The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-01

ness to the canned goods firm of Stras
baugh Steckel and Hewitt Company tor
d copy of their calendar for 1904.
MIR. William E. Albau2h, formerly ot
Frederick, died at his home in Baltimore
ON Sunday. Mrs. NJ. Stanley McComas,
of Bel Air, is one of his daughters.
1t is claimed that the annex of the
State House will be ready for the occu.
pancv of the members when the le@isla-
ture assemblies on the sixth of January.
-Sheriffelect Stevenson A. Whitetord
was in Bel Air on Monday. He will take
charge of his office next Monday, January
4th. SheriffReasin will remove his family
to Havre de Grace this week.
Mr. r. {. Hopkins. vice president and
cashier of the National Bank of Port De-
post, has resigned SO as to give all of his
| time to the Citizens National Bank of
Havre de Grace, of which he is president.
Col Joshua H. Cockey, of Baltimore
county, is being mentioned as speaker of
| the next House of Delegates. A caucus
of the Democratic members will soon
meet to decide this important question.
William H. Lyle, son of George NJ.
Lyle, of Bel Air, worthy young colored
man, died in Denver, Colorado, on We'd
nesdav. His lungs had been affected for
some time and he went west with the
hope OF improving his health.
Mr.. Robert w Norris, a former resi-
dent of this county, died 1T his home
at Asbury Park, New Jersey, on. Wedncs-
dav. He was cighty-two yearsof age.
His funeral will take place, this, Friday
afternoon. The interment will be at
Union Chapel.
The Maryland Journal, whiclis pub
lislled in Towson, has passed its thirty
ninth mile stone The Journal has al
ways been factor in the affairs of Balti-
more county and its genial editor, MIR.
William H. Ruby, is recognized as one OF
the best newspaper men in the state.
The following officers have been
elected by Susquehanna Lodge No. $50 |
A. F. and A. NJ: Worship(ul master, |
John b. kenly, senior warden, Louis J.
Vosbury; junior warden, J. William |
Bauer; secretary, E. c. Kelly; treasurer,
H. Courtney, IT.; tiler, John A. Russell,
Jr. The retiring master was presented !
with handsome past masters jewel
Miss Harriet X. Jones, of Aldino,
daughter of Mrs. Priscilla Jones, was
quietly married to Mr.. William Y.
Spencer, of Lapidum, on Wednesday De-
cember 16, at the NJ. 2. Parsonage by .
the Rev Mr. Nowlin. The bride was |
gowned in a dark blue silk trimmed in
velvet and cchru lace, hat and gloves to
match, and carried white carnations. |
After the ceremony, the bride and groom
returned to tkeir future home in l.apidum
where a reception was held. Many
beautiful presents were received.
On Wednesday, Judge George l.. Van
Bibbcr, rendered his first decision in this
court 1t was a written opinion in the
case of Minnie l.. Wells, etc. against Viii
lam Gcrting, trustee, ct al. This case
was filed for judicial construction OF
the will of Charles Gertirg, who died a
number of years ago. Judge NanBibber
decided that his child, the complainant,
was entitled to the estate when she be-
came twenty-five years of age. The
opinion is very full and is drawn in
careful manner. The Court cites num-
Der of cases in support of the construction
of the will. Chamberlain, Robinson and
Williams appeared the complainant and
Young for the defendants.
The barn of Mr. Frank Townsley,
near Pleasantvillc, was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday. The fire originatedin some
unknown manner and burned so fiercely
that the attention of neighbors was
directed towards saving the nearby build
ings, which caught fire several times.
With assistance, Mr.. Townsley made
desperate efforts to save everything with
in reach, but lost two valuable horses
that were burned to death. A dayton
wagon, farming implements and large
quantity of straw, fodder and hay were
also destroyed. The loss will amount to
about 81, 500 which is partially covered
by insurance. The fire, following so re-
Gently after the destruction of the barn
of Mr. Joseph E. Ashton, and the losses
that have been sustained in the fourth
district by fire during the past six months,
make many of the residents feel that the
cause of these fires is not accident but |
from some maliciously inclined persons.
Arson is a very grave crime, and if this
theory should be true every effort should
be made to ferret out and punish the
perpetrators.