The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-10-13

today. IT will be remembered that X. i.
Mavin. civil engineer of Baltimore, was ap-
pointed by Judge Waters to examine the
condition of the Baltimore and Lenig11
Railroad to which the attention of the Grand
Jury had been called. Pending Mr.. Mavln
report the jury was conditionally discharged
by the Court and reconvened this morning.
In addressing the jury the Court said, IN part !:
I'm accordance with your Recommendations
concerning the Baltimore and Lehigh hali.
road employed R. T. Mavin, competent
civil engineer, to go over the roadbed ana
track of the road in Hartford county and MAKE
a thorough examination of the same. He has
gone over the road and made a brief written
report to me, and | have called you here 10
investigate the same and take such action IN
the matter as you deem necessary. The report
sets forth the actual condition of the road,
and Mr. Mavin is here today and will go be-
fore YOU and give you such information as you
may want. You know as well as do that the
Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad is an lmpor-
tant matter in Hartford county, and 1t Wouio
be an unfortunate day for the people living
along the line if anything should occur which
would in any manner interfere with the run
ming of trains Weare all interested in the road,
and am sure there is no disposition on the
part of anyone to place any obstacles IN the
way of the road or in anywise embarass the
company At the same time, If the COM
pany is running trains at the constant peril OF
passengers and employees, then you are TO take
prompt action. Passengers who use the road
cannot determine the actual condition OF the
road and how much danger they are IN, ana
thew depend upon the court to make 1T safe,
and we cannot see that it is of such convent
ence to the county that people are to take any
risk. In my mind there are but three alterna-
tiyes for Won to decide upon The first is II you
find the road is safe and is conducted in safe
manner then, of course, you will lind no IN
dictnient; secondly, if you find that the road
So a condition
ually imperil the lives of the passengers and
its employees and is not being run with ordl-
nary care then You are to indict thirdly, II
yon find that the road is IN reasonably saie
condition, is being run with ordinary care to
the passengers, that the road has certain de-
fects or repairs to make, and that these repairs
are being made now and will be completed
within reasonable time and thus put the road
in safe condition, then, gentlemen, | would
suggest that it might be we'll for you to give
the company some time and refer the whole
question to the next Grand Jury, which meets
in November. In the meantime the COM
pany will have had opportunity to make the
necessary repairs that will insure the safety of
the road. With these suggestions l leave the
matter with you"
THE JURY S REPORT ON THE ROAD.
On Wednesday the report of the Grand Jury
on the above matter was submitted to the court.
1t is as follows: with the evidence before us
we cannot, of course believe that the Balti-
more and Lehigh road is reasonably safe for
trains to run over it with merely ordinary
care-and by ordinary care we mean such care
as is required on well-constructed roads in
good repair-but we do believe the road may
be called reasonably safe if all the trains are
run with extraordinary care We understand
that the present management is now engaged
with considerable diligence in repairing the
most obvious defects, and expect in very
short time to have the entire road in good and
safe condition. Believing that the present
management of the road is now engaged with
diligence in repairing the worst defects in the
road, and will soon have it in good condition,
this Jury is unanimously of the opinion that
the proper thing now to do is to refer the
whole matter to the next grand jury, which
will assemble in a few weeks"
The Methodist Pilgrimage to Perry Hall.
Between two and three hundred Methodists,
most of them from Baltimore, made the pill
grimage to Perry Hall on Wednesday last.
The affair was conducted under the auspices of
the American Methodist Historical Society
and was in charge of a committee Of minis
tiers composed of Revs. John F. Goucher,
Charles w. Baldwin, William +. Roberts,
Frank G. Porter, Isaac W. Canter, William g.
Herbert, C. Herbert Richardson and Harry s.
France.
After visiting the old Perry Hall house the
pilgrims repaired to Camp Chapel Church,
about two miles distant, where sumptuOus
luncheon had been provided by the ladies of
that church. After this had been disposed of
the exercises of the day commenced in the
grove, DIR. Goucher presiding and explaining
the objects of the society and of the pilgrimage
DR.. James NJ. Buckley editor of the Chris
tan Advocate, was introduced by DIR. Goucher,
and delivered an address on Perry Hall and
the Organization of the Methodist Episcopal
Church" He said in part:
Harry Dorsey Cough was very rich man,
worth about 100000. Bishop Asbury made
frequent visits to the house, and through his
efforts Mrs. Cough was converted. He at first
objected to her going to the Methodist services,
but he was finally persuaded to go himself,
the holding of meetings. and afterwards the
sEeeted, .grlng tne ReyoluIisn,
but was brought back again through Bishop
Asbury, and died during the session of the
General Conference in Baltimore"
Rev. DIR. Charles W. Baldwin spoke on
tiMethodism and Representative Families in
Maryland" He said the old Methodist fami-
lies of Maryland would ever be remembered
in the history of Methodism, as their names
and their deeds give tone, standing, character
and ability to Christianity. They laid their
vices aside" he said, land their homes became
the homes of the early preachers and their
barns were used as chapels."
Bishop Charles B. Galloway, of the Southern
NJ. e. Church, delivered an address on early
Methodism." He said the chapel erected at
Perry Hall was the first chapel to have bell,
and that it was sounded morning and evening
to summon the slaves to worship, and that
the master and slaves worshiped together. He
said Methodism was for the rich as we'll as for
the poor, and that the shining chapter in
American history was the work accomplished
by the church among the slaves.
The visitors were welcomed by Rev. W. +.
Roberts, senior pastor of the Great Falls Cir
cult, of which Camp Chapel is part, and the
Junior pastor, Rev. Lyttleton M. Ferguson.
More Barns Destroyed by Fire.-The
barn on the farm of Mr.. III. M. Kohler, near
Perry Hall, 18th district, was burned on Sun
day night last. Mr.. Joseph Frank, tenant on
the place., lost the fine Nutwood stallion
"Montrose," 2 mules, / horse, 4 cows, 100
bushels of wheat, a lot of hay and straw and
other articles. The stallion was valued at
81 900 and Mr.. Franks other loss will reach
fully that much more, the whole being only
partially covered by insurance. Mr. Kohler's
loss is fully insured. How the fire originated
is a mystery.
The barn and stabling on the old "Glen-
more property at one time the home of the
late Col. Robert Moore, on the old Hartford
road, about five miles from Baltimore, were
burned little after 10 o'clock on Monday
morning last together with cows, wagons,
harness, provender. etc. The estimated loss is
$500. The cause of the fire is enveloped in
mystery. Levi Adler, of Baltimore, rented
At an early hour on Saturday morning last
a large barn on the "Mandowmin" estate of
Mr.. Alex. Brown, on the Reisterstown road,
opposite Druid Hill Park, took fire from some
unknown cause and was consumed with its
contents, including several cattle, large lot
of hay, wagons farm implements etc. The
barking of a couple of dogs awakened the
farm hands. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, which is fully covered by insurance.
Fought With the Boers.-The Baltimore
Neus says "Mr. Samuel S. Boylston, who was
wounded in the South African War while
fighting on the side of the Beers and captured
by the British on October 81 1899, is in the
city, stopping at 1881 North Calvert street,
with the family of Mr.. Edward Shoemaker,
who are his relatives. Mr.. Boylston has re.
covered from his wound and is in Baltimore
for short time only. He was not in the Boer
army, but was engaged on that side ON his own
account, and, according to report, had many
interesting adventures. Mr.. Boylston, how
ever, is under strict parole, one of the condi-
tions of which is that he will not talk for pub
LEGATION in the newspapers, and he declines to
give any information as to what he saw and
passed through while in the Boer country,
where he spent some time. He is tall, slen-
der young man, apparently not long out of his
teens" Mr.. Boylston is a nephew of Mr..
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker ex-president of the
Baltimore County Agricultural Society
An Unexpected Family Reunion.-The
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