The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-09-14
Local affairs.


of frst-class fodder.
The teacher and pupils of Hickory
school will hold n festival on Friday
evening, September II. If rainy, the
next evening.
Rev. r. A. Castleman, of Bel AIR
occupied the pulpit of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in York on Sunday
morning and evening.
There will be festival held at Mt.
Pleasant school, near Scarboro. on Fri
day evening, September 81. Proceeds to
be used for school library.
A cake sale will be given by the
Woman's Guild of Emmanuel Church,
Bel Air. at the rectory ouSaturday after
noon, September l 5, at i o'clock.
MIR. John o Stearns, who has been
quite i'll, was able to be in Bel Air last
Monday. Mr.. Stearns is one OF the
prominent residents of the fifth district.
The members of the Hartford Boat
Club held an enjoyable meeting last
Saturday afternoon. They were received
hy Mrs E. II. Pomeroy and Miss Kirk
land
MIR. Charles W. I.edley, principal of
the manual aiming department. of Havre
de Grace high school, has resigned to take
a special course at Pratts School, New
York.
Mr.. !. Duncan Almony. one OF Har-
ford's noted knights, won the third prize
at the PikesviIie tournament given on
Defenders Day at the Confederate Sol
diers' Home.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Heaps and Miss
George A. Heaps, both of Whitetord,
were married ON Tuesday at the Calvary
Baptist Church, Towson, by the pastor,
Rev b. b Abbitt.
The quarterly meeting of the Society
of Friends was held on Sunday at Gun
powder Meeting House, Baltimore
county. Among the speakers was Elder
A. Haviand Hull, of Forest Hill.
MIR Charles ". Shaw, of Vale, has
recently purchased two splendid track
horses Although without records, 1t IS
said that both have great speed, which
will be shown at some future race meet.
On Monday, Ohio S. Lee, trustee,
withdrew the Herman property situat-
ed near Delta at n bid of $500. t was
offered at trustees sale at the Court
House door in Bel Air by J. S. Richard
son. auctioneer.
Mr.. Harry A. Whitaker has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Republican
county committee in place of MIR. {. c.
Pusey, who has resigned to accept the
position of assistant United States Treas
urer in Baltimore.
The grand jury has been unusually
busy this week. Up to Thursday noon
it had found fifteen indictments, and every
effort was being made to adjourn yester
dag evening. However, the unfinished
work will probably take today.
A caveat to the will of the late Eph-
rain McCann has been filed by his son,
Iohn f McCanu The cavcat alleges
undue influence, unsound mind, and the
usual other legal reasons. Harry S. Car
yer is attorney for the caveator.
Richard Dallam and John A. Robin
son have been appointed receivers of the
property of Thomas ]. Oliver, of Hartford
Furnace The order was passed by the
United States District Court, and the re-
ceivers required to bond for $4,000.
On Friday, the team of Zacheus De-
bow, which was standing at the railroad
station at Bel Air, became frightened and
ran away. No one was in the buggy at
the time, and the vehicle was almost re-
duced to splintcrs before the animal
could be stopped.
-Apropos of the discussion of the sub
iect recently by the Deer Creek Farmers
Club, Mr. Noah Small, foreman of the
AImshouse farm, states he has recently
seeded twenty-three acres to grass by
applying eight bushels of timothy ard
three bushels of alyske clover seed.
Rev Arthur Smith, who had charge
of the gospel meetings in Bel Air last
spring, will occupy the pulpit of the Bel
Air Presbvteri Church next Sunday
morning and evening. Mr.. Smith will
receive a cordial reception from the many
friends he made during his previous stay.
The work of remodelling the office
building Of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, in Bel Air, has been com
menced and will be pushed to an active
completion. When finished, this vii
make comfortable home for Harford's
institution, which is the second largest
mutual company in the State.
The members of Susquehanna Lodge
No. 100 A. +. and A. NJ, of Havre d,
Grace, are preparing for monster bazal
to be held in the new Masonic Temple
after its completion. Contributions O
all kinds are now being solicited, and i
is believed that the proceeds will i'll :
large measure make up the temple debt
A mission, which is something in tn
nature of revival, at St. Margaret
chapel, Bel Air, has been announced TO
the week beginning September 80. Rev
Michael p. Smith, Paulist Father, G
New York, and noted pulpit orato
will conduct the religious exercises. Rev
Father J. A. Frederick is pastor Of tn
chapel
The opening of school on Monda
found fairly good attendance, rathe
more than usual for the second week i
September Many children do rot a
tend until later on account of farm wor!
Parents should, however. let their chi
dren go to school as much as possible t
prepare them for the battle of life,
which they will soon have to enlist.
Henry Harris, a negro, was befol
Judge VanBibber on Wednesday on
writ of habeas corpus sued out by NJ
Harry A. Whitaker, attorney. Harr
had been convicted of violating the loci
option law at a negro camp, FairvieV
and sentenced by Justice Black to thru
months in the House of Correction. +
was recommitted to this institution.
The tournament held at Fallston fc
the benefit of st. Marks Church on Mo-
day afternoon was a splendid success
We regret very much that the detail
were not furnished for publication, as
would have been pleasure to have to