The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-30


ton for the great dam.
Gov. Harrington very properly re-
fused to issue pardon to John M. Tay-
lor. the colored man recently convicted
and sentenced to death in our court for
the murder Of his paramour, Lucy
Myers, in order that he might enlist.
This might be shrewd expedient by
which to save his neck, hut he has
proved to be good fighter only when
stabbing friend in the back
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs Frank Davis, of Mill Green,
to the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Sibyl Davis. tn Mr.. Peter Champ Boil
ing on Wednesday afternoon, July r.
The ceremony will take place at their
home, Fern Bank, near Street. at
o clock. Miss Davis during the past
year had charge of the Domestic Science
Department of the Havre de Grace High
School.
Miss Anna Lochary, of Thomas
Run, whose unfortunate driving acct
dent, when her horse fell on the slip
perry state road last January and threw
her from the carriage with such violence
IA to break her ankle, has been unable
to resume her duties az public school
teacher, and while much improved il
now being treated in Baltimore in order
that the use of the limb may be fully
restored.
On Saturday, July lst, at 7. M,
representative of the "Wearever
Aluminium" ware will give demon
stration in the lecture room of the
Bel Air Presbyterian Church. He will
serve food cooked in these utensils and
will also present the ladies' who attend
with articles made of aluminium. A
silver offering will be received for the
Westminster Guild, for whose benefit
the demonstration is given.
MIR. Isaiah Mcconnell, of Burling-
ton, Iowa. but born in Hartford County,
near Forest Hill, in renting his sub
scription encloses post cards showing
how well Burlington is entitled to her
reputation for thrift and enterprise and
adds 81 have taken much pleasure in
looking through each weeks number of
The Hgis, seeing mention of old places,
spots. nelghborhoods and family names
that have known or heard of since the
days we left old Hartford, more than G3
years ago. b"
The advertisement of Western
Maryland College for the coming year
appears elsewhere in The Ngis. Dur
ing its nearly fifty years existence it
has built up student body OF over two
hundred, its largely increased attend
ance being chiefly due to the untiring
energy of its president, DR.. T, II.
Lewis, who successfully injects into
students large measure of the energy
which has characterized his career.
The institution is noted for its healthy
location as well M ts sound curriculum
and sound morals.
| All residents interested in agricul-
tural pursuits will be pleased to note
the appointment of county agricultural
demonstrator for Hartford, to go to
work the first Of October. Mr.. Afford,
who is in charge of the department on
behalf of the National Government,
brought -four candidates before our
County Board where frank conference
was held with each, and by common
consent they all agreed Mr. T. f.. Me
Lnughlin, from Ohio, was the most
available man for the place. Mr.. Me
| Lqughlin ia Il married man.
Ni-The practical joker IL at work
eating more fun than credit for his
pains While enrolling volunteers WAS
being actively pushed few days ago.
clever but very timld colOred young
man was called over the phone. notified
that he had been drafted into the
| United States service and was ordered
to report in Baltimore Mt once, all of
which he thoroughly believed. A little
later he was seen near his home and in
reply to an inquiry said he was gong
to commit suicide az he would much
sooner die ut home than on the battle
field in Mexico. We are Just now deal
ing with too serious subject to in any
way play practical jokes in connection
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