The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-01-05

Orient, and has made circuit of the
globe,
The New Park and Fawn Grove
branch of the Stewartstown railroad is
rapidly progressing; every effort having
been made to expedite track laying before
winter closed in. Seven of the nine miles
have already been graded, and the track
has been laid for nearly three miles. The
residents along the route are greatly i'll
terested in the benefits the road is ex
pected to bring.
Miss Ada B. Kennedy, daughter OF
Mr.. William r. Kennedy, of Churchvllle,
and Mr.. Clarence W. Whiteford, formerly
of this county, were married on Tuesday
of last week at 1913 Hollins street, Balti-
more. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. A. Price, former pastor of Bethel
Church. Mr.. Whiteford is engaged In
business in Baltimore, where the young
couple will reside.
"A stone tenant house on Rangers
Lodge" near Creswell, caught fire on
| Tuesday afternoon and was destroyed,
! together with the contents, which in
cluded the belongings OF Mr.. Edward
Bond and family, who resided in the
house. The origin is unknown. Mr..
Bond was away for the day, and Mrs.
Bond had stepped in to visit neighbor,
IL.
ance placed by the firm of D. L. Pyle and
Son, of Pylesville.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. Wiley Richardson, of
Norrisville, gave dinner to a number of
their friends on Thursday of last week
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Devilbliss, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Nc
Donald. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Strawbridge,
Mrs. Aaron F. Sitter, Misses Florence
Smith, Marion Sitter, Evelyn Smith,
Mary Loving, Fanny Garrett, Cora Gar
rett, Messrs. ]. Wiley Norris, David A.
Eide, J. Royston Sitter, William Shan
berger and Sherman Garrett.
The County Commissioners are build
ing bridge across the stream at the foot
of Balls hill, between Churchville and
Level. The abutments are about ten feet
in height, which will necessitate con-
siderable fill on each side. The required
earth will be taken from the tops of the
adjoining hills. The cost of bridging this
stream and reducing the grades of the
hills on each side was one of the principal
objections urged against the adoption of
this route to Havre de Grace for the
Woolsey nacadem road.
New Years day was not so generally
observed as was Christmas. There were
large number of people in Bel Air,
drawn by the meeting of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, and the session of
the county appointments. There is
growing tendency to observe New Years
day as a holiday, being a good time for
family reunions. More and more this
custom is becoming popular, and the
time will not be long when we can ex-
pect general cessation of business on
the first day of the year.
Miss Mary Russell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Russell, of Darlington,
and Mr.. Bennett Hopkins were married
on Wednesday, December2O, at the home
of the bride. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Mr. Ferguson. The
bride, pretty blonde, wore a costume of
blue cloth. with bodice of light blue
silk. A supper followed the ceremony,
those present being Rev. and Mrs. Fergu-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Thomas,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Price, MIR. and
Mrs. Louis L. Mccain, MIR. and Mrs.
Reed Jourdan, Mr.. and Mrs. Code
Chandlee, Mrs. Matilda Hawkins, Mrs.
Jane Thompson, Messrs. W. T. Thomp-
son and Bernard Jourdan.
The following officers of Joppa chap
ter, of Bel Air, were installed by Most
Excellent High Priest James F. Allen, of
Rockville, on Tuesday of last week: M.
E High Priest. DR.. A. F. VanBibber; E.
King, George w. Nickum; E. Scribe, S. w.
Bradford; Captain of the Host, Rev. D.
H. Martin; Principal Sojourner, Albert
B. Twining; Royal Arch Captain. Harry
A. Whitaker; Master of Third Veil, Henry
L. Arthur; second, John A. Young; first,
Walter B. Young; secretary, Charles
Bagley; treasurer. Richard Dallam. This
chapter starts under favorable auspices,
and already has a large membership
awaiting initiation. The meetings are
held on the second and fourth Tuesdays
of each month.
The limitations of the will of the late
William Woolsey regarding certain be-
quests for the purpose of improving
public roads of Hartford county, expired
on January /, it now being five years
since the death of his last surviving sister
The trustees under the will, Messrs. John
Moores, Alex. S. Bell and Stevenson A.
I Williams, will hold meeting in the next
week or ten days looking to the fnalrati-
| fcation of the recent work of macadamiz-
ing the Churchville and Havre de Grace
road, the Forest Hill and Jarrettsville
road, and the Fallston and Pleasantville
road. the latter two being improved by
Woolsey, which were subject to the same
limitations as the money left by her
brother.
"A meeting will be held in Emmanuel
church, Bel Air, next Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock, looking to the organization
of regular Sunday afternoon services to
be held in the assembly rooms of the Ma.
sonic Temple. These servicessGwillf tie sDl
an evangelistic nature, and prominent
men from this part of the country wil be
secured to make addresses. The move
ment has the backing of many of the
prominent citizens of the town, and is en-,
tirely non. sectarian in its nature. Every
clergyman has been asked to cooperate
as the cause is for the benefit of the gen
eral public. This is in the line of meet.
ings that are being held in Baltimore
each Sunday afternoon at Ford's Opera
House. They have become very popular
owing to the fact that the addresse:
made are of the very finest order and cal
culated to appeal to everyone. Each citi
sen of the town should lend his aid ant
help make these meetings a success.
The will of Euphemia S Easter ha
been probated by the Orphans Court
She leaves her husband the farm at Glen