The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-08-11
Local AFFAIRS.

IN his held of corn, some stalks measul
ing the height of 1712 feet
The Edgewood Sunday school wi
hold "A lawn fete in the grove near tn
church. on Saturday evening, August :
The Ladies Aid Society of the Church
vile Presbyterian Church will give
lawn fete on the evenings of August |!
and 16
The w. c. T. L., of Fountain Green
will hold a lawn fcte at its hall on Tues
day, August %. The Bel Air band will
be in attendance.
The Bel Air base ball club will go tc
Sparrow's Point on Saturday afternoon
to play a game with the club at that
place They will be accompanied by 6
crowd of enthusiastic supporters.
Mr.. b. c. Hanway, of Vale, who was
seriously injured about three weeks ago,
is improving. He was paralyzed at the
time of the accident and is now gradully
resuming the use of his muscles.
Rev. DR.. Calvin Dill Wilson will oc.
cupy the pulpit of the Churchville Presby-
terrain Church next Sunday morning.
Mr. Wilson was former pastor of this
church. He is now located at Glendale,
Ohio.
The judicial convention met in Tow
son on Thursday and formally nominal
ed Judge Burke for chief Judge and Frank
|. Duncan associate Judge. The choice
was unanimous, Hartford seconding both
nominations.
The ladies' aid society of Spesutia
Church will hold lawn fetc at the resi-
dence of DR.. p. Chapman, Perryman, on
August 10th from 4 to 10 p. M. Pro-
ceeds for continuing improvements on the
church premises.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mt. Car
mel Church, Emmorton, will hold n
festival on the property of L. II. Hall on
the Abingdon road on the evenings of
August 16 and II. Procce DIS for the
benefit of the church.
Mr. D. Milton Carroll and Miss
Christina J. Lay, both of Havre de Grace,
were married on Wednesday afternoon
of last week by Rev. Frederick Humphrey.
The ceremony was quiet one, attended
only by the members of both families.
i Warren Brown, of Magnolia, has
filed a petition in the United States Dis
trict Court, asking for the benefit of the
bankruptcy law His liabilities are
given at 500, 37G1 6 and his assets
SIG, TOO6S of which sum the amount
of $12, 56S is due on open accounts.
The board OF directors of the lar
ford Agricultural Society met i'll Bel Air
on Monday. Considerable business of
an important character was transacted.
The cigar and tobacco privilege was sold
to E. r. Rutledge. All other privileges
were sold to George w Weeks The fair
will be held on October 10, II, IL and 10
The Strasbaugh, Steckel, Hewitt
Company, has filed petition in Court
asking that its charter be dissolved. The
bill alleges that it has paid up capital
ness. This corporation has been succeed
ed by the firm of Strasbaugh and Silver
who are conducting d general brokerage
business of canned goods.
Magistrate Fahey, ofHavre de Grace,
committed seven men to the House of
Correction on Tuesday on the charge of
being habitualy disorderly. Perhaps
the County Commissioners will some day
be impressed with the fact that a stone
pile at the Jail would be cheaper than to
pay the enormous cost of maintaining
order under present conditions.
DIR. T. A. Atkinson, state comptroller,
was the guest of Mr.. J. Royston Sitter
on Tuesday. While in Bel Air, he made
large number of acquaintance. Here
ports the outlook for Democratic success
as being very encouraging, and that the
amendment, will sweep the Eastern
Shore. The Doctor believes that Worces-
ter county alone will give a majority of
1,5oO for it.
John G. Cooper, gardener for Mrs.
Rosa Keighler, on her Priesthood farm,
has grown some wonderfully fine toma-
toes of the Dwarf Stone variety 1t is
easy to select fruit weighing one and a
half pounds which is solid, rich, and of
fine flavor, illustrating alike the merits
of the variety, the skill Of the gardener,
and the deserved reputation of this
famous garden spot.
Early Thursday morning, Governor
Warfield, Messrs. Thomas H. Robinson
and John Moores accompanied Mr..
Harry d. Hanway in n automobile ride
to the residence of Mr.. James Carville
Lee, at Thomas Run. The Governor is
much interested in Revolutionary history
and says that Mr. Lee is the only known
living son of soldier of the Revolution.
Mr.. Lee is in his S7th year
The young men of the first district
will hold 4 meeting at Prices Corner,
Abingdon. this, Saturday evening,
August II, at s o'clock. for the purpose
of organizing Young Mems Democratic
League. A large and enthusiastic meet
ing is fully expected as this is the first
young mems Democratic club ever or
gained in this district. All Democrats
are respectfully requested to attend.
Mr. and Mrs James w. Davis enter
tanned house party last week at their
home, Geneva" in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel w. Pennington, of Key
West, Florida. Those in the party were
Mr.. and Mrs George w GLADDEN., Miss
Sara GLADDEN.. of York, Pennsylvania,
Miss Holt and Miss Jones, of Baltimore,
MIR. and Mrs. Lambert Pennington, OF
FalIston. and Mr.. James w. GLADDEN..
The .I2gis is very anxious to discover
the tallest corn stalk in Hartford county
Several months ago our columns recorded
a single sprout that was eight feet long
We presunc that the ordinary growth il
the meantime will justify the same farmer
in making an entry in the competition
Harford's corn crop has always been il
the lead, and there is no reason why VIZ
cannot set the farmers of the rest o
Maryland a pace that will be we'll fol
them to adopt.
The Maryland State Horticulture
Society is offering commendablc prizes II
be awarded at its exhibit, to be held il
Baltimore on December 9th and 18th