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appointed auditor for the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's
county, which position he held until his removal to Balti-
more.

He is a member of several fraternal organizations,
including Masonry, Knights of Pythias, American Legion
of Honor and Improved Order of Heptasophs. He is now
general counsel for the latter organization, having entire
charge of all its legal business throughout the United
States. He is a member of the board of trustees of the
Grand Lodge K. of P. Por four years he was one of the
owners and editors of the Centreville Observer.

Baltimvre County—JOHN HUBNEII, Democrat.

Mr. Hubner is a resident of Catonsville. He is a large
real estate owner, is president of the Old Line Real Estate
Company, and is also prominently connected with the
Maryland Real Estate Company, which owns the Algburth
property, formerly belonging to the late John B. Owens.
Mr. Hubvier was Speaker of the House of Delegates of
1890. He also served one term as State Senator, and ia
familiar with legislative details. During his service at
Annapolis he filled positions on many important commit-
tees and exerted a decided influence in shaping good legis-
lation.

Calvert County—CHARLES L. MARSH, Republican.

Senator Marsh is forty-five years of age. He is a native
of New York State, but has spent the greater part of his
life in Calvert. Mr. Marsh is the inventor and manufac-
turer of the deep water oyster tongs, that are now in
general use in the waters of Maryland and Virginia.
During the years 1896 and 1897 he was a member of the
county school board. He was elected to the State Senate
in 1897 to fill a vacancy, and re-elected in 1899.

Caroline County—ROBERT M. MESSICK, Republican.

Mr. Messick was born in Delaware in 1842. On the
death of his parents, at the age of twelve years, he moved
to Caroline county, Maryland. He was postmaster at
Williston under Lincoln's first administration. He is at
present engaged in the canning business near Bethlehem.
He was elected to the State Senate in 1897.