The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-03-25

! EtNl meeting on hATSuilS, .h'ilSh - a.
23O +. NJ, at the home OF Mrs. Amci
Pyle. near Stockton.
-Guvernor Wartiell has signed the
bid authorizing the Philadelphia, BALI
more and Washington Railroad Com
pany 70 build a new bridge at llavre de
Grace.
A parlur meeting of the Willard w
(. T. L. VIII be held at the home OF Mr..
John SnoG grass on Monday evening,
April 4, at 80 o'clock, Public cordially
invited.
-Fiocbs Of wild geese going north indi-
cate the early approach OF spring, but
Judging from the present weather condl-
tions This period of ethereal lnildneSs
seems go ID way off.
1t is more than probable that the
State tax tate will be fixed at about 20
cents Present State finances and the
liberality Of our legislators in aiding
public institutions is responsible for the
raise.
On Monday, Robert Archer, trustee,
Offered at public sale at tic Court House
door the property of the late Noah ).
Stinchcumb Il was withdrawn at q bid
of $2.G75. William L. Cooley WAS tie
auctiunesr.
Senator Robinson has introduced the
following bits; to amend the charter of
Aberdeen; to refund to Robert b. For
wood taxes enormously paid; t. amend
the law relating to Hartford county taxes
and county treasurer.
Mrs. Susanna Cook, of Havrc &c
Grace, celebrated tie one hundred and
first anniversary OF her birth on Thurs
day of last week. About year ago she
suffered fail which produced fracture o!
the hip; otherwise her health is good.
The Towson Union says that the
Hartford Road Electric Railway will be
vigorously pushed AS soon us the weather
will permit, and it is expected that con-
siderable portion of it will be i'll opera
ton before the end of the present. year.
Since the ice has gone out of the Sus-
quehanna flats ducks have again re-
turned and prices are running low. The
season is practically over as he law pro-
hibits killing after April LIST. This should
he amended SO as to make the time at
least month earlier.
The ladies Of Grace Church, Darling
ton, will hold a social at the rectory on
Tuesday evening, April 8, at Z O'Clock.
There will lie fancy ard useful arti-
ClcS for sale. entertainment and refresh
ments; also a surprise for the children.
The public is cordially invited.
On Wednesday Deputy Sheriff NJ. J.
Heron arrested J, Amolsky, of Balti-
more, charged with soliciting orders for
whiskey. The warrant was sworn out
by States Attorney J. Royston Sitter.
The accused was released on $500 bail
for his appearance at court by magistrate
McComas.
MIR. George Roberts is among the
thrifty poultry raisers of the county, and
the fact that he gathered 29O eggs in the
month of February from his little band |
of fifteen black Langshans of the Bar
ton" strain may prove interesting to his
co-workers at Madonna and Jarretts
vile. During the past two weeks lie has !
frequently gotten twelve eggs day from
only fourteen hens.
On Tuesday, as the team of three
horses of Mr.. George 0. Foard, which !
was driven by his son, was crossing Deer
Greek at St. Glars Bridge the structure
slipped from the abutmert and precipi- |
tated into the creek the whole outfit, in
Guiding another son who was on the
ably bruised and scratched, and the
horses were badly hurt The bridge is
comparatively a new one and the fault is
supposed to have been in the abut ment, !
which may have been damaged.
We are indebted 10 Mr.. Thomas A.
Smith, chief of the Bureau Statistics and |
Information, for a copy of The twelfth |
annual report of the department. 1t is a
most excellent handbook giving Il vast
amount of informa ton respecting our |
State that cannot be obtained any where |
else. Mr. Smith has been doing good work
III this bureau, and it seems pity that he !
was not allowed to continue, as his ell
tire familiarity with the place gave him
many advantages over any Few man
that could have been named fer the pos. |
ton.
Tine House of Delegates on Tuesday |
night passed the Hannah Bill after adopt
ing an amendment that exempted the |
tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, which |
only makes the law apply to the main
body of that water. This DESTROYS the !
main features of the bill, as its friends |
were exceedingly anxious to see all Of the !
barren beds come under the laws provi- |
sion. Hopes are yet being entertained |
that the legislators who voted for this
amendment will see the error Of their
way before it is too late, but whatever is
done must not be postponed. as the end
of the session is fast approaching.
Rev William G. Herbert, of Caroline
Street NJ. E. Church, Baltimore, contrib
utes in this weeks issue Of the -Egis his
regular yearly article ON the annual con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, which will convene on Wednes-
dav, March Both. MIR. Herbert is one of
the most prominent members of this con-
ference, and has devoted his whole life
for the advancement of the cause of rclig-
ION. He is a native OF Hartford COUNTY.
having been born at Churchvilc, and has
brought much credit to his former nome
by the prominent part that be has taken
i'll the MANY good causes in which lis
services have been enlisted.
1t is understood that the County
Commissioners of Cecilcountv are urging
the passage of law putting a tax of 81
statute similar to this that WAS passed,
If W. mistake not in 1874, but cur pcO-
pie think so much of it that they hesitate
about putting it in use. In case our
neighborins county should fail to get the
desired legislation we can loan her our
law and see if she can find constablcs who
have the hardih0od to enforce it. we
would advice these officials to get bullet
proof coats, and adopt all modern war