The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-12-14
Mr. Al STREET. Of Sharon recently

| rled at the nome Oh the DrlQe IN chester
town on Thursday morning of last
week. The groom is one of the editors
of the Chestertown Transcript His
former Hartford friends extend their sim
cerest congratulations
An appreciative subscriber, who has
for many years been residing in New
York, writes, please find enclosed check
to extend my subscription to the -Egis
to January, 1908. would say that the
above paper is very welcome visitor at
my office; l CLEAN its columns with in
terest and note the many changes that
old Time is forcing upon the county of
my birth and childhood"
of interest to farmers. is the new
process by which cargo of this years
corn crop has been dried in Baltimore
and shipped to Scotland. The usual
quantity of moisture in new corn is from
16 to Is per cent. The product that has
just been shipped contains about 10 per
cent The success of this method of
handling green corn will probably have
great effect on the market.
Mr.. w. p. Stedman, principal of the
Bel Air Academy and High School gave
a twenty minute talk at the business
meeting of the Maryland High School
Teachers Association at the State
Normal School in Baltimore on Saturday
morning last. His subject was "Are the
High Schools of Maryland as at present
organized meeting the real needs of the
community. If not how can they be made
to do SOP
Rev. 7. B. A. Allison, rector of Holy
Trinity Church, Churchville, has recon-
sidered his reignation and decided to re-
main in Hartford. Mr.. Allison recently
accepted a call from Grace Church, in
Tucson, Arizona. This action of Mr..
Allison will be greatly appreciated by
his congregation at Churchville, as we'll
as the surrounding community. He is
we'll liked, and his leaving would have
been a serious loss.
The teachers of Mt. Zion school are
rapidly completing their programme for
the entertainment to be given in the
Fountain Green hall on Saturday even
ing, December %. Those who heard the
Thanksgiving exercises at the school
house will have a good idea of the treat
that is IN store for the public. The rapid
sale of tickets at w. D. Harward's store
shows the interest that is being taken in
this entertainment.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
recently put up milk platform at Van
Bibber. Formerly only thirty gallons
were shipped from this point, but since
higher prices are prevailing the farmers
of that vicinity are now shipping 16O
gallons daily to Baltimore. Hartford
county monthly produces thousands of
dollars worth of milk to be sold in Balti-
more, and there is no betterquality ship
ped from any other vicinity.
The christening of David Hanway
Amoss. youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemuel II. Amoss. of near Upper Cross
Roads, took place on Monday evening
Rev. r. S. Barnes officiated. Those pres
ent besides Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes were
Mrs. Melchoir F. Benson, Misses Bessie
and May Lou Amoss, Mrs. Sarah A. Ben
son, Messrs. Hamilton Amoss, B. How
or II
Willard and Howard NJ. Amoss, Jr.
Tickets are now on sale at Evans
drug store for the cantata, The Prince
of Peace" to be given under the direc-
ton of MIR. Musgrove Robarts, in the
Assembly Rooms of the Masonic Temple,
Bel Air, on Friday evening, December p,
The choral club has made a special effort
to have this number show the result of
its falls work, and lovers of good music
will be fortunate in making an early
selection of seats, as the entire house will
be reserved.
The concert given in the Assembly
Rooms of the Masonic Temple Bel Air,
on Tuesday evening deserved a better
audience than was present. Those who
did attend were treated to high class
programme which is not often excelled in
Bel Air. Mr.. Smock is one of the best
singers in Baltimore and he received
many complimentary encores on Tuesday
night. Mrs. Smock also rendered num-
n H. f,,l
Prot. Walter l.. Brown was another
pleasing member OF the talent.
The stockholders of the Southern In
vestment and Security Company have Sc
lected Messrs. Thomas H. Robinson and
Murray Vandiver to serve in its director
ate. This company has capital stock
of $50, 900, which may be increased to
$5,00O,O00. 1t is said that its present
purpose is to deal in life insurance poll
cies. 1t is proposed to buy from orr carry
for the stockholders such policies as the
owners cannot personally provide for.
The stockholders claim that the business
can be handled in a manner to WELD a
satisfactory income for the stockholders.
Mr.. J. L. Mccormick has recently
threshed his crop of wheat amounting to
325 bushels and finds it so badly cut by
the fly that no dealer will buy it. The
grain is plump in shape and bright in
color, but these pests have entered the
ends Of the grains and in many cases
roll La
investigation Mr.. Mccormick finds that
the gentleman from whom he bought the
seed a year before, found his seed in n
like condition when the general crop was
sold and there seems to be little doubt
but what incubation was completed be-
fore the seed was sown.
The work oflaying the gas mains for
the Bel Air plant is progressing rapidly
and over half of Main street is now
equipped and ready for connecting up.
President Rush, of the Acetylene COM
pany deserves great credit for giving
legitimate employment to the large num-
of dusky denizens of Back street. 1t is
Se''u 'ho'I ehiS 10 lhS ulsl lllllc III the
memory of our oldest inhabitants that
number of these ordinarily worthless
negroes have been known to do a
square days work. Perhaps after they
are through with their present contract,
the farmers may be able to get hold OF
them while they are in the Industrious
humor.
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