The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-05-12
Local Affairs

W, Womens' Clubs at Germantown or
May Gath.
Nv friendly suit in the Circuit
Court on last Wednesday the Will oil
the late John NJ. Michael Of Aberdeen
was broken.
Bel Air was flooded on Thursday,
with colored school children who held
their annual athletic meet on their new
school grounds mere.
The ladies of Highland Presbyter-
inn church will hold strawberry fes.
tiyal and supper, Friday, June 9th. If
sstormy the next evening.
- The Community Church which Is
= IN he erected at Webster, was started
last Saturday by the people turning
out and digging for the foundation.
Friday the equity case of Preston
Us. the Little Motor Company was
taken up and the minute book Of the
company left in charge of the Court.
A School Exhibition and Festival
will be given by the teacher and pupils
Of Hartford Furnace School, Friday ev
ening, May 26. II stormy, next fair
evening.
The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Ladies' Aid Society
of Abingdon M. Z. Church will be held
in the parsonage Thursday, May 18th
ut 8 p. M.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Smiths
Chapel M. L. Church, Churchville will
hold a strawberry and Ice cream festi-
a .ko Cknr,h SATURDAY. aVaninU
May goth.
MIR. John Butterfeld has purchas-
ed all the lots between the Country
club Inn and Mr.. H. s. O'NeilPs resi-
dence (which were recently sold al
public auction.
1t is rumOred Havre de Grace has
a customer for her $4,000 sewerage
and opera house bond issue just a'-
thorized, who Is willing to take over
the entire issue at $l05.
Augustus Henson, an honorable
colored man who lived near wilma,
died at his home aged rs years on
Monday and was buried on Wednesday
at Mountain colored Church.
There will be an important meet
ing of the Hartford County Calf Club
in the County's Agents office at p.
NJ. on May 18th. Calf club boys be
sure to attend this meeting.
A social and entertainment will
be held at the home Of Miss Harriet f.
Cooley for the benefit Of the Red Cross,
Friday evening, May19th. A silver
offering will be taken at the door.
Writers of unsigned articles may
rest assured they will be consigned to
the waste basket. While we are glad
10 withhold the authors name in most
cases we must have 1t for our records.
Mothers Day" will be observed
at the Mountain Christian church next
Sunday morning at IL O'clock. The
pastors subject will be "The Mothers
Responsibility. Special music by the
choir.
Chester County, Pennsylvania,
farmers have imported twelve carloads
of seed potatoes for Spring planting.
II seands ms though there should be
( pieg1y Of "spnds" fes, everyone In that
" section.
Asunday at 8 p. M. Mothers Day
will be observed In Hopewell church.
A real Mothers Day Program will be
used consisting of mothers hymns and
recitations. Wear white flower to
honor mother.
Mr.. w. Worthington Hopkins, at
torney, on Monday sold the Howard
Grafton property Of n acres in the
Fifth District to Mr.. j. T. Evans for
$500. c. C. Richardson q Bro. were
the auctioneers
The Bel Air Red Cross Auxiliary
will meet in the Amory, Wednesdays
May 18th at P. M. As this is the
last meeting until September all mem
bers are requested to be present and
return all sewing.
Two Proving Ground soldiers who
attempted to clean up restaurant in
Havre de Grace, and have since spent
some time in the Bel Air Jail, were
turned over to government officers
Monday for trial. rus
Pig Club boys in neighboring
counties will get some 200 little pork
ers from local breeders this season.
Hartford boys will take over $50 in their
club work In addition TO about 90 car
ried over from last year.
y 1t was formerly considered that II
cost So q head TO feed rats. The latest
and probably more nearly correct, estl-
mate is $3.50 a head. Even this esti-
mate does not take into consideration
the rat AZ a menace to health.
w. B. Cooney, of Rising Sun has
stocked two dams in Lancaster county,
Pa, with 900 gold fish. The gold fish
business has proven lucrative one for
others, and Mr.. Cooney Is doing q little
experimenting on his own behalf.
The Jennings farm Of 1876 acres
on the state road near Forest Hill was
sold by Mr.. s. A. Williams at the court
house door on Monday, auctioneer
Richardson knocking the property
down to Mr.. F. H. Jacobs for $4,000.
The business meeting Of the
Churchville Grange will be held Mon
day evening, May 18th, at 7.45 p. M.
The Lecturers Hour beginning at $3.50
win be open 10 the public. The grange
expects to have moving pictures at
that time.
"a new club house Is In store for
lovers of racing who attend Havre de
Grace meet next Fall. The present
structure will be moved towards the
paddock and used as jockeys quarters
A much more ornate and complete
building is planned.
On Friday evening of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Hughes entertained
at their home about 35 Of their friends
A very enjoyable time was spent by al
present. Refreshments were served
while music, singing and plays bright
ened up the evening.
The new dam for Baltimore City'i
water supply at Loeb Raven has beer
closed and the water has attained Q
height something over 200 feet. Fol
the present il will not be allowed u
climb above 2l0 feet until the city car
complete further work on the area u
be flooded. d.
Mrs. Harry Amos, of Fallston. b
realizing a nice sum from her Sprint
chickens which are going on the mar
ket now weighing about pound AM
a half. Mrs. Amos has been sue
eessful poultry raiser for several year
and now has several hundred promis
ing chicks on hand.
Marriage licenses were issued dur