The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-09-15
Local eAffairs.

Mrs. Fred Esterly is making exten
sive improvements to her residence Of
Hickory avenue.
Bishop Murray will visit Rocl
Spring P. e. Church on Tuesday, Sept
26th, at IL o'clock.
One Of the regular dances Of tn
season will be held at the Hartford Boa
Club on Saturday evening.
The Forest Hill Grange will holt
s. its regular meeting in the Odd Fellow
hall this friday evening.
. As we go to press the grand jury il
Astill in session, with every indication
that it still has considerable work or
hand.
Mr.. Prosfer Amato, Of Havre d.
Grace. was admitted to practice at the
local bar on Monday on motion of MIR.
. Lee 1. Hecht.
The Sunday School of Jopps Chris
tian Church will hold musical at the
church Saturday evening. September
,23rd, at 8 P. M.
NJ The old stone building on Hickory
avenue. Bel Air, formerly used as a
blacksmith shop, is being remodeled and
will be used as warehouse.
MIRA. Bertram Stump entertained al
auction bridge at her home near Emmor-
ton on Monday in honor Of Mrs. C.
Greene Archer. Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Adelaide E. M. Foley has filed
petition in the Circuit Court asking for
divorce from her husband Thomas J
Foley. Abandonment is charged.
MIR. p. H. Mccormick left on Tues
day for New York to purchase car
load of fine cows to be sold at public
suction in Bel Air on October End
The regular monthly meeting of the
Bel Air W. C. T. IT,, will meet at the
home Of Miss Ola DeHaven Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 10th. at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Eva A. Duncan and Mr.. Walter
Norris, both of near Forest Hill, were
married on Monday at the parsonage of
Calvary Baptist Church, Baltimore, by
Rev. J. David Clark.
Rev. X. C. Jenkins, for many years
pastor Of Bethel Presbyterian Church,
has resigned his pastorate there to take
effect October 18th. and has accepted
Q call to Sparrows Point.
Mrs. Bette w. Maxwell, of near
Darlington. has purchased the Cover
house on Broadway. Bel Air. Mrs.
Maxwell will take possession at once
and make number Of improvements
to the property.
The infant son of Mr.. Thomas R.
White, OF Rising Sun, fell from second
story window in his home few days
ago, but In the descent struck clothes
line which SO broke the force Of the fall
that he escaped without injury.
Mr.. Jacob A. Dozen has begun i'm
provements to his residence property
just beyond the railroad station, form
erly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. ID. d.
Waters. Mr.. Waters continues to
conduct the shops as heretofore.
" The Maryland State Board Of Fores-
Nry Is taking active steps to enforce
the law prohibiting advertisers from
placing their signs on the public right
of way, or on private property without
the written consent of the owner.
The Patrons Club Of Fsllston school
10 always seeking to secure the best
for the improvement of their children
and have now arranged to reproduce
''The Alien" at their school house on
Monday evening, September 18th.
The Hartford Grange held its regular
meeting in l. o. o. +. hall, Upper
Cross Roads, September 9Th. Many
members were present and avery inter-
esting evening was spent by all. The
next meeting will be held Sept. 22nd.
Mr.. Fred. Scotch, Of near Bel Air,
has left with us n quantity Of damsons
which for size and s0undness are AS fine
as we have ever seen. Mr.. Scotch
leaves his damsons until they are fully
ripe before picking and thus eliminates
their characteristic sourness.
The recent meeting of Suffragists
at Atlantic City was highly delighted
with the President attitude on the issue
ever uppermost in their minds, and they
are now enthusiastically shaping votes
for the man of their choice. even If
,.hey do not this time register it them
b.. ss at the ballot box.
In the case of Mrs u. NJ. Jewett,
who was suddenly killed in Havre de
Grace two weeks ago. the coroner's
jury found that her death WAS acciden-
tai, "the accident heing caused bv the
negligence Of the p. B. & W. Railway
Co, to maintain a proper bridge of
sufficient width and ratings with suffi-
cient support.
IN recent visitor from Bel Air to the
NHarford Breeders Association races at
Havre de Grace complains that Pari
Mutueis are not worth playing If you
have sporting character. because the
chances for generous winnings are not
sufficiently attractive. He put up 81 90
on what proved to be the winning horse
and got back only 81. 26 in return.
Congress on Friday night passed a
measure sbolishing revenue stamps on
deeds, notes, telephone calls, express
and freight bills of lading. etc, dated
subsequent to September 9th. During
the past year or 30, while war conditions
have so thoroughly upset regular Fed
eral revenue, these stamps have brought
q large sum of money into the public
|, treasury.
4 The sugar corn crop in Hartford has
proved to be almost a complete failure,
due largely to too much rain in the early
part Of the season and too little during
the latter part. We have heard Of
yields averaging half-ton per acre on
good ground. As q consequence the
pack will be very short and many large
Gamers are now buying to complete
their orders.
While on his way to Bel Air school
on Tuesday morning, George Waters,
son Of Mrs. Ida Waters. Of Fallston,
was thrown from his bicycle near Carr 8