The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-06-03
Local affairs.

Sunday morning, weather permitting
The question of issuing bonds to the
amount of $4,000 will be submitted &c
the voters of Aberdeen on Saturday
June Is.
The Woman's Guild of Emmanuel
Church, Bel Air, will hold their regular
monthly meeting at the church on Mon
day, Iune 6, at four o'clock.
Judge Burke has granted an absolute
divorce to Mcttie Almony from her hus
hand, A. Gcmmill Almony, and awarded
her the custody of the two children.
The Mackin will case has been on
trial since Thursday of last week. 1t will
probably be finished this week and the
criminal docket will be taken up on Mon
day.
The teacher and pupils of Taylorpub
lie school will hold an ice cream and
strawberry festival on the school grounds
on Thursday and Friday evenings, June
8 and 10.
The Supervisors of Election met IN
Bel Air on Monday and appointed the
REGISTERS of voters. These will undergo
an examination next Monday and the
list will then be published.
-Children's Day services will be held
next Sunday morning, June 5, at Ebenezer
at 1890 A. NJ; Friendship, 3 p. NJ, and
Centre p NJ, by Rev. James l.. McLain,
senior pastor of West Hartford Circuit.
Lightning struck a windmill on the
property of Mrs. M. E. Pue, near Slate.
Vile Church, last Tuesday morning. The
bolt came down the piston rod as far as
the slate tank, which it bursted to pieces.
Mr.. w. S. Forwood, Jr., Clerk OF the
Circuit Court for Hartford county, has
appointed Mr. Robert II. Archer, son of
Mr.. r. Harris Archer, of Churchville, as
deputy in place of the late Griffin T. Mil
ton.
AT the commencement of the Balti
more University of Law, Mr.. Edward
Joseph Colgan, Jr., son of Mr.. E. J. Col
gan, of Rockford. was awarded a gold
medal for highest merit. Mr.. S. A. Will
Iiams, of Bel Air, delivered the address to
the graduates.
Nathan, the little son of MIR. E. X.
Vickers, of near Highland, was kicked in
the face by n horse while playing in the
yard at his home, on Wednesday of last
week. He is improving under the care OF
DR.. c. W. Famous.
"A bill has been filed in the Circuit
Court for Hartford county asking for 4
receiver for the Commonwealth lnsur-
ance Company. The bill alleges that the
company was rendered insolvent by
losses sustainedin the late Baltimore fire.
The annual Sunday School Union met
at Harmony Church yesterday, Thurs
day. The programme, as heretofore out
lined in the columns of the 4Egis, was
substantially carried out. We hope to
give detailed account of the proceed
ings in our next issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marion Mitchell
have issued cards for the marriage of
their daughter, Mary Belle, and MIR. AL
bert BENJAMIN Courtney. The ceremony
will take place at Cranbury NJ. E. Church
South, Perryman, on Wednesday even
ing, June 10, at six O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Reid have
issued cards for the marriage of their
daughter, Virginia, and Mr.. Hall Lee
Munnikhuysen. The wedding will take
place on Wednesday evening, June Is, at
7.3O O'Clock, at Babcock Memorial Pres
byteriau Church, Baltimore.
Company D was never in a more
prosperous condition than now. The
enlistment rolls are within three of the
legal limit and the weekly drills are
largely attended Captain Reckord has
recently had a ten pin alley placed in the
armory for the use Of the boys.
On Tuesday, Messrs. Dallan1, Will
liams and Grailiin, trustees, sold on the
premises, near the railroad station, the
mill property belonging to the Henry
Reckord Manufacturing Company. 1t
was purchased by the Peoples National
Bank of Delta for $S 900. ]. S. Richard
son was the auctioneer.
-Childrens Day will be observed at
Grace NJ. E. Church South, Aberdeen on
next Sunday. The pastor, Rev. H. w.
Burress, will preach at eleven A. NJ. The
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the Sunday school. At eight P M.
programme of Rotations, dialogues and
readings will be rendered. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Evaiyn S. France, widow of the
late Jacob Tome, has resigned as director
of the institute that bears her former
husbands name. She gives as her reason
her opposition to the amendment of the
charter passed at the last session of the
Legislature. This recent legislation en-
larges the directory from nine to fifteen
members. This, Mrs France contends,
is in direct opposition to the wishes OF
the late Mr.. Tome.
MFR. Clarence Arnold, of Aberdeen,
was painfully injured on Monday even-
ing by jumping from a moving express
train at the station at his home. MIR.
Arnold had taken the train at Havre de
Grace surprising that it would stop at
Aberdeen. When informed that it was
an express, the young man jumped oft.
The train was then stopped, and lie was
picked up and taken to hospital in
Baltimore. His arm was broken, and he
was also badly bruised and cut. While
the injuries are serious, it is more than
likely that he will recover.
The Miller Fertilizer Company has
purchased lot of ground from the Can
ton Company. The tract is 204 by 500
feet, on which they will erect two of their
buildings. One will he frame, 112 by
176 feet and % feet high The other will
be brick boiler house. Other buildings
will be erected after these two have been
completed. At their new location the
company will have the advantage of tide
water shipments as well as rail, as the
PENNSYLVANIA tracks run to the property
The officers of the company are Mr.
Thomas II Roberts, president; Mr.. JOSEPH
B. Hanway, vice-president, and Mr.
Charles w. Halter, secretary and treas
urer.
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