The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-04-21

May 1st. From present appearances /
would seem that Bel Air will enjoy very
substantial boom this year, and the tow
commissioners should be at the head o
every Improvement that would advertise
our resources and bring strangers in oul
midst.
"A dance will be given in the assembly
rooms of the Masonic Temple. Bel Air, or
Tuesday evening. April 25. The chaper
orfes are Mrs Richard Dallam, Mrs. Her.
man Stump, Mrs. c. c. Rouse, Mrs
Thomas w, Hall, Mrs, P. H. Close. The
members of the committee are Messrs.
w. Wylie Hopkins. J. Wallace Broumel'
c. D. Rcsan, Clifford c. Hanway, Nal
colin Mel. Worthington.
George Guy, one of the most noted
violators of the local option is dead. He
has been engaged in the unlawful traffic
ever since the law went into effect. Re-
peated convictions, which meant fines
and trips to the House ofCorrection, SEEM
ed 20 have no tendency to check his illicit
trade. He has cost the taxpayers thous-
ands of dollars, and at all times protested
his innocence in the most humble manner.
George possessed the manners of the old
time negro and his craftiness was hid I'M
der mantle of obsequiousness.
AT the request of Mr.. Thomas E.
Cathcart, secretary, we correct the hg-
ures given by our correspondent in last
weeks issue respecting the Jarrettsville
Building Association. Mr.. Cathcart
states that there is membership of 244
with COS shares; outside loans $52,-
664. IL, in addition to which the Kirk
wood property is held at So, 200; small
property on Deer Creek valued at $500,
besides balances of members mortgages
not included. These sums make the as
sets considerably over 100000. The I'M
divided profits as reported at the close
of the year were $56O.62, or with the
Kirkwood property, if sold without loss,
$62S12
There have been no recent develop
ments respecting the coming of the State
militia encampment, and the officers are
waiting until statement of the probable
cost of the grounds and piping the water
can be furnished them. 1t is very desir-
able from every standpoint to have this
military encampment in Hartford, and it
is hoped that the citizens will do all they
can to encourage its coming. The expe-
riences of two years ago were pleasant
to everyone, and we may look for repe-
tition should the place be fortunate
enough to again be designated. In addi-
ton to the local militia, the United States
government will probably send several
hundred men and horses.
The Strasbaugh-St eckel- Hewitt Com
pany has issued circular announcing
that Messrs. William Silver and F. o.
Viele have been elected treasurer and sec
rotary, respectively, in place of Messrs.
William G. Hewitt and H. c. Steckel, re-
signed. The business of the corporation
will be carried on as before until arrange
ments can be perfected with the firm OF
Strasbaugh, Silver and Company, which
will take up the business of the present
corporation. As both Messrs. Silver and
Viele have heretofore been directors of
the company and are closely identified
with its interests, there will be no change
in the policy of the management. Mr..
Harry P. Strasbaugh is president.
To-day (Friday) closes the Lenten
feast of forty days, to be followed by the
glorious Easter Sabbath two days later.
No event is so widely recognized through
out the christian world as this anniver-
sary, when our Savior by His supremacy
over death demonstrated His divinity
even to doubling Thomases, and opened
the way to his heavenly kingdom to all
believers. In an effort to fix the date of
this movable FEAST" which determines
the time of all other church festivals, the
early fathers strove upsuccessfully to so
arrange that it would never coincide
with the feast of the Jewish passover,
with which it is often COMPOUNDED. This
year Easter is especially late, and bud
ding nature will blend harmoniously with
the resurrection morn.
The Presbytery of Baltimore began
its two hundred and eightieth stated
meeting at the Second Presbyterian
Church of Baltimore, on Monday evening.
Rev. Samuel c. WATSON, of Churchville,
was elected moderator, succeeding Rev.
Dewitt NJ Benham. This selection is
compliment to Hartford county, where
Mr. WATSON has labored for a number of
years. He has been pastor of the Church
willie Presbyterian Church since the retire
ment of Rev. Calvin D. Wilson. This has
been his only church since ordination,
and he has by conscientious work won
the love of his congregation aud the re-
spect of the whole county. Among those
in attendance were: Aberdeen, Rev. T.
T. Brown, Elder, James McGaw; Bethel,
Rev. W. L. Price, Elder, George A.
Cairnes; Churchville. Rev. S. c. WATSON,
Elder. A. V. Bailey; Bel Air, Rev. S. s.
Greenwell, Elder, John D. Worthingtoni
Havre de Grace, Rev. w. X. Murray;
Harmony, Rev. R. F. Sterling, Elder
George E. Silver; Highland, Rev. Jonas
Barclay, Elder. w. A. Wheeler; Fallston,
Elder, E. E. Dietz.
"A stockholders meeting of the Har-
e. T1,,h hall he Of of
Mr.. ]. Alexis Shriver, Bel Air, on Satur-
day. The report of the treasurer, Mr.,
Alex S. Bell, showed the club to be in
good financial condition. The following
officers were elected for the coming year:
President, Mr. S. A. Williams; secretary
and treasurer, Mr.. r. Harry Webster.
The old board of directors was reelected.
Immediately afterwards meeting of the
members of the Hartford County Boat
Club elected the following officers for
the ensuing year; President, Mr..
Thomas A. Cassidy: Vice-president, Col.
Herman Stump; secretary and treasurer,
Mr. Alex S. Bell board of governors,
Robert D. Fisher, of Baltimore; James
Walsh, R. Harry Webster, ]. Alexis
Shriver and ]. Edwin Webster The
spring season of the club will be opened
with a dance on Wednesday evening,
May II, to be given in the club house.
Invitations will be issued only to the
members of the club and to nonresident
guests of the members. The plans for
the ensuing year were discussed and it