The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-01-19
Local affairs.

lot on Broadway, Bel Air, for ST., 100.
Alice Lee, through her attorney, NJ
bic l.. Mitchell has been granted an al
solute divorce from her husband, Willlat
ID. Lee.
Catherine Shanberger and Nichola
|. Kunkcl have been appointed admin:
traitors Of the late William Shanbergei
bond 81 500.
Friendship Methodist Episcopa
church, near Fallston, which has bee
undergoing extensive repairs, will prob
ably be re-opened on Sunday, Februar.
IL.
1t is understood that the county
commissioners of Montgomery county
will aid the local board of Hartford coun
ty in its efforts to amend the Shoemaker
Road Law.
Bishop A. w Wilson, senior Bishop
of the Nj. E. Church South, will preach
next SUNDAY at II A. NJ. and 7.45 p. NJ
at Grace Church Aberdeen. The public
cordially invited to attend.
Director William L. Amoss announces
that there will be three farmers institutes
held in Hartford county during the
month of February, as follows. Bel Air,
16 and II, Forest Hill, 10 and Jarretts-
vile 20.
Mrs. Mary Anderson announces the
marriage of her daughter, Mabel Adair,
and Mr.. Robert Middleton Page. The
ceremony will take place on Thursday,
January %, at O'Clock. in the Church
vile Presbyterian church.
On Monday, Thomas H. Robinson,
trustee, sold a number of building lots in
Aberdeen at public sale at the Court
House door. They were purchased by
John Finney Wells. for $500. J.. S. Rich
ardson was the auctioneer.
AT a recent meeting OF the Fountain
Green w. c. T. u. held at the home Of
Miss Laura Oldfe1d, on Friday, January
5, it was decided to hold an oyster supper
in the hall on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, February and s.
MIR. Samuel J. ADV, of Sharon, has
nearly finished filling his ice house with
good ice, averaging over four inches in
thickness Mr. Ady is always alert, and
thisis the only successful ice harvest that
we have heard of in this county.
NJ \ Of
Aberdeen. have issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter, Lille Neville
to Mr.. Shirley A. Mitchell. The ceremony
will take place on Tuesday, January 80,
in Grace NJ. E. Church, Aberdeen.
MIR. George Wonders, of Ady, sold
few day ago to Mr.. Calvin Appleton at
$3.50. fifteen cattle which he bought a
little over year ago from Mr.. II. B.
Bruins at $3.50, the cattle cost $439 and
brought $1,000 thus showing a gross
profit of $56l.
The will of Martha Epgenia Amos
has been probated by acting Register OF
Wills, G. Smith Norris She leaves all OF
her property of every kind to her sister,
Sarah F. Smith. A. Walter Smith is
named executor, to serve without bond.
The will is dated October IA, 1895.
The 4E5is acknowledges its indebted
ness to Mr.. S. A. Williams for copy Of
a report OF the commission appointed i'll
1902, for the purpose of revising the in
corporation laws of this state. 1t will
be our pleasure in the near future to give
a comprehensive review of the work.
Rev. r. A. Castleman will deliver an
address at Steelton, suburb OF Harris
burg, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, anu
ary 25th, before the Woman's Auxiliary
Mission of the Diocese of Harrisburg.
His subject will be mission Work in
Small Towns and Rural Communities.
The tomato market is much firmer
this week, and it is predicted that the
prices will show material increase as
soon as jobbers realize the true condition
of affairs la sympathy with spot goods,
future tomatoes have advanced from rs
cents to 771a. 1t is more than probable
that the two classes will keep in touch
with each other.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Finney Wells, of
Aberdeen, delightfully."- ENTERTAINERS num-
Der of their friends at their beautiful home
at that place on Thursday evening of
last week. The host and hostess dis
pensed hospitality with a lavish hand,
and delightful evening was spent by
the guests. After dinner, the remainder
of the evening was enjoyed in games.
The Neglected board Of county
commissioners of Cecil county, in defer
ence to public sentiment, has employed
an expert accountant to examine into
the financial affairs of the county. There
were grave charges of mismanagement
during last falls campaign, and this SEN
sble move to investigate the truthfulness
of the assertions is to b. greatly COM
mended.
The temperature no Tuesday about
noon was above 60, and the day was a
balmy spring-like one. Contrasted with
a wear ago, it would seem that Maryland
has been moved to the vicinity Of
southern Florida. Owners of ice houses
are becoming alarmed over the prospect
They fear that this winter will be a reEe
tition of 1890, when there was no freeze
heavy enough to make ice for storage
purposes.
The firm of E. H. Hall and Son has
finished putting an immense stove in TIL
Jail that heats the whole building. 1t i
large enough to make every cell pleasant
ly warm for the unfortunates who ar
compelled to spend a necessary prelimi
nary to their fates in this uninvitin;
house of detention. Sheriff Reasin ha
made it as attractive as possible, an
does all be can to make the prisoner
comfortable.
The Conowingo Bridge Compan
has elected the following officers: c. {
Caldwell, president; George X. McGaW
treasurer, and Charles K. McConkey
secretary. The directors for the Conc
wingo Land Company were elected a
follows: c. c. Caldwell, w. c. Hutchir
son. Francis 7. Homer, James McAvo
and George X. Willis, Jr. c. c. Caldwe
was made president, w. c. Hutchinson
secretary and treasurer.
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