The aegis & intelligencer., 1904-02-26
Local oAffairs.

strovcd by fire a short time ago.
The wilma w. {. r. L. will hold it
next meeting on Thursday, March 80
at2 80 p Nj at the horle OF MGs Lewis
L Iollingsworth, at Joppa.
Senator Robinson has introduced [
bill 10 authorize the Philadelphia, Baltl
more and Washington Railroad Com
panv to build a bridge at Havre dt
Grace.
The teachers and pupils OF Forest
Hill school vill hold an "nysteT Tea on
Friday evening, March 4th. As tie pro-
cecds are to he devoted to "A worthy pur-
pose, large attendance is earnestly re-
ques.ed.
Governor Warield has re-appoirted
Mr. lanes Lee one of the directors OF the
MARYLAND Penitcntiarv. This magnarl-
nous act of the Governor was at the re-
quest of his republican opponent Mr.. 5.
A. Williams.
Judge Morris has appointed Frank
Eh!en receiver for the Queen Anne's Rail
road Company 1t is said that the COM
many will be rcorganized and new capital
introduced to fully develop it's many
natural advantages.
The Bel Air Athletic Club will hold
its fourth contest i'll Odd Fellows Hall
on this, Friday evening. The exercises
will consist of boxing. wrestling and
bag punching. "Joe Tipman" will take
part in the entertainment.
A mortgage for SO $50, 900. has been
executed by the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company for
the issuance of bonds of like amount
This mortgage was left tor record with
County Clerk Forwood on Wednesday.
An effort is being made to have a
national meeting of the canned goods
brokers to be held in Chicago some time
in May. The firm of Finney and Robin
son, Bel Air, has been named as the local
representative of this vicinity.
On Monday. Judge VanBibbcr dis
charged the petit jury until next Monday
when a number of cases will be called for
trial. Either Judge Fowler or Judge
Burke will be Oh the bench, asJudge Van
Bibber will be disqualified on account Of
having been counsel in the same.
The neyt meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club will be held at the resi-
sidence of Mr. John G. Rouse in Bel Air,
on SATURDAY. afternoon, February 21th.
The roll call will be at O'Clock. The
subject is Has Farming made the same
progress as other Business Enterprises"
MIR Harry D. Hanway has purchased
from Mr. W. W. Bradford, seventy acres
of the Homestead property fronting
on the Emmorton road. The price paid
was $50 per acre. This tractincludes all
the land living between the properties
Mr. Harry Cover and Miss Bessie D. Far
nandis.
The Court f Appeals has granted
new trial to Edwin c. Watts, who was
convicted of murder in the first degree in
this Court during the May term of 1903.
He was sentenced TO be hanged, but the
day had not been fixed by the Governor,
owing the pendency of the appeal. The
case will now come back to this Court
for trial TIE last trial cost Baltimore
county $2,113.15.
Mr. l. L. Monks ofForest Hill writes
that lie has twenty hens which have laid
thirty eight dozen eggs from December
first to February / 7th. these were worth
Sill 40 or about 81 cents per hen, I'VE
are very glad to notice the interest taken
by our readers in the production of eggs.
A properly managed poultry yard is one
of the best sources of income that a far
mer can have. Eds)
Among the prominent people from San
Francisco who will visit Pasadena this
winter will be Mrs G. l.. Scott and Miss
Margaret Scott, the latter for some time
has been visiting her relatives in San
Francisco; among them her cousin, MIR.
Irving NJ. Scott's daughter who married
Lieutenant in the Navy, and it was
they who gave the very handsome dinner
at which Miss Margaret Scott was the
guest of honor.
Katherine, the little daughter of MIR.
John P Stein, of Pylesville, sends the
following account of her experience with
chickens. She has thirty-one hens, which
wert hatched in June 1905, and from
which she has gathered ninety y-eight
dozen and three eggs since the first week
i'll December. They arc fed on cob meal
and bran feed i'll the morning with plenty
OF skinned milk and corn at night. She
also has hen nine years old that lays
as many eggs as any Of the pullets and
looks equally as well.
The rain on Sunday started the ice
10 moving almost every where. The resi-
dents of Port Deposit have been terror
ized on account OF the gorge and some
uneasiness has also been felt by the resi-
dents of Havrc de Grace. 1t is reported
that the bridge over Deer Creek where it
<rnpties into the Susquebanna river has
been carried away. The flood also
moved two houses owned by John Moses,
OF Trenton, New Jersey, and occupied by
Thomas Warwick and William Wright
and families. The houses tioated out int o
the middle of the road without material
damage. Their occupants are still
snairta aiming their residence therein. A
third house occupied by Mr.. Philip Nc
Gibbin was carried off of its foundation.
The harm and end of another house were
also destroyed
A wedding of much interest was
solemnized at Annapolis on Tuesday at
the Maryland Hotel The contracting
parties were Mr.. Manderson James, OF
Aberdeen, and Miss Helen E. Malcolm,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. w. Malcolm
of Pcrrymau. While intended to he a
quiet affair, the ceremony was witnessed
ny large number of prominent people
i'll Annapolis. The best man was Mr.
Harry J Rowe, of Aberdeen. The bride
was given away Delegate Daniel II
Carroll. The nuptial ceremonies were
performed 10y Rev. Mr. Bell, the Senate
chaplain Other witnesses were Delegate
and Mrs c. A. Andrew, Senator Luther
II Gadd of Anne Arundel county, DR.
Custer of the Naval Academy, and acting
chief cngrossing clerk ]. Fred. Crew
After the ceremony an inpromtu reccp
ton and dinner followed. The young
couple were the recipients ofmany wishes
E.,