The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-04-07
Local affairs.
The Methodist Protestant Conference
&c now in session at Salisbury.

meeting of the School Commissioner:
this week.
Mr.. Oscar Moulton, of Scarboro,
badly sprained his ankle one day last
week by fall while stepping from the
porch at Scarboro store.
Governor Warfeld has appointed
ex-senator Stevenson A. Williams
member of the commission to promote
uniformity of legislation throughout the
United States.
Rev. Oscar w. Zeigler was ordained
a priest by Bishop Paret at Spesutla
Church, Perryman, on Wednesday. A
number of prominent clergymen of the
State were present.
We point with modest pride to the
fact that we are carrying whole column
OF active business notices. This is the
best evidence which can be given OF how
The .Egis is regarded in Hartford as an
advertising medium.
"A heavy forest fire ragged in the
vicinity of Clayton and Joppa stations,
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad the
latter part of last week. A large tract
of timber land was burned over before
the flames could be put out.
Stone masons and brick layers are
arriving AMI work ON the Court House
addition will commence at once. The
Commission is being urged to put a
cellar under the front part but is deferred
on account of lack of funds.
-Messrs. Sterling D. and c. Dawson
Rosan have sold the house and two lots
on Broadway, Bel Air, near the Protest
ant Emmanuel Church, to Mr.. Alfred
Colburn. The price paid was $1,000.
The sale was made through J. D. Worth
ington.
Fire broke out in tie woods OF Mr..
John Stokes, near Dublin on Sunday.
Before the flames could be extinguished,
they had reached the properties of Mr.
Iohn Forwood and Mr.. John Deckman
Considerable valuable timber was de-
stroyed.
Mr.. Thomas F. Smithson, of Cam
bria, met with a painful accident on
Thursday of last week. He was tearing
down an old shed, and fell through
the roof, striking his neck on BEAM
His injury was quite serious, but he IS
improving.
The young mems Bible class of Friend
ship NJ. E. Sunday School will hold a
box social on Tuesday evening, April Is,
at the home of Mr.. Howard Amos,
proceeds for the benefit of the church I'M
provement fund. Each lady is requested
to bring a lunch for two.
The pleasant weather of tie last week
of March was remarkable for the time OF
the year. The thermometer has almost
every day registered temperature OF 20
to 80 degrees. This was followed on
Sunday night by fall to 80 degrees, and
the carly risers on Monday morning re-
ported thin ice.
Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Rigdon, of near
Cooptown, entertained few of their
friends on Saturday evening. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. William Nj.
E. Whiteford, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
STREET., Mr. and Mrs, J. Henry Jarrett,
MIR. and Mrs. William Jarrett, Misses
Emma Hughes, Elizabeth Cairnes, Han
nah Coale, Mr. B. w. Amoss and Prof.
w. w. Reyes.
The pack of corn and tomatoes on
the Eastern Shore will not be so large
this year. The principal causeis the low
price of canned goods, which deters
Gamers from offering as much per ton
for the raw material, as they gave last
year. There is still a large quantity of
canned goods on hand, and the pack of
1905 will probably be the smallest for
number of years.
The directors of the Baltimore and
Bel Air Electric railway company met at
the office of Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte on
Wednesday, all the members being
present. Manager Shriver submitted
most nattering report of business being
done on the portion now being operated,
and arrangements were made for con-
certed effort to build to the Gunpowder
river as soon as possible.
The annual meeting of the congre-
CATION of the Bel Air Presbyterian Church
was held on Wednesday evening last.
After detailed reports from the various
branches of the organization had been
made, showing in a general way a
healthy condition, all repaired to the
lecture room where a delightful social
hour was spent, interspersed with music
and select Rotations by Prof. Wright
Refreshments were served by the ladies.
The large canning house belonging to
ex-County Commissioner William A.
Durham, near Cooptown, was destroyed
by fire on Friday afternoon. Mr.. Dur
ham was hauling canned goods to the
railroad station when the fire was dis
covered. The loss includes quantity OF
canned tomatoes, the entire canning
equipment and shedding. 1t will aggre.
gate about So, 900, only partially vered
by insurance.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference
closed at Washington on Tuesday
Following are'th Hartford appointments
Aberdeen, Rev. X. G. Murray; Bel Air
Rev. D. N Martin; Darlington, Rev. L. M
Ferguson; Havre de Grace, Rev. w. W
VanArsdale; West Hartford, Rev. J. S
Mclean, Rev. w. c. Hardy; North Har
ford, Rev. J. r. Pardew. Rev. George w
Evans has been transferred to Curti:
Bay Rev. w. G. Herbert remains al
Caroline street, Baltimore.
The trial of Edward c. Watts, charged
with the murder of his wife, was begun
in the Howard County Court last week
The tragedy occurred in Baltimore coun
ty and the case was removed to Thu
county for trial. The jury rendered {
verdict of murder in the first degree ant
Watts was sentenced to be hanged. Thu
Court of Appeals granted new trial ii
the case and it was remanded back tt
the Baltimore County Court. MIR. Johl
S. Young, of Bel Air, was one Of the coun
sci for the accused. On Tuesday. the jur,
brought in a verdict of murder in tn
second degree.
John M. Shippers was convicted G
murder in the first degree by the jury i
Elkton on Thursday afternoon of las
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