The aegis & intelligencer., 1894-04-20

expected disaster. 1t is reported that Messrs
Ivens & Cass, of Aberdeen, Hartford county
having completed arrangements to operate g
canning factory at Worton and have contract
ed for one hundred and seventy-fve acres OF
| tomatoes at $3.50 per ton. The farmers con-
slider themselves fortunate in having secured
this firm to locate there. They having leased
land for five years and contracted to operate the
factory for three years or longer at their OPP
tion buildings to be ample and the latest I'm
proved canning machinery to be used. II
will undoubtedly be- the largest plant in the
county.
ARRESTED FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sat
urday evening, Sheriff Hughes arrested Al
| fred 5. Day, editor of the Aberdeen Enterprise,
upon warrant sworn out by Mr.. Charles w.
Baker, of the firm of Baker & Morgan, charg-
| ing him with embezzlemeDt of large sums of
money from the firm, of which Mr.. Day was
the confidential book-keeper
The accused was brought to Bel Air and
| i'll default of $500 bail was committed to Jail
by Justice Proctor Mr.. Rogers, an expert
accountant, found the amout of deficiency and
upon his report the bail was on Monday raised
to $1,000. On Tuesday the accused, by w.
L. Cooley and c. L. Bathon, his attorneys,
| sued out writ of habeas corpus before Judge
Waters, stating that the bail was excessive.
The Judge reduced it to 50, 900, which will be
probably furnished by his friends. The total
amount alleged to have been taken is 81. 100
Mr.. Day is about IS years of age, of good
address, pleasing manners and excellent
business qualifications. He has a wife and
five children the eldest being son about 10
years of age. He entered the employ of Bak-
er & Morgan in the fall Of 1891. The first
shortage the books show was in May, 1892
The Enterprise, of which Mr.. Day took charge
several years ago, will be continued by Mr..
George w. Brock, the present assistant editor.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs.-The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion on Monday and Tuesday.
Ordered, That no private bonds for the col
lection of taxes will be deemed sufficient, un-
less the bondsmeh;own real estate in Hartford
county, the assessed value of which, over and
above the amount of liens thereon, is greater
than the penalty in the bonds for both State
and County taxes.
Cash paid.-Mt. Hope Retreat, $3.50; j. w.
Bond & Co., stationery furnished Register:of
Wills, $780, Young & Selden for books for
Commissioners Office, S21.75, National Ex-
change Bank of Baltimore, taxes paid in er-
ror, S32. 33.
Certificates issued.-Robert d. Orr, Magis-
trate account, S7.35; r. NJ. Taylor, Magistrate
account, 50. 80; DIR. E. Hall Richardson, Vaccine
account, $500; Jacob H. Brookhart, Consta-
ble's account $2755.
Road checks issued.-W. A. Wiley, $225; j.
Thomas Norris, $500; F. P. Malcolm, s7.25;
Robert A. Mitchell, $7.75.
Bids were received for the collection of
State and County taxes as follows:
First District.-C. K. Sewell, Ats; Thomas
Hitchcock, $50; Robert E. Leight, $50;
Joseph 6. Waterman, 395; John T. Gibson,
$40.
Second and Sixth Districts-Robert A
Mitchell, 2.60; James F. Kenly, 2.95, w. ID.
Lee, 3.25; r. c. Cronin, 2.49; c. II. DeSwan,
$24
Third District.-William Munnikhuysen, 8. .45;
Charles f. Jeffery, 2.45; Charles Coale, 800;
Nathan Oldield, 2.49; Thomas Hitchcock,
3.01; James Landers, 2.49; w. F. Hays, 274;
David T. Benson, $50; John 7. Gibson, 3.44.
Fourth District.-IIenry G. Wheeler, 200;
w. H. Allen, 800; w. S. Clark. 2.47; James
E. Ely, 3.47; Thomas Hitchcock, 197; An
drew Kinehart, 200; Benjamin F. Lowe, 2.6S
Fifth District.-J. E. Cook, 319; w. H.
Allen, 800; L. Il. Martin, 2.75