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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-07-05
HARVEST TINE.

The end of this week will see scarcely
any wheat in the shock; in fact, the sea
sonis generally regarded as from ten days
to two weeks later than usual. When
we take into consideration that quite
frequently in recent years the wheat crop
has been fully garnered by July +. the
lateness of the present season becomes
the more apparent. Mr.. X. E. Webster,
father of Mr.. Richard Webster, of the
Forest, used to recall how on one occa-
sion about fifty years ago, he had put
his wheat in the shock on the 10th of
June, wheat, however, is harvested in
ripper condition in these days of the binder
than it was when cut By the cradle.
Corn planted early in May is only from
four to ten inches high, while ordinarily
it has been fully worked and about ready
to be laid aside; but corn planted late
has shown marvellous growth in the
warm, moist soil farmer few days
ago stated that corn which had been
planted eight days before was then three
inches high. The warm, moist weather
of the past two weeks has been very
favorable for setting tomatoes, and
though plants are late, they are now
doing extremely we'll AS the season for
planting the latter has been late and
short and early plants were very scarce,
there is every indication that the pack in
Hartford at least, will be much smaller
than usual, and the prospect for the
Gamer to make some money is better
than it has been for number of years.
He is today steadily refusing to accept
S5 cents for three pound goods and in
many cases is not having trouble in get
getting so cents.
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honors second only to King Edward,
aud at the same time that a MARYLAND
student has taken highest honors at
their greatest university, we are about
ready to advise them Ito bow the
knee" to American minds, as they long
have done to American materialism.
Mr. John +. OIiGold, of Fountain
Green locking to the entertainment of
himself and friends, and especially having
in view trip to the amest town EXPOSE
ton, has secured large gasoline launch,
which for completeness Of equipment
! and richness of appointment, is probably
one of the leading crafts on the Chesa-
Yacht Company, Of Baltimore, and was
moored at Otter Point for inspection by
its admirers last Sunday. IN honor of
his native county, he has named the
craft "The Hartford" 1t contains two
commodious state rooms, with double
Pullman berths. with every convenience
Ill lHS way VI HllSu SIOSClS, "dIdlo bSI
locker, bookcase, gun and rod cases.
wash room etc and is finished partly in
mahogany and partly in quartered oak.
A thirty horse power standard gasoline
engine will drive her at the rate of II
miles an hour, and her roomy compart-
ments have all the comforts and conven-
fences of modern mansion, whether for
clear or stormy weather. 1t is lighted
throughout with electricity and has an
electric search light on the pilot house.
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WHAT NEX1l

On Intervening of July l, just as Mayor
Pusey and the City Council opened The
session of the City Council, Charles T
Wilson, the recently elected candidate
stepped up and said, that by advice o.
counsel, he called the council to order
Mayor Pussy and the City Councilmen,
Dr. Hopkins and !. VIM. Bauer, protest
ed, but finding their protest useless on
account of the show of force presented,
withdrew Messrs. Wilson, Willard F.
Tydings, and others present then refused
to allow the City Clerk, J. Fred. Mat
tingly, to close the safe, and took pos
session and changed the combination.
Messrs Wilson and the new City Council
then appointed the following officers:
Clerk, VIM. S. McCombs; Bailiff, VIM. w.
Crawford; Treasurer, Willard F. Tyd-
ings; Attorney, p. L. Hopper; Superyis-
ors of Election, John B. Kenly, Edgar
Kelly and George T. Pennington, and
Police Magistrate, S. E. Penning. All
these gentlemen were present at the time
of the seizure. The title of Mr.. Wilson
to the office is in dispute, on the ground
of his ineligibility by reason of his being
n member of the Board of Election Super
visors at the time of his election to the
office of Mayor. On May Goth, 1907,
an Injunction was issued by the Circuit
Court restraining the City Council from
passing on the qualification of Mr.. Will
son, and Mr Pusey from turning over his
office to Mr.. Wilson. This Injunction
proceeding is still pending and has not
been finally disposed of by the Court.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS TO JULY 3.

Charles Z. McCommons and wife to !
Calvin Michael and wife, tract of LAND
and improvements in third district con.
tanning IA acres, $725.
John William Galbreath, trustee, to
William II. Harlan, tract Of land and
improvements in fifth district, containing
10 acres, $4,7CO.
Mary " Page, ct al, to Lewis c.
Jones, tract of land and improvements
in fifth district, containing 90 acres
$1,000.
W. Beatty Harlan, ct al, trustees, to
Susanna l.. Wilson, tract of land and i'm
provements in third district, containing
los acres, $4,000.
Jesse Hilles and wife to John Lynch,
farm and improvements in fourth dis
trict, containing 1872 acres, Sc, $50.
]. Lawrence Ady to Mamie M. ADV,
lot and improvements il third district,
l acre, $40 etc.
Henry W. Archer, trustee, to John o.
Mitchell, tract of land and Improvements
in second district, containing 40 acres,
$1,000.
Sophye v Hand and husband to A.
Freeborn Brown lots Nos. 497, SOB and
200 in square 273 in the city Of Havre
de Grace, So .S75.
William II. Harlan, ct al trustees, to
William L. Gosweiler and wife, farm and
improvements in second district, con-
tanning 1913 acres, $7,75O.
William H. Harlan, ct al, trustees, to
Mary l.. Smith, farm and improvements
in first district. containing % acres,
$3.50.
Patrick Carroll and wife to J. Lawrence
Mccormick, parcel Of land in third dis
trict, containing . acres, $50.
Ephraim Hopkins to Clara H. Smith,
farm and improvements in fifth district.
containing 100 acres, 81.
Horace L. Smith and wife to Charles
NJ Elliott and wife, 2 tracts of land and
improvements containing together, As
acres, So.
George c. Ashton, ct al, to Kate X.
Baker, lot and improvements in Aber-
deem, Sill
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ELECTRIC POLE LINE,

On Monday Incorporation papers were
flied at Towson by Messrs George Willis,
Alexander Mccormick, Thomas B. Catch,
Charles w Kennerd and John T. Murphy,
looking to the establishment of the Pole
Line Company, which will transmit cleo
trio power from McCall's Ferry dam to
Baltimore City, a distance of forty miles.
One of three different routes in view will
be selected, which will have paraleling it
a macadam highway, making a magniti-
cent boulevard for the whole distance.
While it is premature to enter into de-
tails at this time, there is little doubt
that by the completion of this enterprise,
which will be within fourteen months
Hartford and Baltimore counties will de.
velop possibilities of Improvement about
which they have never dreamed.
A contract was signed on Friday Of
last week between the McCalrs Ferry
Power Company and the United Rail
ways Company for the use OF the electric
current to be generated from the Susque
hanna river, amounting to Is, 900 hors'
power. This amount is nearly as mucl
as is used on an average by the United
but will not be availa5 BE until September
1908
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ALUMNI BANQUET.

On Saturday evening, June %, the
DENY gave its first banquet in honor of
the class of 'O7 The alumni associa-
ton was organized by the graduates of
the academy for the purpose of uniting
their band so that they might be helpful
to one another and also that they might
spur the students on and encourage them
to continue their high schoolcourse until
they are graduated AS this is the first
year of the association they have not de-
veloped their plans fully. but mean to
build so carefully and we'll that it will be
worth while for the students to strive to
enter the portals of the finished structure.
Thus far the association has proved to
| be a perfect SUCCESSFUL that they could
have hoped for. On Saturday evening
the first formal meeting of their eighteen
alumni was held. At 80 O'Clock the
association held its business meeting in
the principals room of the academy.
The following officers were electedfor the
coming year: President, Mr.. William A.
Taylor vice president, Miss Mary c.
Cairnes; secretary, Miss LYDIA St. Clair;
treasurer, Mr. Raymond Spencer. The
members of the graduating class were
then received into the association.
After the business meeting they ad-
journed to the banquet hall, which is a
room in the basement of the academy.
it being tastefully decorated with red and
white, the school colors, and green and
white, the colors of the class of OF. A
sumptuous feast was served by the men,
bers of the ninth grade. After the feast,
W. w. Keyes, NJ. A, B. l., responded to
The Occasion;" Miss May Eggleston to
Retrospective" and Mr.. Gilmore Smith
to The Class of or" The antique
Mosaic" was then sung by those around
the board. Mr. John l. Burton respond
ed to the toast, THE Alumnus at Col
lege," and J. Herbert Owens, B. A, to
"The Future of the High School" A
defamation was given by Mr.. William
A. Taylor. The company then sang
America" and the remainder Of the
evening was spent in social intercourse.
Those present were Miss Mary c.
Cairnes, Miss LYDIA st. Clair, and Mr..
William A. Taylor, of the class of 'O3;
Miss Belle Foard, Mr.. Raymond Spencer.
! Mr. John Burton and Mr.. Clarence
Schuster, of the class of '05; Miss Leila
Sca1 borough, Miss Mary Hawkins, Miss
Ellen Proctor, Miss May Eggleston and
Mr. Allen st. Clair, of the class of 'O6;
Miss Bessie Mason, Miss Virginia Tay-
lor, Miss Lucy Schuster, Miss Marcilean
Walbeck, Mr. Elmore Smith and Mr..
! William Upton, of the class of 'O7; tie
faculty, J. Herbert Owens, B. A, Mrs.
Mary X Smith and Miss Elizabeth
Cairnes; and w. w. Keyes, M. A, B. L.,
former teacher.
The association expects to give play
in the K of p. Hall, Jarrettsville, about
August 1st, definite notice of which will
be given at later date.
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A DASTARDLY ASSAULT,

A most shameful assault was made on
Monday evening shortly before six
O'Clock, on Miss Virginia Brown, the
handsome seventeen-year-ol daughter
of Mr.. Thomas Brown, who lives on
Lower Bloomsbury farm, which lies
within the corporate limits OF Havre dc
Grace.
Miss Browns companion had left her
at 5 5 and she was alone until her father
returned at 6 o'clock. About $50 a
stranger probably 80 years of age, about
feet 8 inches tall, weight about 145
pounds, with light hair and blue eyes,
suddenly appeared before her as she sat
on the porch. and enquired for her father
His mouth and nose were covered with
a cloth, he saying in reply to her inquiry
that he was suffering with the tooth
ache.
Learning of her fathers absence he
asked for food, he going to the outside
kitchen door in the rear while she wen
through the house.
When they met in the kitchen he grab
bed her, seized a towel and tied he
hands, thrust her on a lounge, drew
pistol and threatened death if she called
backing at the same time to her father
desk. which he succeeded in opening
with his own key.
Having taken Mr.. Browns purse fror
the desk, which contained ten or fiftee
dollars, he started into another room
She then gave little cry when he struc
end of the pistol and knocked her III
conscious. Recovering in moment sh
found he had gone and she attempted t
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DIR TEACHERS AT JAMESTOWN

The Hartford county delegation of
State Teachers Association at James
town last week, returned at the end Of
the week more impressed with the social
side of their outing and the varying in
cidences of the Wednesday morning fire,
than by the degree of professional work
done by the association. This fire broke
out just outside the grounds among the
frame buildings lined there, and in two
hours $25O,OOO worth of property had
gone up in smoke.
Like all visitors, they believe that pro-
badly by the first of October the exhibit
will be fully installed and the fair asso-
citation really ready to receive visitors.
In the meantime, in common with all
lovers of the south, they deplore the fact
that we have supplied ammunition with
which northern states may lombard our
commercial thrift. 1t is more than TN,
fortunate that after Chicago, Buffalo and
St. Louis have furnished to the world
such remarkably successful expositions
| that it should remain for Virginia, the
| gateway to the south, to demonstrate
either that the task is too big for her OF
that she is not able to measure up to the
emergency Many handsome exhibit:
lie in unattractive positions and many
more remain unlocked and will probably
be returned unopened. The greatest thrift
seems to have been shown by the hote
keepers and the retaurants in revising
their price lists without increasing tn
supply in their larders. While prices ar
rdiculously high, food is ridiculousl
scarce and inferior and we regret to lear
that the courtesy which is the standar
measure of southern hospitality is cor
spicuous by its absence. The building
in many respects are described as trul
grand, the state buildings especial
doing honor to the commonwealth the
represent, but to the casual observer
seems that the work of preparation wa
begun several years too late and nc
pushed with that executive vigor whc
, such undertakings call for.
: The teachers were generally located {
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BEL AIR NOTES,

Miss Gladys Walker, of Stanton, Va,
is visiting Miss Rebecca Webb.
Mrs. c. *. McCaslin, and daughter,
Louise, and son, Ellsworth, are visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Burial, of townsville. Frederick county.
Master Reese McCaslin is spending
several weeks with his uncle, Mr.. w. J.
McCaslin, of near Cockeysvile
Miss Bertha VanBuskirk and Mr.
Miller Arnold, of Baltimore, were the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Lowe, on Sunday.
Messrs. J. M. Hoblitzell and cousin, E.
Dorsey Follin, of Washington, D. c., and
Messrs. Raymond and Albert Hoblitzell,
of Baltimore, are spending the Fourth of
July, at the home of Rev. S. A Hoblitzell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Hanway have
invited number of their friends to join
them in sailing party on Bush river,
the Fourth of July.
DIR. and Mrs. William Lowe and their
aunt, Mrs. Mary Montgomery, OF
OILY SDuI d. WI lStNC Ills WSSh lOl
ten days visit to relatives in Milford
Delaware
Mr.. Henry Munnikhuysen is the guest
of friends at Monterey.
Miss Virginia Taylor, of Jarrettsville
spent part of this week with the Misses
Cairnes, of Broadway.
Miss Helen Hayward, of Clermont
Mills, spent portion of the past weel
n Bel Air.
Miss Kitty Pollock, of Washington. d
c., is the guest of Mrs. ]. Wallace
Broumel.
Messrs. Silas B. Smith, p Moore
Maynadier and J. p. Wilson have beer
enjoying a weeks outing, camping OF
Winters Run, near Lake Fanny, ant
spending the time in fishing and boating
on the lake.
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MILITARY OUTING.

Hartford county will be represented at
the Coast Defense exercises, to be held at
Fort Howard, by Company D, of Bel
Air, and Company X, ofHavre de Grace.
Both companies are members of the
First Regiment Infantry, NJ n g., and
will be on duty at the Fort for ten days
The companies will leave their home
stations on the early morning train. July
5th, and will meet the Regiment in Bal
more and proceed to the wharf, where
they will take the boat to the Fort.
The duties are not we'll defined as yet
but the men are to beinstructed in hand
ling the large guns used in coast defense
work and during "a hours of the toul
there will be battle fought between the
land forces, composed of Regulars anc
Militia and Naval Brigade. This should
be of much interest to all concerned ant
the members of our Hartford Command:
will undoubtedly enjoy the trip.
Both company commanders expect t.
take we'll filled ranks.
Besides the above named commander
from Hartford county, Major M. A. Reck
ord and Adjutant S. B. Smith will alsC
accompany the Regiment.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Road checks issued.-Frlnk Kearney
SOS; A. Smith, $25; Joseph T. Hopes
for improvement on Bynum road, $40
N O. Merryman, $1S; Charles H. Lamb
SIS; Harry p. McComas, for lumber de.
livered, $3S so; Howard Jones, SOL
Wilbur Mccain, $40; Robert Forwood
$40; John Dever, $l9 60; William II
Huff, $25; Andrew and Redding, macada
MIXING Darlington road, $4,000 +3.
Orders on County Treasurer-F. w
Reasin, for board bill at jail, $9S.75; S
NJ. Kirkwood, for burial of pauper, 81
William p Trimble, Orphans Court
SIG; George Gilman, for labor at aims
house, SOL Cassandra Mechem, for seeC
corn for almshouse farm, 81; J. r. Sitter
states attorney, for one years salary
1915; B. H. Barnes, for injuries to horse
on Churchville road, $50; Ewing ant
Company, for supplies at jail, Orphans
Court ard commissioners office, $14 "A
Dr. Sappington, for examining insan,
patient, So
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From BaeIey.

BAGLEY, July miss Susie McCauley
has returned from pleasant visit with
relatives and friends in Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
Mrs. c. c. Clark spent last week with
relatives and friends in Baltimore.
Notwithstanding the late, cool summer
crops in our section look exceptionally
well. One of our most beautiful grain
fields is wheat field, one half mile long
and one eighth mile wide, owned by DR..
Charles Bagley. This grain is rapidly
maturing, and as it waves back and forth
obeying the gentle touch Of the wind, and
changes daily to yellower shade, it
certainly is a beautiful sight. The grain
is plump and promises to be heavy
yield.
Master Robert Jones is spending part
of his vacation with his uncle, Rev. c. c
Clark, Phi. D..
Miss Irene Bag!ey is visiting relative:
and friends in Baltimore.
The Misses Curtiss, of Baltimore, are a
their home Oakland" for the vacation
holidays.
Miss Retta stamford, teacher a
Cardiff. is erjoying part of her vacation
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John F. Stamford.
MIR. ! Harold Stamford has returned
to Baltimore after enjoying portion c
the summer in this pleasant part of GU
county.
Miss Florence Davidson is visiting he
sister. Mrs. James Johnson, of Uppe
Cross Roads.
Mrs. Montague, of Baltimore, is th
guest of her sister, Mrs. John F. Stand
ford.
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SK!LLMAN-BApSTELLlER.

Mr. Harry Skillman, of Joppa, and
Miss Margaret F. Bapstellier, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gowan, of Max.
wells Point, were married at the home
of the brides parents on Monday even
ing, June IS, by Rev. Father Clements.
The bride was attired in white en-
broidered princess robe; her tulle veil
was caught with natural flowers and
she carried q bouquet of brides roses.
She was attended by Miss Elizabeth Skill
man, sister of the groom, as maid of
honor. Mr.. Albert Roesch, cousin of the
bride, was best man. After the ceremony
a reception was held the guests num-
bering about 150 included persons from
Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore.
A large number of handsome presents
were received
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From Aberdeen.

ABERDEEN, July The Aberdeen Ii
brary Board will have charge of the
Fourth of July observances in Aberdeen,
offering amusements in the way of auto
mobile rides at minimum price. Ice
cream and cake will be sold on the square
opposite the First National Bank and a
collection of fire works will be displayed
in the evening.
Mr.. Sidney Hall and his daughters,
Misses Anne and Constance Hall, are
spending some time at Ocean City, Nd.
Miss Anna Stump. of Sudbrook, Md
spent the past week with Miss Anne
Hall, at Sidney Park" on Swan Creek.
Miss Alice Hanway, of Philadelphia, is
visiting at the home of her uncle, Mr.. I.
L. Hanwav.
MIR. Walter Hanway, of New York, is
spending his vacation in Aberdeen with
his parents.
Mr. Osborn Mitchell, of Baltimore, i:
visiting relatives in Aberdeen.
Mrs. J. w. McGaw, of Philadelphia
will spend the summer in Aberdeen, occu
plying the home of her mother, Mrs. Johr
T. Mason, on Rogers street.
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demnation cases against the Mccall:
Ferry Company, was not handed down
when the Court of Appeals reconvened
on the oath of June. Judges McSherry
and Page were absent on account OF sick
ness, and Judges Burke and Pierce were
disqualified because they had sat in the
cases in the lower courts, thus leaving
only four judges with power to pass on
the questions at issue.
accordingly it was ordered that the
case be reargued at the October term Of
the court, which will delay decision
until the following January. Few cases
have ever gone up to the court which
bristled with more law or had at stake
more important issues. In the near
time the Susquehanna Power Company
has taken steps to condemn some small
holdings of the Susquehanna Electric
Power Company near the Maryland
line, and sheriifs jury consisting of c.
A. McGaw, Charles E. Creswell Walter
G. CoaIs, n T. Amoss, Hall Munnikhuy-
sen, Foard Cathcart, Joseph Cathcart,
N Oscar Stokes, William H. Jarrett,
Thomas H. Nelson, J. Frank Street,,
Joseph E. Spencer, ]. William Bauer. X.
W. Greenleaf Fred. c. Lawder, James II.
Fahey, G. Cover STREET., Edward Fl. Hall,
Henry c. Johnson, Christian Smith con-
vened there last Friday.
1t was then mutually agreed that no
further action should be taken until July
80, when the defendant company will at
tempt to enjoin them from condemning,
claiming that their charter which was
granted in 1896 exempts their holdings
from condemnation. 1t may be stated
that they have never done more on the
river than acquire these small islands
which lie within the intended backwatcr
of the lower dam. Pending decision in
the frst-named case, indications point |
strongly towards beginning work at an
early day on the construction of forty
two foot dam, which the company al
ready has full power to erect; and then
raise it to sixty.tive feet if favorable de-
cision is rendered in the Court of Appeals.
Notwithstanding all the delay incident
to the completion Of such enormous en-
it has already been fully demon
strated that the river can be made the
source of enormous wealth for power
and the development now
rapidly progressing at McCall's ferry
will certainly be followed by second of
equal or greater Importance in the near
future 1t cannot come too soon!
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CAREA SCHOOL

The public school at this place, under
the efficient charge of Miss G. Ethel Arch
err, closed for the summer vacation on
Friday, June 2l, after a very successful
years work. The closing exercises con-
sisted of quotations by the school, recita-
tions by Jessie Wakeland Porter Rohr-
baugh, Eta Grimm, Robert Fletcher,
Charles McElwain, Kenneth McElwain,
Bryan Neal, Viola Strawbridge and
others. The following pupils received
handsome gifts from their teacher for
being present every day during the school
year: Helen Shrodes. Anna and Helen
Bennington; also Viola King, for best
mark reading in the first grade. Excel.
lent marks were received by the pupils in
examination. The teacher, Miss Archer
was presented with handsome gift by
her pupils. The exercises closed with 4
| treat of ice cream and cake. which was
served to the pupils and all present. A
number Of the parents and others were
present.