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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

Fourth of July Pic Nic.-There will be a
grand picnic and Fourth of July celebration held
at Natural Leaf Grove, near Middle River Station,
P. w. h B. R. R., under the auspices of the order
of the Cadets of Temperance, in which all the city
sections as we'll as those of Baltimore county will
participate.
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Mortgage sale.-Messrs. seemuller 4 Co.

Mortgage Sale.-Messrs Seemuller & Co.,
auctioneers, sold at the Court House, on Tuesday,
for Richard M. Duvall, Esq, solicitor, under a
mortgage from Sylvester f. Collins to John A.
Barker, I'll acres of land, situated five miles from
Baltimore, on the Hartford road, and improved by
two frame dwellings, barn, &C., to Elisha c. Hold
dinott for 1920 The property is subject to GROUND
rent of one cent per annum.
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Wills Of Personal Property

Wills Of Personal Property.-The Mary
land Legislature at, its last session. passed bill
to put wills of real and personal property on the
same footing, that hereafter two witnesses will
be necessary to will of personal property the
same as to will of real property. Heretofore
no formality whatever has been necessary to a
will of personal property, and a man might dis
pose of millions of personal estate by a memoran-
dunn, no matter how informal for, example, a
statement of his intention in the body of private
letter, or, as in very signal instance which re-
Gently came under the review of the Court of APP
peals, by postscript at the bottom of long for
gotten business letter.
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Baltimore County Cases in the Court Of
Appeals.-In the Court of Appeals on Tuesday
judgment was affirmed in the case of the President,
Managers and Company of the Baltimore and
Yorktown Turnpike Road VS.. John S. Crowther,
appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore
City. Judge Miller delivered the opinion in the
case, which was action brought to recover
damages for injuries sustained to the horse and
buggy of the appellee on the turnpike, which was
alleged to be out of repair. The opinion says
"There can be no doubt as to the general PROPOSE
ton that turnpike company which derives o
revenue from the use of its roads by travellers, is
directly liable to those who travel upon it for
injuries occasioned by the want of repair of the
road without any statutory paovision imposing
such liability"
In the case of the same company VS.. the State
of Maryland, the opinion is also by Judge Miller,
Judges Alvey, Richie, Irving and Bryan con
curing. The rulings Of the Criminal Court of
Baltimore, in which it was tried, are affirmed in
part and reversed in part, and the cause remanded
for new trial In this case the company was
indicted for permitting its turnpike road to fall
into such ruinous and defective condition for
want of due repair in certain places as to amount
to public nuisance. There was demurrer to
the indictment, which was overruled. The case
was then tried upon the plea of not guilty and
the jury rendered verdict of guilty. In the
course of the trial exceptions were taken by the
traverser to certain rulings OF the court, and the
appeal was taken on the ground that no judg-
ment shall be rendered against the accused, if
found guilty, until the Court of Appeals shall
have determined upon the exceptions. The de-
feet in the road which it is alleged constituted the
nuisance is, the opinion says, the same as that
relied on in the civil suit of Crowther against the
same corporation, and it adds that what has been
said in that case must govern the determination
of the same or similar questions arising in this.
The opinion sums up by saying that while all the
other rulings affirmed, the reversal of two
requires the case to be retired.
Mr.. Crowther, whose name appears above, is
the son of Mr.. John Crowther, Jr., chief clerk
and auditor in the Office of the County Commits
siOners
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The Johns Will Case Aeain-Tbe j.

The Johns Will Case Again.-The Johns
will case is again before the courts, and this time
in a new and unexpected shape. 1t will be re-
membered that, after the decision of the jury in
the Baltimore Court of Common Pleas setting
aside the will of John 7. Johns in favor of Henry
V. d. Johns and John Johns. Jr., an old will
made in 1866, and under which Miss Betty Merry
man, now Mrs. Black, and the children of Mont
gomery Johns were given the larger portion of
the landed estate of said John T. Johns, was
offered for probate in the Orphans Court of Bal
tmore county by the devisees Hereunder. A
caveat was filed by the heirs-at-la to this will
and issues to q court of law asked. 1t now
appears that Major John Johns, Jr., who was
defeated in the former trial, had bought out the
interests of Mrs. Black and the children of Mont
gomery Johns, under the will of 1866, and through
his counsel, Messrs. Fielder c. Slinguff and
Bernard Carter, has asked to be made party to
the caveat and has asked that issues be sent on
his behalf to court of law for trial. This move
has been met by petition filed by Mrs. Sarah
M. Hodges, Mrs. DIR. Caldwell and others who
are the heirs at-law of John FOLLY Johns, and
who were the successful contestants in the former
case, in which they charge that the deed from
Mrs. Black and others to Major John Johns is a
fraudulent deed, made without consideration,
and in furtherance of a conspiracy between Mrs.
Black and others and Major Johns to maintain
the validity of the said will of 1866.
The hearing this petition has been set for
next Wednesday at Towsontown. Messrs. Steele
Machen, Brown & Bruno, Yellott and Mcintosh
appear for Mrs. Hodges and others.
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TEUIUhEE AND UEDOhIF HUN :
ST. LAWRENCE was sired by John o. Prices
St. Lawrence, his dam by Joshua Todd's Zinga-
nee, grand dam by Racking Billy. st. Lawrence
is beautiful dark mahogany bay, with black legs,
and is handsome and square built horse. He
PAGES under saddle, works well in harness, and
suitable for any kind of work. He is 16 hands
and weighs l 400 pounds. He has taken two first
and two second premiums at the BALTIC. co. fairs.
TERMS $500 Single Service cash; $1,000
the Season, and SIS to Insure. Any one breeding
two mares and both proving in foal will only be
charged $500. Any one parting with an insur-
ed mare before she is known to be in foal will be
held for the insurance money. All care will be
taken with mares, but no responsibility for acct
dents. BENJAMIN BOND,
Apl. 4.-3m*. Owner and Keeper
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

Good Boys.-At st. Mary's school, Govans-
town, on Thursday, Master Stewart Lee received
gold medal for first success in all studies, and
Master Thomas Lee received gold medal for
second place in all studies. These boys are
sons of c. 0'Donnell Lee, Esq, of Roland avenue,
this county.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

Wishes.-The Belair Democrat of last week
says: Mrs. Henry Keech has built for herself
and family a neat and attractive cottage near
Fallston, and now occupies it. Her late husband,
DR.. Henry Keech, one of Baltimore's eminent
dentists and most exemplary citizens, and broth
er of ex-Commissioner Jas. K Keeck, ESQ.,, of
Fallston bought the farm and projected the build
ing before his death, and anticipated much pleas
ure in living among his Hartford friends and near
the scene of his childhood. In completing the
building and moving her family to Hartford, Mrs.
Keech has as far possible complied with the
wishes of her husband"
The late DR. Keech was brother of William S.
Keech ESQ.,, of Towsontown.
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Towson P. O.-List of letters remaining in
the Towson postofice for the week ending June
goth, 1885 will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
July 18th, 1885, if not claimed: Mrs. Annie
Archer, Geo. Baden, Miss Sallie L. Belt, Miss
Amanda Francis.
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Pastoral Call.-Rev. D. L. Rathburn, who
has been pastor of Chestnut Grove church, stua-
ted near Sweet Air, Baltimore county, and who
was recently elected to the principalship of the
Academy at Jamestown, Montgomery county,
Md, has also been called to be pastor of tho Pres
byterian church at the same place.
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CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE Co
MAY TERM.

Hon. George YellOH, Chief Judge; Hon. David
Fopler, Associate Judge; ". c. Burke, Esq,
States Atty; VIM. N. Isaac, Esq, Clerk;
Joseph r. Knight, Esq, Sheriff.
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Bush Meeting, 8sc.-The Bush meeting held
ut Payne's woods, on the Hillen road, near Tow
sontown, on Sunday last, was largely attended,
1t was a regular time bush-meeting. Rev. Il.
W. Scott, president Of the district conference,
preached very interesting sermon in the after
noon, which was listened to very attentively.
Rev. E. W. Scott held his first quarterly con-
ference at St. James Church, Towsontown, on
June goth. The meeting was full of interest,
and the work connected with the conference showed
healthy condition.
Rev. E. W. Scott will preach at Middleburg,
Carroll county, on Sunday, June 9th.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

WTN more money than at anything else by
w LIN taking an agency for the best selling
book out. Beginners succeed grandly. None fail.
Terms free. HALLETr Book Co., Portland, Maine.
Feb.2S,'85y*
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DENL RIPTLON.

On Thursday of each week at EDWIN CCOTT'S
FARM, on Western Run Turnpike, near Butler.
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AlDay Meeting.-An all-day meeting will
be held at Orem's church, near Stemmer's Run,
18th district, Sunday, June 2Sth. Rev. Littleton
F. Morgan, of Baltimore will preach during the
day. Special services for children will be held in
the afternoon.
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Lavender Hill, Hartford Road.-Mr. Geo.
F. Miller, son of Mr.. Frederick Miller, a we'll
known farmer and gardener of this neighborhood,
who has been living at Ottawa, Kansas, for about
year, has returned home. He was much pleased
with the Western country. Hehas brother, Mr.
Henry Miller, who has been q resident of Ottawa
for about four years, and is engaged in carpenter
ing, and acting in the capacity of foreman for an
extensive builder and contractor. Hetoo is much
pleased with his new home, and will, most likely,
make it his permanent residence.
The robbery of Mr.. linn, an account of which
was published in THE UNION last week, is still
shrouded in mystery, no clue having been OBJ
tanned as to who committed the theft Two strange
men had been seen in the neighborhood the day
of the robbery and it is most likely they were the
thieves. Mr.. Zinn's little daughter, who had re-
turned from school in the evening, was the first to
discover that the house had been robbed and the
$500, the hard earned money of her parents, mis-
sing. Mrs. linn, on being asked why they had
not placed the money in bank, replied that poor
people liked to look at their money sometimes
and that was the only reason she gave for not
having put it in some safe place. Mr.. linn is
a hard working, industrious man, and is much
discouraged at his misfortune.
The growing crops of all kinds are looking well
and our citizens feel greatly pleased at the en-
couragng prospects. L. H.
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Will make the season of 1885, on Monday, We'd
nesday, Friday and Saturday of each week at
RESIDENCE OF OWNER.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

On Tuesday of each week at ASHLAND IRON
COMPANY'S FARM, in Green Spring Valley.
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First.-S. Parker Bosley, Esq, has the luxury
of feasting on potatoes of this years raising on
his farm, adjoining Towsontown.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

A Business Change.-Mr. Charles A. Ben
son, whofor several years conducted the store and
postofice at Benson, Hartford county, and who
has been more recently engaged in the flour and
feed business in Baltimore, member of the
we'll firm of Daniel Rider & Co., has
purchased the good will, stock and fixtures of
Messrs. Wisner & Krews, of Fork P. O., 18th dis
trict of this county, and proposes to remove with
his family there and the store at Fork in con-
nection with his business in Baltimore. Mr.. Ben
son is gentleman of genial disposition, full of
energy and perseverance, and of first class bust
ness qualifications, and will no doubt be success
full in his new undertaking.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

Delightful Garden Party.-A very large
garden party took place at "Ivanhoe," the hand
some residence of Mr.. Richard Peasants, on the
Hillen road, short distance below Towsontown,
on Wednesday evening last. There was very
large company present and there was dancing in
the parlors and ON the lawn. A fine orchestra
furnished the music, and the affair was kept up
until late hour. special train on the Mary
land Central road, which left the city at $50,
brought out large number of guests while many
others came out in their private conveyances.-
The grounds were handsomely illuminated and
presented beautiful appearance. 1t was most
enjoyable event throughout.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27

And sire of"MGy Blossom" '0ho defeated the get
of Halcyon, Warrior and Orange Blossom, at
the same place-miie heats.
This splendid Stallion will commence the sea-
son of 1885, at WHEELER'S HOTEL, T0WS0N-
TOWN, Wednesday, April Is, and continue there
after every Wednesday and Thursday until 18th
August The remainder of each week he will be
found at the stables of his owner, adjoining Rock
land, miles on Falls road.
TERMS So to be paid at first service, and
SIS when mare proves with foal. 81 to the groom.
THOMAS II. MOORE, Owner,
Brookandville, P. o., BALTIC. CO., Nd.
LEWIS BOWEN, Groom.
Apl. 11.-tAug. l5.-19t.
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NORMAN "a
PercherOn Stallion, @Adl
ssPILOTE.o WIZ

No. 1868 National Reg. for Norman Horses
No. 1926 PercIerOn Stud Book of France.
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THE YOUNG STALLION
l. ST. LAWRENCE.

THIS FINE STOCK HORSE WILL sTANI
the Season of 1885, commencing -
April 18th and ending June Both, E$G
at the HOTEL OF JOSIAH NAL @zdO>
LONEE, Butler, Baltimore county. E1Ey1
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Hartford Insurance Company.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company in Hartford county, met in their Office in
Belair, on the 18th inst, and ordered the payment
of the loss of Mrs. Ellen G. Cole, of Baltimore
county, of 700 on dwelling house and 81 900 on
contents, by the fire which occurred in May last.
They also adjusted the loss of Mr.. D. E. Wiley, OF
Hartford county, paying him 81 300, this being
the amount in same proportion as the Farmers
Insurance Company, of York, Pa, had paid on
same loss.
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Sunnybrook, 10th District-Jacob Barger,
young colored man, died of consumption on
Monday last, at the residence of Mr.. George H.
Merryman, living on the Gunpowder.
1 notice that the roads in many places are
strewn with dead locusts.
DIR. Charles Bagley recently removed tumor
from the mouth of little child living in the fam
lily of Mr.. Elijah Fishpaw.
Mr.. John Hall, former resident of this dis
trct, is now successfully engaged in the shoe bus
mess at Cockeysvile.
The Warren cotton mill is now employing
about one hundred hands and is turning out about
1,SOO yards of light duck per day, and run
ming fifty looms out of one hundred and fifty.
Messrs. Geo. and Horace Wheeler have a beau
tiful field of wheat, which promises good yield,
but notice that some of the wheat fields are
badly effected with the rust.
Many of our farmers have commenced cutting
their clover crop.
Old corn and hay throughout this section are
very scarce, in fact there is none to be had. Our
millers are hauling corn from Baltimore to sup
ply their customers.
The county roads hereabouts are in splendid
condition, great improvement over former years
in this particular. Nothing speaks better for a
community than the fact that it has good roads.
Vegetation is suffering from drouth and good
soaking rain would be great blessing. FLINT.
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Sale Of Real Estate.-Messrs. Edward N
Rich and Milton W. Offutt, trustees, sold ON the
premises, on Thursday last, the real estate situa-
ted near Reistertown, belonging to the estate of
William M. Bergman, deceased, as follows:
The first lot, containing IL acres, improved by
two-story frame dwelling, back. building, &C.,
was purchased by Mrs Emma B. Henneman, of
Baltimore city, for $4,000.
The second parcel, containing 81 acres and
square perches of land, more or less, well i'm
proved and very desirable, to Mr.. Arthur A. Rich
for S3,11O.
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Religious Notices.

Tocsonto,un NJ. E. Church.-Preaching Sunday,
at IL a. m. and at p. m, by the pastor, Rev.
Watson Case.
PRAYER and class meetings on Wednesday and
Friday evenings, at o'clock. Pastors class on
Thursday afternoons, at O'Clock.
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81. Johns NJ. E. Church, acknowledgements
ing Sunday, at IL a. m. and 7.3O P. m by the pas
tor. Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
wednesday evening, at 7.3O O'Clock.
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Pearce--Price.-0n Wednesday evening,
June "a, at the residence of the late John 7. B..
Parlett, Long Green, by the Rev. George X.
Warner, rector of St. James Church, My Lady's
Manor, Mr.. Edward Pearce, a well-known young
farmer of the 18th district, was married to Miss
Ann Elizabeth Price. Mr.. Caleb v. Cherbonnier
acted as best man. The groom is a son of the
late Luke j. Pearce and the bride is daughter of
Mr.. William Price, living near Pot Spring, 9Th
district, and sister of Mrs. S. Parker Bosey, of
Towsontown. Sol.
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Trinity P. E. Church, TO'csontown.-Preaching
Sunday by the rector, Rev. W. II. II. Powers at
IL a. m and u p. m. Bible class wednesday az
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
VII. II. Powers in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
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Chase's Station, 18th District.-An ice
cream and strawberry festival was held in the
grove, at Ebenezer church, on the 18th inst, for
the benefit of the Sunday school library, and was
grand success in every sense of the word. A
large supper table, with a seating capacity for so
persons, was spread under a spacious tent and
about 800 people were served with supper. Ice
cream and confectionery were in demand. Forty
gallons of cream was furnished by A. Riede, con-
fectioner, lis Bank street, Baltimore, which was
certainly very fine and commanded a good price.
These tables were presided over by Mr.. Joshua
League and his daughter, Miss Alice, Mrs. J. W.
League and Miss Florence Asher. An auction
began at 10 p. M, Mr.. VIM. Porter occupying the
position of auctioneer, and was equal to the emer-
gency. Good prices we're realized and everything
was closed out to great advantage. The affair
netted about 5000. Nearly everything was dona-
ted. Mr. Alonzo Sheridan deserves great praise
for the active part taken by him to make it q
success.
The tent used on this occasion is known as the
"Old Circuit Tent" which has been in use on Great
Falls Circuit over 40 years. and is in q good state
of preservation. The first knowledge your cor
respondent has of it was when it was used at the
old Camp Chapel, 18th district, which, by the
way, is now under cultivation, the tall, stately
oaks of but apparently q few years ago having
been removed and green corn, / noticed few
weeks since as 1 happened to be passing that
way, growing in their stead. Truly time works
wonders. How well I with many others who will
read this remember scenes and incidents that
occurred on that old amp-ground, and how many
of the old veteran ministers and laymen, who con-
Quoted services at those camp-meetings, have
passed away and are at rest.
1t was my pleasure a few days ago to drive over
the new road from Highlandtown to Lux's Run,
its terminus. 1t is about IL miles in length and
nearly directly straight and quite level. 1t is a
splendid drive and could be greatly improve if
shelled. In fact it would be one of the finest
drives out of Baltimore, if not the finest. JOE.
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Gored to Death by a Cow.-Mrs. Deter,
the wife of John Deter, market gardener living
about II miles northeast of Putty Hill, 18th dis
trict, met most shocking death on Wednesday
last. She was turning a COW from the stable into
a pasture lot when the animal suddenly rushed
upon her and before any assistance could be
rendered her body was horribly torn and bruised.
DIR. Whiteford was sent for speedily as possible
and when he arrived he saw at once that the
woman's injuries were of fatal nature. She
fingered from noon until 4 p. m. when death
relieved her of her sufferings. Mrs. Deter, who
was the oldest daughter of Henry Snyder, was
about thirty years of age and leaves four young
children. She was a most worthy and industrious
woman, and much sympathy is expressed for the
family.