The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-08-24
Local affairs.

the church lawn, on Wednesday ant
Thursday evenings, August 20 and 30.
Thomas J. Oliver, of Hartford Fur
mace, on Monday executed a deed OF
trust to Richard Dallam, chairman OF the
Packers Creditors Committee; bond
S., 1000.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club VIII
be entertained by MIR. J. Lawrence Nc
Cormick at his residence, Poplar Grove,
on Saturday, September l; subject for
discussion, Growing Grass.
The electric lights of Bel Air were put
out of business for about half hour on
Monday evening by the falling of an
enormous section of willow tree, To-
Gated on the lawn of Mrs. c. w. Proctor.
"A thief stole from Mr.. Edwin Hender-
son, at Shawsville, Sunday night set
of new buggy harness, three sets OF tynets
and the work harness. He left for MIR.
Henderson a set of old and useless har-
ness.
Miss Hannah A. Coale, n member OF
the faculty of the Bel Air High School
has been elected by the State Board OF
Education to a position in the Model
School connected with the Maryland
State Normal School.
The cornerstone of the new Masonic
Temple at Havre de Grace was laid one
dav last week by Worshipful Master j..
William Bauer, with imposing ceremo-
MES. Mr.. Joseph W. Chainberlaine, OF
the Hartford bar, was the orator.
Mr., Elias FL. Lancaster, of Pleasant
willie. has recently installed at his cream
cry a new separator of $500 pounds ca
pacity. This is capable of handling the
milk of about 175 COWS, and Mr.. Lam
caster is operating it to its full limit.
The handsome altar and reredos
made by Rev Johannes A. Oertel, D. D.,
the artist priest, for Emmanuel Church,
Bel Air, has arrived and will be i'll place
by Sunday next, when the Lords supper
will be administered. Special music will
be a feature of the occasion.
Arrangements are being made by
which it is believed that DR.. Arthur J.
Smith, the noted evangelist, will be atle
to spend a Sabbath in Bel Air in the near
future, and fill one of the pulpits of the
town. DR.. Smiths good work here in
May will be recalled by the whole COM
munity.
While trimming a fence row a few
DAYS since, Mr. Howard Cole, of near
Schuck's Corner, removed fence rail and
disclosed a large copperhead snake,
which made vicious but fruitless thrust
at him. Fortunately, Mr.. Cole succeeded
in killing the serpent before any harm
was done.
Miss Grace E. Burkins, of STREET.,
has declined to accept the scholarship to
the Maryland State Normal School
which was awarded her by the School
Board at its last meeting, and Miss
Grace Cummings of Aberdeen, the next
lower contestant, has been appointed to
fill the vacancy.
Henry kell, well-known colored
man, died on Saturday, August IS, at
the home of Miss Bessie d. Farnandis,
near Bel Air, after few hours illness.
Henry had lived at "Stockdale" for many
years, and will be much missed by the
several families for whom he did many
'odd Jobs" as we'll rs at Stockdale. He
was buried at Hendon's Hill, on Mon
day, August 20.
The barn belonging TO Mr.. James r.
Barton, near Cooptown. was completely
destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening,
during the severe electrical storm. The
stock was removed, but the contents, in.
Guiding this summers harvest was de.
stroyed. The barn was 4 good one and
was insured by Smith, Rouse and Web
ster in the Home Company for $500, con-
tents, $500.
The freight train leaving Bel Air on
Monday afternoon broke into two sec.
lions near Watervale bridge. When the
two sections united they came together
with such force that two cars were de.
rallied and Doc Stewart was knocked
down and bruised. Engineer Connolly
was thrown from his cab to the ground
but escaped serious injury. The evening
.-ara Il hours
On Thursday of last week, Mr.. Her
man T. Pyle killed a copper head snake
on his farm near Thomas Run. He was
picking berries at the time, and by chance
saw the reptile just as it was ready tt
strike. 1t was SO inches long, and ont
of the finest specimens that we have eve
seen. This is about the only poisonous
variety of snakes in this part of thu
country, nearly all Others being practical
ly harmeless.
-Messrs Frank H. Jacobs and Jacol
I. Durham have rented the w. l.. Derrick
son canning house near Fulford; the,
have secured their outside labor from
Baltimore, and made a good run Oh
Saturday last. Mr.. Durham report
early tomatoes good, with poor pros
pect of heavy crop on later vines, an,
that the indications are that the frui
will ripen rapidly, the vines having
already lost many of their leaves.
The Bel Air base ball club ha
arranged for an attractive excursion 70
the fifth Of September. The party will g
by train from Delta to Baltimore, an,
thence to Betterton by boat, where tw
games of ball will be played during tn
day, one of them with Walbrook an
one with Havre de Grace, the party re
turning the same evening. Commute
ton tickets have been arranged for, an
large crowd seems to be assured.
A tournament was held on the farr
of DR.. F. 7. Turner, near Black Horse o
Thursday afternoon. Prizes were offere
to the first four successful knights, an
to the next four was given the honor {
browning the queen and her three maid
of honor. The judges were Messrs. Wi
liam T. Bosley, James B. Luckey and Wi
liam Hope, with Mr.. Charles M. Pierc
as chief marshal and Messrs. S. Elme
Mitchell and Alex Mitchell as assistant
"A resident of Hartford, no w recruitin
at Asbury Park, writes: THE automc
bile Is here by the thousands; beautif,
machines that would make ours seel
shabby. would feel sorry for the thou