The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-05-20

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A dance will be given in the hall a
Forest Hill on Friday evening, May %
The committee in charge is composed o
Messrs. George Roberts, Charles Wilson
and A. b. Twiuing.
The wedding of Miss Fanny HenshaW
Bissell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benja
min Bissell, formerly of Bel Air, and Mr.
Charles w. Shaw, OF Baltimore. will take
place on Wednesday, June 1, at the home
of the bride, 1911 St. Paul street, Balti
more.
Mr. and Mrs Walter w. Preston
gave tea to few of their friends at
their home near Emmorton on Tuesday
evening. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. w B. Bell, Miss Ida Holmes, Rev.
". l.. Glenn, Mcssrs. Edward II. Hall
and John A. Robinson.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Joseph Crumlish,
of Fallson, left to attend the general as
scmbly of the Presbyterian Church,
which met at Lafayette Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, Buffalo, New York, on
Thursday morning. Mr.. Crumlishis one
of the commissioners representing the
Presbytery of Baltimore.
Mr.. Samuel O. Magic is building a
large silo for Mr.. Harry D. Hanway on
his farm near Bel Air. 1t will be fifteen
feet in diameter and thirty feet deep, and
when completed will hold one hundred
tons of ensilage. The foundation for the
COW barn that Mr.. Hanway will shortly
erect is now being laid out.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank p. Melchior cele-
brated the fortieth anniversary of their
marriage with reception to their friends
at their home in Baltimore on Saturday.
Their six children, all of whom were pres
ent, are Messrs. William, George, Albert
and Walter Melchior, Mrs. William SIM
mon and Mrs. John R. Farley, of Bel Air.
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MIR. William H. Reckord, of Fallston,
has brought suit against Edward L.
Ward, of Baltimore City, asking for
$4,000 damages for the alienation of
the affections of his wife Birdie NJ.
Reckord. The declaration states that
the plaintiff married Miss Birdie NJ. Nab
bett on October l, 1889, and lived happily
in their homes in Hartford and Baltimore
until the defendant entered as a
He declares that Mr.. Ward
succeeded in alternating the affections of
his wife, and finally caused their separa-
ton on September 1, 1902. Mr.. Ward
IS a weIl-known member of the Baltimore
City Bar.
The Democrats of Baltimore county
neld two harmonious conventions on
Tho ,,-na+,r,r ap1nrsaI
A. p. German for the Democratic
for President, and elected
delegates to the Democratic State Con
which will meet in Baltimore on
May Goth. The other convention ell
1orsed the course of Congressman ].
Fred c. Talbot and selected the follow
ing delegates to the Second Congressior-
al District Convention, which meets at
Havre de Grace on August IS: John S.
w. D. Goodwin, John Hubner,
William p. Bosley, Robert H. Bussey,
William a. Slade and George S. keitfer.
Congressman Talbott's friends had en-
tire control of both conventions.
Under the new schedule, as prepared
by the State Superintendent of Public
tenth grade has been estab-
ished in all schools in the county having
an academic course, consequently there
will be no graduates from these institu-
tons of learning this year. The list ir-
cludes Bel Air, Havre de Grace, Darling
ton and Jarrcttsville, and none of these
will award diplomas until next year.
Under the new school law, it is within
the power of the State Superintendent
to designate schools, the graduates sof
which will be allowed to enter the junior
class of the State Normal School without
an examination. The establishment of
the higher grade is to keep pace with tie
leading educational institutions, all of
which are raising the standard Of en-
trance. 1t is now much more difficult to
enter a Freshman class than ten years
ago. The action of the State Board of
Education in thus keeping touch with tie
times is highly commended by every
friend of education.
The Baltimore Sun says that Mr..
Thomas Price, of Delta, Pa, went to
Baltimore on Monday to see the Burnt
District" While in search of this in
tcresting section, he came across kindly
disposed gentleman who "surmised"
that Mr.. Price ives from the country and
wished to see the havoc wrought by the
flames Mr. Price said that this was
correct, and the kindly gentleman told
him that he had made the Burnt Dis
trict" special study and was ellquali-
fed to direct the visitor to any points of
interest, but would be insulted if any
money was rendered. The offer was
gratefully accepted, and it was suggested
that as the dust was terrible, it would
be we'll to fortify themselves with a little
previous throat wash. The idea was
acceptable to Mr.. Price, and the kindly
gentleman took him to 4 place where
liquid refreshments were sold. After
several treats, for which Mr.. Price paid,
the trip began. Mr.. Price says he does
not remember seeing very much of the
fire ruins, but when he woke up at a
lodging house on Pleasant street the next
morning the kindly gentleman was gone
as was also MIR. Prices pocketbook con-
tanning SIC.
MIR. John S. Writ, a prominent mem-
Der of the Elkton bar, died at his home
near that place on Tuesday. His death
was after an illness of only twenty-four
hours, and the sudden termination of his