The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-03-13
Local affairs.

will occupy the pulpit at Emmanue
Church, Bel Air, this (Friday) evening
at eight O'Clock.
The Woman's Guild of Emmanue
Church, Bel Air, will hold cake sale a
the Rectory tomorrow, Saturday after
noon, at three O'Clock.
The Maryland and Pennsylvania
Railroad has put on sale tickets between
Baltimore and all points on its line, at
the rate of one and one half cents pei
mile.
-Rev William F. Brand, rector of St.
Marv's Church, delivered the address at
the Lenten services at Emmanuel p. Z.
Church, Bel Air, on Wednesday afternoon
of last week.
Rev. ". w. Davis will preach on
Sunday next at Ebenezer Church at D. so
A. NJ, and Friendship at g p. NJ. Com
muuion services will follow the sermon
at each church.
The anniversary ofthe Sunday School
missionary society of Mt. Zion Methodist
Episcopal Church, will be held OH next
Sunday afternoon at 3.15 O'Clock. Sun
day School will be held as usual at 2.15.
MIR. Michael Farrell, son of the late
Michael Farrell, formerly of the second
district died at Galveston, Texas, on Sun
day of last week. He is survived by two
brothers Messrs. Joseph and William
Farrell, of Aldino.
Miss Phoebe Johnson, daughter ofthe
late James and Mary Johnson, formerly
Of Hartford county, died i'll Baltimore on
Wednesday. The funeral will take place
on Friday. The intermcnt will be at
Greenmount Cemetery.
Governor John Walter Smith has
issued a proclamation designating Fri
day, April Sd, as Arbor Day. County
School Examiner Wright is making ar
rangements to have the day observed in
the usual manner.
States Attorney John Grason Of
Baltimore county, was IL Bel Air on
Monday While here he wasin consuita-
ton with States Attorney McNabb in
reference to the murder case of Edwin c.
Watts which has been set for trial on
Monday next.
County Clerk Forwood has received
the commission Of Senator Thomas H.
Robinson as one of the state commits
sioners to the st. Louis Exposition and
the commission of Hon. S. A. Williams as
a member to revise the corporation laws
of the State. Both of these appointments
have recently been made by Governor
Smith
The Silver Canning Company of
Hartford county has been incorporated
by William Silver, Harry P. Strasbaugh,
Fred. o. Viele, Harry c. Steckel and
George E. Wright. Its purpose is for
packing and dealing i'll canned goods.
The principal office is to be located at
Aberdeen. The capital stock is $4,000
divided into shares $500 each.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ely, formerly
of Forest ii. but now OF Baltimore,
have issued cards for the marriage of
their daughter. Miss Annie Mary Ely,
and Rev. John II. Jetfries. The ceremony
will take place at Fulton Avenue NJ. E.
Church, Baltimore on Wednesday even
ing, March 25th. The groom was
formerly junior pastor Of West Hartford
Circuit.
On Monday morning, at the opening
of Court, the case of Sadie Wie1nan
charged with keeping a disorderly house
i'll Bel Air was called for trial. A ccrtiti-
cate from her physician stating that she
was too i'll to appear in Court was filed
and the case was continued. AS there
were no other matters which required
the jury it was discharged until Wednes-
day morning.
THE phenomenal advance in the price
of property along the line of the Bel Air
road has caused many people to open
their eyes with surprise. Property that
a few years ago was almost drug on the
market now sells readily from 5000 to
$500 an acre and many acres have gone
as high as $1,000. This is what the
electric railway has done for this section
of the county. baltimore County Union.
The case of Clarence Thompson,
charged with assaulting George Harvey
was brought to a termination on Thurs
day of last week by the jury bringing in
a verdict of acquittal Mr.. John Girvin,
who appeared for the defense, with Mr..
James ]. Archer, made his maiden efforts
in the case He acquitted himself in a
highly creditable manner and received the
hearty congratulations ofhis fellow menu
bers of the bar.
The first candidate to make an
announcement is ex-Judge George Y.
Maynadier, whose card appears in this
weeks issue. This may be regarded as
the opening of spirited primary which
will not cease until the last vote is counted
on Primary Election day. We hope and
feel sure that the contest will be of an
entirely friendly nature, devoid of that
bitterness which has characterized some
of our past campaigns.
The Susquehanna Navigation Com
pany Of Hartford county has been incor-
porated by William H. Love and Charles
S. Hayden, of Baltimore, Clarence c.
Pusey. William II. Brown and Richard
DaIIam. The object is for the purpose of
purchasing and dealing in steamships
and vessels, the transportation of passen-
gers and freight and maintaining ferries
for the purpose thereof. The capital
stock is $500 divided into shares of
500 each.
Miss Eleanor Foster, daughter Of Mr..
I0hn w. Foster, of Havrc dc Grace, and
Mr. Richard Henry Leithiser were mar
ried at the Methodist Episcopal Church
at that place on Wednesday evening.
Rev. Edward Hayes performed the cere-
mony Mrs. Jenny Lind Muller Green,
of Baltimore. presided at the organ.
Miss Martha Woods, of Baltimore, was
maid of honor. The rshcrs were Messrs.
William Letter, Ray Kinney, Bayard
Leithiser, Frank Baldwin, Charles Led
lev and Arthur Baekey, of Philadelphia.
The bride wore gown ofwhite organdy
over white Ak taffeta, studded with
pearls and point lace trimming. The