The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-03-17
Local affairs.

The capital stock of the Havre de
Grace Water Company has been increased
from $50, coo to $4,000.
Mr.. Alfred A. Colburn, of Church
vile, has accepted a position with the
hardware firm of Hanway, Barnes and
McComas, Bel Air.
Company D will give a smoker in the
Armory on next Monday evening. Each
member is entitled to invite two guests.
A pleasant time is anticipated.
The Supervisors of Election met on
Monday and informally discussed the
provisions of the Primary Election law.
They will meet again on April 10.
The Willard W. c. T. I. will meet at
the home of Mrs. Berta Scarboro on
Tuesday, March 81, at go P. NJ. The
annual election of officers will take place.
BY the quarterly distribution of the
school fund Hartford receives $7,352.73.
The appropriation under the new law
shows a material increase over previous
years.
The Woman's Guild of Emmanuel
Church Bel Air will hold cake sale at
the residence of Mrs. Nj. E. Young, to-
morrow, Saturday afternoon, at 4
O'Clock
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Noble
Monks, near Forest Hill, was buried on
Friday at Centre NJ. E. Church Gene
terry. Rev. G. X. Hodge was the oificiat-
ing minister.
Mr.. Curtis E Slime, of Level, and Miss
Nav Flowers, Of Churchville, were
married at Manse, Churchville, on Mon
day, March 13. Rev. S. c. WATSON
performed the ceremony.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
Love, of near Emmorton, died on Friday
and was buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery
on Sunday. Rev Dorsey Blake was the
officiating minister. Dean and Son were
the undertakes.
Mr.. George c. Morrison has been
elected a member of the board of mana
gers of the Maryland School for the
Blind, succeeding his father, the late F.
D. Morrison. The position of superin-
tendent has not yet been filled.
On Monday, Judge VanBibber signed
an order in the Gerting case directing
William Gerting, trustee, to pay over to
Mrs. Minnie L. Wells the sum heretofore
accounted for, retaining 81 500 to meet
contingencies This will amount to
about S13, 900.
Complaint is being made that the
heavy teams are cutting up the roads. If
it were possible, their owners would be
doing good public service by waiting |
until the roadbed surface gets rid of the |
water, which is now flowing in streams
from the melting drifts on the sides.
-Messrs. Alex. D. Street, and James
Watson have formed a co-partnership |
for the. sale Of agricultural machinery, |
fertilizers and general farm supplies. |
They are both young men CT promise and
deserve the fair share of patronage that |
the public will doubtless accord them.
The engine on the afternoon train of
the Maryland and Pennsylvania raj
road was derailed near Muddy Creek |
Forks on Wednesday afternoon. 1t fell |
down an embankment carrying engineer ,
Guytou and fireman Taylor in the cab. |
The former was unhurt but Mr.. Taylor
had two ribs broken.
Its said that the line of the proposed |
electric railway to Bel Air will take DIFF
ferent course between the two Gunpow-
ders. The change will reduce the grade
from seven to two and one-half per cent.
The policy OF the directors is now to
keep away from the turnpike as much as
possible 50 as to open up more desirable |
contiguous property.
The wedding of Miss Oleita Beeman |
Bailey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Vinton Bailey, of Churchville, and Rev.
Charles Frederic Bonn, junior pastor of
North Hartford NJ. E. Church, will be SOL |
emniz.d in Churchville Presbyterian |
Church on Wednesday, March %, at
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church, will perform the ceremony.
Harriet Kenly, colored, of Clark's |
Chapel neighborhood, died of pneumonia
on Friday last, aged seventy years. She !
was for many years a faithful servant in |
the home of Mr.. James Lee, and besides
being one of the best of cooks, was justly |
noted for the high tone of her character |
and depth of her affections. The world |
would be richer were there more like her. |
On Wednesday, Deputy Worthington
arrested Joseph S. Hogan, charged with
forgery by the United States Express
Company. He was taken in custody
while walking on the railroad track near
Magnolia and brought to Bel Air jail.
On Thursday Philadelphia detectives
took him to that city where the oiiense
was laid against him. He event without
the formality of requisition.
Mr. Sherman Straw bridge, of Har
kins, and Miss Nora NJ. Vansant, of
Pylesville, were married at the parson-
age of the First Presbyteri Church,
Washington, D. c., on Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs Strawbridgc will,visi places of
interest in the Capital city and after
wards take a short trip North. They
will reside at Harkins, where Mr.. Straw
bridge is engaged in the mercantile and
creamery business.
Key. S. A. Hoblitzell has been in Bel
Air this week looking for residence. He
has retired from active ministry and in
tends to make this his permanent home.
A cordial welcome awaits him, as there
is no more worthy Christian gentleman.
He is beloved by everyone with whom
long pastorate has brought him in con-
tact, and his we'll earned rest is his Garth
ly reward for the fall return that he has
made for his many talents.
Mr. Edward Mccain, who recently
purchased the Rigdon property at Chest
nut Hill, has leased the creamery to Tur-
ner and Westcott, of Glenroy, Pa. This
firm now has i'll operation a number of
successful creameries i'll Lancaster and
Chester counties. They manufacture a
s,,,,erinr brand of Luttcr which briups a