The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-08-09
Local affairs.

have returned from their wedding tn
and taken no III, II residence on the JoFp
road.
The tower on the Roman Cathol
church at Abingdon has been completed
The contractor was Mr.. Lawrenc
VIII lien
u Rev Charles L. Buck. aformer recto
of Spcsutia Protestant Episcopal Churc
will oticiatc there next Sunday mornln
at IL o'clock.
A handkerchief social will be held a
the Mountain Christian church, unde
the auspices of the ladies, on the evening
of August 20-24.
Miss Ethel Devoe has been appointe,
teacher at Hight Point school and Mis-
Bessie Warren at Forest Institute, nea
Wesleyan Chapel.
The ladies of Joppa Christian Church
will hold their annual festival on TIT
church lawn on Friday and Saturday
evenings, August 9 and 10.
A peach and ice cream festival will b'
held On the lawn of the Bel Air Methodist
Episcopal church on this, Friday, anc
tomorrow, Saturday evenings.
Mr.. c. n McComas, who is connect
ed with the L. S. Postal Service, has
moved to Edgewood from Washington,
where he has purchased nice home.
ri II N1V1h mat 1f
the home of Mr.. Walter p. Reckord, at
Cockeysville, on July 81. A large num-
Der of friends and members were present.
The recently elected Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee for Hartford county
will meet for organization and conven-
ton on Monday next at the Court
House.
MIR. J. A. Shipley, the popular Demo
cratic candidate torcounty commissioner,
has recently purchased tract of timber
near Joppa, which he is busily engaged
in saving.
A literary entertainment and lawn
fcte will be held at the Deer Creek circuit
parsonage, Friday evening of this week.
August % under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society.
Mrs. Mary E. Myers, aged II years,
widow of Captain John H. Myers, died
at her horse in Havre de Grace on Mon
dav evening Her funeral took place on
Wednesday afternoon.
A lawn fete and supper will be held
on the rectory grounds of Trinity Church.
Churchvlle, on Wednesday, August 81.
beginning at 6 O'Clock. The Aberdeen
Band will furnish music.
Mr. F. W. Besley. State Forester,
who is now making study of forestry
in Hartford is stopping at the Eagle
hotel. He is anxious to meet all citizens
interested in the subject.
The corner stone of the handsome
Catholic Church in Havre de Grace was
laid on Sunday with imposing cere-
monies. We regret that full account of
same came too late for publication this
week.
MIR. Raymond Russell and Miss
Louise McDaniels, of Elkton, were mar
ricd at the Methodist Episcopal parson-
age, Bel Air, on Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. d. H. Martin performed the cere-
mony.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Alice J. Baldwin, daughter of Mrs. A. 5.
Baldwin, of Baldwin, Long Green Valley,
to DR.. Charles J. Sellers, of Pittsburg.
The wedding will take place some time
this month.
"A postal from Miss Alice Deckman,
formerly of the Hartford County School
Corps, sends greeting from Florence,
Italy, the most beautiful city l have ever
seen" Miss Deckman now teaches in
Philadelphia.
"A number of large growers from the
upper part of Queen Aune's county de-
Glaze that the peach crop is an entire
failure They say that in some of the
largest orchards not more than one
basket can be found.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Barton, of
Sharon, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Mary Kezia, to Mr.
Harold Glenn Smithson, son of MIR. and
Mrs lanes T. Smithson, of Federal Hill
The wedding will take place in the fall.
The ladies of st. Ignatius' and St.
Margaret's churches will conformity hold
- fair in the grove adjoining St. Iguatius
,eharch, Hickory, from to 10 2. NJ, on
August 20. 81 and %. Supper will be
served from to 8. All are cordially
invited.
An Epworth League rally will be held
at Mt. Zion church, Fountain Green, on
Sunday evening next, including the chap
tiers of Centre, Bel Air, Mt. Zion, Thomas
Run, Smiths Chapel, Calvary and Aber-
deem. Special music viii be a feature of
the evening.
"A birthday social will be held at
Union Chapel NJ. p. Church on August
%, .1e about that time. The definite
date wsu appear in the next issue. The
McComas quartette has been secured
and other attractive talent, which as
sures pleasing entertainment.
The Executive Committee of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company met on
Monday and ordered paid the loss on
Conowiugo Bridge, $4,000; 5000 to
herman s. Atkins for loss of tenant
hoase near Darlington, and $25 to Joseph
T. Deckman for loss of stable near Frog
town.
Mr. Elliott, of the School Board OF
Baltimore City, has lately purchased the
property formerly owned by Mr. Horace
l.. Smith, secretary of the Woodberry
Mt. Vernon Cotton Duck Corporation,
-on the Joppa road near Ioppa station.
and with his family has taken up his
residence there.
Miss Maize NJ E. Keen was given a
surprise strawride party at her home at
Darlington, on Tuesday evening, July 30
The time was pleasantly spent in games
and music until all were invited to the
dining room where refreshments weFe
served and at an early hour in the morn
1ng they returned home.
Mr.. David T. Benson has associated
himself with the canned goods brokerage
firm of Forwood, Preston, Gorrell anC
Dashiell and is now actively engaged intht
field. Mr.. Bensons acquaintanceship i: