The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-02-04
Local oAffatrs.

made deed of trust to Messrs. Jane
W. and d. g. Harry.
\ "A partial eclipse of the sun, lookinl
Fke;a huge bite out of pie, was plain
w visible here at IL O'Clock on Thurs
DAY.
The teacher and pupils of Coop
town School will hold an oyster suppe
in the school on Friday evening, Febru
aryllth.
The Aldno Social Club will hold 4
meeting on next Monday to arrange foI
an oyster supper to be given by the
club on the 10th.
Mr.. Frank E. Williams, State Sena
tor from Cecil county and editor of the
Cecil Wing, has purchased fine farm
near Zion for Sl4,0 600
The ladies of Rock Run M. f.
Church will hold letter tax social at
the home of Mr.. j. p. Martin on We'd
nesday evening. February 9th.
-Messrs. Howard and Robert Clark,
Jr., of Fallston neighborhood, took a
jolly party on straw ride to Shirley
Hall, Fork, on Tuesday night.
Mr.. ] ohm Macomber, of York county,
near Delta, is feeling seriously the heavy
weight of his 81 years. and his dea tn
would not be unexpected at any time.
The inlay, THE Sisterhood of
Bridget" will be given by number of
Highland Changers at the Firemens
Hall, Delta, on Saturday evening. Feb
ruary 5.
An important meeting of the Edu-
cational Department of the Bel Air
Civic League will be held at the School
House on next Tuesday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
The Mems Brotherhood will meet
this friday evening in the Sunday
School room of the Bel Air M. f.
Church An interesting program has
been arranged.
Senator Archer has secured the ap-
pointment of Miss Edna OdtieId. of
Rocks, as stenographer at large, and
Mr.. Robert IT, Archer, Jr., rs clerk to
the temperance committee.
The Order of Ileptasophs, which
was organized at CoIora about twenty
years ago, has broken up. causing the
several members to lose considerable
sum of money. Cecil Wing.
The Committee on Elections began
on Wedne -day to hear the contested
election case of Hopkins versus Ward.
Mr.. Ward WAS returned elected to the
House of Delegates by majority of 10
votes.
Workmen are busily engaged con-
Eerting an office under the steps leading
up to our court room into new office
for the Sheriff. This room has former
ly been used by the Orphans Court for
filing purposes.
"A mass meeting to protest against
the Havre de Grace race track will he
held in the Bel Air NJ. f. Church on
Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. DR..
Wilbur F. Crafts, of Washington. will
make the address.
Mr.. Melvin Wallis, of Bel Air. was
taken suddenly i'll with appendicitis on
Wednesday night and rushed to the
Hebrew Hospital, Baltimore. where he
was Immediately operated on by DIR.
Bagley. At present he is doing very
nicely
MIR. William Walter Hughes. form
erly of Aberdeen. died on Saturday at
his nome in Bordentown. N, j., after n
short illness from pneumonia lis
funeral took place from the NJ. +.
Church in Aberdeen on Wednesday
afternoon.
-Messrs. VIM. +. and George Hays
have purchased Mrs. Joseph T. Deck
mans fine farm located near Bel Air
and expect to move to it in the spring.
This property contains about 81 acres
and is improved by handsome new
residence.
Members of Joppa M, +. Church
are greatly gratified by recent interest
shown in its activities. The Sabbath
School has increased three fold since
New Years, and Christian Endeavor
Society has been organized with forty
nine members.
While Lititz, in Lancaster county,
is a noted center of the religious Socit ty
of Friends, they do not by any means
have monopoly, Last Sunday week
a hole was cut in the ice on n nelghbor-
ing mill dam and twenty six persons were
immersed according to the rites of the
Church of the Brethren.
The Circuit Court for Cecil County
ballots was completed about two weeks
ago that MIR. J. Turner Cameron, Demo
crat, should have been declared elected
County Commissioner last November,
he has since taken the oath Of office
and entered upon his duties.
The case of John Rush Street,
against Beal Howard for commissions
due for having contaminated the sale
OF his Verdant Valley farm about two
years ago was settled outside of cour t
few days ago. 1t had previously gone
through the Baltimore County Circuit
Court and the Court of Appeals.