The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-09-19

number of years.
The pastor, Rev. S. w. Coe, will con
duct Communion services at Providence
Nj. P. Church, Sunday, September II, al
1890 A. NJ. and Union Chapel at 8, 80 P
NJ. Preaching at Grace Church. Bel Air
at p. NJ.
On Monday Charles Smith. a negro
boy, was tried in Court before jury,
He was charged with the larceny of SIG
from John Henry Gunther. Verdict
guilty McNabb and Hopkins for State
Cooley and Carver for defense.
Rev. DIR. John X. Paxton, has issued
cards announcing the marriage of his
daughter, Miss Mary Elkins Paxton and
Mr.. Harry L. Hamlin. The ceremony
took place on Saturday, September 9th
at the residence of the brides father,
in New York City The bride and groom
will reside in Chicago.
We are indebted to Mr.. James Warner
Harry, of this county, who is pursuing a
t-graduate course at the Johns Hop
kins. for printed copy of a most ex-
cellent article prepared by him on the
Maryland Constitution of 1851. Mr..
Harry recently read this article before the
Hartford Historical Society.
Miss Emma Rose Tyler, former
member of the Hartford county teachers
corps, was married at Onancock, Fir
ginia, on Tuesday of last week to MIR.
William P. Bell a pharmacist OF Ac-
comac. Miss Tyler was formerly
principal of the Hartford Seminary and
afterwards taught the public school at
Hickory.
The case of Edward NJ. Malcolm,
charged with improper relations with a
female child between the ages of fourteen
and sixteen years, was tried before ajury
on Wednesday, Verdict, guilty. The
prisoner was sentenced to two years
confinement in the House OF Correction.
McNabb and Hopkins for State; Carver
for defense.
On Tuesday George Taylor and
Thomas Robinson were before Judge
Waters on writs ofhabeas corpus. They
had been committed by Justice Pritchard
on August 9th, charged with unlawful
ly riding on a train of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and had been sentenced to
one months Imprisonment in the Mary
land House of Correction. They were
remanded to that institution.
On Thursday, John Kenly, a negro,
charged with the larceny ola watchtrom
Mr.. George F. Price, of Aberdeen, plead
guilty and was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary. Walter Mclean.
charged with the larceny of a horse from
Mr.. William ]. Dickinson, also plead
guilty and was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary. Sheriff Reasin took
both prisoners to that institution the
same day.
The two hundred and SEVENTEEN
meeting of the Presbytery of Baltimore
will be held on Monday and Tuesday,
October 9th and 7th at Churchville Pres
bvterian Church. Rev. Harry S. Ecker,
of Frostburg will preach the opening
sermon on Monday night. The churches
in the Presbytery have 11,117 members;
73 pastors; 2 licentiates and IL can
didates for orders There are 243 elders
and 1874 deacons. The collections
amounted to $142,366.
On Monday, Stevenson A. Williams,
trustee, sold at public sale portion of
the property of Mr.. Walter P. Reckord,
at Reckord. The stone house and seven
acres of land was purchased for $16o by
Mr. John D. Worthington; four acres and
two houses were knocked down to the
same party for 500. The farm of rs
acres was purchased by Mr.. o. NJ. Whit
aker for ST POO The warehouse at Brad
shaw was sold to Mr. Alfred Crossmore
for $40. ]. S. Richardson was the
auctioneer.
Register of Wills Bay has probated
the will of the late Hannah Wright. She
leaves all of her real estate to her grand
daughter, Sallie Wright. Toher nephew,
Benton Hopper, she bequeaths the sum
of 500. Her personal property she
directs shall be converted into money and
the proceeds invested for the benefit of
her said granddaughter. The will is
dated June 5th, 1902, and is witnessed
by Alice M. Smithson, Sarah M. Kunkel
and William NJ Burton. The executor,
Benjamin F. Lowe, gave bond in the
penal sum of 5000.
The Fair Directors have closed with
Professor Charles E. Rice, who was
equestrian director of the Welsh show in
1901, to give his circus exhibition during
the coming fair. 1t includes twelve per-
forming Shetland ponies, ten trained dogs,
two clown mules and large number OF
comedy Rhesus monkeys. The feature
makes a block and half of parade and
travels in special private car. This ag-
gregation will prove one of the biggest
dra wing cards of the fair and the Pro-
lessor will give over an hours perform
ance each day.
On Monday John S. Richardson,
auctioneer, offered at public sale, at the
Court House door in Bel Air for Steven
son A. Williams, executor, the real estate
of the late William Woolsey. The Home
Farm, which is noted all over the State
as being one of the best in this part OF
the country, was started at $15. 900. 1t
went up by easy stages to $19,97o at
which price it was knocked down to Mr.
lanes Lee Mr. William H. Bayless, OF
the Baltimore City bar, aforner resident
of this county, bid $19,95o. The upper
farms were withdrawn at bid of S 500
The store property at Churchville was
withdrawn at bid of ST. 500
The trial of the removed case of Johr
F. Oldfeld against Edwin l. Oldheld, e1
ecutor of the late William Oldtield was
begun in the Circuit Court at Ellicott
City on Tuesday. A large number o
witnesses were summoned and the cast
would probably have taken some time
On Wednesday the case was settled by {
compromise. The executor. Edwin L
Oldfeld, is to pay the caveator, John F
Oldfeld, 81 300 and the estate assumes al
the cost in Howard and Hartford counties