The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-13
Local affairs.

"A shooting match will be held at
Kalmia on Saturday, December Il, De-
ginning at 80 o'clock.
A Christmas entertainment Will oe
held at the Mountain Christian Church
on Thursday, December &c, at I. M
The public is cordially invited.
Preaching services at Abingdon Nj.
E. church will be held on Sunday, Decem-
Der Is, at 100 P. Nj. instead OF 1O.oo A.
NJ, and at Edgewood church at 10 80 A
NJ. instead of 40 P. NJ.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered at the Fallston
PRESBYTERIAN church next Sunday, service
at 8 2. NJ. Reception of new members
will take place at same time.
The present cold snap has set our
farmers 20 fixing their ice ponds IN
hopes of an early harvest. The sun has
little power now, so that little thawlng
takes place during the day.
-Hanway and Barnes lost one of their
heavy draft horses from collie on SatuT-
day last. As so frequently seems to be
the case this was generally conceded to
be the best horse they owned and could
not be replaced for $3.50.
The pupils of Iarrettsville High
School will give public entertainment
on Friday evening, December 20, at 8
O'Clock. in the Knights of Pythias Hall
at Iarrettsville. The proceeds are for the
purchase OF a piano for the school.
The ladies of Deer Creek Methodist
Protestant church will hold an oyster
supper on Thursday and Friday nights,
December 10 and 20, over Mr.. McComas'
store. at Chestnut Hill, for the purpose
of painting the church and parsonage.
The singing school which is being
conducted by Prof LLOYD, of Delta, IN
the Deer Creek Methodist Protestant
Church is progressing finely and becom-
ing quite interesting. The school Will
meet next Wednesday night at 13o
o'clock.
MIR. w. G. Bosley, of Sharon, entered
two fine Barred Plymouth Rock birds at
the Dallastown Poultry show a short
time since, and won first prize on COCK
and second prize on hen. Mr.. Bosiey' S
birds always hold their own wherever
they are exhibited.
Mr.. William Jones, of near the Hlck-
ory, who was the victim of John Dona-
hoo's vicious assault while craZed with
delirium tremens, as reported by US two
weeks ago, is now much improved but
will always carry scar on his ear to re-
mird him Of this mau-eater's thirst for
gore.
The Comic Opera Pinafore will be
given in the Masonic hall, Bel Air, on the
evening of December &c. and in view OF
the dramatis personae and their assidu'
Gus efforts during the recent past treat
is guaranteed to all Of their auditors.
Tickets are on sale at Klemper's drug
store
Mr.. Jacob A. Dozen, trustee, sold at
the Court House door on Monday the
Annie E. House property, containing %
acres, with improvements, located or
the road Leading from Forest Hill tc
Clark's Bridge, to Mr.. James 7. Monks
for SIS, $50. MIR l. w. Thompson wa:
the auctioneer.
We are in receipt of the Maryland
Realty Bulletin which has just entered
the fields of publications, and presents al
attractive appearance. AS its name in
dictates, it is devoted primarily to the in
terests connected with real estate ant
proposes that its edition published OF
the fourth Wednesday of each montl
shall be devoted primarily to country pro
perties.
The friends of Mr.. Charles H. Reed c
the Hartford National Bank will be gla
to learn that he showed up at the count
er on Thursday after protracted visi
in Baltimore during which he has bee
under the treatment of a specialist to
stomach trouble Mr.. Reed returns in
proved in general health and encourage
to believe that his ultimate recovery wi
be prompt and permanent.
4 Miss Helen Link who for over thre
years has been. the highly acceptab
principal of Perryman school has tel
4 dered her resignation to take effe'
4 during the Christmas holidays when 81
s will take up the work in Baltimore cou
s ty. Miss Link is recognized as one
4 the leading teachers in Hartford, and h
s loss will be severely felt She will tai
with her the best wishes of all who ha'
been associated with her in the work.
The most disastrous accident {
record in American mining occurred
the Monongah coal mines Just west
S Maryland a few days ago. From sol
unknown cause an explosion occurr
without warning which entombed all
g vorkmen in that mine. Already 2
bodies have been recovered and the dea
list will reach 500 The mine belongs
the Paramount Coal Company, of Bal
more. Over $4,000 have so far be
sent to the suffering families.
We are pleased to report that
81 engagements have been made with
receivers by which the York Silk M
will resume operations on next Mond
morning, and the American Silk &C
panv and the York Silk Company will
merged and run as one company.
MI. Collins, at the head of the corpo
ton. has always been noted for his
domitable energy, and is favora
known in Upper Hartford, where he
sometime operated slate quarry.
The Board of Directors of the Nut
Fire Insurance Company met on M
dav and fixed the rate of interest for
coming year at four per cent, being
same as that charged for the pre-:
wear. The matter of allowing the us
gasoline engines in barns and other BIT
ings was discussed, and the subject
referred to a committee consisting OF
w. M. Stirling and Messrs. Edward
Scott and Charles E. Weakley to rec
mend such regulations on the suhlec
they may deem advisable.
Since the entrance of the pre-
management into our local electric
they have been pushing its possibil
with unusual vigor, They are now al
to install in front of the Court Hou
Tungsten sixty-candle power fgh