The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-11-14

| Ol MISS EtuCl L. NluSlCN, tl Il'N"
county, and Mr.. TcviS Baker, son of Nh
{. W. Baker. OF Aberdeen. Mr.. Baker i
one nf he victims of the robbery on Sat
urday night.
The new Odd Fellows Lodge room
room at Aberdeen will he dedicated OF
| Tuesday, November 18th. Over two
hundred Odd Fellows from IIarfard ant
Cecil together with the Grand officers o
the State, arc expected to represent, ant
the occasion will he a gala one.
A few minutes before closing oul
forms, we received republication Il com
muncation from the Law Enforcement
League. We do not believe that its late
ness was the fault OF the League officers
so this explanation will account for its
non.appcarance in our columns.
Mr.. W. Scott Silver, of near Havre
de Grace, and Miss Florence Small, daugh-
ter of Captain J. d. Small, of baltimore,
were married ON Thursday of last wccl;
at the home of the bride, by the Rev.
John Timothy Stone. The house was
decorated with palms and chrysanthenl-
ums. Miss Mary T. Small was maid OF
honor and Mr. Philip l.. Small was best
man.
Master Arthur Chambcrlainc, the
elcven-ycar-old son of Mr.. Joseph w.
Chamberlaine who is well-known in this
vicinity, killed his first duck on Tuesday
of last week. He made fine shot, thus
showing as the Havre dc Grace Republi-
can puts it, chip off the old block" as
his grandfather, the late George Cham
berlaine, was one of the noted duck
shooters at the head of the Bay.
"A decision of interest to sportsmen
was recently rendered at Bowie, Prince
Georges county. DR.. Carrico was ar
rested by the sheriff of that county,
charged with bringing game into the
county when it was illegal to KILT there.
The charge was dismissed by the Justice
who said that the law was q special act
for Prince Georges county and could not
apply to game which was legally killed
in any other county. He cited 4 number
of decisions of courts of record which
sustained his position.
Tho officers of the Maryland and
Railroad made tour of
inspection on Thursday OF last week,
and, as a result of their trip, number of
extensive improvements along the line
will be made The inspection party in
Guided President, ]. Wilson Brown, vice
president, w. B. Brooks, IT., Mr.. George
Young, director, General Manager, John
S. Norris, Chief Engineer, T. NJ. Ward,
General Freight Agent, J. s. Bull, General
Agent, {. y. Fifer and Train
master S. r. Shinn.
The Parish Aid Society, of Spcsutia
Church, will hold 4 bazaar and supper in
Emmord's Hall, at Ptrryman, on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday evenings,
November 10th, Goth and21 Chicken
and turkey suppers will he furnished on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings and
roast pig on Friday night. Oysters every
night. Other refreshments and fancy
articles will be on sale. One Of the at
tractive features will be 4 country store.
The proceeds are to go towards repairing
the walls of the church. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Joseph II. Ching, the young lawyer
of ST. Mary's county. who WAS recently
convicted i'll the United States Court of
aiding and abetting in the recent census
frauds will either be compelled to serve
his term of two years i'll the penitentiary
and pay the fine of 81 ,oOo or else carry
the case to the Supreme Court of the
United States, as the District Court of
Appeals has sustained the rulings of
Judge Morris. 1t will be remembered
that this case excited considerable conf
mcnt at the time, and it has been freely
charged that Ching is not the only per-
son of high standing who WAS implicated
in the frauds.
The case Of Charles y. Hook and Son,
against the County Commissioners of
Hartford county, which has been OH trial
since Friday, October 9th, came to 4
on Wednesday afternoon.
1t was removed from this Court by the
plaintiffs to the Circuit Court for Balti-
more county The number of witnesses
examined on each side made the trial
very tedious one and the attending costs
are quite heavy. The plaintiffs are repre-
scented by Messrs. Thomas II. Robinson,
George l.. NanBihbcr and Frank |. Dun
can. Mcssrs. George V Maynadicr, VIII
liam II. Harlan and John |. Ycllott were
counsel for the Commissioners. The
plaintiffs were given $1,3dS.25. The
amount claimed WAS $4,602.
The Maryland Telephone and Tclc-
graph Company has completed its cX-
tension to York, which will shortly be
open for service. Mr.. George X. Webb,
president of the company has resigned as
a director in the United Railways and
Electric Company. which causes 4 revival
of the rumor that the Maryland Tclc-
phone and Telegraph Company is pre-
pairing to engage i'll electric light and
power in the city and suburbs. 1t is
,,rr,J !, /, ,lns and c1;iI,J
employees now in service, the company
could easily establish a lighting and
power plant. On the other hand, how.
ever, il should be remembered that Mr..
Webb is Interested in tine Susquchanna
Power dead bv which power from the
Susquchauna is to bt supplied to tie
Electric Light and Power Company ard
the United and Electric Railway Com
panics.
Mr. Martin Gilbert, the Well-ka0wn
blacksmith of the second district, tells Il
good story about his encounter with the
Aberdeen robbers on Saturday night,
which heretofore, has not appeared III
print He was coming out of IIavrc de
Grace about one o'clock, and when near
the "Old Bay Farm lane one of tile
wheels of his buggy collided with those
OF another going the same direction and
the two became locked together. One OF
the occupants of the other buggy reached
over and lifted up the hub, thus releasing
it. As he did so he started 20 say some
thing, but just at that moment two OF
three other teams passed by. One OF Tx
occupants of these recognizing Mr.. Gil
| bert called him by name and asked hin