The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

ABERDEEN, February Sd -Candlrmas
Day was indeed dry and tair, and if
there is anything in the ground hog
theory, we may expect six weeks mere ut
winter. This. however we are accus-
toned to, as the past three months have
not been milo ones.
The Aberdeen basket and box factory
! was sold on Saturday morning at q re-
cciycrs sale by Mr. X Vanneman. of
Havrc dc Grace, and Mr.. Edward { Car
rIngton, Jr., OF Baltimore, to Mr.. ]. v.
Reynolds, of Havre dc Grace, for 50 600.
/ THIS sale included the building and ma
chlnery, the c.cctrIc light plant and ten
building lots, nine of which were improv-
cd by twU-Stury dwellings,.
. In the death of Mrs. Martha Hopes,
| which occurred ON Friday, January 20,
at 80 T.. NJ, Aberdeen lost one Of its
oldest residents. Mrs Hopes was born
in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in
1925 She was the widow of Coleman
| Hoopes, who served in the Civil War in
( Company |, OF the l2t Regiment OF Pen"
I sylvania Volunteer Infantry. They had
/ Il SuT> Moses HuupeS, in the sH'l'c I":n-
/ pany. He is now 4 resident at Pcrrvviilc.
Though Scvcnty-nine Years OF age, Mrs.
! Huopcs had led Il very active life. and at
| the time of her death, which resulted
/ from pneumonia. she had brcu confined
| to her bed but four days. She is survived
| by six sons aud six daughters, all Of
! whom are married except one son, SamGy!
! Hopes, with whom she made her hnnv.
| Funeral services were held on Sunday,
! 3lst instant, at + N at Cranberry
! NJ Z Church. Rev. ii w. BurresS Otiici,.-
ted. The Intcrnent was III ranberry
! Cemetery Mr.. A X Fletcher had charge
of the funeral arrangements. The pail
| hearers were her SIX grandSOnS-Clarancc
| Dcckman, David Nelson, Walter HarrinG
! ton, Marion Harrington, Harrle llar-
| rington and Harry McNey.
/ Miss Fannie {. Walker gave 4 delight
| full reception to anumbcr ct her trlcn,iS;it
Perrvnan and Aberdeen at her home near
! Peruvian on Friday evening Nearly
! fifty guests were present, and during the
evening trolley euchre and other games
| of cards were much eIJoved. a buuntliul
collation. was served at eleven o'clock.
! Master Oliver Hughes has been engaged
! to pitch hall Tor the Cook Academy base
| BAH team III consequence oi which ne mas
received Il scholarship to that institution.
| He will leave here today.
| The athletic exhibition given on Friday
evening in the Young Mems League
room was q successful one, both N the
way of attendance and the icats per
| forlued which were aStollnwS: Horizon
| tai bar, hi I'll jump, parallel bars, dying
| rings trapeZc bar, mat work, punching
! bag and wanting. DR.. {. II. kricte is he
phl steal director of the gymnasium Four
prizes were awarded the contestants as
| follows: A silver med ii to Mir. Edward
| Tarring, a Spalding al-w0nl jersey to
| Master Harry Grafton, an inneld basket
| ball glove to Master Robert Rowe. and
Masters Osborn Herring and Clarence
Arnold who tied in the sports, each re
ccivcd a Gym" suit, Prot Hammctt, ut
the Jacob Tome Institute being tic
Judge. At the close OF he exercises, the
president, Rev. kcnncth & Murray was
presented by DR.. kricte on behalf q! the
| League. Il handsome umbrella, with r'.-
graved silver handle Music toi the "c
casion was rendered by the Aberdeen
Band, with Mr.. Earl Murdoch, the blind
harpist, and Master Harold Baker,
violinist.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Clotw"rtlly
entertained the Euchre Club, OF Perry
man, at their home, near this place ON
Wednesday evening. On the same even
ing Miss Ethel Hinchman gave charm
irg card party at her home, Park Farm,
near Perryman. At Mrs. C!otw"rthF's,
prizes were WOE by Mrs. Raymond
Walker and Mir. !. p. Narnal!, and at
Miss Hinchman's the successful ones were
! Miss Hinchman and Mr.. Ryland Mitchell
The congregation OF Aberdeen NJ L.
Church paid 4 visit in Il body to the home
of their pastor. Kew. X q. Murray, where
they left bountcous provisions for the
lardcr and enjoyed an evening OF social
intercourse. VIRGINIA.