The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-12-08
Local oAfatrs.

DIR. j. L. Ensor, District Superin-
tendent. will preach at Rock Run M. e.
Church Sunday, December 10th. at IL
A. M
Mr.. C, Bowman, of the Second dis
trict, was on Monday appointed Q con.
stable by the Board Of County Commits
sioners,
-Messrs. Archer & Lee have opened
their large garage on Main street, Bel
Air. to which they have made extensive
improvements.
The Churchville Grange will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hagey
James on Monday evening. December
II, at 7.30 o'clock.
Prof. Samuel w. North, State Super
visor OF High Schools, has been official
ly visiting the High Schools Of Hartford
during the last few days.
The case Of William H. Hopkins which
was to have come up on last Friday
was again postponed and has been set
for trial on Thursday. December Il.
The teacher and pupils Of Emmor-
ton school will hold box social Satur-
day evening, December 10th. In the
school house. Ladies are requested to
bring boxes.
Mr.. Edward o. Norris, native Of
Hartford, died at his home near Union
Bridge. Frederick county, on Sunday.
He was son of the late e. o. Norris
of this county.
George Chambers, well-known
and highly respected old colored man Of
near Schuck's Corner, died at his home
on Saturday. His funeral took place on
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. ]. A, Wheeler has purchased
Mr.. Harry N. Hopkins home in Bel Air
and his Bel Air-Havre de Grace bus
route. Mr.. Hopkins is temporarily
running the business for him.
-Messrs. W. W. Preston and J. W.
Mccall have sold their seven-acre tract
of land on the Hickory road recently
purchased by them from Mr.. J. B.
wysong to Mr.. Robert L. Bull.
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Baughman has placed on sale at his
Offices on East Lexington street, Balti-
more, auto license tags for 1917. The
new tags have the number in green on
cream background.
An entertainment entitled 'Topsy
Turvy or tie Courtship of the Deacon"
will be given at Abingdon school We'd
nesday evening, December ID. Pro-
ceeds for benefit of the school. II
stormy, the next fair evening.
Highland readers are reminded to
remember the oyster supper TO be held
in the basement of their hall on this
friday evening. The ladies connected
with their church, for whose benefit II
10 held, have the matter In charge.
On Wednesday the case Of the Sup
piee- Biddle Hardware Co., vs.. r. Burton
Smith was taken up and judgment con-
fessed for $s1 .l6 No other cases being
ready for trial the petit jury was dis
missed unit! Monday. December 18th.
The faculty and pupils Of the Bel
Air High School h I'VE planned to give
suppefandmoving picture entertainment
at the Armory next Thursday evening,
December Ia, 1916, in order to obtain
funds for furthering the educational ad-
vancement Of the school.
In our account published two weeks
ago of the part played In the Civil War
by the Seventh Maryland Regiment,
the name of Mr.. Andrew ]. Famous
was accdently omitted. Mr.. Famous
who resides near Ady, served in Com
pany c under Capt Bouldin.
Bel Air M. P. Charge, W, B. Kind
ley, pastor Sunday, Dec. 18th. Provi-
dence Sunday School 8. 80 and preach
ing 10. 80 A. M. Union Chapel Sun
day School and preaching p. M.
Bel Air Sunday School 10A. NJ; Chris
tian EnGeavor 7.16, Evening Worship
8P. M.
Mr.. Basil d. Spaulding, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hargraves Spaulding, OF
Churchvile, has Just passed series OF
examinations and been promoted TO the
position Of second lieutenant Lieut..
Spaulding has been in the army about
three years and is now stationed In
Texas.
Miss Roberta A. Merrick and Mr..
Harry Z. Martin, of near Jarrettsville,
were quietly married on Thanksgiving
morning at Grace M. p. parsonage by
Rev. B. W. Kindley. The ceremony
was witnessed by the groom's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin left on trip to
New York.
Mr. Clinton l.. Reckord has started
a motion picture show in Bel Air in the
new Armory. He gave his fret exhibit
ton on Wednesday evening and proposes
to exhibit several times each week. A
glance at his advertisement in this issue
Is q guarantee of high-clsss entertain
ments in the future.
Mr.. H. A. Whitaker, Republican
treasurer for Hartford county during the
recent campaign, reports receipts from
State Treasurer, Galen L. TAFT. amount
ing to SIPS. The chief itemr of ex-
pense were postage, printing, auto hire
and clerical work. A neat balance re-
mains in the treasury.
We regret to say that the supposed
sale OF Mr.. C. E. Lloyd's farm. which
was reported last week, was not con
summated The sale was reported to Us
by member of Mr.. Evans family who
did not know that the contract Of sale
provided for the ratification Of the deal
by the purchasers wife.
Miss Bessie Roussey, Of Baltimore,
and Ramsay Stamford, cashier of<he
Darlington branch Of the Hartford Bank,
were quietly married in Baltimore or
Thanksgiving day, by DR.. Wycoff,
pastor of Madison Avenue Methodist
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Stamford will
make their future home in Darlington
The lower end Of Bel Air was fillet
with strange sounds on Tuesday nigh
which In some way were associated II
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