The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-05-06

tors of The Baltimore and Bel Air Electric
Railway Company, held on Thursday.
The Bel Air Circulating Library /:
closing upit affairs, and all persons who
have any of its books are requested tc
return the same to Miss Mollie Batemar
within the next two weeks.
Fishing on the upper Susquehanna
with nets is now said to be very proht'
able. Mr.. Hugh A. Jones, of Castle,
ton, reports catch of sixtv-tive shad,
the largest of which weighed eight pounds
each.
The ladies of Calvary Nj. L. Church,
Jarrettsville, will hold an ice cream and
strawberry festival in the X. OF p. Hall
on Monday and Tuesday evenings, May
10th and 18th. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
An automobile frightened the horse
of Mrs. Griffin T. Milton while coming
down Main street, Bel Air, on Wednes-
day. In its efforts to get away, the ami
NAL slightly damaged the buggy, but
there were no other injuries.
The teachers and pupils of Rutledge
School will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival on the school lawn on
Friday and Saturday evenings, May 20
and 81. Ifstormv either or both even
ings will hold it Monday evening, May
%.
On Monday, J. Martin McNabb and
Charles H. MacNabb, trustees, sold at
public sale, at the Court House door in
Bel Air, sixty acres of land near Cooper.
1t was purchased by Mr.. James w. Nc
Nabb for 81 200. |. W. Thompson was
the auctioneer.
Mr.. Charles E. Fink, of Westminster,
was in Bel Air on Tuesday evening. He
is a candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Congress from the Second
Congressional District. Mr.. Fink, al
though a new figure in the political are
ma, has already made many warm friends.
Mr.. Benjamin w. Amoss, of Benson,
has a curiosity in the shape of 5-footed
colt, the progeny of Miss Partner" his
mare The extra foot is
on the right front leg, and it is as perfect
as any of its companions, except if it was
put in its usual position it would be uP-
side down.
Mrs. Flora D. Palmer will make an
address at the Churchville Presbyterian
Church next Sabbath evening at 100
o'clock. Mrs. Palmer represents the
Woman's Boards of Home and Foreign
Missions, and is said to be a most earnest
and attractive speaker. Acollection will
be taken for Home and Foreign Missions.
An entertainment will be given in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bel Air, on
Monday and Tuesday evenings, May
9th and 10th. 1t will consist of moving
pictures illustrating Uncle Toms Cabin,
The Daring Daylight Robbery, the Balti-
more Fire and many other interesting
topics. The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Board of Directors of the Hartford
Society met on Monday.
Mr.. William H. Harlan was chosen
director in place of MIR. David Hanway,
Mr.. Harlan was made superin-
tendent of class p, canned goods depart
ment. The race programme was discuss
ed and a number of changes were made
in the catalogue.
The newly appointed Supervisors of
Elections William J. Forsythe, ]. Henry
Cain and George H. Wins, met in Bel Air
OH Thursday and organized by electing
Mr. Forsythe president, Emory A. Nc
Comas. clerk and Frank E. Gorrell,
counsel. The ballots cast at the Novem-
Der election were burned in the presence
of the judges of the Orphans Court.
Arrangements are being made for the
big inter scholastic meet to be held at the
Jacob Tome Institute on Saturday, May
14th General interest is being shown in
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this section, and it promises to be greater
than last year, when twenty schools
were represented and three hundred
athletes competed. The track has been
put in condition and it will be faster than
last year. stand has also been erected
for the accommodation of visitors.
1t is stated on good authority that
Mr.. Albert S. Cook, superintendent of
the Baltimore county schools, will be APP
pointed principal of the new Ieatman
High School, recently erected in St. Louis
at cost of over 100000. Professor
Cook has been highly recommended for
this position by the faculty of Princeton
and others. His first public
school appearance was in Bel Air when
he was appointed principal of the AGA
denny and Graded School His rise in ped
agogy has been rapid. and he is now con-
sidcred one of the best authorities in this
country on this important subject.
The Court House Commission met in
Bel Air OH Wednesday to decide on plans
for the proposed improvement. The
members also held an adjourned meeting
on Thursday. 1t is more than probable
that an addition will be built to each
end of the present structure similar to
the plan outlined in last weeks -Egis.
Our recent publication was received with
great favor by all who are interested in
having handsome structure to be hand
ed down to the generations to come.
The present plan includes more room
than is actually necessary for immediate
needs, but it will only be a question of
time before the growth of the county will
require this extra space. 1t is the inten-
ton of the Commission to keep the cost
within the $25, 900 that was authorized
by the Legislature, and this will have
great weight i'll the final adoption Of the
plans.
The Executive Committee of the Har-
ford County Sunday School Union met
in the Methodist Protestant Church, Bel
Air, on Tuesday afternoon. Rev X. G.
Murray presided with Joseph Crumlish,
secretary. 1t was decided to hold the
annual convention at Harmony Prcshy-
terian Church, Deer Creek, on Thursday,
June 2. Each school will be entitled to
four delegates instead of two, as hereto
fore. There will be All exhibit of Sunday