The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-05-27
Local affairs.

o. =. Grau has been appointed post
master at Long Green.
Governor Wariirld has appointed pr
John NJ 7. Finncy surgeon general o
his staff.
The Forest Hill W. c. T. U. will NEE
at the hail on Wednesday afternoon
June / at go o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas i. Smithson, of Cam
bria has been granted patent on
garden and truck cultivator.
Ex-senator Stevenson a. Williams
will deliver the commencement addres:
at the Jacob Tome Institute on Tuesday
June II,
Special evangclistic services began al
Bethel Church on Wednesday night, pre-
ceding the communion next Sabbath
morning.
The Willard ". {. T. t. will meet or
Thursday, June >, at go T.. NJ. at the
home of Mrs. Lewis L. Hollingsworth
at Joppa.
Professor Edward NJ. Reisler, princi,
pal of the Havrc dc Grace Academy, has
resigned. He has accepted 4 position as
teacher Of English in the Polytechnic In
stitutc. Baltimore.
Mr.. p. d. Clark, formerly miller at
Bells Mills, Emmorton, has removed to
Uellertown, Pa, where lie will engage III
the same business. Mr.. Clark has the
esteem of all those with whom he came
in business contact during the time he
has been in Hartford.
Next Sabbath, Memorial Sunday,
Wann Post G. 4. X. will attend divine
services at Centre II. L. Church, Forest
Hill. Rev. lanes l.. McLain will preach
sermon appropriate to the occasion.
The post will assemble at the church at
10 O'Clock. Services at 1890.
Cards have been issued for the we'd
ding of Miss Clara Mechem, daughter OF
Mrs CasSandra Mechem, of Forest Hill,
and Mr.. John Cain, son of the late James
NJ. Cain. The ceremony will take place
next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
at st. Ignatius Church, Hickory.
The store of Mr. a. r. Hitchcock,
at Delta, caught fire on Sunday night
aud was partially DESTROYED. Soon after
the flames were discovered the fire depart
ment responded and the adjoining dwell
ing was saved. The contents of the store
were damaged by smoke and water.
The United States Fish Commission
recently sent four million young shad to
Catskill, New York, for the purpose of
planting them in the hudson River. This
is the largest shipment to any single
point made by he commission this wear.
1t WAS made up of two carloads con-
taing one hundred cans each.
After the adjournment of Court each
afternoon Judge VanBibher and the
Rules Committee of the bar spend an
hour in compiling the new rules of Court
which will shortly be adopted. When
adopted they wiilfacilitatc litigation and
enable the routine of the Court to be dis
posed of in aspccdy ard eitectual manner.
The fishing season is over. Although
Il profitable one, it was he shortest ever
known. At many times more herring
were caught in the large scines than
could he handled, and at times it was
necessary to allow thousands to escape
in order to land the nets. The catch OF
shad was also large and prices were high.
MIR. Dennis Smith and two sons of
Edward Colgan, of Reckord, recently
dug out a lot of young foxes. The little
Reynards, four in number, have taken
kindly to domestic food and are thriving
finely As they grow older, however,
their wild nature will encourage them to
maxi the first possible escape i'll order to
again Join their kindred i'll the native
state.
Charles Espcr, who was indicted by
the February grand jury for committing
an assault on Bessie Thompson, the tif-
tecn-vcar.old daughter of James Thomp-
son. of IIavre dc Grace, was arrested i'll
York, Pa. on Friday. He was turned
over to Sheriff Whiteford on Saturday
and brought to Bel Air, having agreed
to come without rcquiStion papers. On
the plea mot guilty" his trial has been
fixed for June /.
Mayor c. {. Puscy, of Iavrc de
Grace, has appointed the following
sewerage commission: DR.. K. H. Smith,
Isaac Hecht and John a. Russell. These
with Mavor Pussy and corporation at
torncy Chambcrlainc are to supervise the
construction OF the system. Anordinauce
has been passed authorizing the Com
mission to employ competent civil and
sanitary engineer, and such other assist
ance as may be needed to plan, lay out
and estimate the cost of the sewerage
system.
On Thursday afternoon of last week,
while passing the steam roller, near
Frogtown, horse driven by Mr.. William
Shanahan became frightened. He was
leading another animal and the escaping
steam also caused it to scare. The two
horses. pulling in different directions, up
turned the buggy and Mr.. Shanahan
was thrown out ard dragged for some
little distance. His face was badly cut
and there are numerous wounds on his
body. 1t IS almost a miracle that he
escaped with his life.
The directors of the Hartford Agricul-
turaI Society desire to impress our FARM
crs and gardeners with the two liberal
premiums of SO and So each for the
best and second best displays of farm
and garden products respectively. In or
der to prepare an exhibit to be entered i'll
competition for either or both of these
prizes, the planting time must be consid-
cred, and now is that time. The sums
offered are a fair rccomrcnse for the labor
involved, SO prospective competitors
should hcstir themselves.
Archer, son of Mr.. Frank Malcolm,
and Il son of Mr.. John Griffin, narrow.
Iy escaped with their lives on Sunday
while crossing the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Bclcamp. This crossing is Z
particularly dangerous one and has
neither tlagman or gates. 1t is situated