The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-10-21
Local affairs.

meet at the Court House, Bel AIR, on
Saturday, October %, at II A. NJ.
The Jarrettsville w. IT. U. will hold
its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs,
Iohn TAYLOR on next Tuesday, October
%, at . 30 p. NJ.
The ladies' of Joppa CHI istian Church
will hold an oyster supper at J"ppa, on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Octo-
Der 81, Is and %.
The Hartford County W. {. 7. L. will
hold an executive meeting i'll the hall at
Forest Hill on Thursday, October %.
Lunch will he served at noon.
The teachers and pupils of Darling
ton Academy will hold IN oyster and
meat supp T. i'll the town hall ON Satur-
day night, October 30. All are cordially
invited.
The Board of Governors OF the liar
ford Boat Club announce an informal
dance tomorrow, Saturday. evening IN
their club house. The affair will he IN
domino and mask.
The marriage of Mr.. Joseph \. Har-
kins and Miss Martha Corinne, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs John 7. Smithson, will
take place at Centre Nj. L. Church on
Wednesday, O,tuber 90, at T. NJ.
The ladies of Edgewood Church will
serve a meat and oyster supper IN Edge
wood hall on Friday and Saturday even
iugs. November / and IL. Cakes, con-
fcctions and fancy articles will be on sale.
The Court House Commission metin
Bel Air on Monday. All of the members
were present The time was occupied IN
going over the details looking to the pre-.
Iiminaries necessary for an carly COM
mencement of the work
The County Commissioners have re-
Gently completed Il new iron bridge over
Church creek near Stcpney. This M
Drnvemcnt replaces an unsafe wooden
structure which was ais" inc"nvenlent
for heavily loaded wagons.
The next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. ". Il. Hopkins, near Gar
land, on Saturday afternoon. The roll
call will be at five O'Clock. The subject
will bc announced at the meeting.
MIR. Charles ". Michael, of Perryman,
raised and delivered from eleven acres OF
ground, 1920 bushels of tomatoes being
an average of Al bushels per acre. This
is considerably the largest yield from so
large a number Of acres reported in recent
wears.
The Democrats of Abingdon have or
yanized a local club. A meeting was held
at that place on Saturday night Tor that
Durpose The officers are: President,
Iamcs ". Wilson; secretaries, d. J. Fitz-
patrick and c. n Sewcll. Addresses
were delivered bv Messrs. Samuel w.
Bradford and Walter w. Preston.
The Democrats of Iarrettsvilc pre-
c:nct held a meeting last Saturday night
and organized Parker, Davis and Tai
bolt club. The following officers were
elected: President, Peter F. GALAXY sec
retary. Alfred S Upton. y good number
of members were enrolled and the club
will hold regular meetings until the cleo
ton.
Walter Finnev, former cashier of the
Second National Bank of Bel Air, on FRI
dav last plead guilty to an indictment IN
the United States District Court and
was sentenced to the baltimore City Jail
ior five years The charge against him
was for rendering an incorrect statement
of the amount of the bills receivable OF
the bank.
A medal contest, under the auspices
of the Jarrettsville w. {. T. t., will be
held in the X. of p. hail. Jarrettsvillc, on
Friday evening, October %, at O'Clock.
An offering will be taken at the door.
Prof Charles T. Wright, Hon. Noble l..
Mitchell and Mrs. Berta Scarborough,
county superintendent of w. c. T. Z. will
act as Judges. Everybody come and hear
the young folks recite.
On Monday, Deputy Worthington
arrested John Henry Wood, a negro,
charged with forging the name of MIR.
William NJ. Nelson, of near Falston, to
check for So. 1t was drawn on the Har-
ford National Bank of Bel Air and cashed
by clerk in the employ of Mr.. William
|. Rich Justice Norris held the prisoner
in default of $500 for the action of the
November grand jury.
Jacob Bishop, the confidential colored
secretary of Smith. Rouse and Webster,
has in the window of the firms banking
house live alligator. 1t was given to
him by Mrs John NJ. T. Finney and has
spent the summer in Hartford, coming
from its Florida home last spring. 1t
eats raw beef at stated intervals Of a
week and spends the rest of its time i'll
doing and swapping at inqusitivc flies.
MIR. William II. Lynch has raised a
Democratic pole at his residence near Jar
rettsvile 1t occupies Il commanding po-
sition and can be seen for miles around.
This Democratic testimonial is siXty-tlvc
feet in height and has on it the stars and
stripes and streamer with the names of
Parker, Davis and Talbot. This is a
personal enterprise of MIR. Lynch, as he
received practically no help from outside
sources. He is an ardent Democrat who
prides himself on the principles OF his
party because he believes that they mean
the greatest good for the greatest num-
Der.
A meeting of the Hartford Medical
Association was held on Wednesday even
ing in the Grand Jury room. DR.. Charles
A. Holtingsworth presided, with DR..
Charles Bagley secretary. n large num-
Der of Hartford county physicians were
present and took part in the discussions
and deliberations. Dr. II. o. Reik, OF Bal
timore, was present and addressed the
meeting on the Importance of medical
associations and organizations. DR. j. 5.
Akehurst, DR.. Charles L. Roth and DR.. F,
Lee Hughes were elected members Of the
Association. The meeting adjourned to
December II.
An oyster supper wilibe held at tmor
Chapel on November II, Is and 10. The
proceeds will be used for the purpose o
defrayinp the balance Of debt due for the
new church building. This now amount:
TO only 5000, and it is the desire OF those
interested to liqudate the same as soor
1pt al Of IA,