The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-15
Local affairs.


clerk of the House of Delegates.
An impressive scene was witnessed
last Sabbath morning in the Slate K'dE
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Cardiff, whcl
twenty-five new mcmh,rs were received
all on confession.
On and after Monday, January 18th
TIE hardware sto es Of llanway, Barne:
and NcCnmas and E II. Hall and SON
Rel Air. will close at seven O'Clock cacf
evening until the first of March.
The directors of the Cardiff Reading
Room have arranged to organiz: sing
iuy class, under the direction OF Prof. X
X Llovd. The first meeting will he held
ON January 2snd, in the Reading Room
building.
Miss Sara c. Mcdonald, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs John Mcdonald, OF
Havre lie Grace, died on Friday OF last
week. The funeral took place the follow
ing Monday morning, the interment
being at Mt. Erin cemetery.
Hartford papers have been requested
to note the death of Mrs Mamie L
Archer. wife of Mr. Caleb Archer, which
occurred on Tuesday The funeral will
take place this Friday morning, inter
ment being at Baltimore Cemetery.
Mr.. Alexander Preston, one OF the
most prominent lawyers of Baltimore,
died at his home at that place on Tuesday
night. He was a son of DR.. Jacob A.
Preston a prominent citizen of this coun-
tv, and for several years member OF
Congress.
The Baltimore and Bel Air Electric
Railway Company will have passenger
service installed as far as Carney by the
first of April The service will be operated
by the Baltimore Electric Railways Com
panv pending the erection of the power
house at Gunpowder.
Mrs. S. A. Holloway, of Havre de
Grace. has issued cards for the marriage
of her daughter, Miss Lille Mill Hoilo-
way and Mr. John Frederick Mattingley.
The ceremony will take place on Wednes-
dav evening, January 9th, at St. John
Episcopal Church, Havre de Grace.
The marriage of Mr. J. Gilbert James,
of Emmorton, and Miss Emma Lei%ht,
of Baltimore, hut formerly of Abingdon,
will take place in the Abingdon NJ. f.
Church on Thursday evening, January
2Sth, at 40 O'Clock. No invitations
will be issued, but friends are cordially
requested to he present.
-Mentzel and Sons, Wholesale paper
dealers, of Baltimore, have our thanks
for a handsome calendar of tie present
wear. This is one of the largest paper
houses in the South and furnishes the
.Esis with the book paper on which 1t is
printed. The firm is thoroughly reliable
and has the confidence Of the business
public
-Samuel Feast and Sons, florists and
decorators. is one of the Oldest firms in
baltimore CITY. They have two stores,
one at DOS and 33l North Charles street.
Either phone enables Hartford patrons
to place orders for flowers, either for
decorative. social or funeral purposes.
Their reliability is unquestioned and we
can recommend them to the local trade.
The stockholders of the Hartford
National Bank of Bel Air met on Tues
dav. Mr.. !. NJ. Street, presided with Col.
O. S. Lee, secretary. The tellers were
w. s Forwood Jr. and Col Ohio 5.
Lee. The three and ninety shares repre-
scented in person and proxy were cast Tor
the following board of directors: Steven
son A. Williams, John 6. Rouse, James
Lee, Robert c. Richardson, John Moores,
Nathan Grafton and William II. Harlan.
The ice harvest on the Susquehanna
river bids fair to be the most successful
for many years. The ice is about ten
inches in thickness and of a sufficiently
high grade as to make it fit for refrigerat-
ing purposes. This harvest gives EN-
ployment to several hundred men and it
will require three weeks to fill all OF the
houses. Even if warmer weather sets i'll
the work can be continued for several
DAYS 1t is estimated that the American
Ice Company alone will pay out in wages
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The stockholders of the Second
National Bank of Bel Air met on Tues
day. Col Ohio S. Lee presided with w.
S. Forwood, IT,, secretary. The tellers
were August Knoher and Frank H..
Jacobs. The number of shares represent
ed in person and by proxy amounted to
four hundred. The following board of
directors was rc-elected: Thomas H..
Robinson. w. Beatty Harlan, John D..
Worthington, Joseph B. Hanway, DIR.
Martin L. Jarrett. DR.. William s. Archer
and George E. Silver. The meetings of
the board of directors will hereafter be
held On each Monday instead Wednes-
DAYS as heretofore.
The democratic caucus on Tuesday
highs unanimously named Hon. Murray
Vandiver as its candidate for State
treasurer. His election took place on
Thursday. While this unanimous action
was foregoing conclusion, it was no
less gratifying to Mr. Vandiver's Hartford
friends He has served both the party
and the State in an admirable manner and
the management of the public financial
affairs reflects great credit upon the entire
Board of Public Works. Should the
securities now held by the sinking fund
be sold at their market value every obliga
ton could he discha, ged and the State
would owe practically nothing.
We are indebted to Mr. ON. johnson
for copy OF he third report Of the High
WAYS of Maryland, ISSUED by the Mary
land Geological Survey, of which Mr.
William Eullocl; Clark is chief. The re
port is especially valuable in view of TIL
recent discussions respecting the improvc
,nent Of our highways. References mad
tothe Bel Air Churchville road, Forest Hill
road, Fallston road and the Churchvill
and Havre de Grace road. An eXcellen
photograph Of a section of the Church
vile road is also given. The compiling
of the information contained in this IT
port has entailed much labor, but the IL
formation therein contained will mater
ally aid in the work of improving til
public roads.
The resolution OF the democrati
caucus on Tuesday night requesting tn
o,,,,,,;t+oes mn Constitutional Amen(