The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-19
WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER.

WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER.
SIoAN.-Mr. James Sloan, Jr., died at hi
city residence, on Sunday morning last from
inc effects of an operation for the rupture of q
blood vessel in the stomach, in the 9th yea
OF MS age. He was native of Baltimore AND
STARTED his business career with Adams Express
company. He rose rapidly and soon became
connected with the Farmers and Merchants
bank as cashier and became president of ths
nank in 1879, holding that position until the
time OF his death. It is one of the strongest
institutions of the kind in the city and its sue
cess was largely due to Mr.. Sloan's great abili
~ as business man. Mr.. Sloan was well
known IN Baltimore county and owned q
pretty country place in the eastern end oil
Green Spring Valley. He leaves family.
WHYrE.-Mrs. Mary Mcdonald Whyte, wife
o1ex-Gov. William Pinkney Whyte, died at bel
nome in Baltimore, on Sunday last, after 9
Iong illness from cancer of the liver, aged 49
years Mrs. Whyte was the only daughter Of
me .he iate William Mcdonald, OF 'Guilford, on
Ine york road. In 1868 she married Mr..
Raleigh Thomas of Baltimore. Some years
later Mr.. Thomas died and in 1892 she mar
req Ex-Governor Whyte. She leaves four
chiidren by her first marriage-two daughters
ana two sons. The summer home of Mr.. and
MRS. Whyte was at Ruxton, n @. r. R., and
they had many friends in the county. They
were regular attendants at Trinity ? 4. Church,
lowson, during the summer months.
SHEPPERD.-Miss Frances Shepperd, eldest
daughter of Josiah H. and Mary NJ. Shepperd.
died after brief illness, May 9th. Her death
was quite shock to her many friends both in
the city and in the 10th district of this county,
where she formerly lived. Her funeral took
place from her late residence, 1916 N. Central
avenue, Baltimore, on Friday, 18th inst. Inter
ment in Loudon Park Cemetery. Rev. J. st.
| Clair Neal offioiatod Tho nail-hnarorq xvpro
Messrs. VIM Spsrklin, John P. Black, VIM.
| bhepperd, Walter Armacost, Frank Shepperd
and Thomas Jackson.
| aScHILLINGs- Mrs. Alkaline Schillings died of
| consumption at her home in Mt. Washington,
on the 18th inst, aged IS years. She was the
! wife of Mr.. George Shillings, who was vete-
| ran ofthe Mexican war and also OF the war OF
| the rebellion. The funeral services were con-
Quoted BY Rev. Charles A. Jones. pastor OF Mt.
| Washington M. E. Church. Of which Mrs.
| SchilIings was a member. The remains were
inferred inst. Mary's Cemetery, Hampden.
CHILcoAT.-Mr. George Chilcoat of John,
died at his home in the 9Th district, on Mon
| day, aged "a years. Several months ago he fell
| from his horse and sustained injuries from
| which he never recovered. Mr.. Chilcoat was
| respected citizen and a lifelong farmer. He
| is survived by widow and one daughter, who
| is the wife of Mr.. John E. Ensor of Sunny
DrOOK, 1UtQ UlStTlct. DIX QUIET uduSuLeTS pre-
| coded their father to the grave.
| FREDERICK Emanuel Frederick, aged about
| 40 years, employed as a track hand on the
Northern Central Railway, died very suddenly
on Wednesday, at his home at Ashland. He
had been working all the night before on a
wreck some distance up the road and returned
about noon to his home. He layed down to
take a little rest and never awoke. A widow
and one child survive him.
SMITH.-Mr. Robert II. Smith, who was
prominently connected with the business of
cotton duck manufacturing in this country,
died on Saturday last, at his home in New
Hartford Conn, aged So years. Mr.. Smith
married daughter of Mr.. James e. Hooper,
of Baltimore. One of his daughters is the
wife of Mr.. J. Goodman Boyd, of Lutherville.
MYERLY-Mr. John J. Myerly. prominent
farmer of Howard county. died on the 10th
instant, aged rs years. He was stricken with
paralysis few days before. Mr.. Myerly was
native of Carroll county, but spent the greater
part of his life in Howard. He was widely
known as q dealer in live stock and was at one
time weigher at the Calverton cattle yards.
W1LsoN.-Mr. Frank Wilson, eldest son of
Mrs Thomas Wilson, died at his home at Jop-
pa on Wednesday last. after a lingering illness
from consumption. For about twenty years
MIR. Wilson was connected with the franklin
vile cotton duck mills and was we'll known in
Baltimore and Hartford counties.
ALLMAN.-Mr. William A. Altman, who had
been a resident of Woodensburg, 4th district,
for the past thirty years, latterly residing with
one of his sons, dropped dead in the yard on
Wednesday. He had suffered long time with
disease of the stomach. He is survived by
eight children.
MoNKs-Mr. William E. Monks died of
typhoid fever at his home near Cockeysville,
last Sunday, aged SO years. He was son of
the late John G. Monks, of Hartford county,
aid leaves a widow and three childien. He is
saseFEiyed by seven ya. brot hSsa and three
IEso,In~young farmer living near Butler, died
srDbenly on Monday last, after short illness
resulting from grip. Deceased, who was son
of Mf. Aquila Chicoat, ST., leaves wife and
one child.
Business of the BALTIC. & Lehigh-Pays
It's First Dividend.-The directors of the
Baltimore & Lehigh Railroad Company held a
meeting in Baltimore on Tuesday and declared
a dividend of q per cent. ON the capital stock,
payable June LIST. This is the first time that
| the road has paid dividend, and the fact OF
its declaration ELECTED not little favorable
| comment A sale of 100 shares of the stock
was reported on the Stock Exchange after the
meeting at 80. The par is 100. The last report
| of the road shows net earnings OF $4O,OOo %
for the ten months ended April 3Oth, an in
crease of 81, 1859 over the corresponding
period of the preceding fiscal year. The cost
| of operation during the time covered by the
report was 67.9 per cent. of the gross earnings,
| which was a decided reduction in expenses,
the figures for the corresponding period OF
wear ago being TAT per cent. Messrs: Alex.
| Brown VIM. W. Spence and George Q. Jenkins
are the principal stockholders. The capital
stock amounts to $S43, 500. The president is
| Mr. John Wilson Brown.
Petition Filed In the Orphans Court
Mrs. Christina Racher, sister of Peter Nagel,
deceased and her husband, Henry kacher,
fled petition in the Orphans Court OF Baltl-
| more county in the matter OF the estate OF
Peter Nagel, deceased asking that Christina
Nagel, administrative and widow OF said Peter
Nagel, deceased bring into court as part Oh
the estate of said Nagel, deceased, large
amount of personal property, money and cred
its amounting to about 81, 900, not returned IN
the inventory by the said administrative as
part of the estate of said Peter Nagel, deceased
The petition also alleges that said Nagel lett
will at the time of his death, which has moi
been produced before the Orphans Court, ano
asks that the said administrative bring the
same into court. A citation has been issued
against the said Christina Nagel, administra
trix returnable before the court on Tuesday
Nav 22d. Peter ]. Campbell and Boarman. q
Lindsay are attorneys for the petitioners
Mt. Washington Lend-a-Hand Club
ON Monday afternoon last the Lend-a- Hant
club celebrated its anniversary at the Noun
Washington Casino. The date for the annua
entertainment is Rose Day, June 9th, but
was held earlier this year as many members
the club desire to attend the biennial meeting
If the General Federation of Women's Clubs
which will be held in Milwaukee, Wis, earl,
in June. Fragrant spring flowers were USE
in identifying the Casino, and the gathering
was most pleasant one. The Casino Chapte
was the guest of honor and presented the clu
with $50. There were, in addition, represenl
tatiyes present from the other leading women
clubs in the city, among them being Miss Ellie
Dnvsll, of the Woman's Literary Club, VIII
read a charming little story. Mrs. John
Graham presided at the meeting, which wa
followed by an informal collation..
. Serious Driving Accidental dispatc
from Knoxville, Tenn, dated May 10th, says
I'M ]. Condor, a railroad contractor of Kno1
: vile, and Mortimer F. Shea, clerk or tn
: New York Surrogate's Court, were killed hel
this afternoon in a runaway. Mrs. COMO
was seriously and Mrs. Shea was slightly II
: iured. The men were thrown against tel
: nbone pole and killed almost instantly. M
! Shea and his wife were on pleasure tri
: south. and were out driving with the Condons.
NJ Condor was son of the late ID. Condor