The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-02-24
Local affairs.

meet at the home of Mrs. Mary Roe,
Wednesday, March /, at 80 p. NJ.
All of the ice houses on the Susqu'
hanna river near Havre de Groce an
Perryviils are now filled. The GRO
gathertd is very satisfactory.
MIR. Stanley Hanway, cashier OF tn
Citizens National Bank OF Havre q
Grace, has diptheria. He is at the HON
of his father, Mr. T. L. Hanway, at Abei
deem.
Mr.. Iohu S. Young has been in Bait
more the past week. He is engaged Il
the case ofThomas Green against William
Rosentein. which is now on trial IN III
Court of Common Pleas.
On Monday, ]. w. Mccall, auc
tioneer, sold for Mr.. J. Hudson Pyle HI
property situated at Chestnut Hill, con
tanning II acres. It was knocked dow
to Thomas E. Pyle at S745.
The stable of Gabriel Hill, in the Bis
Woods. caught fire on Sunday and wa:
DESTROYED. \ COW was also burned up
Hill is a hard working colored man III th'
employ of Mr.. John Moores, of High
lands" near Bel Air.
Mr. Harry B. Adler, of Corbett, hae
his left leg broken on Wednesday OF last
week. He was hauling logs when one o
the mules in his team became frightened
and plunging, threw down the saddle
mule. Mr.. Adler fell underneath.
"A shooting match will be held on The
grounds of the Perryman Gun Club next
Tuesday morning beginning at 10 O'Clock
Crack shots from Hartford and Cecil viii
participate. The feature will be a specIa
match between the Perryman and Rising
Sun clubs.
Superintendent Wright has on hand
copies of the report of the State Board oil
Education, which he will be glad to iur
nish any interested person. The atten'
ton of trustees is particularly called to
these reports, and it is hoped that each
ofthese school officials will provide him.
self with one.
The quadrennial weighing of mail is
now going on. During the month OF
February in each four years this takes
place and is kept up until such time as
fair estimate can be reached as to the
amount of mail carried by each railroad.
The present rate is cents per year tor
each pound carried one mile.
Mrs. Bette W. Maxwell, on Monday,
offered her properties, near Prlesttord'
for sale at the Court House door. "SIi-
yer Mount" containing 103 acres. with
large mansion house, was withdrawn at
a bid of $4,000, and the Hopkins
property at a bid CT $4,000. |. w.
Thomr son was the auctioneer.
On Monday S. A. Williams, H. A.
Whitaker and ". w. Preston sold the
James n. Richardson property at public
sale at the Court House door. 1t was
purchased by Ahrend and Company for
S2,7OO. The same trustees sold the so
acre tract of land near the above proper
tv to Matte c. STREET. for 81 200. l. w.
Thompson was the auctioneer.
The trial of John NJ. Shippers, for the
murder of the late Albert Constable, will
take place at Elkton at the March term
of Court. Although ne has confessed the
crime, the usual proceedings must go
on. Even if the prisoner plead guilty
the court could not accept it and the trial
would proceed in the usual way. 1t is
said that his family have employed coun-
sci and will make a desperate effort to
save his life
A bill in equity was filled Tuesday by
D. Elizabeth Brown and Mary E Brown,
of Delta, against James Rob Ramsay,
Peoples National Bank, of Stewards
town; First National Bank, of Delta;
Amelia Scarborough and Walter Proc
tor to secure the cancellation OF two
deeds for properties in Delta borough
conveyed by Mr.. Ramsay to the plaintiffs.
The defendants were directed to file an
answer to the complaint within 80 days.
-Stewartstown News.
The second annual report of the
MARYLAND State Library Commission
does not speak well for Hartford county.
Its statistics show that not Q single
public library has been reported, .4Ssr-
haps however this apparent dearth OF
literature may appeal to some Andrew
Carnegie who will be moved to donate a
nucleus to be added to by our public
spirited citizens until sufficient amount
can be raised to establish public library
COMFORTABLE with the standard ofintellect
in our community.
Evans Brothers, of Bel Air. have in
the window of their drug store picture
of the mouth of the Susquehanna river
near Havre de Grace with the railroad
tracks across the ice This is faithful
reproduction of the scene in the winter OF
1852 when trains were carried across
on a bridge formed by the intense cold
weather. The heavy rolling stock OF
today would hardly make this a
present possibility even in case of a gorge
as occurred at that time, but the incident
as compared with this year.
"A successful effort is being made By
the Baltimore American to raise sufficient
money to purchase a silver service for the
new Cruiser Maryland. 1t has been
customary for the different states to pre-
sent such tokens to the members Of Uncle
Sans navy that bear their individual
names and we commend the historic
effort now being made for the worthy
cause. Mr. Raymond n. Hoblitzell for.
merly of Bel Air, has been designated as
treasurer of the fund. Subscriptions vii
be received by either the Harfori OIL
Second National Banks Of Bel Air.
The PostofIice Department has de
cided that it is not necessary for rura
free delivery carriers to tear down fence:
or open roads in order to deliver mai
when the highways are driited shut
Carriers will go as far as possible with
out opening fences when they will return
the mail to the postofiice to be called 70
or delivered when the roads are opened
1t has also been decided that wher
patrons do not clear the snow ava,
from their private boxes so as to PERM
the carrier to deposit the mail withou
leaving his vehicle will be considered as
notice that they do not want the sci
vice and their mail will be held at tn
Office until called for.
Miss Purla Royston McClung, daugf
-. &c Me- Hannah McCIuup and NJ,