The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-02-28
THp BULL CorLErr BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

The BULL CoLLErr BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
The proceedings in the breach of promise
case of Sarah e. Bull vs.. John G. Collett have
been the subject of considerable interest. and
especially in the 9TH district, where the parties
reside. The plaintiff brought suit against the
defendant at the March Term of the Court,
1872, for breach OF promise to marry. When
the case came up for trial at the March Term
of the Court in 1873, the counsel for defendant
had his appearance stricken out, claiming that
his client had not fully paid his fee. A jury
was sworn and empaneled, and counsel for
plaintiff asked the jury to give damages. The
principal witness was the plaintiff herself.
The testimony of the plaintiff and one other
who was competent, made out her case, and
though she did not seem to be much hurt, the
Jury awarded verdict of $3.50 damages, upon
which judgment was duly entered. In June
following, this sum was increased by interest
and costs of the suit to $46850, and the defend
ants property, situated near Wiseburg, sold at
Sheriff's sale to satisfy the same bringing $4S6.-
SO, though said to be worth four or five times
that amount. The defendant, Woodworking
man, failed to see the justice of sacrificing his
property, obtained by the fruits of earnest toll,
to satisfy the vagaries of outraged Affection
He therefore declared that he would not bulge
from the premises, and that it would not be
well for any one to attempt to dispcssess him.
Consequently, Messrs. D. II. Emory and 81. G.
Bowen, purchasers of the property at the Sher-
ifs sale, asked and obtained from the Court
not long since writ directing the Sheriff to put
them in possession of the property. On the
18th inst, Deputy Sheriff Risteau, in company
with several other deputies, proceeded to the
premises in question, and, experimenting some
difficulty in view of the threats made previ-
ously and at the time, not only took possession
of the property, but also, without any warrant
having been issued, of the bodies of the de-
PENDANT and his brother, Benson S. Collect, who
resided with him. One of the deputies was left
in possession of the property, and the others
brought the Collects to Towsontown and lodged
life of the Deputy Sheriff. They have since
been released on their own recognizance.
PARKToN AND MANCHESTER RAILR0AD-The
Annapolis correspondent of the Westminster
ADVOCATE writes as follows in reference to the
above road
"The Parkton and Manchester Railroad runs
through Baltimore county, for the distance of
ten miles The same road runs through Car
roll co., or is intended so to run, when con-
structed, distance of four miles. The Bslti-
more county friends of the measure are asking
an appropriation of $40, 900 from the Almshouse
sale fund for the benefit of said road in Balti-
more county, and the Manchester interest in
Carroll county, is DESTROYS to have the aid of
Carroll CO., to the extent of 900 through
special act authorizing the County Commission
ers of Carroll county to subscribe to the capital
stock of said road, to the above named, the law
to be submitted to vote of the people, at the
next general election, for rejection or approval
If these two sums could be obtained, making
$40 900, the friends of the proposed road think
that, with the private subscriptions, they can
complete the road. The Baltimore county part
of this sum has yet to be acted on, having been
referred to the Baltimore county delegation,
and your correspondent learns tn at an adverse
report will be made upon the subject by that
committee. If so, it will retard the progress of
the work. The people of Manchester district
in Carroll county, are understood to be in favor
of the county granting $50 900 to the road /; but
how the people in other paris of the county
will regard the proposition, aims to be seen.
If the proposition should be submitted to vote
of the people, the ballot would determine the
question in accordance with public sentiment,
whatever that sentiment may be-
NICE PRoPosITIoN FROM Howard COUNTY
We find the following in last weeks issue of the
Ellicott City Times:
''The good people of Baltimore county are ter
ribly exercised again over the proposed snuexa.
lion OF portion of its fair domain TO the city,
measure that cannot fail to rebound to the ad-
vantage OF both parties, and which is certainly
only question of time. The fact is, Baltimore
county is too big and too rich how and is
last becoming too unwieldy for practical purposes
A great change of sentiment is said to have &C.
Cured in the first, second and thirteenth districts
in regard to annexation to Howard, and it is now
said that "Barkis is wilin." If so, now is the
lime for the friends of the measure to move
Farther south, they are welcome to their new
county of Laurel" provided we can arrange
matters suitably in this respect.
" Will somebody take hold and ascertain The |
true state Of affairs in regard to this matter which
mas been often agitated and as often ignored ?"
Now this is cool, to say the least Not content
with Baltimore cty's effort TO cut slice off OF
Baltimore county. Howard county now comes in |
with the startling proposition to annex three Of
our districts to her domain, aud even intmaes |
which we have grave reasons to dcubt-that |
the residents of those districts are willing to sever
heir connection with US. Baltimore county is |
not "too big" or "too rich, aud is not ''be-
coming too unweildly," fact which will here
after be demonstrated 10 our friend of the Times |
MARYLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL UNIoN.-The an
nual meeting of the Maryland Sunday school |
Union was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the |
rooms of the Depository, 73 West Fayette St., |
and was one of unusual interest. The years
work of the Society, according to the reports of
the State Superintendent and missionaries, has |
been one of great success. Among the many
points of interest in the report of Mr.. Smeltz, !
was the fact of the growing spiritually of the
Sunday-schools of the State. Great revivals of
religion were enjoyed all over the State and |
not less than four thousand children have this |
year connected themselves with Evangelical
churches of various denominations, The prin-
cipal work of the Society for the year has been
the nurture and upbuilding of the 173 schools |
organized last year. Besides this, they have
again organized thirty-fve schools.
After the regular business of the Board the
State Society met and elected officers for the
ensuing year. Jas. L. Ridgely of the Sd dis
trict, was elected vice-president for BALTIC. CO.
CHURCH DEDIcATIoN.-The new Methodist |
Church, erected at Hampden village, |
Falls road, of which Rev. VIM. H. Lane is pas
tor, was formally dedicated to the service of Ged
on Sunday last. Rev. s. B. Switzerland, y of Starr
M. P. church, Baltimore, preached in the morn
ing, after which collections were made suffi- |
cient to pay the debtremaining upon the build
ing-$275. In the afternoon Rev. ]. T. Murray,
of Aisquith Street M. P. Church, Baltimore
preached, and the church was dedicated in &C
cordance with the ritual. At night Rev. ]. R.
of Towsontown, preached.
The church is a neat frame building painted
a light color, and has a seating capacity of
about seven hundred persons. The interior is
frescoed and the basement arranged for Sun
day school purposes. The building cost about
$4,000. According to the rules of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church church building can
not be dedicated until it is paid for.
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The YORKTOWN RoAD.-The petition Of the
President and Managers of the Baltimore and
Yorktown Turnpike Road Company presented
on the evening of the 10th inst, to the First
Branch of the City Council, calls attention to
the fact that their company operates passen-
ger railroad from Baltimore to Towsontown
that their track in the city is one and three
past business property, and consequently Sc
cures but little travel within the city limits
that their track on Boundary avenue is three
eighths of mile long, and connects with city
lines at Charles street; that they have paid to