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

Blake pastor.
"A strawberry and ice cream festival
will he held at Upper Cross Roads school.
Friday evening May 90. If stormy,
Saturday evening.
The Chestnut Hill school will hold an
ice cream and strawberry festival on the
school grounds, Friday and Saturday
evenings, May 18th and 10th.
Tho patrons and teacher of Baptist
school will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival on the lawn of the school
grounds, on May 2Sth and Goth. Allare
invited to attend.
An Epworth League rally of Bel Air,
Thomas Run, Smiths Chapel, Calvary
and Mt Zion chapters will he held
at Mt. Zion on Tuesday afternoon and
evening, May 26th.
MIR. Jacob y. Dozen, trustee, has
sold at private sale the Martin property,
situated near Churclvi!ie, containing
about eighty acres of i..nd, to Mr.. j.
Royston Sitter for So, 800.
The Epworth Leagues at Bel Air and
Mt. Zion NJ. f. Churches will celebrate
the fourteenth anniversary of the league
on next Sunday evening ut s O'Clock
The programme is entitled "The Wesley
! Succession"
DR. James Melvin Dcleyctt, of Chest
nut Hill, was member of the graduating
class of the Baltimore Medical College at
| the commencement exercises on Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Delevett was among those
who received praise and honorable men
ton.
"A number of the members of the Bal
timore City Council visited Havre de
Grace on Tuesday and witnessed a seine
haul. The party were met by MIR. Van
divers launch and conveyed to the float
which is in charge of Captain G. L.
Mitchell.
Mr. James R. Jones, while employed
| at the saw mill of MIR. William ". Brad
ford, on his property near Bel Air, was
badly hurt on Wednesday. His foot
caught beneath some boards. The flesh
was laccrated and three of the toes were
nearly severed.
The 4>gis is indebted to Miss Mar
garct Linn Ball, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs p F. Ball, of Bel Air, for an invita-
ton to attend the commencement cxcr-
cises of tile NJ. NJ. Jones School, Philadel-
phia, Miss Ball is a member of the
graduating class.
A number of the young friends of Miss
Annie ZONES, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh E. Jones, OF MaCton, attended a
birthday party which was given in her
honor on Tuesday evening. The Young
lady was the recipient of numerous hand
some presents, commemorative of the
occasion.
The marriage of Miss Eta Ridgelcy,
of Benson, and Mr.. Lyddon Flick. of
Wilkesbarrc, Pa, will take place on June
2nd, at the residence of Miss Ridgcley'S
sister, Mrs Frederick Camp, At Morris
Heights, New Jersey, owing to the fact
that Mrs. Ridgeley is not well enough to
open her country home in this county.
The case of Zephaniah Heaps against
Parker F. Scarborough, Hugh T. Heaps,
Thomas J. Brooks and Frederick n. RAM
say was begun before Judge Fowler and
a Jury on Tuesday. Mcssrs. James ]. |
Archer and John S. Young appeared for
the plaintiff and Messrs. William H. llar-
Ian and George l.. VanBibber for the de-
PENDANTS.
Tho annual Sunday School election of
the Bel Air Methodist Protestant School |
took place last Sunday morning. The |
following officers were elected: W. l.. |
Barnes, superintendent; Miss Laura Old |
field, assistant; J. II. Slater, secretary; |
Miss NJ. X. Chesney treasurer; S. A. Hob |
litzell, librarian; Miss Lutine NJ. Keen,
organist The school is on the increase.
Mr. Bcrtram n Stump has purchased |
from Rev. W. +. Brand "Findowry," |
containing 200 acres of land, situated |
I. -
Mr.. Stump will erect Il handsome resi-
dcncc on this property and will make it
his permanent home. He is Deputy I'M |
migration Commissioner of Baltimore |
City and nephew of General Herman |
Stump.
The Sabbath School workers of IIar-
ford county will meet in annual convcn-
ton at Wesleyan Chapel, near Webster,
on Thursday, June 18th. The Executive |
Committee has prepared an unusually
strong programme. DR.. Benham, of Bal |
timorc, will address the popular meeting
in the evening. These conventions have
become so popular that but few Of our
churches have been able to entertain
them, and the last, by unanimous vote,
decided that all delegates furnish their
own entertainment. Free lodging will |
be given those who remain over night. |
Delegates wishing to remain over night !
should communicate with Rev. c. p. !
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