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

William +. kisling, deceased, was taken
up by the County Board on Tuesday.
As every thing is moving smoothly
under existing conditions no change
will be made, at least not before Spring.
There are h number Of applicants seek
ing the appointment.
Nfhe congregations Of the four Falls
t6H churches met at the Friends Meet
ing House. and with Mr.. Caleb Moore
presiding. discussed plans for organic
ing the churches in an association to be
known as The Community Center for
the Country Church. All present heartily
endorsed the proposition and second
meeting will be held on the evening of
the 18th.
The Towson papers speak in most
favorable terms of the service and in
creasing patronage of the Cedarcroft
and Towson bus line which WAS started
several weeks ago, through the efforts
of our former townsman, Mr. c. ROBBIE
Grafton. Buses leave Towson every
half hour, soon leave the York road and
travel along attractive streets free
from car tracks and reach the heart of
the city in half hour, their charge
being ten cents.
/+Apropos of the recent fox hunt in |
this vicinity. the Oxford Press says that
on the morning of the 2lst instant
hunters with some 80 hounds started a
fox near Lincoln which ran south along
the Big Elk hills and then retraced his
course to the neighborhood of the start.
ing point where he holed after an I'M
usual run of eight hours duration. One
hunter thinks they snapped foxes rs a
fox seldom stays above ground so long.
The hounds were thoroughly exhausted
ION Saturday constable f. +. Gull
(ott learned that the ladylike manner
which he was employing to arrest
prisoner was not very effective one.
While reading II warrant to Walter
Spencer. coored, who was charged with
breaking into Mr.. j. A. Hannigan's
residence, the youth dashed away down
the street with speed which far
exceeded that of his pursuer. 1t was only
matter of few minutes before
Spencer was lost to his pursuer and has
not been heard from since.
The subject of securing the services
of Il County Agent for the benefit of
Hartford farmers was recently discussed
before the Highland Grange, which is
the largest farmers organization in
the county. having some 10 members
Towards the close of the meeting Coun-
ty Commissioner Heaps asked that "A
vote be taken on the subject 80 that he
might learn the sentiment of the com
munity. This was done and hearty
and unqualified approval was voted. hut
either Mr.. Heaps did not hear it or he
does not have much confidence in his
neighbors' judgment.
The regular meeting of the Bel Air
Civic League was held at the Country
Club on Tuesday afternoon, when some
thirty ladies' assembled to hear an ad-
dress by Miss Katherine Pritchett,
Maryland Representative of the Nation.
al Government in the organization Of
Domestic Departments for the benefit
of young women throughout the county
Miss Pritchett gave an interesting ac-
count of the purposes of the movement,
and of the work already accomplished.
including an account of what has been
already accomplished in the six schools
already in operation in Hartford. 1t
WAS later announced that arrangements
have been completed for the organiZa-
ton of Il class here in the near future.
The Maryland Metal Cross Tie Com
pany. which for several years has been
experimenting with concrete tie, and
claims to be able now to furnish n
superior tie for price railroads can
well afford to pay, is apparently near
ing the time when they expect to begin
manufacturing. Iavre de Grace, where
the president. Mr. A. Freedom Brown
resides, seems to be quite Interested in
securing the factory, though it is claim
ed that three other cities have offered
Inducements to secure it. The prOpos-
ed plant will be 200 by 400 feet in di-
mansions and employ between 300 and
800 men. The directors of the company
are S, \. Williams, W. j. S. Miller,
James IL. Harlow, George l.. Town
send, Jr., A. Freeborn Brown, Clarence
c. Foreman, DR.. f. W. Steiner and
Arthur L. Jackson. Y