The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-09-18

| REPUBLICAN NoMINATIoNs.-The Repu blican
County Convention met in the Court House, on
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was called to order by
Mr.. Richard Dallam, Mr.. VIM. B. Baker being
elected chairman. Upon taking the chair Mr..
Baker said that the convention should make
| good nominations, such as would comma nd the
respect the opposing party if they did not re-
| ceive their votes.
| Messrs. Caleb Emlen and W. D. West were
| chosen Secretaries and Committee on Crede
tials was appointed, consisting of K. j. Gilbert
L. B. Hol oway, Joseph A. Ball. j. Wilson Gal
breath, Charles F. Harry and Oliver T. Rogers.
The committee reported the following delegates
entitled to seats:
First DiStrict.-S. o. McCourtney, John Els
ner, Joseph &. Waterman, John q. Gibson,
Frank Skillman, Robert j. Gilbert, Joseph H.
Holmes, George w. Melhorn, Isaac Welsh,
James Paca.
Second Dist,ict.-W. B. Baker, VIM. II. Paul,
Geo. w. Evans, j. b. Ewing, l.. b. Holloway,
Bonield Gorrell, G. W. Simms, K. j. Osborn,
w. 8. Tidon John w. Carroll.
Third Districts. A. Williams, J. Edwin
Webster. Joseph A. Ball, Millard F. Wright
Joseph E. Gorrell, Garrett Amoss, H. H. Spicer,
Frank West, Eli Tucker, ID. l.. Benson.
Fourth District. Ellsworth Lowe, John Gar
rison, Luther Gross, W. d. West, j. Z. Robin
son, z. 7. Kellogg, Vim. Standiford, j. Wilson
Galbreath, =. Kirkwood, Thomas Green.
Fifth DiStrict.-Wm. A. Cook, Caleb Emlen,
A. Parsons, Urah Dawson, Gus. Huff, w. s.
Whiteford, G. F. Harry, E. E. Pyle, D. A. Bay,
r. N. Ramsay.
tSirth Districts. j. Seneca, Joseph Kelly,
John Sarricks, .. 7. Rogers, II. c. Osmond,
James Hill, Johu E. Carver, VIM. Harris, j. II.
Barnes, ID. NJ. OsmoDd.
Committee on Resolutions, consisting of
Waterman Iohn w I
Edwin Webster, John G. Robinson, W. Scott
Whiteford and John E. Carver was appointed
who reported resolutions endorsing the admin
istration of Benjamin Harrison, and pledging
the party to retain the local option law and 10
institute certain reforms In county affairs which
they believe to be needed.
Nominations being next in order the follow
ing ticket was elected:
For State Sendte.-Garrett Amoss.
For the House of DelegdteS.-Geo. w. Evans, 81
district Geo. P. Cook, Sd district Rufus Lowe,
4th district; Caleb Emlen, 9Th district.
For Clerk of Court-James Lee.
For Judges of the Orphans Court.-John W.
Carroll. Wilson D. West. Henry smithson.
For States attorney -Richard DalIam
For Sherif-Joseph A. Harkns.
For County Commissioners. W. Melhorn,
LIST district James b. Ewing, 81 district David
LII.
district ; John NJ. Huff, 5th district
For County StTUeyOr.-George G. Curtiss.
The ticket went through without ripple,
except on the Clerkship, for which the opposing
faction put in nomination DR.. Il. Clay White
ford, of Darlington. On the first ballot there
was a tie and things began to grow interesting.
On the next ballot, however, Mr.. Lee was
nominated.
A County Executive Committee was also
elected, as follows:
K. J. Gilbert and J. o. +. Wetherell, 1st dis
trict VIM. B. Baker and Bonteld Gorrell, I'd
district Richard DalIam and Eli Tucker, Sd
district Thos. w Reed aud Samuel Kirkwood.
4th district Fl. Ramsay Bay and E. NJ. Allen,
Jr., 5th district John Z. Carver and II. e.
Osmond, 9Th district.
A ballot was necessary to elect the State Cen
trail Committee, for the county, and the follow
ing were chosen;
so. McCourtney, &. w, Simms, n. n. Mock, |
w. D. West and w. A. Cook,
OUR BUSH RIVER NECK LETTER.
Reported for The .Fgis.
MIcHAELsvILLE, Sept. 15.-Mr. Harry 8.
Hyde has removed from Long Green to his High |
House farm, where he will engage in farming.
Our public schools opened with good at
tendsnce. Our pretty school marms have re-
turned to their duties much refreshed in mind
and body by their summer rest.
Two large sharks were caught, one day last
week by Mr.. Frank Burrs in his fyke nets a.
Old Baltimore on Bush river. One was ten and
the other eight feet in length.
Both corn and tomato Gamers will have
very short season. 1t is thought work will stop
In nearly all the canneries this week.
Crabs are fine and plentiful in Romney Creek.
1t is no uncommon thing for party to catch