The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28
Bold Thieves at Work.-Some time du

Bold Thieves at Work.-Some time during
Tuesday night last two burglars got in some live
ly work on the Philadelphia road, in the 18th dis
trict, and their bold operations created no little
excitement. The first house visited was that of
Mr.. Michael Chester, where they used pair of
pincers to turn the key. They got in, but the
noise they made awakened two young men, and
by their shouts they frightened the thieves off,
and all that was missing were two bottles of cat
sup.
The house of Gotleib Schilpp, near by, was en-
tered in exactly the same manner, and the thieves
finding nothing down stairs, went into the bed
room occupied by Mr.. Schilpp and wife, where
they searched his pantaloons and obtained re-
volver and fifty cents in money. George Reever's
saloon was entered in the same way, and after
ransacking the parlor and dining room the bur-
glars took off about fifty cigars, set of dishes
and a valse belonging to ledger. The valise
was afterwards found on the road, where they had
thrown it, with its contents intact.
The next place operated on the saloon of
VIM. Bond, in the same locality. Here the bur-
glars could not work the pncer racket, and inst ad
they cut out two Stats from the window shutter
and then raised the window, after which they had
easy access, and succeeded in obtaining $3.50 in
cash from the money drawer. Mr.. Bond was
awakened by the noise they made, and peering
out of the window, discovered two men stealing
off in the darkness. He fred three shots at them
from revolver without effect.
Plain Business Truths.-An exchange says ::
"Many farmers run account at the stores until
they "thresh their wheat" as if they had no other
means of getting money. What becomes of the
proceeds of the dairy, the henery, the potato
patch, the wood lot, the corn crop, the hog and
cattle increase? AS we'll might the merchant ex-
pect his sales of groceries to pay his expenses and
keep his family, or the mechanic look to saw fling
and repairing alone for his support, as for a far
mer to depend entirely upon his wheat crop. Put
all the products of the farm in the same purse,
pay as you 60, and with what is left at the end
of the year, if any, buy the new-fangled machin-
cry, the new farm, build the new barn, etc., and
if there is not enough cash left to do so, do like
other people have to-wait until you have enough"
Keep Your Eyes Open.-The Hagerstown
Ne,os says: "a man has been travelling over
Franklin county, Pa, selling what he pretends to
be specIaiIy productive variety of seed which ne
calls "The Golden Coin." He sold it at figures
as high as $3.50 per bushel. He promises to
buy back next fall all seed grown from this varie-
ty for $40 per bushel. The dealer has made nu-
merous sales and at the Chambersburg National
Bank negotiated notes from responsible farmers
aggregating over 81 100 face value. We would
suggest to our farmer friends to keep their eyes
open or they may be taken in on the same trick"
ALarge Estate.-The inventory of the estate
of the late William E. Hooper, principal owner of
the extensive mills at Woodbury. and Mt. Wash
ington, Baltimore county, shows personal proper
ty, in this county amounting to $685., 493 81; per-
sona property in the city to the amount of $780,
114.30, and real estate in both city and county,
amounting to $300,O0O-an aggregate of 81, 1885,
6O7.97. 1t is understood there is about 100000
owing to the estate in good debts. This, in con-
nection with the value of the plant of the Hooper
Mills and not appraised, would make the estate
worth in the aggregate about 100000.
Sale of Real Estate.-At the court house
door, Towsontowu, on Tuesday last, Milton W.
Ofutt, ESQ.,, mortgage, under and by virtue of
the power contained in mortgage from Jacob +.
Keller and wife, sold the farm belonging to said
Keller, situated in the 9th district of Baltimore
county, about miles from Freeland's station on
the Northern Central Railroad, and one mile from
Hoffman's paper mills, and on the road leading
from said mills to Manchester. containing 2hn4
acres of land, more or less, improved by frame
dwelling, Switzer barn, &C., to Major John l..
Yellott for SIS per acre.
Slate Slabs for Culverts.-The Delta Her
aid says: 'sThe Eureka Peach Bottom Slate Min
ing Co. have contract for furnishing 1900 square
feet of slate Slabs to 6 inches thick, to the NJ.
c. R. R. Co., for use in a culvert at Sheppard Sta
ton There will be fill of 40 feet on top of the
culvert and the top of it would, if made of brick
or building stone, require to be arched. AS the
culvert is to be 220 feet long and feet wide, there
is great saving to the company in the use OF the
slate as the strength of this material is such as to
admit of the slabs being placed fiat as covering
for the water ways"
Five County Seats.-At the last meeting Of
the Hartford county Historical Society Rev. Dr.
Leakin of Baltimore, delivered an interesting ad-
dress on the early Antecedents Of Baltimore
town in Cecil. Hartford and Baltimore counties"
In the course of his paper DR.. Leakln said there
had been five Baltimores or county seats OF Bal
timore county LIST, On the Elk, just below Elk
ton I'd, On Bush river at what is now known as
old Baltimore, ON Old House Point; Sd, AT Eos
ter's Creek on the Gunpowder; 4th, At Joppa on
the Gunpowder; and 5th, The present Baltimore.
Advertising Property for Sale.-People
who have property to sell often complain OF the
low prices it brings when put up for sale. The
fact of the matter is that they cheat themselves
by not advertising it properly. A few bills are
printed and possibly brief announcement made
of the sale, and thus comparatively few people
know of it OF get any idea of what is to be sold
Advertise properly by selecting papers OF large
circulation, reaching the very people you want for
bidders and the result, In nine cases out OF ten,
will be most satisfactory.
Private Sale of q Farm.-Messrs. Thomas
J. Hunter and John I. Yelott, trustees, In the
matter of Anna M. Cahoon ct ais, complainants,
and James A. Bull, administrator, ct ais, have
sold at private sale, the remaining portion of the
Bull farm, situated in the 7th district, Baltimore
county, on N. G. R. R., containing 123 acres,
more or less, improved by log dwelling, small barn,
&C., to Thomas Lytle, for 81 200.
Serious Charge.-On a warrant issued by
Justice Knight, Louis Pindell has been arrested
and committed to Jail for the action OF the Grand
Jury, on the charge Of committing an outrageous
assault on Mrs. Minnie Weidner, of Fulton ave.
nue. extended, Baltimore county. Pindeli Is II
years of age and has been married about month";
Mrs. Weidner has been married about three
months
Frustrated by the Heat.-A very fine Al
derney bull, valued at $4,000 and owned by Mr..
Weatherly, of Cleveland, Ohio, while being driven
to the Baltimore county fair grounds on Thursday,
was overcome by the heat on the road leading
from the Liberty road to the Reisterstown pike