The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-09-13

PR1eE-- STERNER.-Miss Hannah Steiner.
daughter of Rand Mrs. Levi Sterner, Falls
road, and Mr.. John w. Price, of Sparrow g
Point, were married on the 9TH inst by Rev.
| George e. Hipsley, pastor of st. Luke's Luth-
eran Church, Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs Price
will live at Sparrow's Point, where the groom
is employed as foreman by the Maryland
Steel Company.
THE DEATH RECORD.
Mitchell.-Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell, wife of
DR.. F. D. Mitchell, a prominent physician liv-
| ing in the 9TH district, near Hereford, died on
Monday of heart trouble, aged 70 years. She
was daughter of Major David G. Yost, ma
tive of Virginia and at one time a prominent
attorney at Hagerstown, Md. John Davis, her
maternal grandfather, was civil engineer by
| profession. He was son OF Thomas Davis,
| of Marlborough, England, and was born
| April 80, ITO. Mrs. Mitchell, who was Gull
tured and refined lady, completed her educa-
ton by two years course at st. Joseph s
| Academy. in Emmittsburg, and was a mem
Der of the Episcopal Church 1t 1850 she was
united in marriage with DIR. Mitchell. She
| was the mother of six children four OF whom,
together with her husband, survive her, viz !:
Drs. Alexander R. and Frederick g. Mitchell,
twins, both of whom are practicing physicians
in Baltimore county Emily c., wife of Mr..
George R. NOVEL;, Of Glencoe, and Miss Mary
| V. Mitchell, who lives with her father. The
funeral took place Wednesday from Emmanuel
| P. E. Church. Glencoe, Rev. Duncan McCol-
loh rector, officiating. The pall-bearers were
DR.. A. R. Mitchell, DR.. F. G. Mitchell, sons !;
F. Dorsey Mitchell, f. Joseph Novel; Ham
mond Mitchell, George M. NOVEL;, grandsons.
Interment was in the church cemetery.
Wisner.-Mr. George Wisner, an aged and
well known citizen of Baltimore county, died
at the home of his son, Mr.. ] Hinkle Wisner,
near Mt. Zion Church, few days ago. About
| five years ago Mr.. Wisner was stricken with
| paralysis. which affected his sight to such an
extent that. after his otherwise recovery, he
soon became totally blind, and this aff1iction
was followed by a cancer, which developed on
his wrist, from which he suffered intensely
until death. He had been engaged in farming
until failing health compelled him to retire.
The deceased was about Sc years of age. His
wife, who was a daughter of the late John
| Armacost,, died December IA, 1890. One son
and two daughters-Mrs. Ruth Benson and
Mrs Sallie Cofiell-survive him.
DailsssMr. pasid F. 5aiIy, agea co years,
son of the late Seth Daily, died on Thursday,
4th inst, at his home at Phoenix, N. G. R. R.,
after prolonged illness of consumption. He
was in charge of the Phoenix Cotton Factory
store and was member of the Methodist Epis-
copaI Church, also of Pickering Lodge of
| Masons. Hist five brothers-William NJ, Jesse,
Seth, Benjamin T. and John M. Daily-reside
at Phoenix. They, with Mr.. Philip Price, by
request of the deceased, served as pall-bearers.
| Rev. j. T. Marsh conducted the funeral SER
vices, assisted by members of the Masonic
fraternity.
Brown-Miss MAY Emma Brown, aged 18
| years, died suddenly Tuesday at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Milton Brown
at Garrison Forest, of apoplexy. Miss Brown
- Dnsc
] She is survived by her parents, three sisters
and one brother The funeral services took
! place Thursday morning from her late resi-
dence, land was conducted by Rev B F. Devries.
Towson Sewage.-The recent criticism of
| the Baltimore city Water Department on &C.
count of the low water in Lake Roland and
| the intimation that this might have something
| to do with the prevalence of typhoid fever
have aroused Water Engineer Quick to make
statement on the subject, from which we
make the following extract 1.-THE worst case
| which we now have is the town of Towson.
| After careful investigation we found that it
| would be very difficult, if not impossible, to
secure Attachments there by taking each case
i individually, and we then devised a general
sewerage system with filtration plant to take
care of all the Towson drainage We found
that this would cost about 5000, and on
that account and for other reasons we realized
that it would be impossible to secure its in
| stallatiOn. In our anxiety to abate this pol
luton in some manner we made further inves-
| LEGATIONS and found that practically all of the
i drainage from the town reached two small
brooks which united at point at the south
west end of the town, that the flow of these
brooks at all times was so small that the entire
amount could be easily purified by filter
plant at the point Of junction, at an expense
less than one-tenth of the cost of complete
sewerage system. We therefore made plans
| Sc, r1Io nj xuh hou foI
and explained to the County Commissioners
with the request that they provide for its con-
struction in their estimate for next year."
Pimlico Then and Now.-The resumption
of racing at Pimlico this week is recalling to
old Bahimoreans and old turfman many mem
cries ofthe palmy days of this old Maryland
| track A quarter OF q century ago it was one
of the famous turf centres of the world. Mil
honaires and men of social position from all
over the land were accustomed to come to Bal
timofe spring and fall for the Pimlico events
thousands filled the big stand, clubhouse, pad
dock and field; the greatest horses of those
i years were brought here, and many, indeed,
i were the turfrecords made and broken there.
With the degeneration of thesporti in the hands
of bookmakers, with INSCRIPTIONS ringsters
substituted for the gentlemen who were for
merly the hackers, Pimlico, like other tracks
famous of yore, steadily faded until for some
years the broad enclosure has been deserted
and bereft of racers The effort to revive it
and to bring here each year the famous horses
of today deserves the most generous support
in this city. 1t comes at moment suspicious
in turf history, when men like Mr.. William
c. Whitney are endeavoring 10 restore horse
racing to its former plans as an honest and en-
joyable sport. In such a revival Pimlico as
suredly ought to share.-Neacs.
Work on New Road Stopped.-Wo
upon the new road which is to be an extension
of Park Heights avenue and when finished
will connect Green Spring and Worthington
valleys, is now at standstill. Roads Engineer
w. w. Crosby has just returned from his sum-
mer vacation, and has discovered that the cost
of building the kind of road the residents OF
that section desired, and the kind that has
been surveyed, will amount to nearly $13, 900,
while the sum allowed by the Commissioners
to build the road is only $500. Mr.. Crosby
stated that to build the proposed road Give
miles long,) with a bed % feet wide, and
through the Caves property, would require the
removal of &c, 900 cubic yards of earth at a cost
of 81 cents cubic yard. This would be in
dependent of the cost for drainage. pipes, ETC.
He IS now figuring on how to construct the
road IN order to bring the cost within the linn
tied sum. 1t will be necessary to reduce the
width of the road to about 16 or Is feet.
Another Barn Fire.-On Sunday night
about O'Clock. large frame barn on the
place Of Mrs. Catharine E. Shepperd, widow Of
Elias Sheppard, My Ladys Manor, about two
miles east of Monkton, was totally destroyed
by fire, together with portion of the contents
including 200 bushels of wheat, all the hay
crop. some farming machinery and othel
articles. None of the live stock persisted
There was no one at home at the time the fire
broke out and there is suspicious of incen
diarism. Neighbors saved q corn and carriage
house combined, which stood near the barn
The loss is estimated at $1,000. There was ar
insurance on the building and contents in the
Hartford County Mutual Insurance Company
ofs1,7OO.