The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-03

weather we have had since then has been
about as disagreeable as 1t was possible for II
to be. and the believers in the grounding the
DRY have been coDgratnlating themselves upon
that fact.
"a few nights ago an attempt was made to
rob the summer residence of Mr. Howard
Rieman, situated on the Joppa road short
distance west of Towson. A colored man who
sleeps in the house heard the burglar working
at window when he fired pistol and the
fellow ran off
The question will soon be decided
whether or not telegraph or telephone COM
pany can, in order to keep its wires free, cut
and destroy the limbs of trees without being
responsible in damages to their owner. Surely
private citizens have some rights that these
companies must respect.
- Mrs. Susan G.. Elder, widow of Robert
n. Elder and her children. have made deed
of trust to Mr. Robert n Elder, Jr.. of the es-
tate known as ''Robinswood," in the western
end of Green Spring Valley, to hold for ten
years for the benefit Of the grantors. The
place contains 1011 acres.
The transfer books in the County Com
missioners' Office will close today-Saturday
March Sd. Preparations will now be made
for the levy for the fiscal year commencing
May LIST, 1900. The tax rate this year, it is
said, will be much higher than it was last
when it was so cents on the 500.
1.-The annual meeting of the Baltimore
and Jerusalem Turnpike Company will be
held at the Office in Baltimore, Monday,
| March 18th. The road is now owned by the
United Railways and Electric Company and
Mr.. Joseph Snyder is the only member of the
old board remaining in the directory.
->Some slick thieves have been stealing
the new copper wire from the poles of the
Postal Telegraph Company, along the Dulany's
Valley pike. north of Towson. Wire of this
kind sells readily at the junk shops for 20 cts.
a pound. Other companies are sustaining
similar losses in other sections of Maryland.
= 1t would have been bad thing for Tow
son if fire bad started here on Monday last
when our chemical engine was at Cockeysville,
property. Our good neighbors are perfectly
welcome to all they got, but they must remem-
Der that we were taking no small risk in
helping them.
- The cold wave that put in an appearance
last Saturday night, accompanied by rain and
snow, was one of the most violent of the win
ter. Sunday was intensely cold, with high
winds, and Monday morning was the coolest
of the season up to that time. The sudden
change was very severe upon those who were
obliged to be out.
- The congregation of North Point NJ <.
Church South, Patapsco Neck, is making ar
engagements to erect new church to take the
place of the present building situated on the
North Point road. The new edifce will be
handsome building and will cost about 81, 900.
Rev. J. l.. Shipley, pastor of Taylor's Circuit,
is the preacher in charge.
John Henry Jackson, the colored man
on a white girl named Agnes Eurice, near
Stemmer's Run, last October, was tried in the
Criminal Court of Baltimore, before three
judges, and acquitted. Jackson maintained
from the start that he was innocent of the
charge. The girl was a servant in the family
of Mr.. Walter r. Townsend.
THE proposition to divide the 9th district
into two districts is meeting with much favor.
The new district if established, will extend as
far north from the city boundary as Hamilton,
Il
the Hartford road on the east to the Falls road
on the west. The section within those boun-
daries will be known as the 10th district, and
all north of that as the 9th district
The people of New Market, 18th district,
are making a strong effort to retain their
present local option law. They held another
meeting last Saturday night with this object
in view and it was shown that more than two
thirds of the citizens of voting age had signed
the petition against the repeal Of the law. A
large delegation will go to Annapolis to talk
the matter over with the county members.
- While three ladies were waiting at the
intersection of Nunnery lane and the Frederick
road early last Saturday evening, to board an
electric car for Baltimore, respectable-look-
ing colored man who was standing there
snatched pocket-book from the hands Of one
of them and ran away into the woods and es-
capped The book contained $50. Another
argument against the prevailing custom of
carrying the purse in the hand.
Northern Central R. R.-Annual Meet
ing of the Stockholders.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Northern Gen.
trail Railway Company was held at the Bati-
more offices of the company last Saturday.
The chief action of the meeting was the en-
dorsement of proposition submitted by the
directors to increase the capital stock of the
company by the issue of stock, the proceeds to
be utilized to meet certain bonded obligations
of the road which mature during the course of
the present year.
thAriHeTffeIff he
Immediately issue one-third of the increase,
amounting to SO. 500,0 600, which, with certain
moneys at the command of the company, will
entirely cover the maturing obligations. The
stockholders will each be entitled to part of
the new issue, amounting to one-third of their
present holdings at $40 per share. The present
chartered capital stock of the company is $8,-
O0O,O0O, of which 81 100000 has been issued.
The company will take necessary steps to Sc
cure privileges of increasing the capital by leg
islative action in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The forty-ffth annual report was submitted
and adopted showing total earnings of 1885,
AT, an increase of 1865, 389 as compared with
1899, and net earnings of 81 $50, 523 an increase
of S97, 1877.
The stockholders further instructed the pres
ident and directors to take up and have settled
certain tax questions which have been in dis
pute between the State of Maryland and the
company before the courts
The election resulted in the choice of the
following officers and directors, all of which
were reelected President, Mr.. A. ]. Cassatt,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad first
vice-president, Mr.. John P Green; second
vice-president, Mr.. Charles E. Pugh; third
vice president, Mr.. S. NJ. Provost; secretary,
Mr.. S. w. White; treasurer, Mr.. A. w. Hen
Dirk board of directors, Messrs B. +. New
conner, John P. Green, Harry Walters, j. D.
Cameron, Luther s. Bent N. Parker Shortridge,
Charles e. Pugh, M. III. Arnot, Wayne Nc
Veagh, Michael Jenkins, s. NJ. Provost and A.
Loudon Snowden.
Knoebel, 10th District-The very sudden
changes in the weather have caused much sick
ness in this neighborhood. So many people
are imprudent during this season of the year
when no two days are alike. The more care
full we are the better health we will enjoy and
the smaller will be our disbursements for doc
tors bills.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Marshall, widow
of Caleb Marshall, and highly respected and
much esteemed resident of this section, took
place from her late home, near Sweet Air,
Monday February Goth. She was buried in
Trinity Church Cemetery: Rev. ]. W. Camp
John A. Conkling, John V. Wilson, Joseph
Cathell, Charles Baldwin, Nicholas Parker and
James G. Kane. Mrs. Marshall leaves two
sons-Messrs. Richard and d. Clinton Marshall.
Mrs. G. Frank Morgan, of Morgan's Mill,
DulaDy's Valley, has been very i'll the past
week.
literary and debating society has been
formed at Blenheim public school and the first
debate will take place Friday afternoon. The
subject will be- What nation has benefited
the U. S. most-England or France?"
Messrs. Walter and George Jessop have about
finished their new barn with which they are
improving their property in Dulany's Valley.
Miss Laura Norris, of White Hall, is visiting
Mrs George Tyson, of this neighborhood.
Many public sales have taken place the past
week Good prices prevail and all seem salts
fied-both seller and purchaser. PERCY.
Maryland Sunday School Union.-The
fifty-fourth annual meeting of the Maryland
Sunday School Union was held in Baltimore
on Tuesday. In his report the president, Mr..
Goldsborough S. Griffith said, among other
things:
1.-THE maintenance of the sanctity of the
Lords Day is essential not only to the happi-
ness and prosperity of this nation, but is essen
tial to the prosperity of the Government itself.
The curse of God must rest upon every indi-
vidual and every agency that seeks to Secular
ize and tear away from this day its hallowed
associations and beneficent restraints.
I'VE must train our children to revere the