The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-06-29
Local affairs.

1880 CLOCK, by NeN. }. ID DSiioi' y
Baltimore.
Mr.. Elmer H. Bull has purchased
from Mrs. Margaret McCloskey the store
property at Cambria. The price paid
was So 900.
"A concert for the benefit Of the bel
Air baseball club will be given early III
August. Miss Bessye Cover Will direct
the entertainment.
The Cambria Brick Company is clean
ing up it's grounds and putting in ne "
machinery, anticipating active business
operations by the first of July.
AS the next regular meeting of the
School Board will come on the Fourth Of
July, arrangements have been made to
meet the following day, Thursday.
On Saturday, Mr.. James w. McNabb
sold the James F. and Mary J. Jones
property, containing % acres, situated
near Cambria, to Martha J. Jones and
others for $3,175.
During the storm in Baltimore one
day last week, lightning struck the Keen
Memorial Church, Huntington avenue
and 3Oth street The damage to the
building was not great.
Special patriotic services will be held
at NJ. f Church, Bel Air, Sunday night
next, July lst, at S'clock. Sermon by
Rev. D. II. Martin, Rotations ard pa
triotic anthems by choir.
Mr.. ]. A. Graeme Allen has purchased
the Cortauld w. Smith property in Oar
lington for S11 900. This is one of the
handsomcst residences in the fifth district
and originally cost over $50, 900.
The first new wheat to reach the
market in Baltimore was sold on Thurs
dav of last week at $1.25 per bushel. 1t
this price would only keep up, farmers
would have better bank account at the
end of the year.
On Wednesday, the case of Charles
Bowling against the United Electric Kali
ways Company was resumed in Iowson'
This case started about two weeks ago,
but was postponed on account OF the
illness of one of the jurors.
The .I2gis office will be closed next
Wednesday, July +. We request our
friends to send in their communications
a day earlier than usual so that the same
can appear in our next issue, which will
be published at the regular time.
MIR. William T. Sawyer, of Emmor-
ton, recently sold to Mr.. George Roeder,
twentv-four head of extra fine stock cat
tie, which averaged / ,265 pounds each
The price paid was 5 cents, netting Mr..
SAWYER neat profit on his investment.
The directors of the Second National
Bank, of Bel Air, at their regular meet
ing on Monday, made very favorable
showing of net earnings for the past SIX
months, and declared a semi annual
dividend of 212 per cent, payable July l.
Port Deposit has a mad dog scare.
A rabid animal traversed the streets OF
the town from one end to other on Satur-
day night, and bit twenty other dogs be-
fore it was killed. The head has been
sent to the Pasteur Institute for exami-
nation.
There will be communion service and
reception of members at the Presbyterian
Church, Bel Air, Sunday morning, July l,
at II O'Clock; preparatory service at 4
O'Clock Saturday afternoon; seasonal
meeting Sunday morning at 1880
O'Clock.
On Monday, John D. Worthington,
trustee, offered at public sale at the
Court House door, in Bel Air, an und1
vided one-ninth interest in 1913 acres o.
land, situated lear Smiths bridge. II
was withdrawn at bid of $3.50. J.. w
Mccall was the auctioneer.
Walter w. Preston and William ii
Harlan. trustees have sold "Glen Echo,
the farm of Wakeman H. Bevard, neal
Wheel, containing 145 acres to G. Albert
Getty for $500. The same trustee:
also sold acres of unimprovedlan land neal
Sharon to Oliver Johnson for 5000.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Purcell daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin j. Purcell, o
Bel Air, and Mr. Charles Howard Appler
of Baltimore, were married at the hom
of the bride, on Wednesday, by Rev. {
h McCaslin. The ceremony was wit
messed by only the immediate families
the contracting parties.
The tax rate of Cecil county has beel
fixed at S1.1O, being a reduction of i
cents from last wear The taxable basi
of the county is $13 ,42S, 1O2 which wi
produce $147, 7O9.12. Among the larg
items in the appropriations are bills pay
able, $50, 900, public schools. $42, 0OC
roads and bridges 100000.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert w. Holland, c
near Bel Air, gave dance on Wednesda
evening in honor of their guests, Mrs. /
S. Smith, Misses Chappell and Medairy
of Baltimore The handsome lawn {
HOLLAND Heights was beautifully dect
rated with Chinese lanterns, and the a
fair was thoroughly enjoyed by t.
many guests.
Mr.. Henry A. Osborn, Jr., of nea
Havre de Grace received the degree
Bachelor of Laws at the University {
Virginia at its seth annual commence
ment last week Mr. Osborn graduate
from Tome Institute in 1902 and entefe
the University OF Virginia in the fall
that wear, where he took an academ
course, preparatory to the study of Lax
Mr.. William L. Amoss has Issue
general invitations for farmers and the
wives to visit the Maryland Agricultur
College and take a four days course {
the subjects that are interesting to tile
of the soil. 1t is proposed to make tn
occasion a pleasant one, and that 1t is
he intellectually profitable goes witho
saying. A fuller outline of this will
later published.
The Havre de Grace High Soho
Alumni Association held a banquet
Hecht's Hotel in Havre de Grace,
Monday night. Mr. S. Garlic Coolll
was POSTMASTER The toasts were ct
Ladies'" Mr.. William G. McEwing; g.
Older Girls" Mrs. r. II. Leitheiser ~
petite" Mr.. J. Wesley Carver; 'Scho
DAYS" Mr.. Lee 1. Hecht; "Class of 190G
Miss Armanella Gambrill.
Governor Warfield delivered the q
dress at the commencement of the d.