The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-18
weverly 9th pistrict-Fine New school

House-It has been some time since l have at
tempted to give you any account of what is going
on in this part of the Belt or, indeed, to give you
a line upon any subject whatever. This has not
been because have had nothing to say that might
have been of interest, but because have not had
the time to say it. The opening of the new pubic
school building, upon the corner of Oak and sum
walt Streets Friday, 10th inst, however, walked
me up to an effort to give you an account OF it.
The erection of so handsome a school building
in this section calls for and receives, the interest
that is necessary to make it success. The popu-
lation is rapidly increasing and the wants OF the
neighborhood has demanded for some years past
the attention of the county to the necessities OF
educational advantages, and now that they have
been afforded I doubt not that vastly increased
interest in education will be the result. The
building is commodious and complete in every de
partment. 1t is built of Texas stone, in the
most substantial manner, and the whole Of the
stone was donated by ]. P. Clark, Esq. The
amount appropriated for the total expense of lot
and building was $4,000, and am Informed that
the cost was kept within that sum. If this be 50,
the money has doubtless been carefully and judi
ciously expended.
The rooms, of which there are six for study and
Rotations, as we'll as one large assembly room,
are all handsomely fitted up with every appliance
of patent desks and benches, black boards &c, and
each room is furnished with a stove of sufficient
capacity to heat the whole building. The teachers
who have been chosen for the school by Examiner
Bruff. am told, have been selected for their pro-
ficiency and ability to impart instruction in all
various grades of study that will fit students for
entrance into the higher schools of the State and
city.
The formal opening was signalized by Mr.. Bruf
in a successful effort to have present the gradua-
ting class from the State Normal School, with
Prof Newell at their head and he seemed to en-
ioy, as did the entire audience, the trained and
cultured voices of the class, and who. in short
address, set forth the great value of the school that
was being inaugurated in our midst, as did also
John T. Morris, ESQ.,, president fthe School Board
of Baltimore city; Rev. Mr.. Purvis, of Boundary
avenue Presbyterian church, and Prof. Morrison,
of the State Blind Asylum. l would like to give
YOU q synopsis of the remarks of all of them, as
we'll as the practical talk of the Examiner, but
do not care to ask space for them, and will only
add that the trustees of this school are Messrs.
Roche, Morrison and O'Brian, gentlet4en who will
efficiently attend to the duties imposed upon them.
DENMEAD.
Mt. Washington, Sd District.-The resi-
dents of that portion of Mt. Washington, known
as "Dixon's Hill" were aroused at quarter before
o'clock on Monday morning, by cries OF fire pre-
ceding from the dwelling occupied by Mr.. M. y.
Selden. Mr.. S. was awakened from sleep by
smoke in his bed chamber, and Selling his infant
"a,
part of the building in flames, and placing the
baby on the lawn, he returned to bring his wife
down, which he succeeded in doing, although one
side of his face was badly scorched by the flames,
which we're leapng up the stairway. The escap-
ing family ran to the house of Mr. Gepharta few
rods off, and sought shelter. They lost all their
clothing except what they had on their persons.
The neighbors, who arrived first at the fire, at
tempted to save some of the furniture, but only
succeeded in removing few pieces from the hall.
The building was owned by G. M. Gill; of Bal
timore, and was only erected about a year ago.
Mr. Selden, the tenant, is a well known insurance
broker, and has resided here about two years.
Both the building and contents were fully insured.
Some further improvements have been made IN
this village since last wrote. The old hall on
North avenue, which in its time has been used as
church, ball room, school house, work shop and
store, has recently been sold to Mr.. J. e. Ayres,
merchant of this place, who is converting it into
dwellings. He has also built two other dwellings
adjoining on the east side. These improvements
have given life to portion of the town which has
long lain dormant.
Mr.. O. Mattfeldt has moved into his new bakery
and confectionery store, and is now fairly under
way. His building is handsome one, and when
lighted up at night, is the most conspicuous object
in the town. Mr.. NJ has the reputation of being
a skillful and efficient business man and it is
hoped will meet with that success his merit enti-
ties him to.
The thermometer at go and the ground frozen
at sunrise are not pleasant facts to contemplate
on the 14th of April
The CHEERING crop" of this year is unusually
good and the sound of the fish "arab" is heard al
most daily in the land. A week ago was up on
the Big Gunpowder, below the Philadelphia turn
pike. and found the banks of that stream lined
with men and boys of all ages and colors, who
were catching herring with dip-nets. Some Of
them had taken from 900 to 1000 in day. A
gentleman residing on Bush river told me that
the number of these fish at the head of the river
reminded him of the good old times when they
were used as fertilizer in the corn hills. 5.
Elopement Excitement at Woodbury..
Edward f. Kelly, a Woodberry carpenter with
a wife and FIVE children, suddenly disappeared
from his home on Thursday evening Of last week,
since which time his family have heard nothing
from him. About the same time of Key's disap-
pearance young woman named Molle Sullivan,
who had been employed in small store kept by
Miss Day, in Woodbury., also mysteriously dis.
appeared. 1t was known that Kelly and the girl
had been on friendly terms for some time, but
their acquaintance did not suspicion that any
thing was wrong, and it was not until the dis
covery was made that Miss Sullivan had previ-
ouslly removed all her clothing was there thought
to be any foundation for the belief that she had
and the conclusion was at once jumped at that
they had departed together, but how and in what
direction was then, as now, enveloped in mystery.
Miss Sullivan's family live Frederick, and
she had only been in Woodberry few weeks
although she had previously visited there. She
is said to be quite attractive girl, about twenty
years of age, and always before bore an excellent
character. She has brother in Washington, to
whom she wrote few days before that she was
going to be married. The brother came to Wood
berry on Friday and learned from Miss Day that
she knew nothing of the girls intended marriage
and that her disappearance was unaccountable
except in connection with Kelly's sudden depar-
ture. The brother believed that the pair had
eloped and said that he should spare neither
trouble nor expense to find them.
Kelly is about As years of age and is member
of the Catholic church. He served in the Con-
federate army and since the war has lived at
Woodberry. He is man above the average in
teigence and has been somewhat mixed up in
Democratic politics. 1t is said that he proposed
being candidate for the Legislature next fall
His wfeis left entirely alone with five children, the
oldest of whom is girl of sixteen. She says her
husband has always been kind and that she never
had any reason to complain of his treatment of
her. Kelly is a son of Mr.. John Kelly, Balti-
more contractor and builder.
Up to the time of going to press FRIDAY after
noon) nothing has been heard of either Kelly or
the girl, and the general belief in Woodberry is
that they went off together.
Eklo, 9th District.-Mr. VIM N. Mays is
going to open a store at his residence, near the
Pennsylvania line.
The sad news has reached here from Kansas,
of the death of Mrs. Emma Snyder, daughter OF
Mr.. VIM. M. Hill, formerly of this district.
Misses Watkins and Zimmerman, of Towson-
town, spent part of the Easter holidays at Mr..
Harry Zimmerman's.
Mr.. Clark Hoshall has secured employment near
Forrest, Hardin county. Ohio. He writes that
travelling in that section is suffering a mud en-
barge.
Charles Hahlke, living near Hanover, Pa, who
is accused of maltreating his daughter, thereby
causing her death, used to haul rags to Rockdale
paper mill He is afflicted with asthma, and
seemed to be man of quiet disposition.
The new schedule of the N. G. R. R. does not
suit persons living at distance from the railroad
who have to attend court. The arrival in Balti-
more of trains from Parkton, and locals north Of
that place, if published, would enable country
people, by little figuring, to know what time
such trains would pass their respective stations
o.
IL 1t Petroleum 3-The Belair Egis of last
week says: "a few days ago as Mr.. Lawrence
Forwood and several other young men sat Oh q
fence and smoked, the road side near Deer
Creek hridoe on the Sandy Hook and Dublin