The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-16
THE DEATH RECORD.

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! Rohrer-Mr. Solomon B. Rohrer died at
his home, near Hagerstown, on the 18th instant,
aged IS years. He was we'll known to a great
many Baltimore county people and was for
| some years familiar figure at the Timonium
fair, which he delighted to visit. Mr.. Rohrer
was well-to-do bachelor farmer and his only
known relative is a nephew who lives in Ne
braska.. He was lifelong and earnest Demo
crat and in noticing his death the Hagerstown
Mail says: HE was frequently in convention
and party councils, but would run for no office
and was proud of it, but he was prouder of
one thing than anything else and that was
that he was an organizer of the big Hagers-
town Fair and the last living one of the men
that were listed as the incorporators. He
never missed fair or fair board meeting or
banquet, and took the same live interest in his
latest years when the clouds began to gather
about the sharper outlines of his understand
ing as he did when young man be helped to
start it out on its career. He lived alone, self
sufficing in himself for the world that most
must have to put loneliness away, and he
never complained, his cheerfulness being a
marked attribute"
Murphy-Miss Mary A. Murphy, daughter
of the late Thomas Murphy, died at her home
in Texas, n. q. R. R., on Sunday last, aged 80
years. She had been sick long time with
consumption. She is survived by her mother
and one sister. She was member of St.
Joseph's Church, where her funeral took place
Wednesday morning.
Murray.-Mrs. Matilda Murray, wife of Mr..
D. Murray. died of consumption at her home
in Texas. N. G. R. R., on Saturday last, in the
34th year of her age. A husband and four
children survive her. Deceased was daugh-
ter of John Poe. The funeral took place at
st. Joseph's Church. Texas, on Tuesday.
Wheeler.-Mrs. Keziah Wheeler died at
her home, Foreston, 9Th district. on Sunday
last, aged about so years. She was the widow
of Thomas Wheeler and leaves one surviving
child-Mr. William H. Wheeler. For more
than fifty years she was member of Forest
Baptist Church.
fitting for Honors and Cash.-A double
tournament, in which forty-two knights con-
tested for the honors and prizes, took place on
Tuesday afternoon on the farm of Mr.. Jacob
Elliott, at Evna, 9TH district. The day was an
ideal one for outdoor amusements and the at
tendance was very large in consequence.
The successful knights in the amateur class
were given the privilege of browning the
queen and maids of honor, while the profess
SIGNALS were awarded cash prizes. Oliver
Lloyd, of Cromwell Park, crowned Miss Eva
r. Sheppard as queen; T. Ernest Brooks, of
Locust Grove, crowned Miss Maude B. Roy
ston as first maid of honor, and Homer Drach,
of Drachen' els, crowned Miss Edith Parks, of
l.
Pearce, who won next honor, gave his award
to Mr.. +. j. Cockey, who crowned Miss Julia
Thornton, of Mt Carmel.
The money awards were secured as follows:
First, Frank Miller, Reisterstown; second,
John Cockey, Harmony Hall; third, ]. M.
Pearce, Atlanta.
The charge to the knights was delivered by
Mr.. H. Howard Isaac, and the coronation adj
dress by Mr.. Frank 1. Duncan.
dance followed the tournament, the music
for which was furnished by an orchestra from
Baltimore. The music for the tournament
was furnished by Pine Grove Cornet Band, of
Rayville, John e. Stiftier leader.
Following were the officers of the tourna.
ment: Judges. Baseman Davis, T. Melville
Pearce William Stick, James W. Ayres and
Grafton Miller chief marshal-Charles M.
Pearce; assistant-Elmer Miller; heralds-
NOVEL; Mays, Martin Hutchins and Alex.
Mitchell time-keeper-D. H. s. Gorsuch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott entertained number
of gentlemen at their home, among them
Judge N. Charles Burke. Frank l. Duncan,
VIM. P Cole, 2. H. Isaac, w. Gill Smith,
Laban Sparks, Harry B. McGlone J. N. Turn
baugh and others.
Another tournament took place at Hereford
on Thursday afternoon, at which honors and
cash were also dispensed. Edgar Hutchins,
Knight of Linden Hope, won first money; ].
Homer Drach, Knight of Drachenfel, second
money, and S. E. Sheppard Knight of st.
James, third money. Oscar Brooks, Knight of
Belfast crowned the queen; Thomas Aiban,
knight of Hampstead, crowned the first maid
of honor; F. E.. Ensor, knight of Jockeys
vile, the second maid, and @. E. Howard,
knight of My Lady's Manor, third maid.
Miss Mabel Miller, of Westminster, was
crowned queen Miss Carrie e. Bond, of Finks-
burg, first maid Miss BERTHE Ensor, of Cock
eysville, second maid, and Miss Jennie Elliott,
of Mt. Carmel, third maid.
Successful Lawn Fete.-The lawn fete
held few days ago by the School Committee
of the Woman's Club of Roland Park was a
successful affair. The lot where the fete took
place was beautifully decorated with Chinese
lanterns, and profusion of American flags
and red white and blue bunting. The various
stands were artistically arranged and to the
left of the lot were number of small tables,
where good things to eat were dispensed Cut
flowers formed an important part of the deco
rations. A Gypsy tent, where Miss Louise
Topman and Miss Stella Benninghaus read
the future by the lines in the hand, was oneof
the most popular features of the fete, and the
desire to know the future led many to the
mysterious Enclosure. The proceeds of the
fete are to be used for the improvement of
the Roland Park school grounds which it is
the desire of the Woman's Club of that place
to beautify and bring into artistic harmony
with its surroundings. The ladies in charge
of the various tables were as follows:
Ice-cream-Mrs. II. M. Lord, chairman
Mrs. M. B. Sayre, Mrs. H. Carlton, Mrs. E.
Griffith, Mrs. Frank Dorsey and Mrs. j. M.
Adams.
Cake Table-Mrs. L. s. Hulburt, Miss s.
Lansdowne, Mrs. B. w. Corkran and Mrs.
H. G. MARITIME.
Candy Table-Mrs. O. H. Dorsey, Mrs. w.
II. McAllister, Mrs. Harry Brawner and Miss
Josephine Granville.
The 10cent table, lemonade table and grab
bag table were in charge of the children of the
Roland Park school.
"Give Old Blood a Chance. This was
the title of a comical cartoon of Hon. ]. Fred
c. Talbot that appeared in the Baltimore
NeOs of Wednesday. Upon seeing it Tow
son lady, who is Democrat, was prompted
to write the following verses:
Oh, Frederick T., before me lies,
A portrait, friend, of you,
And if may believe my eyes,
The likeness is quite true.
In fact it seems to me SO great,
A wish doth in me rise,
To ask some questions few of you,
Bout things that me surprise.
Say, is it true. my friend, that you
To Congress want to go2
1 scratch my head, and wonder Fred,
Why you should love it so.
Oh, can it be. dear Frederick c.,
The money that you want?
Or is it for your country's sake
The place you thus do hauntp
Now don't you feel you've had enough,
And don't you sometimes think,
'Twere better that you stepped aside
And made room fOr-well, Fink.
TITS true, I'd like to vote for you,
You've proved both tried and tfl' mon,
But tits against the law, you know,
For Freddy-I'ns q 9OOD1dn. M. g. T,
Baltimore Markets.-The following were
the quotations of the Baltimore wholesale
markets on Thursday: