The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-05-05
Local affairs.
Court commences next Monday.

sion this week. JUDGES FlnHeN, 1olIe-
and Trimble were on the bench.
MIR. Edward NJ. Allen, Jr., lost one o
his fine driving horses on Sunday night
The pair was valued at 81 900.
Noble l.. Mitchell has been appoint
ed administrator c. t. a., of the late Leila
Munnik huysen. Bond, 1000.
Deputy Clerk Louis Dashiell issued
Is liquor licenses and so traders licenses
in Havre de Grace last Friday and Sat
urday.
If any of our readers have issues OF
the 4Egis of March 81, 1905, we would
like to get several copies for filing pur,
poses.
A government patent has been grant
ed to Mr.. J. p. Walker, of HaVre de
Grace, on his improved Ideal tomato
scalder.
Rev. X. G. Murray, of Aberdeen, Will
deliver lecture at Emory NJ. E. Church
on Thursday, May II, at p. NJ. Sub
ject, "Northfeld."
The play which was TO have been
given in the Aberdeen Town Hall this,
Friday, evening, has been postponed unit!
next Thursday evening, May !.
The Bel Air base ball club will play
the Remingtons of Baltimore, on the
home grounds tomorrow, Saturday
afternoon. A good game is expected.
Judge VanBibber laid the first brick
of the Court House addition on Tuesday.
The work is progressing rapidly and is
now commencing to show above ground.
Mr.. W. Arthur Trago has purchased
the Smith property, containing LOG
acres, situated on the road from Church
vile to Priesthood bridge. The price paid
was $4,000.
The fishing season will soon be over
unless shad commence to run more freely.
Herring have been quite plentiful, many
being caught with scoop nets by those
who enjoy the sport.
The young folks of Magnolia neigh
borhood will give an entertainment and
play entitled My Turn Next, in Edge
wood Hall, on the evening of May II.
1t will be followed by dance.
Judge William F. Bay Stewart, OF
York county, whose term expires this
year, will probably be renominated and
reelected without opposition. He has
made a conscientious and upright public
official.
AT a meeting of the directors of the
Automobile Company on Wednesday,
Manager Shriver was directed to close
at once for the Knox machine, which is
expected to start its regular trips on Sun
dav next.
Bel Air was visited on Sunday by an
automobile party. After short stay
here, the party proceeded to Havre de
Grace. There were nine machines in the
assemblage, which included about twenty
sightseers.
Some few farmers planted corn this
week, but the next Jews days will prob
ably be more popular with the majority,
as the cool spring has produced crop
of cut worms that will be glad to feast
on the very early sprouts.
MIR. Charles A. McGaw, proprietor
of the Eagle Hotel of Bel Air, has four
young chickens that beat the record for
laying They were Matched out on Octo-
Der %, 1904. and although now only a
little over six months old. have laid 70
eggs.
-Messrs. Harry p. Strasbaugh and
William Silver have issued a circular
announcing their co-partnership as sue
cessors ofthe Strasbaugh, Steckel. Hewitt
Company which has conducted canned
goods brokerage business at Aberdeen for
several years.
The entertainment to be given to-
night by the Bel Air Academy and
Graded school promises to be big sue
cess. Almost every seat in the Assembly
Rooms has already been sold and there
will be packed house to see the little
tots give their performance.
The Battery fishing station, at Havre
de Grace, has been recently propagating
yellow perch Nearly 100,000,000 fry
have been obtained during the month of
April. The spawning of our white perch
and shad is not very encouraging, owing
to the lateness of the season.
The Bel Air town election was warm
Iy contested on Monday. Several tickets
were in the field The following board
was elected: William T. Billingslea, H.
B. Bruins, Charles T. Wright. Harry D.
Hanway and Frank E. Gorrell The first
two were members of the old board.
Mr. William H. Polling, of Martins
burg, West Virginia, has purchased from
John L. G. Lee the late John S. Dallam
property. situated on the outskirts of
Bel Air. The price paid was 49, 500. Mr..
Polling expects to move here at once
and make Bel Air his permanent home.
The eiectionin Havre de Grace on Mon
day was the quietest known for years.
Mayor c. c. Pusey had no opposition
for reelection and but little interest was
taken in the City Council. The follow
ing members were chosen. George R.
Carver, reelected; William (. Culley and
Frank S. Maslin.
The Training School for Nurses of the
Union Protestant Inirmary recently
graduated the following young ladies
from Hartford: Miss Harriet Maulsby
Nelson, daughter of Mr.. William B
Nelson, of Bel Air, and Miss Martha
Rutledge, daughter of DR.. Charles A
Rutledge, of Upper Cross Roads.
Mr.. David Lee intends building a
handsome residence on the property o.
his father, the late Ralph Charles Lee
some time in the near future. He is now
having an excellent farmers house erect
ed on the premises and will fit up the en-
tire place in modern manner. Mr.. Lee
expects to spend his summers in Hartford
The farmers in the vicinity of Tow
son have lately consented to an organi
cation regarding hands in that vicinity
The organization now in force allows
the men to work only ten hours day. |
this is not satisfactory, the men seek EN-
ployment elsewhere. 1t is said that farm
hands in other parts of the county vii
sooa Riake similar demands.
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