The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-06-10
Local AFFAIRS.

Berry.
Judge George l.. VanBibber has been
appointed administrator {. t. a. OF the
late Martha Armtield.
The Board of Supervisors of Election
met in Bel Air on Monday and examined
the newly appointed registers of voters.
A license was issued in Baltimore
county on Wednesday to Mr.. Harry E.
Blair and Miss Bessie NJ. Hall, of Reck-
ord.
The cantata, "Picnic in Fairy Land, y
will be given by the pupils of Darlington
Academy in the town hall this evening at
o'clock.
Bishop Parct will administer the rite
of confirmation at Emmanuel Church,
Bel Air, on Friday, June II, at II A. NJ.
Grace Chapel At 5 p. NJ.
-Rev. X. A. Castlcman, has been elected
secretary of the Protestant Episcopal Re-
lief Fund for the benefit of widows and
children of the Clergy. He succeeds the
late Rev. DR.. Gibson.
Lightning strucl: the residence of Mr..
NJ. Stanley McComas, of Bel Air, during
the storm on Sunday night. The bolt
entered the roof and tore off a few
shingles. The damage was slight.
MFR. James McCummings, of Balti-
more, is seriously i'll. MIR. McCummings
has been employed for several years at
the shops of the Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company and is anative
of this county.
The Ladies Aid Society OF St. Paups
Lutheran Church will hold Il strawberry
and ice cream festival i'll Levi Bachters
hall, Carsins Run, on Friday and Satur-
day nights, June 10 and II. Public
cordially invited.
"A contract has been awarded by the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the masonry
work of the new bridge over the Susque-
hanna river at Havre de Grace. The
work viii. start at once and be pushed as
rapidly rs poSslDiS.
We are indebted to the faculty of the
Western Maryland College for an invita-
ton to attend the annual commencement
which begins on Friday and will con-
tinuc for about n week. In looking over
the list of graduates, we regret to say
that there appears to be none from liar
ford county.
Mrs. Frances Davis Wilson, of Belle
Vue," near Havre de Grace, and Mr..
James H. Massey, of Mobile, Alabama,
were quietly married on Wednesday
evening by the Rev. Frederick Humphrey,
rector of st. Johns Church. The bride is
a daughter Of Mr.. S. Griffith Davis and is
we'll known in Hartford county.
The insurance brokerage firm of Viii
liams and Thompson. of Baltimore, paid
over 100000 worth of claims for
losses that occurred during the late Balti-
more fire. The amounts were settled Ill
full without deduction or discount. MIR.
!. Savage Williams, who has a summer
home near Sewell, is one of the members
of this firm.
We are indebted to DR.. Grafton Z.
Day for an invitation to attend the Pro-
hibition State Convention which meets
at Trenton on June 10. This party, while
not strong in Maryland, practically holds
the balance of power in New Jersey. DIR.
Dav is State chairman. He is former
resident of Darlington, and at one time
was ice-principal of the Bel Air Academy.
DIR. Dewitt Benham, pastor of
Central Prcsby terrain Church, Baltimore,
will deliver an address at Grace NJ. E.
Church, South Aberdeen, on Thursday
June %, at p. NJ. DR.. Benham will
tell of his recent visit to Palestine, and OF
the Worlds Sunday School Convention
at Jerusalem, at which he was delegate.
A pleasant evening is in store for all who
may attend.
The appeal in the case of Alexander
L. Hays against the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany. has been dismissed by the Court OF
Appeals on the grounds that it had not
been properly entered. The entry was
made verbally at time when the Court
was not in session. 1t is held that an
appeal must either be entered in open
court or in writing if the court is not i'll
session.
The Aberdeen baseball club defeated
the Tome Institute nine i'll we'll contest
ed game last Monday afternoon. The
entire nine innings were played in an
hour and ten minutes. Neither side
scored up to the fifth inning, when Aber-
deem made one run, and succeeded in
scoring two more i'll the eighth inning,
In the meantime, the Institute made two
runs, making the final score 8 to 2 in
favor af Aberdeen.
Lieutenant William Brown Cockcy,
of the staff of Brigadier General Riggs,
and Miss Medora Holmes, daughter of
the late Charles II. Holmes, of MY
Lady's Manor" were quietly married at
noon on Thursday OF last week. A num-
Der of close friends of the contracting par
ties attended the ceremony. 1t was per-
formed by Rev. w. II. ii. Powers. Mr..
and Mrs. Cockey are now on n wedding
trip. Upon their return they will reside
at Garrison Cottage, Green Spring Val
ley.
A rkmbcr Of arrests have been made
by the police board of Baltimore City for
violations of the automobile law, syn
opsis of which is published elsewhere in
this paper 1t is said that the law will
be strictly enforced. This is made neces-
sarv on account of Il few reckless offend
crs who have no regard for the rights of
anyone. Thus the innocent have to suf-
fer for the sins of the guilty. 1t is said
that the automobile owncrs will organ
ize and attempt to encourage a liberal
Interpretation of the law.
Monday was Confederate Memorial
Day. 1t was observed in Maryland and
many other States. 1t is to be very much
regretted that this celebration is not uni
form throughout the Union, and the re-
suit is not nearly So ciTcctual as if there
were concerted action. The memory of
the brave men who wore the gray is en-
titled to recognition. They gave up their
lives in defense of their principles, and as
time rolls by the North and the South
seem to be drawing closer and closer, ull-
til we hope the bloody chasm will be for