The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-15

American Building Company to Henry Snow.
German P. L. s. S. A. to Michael Noppinger.
Exchange P. B. & L. A. to Milton Mitchell.
The Spanish Gun Committee Organizes.

The committee appointed to complete the
arrangement for the reception of the captured
Spanish gun, which was presented to the County
Commissioners at the instance of Mr.. William
Tyler Page, met at Towson on Tuesday, at P.
NJ Col. d. G. Mcintosh was named as chair
man, and Col. B. f. Taylor, secretary. After
some discussion it was decided that committee
be appointed to look after the immediate dis
position of the gun pending the ceremony of
its reception. Col. B. F. TAYLOR, William H.
Wight and Samuel NJ Shoemaker were APP
pointed a committee to look after this. The
County Commissioners, who were present for
a time, placed the whole matter in the hands
of the committee and left everything in their
discretion. 1t was suggested, and the idea
seemed to meet the approval of those present,
that granite base be built for the gun. No
time has yet been fixed for the formal reception
of the gun, which was delivered at Towson on
Thursday afternoon by one of Mr.. Harry
Groom's big teams. 1t weighs three TONS
Shipley Found Guilty.-Charles L. Ship
ley, of Pikesville, Baltimore county, who was
charged with sending improper letters through
the mails and with distributing o5scene notes
and drawings about Pikesvillle, was tried be-
fore jury in the United States District Court
in Baltimore, on Monday and Tuesday last,
and convicted. The jury recommended him
to the mercy OF the court. In sentencing
Shipley to Jail for year Judge Morris COM
plimented the jury on its verdict and read
Shipley severe lecture. He said the jury
could not have found any other verdict under
the evidence. Shpley, he said, had been an
noying the community in which he lived by
outrageous conduct, distributing vile literature,
attacking the character of women and corrupt
ing children.
Shipley was tried in May last upon the same
charges, but the jury failed to agree. standing,
it was said II for acquittal and l for convic-
ton. The prisoner was ably defended in both
trials BY Messrs TYSON & Willms.
Gathers Express Changes Hands.-A
syndicate of capitalists, said to be closely af-
filiated with the United Railways and Electric
Company. has purchased the interest of Mr..
James~H Gather in Gathers City and Sub
urban Express Company and acquired control
of it. The announcement was made, how
ever, that there would be no change in the
management of the company. 1t has CAPT
talization of $4,000, divided into 5000 shares
of the par value of $40 each. OF this stock
1900 shares have been issued and Mr.. Gathers
holdings consisted of 1000 shares. The COM
pany is controlled by voting trust, William
L. Marburg, ]. Fl. Gather and G. f. Macklin
much of its business over the lines of the
United Railways and Electric Company, to
which it pays commission.
Circuit Court-In the matter Of the ex-
ceptons to the ratification of tax sale of prop
erty assessed to Joseph Ostendorf; argued and
held sub curia Gertrude A. Ochs vs.. Martin
L. Ochs order of court requiring defendant
to pay SIS counsel fee and 50 week alimony.
Daniel w. Sapp VS.. Daniel Sapp petition to
rescind order of court dismissed. Ella j. Sapp
VS.. Daniel w. Sapp; bill of complaint dis
missed by consent. Charles A. Hook & Son
vs. the County Commissioners of Hartford
county action for damages; verdict for the
plaintiffs for 81, 35S.25. This case was COM
menced here on the oath of October and was
only concluded on Wednesday,
New Houses in the Valley.-Mr. Redmond
C. Stewart has awarded the contract to Mr.. /.
s. Owings. builder, for the erection of a resi-
dence for himself in Green Spring Valley. It
will be frame, two and a-half stories, and will
cost about $4,000.
Mr.. E. F. Burke, of Orange, n. j., who late
ly purchased the Stump estate, in Green
Spring Valley, just west of the country place
of Gen. Felix Agnus, has let the contract to
the same builder for the erection of large
mansion upon the site of the old Stump home
stead 1t will be colonial in style and will
cost about $4,000.
Sale of Mortgaged Premises.-Slade &
Risteau. auctioneers sold at the Court House
door on Tuesday, for Mr. Noah E. Offutt, at
torney and assignee of a mortgage from Henry
L. Parks and wife to Lavenia B. Offutt. a house
and lot situated on the York turnpike, near
the village of Texas; purchased by T. Edward
Galloway for 81 ,01O.