The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-05-10

ford county, and for the past four years
has been taking the regular course at the
Woman's College. where she viii! gradu
ate on June 3.
"A wretched sneak thief entered the
hen house of Mrs. J. F. Mahoney. near
Fulford on Sunday night last and stole
about 25 handsome Plymouth Rock
hens, and not satisfied with this draught,
went to a coop near by, where he secured
another hen with 20 Plymouth Rock
chicks. A number of these hens had tin
bands on their legs marked 06, which may
assist in identifying the poultry. This Is
the second depreciation of this sort
recently committed at Mrs. Mahoney's,
and there is a warm reception promised
the thief if repeated. Elsewhere she is
Offering liberal reward for the arrest of
the guilty party.
An engagement of much interest to a
large number of people in this county is
that of Miss Elizabeth Roberts, of Roa-
noke, Virginia, to Mr.. Thomas Locke
| Sothoron, son of Rev. L. J. Sothoron,
rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church, Rock Spring The wedding will
take place on June l Q at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Roberts. Miss Roberts is an attractive
and cultured lady and has large and
important family connection. MIR. Sotho-
ron holds responsible position with the
Maryland Steel Company at Sparrows
Point and is popularity known in this
county, where he resided several years.
Owing olack of space for the display
for regular models, the various manual
training schools of the State were asked
to make pieces of furniture for use in the
Maryland building at the Jamestown
Exposition. Hartford sends six Dutch
clocks. Colonial pattern, in flemish oak,
constructed at the Havre de Grace High
School under the direction of Ralph w.
Strawbridge. These clocks are exceed
ped to their destination on Wednesday,
May l. The work was done by Lyell
Leitbiser, Morton Newmycr, Wilbert
Hamilton, Harry Wilson, Gerald Boyd,
Lawrence Green, Nelson Carver, Charles
Wilson and William Foster, all of the
seventh grade boys.
The annual election for town COM
missioners of Bel Air to serve for the
ensuing year was conducted in the Court
House on Monday afternoon, the judges
being Messrs. ]. p. Wilson, Richard
Barnes and J. w. Anderson. There were
three tickets in the field and the contest
was spirited, rather on account of the
various policies which were at issue than
on account of individual candidates.
The result was the triumphant election
of the old board, consisting of Messrs.
w. 7. Billingslea. Henry B. Bruins, Will
mer l.. Barnes and Benjamin Smith, with
Mr.. Joseph 7. Deckman in place of Mr.
T. Frank MacLean. We understand
that the new board will continueits con-
sentative policy of the past.
Mr.. Ralph w. Strawbridge, manual
training instructor in the Havre de Grace
and Aberdeen schools, attended the regu-
lar annual meeting of manual teachers of
the state, which was held at Hagerstown
on Friday and Saturday of last week.
The two days were spent in interchange
of views along their particular line of
teaching and the meeting was a success.
Mr.. Strawbridge was elected vice-presi-
dent of the association for the ensuing
year. Messrs. Shamberger, Forsythe
and Edgar were appointed as commit
tee to look after the publishing of
manual setting forth the work of the
Manual Training Schools of Maryland
After the sessions the manual training
teachers were rendered a delightful din
ner at Hotel Hamilton by Mr.. John
Fockler, superintendent of Washington
county schools.
The children constituting the Mission
Band of the Bel Air Presby Church
raised thirty-two dollars to send for the
relief of starving Chinese, in addition to
ten dollars forwarded by them last
March for the same purpose Mrs E. P.
H. Harrison, who has personal friends
in China, on Tuesday evening received
at her home on Broadway many friends
who called to discuss the subject and
extend their aid, the result being
handsome sum, which was promptly
sent to the field. The center of distress
is in the densely populated Chekiaug
and Kiangso river valleys which
were flooded last year, destroying the
rice crop. If it be correct that dol
lar will save Chinese life until the next
harvest, more than four scores of celes-
tials may feel that they are guaranteed
from starvation.
The town election at Havre de Grace
passed off quietly on Monday, and after
full vote Mr.. Charles T. Wilson was
elected mayor, defeating Mr.. Isaac Hecht
by majority of CT votes. Messrs. A.
Lincoln Lyon, William A. Coale and
council over Messrs. George F. Baldwin,
Oliver R. Currier and w. Coale Culley.
proposed bond issue of $4,000 for the
erection of a hose-h was defeated by
sixteen votes, but the ordinance prohib-
iting the keeping of hogs in the city and
the running at large Of COWS on the
streets were fortunately carried by
small majorities. Havre de Grace is too
handsome a town to furnish free pasture
on its streets for wandering stock. The
mayoralty election will probably be con-
tested on the ground that Mr. Wilson is
ineligible to hold the office.
The Executive Committee of the Har-
ford County Sunday School Association
held very interesting meeting last Fri
day afternoon in Bel Air, when arrange
ments were made for the coming County
Sunday School Convention, which is to
meet in Deer Creek Methodist Protestant
! Church, Chestnut Hill, of which the Rev.
Mr.. Bryan is pastor. The date selected
is Thursday, May 23d. Three sessions
will be held, at 8. 80 A. M Las and 7 80
p. NJ, A very interesting and helpful con-
vention will be held. The singing by
large choir of children from Mt Tabor
and Deer Creek NJ p churches will be an
interesting feature of the convention.
The new State Superintendent from Bal
timore, Rev. Charles Roads, D. D., will
be present and lend any help needed. and
other speakers from Baltimore and the