The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-21
WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER.


WIGHT.-Mr. John J. Wight died at bis
beautiful home, Bonnie Blink" near Cock
eysville, on Thursday morning last, aged ~
years. He had been sick long time and his
death was not unexpected. Mr.. Wight was
native of Baltimore and was long prominently
connected with the business interests Of the
city. be located near Cockeysville in 1898
and had resided there ever since. Mr.. Wight
was a son of William j. Wight, who was a
business partner of Moses Sheppard. founder
of the Sheppard Asylum, near Towson. Mr.:
Wight is survived by widow, four sons and
eight grandchildren. The sons are Mr.. John
II. Wight, president of the Sherwood Distil-
ling Company; Mr.. William II. Wight, treas
urer of the same company Mr.. James M.
Wight, of the firm of Wight & Hyland, and
Mr.. Alpheus II. Wight, who is now in Europe
The only daughter of Mr.. Wight was the wife
of Mr.. George Morris Bond, member of the
bar. The wife of Mr.. Wight was formerly
Miss Amelia Hyatt daughter of a prominent
Baltimore merchant.
DIENsTBAcH.-Mis Laura Dienstbach, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dienstbach,
of Towson, died at O'Clock on Sunday night
last. She had been sick long time and her
death was not unexpected. Miss Dienstbach
had many friends by whom she was highly
esteemed. She was member of the Lutheran
Church and led a consistent Christian life
The funeral took place at O'Clock on Tues
day afternoon and the remains were inferred
in Emanuel Cemetery, on the Hartford road,
by the side of those of her twin sister, who
died several years ago. Mr.. Charles Dienst-
bach, popular clerk in the store of Mr.. VIM.
A. Lee. of Towson, is brother of the deceased.
RIEMAN-Mr. Joseph III. Rieman died on
Monday last at the Stockton Hotel, Cape May,
aged AZ years. He was native of Baltimore
and son of the late Alexander Rieman, OF
the firm of Henry Rieman & Sons. Mr.. Ried
m wa nf Mr rd N
whose summer home is at Towson. He is
survived by widow, who was Miss Annie
Clark. ;.
SHEEsLY-Mr. Daniel Sheesly died on Mon
day night at his home on Greenmount avenue,
Baltimore, aged GA years. He was native of
Baltimore county and stonemason by trade.
For many years he worked on the Sheppard
Asylum, near Towson, and lived there while
those buildings were in course of erection.
He is survived by five daughters and two sons.
SAxToN.-Miss Mary Helen Saxton, aged 16
years. daughter of Mr.. William H. Saxton,
died at ''Ingleside," Long Green Valley, on
Wednesday, after brief illness from typhoid
fever. She was student of Mt. st. Agnes
College, Mt. Washington, and had lately been
visiting the daughter of Sheriff Todd, at her
home in Towson.
DEAL.-George Preston Deal, aged about Is
years, son of Mr.. George S. Deal, of the 9th
district died on Wednesday night, of perito-
nitis. He fell from his bicycle a few days be-
fore it and is believed he sustained an injury
that brought on the disease.
Mr.. Gorsuch is All Right.-The following
letter from Mr.. Thomas Gorsuch of c., Of
Parkville, Hartford road, who is a local preacher
of the M. E; Church, will explain itself:
''Messrs. Edit0rs-I see by the last issue of
THE UNION an announcement that had be-
come very feeble. am happy to inform you
to the contrary and say that l am as well,
hearty and energetic and as young as any
young man. of my age could be expected to
be. l am in my buggy nearly every day in
the week. My business has increased so much
that it requires my attention six days every
week. In January, 1868, was elected d.
rector of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
in Hartford county and the first year of my
work my collections amounted to about 5000.
Every year since these collections have in
creased until last year IS99) paid over to the
company over $4,000, and for the current year
l expect to run it to about $1,000. | will say,
not boastingly, however, that have been very
successful in my work, owing to an honest
purpose to do at all times what conceived to
be right, working by the Golden Rule-do
unto others as | would have them do to me.
have been dealing with my people for period
of thirty-two years. Most of these are Ger
mans who, as a class, can always be depended
on. | have often given them receipted bills in
advance of payment, but in every instance
the money came according to promise ] can
not call to mind single instance where lost
25 cents in the long years of my experience in
the work. There are eighteen directors of my
company and l am among those of that num-
Der who, in 1899, received premium for the
largest returns. So you see to attend to what
have on hand man cannot permit himself
to become infirm and feeble. THANK the good
Lord that am still able to attend to my work.
my faithful horse is always true to me and
ever ready to perform his daily work, but he
kpaMso bew ta ta5e4eaEe ~ ", d. zse-
These it is always pleasure for me to supply.
In addition to assisting me in my worldly pur-
suits he is also good church-going horse,
sometimes taking me to church as often as
where the church is and has never once been
heard to say L worked hard all the week and
must take my rest on Sunday"