The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-01-04

gganizatienrs the Fidelity has paid
I sos khplders in dividends. $2,375, 900,
- ahile It has.paid patrons for losses in
7 erred thronah dishonesty etc. of fdu,
carries the enormous sum of 81, 57S,O 900.
NJ wonder their presiding officer, Cover
nor Warfeld feels so proud of these COM
pInies, since their record points with
sch unqualified precision to his consum-
ae skill as fnancier and business ex-
ecltive.
Mrs. A. Haviland Hull has our thanks
for copy of the annual report of the
Friends Press Association. This report
shows the good work that has been done
BY this association during the past year
ard indicates the trend of the press to-
wards higher morals and more dignifed
Writings. There is yet room for improve
) mint, however and we hope that these
good people will redouble their energies
inthe reformation that they are under
taxing.
KEY. John l. Yellott has formally
ndlted the vestry of Emmanuel Church,
BID Air, that he has accepted its call and
will take charge the first of February.
Inthe meantime the church will be open
fol the usual services, as an arrangement
has been made to have a local supply.
Nj. Iellott comes to Bel Air under most
favorable conditions. By ancestry and |
environment he is connected with Har-
fotd and one of his first pleasant duties
will be the renewal of associations of
preceding generations.
REV. DR.. J. Fred. Heisse, presiding
elder of the West Baltimore District, Bal
timore Conference. has been appointed
editor in chief of the Baltimore Metho-
dist. Dr. Heisse has had previous ex-
perlence in this important position, and
hsIyears ofwork since then have better
fitted him to take charge of this impor-
taat bfahchsof the church work. DR..
Heisse is well known in Hartford circles.
In addition to being editor of the Balti-
more Methodist he is also president of
tho Anll-SalOOn League.
Miss Elsie o. Cole, daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Cole, of Aberdeen, and Mr..
Charles S. Coen, of near Havre de Grace,
were married at the home of the bride on
Wednesday evening of last week. The
wedding gown was of blue broadcloth,
trimmed with white silk and lace. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Orem, pastor of Bush M. E. Church, and
was witnessed only by the immediate
families of the contracting parties. 1t
was followed by a wedding breakfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coen will reside near Wes-
leyan Chapel, where the groom is pros
porous farmer. :
We are in receipt of the fourth annual
report of the Maryland State Library
Commission. 1t records the generous {
gift of $5OO,O 600 of Mr. Andrew Carnegie
which is to go towards building twenty {
branches of the Enoch Pratt Free Library
on condition that sites and an income of t
10per cent. ofthe'cost of the buildings be
annually provided for by those branches.
The report states that a large number of
travelling libraries have been sent out |
during the past year, the largest number
in any one place going to Bel Air, which ]
received seven. This is a hattering in
crease over last year when reports stated
that there were none sent to this county. S
Otker places in the county that received s
these libraries were Aberdeen, Havre de
Grace and Lapidum. l
The residence on the property of Mr..
Geo. W. Grant at Fountain Green caught :
fire at an early hour on Saturday morn
ing and was completely destroyed to-
gether with its contents. The fire was
discovered by Mr.. Harry Weber, who {
was going to the stable. Upon investi-
CATION he found the entire rear of the
building mass of flames. The sleeping
occupants were awakened and escaped
scantily clad. The flames spread rapidly '
and it was impossible to save any of the
contents of the building The fire is '
thought to have been caused by de- L
fective fue. The house was of ancient I
design, the first portion of it having been
built in the eighteenth century. An ad-
dition was built to the dwelling in 1861.
The building was insured in the Hartford
Mutual Fire Insurance company for S
81 800 and there was also an insurance t
of 5000 on the contents. 6