The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-03-11
Local affairs.

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Mr.. John n. Akcrs.
Governor Warfield has appointed
Mr.. William b. Sclte notary public tc
reside at Darlington.
An entertainment will be given in the
Edgcwood Church, on Tuesday evening,
March 18th, by Prof. Albert Loose, OF
Baltimore.
The last Sunday in March will be
rally and organization day for Noun
tain Christian Sunday school. A large
attendance is requested.
Mrs. Mary c. Ball, of Bel Air. won a
So prize in a recent cooking contest given
bv one of the cereal companies. The
contest period covered the summer and
fall of 1903.
Mr. lanes W Baldwin, aged eighty
four wears, died at his home near Bald
win on Thursday of last week. HIS
funeral took place on Monday the inter
ment being at Sweet Air
The "Ovstcr Tea held by the teachers
and pupils of Forest Hill school on Fri
day evening was social and financial
success. Aneat sum ofmoney was cleared.
This will be applied to school purposes.
States Attorney Sitter has lately
been in receipt of a large number of
anonymous letters. He desires US tosay
that 80 attention will be paid to any un-
signed communications that may be re-
ceived By him. The reasons for this are
too obvious for explanation.
The case of Samuel .. Nage against
the Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail
road. a suit brought for alleged damages
for being elected from a car, was glvento
the Jury on Thursday afternoon of last
week. After being out all night they re-
ported that All agreement was impossl-
bic and were discharged.
The congregations Of Bethel and
North Bend Churches gave their pastor
Rev. W. A. Price aud his wife a genuine
surprise in bountiful donation on Tues
dav night Of last week. The work osthis
parish is in prosperous condition,
general good feeling prevails and the
people abound i'll good work.
Rev. Carl W. ScOvcl, of Babcack Me-
mortal PRESBYTERIAN Church of Baltimore
will deliver an address in Grace Nj. E.
Church South Aberdeen, on Tuesday
evening, March 22d. at s O'Clock. The
meeting will be held under the auspices
of the Epworth League of Grace Church.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
-Rev William G. Herbert. who is a
native Of Churchville, has been unani-
nously invited to return as pastor for
the ninth year by the official board of
Caroline Street Methodist Church, Bal
timore This is a we'll deserved compli-
ment to one of the best men who has
ever devoted his life to the cause of the
ministry.
On Monday afternoon, Judge Van
Bibber excused the members of the petit
Jury from further attendance unless they
were notified The Court was commen-
datory in mis- remarks respecting the sat
isfactary service that had been rendered.
After Court had been adjourned the
m.nb.rs Individually paid their person al
respects to the Judge.
DIR. George J. Lindner, of Baltimore,
a Christian Israclite will lecture at the
Mountain Christian Church. Sunday
evening. March 2Ttll, on Hebrew customs
and traditions. In some Of his illustra
tons lie will wear the Rahbinial dress
and robes. He is recommended as fine
speaker. Seats free He will also preach
in the morning at l o'clock.
The case of Edward {. Watts, who
had been convicted Oi murder i'll the first
degree for killing his wife at Phoenix,
Baltimore county, and to whom new
trial had recently been granted, has been
remanded to this Courr. 1t is not def
nitely known just when the trial will
again take place, as one of the counsel,
Mr.. Howard Bryant, is i'll at the present
time.
Mr. Wilson D. Wallis Of this county,
a student of Dickinson College, Carlisle,
Pa, writes us an interesting letter CIV
ing description of the destruction OF
one of the finest and most imposing
structures of that historical institution
of learning. The building had recently
been erected through the personal efforts
of the president and the loss includes
handsome library and priceless manu-
scripts.
The case of Sarah Curtis, caveator,
against John Wisnor's executors, was
called for trial before Judge NanBibber
on Monday. 1t had been removed from
Baltimore county and after a jury had
been sworn it was discovered that the
record was defective. BY agreement
further proceedings were postponed until
new issues could be made by the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county, and the trial
may take place some time i'll the next few
weeks. Walraven, Wisnor and Williams
appeared for the caveator, and Duncan.
Slingluff and Robinson for the caveatees.
On Sunday afternoon fire was dis
covered in the second story of the large
store building Of Mr.. T. l.. Hanway, of
Aberdeen. Mr.. Harry Aaronson, who
first saw the blaze, gave an alarm that
was quickly answered by the fire depart
ment Efficient work from this organiza-
ton finally succeeded in getting the flames
under control, but not until the large
stool; had been damaged either by fire or
smoke There is no clue to the origin OF
the fire The damage done cannot be yet
accurately determined. Mr.. Hanway has
one of the largest stores in the county,
carving about $4,000 in stock.
-Ganc Warden John ". Avirett is de-
.sirous of calling attention to the fact
tllat it is unlawful at any time to shoot,
catch or kill, expose for sale, sell or buy
or baxc in possession, alive or dead, any
turkey buzzard, wren, sparrow, blue
bird, humming bird. blue jay, mi Migratory
or other thrush, wood robin, red breast
ed. robin, martin, moCkiug bird, cat bird,
Joe wink, pcwit, sap sucker. goldfnch or
auy kind of a gull. The law makes it a
fine of not less than 81 or more than So
for any violation of its provisions. 1t is
also against the law to sell or wear the
skins, plumagc, wings or feathers of any
of the above mentioned birds.