The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-08-12
Local affairs.

evening.
The Willard W. c. T. L. will meet at
the home of Miss Ella Galbreath, Mact"n'
on August lG.
-Spesutia Church, Pcrrymau, has been
closed for repairs. Sunday school VIII De
held at the home of Mr.. James ". Nal
colin.
-Finnev and Robinson, canned goods
brokers, quote standard tomatoes at 60
cents; new packed 20 to 10 cents; new
corn, ST per dozen.
1T isreported that the blight isgiving
trouble to our packers. Some claim that
the tomato crop, while short in acreage,
will be shorter in yield.
Mr. Lester German, of Aberdeen, car
ried Of, all the prizes at the tenth annual
shooting contest held at Love Point on
Thursday of last week.
Samuel F. Butler has been granted
an absolute divorce from his wife, Ida ).
Butler. Mr. John A. Robinson was the
complainant ulloihSF.
The Republicans of York county have
nominated Mr.. $. NJ. Manifold as their
candidate for sheriff AIR. Manifold
formerly resided i'll Bel Air.
Congressman ]. Fred. {. Talbot re-
Gently celebrated his sixty first birthday
Helooks hale and hearty and nearer fifty
l.: r. L;Ilo ,1isclnScS
Rev. Willard F. Minnick, of st. Mary's
City, will occupy the pulpit at Emmanuel
Church Bel Air next Sunday morning
and Grace Chapel, Hickory, in the after
noon.
There will be no preaching service at
the Bel Air Presbyterian Church during
August owing to the absence of the pas
tor. unless otherwise noted through the
local press.
The Ladies of Forest Hill w. c. T. |.
will hold peach and ice cream festival
in their Hall on Saturday evening,
August Goth. Supper from five 20 eight
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. Julia Kelly, aged &c years met
with painful accident at her home near
Sharon on Saturday. While ascending
stairway, she fell breaking rib and IN
fiicting a number of painful bruises. She
is improving.
Mr.. Daniel J. Tayson, oversccr for
Mr.. Isaac Sanncr, who owns 4 farm at
Wilma, raised this year $40 bushels OF
oats on 8 acres of land. This is consid-
cred a tremendous yield even for this
year, which has produced fine crop.
Mr. A. Frecborn Brown, Il member
of the Hartford bar, and Miss Bessie h.
w. Millhouse, of Philadelphia, were
married at that place on Wednesday.
August s. A wedding trip to Boston
succeeded the ceremony. Mr.. ard Mrs.
Brown will reside in Havrc dc Grace after
the first of September.
A musical will be held at the home of
Mrs. Frank II. Jacobs, Fulford, under
the auspices of the Parish Aid of Holy
Trinity Church, Churchville, on Thurs
day evening. August %, beginning at
O'Clock. A programme OF vocal and in
strumental music will be rendered. Ice
cream and cake for sale.
The Sunday School of the Bel Air
PRESBYTERIAN Church held its annual out
ing at Otter Point on Friday last and
had in every way thoroughly erjoya-
BILE time The attendance was unusually |
large, the weather fine, and Captain
Leight with his ample service OF boats
and men did all that could he desired to
make the day pleasant.
Key. Mr.. VanArsdale, pastor of the
NJ. E. Church at Havre de Grace, Will
preach at Wood Lawn Camp next STILL
day morning. His pulpit will be filled by
Eben N Baldwin postmaster at Clay
mont, Delaware. Mr.. Baldwin was
formerly of the second district, this
county, and has many friends who will
give him kindly greeting.
BY special arrangements with the
directors Of the the Worcester county
fair Mr.. p. H. Mccormick, of Norwood
Stock Farm will start with his herd of
Gurnseys today to exhibit at Pocomoke
city next week. The terms Of the agree
ment are that he is to receive handsome
purse to exhibit, but is not to compete
for the regular prizes offered.
Miss Edna Bowman, of Stewards
town, sailed from New York recently in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Ramsay, en- route for Chinto, West China.
She will be met at this place by Mr.. John
w. Yost, formerly member of iiarford's
teaching corps, but now 4 missionary,
to whom she will be married. She will
assist her husband i'll missionary work,
The Maryland and Pennsylvania
Railroad will sell excursion tickets for
the low rate of rs cents each for the
round trip to Baltimore on Saturday.
This will be an accommodation for those
who wish to witness the baseball game
between the Bel Air club and Sparrows
Point. Tickets will be good only on
train leaving Bel Air at o'clock, and
returning leave Baltimore at 1 40 p NJ.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Mary Foreman
was before Justice McComas, charged
with violating the local option law. She
was arrested on warrant sworn out by
Mr.. Alex. Smith, who made affidavit
that he bought five or six drinks of whis-
ky apiece for Charles Hess and himself
from her, paying ten cents for each drink.
On August he bought two drinks of
whisky and one drink of grape wine, and
paid at this time ten cents for each drink.
The accused gave bail for her appearance
at court.
MIR. ]. Lawrence Mccormick, of Fel
Air, made a brave rescue of little boy
from drowning at Otter Point last Fri
day. In company with a number of per-
sons he was standing on the wharf.
Cries from onlookers informed him that
boy had fallen overheard. When dis
covered the little fellow had been down
twice Without hesitation Mr.. AIcCor-
mick jumped overheard in water about
ten feet and SWAN to the little fellow 5
assistance. Although lampered by cloth
ing he reached the spot in time to save
the child's life. Mr.. Mccormick is a
modest hero but deserves great credit
both for coolhcadedncss and bravery.
The woods meeting at Hope well.
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