The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-28


the Philadelphia Branch of the B. & o. railroad
the length Of said road being about 1900 feet
The examiners will meet on the premises, Thurs
day, September 10Th.
Mr.. Jail Waterman Brown, who collected
"hush money" from saloon keepers in this coun-
ty, has skipped. Only short time ago Mr.
Brown came down from "the barrens" to live of
the sweets of Office. Presumably, his tastes were
growing expensive and as his salary was small
he adopted other means of amassing wealth
Then the temperature of Baltimore county sud
denly got too warm for him and now he's q
stranger in a strange land. There is moral in
Browns case if you can find it.
MIR. Geo. M. Leisenring, postmaster at
Lutherville, Baltimore county, visited the Post
Office Department on Monday and obtained per-
mission to move his Office to his new store build
ing on the east side of the railroad, the station
property, where his store is at present located,
having been purchased by the Railroad Company
from Col. John G. Cockey some time ago. The
new location is much more desirable than the
former one as persons going to the postofice will
not be obliged to cross the railroad tracks.
application has been made to the County
Commissioners for new precinct for the Sd cleo
ton district, to be bounded as follows: Begin
ming at the west side of the Northern Central
railway, and running thence northerly bounding
on the west side of the N. c. r. R. to Druid Hill
Park; thence westerly along the south side Of
Druid Hill Park to the east side of Druid Hill
avenue thence southerly along the east side of
Druid Hill Park to the north side of Boundary
avenue then easterly along the north side of said
Boundary avenue to the place of beginning.
Death Of an Aged Local Preacher.-The
Rev. Edward Heffner, superintendent of Green
mount Cemetery, whose illness was referred to in
The UNION last week, died at his residence on
the York road, opposite the Cemetery gate, on
Saturday morning last. Death resulted from an
affection of the liver and stomach. Mr.. Heffner
was in the 18th year of his age. He was born on
Governors Island, in New York harbor, in 1909
The family removed to Annapolis when Mr.: Heff-
ner was a child. He learned the trade of plaster
ing in Baltimore and professed religion and Joined
the Methodist Episcopai onurcn at an early age.
When twenty mine years old he was licensed as
local preacher, and in 1914 was ordained deacon
by Bishop Morris. He was made an elder by
Bishop Ames in 1862 He was president of the
Local Preachers and Exhorters' Association for a
period of seventeen years, from 1858 to 1883, and
was made president emeritus at the last election.
He has filled most acceptably the position of SUI
perintendent of Greenmount for thirty five years.
Mr. Heffner was one of the most popular of the
older men in the denomination to which he was
attached. His long service in the various pulpts
made him we'll known among its members. He
was captain of the watch in South Baltimore dur
ing the administration ofMayor Jerome 1S5l-1S52,
when the lantern and crying the hour and weather
were in vogue. He leaves four daughters, three
sons, and twelve other descendants, including one
great grandchild. He was member of Friend
ship Lodge, 1. O.. O. F., and Union Lodge of Ma
sons. One of his sons, Edward Heffner, is a con-
tractor. Mr.. Heffner was we'll known in Balti-
more county and very highly esteemed.
Jail WatcEman Browns Case.-The
r. Al D. IocH n. nA,x ,,.1
sioners on Tuesday somewhat enivened by
an investigation of the case against John Brown,
watchman at the Jail, who is charged with some
crooked business in collecting hush money from
saloon keepers on the Frederick road. Messrs.
Yellott AMI Benson, counsel to the Board were
present, and Mr.. W. Frank Mitchell was on
hand look after the interests of Sheriff Miller.
The matter was called and ex- County Commits
sioner Edward W. Steifel, of the LIST district ap-
peared as q witness at the request Of the Board.
He told his story in very plain and straight
forward manner and needed no illustrations to
prove his earnestness and the indignation he felt
at the attempt of Brown to swindle his neighbors.
He explained how he had been called upon by q
neighoor for advice whether he should pay the
$40 assessed by Brown, and how he told Brown
he was fraud and swindler, and detailed the
manner in which Brown left the neighborhood
when found out. He produced a number of
Browns little bills, fixed for different amounts,
and handed them all over to the Board.
Browns counsel pleaded guilty on his clients
behalf. The Board by unanimous vote removed
Brown, leaving the appointment Of his successor
to be considered hereafter.
After the decision had been reached the Com
missioners in turn took occasion to defend the
police force of the county, and called upon them
to arrest Brown wherever found. Meanwhile,
nothing was said about Wagner, who still fingers
behind prison bars.
Pleasant Social Affair-A club called the
"Jolly Bachelors" composed of q humber of young
men of Reisterstown and vicinity, gave their
friends very pleasant entertainment ON Friday
afternoon of last week in a grove on the property
and lawn tennis games, followed by bali at night
is list of the KNIGHTS. with their re-
spective scores VIM. E. Wyatt; Walnut Hill, 6
Charles S. Rich, Locust Grove, 8 !; Harry Sling
luf, Chatsworth, 2; Trev. Townsend, Brookfeld,
3 Jefferson B. Norris, Brookland, s; William
Norris. Ivanhoe, 2; Yates Pennington, Montrose,
8 Edward Stirling, Kenilworth, 8. Charles S.
Rich crowned as queen of love and beauty Miss
Mattina Keyser. VIM. Wyatt and JEFF. Norris
rode off the tie; VIM. Wyatt took three rings and
crowned as first maid of honor Miss Fannie M.
Rich !; JEFF. Norris crowned Miss Annie Stirling
second maid of honor. In the tie between Messrs.
Townsend, Pennington and stirling, Mr. Penning-
LOu Cdtno VI SiCIOTiOuS, anu IulTu maui
Miss Bette Reifsnder. After the tournament a
tennis tournament was held for singles. The first
result was Edward Stirling 6, Thos. Wyatt 8,
Yates Pennington 6, Harry Slingluff 0, VIM.
Norris 6, Charles Stirling 2, Yates Pennington 8,
VIM. Norris 2, JEFF. D. Norris 6, Edward Stirling
3, Yates Pennington 6, Jefferson Norris 3. Yates
Pennington won the prize, a very handsome silver
mcdal-a plate for name, two silver chains, with
racquet and ball attached, very pretty design.
Poor Old "Jim."-Few people who attend
the county fairs in Maryland are without some
acquaintance with "Jim" Morgan, who was gen.
orally on hand with some "little game" to rope in
the unwary. He was q shrewd fellow and it was
very chilly weather when he was left, but at last
his career has been cut short. He spent portion
of last Sunday on the Emory Grove camp ground
and then, it is stated by persons whom he met on
the road, that he was inquiring his way to Cock
eysville. His body was found about six o'clock
Sunday evening on the Dover road, at the top of
the big hill leading to Worthington Valley, by
Mr.. Eli Kelley, who was returning from Emory
Grove camp. Justice VIM. R. Hipsley held an
inquest, the verdict of the jury being that death
was produced from natural causes. He had
carpet-bag with him. which contained change of
under clothing, eight decks of new cards, set of
dice and dice-box His clothing was in good con.
dition. Justice Hipsley employed Mr. Michael
T. Peddicord to take the body of Morgan to the
Baltimore county aims house, where it was buried
at the expense ofthe county. Not cent of money
was found on his person. Morgan was a native
of Hartford county and belonged to very respec-
table family. He was perhaps 60 years of age.
I. o. o. F. Anniversary.--Const
Lodge of Odd Fellows, located at Wetheredville,
Baltimore county, celebrated its thirty fifth ami.
versary on Monday evening last. The members
assembled at the lodge room and marched in q
body to the NJ. E. Church, where an address on
the history of the lodge delivered by Mr.. Enos
Humphreys, Senior Past Grand, and one of the
founders. Rev. F. P. Ramsay and G. W. Dorsey
also spoke, after which, accompanied by invited
guests, all hands adjourned to fine collation. in
the church basement, where the lady friends of the
lodge of6ciated. The officers are VIM. Peddicord,
sitting Past Grand; Charles Didenhover, Past
Grand; Seth Humphreys, Vice Grand; Clarence
Phelps, Secretary; Charles Weaver, Treasurer;
George D. Ash, Financial Secretary; Geo. Jones,
Chaplain; James Monroe, Inside Guard Evan
Bell, Warden VIM. Ware, Marshal
Building at Highlandtown.-This flourish
ing town, situated in the 18th district of Balti-
more county, just east of the city limits, is now
having quite building boom, more houses being
under construction than at any one time since the
foundino of the nlace The comfortable wellin GA