The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-09-29
Local oAfairs.


An attraction at this years fair, wi
be a balloon ascension each Afternoon
which will be given by n lady aeronaui
-Elrly risers report frost two morn
ings this week. This will interfere wit
late tomatoes but no other crop, as tn
Others are either garnered or else pas
the damage stage.
Grace NJ. p. Church Bel Air, Sunda,
October /, Sunday School at 10 o'cloci
preaching at II O'Clock A. NJ. by Rev
G. Albert Getty, of New York, and a
745 p. NJ by the pastor, Rev. {. X. Nc
Casln.
Friend John J. Cornell. of Baltimore
made addresses on Sunday morning a
Deer Creek meeting house, and in the at
ternoou at Broad Creek meeting house
He is a prominent member of the Society
of Friends.
William Leroy, a half.breed Indian
was arrested at Loeb Raven one day last
week, on the charge of committing al
assault on Miss Cora Alexander. ThC
accused was held for the action of the
proper officials
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sarricks, o.
Havre dc Grace, celebrated the titticth
anniversary of their wedding on Wed,
nesday of last week. Many friends
called and offered substantial congratu,
lations in honor of the occasion.
MIR. Philip W. Harry, formerly OF the
Cincinnati University, sailed on Tuesday
from Baltimore on the Brislau, for
Bremen. Mr. Harry expects to spend the
next year in Europe, and will take a
special course in French and Spanish.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Martin p.
Foley, of Havre de Grace, accidently shot
himself in the arm while handling a re-
volyer, which he did not know was
loaded The bullet took effect in the
muscle, making a painful, but not serious
wound.
On Wednesday morning, Thomas
Parry was seriously injured in the K. L..
Jones' slate quarry. He was working on
the side of a rock about forty feet from
the bottom, when he lost his hold, and
fell the entire distance. His injuries may
prove fatal.
At the public sale of dairy cows adj
vertiscd in last weeks -Egis, which Was
held ut the residence OF Mr. William Web
ster, unusually good prices were realized.
Good grade Jersey cows brought rs high
as $50 per head. Two-thirds of the
whole herd averaged over $40 apiece.
The Ladies Aid Society, of St Paul's
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Perry
mans, will hold an oyster supper Friday
and Saturday nights, Qctoher 20 and 81,
in Mr. c. Smith's canning house, near
Aberdeen, on what was formerly the
Septimus Iewens property. All cordially
invited
George Wilson, a young colored man
in the employ Of the Robert l.. Jones
slate quarry, near Delta, was instantly
killed on Friday by being struck with a
piece of stone that fell from Il h0isting
box. The scene of the fatality was near
the spot where Hutton and Ebbarts met
their death last November.
The Maryland Telephone Exchange
at Bel Air is being moved to its new
quarters. The necessary preliminary
work has about been completed, and to-
morrow, Saturday evening, Manager
Starr expects to transfer the wires and
exchange board. He desires to have
everything in working order by Monday.
Commenting on the canned goods
market, the New York Commercial of
Thursday, says: "Thc market continues
very firm on standards, sellers idea OF
best offerings ranging from $l.00 to %
cents on Maryland pack, andfrom $l.CO
to ST. O5 on Jersey. The Jersey
pack is figured at not over 275, 900 cases
all told. In corn, little more
interest is given.
On the recommendation of the seer c,
tary of the National Guernsey Breeders
Association, Mr.. T. II. Mccormick, OF
Norwood Stock farm. near Bel Air, hi S
been appointed Judge of the GuernsC y
stock at the BrCcton Agricultural fair I c
be held near Boston next week. This IS
one of the largest fairs of the East; the
fee is liberal and the compliment implied
is much more so.
The MARYLAND and Pennsylvania
railroad is being sorely taxed in its et
forts to handle the freight business of the
road. which is larger the present month
than any previous one i'll its history. Sc
marked was the increase last week tht
company was compelled to make rush
order for ten new box cars, of O,0OC
pounds capacity each. The order wa:
given on Saturday the sixteenth and by
the Friday following, the cars were in use
AT a meeting of the young men o.
Forest Hill on Friday evening last, in G
AR. Hall, a reorganization of the Fores
Hill Dramatic Club was effected. TIL,
officers are Harold G. SmithsOn, presi
dent; John E. kurtz. vice president
Lawrence Tucker, secretary; and Mauric
Brookhart, treasurer Further announce
ments regarding the entertainments vii
he published later in the columns of thi
paper.
The Internal Revenue Department ha
made a ruling that will require all drus
stores handling patent medicines contain
ing alcohol to take out a liquor license. A
is we'll known, there are now q numbc
of decoctions on the market that ar
sold on no merit except to cater to 4 dc
PRAYED alcoholic taste This action G
the government officials will largely sto
the handling of these goods by man
stores
-ShurcsvIIc during the past seaso
has developed into a very popular resor
for business men from Philadelphia an
New York who seek entire diversion fror
the busy whirl of city life. They hay
organized the Marked Rock Club rcnte
and furnished house, get daily report
on suitable blanks showing the ConditiO
of the river for bass and rock fishing an
are liberal in the expenditure of none
for such convcnienccs as they desire.
We call special attention to the a
vertiscment of n Hess Sons, which al
pears elsewhere in the columns of ct
paper A ladies department has bee
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