The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-16
WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER.


S4th year of her age. She was a daughter Of
| William Benedict Hall, of Baltimore county,
and granddaughter of Josias G. Hall, of Mary
land Line, whose mother was a Miss Mary
| Calhoun, daughter of James Calhoun, the first
Mayor of Baltimore. Mrs Whitridge was
member of the Colonial Danes and president
of the mothers meeting of Light Street Presby-
terrain Church. Although an old woman, her
strength had been surprising and she had at
tended to her numerous charitable works with
great energy. She is survived by four children
Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett Mrs. O. q. Turn
bull, Mr.. William H. Whitridge and Mr..
James H. B. Whitridge.
RE1D.-Mrs. Ann J. Reid, widow Of Thomas
B. Red, died at her home, Huntingdon ave-
nue., Baltimore, on Tuesday last aged 6S years.
more county but had spent the greater part
of her life in the city. Mrs. Reid is survived
by two daughters-Mrs. Eliza ]. Eaton aud
Miss Naomi Reid-and one son-Mr. Thomas
H. Reid
JoNEs.-Edwin Jones, an inmate OF the Con-
federate Soldiers Home, Pikesville, died on
the 8th inst, aged "a years. He served
throughout the Civil War and was wounded
at the first battle of Bull Run and surrendered
with the army of Gen. Lee at Appomattox
WOTk VI L1o 11dTyld1o GoOlOBlChl our
vey.-Mr. Harry Fielding Reid, chief Of the
Highway Division of the Maryland Geological
Survey, has sent circular letter to the far
mers' clubs and oranges throughout the State
in which he says
1.-THE inclosed circular will explain in part the
work the Highway Division of the Maryland
Geological Survey is anxious to carry on. 1t Is
believed that much money Is now spent on the
roads to little advantage because no definite
provement is at hand before the work is begun.
fo hat frtar,
has been begun which the money at hand was
insufficient to finish properly, resulting In q
very inefficient use Of the funds; whereas the
same sum concentrated on smaller length OF
roadway might have made substantial I'M
provement.
tical Illustrations of this kind in mind considers
that no more useful piece of work can be found
than supplying beforehand the data for esti-
mating as closely as possible the cost of pro-
posed road improvements. No interference
with the powers of the officials In the different
counties is at all contemplated or possible. 1t
opportunity which exists for them to obtain
estimates for road work with little or no ex-
pense to the county.
helping the county officials, that much can be
done by offering the same aid to the farmers OF
the roads In fher Vicinity at their own EXPENSE
The same aid which would be given to the
county officials will be given to any organized
effort of the people themselves.
Requests for examination of roads can be
made on the same blanks as those prepared for
the County Commissioners by merely striking
out the unnecessary lines. Another way would
be for those directly interested in a proposed
improvement to petition the County Commits
soners or other officials, as the case may be, to
request that report on the cost be made by
the Highway Division before beginning the
work.
"The permanent improvement of the roads of
the State can only be secured by the efforts of
many influential persons and it is hoped that
your club will do all in its power towards the
announcement of an efficient and economical
system of road construction. The first step In
this direction is to have at hand full knowl-
edge of the cost of the different ways 1t may be
possible to improve a given piece of road, to-
gether with the relative values of the various
road making materials that can be obtained.
1T is further asked that your club make
have received this communication and, should 1t
seem advisable. to request them to give this
matter their serious attention. They would do
this the more readily II they recognized 1t was
considered matter of vital interest by such
organizations as the farmers clubs"
Commencement at Hannah More The
commencement exercises Of Hannah More
Academy ,Reisterstown, took place Wednesday
last at Wyman Hall, beginning at IL o'clock
The valedictory was delivered by Miss Mary
Ridgely. Essays were also read by Misses
Rebecca Goodwin. Edna Marsh, Ella Patterson
and Carolyn p Nelson. A feature OF the ex-
ercises was the rendering Of musical selec-
tons, vocal and instrumental, by the members
of the graduating class. Addresses were de-
livered by Mr.. William Keyser, treasurer of
the board of trustees, and by Rev. Percy +.
Hall. Ri. Rev. VIM. Paret, Bishop Of Mary
land, made the pastoral address and awarded
the diplomas. The members of the graduating
class were Maryland-Marie Louise Banks.
Mary Shelley Boydon, Rebecca Goodwin, Annie
Isabel La Roche Edna Marsh, Susan Binney
Mitchell, Ella Barker Patterson and Mary
Hodges Ridgely. Virginia-CorneliaS udwell
II al md ia lur1
p17Iosi ea,hdg sa..e. 1917. sss,se pc, y,S.s;--
On Thursday morning at 30 o'clock Trinity
Church, Towson. was the scene of an ordina-
ton service for the first time in the history Of
the church. Bishop Paret, assisted by Rev.
DR.. Robert Taylor, of Homestead, Baltimore;
Rev. De Witt Q. Loop, of Baltimore. and Rev.
Adebert McGinnis. of Albany, N. Y, or
dained to the priesthood Albert Glenn Rich
ards, of Cumberland, and Everett H. Brosins,
of Baltimore, and to the deaconate Joseph
Patterson Gibson, of Baltimore, and James
Kemp Keech, of Towson. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Hobart Smith, rector of st.
Thomas Church, Garrison Forest. At the
close of the ordination the communion was
celebrated by the Bishop, assisted by Rev.
Hobart Smith, Rev. DR.. j. H. Eccleston and
Rev. w. H. II. Powers, rector of the church.
The other ministers in the chancel during the
service, and who presented the candidates,
were Rev. G. O. Griffith, of Ascension Church,
Baltimore; Rev. E. N. North, of All Saints
Church, Baltimore, and Rev. E. s. Lawrence,
of st. Mark's.on-the-Hill, Pikesville. The
music was by the choir, under the direction of
the organist, Mrs. II. G. Turnbull.
The church was beautifully decorated with
cut flowers.
After the service most bountiful and APP
petizing lunch was served by the ladies of the
Bishops Guild, in the chapel. to Bishop and
Mrs. Paret, the clergy and the newly made
priests and deacons. The interior Of the chapel
o.,1 tbo kahl ~; ad
ferns and flowers, which were distributed
among the clergymen before they departed for
their homes.
Water Company Files q Big Mortgage.
On Thursday last the Baltimore County
Water and Electric Company filed for record
in the County Clerks Office here, bond mort
gage for 81 ,000, 900 to secure an issue of 5 per
cent 40-year gold bonds to that amount. This
company was recently organized by the con-
Water Company with the Gainesville Water
Company. The new company is now supply
ing Highlandtown, Canton and Orangeville
with electric lighting and is also supplying
these places, together with Gainesville. Relay,
St. Denis and vicinity, with water. The COM
panyis also having prepared deeds conveying
to it all the properties Of the Towson Water
Company, which it has acquired. 1t will lay
pipes into Govanstown for the purpose of sup
plying water, and in order to give plentiful
supply preparations are in progress for another
artesian well, which is about to be bored at
Towson, especially for this supply. The ca
pacity of the plant when completed will be
about eight million gallons a day.
In addition to the bond issue the company
has capital stock of $500, 900, of which $3.50,
600 is issued and paid up.
Mr.. Thomas McGuinness, of Highlandtown,
is president of the company, and Mr.. Albert
H. Weir, member of the Baltimore bar, is
secretary and treasurer.
Religious Observation-Disclosures is called to
the following announcements:
81. Johns p. T.. Church, Western Rsin.-Servi-
ces June 18th, at IL A. NJ; Sunday school eve
| nv Sunday, at 10 A. NJ. st. Luke's, Harrison
| VILE June oath. at IL A. N.
Great Falls Circuit, NJ Il. Chureh.-Sunday
| June 18th, Rev. w. +. Roberts will preach a.
| Orem's and assist at the Children's Day ser
| vice at Gatch's; Rev. L. NJ. Ferguson vii
preach at Camp Chapel and Loreley.
Sater's Baptist Church, Chestnut Ridge.-Bibl,
school, 10 A. NJ; preaching BY the pastor at Il
| A. N.
ReisterstoWn Baptist Mission.-Bible school
| 2.45P.M; preaching at 3.45 P. NJ.
Pdtapseo M E. Church, Betceen Firth ACef1
Extended and Weis Avenue, North Point ROAD. :
Services every Sunday at IL A. N. and ,.
Rev. L. G. Gallaher. pastor.
Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church Gar
dsnviHe.-English services the second SUNDAY