The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-03-24


- Mr.. John Z. Nicholson, Of Wilmington
! Del, an ex journalist, At one time connected Will
the Baitim0Fe Dry was married on Saturday las
TO Miss Mary Elizabeth Bell, Of Owings' Mill
this county. The groom IL nov engaged a. secre
taFy TO . large business concern 10 Wilmington.
Mr.. Jacob y. Gerwlg. Of Pine Orchard
Howard county, celebrated his Goth birthday las
month. lie came from Germany So years az
aud settled at Cat0nsville. lie still attends 90 hi
farm duties and can read the newspapers withou
the aid Of glasses. Many Of his descendants re
! side IN this county.
1t Is not thought likely that the Count,
I Commissioners will supply another one Of llollo
way's squirting machines for the neig hbnrhood o
Canton. The Board doubtless thinks that u al
ready has about rs man Of these things on IL
] back rs II can carry. One more might serve q
the straw TO break the camel's back.
The Belair Times says the abolition of III,
/ tax on bank capital and deposits will benefit III,
Belair bank, at the present rate of business, abou
81 200 year. A holder Of the stock 10 whom
application was made few days ago declined Il
sell, but offered Ito for some additional shares
which. however, he could not secure.
Mrs. DIR. Gustavus warheid, Of Howard
county, a venerable and widely known lady. reach
ell her nine'icth birthday on the 18th inst. She
was married more than seventy two years ago
She has 6fty descendants. OF whom nine. eight
daughters and one son. her own children
great grandchildren.
The Tide Water Pipe Line Company, OK.
tending from the oil regions Of Pennsylvania "a
Canton, have agents In this county buying rights.
| ofway, &e.. from the farmers whose properties
the line will pass. The pipe used for the purpose
Of conveying the oil will be shipped to Hartford
and the eastern portion Of this county, over the
Marylan Central Railroad.
AT = recent meeting of the Directors Of the
Hartford Fire Insurance Company nm order was
passed TO deposit the funds Of the company In the
Hartford National Bank Of Beiair. A committee
vas also appointed TO procure n safe. McssFs.
William Webster. Jeremiah Silver and John s.
DAllam was appointed committee to revise the
bylaws and report 90 q called meeting Of the
Board, to DO held May 3ist.
Mrs. Boone, wife of the late Col. VIM. ".
Boone, who at the time Of his death vas president
Of the Mount Vernon Company. Of this county.
died at her residence. coax Ill.," on tho York
road. near the city limits, on Monday afternoon.
aged 30 years. Mrs. Boone. Who was q daughter
~ the late Capt. VIM. Kennedy, was q most char.
table lady aud was highly esteemed for her many
Christian virtues. She leaves family Of six chill.
dren.
-wm. J. Ross. Esq. n prominent member II
the Frederick. Md. bar and one of the mos, high.
y esteemed residents Of that city. died on Monday
morning last. In Tho 18th year Of his age. lie
vas bro,hor.in-law Of the lamcniei Rev. J. r.
Hoh. ID. d.. who for many years was rector Of
III ".
W. Ross, q well.known Baltimore merchant, who
resides near Sherwood, n. c. Il. r., Is brother
of the deceased.
The Union Manufacturing Company Of this
nty.has now three mill. in operation. Ground
for the last one completed was broken on the 22i
Of February. 1889. The mill was constructed un.
der the supervision Of Mr.. Robert n. Thomp son.
manager for the company. The Union Manufac.
turing Company Is said 10 be the oldest on the
Patapsco. II not IN the g,a,c Of Maryland, CON.
mencing operations as carly as lsOs and never
having changed hands.
DR.. William Mccu.dy. Of Hartford county,
brother Of DR.. A. c. MeCurdy, Of this place. me.
With an accident on Monday evening last. lie
drove fine horse down near the city 10 show him
to gentleman who wished 20 purchase the All.
NAL. and when near his destination the horse took
fright at bale 81 hay. living by the road side and
turning abruptly upset the buggy and threw the
DR.. out. but fortunately he escapei upiniured.-
The buggy was badly broken.
The Baltimore imsrieaa goes for some Of
the residents Of the Belt in the following fashion:
"when the bucbiris begin TO sing our tar payers
In the Belt have their fences white. washed and
the leaves raked OF their lawns. preparatory 10
giving proof of non. residence. They. too, are
birds Of passage. 20 20 spcak-passing from the
region Of high TO low taxcs-from the city frost
lines to the Florida orange groves, wa,crcd by the
Commissioners Of baltimore county
We have received n letter from n reliable
person in the 10th district. positively denying the
statements of tho Journals Black Horse CORES.
pendent with reference to the manner in which
an unfortunate family in that vicinity was treated
by their neighbars. We felt satisfied, and SO
stated In our aiiu,ions 10 the matter last week.
that the Journals correspondent had grossly mis-.
represented the people Of that section by accusing
them Of n wan; Of Christian charity. &C.. in not
seeing after the sick and showing proper respect
for the dead.
Ns.riv a uonsh a,,o , .on .C IN. IT,. N
Patterson, Of this county, disappeared from his
home, since which time nothing has been heard
Of him. and. a. might be supposed, his family l.
in great trouble on account Of his prolonged and
mysterious absence. A number Of advertisemen,s
have been inserted in tho Baltimore SMa, request.
ing young Patterson TO return 20 his home. rome
OF which have elected an answer from thu absent
ahe. The only caass assigned for bis leaving
home was some Sigh, misunderstanding with one
Of his parents.
a waveriy correspondent writes: "sone
days ago Constable Marley, Of the 18th district.
brought 10 the station house in this place. the
body OF an unknown man who had committed
suicide in Mr.. John W. CARROTS woods. The in
ttntion Of the officer was 10 place the body in
room In the station house (which had heretofore
been used as morguel in order TO await idcniih
cation but he found that that room had been trans.
formed into bedroom for tn, use Of the keeper
Of the station. and the keeper refused 10 receive
the body. The officer was then compelled TO take
the body TO Towsontown aud try TO deposit Il at
the Jail. cannot say where he brought up or
what disposition was made of the corpse"
Removal OF an Important Will Case
The will case Of Elizabeth Il. Stirling ct al. W.
Archibald stirling. Sr., executor oi Elizabeth
Anderson. was called in cour: here on TUESDAY.
but q suggestion and affidavit was fled by the de
PENDANT. or caveatees, for the removal Of the case
aud the record was ordered to be sent TO the Cir
cult Court for Howard county. This case involves
about 900. ,Oc0 Of which was left by Eliza
beth Anderson. testatrix. TO her brother, Archi-
bald Stirling, Sr. and si 900 20 his son. the bal.
snce being loft TO other relatives Of the deceased
These latter relatives would have inherited a
larger portion hal no will been made, and they
dlcd eaveat 20 the will in the Orphans Court
here on the ground Of undue influence. incom
potency 10 make will. etc., on the part Of the
testatrix. Issues were then framed and sent up
TO the Circuit Court for trial. Over hty witnesses
we're summoned In the case. some forty two by
the eaveasees and thirteen by the cavcators, and
the latter intended summoning n number more.
Tkeease would probably have consumed about ten
days In Its trial and would have excited much in
tercst. Among the lawyers for the cavcators were
Hon. $. Tackle Wallis, Bernard Carter, ESQ.,.
Maj. John I. Yeilott, lion. J. =. c. Talbot aud
several others. and among those for the eayeatees
were Messrs. I hewitt Steele, A. W. Machsn, Cot
onelt Charles Marshall and D. q. McIntosh, s.
Parker Bosiey and others.
Attend TO Your Orchards. orchard
IL department Of tho farm that too often suffers
for want 81 little careful attention. There l.
probably no better time than the month Of March
TO prune fruit trees. Al that time farmers have
little else TO do, and the work will be more thor
oughly done than u would be u postponed 70 .
more busy season. The warm days Of March
furnish an exesilent time for tree pruning. With