The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-05-25
BY the will of the late DR.. Thomas S

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entists tell US that this phenomenon is an
indication of great internal disturbances
= on some of the planets. However, this
D earth was affected in no way, and let US
: hope that other worlds shared similar
fate.
Samuel Maxheld, colored, farmer for
Mr.. ]. Edwin Webster, met with the un-
fortunate accident few days ago OF
breaking his leg. While riding skittish
mule from the field, it suddenly mashed
his leg against the fence. and he will be
incapacitated from work for sometime to
! come.
The future tomato market is show
ing great activity and prices are daily
advancing. w. E. Robinson and Com
pany have withdrawn all prices, await
ing further developments. The cause of
this advance is the heavy frost of two
weeks ago, which killed so many tomato
plants
The Ladies Aid Society of St. Paurs
Evangelical Church, Perryman, will hold
a strawberry and ice cream festival in
the canning house of Mr.. Christian Smith,
on WHAT is known as the Jewens property
between Carsins Run and Aberdeen, on
Friday and Saturday evenings, June
and Q. Everybody is invited to attend.
Professor w. T. L. Taliaferro, of the
Maryland Agricultural College, delivered
an address on alfalfa at the meeting of
the Georges Creek Farmers Club, held
on Saturday at the home of Mr.. John
Ingham, at Beckleyville Professor Talia-
ferro is a great admirer of alfalfa, and
says that it can be grown in this locality.
English communion and confirmation
services at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Joppa on Sunday, May 81 at
2.3OP. M. No services on the morning
of the above day at st. Paurs Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church. Perryman, but on
Whit Sunday, June 3, at 2 BOZ M. there
will be English communion and confirma-
ton.
On Monday. Mr. Reuben S. Harlan,
of Bel Air, was taken to the Union Prot
estant Infirmary. suffering from a sup
posed case of lock jaw. A short time ago
he scratched his hand slightly, and from
this the affection came. He is being
treated by DR.. John M. T. Finney. On
| Thursday his condition was reported to
serious.
Contractors have begun work on the
White Hall road, Baltimore county. and
the improvement will be pushed to a
speedy completion. The distance to be
| improved is about one-half mile and will
cost about $4,000. The State Road
Commission is to pay one-half, the tax
payers 10 per cent. and the county the
balance.
DIR. and Mrs. Worthington Hopkins
announce the coming marriage of their
daughter, Elizabeth Worthington, and
Mr.. Lyman Tiffany Perry. The cere-
mony will take place on Saturday even
ing, June q at 80 o'clock, at St. Johns |
Protestant Episcopal Church. Havre de
Grace No invitations will be issued in
the county.
On Saturday night, Officer Jackson,
of Bel Air, raided a crapga While he
was not successful in capturing any of
the participants, the crowd left as a
memento So. As in cash and the dice para
phernalia. We hope that the next raid
will be more successful, as these games
among the negroes are but leaders to
| greater crimes.
1t is stated that the new railroad
bridge at Hav1e de Grace will positively
be used Sunday for the first time. This
is the successful consummation of an I'M
dertaking that shows the ability of
American genius. The bridge is one of
the most complete of modern structures,
and will fill the needs of the company for
many years to come.
The relatives and friends of Mr..
Charles H. STREET. are seriously alarmed
about his condition. He had been in Bel
Air for the past two weeks, and on Fri
day went to his home in Baltimore.
Shortly after arriving, he was taken
worse, and his conditions now reported
to be critical. Mr.. STREET. is in the
employ of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment.
The farmers are complaining of the
serious drouth, which is threatening all
crops. Wheat is heading very short, and
the hay crop is practically failure. The
tomato outlook is also exceedingly dis
couraging. The plants that escaped the
frost two weeks ago are suffering for
rain, and this condition prevails not only
in Hartford, but the Eastern Shore and
Virginia as we'll.
Rev. K. Allen Castleman, of Bel Air,
has accepted an invitation to preach the
sermon at the 2OOth anniversary of the
establishment of Old Yeocomico Parish,
in Westmoreland county, Virginia. The
request comes from the Bishop of Vir-
ginia, through archdeacon Rev. ]. Poyntz
TYLER. This was Mr.. Castleman's first
charge in church work, where he re-
manned for six years.
Mrs. Trueman Schneider, who is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Richardson, of Bel Air, met with a
: painful fall on Tuesday evening while re-
: turning from the union gospel meetings.
5 The accident occurred in front of the resi-
dence of Mr.. S. A. Williams when she
caught her foot in the pavement. With
some difficulty, she was helped home,
and is able to be out again.
= Mr.. Swepson Earle has been appoint
/ ed hydraulic engineer of the Maryland
: Shellhsh Commissioners. Mr.. Earle is
1 known to this county through his mar
n riage, his wife formerly being Miss Mabel
STREET., daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
t NJ. STREET., of Bel Air. The appointment
a of Mr.. Earle was a deserved one. as he
: stands high in his profession. He is at
}. present employed in the United States
o Geodetic Survey.
e The new time table of the MARYLAND
S and Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will 60 into effect on Sunday Trains
$ leave Bel Air for Baltimore at Gas, TAO,
e 1915 A. M, 1, 40, 7.O5 P. M. week
C days; 7.40 A. NJ, 2 10, 4.3O. STOP. M
IF Sundays. Trains arrive at Bel Air from