The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-06-24
Aberdeen Will Own Its Electric Light Plant.

ABERDEEN, June 22.-At the election
held on Saturday afternoon, the vote
| though rather light, was a decided vic
tory tor those in favor of having the
| town purchase or control the electric
| light plant. 1t is generally understood
| that under the new management, which
consists of Messrs. James A. Wics. Chas
b. Osborn, X. w. Wells, {. NJ. Cummings
and NJ. NJ. Carr, large number of resi-,
dences and several more public buildings
will use the electricity for illuminating
purposes. The judges of the election
were Messrs. Isaac w. Baylcss, E. ".
| Bonnet and ]. p. Osborn, and the result
was q vote % for electricity and 3 against
| it. Each of the new commissioners has
had a special lire of wori; assigned him,
and there will be number of improve
mcnts made in our sidewalks. 1t has
been decided not to buy any more wood
for board walks, and some of the old
ones will be replaced with stone ballast,
and that will be covered later with flag
stones. Special attention will also be
paid to the parks, and the old wooden
trunks i'll our streets are to be replaced
with iron pipes.
Hon. William Is. Baker is i'll Chicago,
where he is Il delegate to the National
Republican Convention, now in session.
Childrcn's Day was observed i'll the
usual way at Grove Presbyterian Church
on Sunday morning. Rev Mr.. Kerr had
the programme in charge, and the chill
drcn, having been carefully drilled by the
teachers of the Sunday school, acquitted
themselves most creditably. The violin,
III the skillful hands Of Mr.. f. W. Bennett,
added new charm to the usual good
music from the choir. The pulpit was
adorned with evergreen and cut flowers.
The collection this year is to be used
toward embellishing a fund which is be-
ing made up for the education of little
girl in North Carolina.
Master William Lee, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Addison Lee, was thrown from Il
runabout last Friday afternoon while
speeding horse which he had recently
purchased. The accident occurred on
Mr.. c. W. Bakers race course below
Aberdeen. There were two occupants i'll
the vehicle. a colored driver and young
Lee, when the horse became unmanagc-
able The young man was thrown vio-
lently to the ground, where he fell on his
head. He was taken to the nearly resi-
dcnce of Mr. A. X. Fletcher, where he re-
manned in an unconscious condition for
several hours. He was attended by DR..
7. H. Kennedy aud on Saturday was able
to be removed to the home of his parents,
near Dublin.
Prof Charles T. Wright has been asked
to address the graduates at the Aberdeen
High School commencement i'll the Town
Hall on Friday evening. Rev. Kenneth
G. Murray will present gold Maltese
cross to the one making the best average
tor the years work 1t is inscribed,
Highest award for Scholarship, Abcr-
| deem High School, 1904"
| On Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock the
Rev. Dewitt ii. Benham, of Central
Presbyterian Church, will deliver a lecture
in Grace NJ. E. Church South on his cx-
perienccs at the International Sunday
School Convention at Jerusalem.
Mr.. c. w. Bakers family will leave
here on July 9Th for Ocean Grove, where
they have taken a cottage for the months
of July and August.
The base ball team representing the
Armstrong Cork Company, of Baltimore
was defeated here last Saturday after.
noon by the home team, with a score OF
5 to 2.
Rev. David Jamison conducted the
morning service at Aberdeen NJ. Z
Church last Sunday during the absence
of Rev Kenneth G. Murray, who Official
ted at that time at the funeral of Mrs
Little, OF Dublin.
Mr. Walter L. Hanway has returned
to New York after visit with his par
cnts, Mr. and Mrs. T. l.. Hanway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rogers are now
domiciled in their new home in this town
Mr.. Petit, the conductor on the
O'Clock train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, recently moved his family from
this town to Baltimore, where they hav,
purchased home. Mrs. Petit is i'll Will
typhoid fever.
Mrs. William Goodwin has for the pas
nine weeks been greatly indisposed from
inhammatory rheumatism.
Mrs Mamie Bryant and her son, Mr.
Alexander Bryant, of Philadelphia, ar
guests of Mrs. Bryant's sister. Mrs. y
r. Fletcher.
Mr.. Stanley Cornelius and Mr.. Tucker
of Washington, d. c., are guests of Nj
and Mrs. d. X. Mcpherson.
Misses Marianne and Reba Walker, c
Baltimore, paid visit last week to tn
family of Mr. William II. Reasin.
VIRGINIA.