The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-12-08

ter of DR.. Thomas B. Hayward, of Cler
mont Mills, to the principalship of large
school in Baltimore county. Miss Hay
ward is to be congratulated on her pre-
ferment.
Miss Frances Moale Spencer. daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jervis Spencer, and
Mr. Steuart Symington Janney, were
married on Wednesday afternoon of last
week at st. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Garrison Forest, Green Spring Valley
The groom's best man was MIR. Thomas
Ianney, and among the ushers was MIR.
John F. Symington. The groom is a
former resident of Hartford county, his
father being the late Johns II. Janney,
of Indian Spring Farm.
The annual meeting of the stock
| holders of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company will be held in Bel Air next
Monday. Il is said the statement the
directors will make to the members Will
be an exceedingly gratifying one. During
the past year, nearly all of the insurance
has been inspected and great deal OF 1t
rewritten. The company is now on a
business basis, and with modern methods,
bids fair to stand foremost in its class.
Last Friday afternoon, Mrs. ]. b.
Stewart and Miss Albertine Stewart
met with painful driving accident near
Aberdeen. The horse became frightened
at an approaching automobile, and
started to run away. The wagon was
overturned, and both ladies were thrown
out. Miss Stewart received an ugly
cash on the forehead, which rendered
her unconscious for sometime. One OF
her ribs was also fractured. Mrs.
Stewart was badly shaken up.
-Messrs. Thomas w. Hall and Simon
J. Stiegler, of Bel Air, were both swamped
in a rowboat on Bush river during the
heavy gale on Wednesday of last week.
They were cunning for ducks and were
we'll weighted down with t he heavy para
phernalia. Fortunately, the water in
which they sank was only to their arm
pits. They signalled help by firing guns
and yelling. When brought to the shore,
they had suffered no worse than the in
convenience of a good ducking in cold
water, and the loss of q lot of shells.
The concrete work in the lower hall
of the Court House is being replaced, the
first work having been condemned by the
architect. The laying of this was sub-let
to firm who makes a speciality OF this
kind of work. Painters have been work
ing on the interior of the building, so as
to give it a uniform appearance. 1t has
been suggested that the County Com
missioners have an electric light placed
on the dome of the building. AT night, it
would be visible for many miles and per-
haps prove beacon light for many wan
derers.
Rev. John G. Cornell, formerly of
New York, but now residing in Balti-
more, and generally recognized as the
head of the Society of Friends in this
country, preached to large audience in
the Bel Air Presbyterian church on Sun
day last Taking as his text, "A new
commandment give unto you, that We
love one another" he showed how the
spirit of the text should lay the founda-
ton for our home life, and, growing out
of this, our varied relation to society
and the state. The reverend Doctor was
closely followed by an appreciative con-
gregation.
Miss Mary Smith, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Smith, OF Benson, and
Mr.. Thomas Ryan, of Baltimore. were
married in St. Marks Church, Fallston,
on Wednesday afternoon, OF last week,
at 4 80 o'clock. Miss Annie Smith, sister
of the bride, was the maid of honor, and
Mr. Charles Ryan, brother of the groom,
was best man. Rev. Father Houck per-
formed the ceremony which was the first
to take place in this church. A reception
followed, after which the young couple
left for wedding trip. On their return.
they will reside in Baltimore, where the
groom is engaged in business.
A corps of engineers is now engaged
on the preliminary work for the proposed
Improvement of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad bridge across the Susquehanna
river at Havre de Grace. 1t is proposed
to regrade the tracks for seven miles on
each side of the river, the bridge will be
double tracked, and two new piers will
be erected on the Cecil side. 1t is more
than probable that there will be fill on
Watson's Island, so as to make the spans
shorter. For some years past, experts
have entertained doubts about the bridge
and the railroad company finds it neces-
sary to make the Improvements at once.
A committee of the Society of
Colonial Wars is raising a fund for
the purpose of erecting a statue in
commemoration of Cacilius Calvert,
Lord Baltimore, Second Proprietary of
Maryland. 1t proposed to raise So, 600
and subscriptions are acceptable in
amounts. There is no question but what
the people of Maryland owe this mark OF
respect to one of our former rulers who
was the first in any portion of the
English speaking world to give freedom
of religious worship according to any
Christian form, and who also approved
of the entire separation of church and
state.
On Tuesday, the Board of Public
Works unanimously appointed Mr.. B.
Frank Grouse State Insurance Commits
sioner, succeeding Judge Frank l. Dun
can. Mr.. Grouse is at present chief clerk
in the Comptroller's office in Annapolis
He is a man skilled in accounts, and, ii
addition to this, lawyer-two very
necessary requisites for this important
office. 1t is especially desirable that the
State have a strong man at the present
time, when such startling disclosures art
being made in the insurance world. Mr.
Grouse is perfectly competent to fill thu
place and will give business admins
tration of the office.
The Presbyterian Union of Maryland
held its first dinner of the season at tn
hotel Belvedere, Baltimore, on Monda,
night. Postmaster w. Hall Harris, O
Baltimore, presided. The principal ad
dress was made by Rev. Robert r. Galley
foreign secretary of the Young Men