The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-06-09
LETTERS FROM HERE AND
THERE

LETTERS FROM HERE AND
THERE
The following letters came In too
late for publication last week:
Aberdeen Items
Aberdeen, May 31--The little insect
| that was destroying the early corn and
mystifylng scientists and agriculture
lists, seems To have disappeared from
this locality and our coinfelds are
flourshing with prospect Of timely
development.
Decoration Day was observed by the
time honored custom of remembering
our departed heroes and friends with
flowers and our cemeteries were Wis
tied by persons far and near.
The Chamber Of Commerce has had
some attractive signs posted ut the
entrances to town, which may be Of
interest TO manufacturers, prospect
ing for q suitable location for business
plants The neatly painted boards con-
tain the inscription; Aberdeen Indus
tries welcome; power, sewers and Fa-
| cilties."
Miss Hattie Pltzer Of Covington, Va.
is q guest of her cousin, Mrs. ID. X.
Mcpherson.
Major General Mclaughlin, presi-
dent Of the war college ut Washington
brought to the Aberdeen Proving
Ground today one hundred Of his stu
dents, future generals and officers Of
our great army for an inspecttm Of
the grounds and It's wonderful NUM-
tons The party after viewing dcmon-
situations OF bomb-dropping. balloon
ascents, firing Of guns, etc, were en-
tertained ut luncheon and Mt dinner
In the evening at the Officers Club.
Later they went to Edgewood for
review OF chemical warfare inventions
on Thursday.
Mrs. Emily Chapman returned TO her
home In New York on Monday after
| visit to Mrs. H. p. Strasbaugh. Mrs.
Stasbaugh gave dinner IN Mrs.
Chapman's honor on Friday evening,
to which u number Of Aberdeen ladies
We're invited.
Mr.. and Mrs, C. G. Slee had as week
end guests, their son, Mr.. John b. Slice
and MissFrances DeCairo of Brooklyn
and Dr.. and Mrs. Maurice Henry, Of
Flat Bush, N. Y, all of whom were
dinner guests Of the Misses Morgan on
Saturday evening The party made
the trip TO Aberdeen In Mr.. Slee's au-
tomobile and on Monday they left for
Annapolis, Washington and Antietam,
expecting to return to New York on
Wednesday.
Fallston News
Fallston, May 30--Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Crumlish and daughter Viola,
were week end guests Of relatives and
friends In Prospect and Delta. Mr..
Crumlish conducted services at Slate
vile Presbyterian church In morning
and In Delta Chapel at night In alb
sence Of the Pastor who was u Com
missioner 10 the General Assembly.
Miss Mary Sewell entertained the
Upper Cross Roads Embroidery club
on Tuesday afternoon.
Misses Ada Montell and Georgia
Mcdonnell OF Hamilton, were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sewell.
During the months of June, July,
August and September Hartford Castle
No, 82 X. q, u. will meet the first and
third Wednesday instead Of each week.
Mr.. ID. j. Shanahan who has been
sick ID improving Mt this writing.
Mira, Lois Smith, Of Baltimore, who
has been visiting Mrs. George Rey-
nolds, has returned home.
Chrome Hill Dolngs
Chrome Hill, May 30 The strawber-
ny and Ice cream festival OF the Wat
tiers Memorial church was great sue
cess. The crowd was large and much
jollity prevailed. Quarterly MEETING q
few days later was Interesting and well
attended In spite Of the sudden cold, .
disagreeable weather.
Cottage Prayer Meeting was heisi-'
last week at the hospitable attractive
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William q. link
ham, Mr.. Chris, knopp being the lead
or. Mr.. Joe Zinkhnm had house and
surroundings decorated with shrubs
and blossoms marvellous collection
with none other In the nelghborhood
To VIC with II.
The Swope Bros. Store Ia O great
convenience and well appreciated by
those who had TO 20 great distances
for supplies for months until these
gentlemen took Charge.
II reads like joke here In Hartford
where goats are not known or valued
but X. II. Fraser, once Of this county
sends back copy Of the Los Angeles
Times Of April 21st which devotes
some four columns to an illustrated
article regarding an amazing sale OF
/ roggerburgs ut Delaven Lake, Wiscoi-
sin, to come of In June. II IL UNDER
stood that Polly Mac, the most valu-
able doe In America may BIO first on
| the block at startling bid Of $1,000.
| Tho Times gives list of the seven
| millIonaires who authorized Mr. Chns.
J A. Stevens TO travel 70 Southern Cali
(, fornia with the result that seventy OF
s. California's finest Toggenburg goats
were loaded ON the Santa Fe train and
| their aggregate insurance reached
more than $4,000. In the lot were
! perhaps q dozen does with capacity
/ for Z quarts milk yield daily. Two
: cars were used In the shipping, tho
stalls were made of white enamel pip
| Ing, at one end Of each car was state
room for little kids and each car had q
small section fully equipped as o vet
Urinary hospital The herdsmen pro-
yided blankets and bedding and tho
| electric fashllght system could insure
| bno hI1Ulhib pfOnpb attobetWi. Ah'
dairy Mt Delaven Lake, Wisconsin, can
readily sell its milk 10 invalids and
convaiescents forty cents per quart,
(not gallonD This dairy has been es'
tablished several years, and now Is
making this wonderful augmenting.
Miss K. Il. Fraser Ia delighted with
California.
The caterpillar pest around here u
abating. A wild strawberry hunt In
contemplated and terrapin are active
enjoying themselves before the human
raid begins. Birds are singing. My IL
wa could only always have summeri
Hartford Students Active at Western
Maryland
The second meeting Of the Hartford
County Club was held ut the college
on the evening Of May bth all Of the
members but one being present Each
member was urged to do his or her
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