The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-11-17

receipts reaching nearly $500, over 500
of which is clear This money viii sc
towards reducing the debt on the mansc
The present grand jury will be i'll SEES,
sion a little longer than usual, from the
fact that there was no session OF the
grand inquest at the September term ot
court. The number of indictments will
of course, be larger than usual, but this
is no sign that crime is on the increase,
when we consider that there has been no
sitting for criminal matters since the
May term of Court.
The closing chapter of the episode
that has given the name of ex-Mayor
Robert c. Davidson, of Baltimore. much
prominence, was his wedding to Miss
Laura b. Moves, of Port Deposit. The
ceremony took place in New York on
Tuesday. The groom's age was given at
ca and the brides at 80. His former
wife was awarded a divorce just four
DAYS before. The court also gave her
$4,000 alimony.
On Monday ]. X. Sitter and Harry
| S. Carver, trustees, sold at the Court
House door, the Wheeler property,
situated near kalmia, containing 60
acres of land 1t was purchased by Will
liam Singleton for $3.50. At the same
time and place, David J. Wilson, mortga-
gee. offered for public sale, 40 acres OF
land, situated in the 4th district. 1t was
| withdrawn at a bid f$775. Joshua w.
Mccall was the auctioneer for both sales.
The barn of Mr.. Elisha J. Gatchel!,
| near Whiteford, caught fire between eight
and nine O'Clock on Monday night and
was burned Mr.. Gatchell got his horses
out of the stable, but saved nothing else.
| The contents burned included lot Ofhay,
oats, straw, threshing machine, fodder
cutter and other machinery. The in
| surance was with the Farmers Fire In
surance Company, of York. Pennsyl-
vania.
Thanksgiving this year falls on
Thursday, November 80. the last day of
the month. This is the latest that has
occurred for number of years. Univer-
sal custom has made this holiday gem
eral one, and its observance this year
will be as marked as usual. Business
generally will be suspended in Bel Air;
the banks will be closed. as we'll as the
public stores, and appropriate services
will be held in all the churches.
Mr.. George w. Jones, who is in the
employ of Mr.. Charles NJ. Myer, of Pyles-
vile, was stricken with paralysis, while
carrying lighted lantern through the
barn on Wednesday morning of last
week. The lantern, which was still in
the hand of Mr.. Jones. had set fire to the
straw in the stable. but the blaze was
disco vered by Mr.. Myer and extinguished
before any serious damage was done.
Mr. Jones has not yet recovered from the
stroke.
"A meeting was held at the Darling
ton rectory on Saturday night, and an
organization was effected by the young
people of the parish, which is to be called
the Junior Workers. This branch of the
church is to aid in raising funds for the
purpose of building a new parish hall.
The following officers were chosen: Pre-
sident, Webster Price; secretary, Miss
Serena Selfe; treasurer, Miss Edith Selfe.
A short musical programme, followed by
refreshments added to the pleasure of the
meeting.
The annual convention of East Balti-
more District Epworth League Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met
in Grace Church. Aberdeen on Monday
evening, and closed on Wednesday even
ing. The different sessions were given to
church work and special addresses on
the different branches were made by
prominent clergy. A large number OF
delegates participated in the meetings
On Tuesday, the oratorio. Jerusalem
was rendered by the choir of the church
for the entertainment Of the delegates.
The Philadelphia Record says that
the Pennsylvania railroad company will
build 100000 station at Havre de
Grace. 1t will be on the south side of
the tracks and conform to the elevation
of the same. The material will be buff
brick, with Indiana limestone trimmings.
The main building will be about seventy
feet in length. The north and south
bound tracks will be separated by high
wooden fence, and the south bound
passengers will pass through a tunnel
beneath the mbankment, so as to avoid
any possibility of accident
Justice Packard, of the Eastern Police
Station, Baltimore. recently stated that
more intoxicated persons came from Har
ford county, and Reedville, Virginia,
than from any other places in the United
States. The residents of this county will
object to having its fair name thus SIAN
dered by one high IN authority, even if he
is the justice of police court. Should it
be correct, and we challenge his state.
ment, it was exceedingly unnecessary to
make such remark, which seemed to be
entirely outside of the line of his ordinary
vocation of measuring up fines to DRINKS.
-Adauce will be given in the assembly
rooms of the Masonic Temple, Bel Air.
on Wednesday evening, November %.
The committee in charge is composed of
Messrs. Charles w. Michael. Jr., Angus
tus w. Bradford, w. Wylie Hopkins, AL
bert p. Close and A. M. Fulford. Jr. The
chaperones are Mesdames w. Boyd Pell,
J. Thomas c. Hopkins. John D. Worth
| ington, Samuel W. Bradford and J. A.
! Hunter The effort of the committee IN
making the hour of assemblage earlier,
$50, is to be especially commended.
Home, Sweet Home" will close the af-
fair at 80 O'Clock.
Mr.. Preston K. Wallis. principal of
the Annapolis High School, has been
elected superintendent Of the public
schools of Anne Arundel county, in place
of the late F. Eugene Wathem. Mr.. Wal
lis is a graduate of Dickinson College, of
the class of 1900, and a son of Mr. Viii
liam R. Wallis, of Forest Hill. He is a
young man of great promise, and, with
comparatively few years experience. is
regarded as one of the best authorities
on pedagogy His friends extend their
warm congratulations on his preferment,
and TO the we'll wishes the .4>gis takes
pleasure in m aking its tribute.