The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-07-14

The evsngelistc meeting to be held
in a tent on the Churchville church
yard will open Sunday. July 10th, at 3
P. NJ Details and arrangements for
the two weeks meeting will be thor
oughly discussed, and large attend
ance is hoped for. Rev. Mr.. Faulconer,
who will have charge of the services,
will be present and deliver his opening
address.
| mir. John W. Galbreath last week
sold carload of twenty fat cattle to
Hafenfef & Co., dressed beef dealers
of Philadelphia. for ten cents per pound.
cents last fall and their selling price
was probably the highest ever received
by a Hartford farmer. The stock WAS,
however, very fine and had not been
turned out onto grass this season.
| "a note from MIR. Frank +. Gorrell.
Secretary of the National Gamers As
sociation. dated somewhere in Wyom-
ing" stated that he was spending his
Fourth on the train. en- route fora Cam
ners' Convention in Salt Lake City,
after which he will continue his trip to
Honolulu. Notwithstanding his far
away wAnderings his peasantest
thoughts are about old friends in Har
ford
A leading state official wrote us on
the 10th: IL enclose with pleasure my
check for $l.OO, it being subscription
for one year, per enclosed bill. to your
valuable county journal. 1t is one Of
the best read-straight forward, fear |
less and always to the point in unmis-
takeabe language. or this voices
the sentiment of goodly proportion of
our readers, The Egis is filling its mis-
sion. ED).
MIR. Wilbur Barrow on Saturday
last delivered carload of cattle to Mr..
George Roeder, of Baltimore, and will
deliver another carload tomorrow.
These cattle cost on an average u
cents and brought 81. which makes him
n very handsome profit. Mr.. Barrow
has also sold another carload to Phila-
delphia firm to be delivered some time
soon, still leaving him for Fall sale Al
of his total lot of % steers.
The Darlington Civic League has
sent large number of cards to resi-
dents of that neighborhood urging that
the necessary steps be taken in their
agricultural pursuits now to insure
full exhibit for their harvest home
festival to be held in October. These
people propose to show what the 'lure
of the land" stands for on the Susque
hanna hills, and they are now laying n
plot to prove where to find Harford's
garden spot.
In deciding the question of whether
Rising Sun should authorize the issuance
of bonds few days ago. women for the
first time in the history of Cecil county
were allowed to vote. The privilege of
voting WAS extended all taxpayers of
legal age whether male or female. The
result of the election seemed to Indicate
that Rising Suns female population is
strongly in favor Of progress and i'm.
provement; there were only two votes
cast against the bond issue.
I/-Meckling Bros. who built consider
able macadam road in Havre de Grace
last year, have written to the City
Council and asked for the privilege OF
building 200 yards of road to test new
scientific system of road building which
they are promoting. The Council is
going to assign them portion Of the
Havre de Grace hill, which should be
test for any material, and if the firm
wishes a more severe one Hartford has
plenty Of places at their disposal.
MIR. =. II. Mccormick returned
from New York State n week ago,
where he had been spending some time
in selecting a carload of cows for Mr..
Gaylord j. Stones new farm, Nor
wood" lie reports that HI an evidence
Of the demand, four other carloads
were shipped from the station with his.
Several of these cows are now fresh
and in less than u week after their mr.
rival Mr.. Stone reported that one COW
had given nearly eight gallons OF four
per cent milk in twenty four hours, and
second did nearly that well.
| Catching the educational spirit Of
the times County School Superintend
ent Milton Wright is taking n six weeks
professional course at the Johns Hop
kins Summer School. Leaving Bel
Air each day except Saturday at 6.45
he attends two lectures in the morning
and IL able to reach Bel Air again
shortly after dinner and spend several
hours in his office. There are quite
number Of Hartford teachers and pros
pective teachers taking the course.
While it sounds like pretty strenuous
life for July weather, when the State
and County Superintendent are sitting
by their sides it goes long ways
towards keeping up the courage Of all.
The question OF whether or not Mr..
James Walsh, of Hartford Furnace, who
was convicted in Baltimore something
over year ago Of having caused the
death of Mrs. A. l.. Seymour by col
iding with her while recklessly driving
his auto. is mentally unbalanced
WAS on Tuesday taken up by the
state Parole Board. At his trial
strong efforts were made to show his
lack of mental balance and this has ap-
parentIy increased during the past
year. The board has recommended
that Mr.. Walsh be transferred to the
Phipps clinic connected with the Hop
. kins hospital in order that his mental
condition may be enquired into. Nearly
year Of his unexpired term remains.
The many patrons of the Bel All
Electric Company will learn with regret
that Mr.. Adolph Ieisel, who has been
, superintendent Of that company since
q 1907, has decided to sever his connec.
Y tons with it on the 18th instant. His
. efficient work and uniformly pleasant
I manner have gained for him many
n friends in Bel Air who will be glad Il
learn that he is not leaving the com.
munity but has accepted the position OF
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