The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-11-03

Rexall store, the voting has been abou
s to / in favor Of Wilson.
Mr.. Samuel w. James, formerly Of
Upper X Roads. died at the home Of hi
daughter in Baltimore on FRIDAY night
aged 70 years. Funeral services were
held on Sunday from Providence NJ. p
Church, Rev. B. W. Kindley ofiicist
ing. Mr.. James is survived by three
sons and three daughters.
Clerk John A. Robinson spent tw,
days this week in Havre de Grace issuing
ducking licenses. Sixty-nine sportsmeu
occurred licenses, this being twelve less
than last year. Would-be violators OF
the ducking laws will find their task q
difficult one, as County Game Warden
Dean, State Warden lie Compile, and a
federal officer are on the flats looking
for offenders.
County Treasurer William J. Shana-
han was suddenly taken violently i'll on
Main street. Bel Air, on Monday morn
ing. After temporary relief had been
administered he was taken in an auto
mobile to st. Joseph's Hospital, Balti-
more, where he now rests. His attend
ing physician indicates that he is now
out of immediate danger and it is hoped
that his recovery will be speedy and
permanent.
Major NJ. A. Reckord, Of Bel Air.
covered himself with glory when en-
Monday he peremptorily checked an
irate mother from improperly furnishing
her little boy in the presence of a thous-
and soldiers in the Fifth Regiment
Armory in Baltimore. Claiming her
right to administer parental punish
ment. she was siernly ordered to for
bear and retire from the building, much
to the satisfaction Of the many onlook-
ers.
Mot for long time has there been
SO little water In the ground as at pres-
ent. Wells are low and streams are dry.
At McCall's Ferry this is burden
which carries with 1t its blessing; at
midnight all water is shut off and dur
ing the rest of the night dredging Of
the tail race, by which the power will
ultimately be greatly increased. is
pushed along. This is necessarily slow
job. as 1t has to be cut out of the solid
rock.
-Lawler. the Chicago stock cattle
man, notes in his last weekly report the
wide range of difference at present be-
tween fat cattle and stockers. To use
his expression, "the spread is from So
to "a per hundred pounds" when ordi-
narily 81 marks the variation. He
states that the same quality sold last
week at from 25c. to 4Oc. less the week
before, and that Sc to So. 25 bought
good shaped, good medium class Of
cattle.
We are pleased to report that we
have sent to the treasurer in New York
n check for S2l 25, contributions made
by residents Of this community towards
relief of the Christian Armenian suffer-
ers. In addition to this collection was
taken in at least one of our local churches
rs recommended by President Wilson.
According to accounts from reliable
sources, the suffering of these people,
from the cruelties Of the
Turks pass all description.
On Wednesday the hearing of APP
peals from the action of the HUvre de
Grace registration officials was taken
up before Judge Harlan. Fourteen Of
the petitions that names be erased were
filed by William j. Arthur in behalf of
the Dry League of Havre de Grace.
Six of the petitions were granted, six
dismissed and two withdrawn. The
other cases were those of individuals
against the Election Supervisors, and
have not all been passed on yet.
Iut plhns hit hO" sutilIltNN iuI ulo
of the Girls Home Demonstrn-
ton Clubs at Highland on Saturday,
4. 1t is hoped that as many
as possible Of the girls will be present
and that they will bring their friends
with them. The county prizes will be
awarded and the girls chosen TO go on
the Home State Tour to Baltimore.
College lark and Annapo-
lis. This county is allowed three girls,
who will be announced on Saturday.
The demonstration lecture by Miss Anna
Barrows is alone we'll worth the trip to
Highland.
The Postmaster General warns the
public against the National Mail Order
Exchange Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who have been conducting
the mails one Of the biggest
frauds Of it's kind. Chain letters
were sown broadcast throughout the
United States, and the parties receiving
same were to address five letters to
friends, returning the one received with
ten cents, and receive an article valued
at $3.50, which never turned up, for
their trouble. The Bel Air postofIice
has held up number of local and cour-
ty letters addressed 10 this concern.