The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-14

bury, j. f. ShuIz Jarrettsville, L. X. Harris ;
White Grounds, Fl. N Grenninger; Alberton, H.
T. Searle.
At last one of the old trustees of Towson-
town M. e. Church las secured verdict against
the church, Judge Fowler having decided in ia
vor of the trustee last Saturday. This will doubt
less occasion further litigation the case will go
to the Court of Appeals, where similar ones have
already been.
The late Edward Smyser, of York county,
who died few weeks ago, was at first thought
to have left very large estate, estimated at some
thing like 1000, but it is rumored that
when his debts are paid off nothing will be left
He a bachelor and had an insurance of S10,-
600 on his life.
George Ortel, who lives on the shell road
in the 18th district has, through his counsel, Geo.
r. Willis, ESQ.,, entered suit in city court for
$500 on policy of insurance in the Agricultural
Insurance Company of WATERFOWL, N. Y. The
policy was on house which was damaged by fire
about a year ago.
The directors of the Baltimore Corn and
Flour Exchange are considering the propriety of
reducing the price of member hip tickets from
81, 500 to $500. The price of these tickets was
originally $3.50 1t then jumped to $500, then to
81 900 and lately to $4,000. The last figure is
regarded as trife to steep.
The Washington Conference of the Afri-
NJ E. Church, which adjourned on Tuesday,
made the following appointments for Baltimore
county: Waugh Chapel, P. H. Matthews; Co.
vanstown and Lutherville, L. J. Valentine; Gun
powder, B. W. Brown; Hereford, R. H. Adams !;
Reisterstown, J. L. Evans.
1t is claimed that the slate from the quar-
ries at Delta are cheaper at $1,000 square than
many others at So, roof of the Delta slate will
last more than ten times as long. If this is so,
and we have no reason to doubt the statement,
the product of the Delta quarries should drive all
others out of the market.
-Congressman Covington, ofthe First Mary
land district, has appointed Mr.. Maurice X. Bar
roll, of Kent county, to the vacant cadetship in
West Point Military Academy. Mr. Barroll is
graduate of the State Normal School and has for
some time been teaching public school No. l, in
the Sd district of this county.
The taxpayers in some of the districts of
this county are holding meetings and passing res
olutons asking the County Commissioners to in
crease the levy for school purposes in order to
clear off the Indebtedness of the Board and pro-
vide for the increasing expenses incident to the
rapidly growing school population.
Mr.. Thos. III. Taylor is lying very i'll at
the residence of his brother, Mr.. Caleb S. Tay-
Tor, on the Hillen road, south of Towsontown.
He is suffering from catarrhal affection of the
His aged mother, who is the widow of the late
Wilkerson Taylor, lately had third paralytic
attack and is lying in very critical condition.
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time connected with the Maryland Central rail-
road, but who resigned his position several months
ago and went to Texas, has returned. He re-
manned in Texas but a short time and then went
to Indiana, where he was engaged in business.
lie is a son of Thomas Butler, ESQ, of Hartford
Col. Thomas Sheppard, formerly q resi-
dent of this place, who for some time held po-
sition in the city tax department, has been turned
down by Collector Higgins. Colonel Sheppard's
in nv tpil ha
to learn of this streak of bad luck, and will be
pleased to hear of his Catching on" to something
better
The courts have decided that "no boundary
fences can be made of barbed wire without the
consent of the parties owning the adjacent land"
and any man who puts up a barbed wire fence
along the highway renders himself liable for all
injuries resulting to stock passing along said
highway. Farmers will do we'll to make a note
of this.
Mr.. w. +. Wallis and his mother .in-law,
Mrs. N. A. McComas, of Forest Hill. and Mr..
Parrish, of Baltimore county, returned from the
New Orleans Exposition few days ago. They
say that with the exception of the country around
Louisville, KY, they no region that could in
any way compare with Baltimore and Hartford
counties.
The whole country appears to be again
overrun with tramps, and where they all come
from is mystery. For a long time very few of
them were seen, but now it is not unusual to see
them travelling in squads of five or more, going
from house to house soliciting aims. 1t appears
that our House of Correction has no terrors for
them now.
"A dispatch from Towsontown to the Balti-
more Herald says ''there already six appli-
caDts for the postoffice in this place, namely:
Samuel j. Robinson, J. Maurice Watkins, A. J.
Julius Rudiger, Joseph S. Bowen and
DR. Richard Willis, the latter only in of the
removal of Mrs. Sarah Feast, the present post
mistress"
a few days ago Sheriff Knight went to
D. c., and brought to Towsontown
q man named E. III. Drake, charged with stealing
a horse and wagon from Mrs. Greisacher, living
ut Mt. Winans, 18th district. Drake had been
making love to the woman's daughter, and get
ting into the good graces of the mother, borrow
ed her team and forgot to return it.
MFR John L. Sears died at his home near
Owings' Mills, 4th district, on 9th inst, after
few days illness from pneumonia, aged 81 years.
He was native of Talbot county but for some
years before removing to Baltimore county was
engaged in business in the city. His remains
we're inferred in Greenmount Cemetery on Mon
day, the funeral being largely attended.
Mr.. William Warfeld, civil engineer, who
was employed on the Gunpowder permanent water
supply works, has been appointed assistant engi-
neer on the new aqueduct to supply New York
city. Mr.. Warfed is native of Howard county,
and was the chief engineer of the Gainesville
Short-Line railroad. He had many friends in
this vicinity who will be pleased to learn of his
success.
The colored mana resident of Baltimore
who is supposed to be the thief who has been
cleaning out the hen roosts in the vicinity of
and Owings' Mills, has at last been
captured and is now in Jail at this place. His
arrest was due to the indefatgable efforts of Mr..
poultry, and who spared no pains to follow up
and capture the supposed thief
William II. Brown has sued the BALTIC. &
Potomac R. Company for $40 600 damages for
ejecting him from train. He purchased tickets
for himself, wife and lady friend from Calverton
to Washington and return. Coming back they
boarded a train which did not stop at Calverton,
and the conductor refused to carry them to Union
Station unless they paid additional fare. They
were put off, and hence the suit.
Mr.. Gustavus Nicholson died at his resi-
dence, west Madison street, Baltimore, on Tues
day last, in the list year of his age, He was a
brother of Mr.. 1. L. Nicholson, banker, and for
many years was a member of the banking firm of
Nicholson & Co., corner Baltimore and North
sts., from which he retired some years ago. De-
ceased was bachelor and was an uncle of Mrs.
DR.. G.. NJ. Bosley, of Towsontown.
The sale of registered Jersey cattle from
Capt John Ridgely's Hampton herd, which took
place at Kearney's stables, Baltimore, on Wednes-
day last, was largely attended, but the animals
sold brought very low prices. 2-year old bull
brought $751; and cows ranged from $50 to S160,
some being young heifers and others old. Among
the Baltimore county purchasers were Messrs.
Edward Austen, John P. Mays and others.
Rev. R. W. Black, presiding elder of the
East Baltimore district of the NJ. E. Conference,
which embraces more than half of this county,
was unable to attend the recent session of the
Conference on account of sickness. and Bishop
Foster appointed Rev. Job A. Price, formerly
presiding elder of West Baltimore district, to rep
resent Mr. Blacks district, Mr.. Price occupying
the same place in the cabinet as the elder of the
district.
"A few weeks ago DIR. Geo. F. Corse, of the
18th district, met with IN accident while going
to see patient at night, his horse being SO Sc
riousIy hurt that his recovery was thought to be
very doubtful. The animal was placed in the
care of Mr.. Adam Lenhoff, proprietor of the s.
Mile House. Belair road, and by his skillful treat
ment he has entirely recovered. Mr. Lenhoff
also successfully treated horse for Mr.. John
Kline recently, that was thought to have an in
durable disease.
The remains of Mr. L. L. Parker, of the
firm of E. L. Parker & Co., Baltimore, reached his
home from Nassau, New Providence, on Saturday
morning last and the funeral took place on Sun
day. He was accidentally drowned at Nassau on
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