The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-03-01
Local affairs.

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The Bel Air Minstrel club will Civ
i its first entertainment in the town ha
on Monday evening, April /.
/ The Forest Hill W. c. T U. will NEE
] at the home of Mrs. Mary Rowe o
Thursday, March I, at 80 o'clock.
Miss Nellie Harvard and MIR. job
Lorden, OF Baltimore, were the guests
Miss Mary Kelly, of Sharon on Sunday
Mr.. William Z Bruce, of Wilmington
Delaware, has sold 4acres of land, stu
ated near Whiteford to Mr.. Rober
Lloyd for $500.
Mr.. e. NJ. Pritchett has been appoint
ed agent of the Pennsylvania railroad a
Peruvian. He succeeds Mr.. William
Holton, who goes to Newark.
The teachers and pupils of Hickory
school wi hold an entertainment in the
school house on Friday evening, March
s. at s O'Clock. If stormy, the blowing
evening
There will be sp cial meeting of the
Christian Endeavor at Mt. Tabor Nj. +
Church next Sunday evening at 7.3C
O'Clock Social music will be rendered
by the choir.
Miss Iris Garner Brock, of Aberdeen,
and Mr.. lanes T Norris, of Bel Air,
were married on Saturday afternoon at
the rectory of Memorial Episcopal
Church, Baltimore.
The Sunday school of Union Chapel
Methodist Protestant Church will hold
an entertainment in the church tomor-
row Saturday evening. The proceeds
of the admission will 60 for Sunday
school purposes.
Rev Arthur J. Smith, who conducted
such a successful series of evangelistic
meetings in Bel Air last May, began a
series of similar meetings in the Presby-
terian Church at Canton. Rev. J. Wynne
Jones, pastor on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. D G Clement, manager of the
Coharie Lumber Company CT North Caro-
lima, was suddenly summoned to his
home few days since by the illness of
his child We are glad to say at this
writing that it is much improved and he
will return in few DAYS.
The wedding of DR.. Purnell F. Sap
pington, of Bel Air, and Miss Nellie Slye,
of Fallston. is announced to take place
on March II The groom is one of our
we'll known local hysicians and the bride
is one of the most highly esteemed mem
bers of Harford's teachers corps.
Mr.. Albert P. Close, who left Bel Air
several weeks ago to seek his fortune in
the great West, writes that he is enjoy
ing his trip en- route. The last place he
was heard from was Salt Lake City,
which he describes as thriving, growing
place. Mr.. Close has the best wishes of
his many friends for success, in which the
IEgis joins.
The columns of the Egis have been
greatly crowded the past few weeks in
order to make room for advertising
which was of nature which could not
be omitted. We hope that our readers
will bear with us awhile until this rush
is over, when will promise to make am
pie amends for all present encroachments
on their space.
H. >E 6 f>F4 IaT hill nc
of the Enterprise Carriage Company, Bel
Air, was discovered to be on fire short
" before seven O'Clock on Friday morn
ing last. The alarm was sounded but
the fire was extinguished with the means
of hand extinguishers. This was for
tunate fact for if the block in which this
building was situated catches fires and
assumes proportions, there will be a big
loss of property.
DIR. J. w. Herring addressed large
and appreciatige audience at the mems
meeting held in Bel Air last Sunday after
noon. The committee is so much graft
fed with the increasing interest that is
being taken in these meetings that it has
been decided to continue them through
March. Rev Kenneth G. Murray, of
Baltimore, a prominent minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will address
the meeting on Sunday afternoon.
BY the breaking of an arch bar to a
freight car on the baltimore and Ohio
railroad on Wednesday evening, a train
consisting of seventeen cars was derailed
near Sewel, and considerable damage
done the track. Wrecking crews from
Baltimore and Wilmington took charge
at once and had the track in order by
Thursday morning During the obstruc-
ton, east bound trains transferred to
the Pennsylvania at Bayview and west
bound at Aberdeen.
Mr. Walter A. Wilson, son of Mr..
William ]. Wilson, of Forest Hill, who
was formerly with the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, has &C,
cepted the position of stenographer in
the United States Land Office at Dickin.
son, North Dakota. His appointment
was from the Civil Service lists. He
took the examination last fall and passed
with very satisfactory marks. Mr.. Viii.
son is a young man of promise and de.
serves his new position.
The outlook for canned goods is not
very encouraging when the increased
price of producing the finished product is
considered Growers are demanding and
receiving more money; solder, acid and
labor are all going to be higher, and I'M
less the packer receives substantial in
crease over last year. he will be in hole
The future market is not very active, anC
both sides seem to be willing to await
developments. The corn market is still
very quiet, there being no demand fo
spot goods except fancy brands.
The farmers institute was held il Be
Air on Friday and Saturday. The at
tendance the first day was small but Oh
Saturday quite a number of farmers
their wives and sons were present. Il
the contest for judging corn, the TIVE
weeks free scholarship to the Marylan
Agricultural College was awarded t.
Mr.. Garnet Radebaugh. The pro
gramme outlined in our previous issu
was carried out. Mr.. William l.. Amoss
the director was not present on accoun
of sickness, He has been at hospita
in Easton suffering with gastritis.
Mr. Wallace Broumel, of Bel All
met with an accident on Thursday nigh
of Iae+ 1veek near IauraVi1Ie uhic