The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-12-30
Local affairs.

-balSn, SOllS anu Apt pony
thanks for n calendar for the new year
We are indebted to the Miller feTt'
Izcr Company for orc of their hahdsom
1905 calendars.
The Woman's Guild of Emmanue
Church, Bel Air, will meet in the churcI
next Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. r. {. Batenan has sold his farm
near Bel Air. containing 10 acres OF land
TO Mr.A d. Carpenter on private terms
The Christmas celebration OF Mt
Zion Church, will be held at the church
Tuesday evening, January 3, at Clock
A marriage license was issued i'll Bal
timorc ON Tuesday to Mr.. Thomas Hat
ton and Mrs. Sarah X. Plow'n2n, O
Aberdeen.
Ne are indebted to Mr.. John y
Evans, agent for the State Mutual Lie
Insurance Company of Massachusetts
for a handsome 1908 calendar.
The Court of Appeals has appointed
Col. D. 6. Mcintosh, of Towsor, Il mem
Der of the State Board OF Law Exannn
ers in tho place of the late John ). Writ.
The elaborate Christmas music which
was SO c!icctuallv given at EmmanurI
Church, Bel Air, last Sunday morning
will be repeated next Sunday, New Year
Day.
Mr.. George PotI, of Delta, and Miss
Lucy Knell, of Slate Hill, were married
on Wednesday at the rcctory Of En-
manuel p. E. Church, Bel Air, by Rev. K,
A. CaStleman.
Joseph Giles and Allied Banks were
lodged in Bel Air Jail by Officer Welsh, OF
Hayrc de Grace III default of Il fine OF So
and costs each charged with being drunk
and disorderly.
On Tuesday, Deputy Worthington
arrested Alonzo Gibson charged with tie
larceny of :, horse from MIR. ]. Rush
Street,. Tie warrant was issued by
Justice McComas.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered at the ChurchvIlie
PRESBYTERIAN Church next Sunday morn
ing. Preparatory services Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Bel Air NJ. L. Sunday School will be held
in the Sunday School room, in the rear
of the church, tonight, (Friday) Decent
Der 80. Public invited.
Mrs. Laura Deckman, who lived
alone in a house at Middle River, was
found frozen to death early Christmas
morning. Alcohol excuses brought on
exhaustion, which prevented the untor-
tunate woman from taking care OF her
self
New Years Day falls on Sunday and
Monday will be observed. Although the
banks will he closed there will not be the
general cessation Of business that mark
ed last Monday. The stockholders of
the Hartford Mutual Fire Insurance Com
panv will meet and the Commissioners
will be in session as usual.
At tie regular stated meeting OF
Stephenson Lodge No. 135, a. +. and A.
NJ held in Darlington on December u,
the following officers were elected Tor the
ensuing wear: WorSllipful master, n. a.
Gorrell; senior warden, Emmor Reese;
Junior warden, +. A. Baldwin; secretary,
n. y. Edw ards; treasurer, James I
ZONES; tyler, Charles Z. Dern.
Miss Mary Z. Sanner, daughter OF
Rev. G. r. Sanner, formerly OF Hartford
Circuit, and Mr.. Christian c. Church, OF
Baltimore, were married at the home Of
the bride on Monday. The ceremony
was performed by the brides father Ow-
ing to recent death in the family, the
wedding was avery quiet one, witnessed
only by close relatives of the contracting
parties.
The spelling contest held Mt Walker 5
Hall, Pleasantville, was we'll attended.
The listeners were eager to catch every
word as it was spelled. The award OF
honors was very close and exciting. The
successful contestants won outln the tol'
lowing order: Mrs. James A. Walters,
Miss Belle Foard and Miss Ethel Wat
tiers. RecitatiGns were given by Miss
Oleita Henderson.
A recent attempt was made to burn
the creamery of Mr.. Harry Webster, near
Mill Green The would-bc fire bug entered
the building through window ant
spread kerosene along one end. A blazt
was applied to the inhamable fluid, which
fortunately burned but q short while be
fore going out. This county needs a few
examples in the way Of convicting viola
tors of the law against incendiarism.
The holiday week has given almost
every kind of weathcr and even the mos
fastidious cannot complain. Saturday
and Sunday almost took away the snow
but Monday night replaced it again
Tuesday was about as disagreeable a
the weather man could make it, and ;
London fog enveloped the county tina
night Early Wednesday morning wa
as balmy as an April day, but the coll
wave followed soon after and again w
are in the grip of old Boreas.
The recently clcctcd officers of Mt
Ararat Masonic Lodge, Bel Air, were il
stalled on Tuesday evening. A banque
followed the ceremonies. The new off
GERS are: Worshipful Master, Henry A
Whitaker; senior warden, Charles II
MacNabb; junior warden, Albert 5. Twin
ing; secretary, DR.. Charles Bagley; treas
urer, John G. Rouse senior deacon, ]. /
Wilson; junior deacon, Walter Young
stewards, A. NJ. Fulford, Jr., L. L. OLD
field; Chaplain, Rev. l.. J. Sothoron; tylel
William F. kissing.
AT recent meeting of Wann Pos
the following officers were elected: Con
mander, r. L. Bouldin; senior vice-con
mander, John Axer; junior vice-commanc
er, Nathan X. Shery; chaplain, a. v
Banister; surgeon, Henry Crois; quartz
master, Stewart IIornherger; officer
the day, Moses p. Coe; officer of II
guard, lanes II. Grafton. InStallatio
service will be held at the Post Hall c
January Z, when the adjutant, sersean
major and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w
be appointed. The post elected Micha
Sarcable delegate. and Capt. Joseph
Harkins alternate, to the Goth Depar
ment Encampment, to be held on the 10
and Goth of April. in Baltimore.