The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-12-20

Long Green, 18th District.-At regular
meeting of Bethany Lodge, No. %, |. 0. o. f.,
held November 26th committee of three was
appointed, consisting of A. W. Neal, Dr. John
s. Green and Elisha Slade, to draft a suitable
letter of coincidence to Messrs. Harry and Sias
Baldwin, members of the lodge, on the death
OF their mother, Mrs Rachel Baldwin. The
committee performed its sad duty and at sub
sequent meeting the resolutions were adopted
and forwarded to them. Mr.. Elisha Slade was
also appointed committee to draft q suitable
letter of coincidence to Mr.. Francis Cardwell
ON the death of his son. VIM. Cardwell.
On December Sd Bethany Lodge elected the
following officers, who will be installed the
third meeting night in January, 1891, viz
Noble Grand, John Porter Vice Grand Sam'l
Hartley; Recording Secretary George w.
Mumma; Permanent Secretary, VIM. Markley;
such.
Mr. John w. Phillips, of this place, is a con-
ductor on the White Line, Baltimore City Pas
senger r. r.
the winter, December 2Sth, reopening the first
Sunday in April. This year has been the most
prosperous that the school has enjoyed for a
number of years.
Tuesday night, December 9th, the ladies' aid
society went in wagons to the residence of Mr..
Joseph Meyers where most enjoyable even
ing was spent. The quilt, which has realized
lor the society $65, was voted to the parsonage
refreshments were served after which all re-
turned to their homes. There were twenty
| 1Our members present. While this is called
the ladies' aid society, gentlemen are permitted
eoJoln- by the payment of 10 cents per month,
but :hey do not enjoy the privilege of either
speaking or voting. call that provokingly
selfish. Il suppose the ladies' heads are level
however, as they can do enough talking them
| selves
Mr.. A. w. Neal can please the most fastidi-
Gus tastes during the holidays, as he has a full
/ stock of Christmas goods
Mr.. Dixon Connolly, Jr., is taking a course
| m bookkeeping at the Business College of
hessrs. Bryant, Stratton & Sadler in Balti-
more He goes to the city every morning, re-
turning in the evening.
r Che little girl, daughter of Mrs. Raiver who
| wds run over some weeks ago. has SO far
covered as to be able to move about She
made remarkable escape from DEATH c.
Executive Committee of the w. G. T. o.
| On Thursday Nov. 18th, meeting of the
| Executive Committee of the WOman's Chris
tan Temperance Union of Baltimore county
! was held at Monkton. The members of the
| committee were met at the train by several
ladies of the Monkton Union who escorted the
visitors to their new temperance hall. The
| business meeting opened at 10 A. NJ, with de-
votionalexercises, after which the usual routine
J business was transacted. At II, 30 the meeting
| adjourned and we were invited to dinner and
| never was dinner more temptingly served and
never was one more heartily enjoyed. There
was but one thing to be regretted and that was
| that greater number of persons were not there
to enjoy such an elegant repast, but butchering
| and sickness kept some of our friends at home.
At 2 P. NJ the meeting was opened with de-
votiOnal exercises, after which varied pro-
| gramme was given. A question-boX and par
liamentary drill was conducted by Mrs. Mary
Haslup, and Bible reading prepared by Han
nah Whital Smith, was led by Mrs. Geo. w.
Seipp. The children of the Loyal Legion of
Monkton Union furnished an excellent enter
tainment for an appreciative audience by their
singing and Rotations. Both their songs and
Rotations showed that they had been admira-
bly, trained by those who fully appreciate the
woes of intemperance and have the success of
the work deeply impressed upon their hearts.
The afternoon session was we'll attended. At
its close all were invited to supper which in
every respect equaled the excellent dinner we
had so much enjoyed. After supper sometime
was spent in social converse and we became
acquainted with many who hitherto were
known only to us by name and never did we
meet with more pleasant, hospitable people,
and we have a very warm place in our hearts
for the people of Monkton and vicinity.
At night a mass-meeting was held in the NJ.
L. Church and an address was delivered by Rev.
! w. w. Davis, of Memorial NJ. E. Church, Bal
timore. Being located in section of the city
where the saloon abounds the speaker gave
facts from personal observation which were
startling and which should cause all who heard
him to determine to work more than ever for
! God and home and native land
The Monkton Union has but recently been
established in the new temperance hall and
more attractive place could not be found for
these noble women to meet. May such an in
| fuence go out from that room as to pervade
| the whole neighborhood with greater and
deeper love for the work before them.
SUPERINTENDENT OF Press Work.
Failure of Well-Known Milling Firm
The Druid Mills Manufacturing Company of
| Woodberry made an assignment on the 18th
| inst, for the benefit of creditors. to Mr. Skip
| with Wilmer, trustee. In statement concern
ing the affairs of the company the trustee said
the cause of the suspension was owing to the
stringency in the money market at the present
| time and the uncertainty as to future prices for
| their goods. The company, he said, had come
to the conclusion that it was impossible to go on
without assuming new obligations, and that
delay in adjusting matters might result in an
attempt of some of the creditors to obtain an
| advantage over the others, and that, therefore,
before any greater embarrassment should over
| take them, it would be better to make an as
| sgnment, whereby all creditors would be placed
on an equal footing. The property, he said,
consists of the well-known mills at Woodbury.,
| which were all equipped with the most modern
machinery, and in perfect order, and the COM
| pany had also large amounts due it for goods
| sold, and goods in the hands of agents for sale,
as well as those in process of manufacture al
the mills. There was mortgage OF S25OOOO
l
but had been reduced by annual payments
into a sinking fund.- so that it now amounts to
! only $218 000
The mills were established many years ago
by the late H. w. Gambrill, father of the pres
| ent president of the company. Some four or
five years ago. after the death of H. w. GAM
brill, and of his son, Charles A Gambrill, the
| affairs of the firm were merged into corpora
ton, which has since been managed by b. f.
Gambrill, as president, VIM. B. Gambrill, vice
| 0,,1 III Two md
treasurer. The mills employ about four hun
dred hands.
At ameeting off creditors of the company,
held ON Saturday, statement was submitted
showing the amount of the liabilities to be
about S450,00 quick assets about SIG, 600, and
the mill property about 100000 The indebt-
cdness is about equally distributed no large
amount being held by any bank or individual
creditor. This statement showed that the COM
pany was entirely solvent, and the suspension
| chiefly due to the condition of the money
| market The trustee submitted to the credi-
tors the question whether the mills should be
continued in operation or not, and after full
| discussion it was unanimously resolved that
the trustee should apply to the court for per-
| mission to continue the mills in operation.
The trustee was further authorized to retain all
| the present employees of the company, and at
the suggestion of the trustee, who thought it
desirable if it was the wish of the creditors to
keep the mills in operation committee of
three of the creditors was appointed to confer
with him on business The committee con-
sists of Mr. Douglas H. Thomas, of the Mer-
chants National Bank Mr.. Richard Crom-
we'll a director of the Bank of Baltimore, and
a representative of the firm of Ralli Bros, of
/ New York.
Two Old Confederate Veterans Pass
4 Away.-The inmates of the Confederate Sol
! diers' Home at Pikesville were much shocked
1 on Monday morning last to learn that two of
their comrades had passed away during the
previous night. They were DR.. VIM. J. Barry,
aged IS and John H. Steele, aged ~. Both
4 had been in the institution since 1888, and they
/ were the only ex-Confederates in the home who
| drew pensions from the United States govern
ment DIR. Barry was born in Baltimore and
1 Mr.. Steele was born near Liberty, Frederick
I county, Nd
\ ! That the two old men who fought under the
| same flags in two different wars, entered the
home almost at the same time and slept in ad-
4 joining rooms, should be found dead at the
same hour and from the same cause (heart dis
ease) is at least a strange coincidence.
Captain VIM. H. Pope, who is the superin-