The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-07-07
Local AFFAIRS.

The first dance of the Hartford Cot
lions will be given in the assembly room
of the Masonic Temple, Bel Air, this, Fr
day, evening.
The Orphans Court has been in sessio
this week with Judges Finney, Tolley an
Trimble on the bench. Routine bushes
was transacted.
Miss Roberta Worthington, c
Darlington. has just completed and Wi
shortly occupy neat cottage built 70
her in that thriving village.
But little wheat is now standing, a
the larger part of it was cut during tn
last ten DAYS. The harvesters will nov
turn their attention to the making o
timothy hay.
Winnie H" Young pacing horst
belonging to Mr.. Robert c. Richardson
of Churchville, Won his first race at Mid
dletown, Delaware, on Monday. The
best time was 224.
Melvin Scarborough had his arm dis
located at the elbow on Friday night
bv his horse falling on him while riding
out of the lane of Mr. Aseph Z. Scarbo,
rough near Scarboro.
Mr.. Miles E. Lloyd and Miss Ida N.
Hewlett, both of Gatchelviile, Pa, were
married at Changers Hotel, Bel Air, on
Tuesday. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. II. A. Castleman.
Mr. Samuel Knopp, of Bel Air, fire.
man on the Maryland and Pennsylvania
railroad. is suffering from a sprained
ankle, the result of a strain in jumping
from the engine to the ground.
Mr.. James Carvil Lee, of Thomas
Run Valley is believed to have the finest
field of corn IN the county. 1t is OF uni
form height exceeding five feet, with no
delicate spots or missing stalks.
The tax rate of Cecil county has been
fixed at S12O. This is much higher than
Hartford and our residents have some
thing to be thankfulfor. The board also
has bills payable to the extent of $5O,OGO.
brakeman Stewart, on the freight
train of the Maryland and Pennsylvania
railroad had his hand badly mashed
while unloading freight on Saturday
morning. He came to Bel Air aad re-
ceived medical attention.
"A case of smallpox has been discover
ed in Havre de Grace. The patient came
from Laurel about six weeks ago to work
in the textile mill. The authorities have
taken the necessary precautions to pre-
vent the spread of the disease.
AT the Aberdeen target shoot on
Tuesday, Mr.. l. S. German won the iirst
honors, breaking 1870 out of 1876 pigeons.
Good scores were also made by Messrs.
II. w. Sullivan and Aquilla Z. Baldwin.
The Bel Air Minstrels went to Aber-
deem last night While we have no re-
port of the happenings, yet the boys may
be relied upon to acquit themselves with
credit if their performance here in Bel Air
can be used as a criterion.
MI w alteI AOdIc, ASSISTANT III ll'S
treasurers's office, had the end of one of
his fingers cut by the knife Of a moving
machine with which he was working at
his home near Churchyille on Tuesday
The injury was slight but painful.
The South Baltimore Eye. Ear and
Nose Hospital has sent us synopsis of
its work since its opening in 1901. 1t is
a worthy charity and has accomplished |
much good among the deserving poor,
who otherwise could receive no medical |
attention.
The Bel Air Town Commissioners
have ordered new stone walk on Frank
lin street from Broadway to Gordon
street. The work will be commenced as |
soon as the stone can be brought here. |
The Board has adopted the policy of
using only tagging for sidewalks.
The Hartford Boat Club promises an
interesting field day tomorrow. Animal |
races will be feature, and delightful
time is anticipated. General Herman
Stump has been elected president of the
club to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Thomas A. Cassidy.
Key A. Norman Ward. of Washing |
ton, but formerly of this county, was |
married on Wednesday of last week TO
Miss Ethel Blanche Murchison at the
home of the bride, La Grange, North |
Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Ward are now
spending their honeymoon at Atlantic
City.
The Fourth was quiet day in Bel
Air. The base ball games were the only |
public features. All the banks, stores and |
other places of business were closed and |
the day generally given over to quiet |
recreation. In the county, the wheat and I.
grass crops kept the owners too busy to
be even patriotic except in thought.
Mr.. N E. Foard, of the editorial staff
of the Baltimore Sun, contributed an ID
teresting article in last Mondays paper
on ''Spesutia Island, where State Treas
urer Murray Vandiver has progressive
farm Mr. Vandiver raises large crops
and takes great pride in his rural occu-
patton, which he claims is his only hobby. !
-Workmen have started to work on
the condemned right of way On Upper
Bloomsbury farm near Havre de Grace
The cut there in one place will be about
thirty-two feet in depth and it will re-
uuire considerable work to grade this
portion of the approach to the new
Pennsylvania railroad bridge that is now
being built.
The Camp of East Mortified, Massa-
chusetts, the we'll known college mans
resort, was opened on the first of July
This camp was established by the late d.
l.. Moody and is intended to give any de-
serving young man good, clean vaca-
ton at a very moderate cost. Those de-
string more definite information should
address the management at this place.
The average farmer is more critically
Judged by the appearance of his fence
rows than the company he keeps. There
is no better Indication of thrift than neat
ness and no matter how big the crops
the premises must look neat before the
owner can be counted as truly prosper
Gus. While it is little early to conf
ruence cleaning out the growth of weeds
and briars yet the time will soon be here.
Cut the rubbish low and be sure not to
let it fall into the road cutters. A few