The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30

ABERDEEN, August 2S.-Mr. John Car
sins began packing canned goods today.
He is first except Mr.. c. c. Cole, of
Michaelsville, who put up a few hundred
cases of tomatoes two weeks ago. Mr..
George w. Evans, one of our tomato
Gamers, is now packing peaches at
Crumpton. Mr.. Harry L. Arthur will
open his canning factory at Sudlersville
ON Thursday. All of the corn packers are
now making full time Mr.. Morgan
Mitchell put up 3O,612 cans on Tuesday.
Ex-Congressman William B. Baker,
who has tor the past ten days been quite
sick in Odessa, Delaware, where he is
running his canning house, is now conva-
escent, and Mrs. Baker, who has been
with him, will return home today.
An attempt was made on Saturday
night to rob the grocery store of w. S.
Armstrong, of this town, but the burglars
were frightened off without any booty.
A shutter of Mrs. Elizabeth Unkle's house
was broken open, when again the thieves
were put to flight by Mrs. Unkle ringing
a bell out of her bed room window.
c. Henry Taylor, colored, who was
arrested here by Chiefof Detective Kooch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on
Thursday of last week for raising check
from 81 IS to SLIPS, given by the rail
road officials to George H. Thompson,
colored, was committed to Bel Air Jail to
await the action of the grand jury. 1t is
alleged that Taylor had the forged check
cashed by the firm of Henry NJ. Walke'
and Company, of Baltimore, where h,
purchased some liquor. Thompson haG
sold the paper to Taylor for 81.
Mrs. Rlma A. Corson has issued cards
for the marriage of her daughter, Mis-
Emma Rubena, of Boothby Hill, to Mr.
J. Harry Gibson, of Aberdeen, to tax,
place on Wednesday. September 4th, a
7.30 o'clock IN Grove Presbyterian
Church.
The lawn fete given at the residence o
Mrs. c. H. Johnson by herclass of young
| ladies of Grove Sunday School, las
| Friday evening, was a success.
Rev. A. G. Richards, Of Spesutia P. E
Church, will resume the usual Sunda,
afternoonservices in the Aberdeen Lyceun
on Sunday, September 1st, at P. NJ.
Misses May and Jennett Michael, @
Baltimore, have returned home after
visit to Mrs. John NJ. Michael, of Oaking
| ton.
Mrs. Martha Michael, of near town
and her granddaughter, Miss Elizabetl
Michael, of Darlington, returned on Sat
urday from soiourn at Ocean and At
lantic Cities.
Mrs E. A. Blackwell, of North East, i
with her daughter, Mrs. c. H. johnson
OF this town.
Miss Edith Birch, of Baltimore, return
ed home on Tuesday after visit to Mrs
c. H. Johnson.
Mrs. William McGaw, Jr., of Phila
delphia. has returned home after visi
to Miss Bessie McGaw, near town.
Miss Libbie Balthis and Mrs. Leonar
T. Balthis, Ir., of Baltimore, were guest
of Miss Ethel Kennedy during this weei
Miss Alice Hanway, of Philadelphia
returned home on Tuesday after visi
to Mrs. T. L. Hanway, of this town.
Miss Florence " Morgan, of Baltimore
is with Mrs. Morgan Mitchell, of Shor
Lane.
Mrs. Blake and daughter, of Norfolk
Virginia, are visiting Miss Ruhena Coz
son, of Boothby Hill.
Miss Hannah E. Hughes win leave o
Thursday for a visit to friends at 81
Michaels.
MYs Jennie McGaw, of Baltimore,
the guest ofMrs. James Malcolm, of Perry
man..