The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-02-23
Teachers, Association Meeting


Teachers Association Meeting .-The
Baltimore county Teachers Association met on
Friday and Saturday of last week, at the hall of
the Young Mems Christian Association, Baltimore.
There was full attendance of teachers. Friday s
exercises consisted of vocal solo by Miss Oliver,
of Baltimore, with piano accompaniment by Miss
Annie Cullington; reading by Miss II. Dora Mar
shall; an instrumental duet by Misses Cullington
and Bankhead, and lecture on "Text Books by
Prof. Wilbur f. Smith, of Baltimore. Mr.. Z. c..
Bruff gave special instructions to the teachers on
the correct method Of making out the quarterly
reports. He also counseled the strictest economy
the part of all the teachers in every item of
penditure. He stated that the School Commits.
sioners had to borrow $4,000 to assist in paying
the teachers salaries for the term just closed.
On Saturday morning Mr.. Edgar A. Arnold read
an essay on the Common Schools" The ques-
ton, "Would the adoption of one session daily be
beneficial to the schools of the county ?" was dis
cussed by Messrs. Allen, MARYLAND, Smith, Pat
terson, Griffith, Blair and Prechtel. vote of the
Association, taken on the merits of the question,
resulted in an equally divided opinion.
committee was appointed to draft new con-
stituton, if they could not procure q copy of the
old, and submit their report at the next meeting
of the Association, to be held in April.
Two of the new School Commissioners-Messrs.
Clark and Thorpe-were present at the meeting
the teachers. Col. Jenifer, the ex-president of
the Board, was present also, and received the
dial greetings of the teachers. He has always
been held in the very highest esteem by them.
CoLoRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The quarterly meeting of the Baltimore county
Colored Teachers Association was held in the
Howard Normal School Building, Baltimore, on
Friday and Saturday of last week. About thirty
teachers present, and the exercises were very
interesting.
The programme for Friday was as follows The
Association was called to order by the president,
VIM II. Butler, and prayer offered by Rev. Richard
Riggs. Duet by Miss AdeIla Anderson and Grant
Biddle. Discussion, GLOW may we excite greater
interest in our pupils ?" participated in by Messrs
Louis Harris and Cornelius Smith, and Misses
Roberta Sheridan, Annie johnson and others.
The exercises in the afternoon consisted of read
ing-b by Miss Mamie B. Groome, which was well
rendered; flute solo by Charles T. Wilson. The
question, ais the failure of teacher on the day
of examination evidence of his inability to
teach % was discussed by members of the Associ-
alton.
On Saturday morning the Association was called
to order by President Butler, prayer by Rev. Mr..
Riggs, and singing by the choir. Essay by Miss
Lula Carter. Discussion, SIS corporal punish
ment the best method of correction of pupils in
our schools ?' participated in by Rev. Mr.. Riggs,
Williams, Butler, Mrs. Nedab, Camper, Riddle,
Garrison, Trusty. The discussion of this question
closed the exercises. The proceedings were very
interesting and instructive throughout, and the
members of the Association manifested deep in
terest in all that was going on.
Son VS.. Father-The Williams Case
In the City Circuit Court on Monday last the bill
of complaint and answer read in the suit of
Ernaut H. Williams against mis- father, Hon.
George Hawkins Williams, ex-State Senator from
Baltmor county, to have set aside deed of trust
made by the complainant May 3lst, 1882, convey
ing to the defendant all his property, including
his shares under the wills of the late John S. Git
tings, grandfather of the complainant, George
May Williams, his brother, and Mrs. George H.
Williams, his mother. The value of the property
so conveyed and now asked to be restored is esti-
mated at between $500, 900 and 100000.
The bill of complaint sets forth that the COM
plainant, Ernauit Ii. Williams, has always been
susceptible to the influence of those in whom he
confdes, and especially of his father, George
Hawkins Williams, who is declared to be alawyer
of great ability that being DESTROYS of obtaining
control and possession of the estase of Ernault H.
Williams, to deprive him of his legal rights there
to, to make him dependent upon the will of the
defendant as far as possible, to secure for himself
the benefit of the management ofthe compliments
estate, and to secure objects personally desired,
George Hawkins Williams did, on May 31st, 1882,
obtain from Ernault ii. Williams certain deed
by which he conveyed and made over to George
Hawkins Williams all his estate and property of
every Sort to have and to hold the same to his
heirs forever to receive and collectrents, &C., dur
ing the natural life of Ernaut H. Williams, and
to pay him $4,000 per annum, and no more, and
to reinvest the surples the defendant may think
advantageous, and to convey the estate to the
right heirs of the complainant at his death. Be-
sides the conveyance of all his property, Ernault
H. Williams, by the same deed, was induced to
constitute the defendant his irrevocable attorney
to do for him under his name everything in regard
to his property that he himself could have done.
The complainant further alleges that the deed was
procured by the unlawful abuse the part of
George Hawkins Williams of the influence which
he possessed and exercised as father of the COM
plainant and confidential legal adviser. The de-
PENDANT, it is further alleged represented that the
complainant had full power and authority under
his grandfathers will to the control of that part
of his estate devised to Eleanor A. Cuttings, moth
of the complainant; that George Hawkins
Williams awaited himself of certain circumstances
TO make Representations that Ernault III Yliiiazas
absent himself from the country and place his af-
fairs in the hands of the defendant; and that the
defendant avaied himself of an occasion when
the complainant was under great distress of mind
brought on by threats of the defendant and indul-
gence in intoxicating drink.
The answer denies the allegations in the COM
plant, and alleges that the making of the deed of
trust was voluntary act. The case will be re-
sumed on Monday next.