The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

Experts With the Revolver--Time of
Enlistment Expires.-The revolver contest
between the Smith Il Wesson Revolver Club,
of Springfield, Mass, and Troop A, Maryland
National Guard, took place last Saturday.
The Smith & Wesson team shot at Springfield
and the troopers at Pikesville. Each team tel
egraphed its total score to the other, but owing
to the troopers having six marksmen present.
while the Springfield team adseven, the exact
result will not be known until the individual
scores are received. Then the score of the
lowest man on the Springfield team will be
dropped.
The members of the troop who shot we're
Capt Joseph w. Shirley Sergeant H. c. Shir-
lev, Jr., Corporal f. G. Evans, Farrier Norman
Stump and Privates Samuel J. Fort and Arthur
Wright.
The Springfield team used any style of re-
volver and any trigger pull and shot indoors,
while the troopers used their 80 caliber army
revolver and shot out of doors. The distance
was 20 wards, and each man fired 10 shots in
strings of five.
shot off Saturday. Captain Shirley won with
Ill to his credit ont of possible 125. The dis
lance was Is yards. The contestants and their
scores were
Capt Joseph w. Shirley. ..................,...111
Sergeant H. c. Shirley, Jr......................l10
Private Samuel j. Fort. ITO
Corporal F. g. Evans. los
Farrier Norman Stump. ...-...'.'...,..,... IS
Bv winning the contest Captain Shirley
takes charge of the handsome cup which has
to be won three times before 1t becomes the
property of the winner. At the first contest
Private Fort won, his score being lO9 and Cap
tain Shirley was the runner-up in field of
IL entries
The score in the first mentioned match was
ascertained on Wednesday to have been 702
to GIG in favor of Smith & Wesson team. Capt.
Shirley said he considered the score of his men
very good, all things considered.
Next Sunday, December 23d, the members
of Troop A will have been enlisted three years,
which is the full term of service. Capt Shit-
10y will call business meeting for the purpose
of winding up the affairs of the Troop to date,
and at this meeting the members will be given
an opportunity to re.elist. 1t is thought that
all then will reenlist, as the prospect for the
Troop in the future is very bright
Circuit Court.-Joseph G. Johnson and
Clinton l.. Johnson, trading as the Walbrook
Supply Company, and others VS.. Henry G.
Hensel, j. Edmund Eckstipe and others, petit
ton of c. D. Cherbonnier, examiner. for pay
ment of fees, argued and defendant, j. Edmund
Eckstine, ordered to pay 500 examiners fees
and argument of case on its merits postponed
until Friday, December 81. Charles A. Seel-
ing, surviving partner Of the firm of Small &
Selling vs. Oscar Rolecke, $439.75 Mary
Detz VS.. Lewis Sander and Maggie Sander,
1887 so. Louisa Hellwig VS.. Peter Clay off /;
settled and satisfied. Maryland Brewing Com
pany VS.. John Weber. S453 90. Same VS.. John
Weber and Helena Weber; verdict for defend
ant, Helena Weber. and judgment against
John Weber for S23086. Winfield Bell VS.. the
President, Directors and Managers of the Bal
timore and Yorktown Turnpike Company re-
moved to Court of Common Pleas. John
Pfoor VS.. Catharine N. Keinel, S75 j.
Maurice Watkins vs. Frank K. Augins, 1905.
Frederick Baldwin VS.. the Northern Central
Railway Company suggestion and affidavit
for removal filed. Sallie o. Nelson VS.. Mary
V. Holmes, administratrix of Charles Ii
Holmes verdict for defendant Emma
Swami, trading as Swami & Co., vs. William
G. Crowder, garnishee of John A. Horn and
William N. Tagg, copartners, trading as Tagg
81 Horn non pros. Johanna Mcdonnell and
| Catharine Mcdonnell VS.. the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, and Annie
| Lowe Rieman, Harry Fahnestock and Charles
e. Rieman, trustees under the will of Joseph
! H. Rieman, VS.. same; suggestions for removal
| and affidavits filed. Winfield Bell VS.. the
president, directors and managers of the Balti-
more and Yorktown Turnpike Company
| order of court directing transcript of record to
| be made and sent to the Court of Common
! Pleas stricken out by consent of counsel and
suggestion for removal withdrawn. Thomas
Duvall VS.. the Maryland Steel Company OF
Baltimore county; suggestion for removal and
affidavit filed. The Mutual Fire Insurance
company III DdlIlIuOTe county VS. MdTIIH IL
Jean; removed to the Court of Com mon Pleas
of Baltimore city. Milton Dance VS.. Helen
]. Lilly and H. J. Lilly. her husband judg'
ment for plaintiff for S447.03.
On Thursday Judge Burke discharged the
petit jury until Monday, January 14th, 1901.
Mr.. Williams Again Unfortunate.-A
| letter from Belair, dated December 18th, says
Estate Senator Stevenson A. Williams met with
| lactr1 iOhf urh W
is exceedingly painful and may confne him
to his bed for some time. He was going to
the residence of Mr.. r. Harry Webster and
when near the formers gate was attacked by q
horse. The animal ran at him, and in attempt
ing to get behind tree to get out of the way
! Mr.. Williams twisted his knee, rendering isira
almost helpless. A passer-by caught the horse
and Mr.. Williams was taken home and medi-
cal aid summoned. He has suffered consider
ably heretofore from the same knee, it having
j L. $3.50 L. an.