The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-09-06
Argument was heard id the Circuit Court

- Argument was heard In the Circuit Court
here on Wednesday in the case of the Mt.
Hope Retreat against the West Arlington Land
Company. The plaintiff filed bill to secure
an injunction to prevent the defendant from
polluting stream from which the supply of
water for the Retreat is secured
IA dog supposed to be mad created con-
sterDation in and about Arlington and How
ardville, Sd district, last Sunday. After biting
several CANNES the dog was shot and killed by
colored man named Austin Breckenridge,
just as it was about to attack one of his chill
dren in the yard near his home.
All other interests were almost entirely
absorbed this week by the county fair and the
doings at Timonium werethe principal subjects
for discussion. Towson Is good patron of
the fair and would be much better one if the
people had some comfortable and quick means
of getting there and home again.
The old frame and stonestructure known
as Thornton Mill, situated on the York turn
pike II miles north of Cockeysville, tumbled
down this week. Many years ago it was sue
cessfully conducted as a grist mill by the late
Thomas H. Matthews The property is owned
by his son, Mr.. Thomas o. Matthews
- Mr.. William Penrose, attorney for the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Baltimore
county, has filed two suits here for $3.50 each
against Mr.. and Mrs. George Jessop and Mr..
Henry Volz. The suits grow out of the re-
fusal of the defendants to pay extra assess
ments placed upon them and Others as men,
bers of the company.
- The M. E. Church at Wiseburg 7th dis
trict, is about to undergo some improvements
at an outlay of something like 81, 1000. The
work will be in charge of Messrs. George
Frederick, Grandson Almony James N.
Frederick and F. w. Burns. The mite society
of the church is largely instrumental in hav-
ing the improvements made.
THE Arlington Volunteer Fire Company,
of which Mr.. Noah Walker is captain, is max
ing arrangements for grand tournament and
dance to take place at Electric PARK on We'd
company. Many new features will be intro
duced and it is hoped to make the affair great
success financially and otherwise.
- The captured Spanish gun that has been
county will be set up in the Court House park
here in few days. Mr.. William Tyler Page
who was nominated by the Republicans for
Congress at Westminster on Tuesday, secured
the gun from the department. Mr.. Page is a
resident of the 18th district of this county.
"a driving mare belonging to Mr.. c. W.
McMaster, Of the Towson postal station, died
while being driven from Baltimore to Towson
last Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs. McMaster
had been spending several weeks in Southern
Maryland. having their team with them, and
returned to Baltimore that night. The animal
from the boat.
John R. Scott, son of Mr. George Scott,
a well known farmer of Chestnut Ridge, sent
to THE UNION Office this week two splendid
apples that were among some taken from the
first bearing of young tree. They were very
large and perfect in Shape and color. MI.
Scott has fine young peach orchard that is
just coming into bearing, the trees being strong
and healthy looking.
IA woods at ''Stoneleigh," the home of
Mrs. Sarah G. Brown, about II miles south of
Towson, caught fire late last Monday afternoon
and for time it was thought the buildings
were in danger. The Towson and Govans-
town engines responded to the alarm and soon
put the fire out, but not before lot of fencing
was destroyed. Gunners in the woods are sup
posed to have caused the fire.
lone of the most attractive features of
the recent practice march of Troop A from
Pikesville to Charlestown, w. Va, was the
splendid six-mule team of Lieut.. VIM. B.
Cockey, and it called forth all kinds of COM
ments. At one village on the route an old
and then dryly remarked: "I'll bet the owner
of that rig wouldn't take less than $500 for it,"
This created general laugh, as it is doubtful
if Lieut.. Cockey would sell the team for any
thing far short of 81 800.
Nearly Fifty Years Old-Will Celebrate
the Event.-The fftieth anniversary of the
Junior Order United American Mechanics will
be celebrated in this city this month, says the
Baltimore Herald. The formal exercises con-
sisting of long and interesting program, will
be held at Music Hall, September 18th, and
large proportion of 10000 members of the 200
councils in the State and their families, 10 900
of whom and So of which are local, will great
ly increase the population of Baltimore for the
time being. The railroads have offered special
excursion rates, and Baltimore will do her part
in assisting the local Juniors in entertaining
their guests
Nearly fifty years ago the order was estab-
lished in small council of the Order of
United American Mechanics as q sort of
preparatory school to recruit and train appli-
cants for admission to the parent body, but its
growth in membership has been SO phenome-
nal and its broader latitude in principles and
objects so marked that it has long since drifted
away from its moorings and gone to house
keeping for ITSELF The objects of the order
are
First-To maintain and promote tho intcroets
shield them from the depressing effects of I'M
restricted immigration to assist them in OBJ
tanning employment, and to encourage them
in business.
Second-To establish an insurance branch
and a sick and funeral fund.
Third-To uphold the American free public
school system; to prevent any interference
Herewith, and to encourage the reading of the
Holy Bible therein.
Fourth-To promote and maintain a nation
al orphans home, and
Fifth--To encourage temperance in all
things, especially the liquor habit.
1t may not be generally known that it is d.
rectly owing to the efforts and influence of
this body of men that "Old Glory" waves today
over practically every school house in the land.
A Domesticated Partridge That Likes
It's Home.-A letter from Ellicott City says:
"a perfectly domesticated partridge is an in
teresting feature in the home of Mr.. Reuben
Johnson, well known farmer near Clarks-
vile, Howard county. So many unsuccessful
attempts have been made by persons in this
community to induce Bob White to forget his
native home in the wheat stubble and become
the pet of the household that all hopes look
ing to thatend had long since been abandoned.
Mr.. Johnson's success in tanning this highly
priced and pretty little bird has, however, en-
tirely disproved this belief. During the latter
part of June while Mr.. johnson was harvest
ing wheat, the sharp blade of his reaper passed
over the nest of a partridge, clipping of the
head Of the old bird. MIR. Johnson carried
the eggs to the hen house and placed them
under hen.
I'm few days nine young partridges came
out of their shells All of them died except one,
which is now almost full grown. 1t makes its
home in the kitchen, and, indeed, has free &C.
cess to every apartment in the dwelling. 1t
follows the occupants up stairs and about the
yard, ana on Delng disturbed VIII SCdmper
into the house and nestle on the lap of some
one of the family. The bird has seemingly
become so cognizant of its superiority over
the other domestic animals about the place
that it at once puts up fight against any dog
cat or chicken that attempts to enter the dwell
ling Mr.. Johnson says that no amount could
indnce the family to part with the little pet"
Work of the Orphans Court.-The will
of Philip Kick was admitted to probate this
week He disposed of his property as follows
To his daughter Agnes, house and three
acres of land to his daughter Catherine, a
house and At acres of land, charged with sew
eral small bequests The rest of his property
is given equally to his wife and his daughters
Anna, Marguerite and Naomi, share and share
alike. David KaIb is named as executor.
The will of John s. Sauble, late of the 9Th
district, was admitted to probate on Wednes-
day. He leaves all his property to his widow,
Mrs. Catharine Sauble, who is named as exec
utrix.
The will of John NJ. Becker was probated
the same day. All his property is left to his
widow and children and the widow, Mrs. Mary
Becker, is named as executrix.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Elbridge
Sutton were granted Eli s. ]. Hawks.