The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-11-30
one all it could, asked to be discharged.

done all it could, asked to. be discharged.
| The report was accepted but the com
mittee continued. 1t was decided to ask
the town commissioners to call a public
meeting over their signatures to be held
next Monday evening, December 3, so as
to try to arouse the proper enthusiasm re-
garding this need of the town. Every
| one who is interested, whether as a
property owner or for patriotic reasons
should come to this meeting to lend his
aid to its success.
Mr. Henry W. Archer recently showed
a short ear of corn, that deserved to grow
into great big one considering the ad-
verse circumstances that its life had to
contend with. Last winter Mr.. Archer
spread lot OF cracked corn ever a foot
of snow. 1t was put there to feed the
cartridges, and as the snow melted, some
of the grains sunk down into deep grass
sod that Law underneath. Without any
cultivation, several stalks sprung up, one
of which grew the ear of corn exhibited
by Mr.. Archer. 1t shows the wonderful
vitality of this cereal, which had without
encouragement or cultivation succeeded
in reproducing its species.
The young people of the Bel Air
Methodist Episcopal Church held a
special meeting in the lecture room on
oTt ho of
organizing a Junior Epworth League.
The following officers were elected:
Superintendent. Mrs. Norman L. Kisling;
assistant superintendent, Miss Virginia
NJ. Waters; president, Miss Daisy B.
Coale; vice presidents, Misses Hazel Dean.
Rosa Coale, Agnes V. Brophy and Edna
1. Waters; secretary, Miss Nettie Lingan;
treasurer. Miss Almeda Coddington.
The newly elected officers were installed
on Sunday evening. The league will meet
each Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The financial statement of the limo
mum fair is very satisfactory to the
stockholders. During the year, perma-
nent improvements costing $3,SS2.1S
were made, and the mortgage was re-
duced from Sc, 500 to SIS, 900 and the in
terest made five Ter cent. This mortgage
has been on the fair grounds for 81
years and this is the first time that it has
been reduced. Five years ago there was
not good building on the grounds, and
the society owed $11 800. All the float
ing indebtedness has since been paid, the
mortgage reduced, and permanent i'm
provements costing $14, 900 were made.
The total receipts for the year were
$21, s59.s7.
The estate of the late James Walsh
which has been administered in this
court, is ready to be turned over to his
son. James Walsh Jr., who was of age on
November 3. The first auditors report,
filed on August 21, 1892, shows that the
amount of property left to this young
man was 1898 4OS 90 The auditors
report which is now awaiting confrma-
ton, gives the total amount as $685.
oOSl4, an increase OF quo foU.SF |
During this time, the young man has re-
ceived a liberal yearly allowance for
maintenance, all of which has been de. |
Quoted. The management of this estate
is commendatory to the executors and
their attorneys. They have rendered a
good account of their stewardship, and
deserve great credit for the iudicious in
vestments that have turned out so well. |
The executors are Mrs. Mary D. Walsh,
mother of the young man, Thomas A.
Cassidy, an uncle, Camillus P. Macs,
Bishop of Kentucky, and Peter o 'Shaugh-
messy. Harlan and Webster are the
counsel for the executors