The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-05-19
Local affairs.

On Thursday, Justice Mc(OmaS SEM
Louis Fisher and Joseph Jackson to the
House of Correction for 80 days each
charged with unlawfully riding on the
trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road.
Mann Post, No. 40, G. A. r. will at
tend divine service on Sunday morning,
May 2Sth, at IL o'clock, at the Bel Air
Nj. E. Church. The camp of the Sons OF
Veterans will also attend Rev. D. II.
Martin will oticiate.
Triumph Lodge No. 16 l. o. 0. F.
has accepted an invitation to be present
at the 5Oth anniversary of Mt. Hebron
Lodge at Delta. The celebration will
commence in the afternoon and be con-
tinued III the evening. The Bel Air lodge
will travel by special train.
The Towson Journal has been pur-
chased by the Baltimore County Demo-
crat and the two papers will probably be
consolidated The sale was made at
public auction by William NJ. Isaac, ad-
ministrator of the late William NJ. Ruby.
The price paid was So, 900.
ALI the seines and floats have been
cut out on the Susquehanna river, and
the season is over, except for the OILERS,
who will continue several weeks longer.
The pack of salt herring was good, but
the prices are so low that the fishermen
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Rev. Willard F. Minnick has pre-
sented to Mrs Ohio S. Lee an oil paint
ing of the wharf and harbor at st. Mary's
City. Mr.. Minnick has shown much
talent with the brush and displays artis-
tic ability. This production is absolutely
correct and the coloring is almost per-
fectly matched.
"A large number of persons from this
county witnessed the Athletic Meet at
Tome Institute last Saturday. Those
who attended from Bel Air were Misses
Mary Alden and Elizabeth Hopkins,
Annabel Webb, Martha Abel Hunter,
Annie Laurie Worthington and Mr..
Northlngton dopklnS
The Aberdeen baseball club opened
its season on the home grounds on Sat
urday by playing an exhibition game
with the Bayside Athletic Club of Havre
de Grace The visitors were defeated by
a score of 9 % Neither side scored un-
til the seventh inning, when good batting
- & I, i +aI
The Deer Creek Farmers Club will
meet at the residence of John D. Worth
ington, in Bel Air, tomorrow, Saturday
evening. The roll call will be at O'Clock.
Subject, Last Years Oyster Legisla-
ton" Representative persons from all
over the state will be present. Mr.. B.
Howard Hannah will make an address.
The 18th annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Hartford county, will be held in the NJ.
E. Church at Havre de Grace, on Thurs
day, June sth. beginning at 10 A. M.
and continuing throughout the day.
Each union is requested to be largely
represented. Everybody welcome at all
the sessions
The Democrats in Cecil county nomi-
mated strong local ticket on Tuesday
with Ex-senator Crothers as candidate
for State Senator. A resolution was
adopted endorsing the proposed fran
chise amendment The Democratic party
G ch
will carry this falls election by good
round majority.
Decoration Day will be observed as
usual this year by the Wann Post No.
40 G. A. R. Hon. S. A. Williams will be
the orator of the day. Rev. Kenneth 6.
Murray, of the Aberdeen NJ. E. Church,
will deliver an address. It's proposed to
erect platform on the Post Hall lot at
Forest Hill where services will be held in
the afternoon. A band of music will be
present.
On Friday, Judge VanBibber issued
an attachment for William S. Mccain,
who was summoned as a witness before
the grand jury, but had failed to put in
an appearance The court imposed a
fine of So and costs and ordered COM
mitment to be issued at once in case the
money was not paid. Mr.. Mccain was
shortly afterwards released, having set
tied with the sheriff.
Mr.. James J. De Ran, who has been
a familiar figure in Bel Air for two years
past, has successfully cut and marketed
the immense tract of timber on the Home.
stead property belonging to Mr.. w. w
Bradford. He has completed his con
tract and is about to start for West Vir
ginia, where he will engage in similar
enterprise. He has made many friend:
during his stay here.
The annual convention of the Har
ford county Sunday School Union will
meet at Friendship M. E. Church or
Thursday, June l. The morning session
will begin at 10 o'clock. A splendid pro
gramme is being prepared by the Execu
tive Committee Miss Minnie Davis
Mrs. Williams, and Rev. Mr.. Mock of the
State Union will be present. DR. E. L
Watson, of Baltimore, will deliver thu
address at night.
The Hartford Medical Association
met at the Eagle Hotel, in Bel Air, OIL
Wednesday evening. DR.. Charles A. Hol
lingsworth presided, with DR.. Charlie
Bagley, secretary. An excellent pape
on typhoid fever was read by DR.. Rober
S. Page. The subject was afterward
generally discussed by all of the member
present. DR.. Purnell F. Sappington Wi
read a paper on the sanitary condition G
Bel Air at the next meeting of the asso
citation, which will be held on June 81.
The newly elected board of tow
commissioners of Bel Air met on Thur:
day night of last week and organized b
electing Harry D. Hanway chairma
and Charles T. Wright secretary. Th
following committees were appointed
Sidewalks and cutters, William T. Bi
lingslea and Frank E. Gorrell; streets
Frank E. Gorrell and Henry B. Brun,
bailiff and hands, Henry B. Bruins; light
Charles T. Wright. An order was passe
to borrow $500 to pay accrued bills.
is more than probable that the commi
sioners will be compelled to borrow a
additional sum before any money for IL
levy of 1905 becomes available. The ia
rate was fixed at rs cents on the $100.