of Central Gongre-
rational Church of Brooklyr, New York,
and receives the princely salary offs 1000
"a year.
Some MISUNDERSTANDING recently oc
Cured between the CHIEF Deputy Clerk Of
Baltimore county and Mr.. J. T. Ayres
The latter obtained a license for the mar
mage of his son, AIR. William B. Ayrcs,
and Miss Maiina Cay Of Hickory, Har
ford county. The prospective groom de
eclarcd positively that he knew no sucf
person rs Miss Gay and profcsscd to he
utterly at loss as to how she came t.
figure in the matter. lie intended Il
marry on New Years Day, but his bride
70 be was Miss Mary II. Mckee. Th'
Deputy Clerk was equally positive tina
this name was giver him by the elder Mr.
Ayrcs, who had speitit. The chang
was made, and without furtherendeaYor
10 unrayei the mystery the applicant ant
his friend lcit.
The Sunday School of Grace Chapel