The Baltimore County union., 1883-11-24
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Facts Worth Knowing. g.-Fire insurance
policies do not include in their indemnify among
other things, the following "Fences aud other
yard fixtures; also store farniiuIe and fixtures
aud plate glass doors and windows. when the
plates are of dimension of three feet or more. II
is important that this fact be mentionci in the
wording Of the policy. " such articles are to be
INCLUDED under the policy. Careless, Ignorant or
unsophisticated brokers ani agents very IRE.
qurnily make mistakes In this respect The foi-
lowing articles also are not included In the secur
ity OF a Gro insurance pOl.cy, unless mentioned.
viz; Jewelry, siiverplatc. watches musical instFu.
mcnts, ornaments. medals, cuTiosities, patterns,
printed music. printed books, engravings, paint
ings, pictuTc Frames fcuiptuTes' casts and mUdcs.
money or ballion, bills OF note. accounts. deeds.
evidence Of debt, or securities. These .fhoulS
al~ays he specified n buiiding falls. no insur,
ance will attach, or cover hs loss, unless IL u
caused by fire. Stolen property IL not 20 be paid
for by the insurance company. Losses from OK.
plosion are not 20 be paid unless hTc ensues, and
then only the IRE loss Is 10 be settled for. Prop
crty standing on leased ground must be - repre-.
scntcd 10 the company and expressed In Ae policy.
Goods on storage must be Represented as such.
Tho assured. Ia case of a Gre, must Invariably do
his best 10 save H. and cafelcsncss in this respect
will yiliaic his claim. In no instance shall he
abandon his premises To ircmcn or thieves. Where
party has a trustworthy anil intelligent repre-.
sentative, agents or brokers, whose business IL IL
to study these points and consult his own and the
assurcds interests. by so doi1g Il h sometimes
safer than 10 risk Il by attending 10 the Insurance
himself"
Low Prices OF Canned Goods. Etc.-CoI.
A. NJ. Hancock. of Hartford county, in c0nversa.
tion with the editor of the InsricaH Grocer re-.
Gently. said Tomatoes at S2i cents Is the result
of packers being squeezed by the can makers. II
n canncrs' note on July was good and could be
discounted with no assets behind II but empty
cans, Il certainly ought TO be better al maturity,
when the cans full and sufficiently 90 TO war.
ran. can. makers in granting extension Of time,
u such was desirable. IL seems, however, tha,
many force the packers 10 throw their goods upon
the market In order TO get money with which ,o
pay can notes.
"It has been my policy 10 keep all of the goods
possible OF the market, and 10 that end have loan
cd large sums 90 enable packers 20 hold Aeir
stock, and left the goods in their own possession.
Furthermore. ] sold large number of cans, and
In every case where have been requested 20 d.
80 have extended packers notes withou, mo-
ment's hesitation. My Judgment Is that unics.
the spring trade makes a bare market and the
prospects Uf prices such as 10 justify packers In
continuing the business there will be one hundred
packers less in liariord couny In the fall Of lssl
than this year.
Fire Alarm Tclegraph.-Th citizens Of
Govanstown and vicinity asking the County
Cunmissioncrs io give them FIRE alarm tclc.
graph The proposition was made 20 the Board
on Wednesday by Mr.. John gallagher. represent
ing large number of property holders Of tha,
section, showing very clearly the necessity of such
service. Mr.. !. Frank Morrison, representing the
southern Electric Company. was present. and
stated that tho line could be extended from
WaVer'y L. Guvanstown for SOS. The distance
is two mes bu, II wouli require an up and a
down wire. making four miles in all, with th,
necessary alarm boxes. There IL no question
about the necessity of the telegraph. for without
Il the Gre engine service il almost worthless. The
commissioncrs arc holding tho matter under con.
sidcration. We incline 10 the opinion that the
Commissioners should grant the request for
Govansiown. and, after that. the claims Of Tow
sontown will have to be considered.
Reisterstown and Vicinity.-Thc third
quarterly conference of the Rcisterslown =, -
NJ. +. church mot at white Rock church. on The
2ist inst Reports from the trustees ani stewards
were received, showing disbursements ~ follows
For repairs on church property, So 80 for sex.
ton, coal. &c., Sll.i2; pastors salary, SSG.53 q
presiding elder. SIS; missionary cause. S25, and
inciden,als. $40. Total. sIS295. Forty-sevcr
persons were received on probation.
Rev. A. Young has organized n mission n,
Sykesvic, which will he under his supervision.
Mr.. frecand. Of MS St Paul street, Baltimore
has presented Rev. A. Young with a nice lot o
books. valued at $50
One day last week children set fire 10 the s,abl,
Of Noah Diggs. colored. living at Piney Grove
and II was destroyed. Three or four hogs wer,
burned. and COW that was tied in the building
saved with difficulty.
Mr. Robert Beckley, of Rcistcrstown, Is erect
ing large icc-housc. X.
Meeting OF the School Board. The schoo
Board hold meeting on Taursday. Bills amou-
Ing To- $i0.?GS.li. Tor books, furniture. fuel. fT
pairs rent. printing postage. DC, were passed and
ordered paid.
Teacher salaries-for white schools. S2j, 800. ~
colorcd schools. Si.s59.sj-for the fall term end
Ing November 18th, were passed and psymcn,
ordered.
a petition from - citizens in anil around Cal
veTton was presented. asking for a new school
house in the vicinity. Funds in hand being Too
scarce TO warrant any action IN the premises in''
move. the pe'ition was LAID over ror rhcPfcsent.
new house was ordered 10 be opened at Glen
coc. TO be designated School No. .. district o
u. David Yos,, Nelson X. Miles and Edward Aus
ten were appointed trustees Of the school, and Mis-
E,sa Woplfurd was appointed teacher
Gen John ;. Berry was appointed one Of III,
trustees Of School !, district !. 10 oil n vacancy.
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County CommissIoners.- .-Mes.rs. John T
u. PaFlett James Rittenhousc and John l.. Crout
the new Board Of County Commissioners, held
meeting at the Office Of Oregon u. Benson, Esq.
in Baltimore. ON Thursday. The object Of ih
meeting was TO consider the appointments the,
will be called upon to make on taking charge o
the Office.
IL has been understood that the Old Town Bank
T.. q. ilpsley. ESQ., president. has been designate'
n the depository for the county funds.
Mr.. Oregon u. Benson, the wcli-known attor
ncy. Il Is said. will most likely be one Of ,h
counsel to the Board. lie is a very popular gen
tleman and his appointment would be very graft
flying to his hos, of friends.
Mr.. Michael +. Connor, Of the sth district, VIII,
has been clerk in the tax Office under Treasure
Parks for the past two years. has been appointe,
10 one Of the subordinate clerk ships in the Com
missioner office. lie Is a good clerk, polite an,
accommodating. and his appointment will Civ
general satisfaction.
A Remedy for Chicken Choiera.-A gen
tleman who has had considerable experiences viii
chicken cholera reports that the best remedy he
has yet found for this maiady Is white oak bark
which no administers by making n strong decoc
tion Of the bark. aud when cool mixing q dough
Of cornmeal and the tea and feeding the fowls al
they will eat for two days. lie does not elaiu
tha, /: il certain in all eases, but so far a.
he has tested IL. Il proved 90 be n speedy and ef
fcctivc remedy. The cleanliness of their quarter
mus; of course be looked to.
Sale OF n Valuable Green Spring VALLEY
Farm.-Thc valuable and beautiful farm beions ?
ing to the family Of the late Upton Singiuf, stu
ntci In Green Spring Valley. adjoining the farm
of Col. A. u. Brown. Rogers and others has beer
sold for 81 500. The property is conveniently
situated TO stations on the Green Spring Brnnel
Of tho Northern Central Railroad, close 10 Green