The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-05-11

place the plants that have been killed.
) States Attorney J. Royston Sitter
preparing to move into his new office il
the Court House, and is now having tn
same furnished. Any person having
: business with the county in any line cal
now transact it in the Court House a
S all the public offices are under the on,
t roof.
Hartford papers have been requested
r to notice the death of Mr.. Harvey H
f Amos, which occurred at his residence al
Woodbury. on Saturday. He was a sor
of Mrs. Mary E. and the late Edward H
day afternoon, services being held in
Hamden NJ. p Church.
Mr. John B. Hanna is pushing the
claims of Mayor c. c. Pussy, of Havre
de Grace for government position. In
a recent interview, he stated that he is
not candidate for any position himself.
of Mr. Hanna is chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Committee.
The Orphans court has probated the
will of Nathan Swift. He leaves all of
his property to his wife, Rosaltha Swift.
Marion H. Ould is named executor. The
will is dated April 2, 1906 and witnessed
by Ohio N. Johnson and Richard M.
Taylor. The appointment of the execu-
tor was confirmed by the court, bond
$1,000.
The acreage of tomatoes in Hartford
for 1906 has been variously estimated.
No doubt, however. it will be smaller
than at first anticipated, largely from
the fact that jobbers have ceased buying
futures at living profit. Early in Janu-
airy, thousands of dozens were contracted
for at IS cents, but this market seems to
be fully satisfied.
The commissions for the county
officials arrived at their proper place on
Friday and county clerk Forwood had
them recorded and ready for delivery by
Monday, the time required by law. 1t
will be remembered that they went
astray the first part of last week, and
the Worcester county commissions came
to Bel Air, instead.
We are indebted to Mrs. Mary H.
Montgomery. of Shrewsbury, Pennsyl-
vania, for number of copies of old Har-
ford papers, including the eleventh issue
of the first volume of the Egis, which
was then called the Southern Egis. 1t
will be our pleasure in the near future to
comment more fully on the contents of
these relics of bygone days.
On Monday, the county commits
sioners appointed DR.. F. Lee Hughes
county health officer, succeeding DR..
Frank P. Smithson, who was not an
applicant for reappointment. DR.. Hughes
is son of ex-sheriff w. Oliver Hughes,
and is one of the well-known young
physicians of Hartford county. His post
office address is Forest Hill, R. F. D.
Justice Richard M. Taylor, of Perry
man was in Bel Air on Tuesday, to take
out his new commission as magistrate.
He always makes his visits to Bel Air
pleasant memories in the minds of num-
Der of our townsmen gardeners. For
several years past he has presented to
Mr.. ]. T. c. Hopkins and others, good
settings of his Ponderosa tomato plants.
On Tuesday evening, Joppa Chapter,
Royal Arch Masons, Bel Air, gave de-
grees to Dr. Ashel Steward, DR.. John T.
Galbreath, DR.. R. w. Ramsay, all of
Delta; Mr.. Edmund L. Oldfeld, of the
Rocks, and Mr.. w. E. Robinson, of Vale.
This order is in fourishing condition
and rapidly increasing in membership.
DR.. Armheld F. VanBibber is royal high
priest.
The Stcwartstownrai railroad company
has purchased a locomotive from the
Northern Central railway. The new road
is now completed from Stewartstown to
New Park, and the grading from this
place to Fawn Grove is finished and the
track will soon be laid. 1t is hoped to
open the road formally Oh July 4. A
traffic contract between the new road
and the Stewartstown road has been
agreed upon.
In last weeks issue, a Typographical
error made us say that the levy for i'm
proving the county roads of the first dis
trict was $4,000, when it should be
$4,000. The levy of So, 900 for the pur-
pose of assessment has been carried to
the contingent fund, making this
$12,S50. The postponement of the as
sessment was made necessary on account
of an act of the recent Legislature, which
carries it over for two more years.
The railroad station at Bel Air is
much improved in appearance since the
lawn across the track has been put in its
present shape. Mr.. c. E. Ramsey, the
agent, has planted out flower beds, and
the set of grass is frst-class. Other
agents along the line of the Maryland
and Pennsylvania could we'll afford to
follow this example of identifying the
railroad station properties. Little
things like this count in more ways than
one.
The Mccall Ferry Company has en-
ployed about 500 men who are engaged
in getting out stone on the Bell property,
near Conowingo Creek, Cecil county.
This stone is crushed and shipped to the
site of the proposed dam, where it is used
for concrete work. This enterprise gives
employment to a number Of persons in
the section of Berkeley. The company is
paying good wages and consequently
has taken a number of hands from the
nearby flint mills and farms.
Sheriff Reasin's official dwelling is
undergoing decided improvements. The
windows fronting on Main street are
being cut down to the floor and widened
so as to admit more light in the dining
room and parlor, both of which are dark
and damp. The residence will also be
painted white, with green shutters. The
yard in front of the jail is now in per-
feet order, and will be still further beauti-
fed by Mr.. Reasin, who displays excellent
taste in landscape decorations.
The mems meeting held in Emmanuel
Church, Bel Air on Sunday afternoon,
was presided over by Rev. K. A. Castle
man. The attendance was very good.
J The time was spent in prayer and
praise service. During the afternoon,