The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-03-22

= Rev. William G. Herbert, of the Carolir
Street NJ L. Church, who for a numbt
of years past has given us an interestin
resume of the church's work during til
year. We know of no one in the confer
ence so we'll equipped to enlighten hi
readers on this subject, and we take thi
method ofexpressing the debt ofgratitud
which is due him from large number c
sympathetic readers in Hartford.
After several days of recess the SEES
sions of court were resumed on Wednes
day morning, and the case of Mrs Bertha
L. Reed against Joseph H. Vannemal
was taken up. This is an action TO
, damage to Mrs. Reed by the falling of t.;
: post belonging to the defendant, caus
ing her, as she claims, permanent anc
serious injury. The defendant, in August
l 1905, was operating a merry-go-rounc
in Havre de Grace when the accident oc
Cured. Messrs. Fahey and Brown and
James ] Archer appeared for the plaintiff
and Messrs. John S. Young and S. E.
Penning for the defendant.
Mr.. Frank E. Gorrell, who for more
than seventeen years had been connected
with the Bel Air 4H;gis, has served his
connection with that paper, and together
with Messrs w. S. Forwood, Jr., Walter
w. Preston and Louis Dashiell, has
formed a copartnership for the purpose
of conducting banking, brokerage, in
surance and fertilizer business. Mr..
Gorrell has held the 4gis up to high
standard of country journalism, and in
mis- retirement from the field of news
paperdom, he takes with him the best
wishes of the newspaper fraternity
throughout the county.--Democrati
Ledger.
Mr. John K Carey, of the Provident
Savings Bank OF Baltimore city, ad-
dressed the mems meeting held in the
Masonic Temple Bel Air last Sunday after
noon. His audience was sympathetic and
seemed to be especially impressed with the
earnest words of this Christian layman,
who is doing so much good in Baltimore
ity. The management will have present
| Mr.. Gustavus ODER, one of Baltimore's
| leading bankers, on next Sunday
afternoon, and this series of meetings,
which has been SO helpful, will be con-
Guided on the folio wing Sunday by ali
address from Dr. John NJ T. Finnev, of
Baltimore.
DIR. Thomas H. Roberts, who for up
wards of thirty years has been one of the
| leading practitioners of Hartford, and
familiar figure in the Churchville neigh
borhood, is now at the Presbyterian Eye
and Ear Hospital in Baltimore, where
he went a week ago for treatment The
doctors eyes had been giving him serious
trouble for some little time, and he wisely
took this step for professional treatment.
DR.. Herbert Harlan has diagnosed the
case as erysipelas. At this writing, DR..
Roberts is much improved in health, and
his friends look to his complete recovery
and an early return to his home. near
Churchville.
Maryland Day will be celebrated at
the Rel Air High School next Monday
afternoon, when the address of the after
of the Baltimore American, on the theme,
"What Maryland has done for the ma
ton" At the same time committee
consisting of Messrs. James A. Lyle, S. 4.
Williams and Rev. John l. Yellott will
announce the successful competitors for
three prizes offered by the principal for
the three best essays written by his stu
dents on one of several themes on the
early history of Maryland. The exercises
will be attractive and should draw a
large audience.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Silver, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Sylvester Silver and Mr..
Harry Silver were married at the home
of the bride near Glenville on Wednesday.
Rev. Mr.. FitzSimons performed the cere-
mony which was very quiet one owing
to recent death in he family. 1t was
witnessed by only the immediate family
of the contracting parties. There were
no attendants. The bride was gowned
in white. The wedding marches were
played by Miss S. Jane Martin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Silver left for a southern wedding
trip. They will return to Hartford for
short while and then go to their home in
South Dakota.
| The case of Reed, Murdoch and Com
pany against William NJ. Dodson was
tried in the York court this week The
| Jury rendered a verdict for 5000 in
| favor of the plaintiffs for violation
of contract in the sale of tomatoes.
in 1901. The suit originated in Bel
Air the transaction having been made by
Smith, Rouse and Webster Messrs.
S. A. Williams of the local bar appeared
for the plaintiffs and J. J.. Archer for the
defendant. Witnesses from Hartford in
the case were Messrs. r. Harry Webster,
William E. Morgan, Joseph S. Whiteford,
Daniel J. Lynch, William A. Durham and
Barnett Wheeler.
"A CO partnership known as the Har-
ford Pin Company has been organized by
Messrs. M. A. Reckord, Walter R. Nc
Comas and Emory A. McComas for the
manufacture of locust pins used by tele-
graph and telephone companies. The
demand is immense and the yellow locust
of Hartford is justly famed for its dura-
bility, and the new company has fl IT
tering future before it if it can find the
necessary raw material. Their mill, hav-
ing a capacity of 5000 pins per day. is
now in operation at the electric plant
near Bel Air The main markets for the
output are Baltimore, Philadelphia, Ne W
Yo;k and Toledo.
Like the Bel Air fire fighters, the boys
in Havre de Grace are seeking to have a
suitable building erected for the use Of
their department. 1t is proposed to re-
move the old school building, now used
as lookup and courtroom, and erect
thereon pretentious structure, the cost
of the same to be raised by a further
issue of $4,000 worth of bonds by the
municipality. 1t is indispensable to the
comfort, morale and efficiency of volun
teer fire company that the apparatu:
and men be both properly housed. VIZ