The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-08
Local affairs.

The salary of rural free delivery car
riers has been raised to 5000 year.
Judge Duncan was in Bel Air on Mon
day and heard arguments in two cour
cases.
Rev. S. c. WATSON will address tn,
mems meetings in Bel Air on Sunday
afternoon.
-Anumber of Hartford cases have beer
called for trial in Towson during The
present week.
William B. Foard has been appointed
postmaster at VanBibber in place Of
John J. Sullivan.
The thermometer at Wheel postoffice
registered IA degrees below zero early
Thursday morning.
Miss Mollie Davis, of Baltimore, a
cousin of Mrs. Fred. W. Reasin, of Bel
Air. was stricken with apoplexy while
critical
An oyster supper will be held in the
Masonic Temple. Bel Air, next Monday
evening for the benefit of the Bel Air
High school, Every one cordially invited
to attend.
The fourth quarterly conference of
Grace Methodist Protestant Church. Bel
Air, will be held in the church tomorrow
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. There
will be delegate elected to the general
conference
Noble L. Mitchell, attorney. sold the
Norris H. Anderson property at public
sale at the Court House door on Mon
day. 1t contains 100 acres of land, and
was bought by N. N. McCourtney for
$500.
The primaries will be held the third
Saturday in June. Our second announce
ment is Mr. James T. Norris. one of the
prominent citizens of the first district,
who is a candidate for county commits
sioner.
The entries for the poultry show will
close tomorrow. Saturday, instead OF
Thursday, as advertised. All those who
intend to show their birds must have the
entries in by $50 P. M. The list can be
sent by mail.
The trustees of Friendship Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold an oyster
and meat supper on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings, February 20.
p and %, at the church. The public is
cordially invited.
Mrs. William G. Jeffrey, of Bel Air,
slipped and fell on the ice on the crossing
between Halls hardware store and Rich
ardson's drug store on Monday morning.
She sustained serious injuries, including
a fracture of the leg.
Mr.. Samuel K Fendall has associ-
ated himself with the firm of Hanway
and Barnes The Messrs. McComas
have retired from the business and will
open a coal and lumber yard at the rail-
road station, Bel Air.
General Manager ]. S. Norris has
announced the following appointments
of the Maryland and Pennsylvania rail-
road; Mr.. Paul Gessford, general freight
agent, and Mr.. S. r. Shinn, superinten-
dent of transportation. These recent
changes are both well merited promo
tons.
Saturday was Ground Hog Day"
and the little fellow triumphed. The sun
was obscured so it was impossible for
him to see his shadow. However, if he
was toolhardy enough to go out on Mon
day it was a sorry experience, as this
was the most wintry day we have had
this season.
Mr.. Hamilton Amoss has recently
purchased of Mr.. Joseph B. Twining. the
John Divers property, consisting of 100
acres. near Waters Cross Roads. This
lis fine property and the price paid
richly rewards MIR. Twining for his intelli-
gent improvements thereon since his
Ownership began.
BY inadvertence, the live stock and
number of farming implements were left
out of the sale of Mr.. Henry Macatee,
which is advertised to take place at his
home near Clermont Mills on Wednes-
day, February 20. Reference to the sale
in this weeks paper will give the list of
n; Ia and rticlsS
The large number of public sales and
the list of tax delinquents have greatly
crowded our columns this week. We are
trying not to let this rush of advertising
Interfere with our usual amount of read
ing matter, but these advertisements are
of character that must be published,
and we are doing our best to meet all
conditions.
Sundays Baltimore Sun had an ex-
icellent portrait of Miss Mary Dorsey
Watts, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
C. Watts, who have a summer home in
bel Air. Miss Watts is one of the sea-
sons debutantes. She is a beautiful
girl, highly accomplished and has been
very popular in the round of the winters
social events.
a Particular attention is called to the
free scholarships that are offered by the
Maryland Agricultural College to the
boy who shows himself most wisely
sversed in corn judging contest. The
scholarship includes a special course of
two weeks at the college free of any cost
except railroad fare. The contest will be
at the coming farmers institute.
Harlan and Webster, trustees sold
the Sarah X. Levering realestate at pub
bic sale at the Court house door in Bel
lair on Monday. The farm of IA acres
(which was purchased less than three
wears ago for Sd, $50 was sold to Mr. E.
Clarence Dietz for 500. The four acre
bot was purchased by NJ. A. Shanahan
for $1OO. J. S. Richardson was the
auctioneer. g..
Mr.. Horace T. Smith, of Joppa, who
graduated in law last spring, has begun
the practice of law in Baltimore at 432
Law Building. Mr.. Smith is secretary
of the Joppa Improvement Company, and
very active in public work in that section.
He has for sometime past been associat
ed with the American Bonding Company,
but lately resigned to devote all his time
to the legal profession.
Rev. John l. Yellott, rector of Emman
mel P. E. Church, occupied the pulpit o.
his new charge last Sunday morning and
evening. He had large congregations al