The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-04

Don't Think Much of Rural Free De-
livery.-A correspondent of the Belair Times
writes that paper as follows II see by late
publication in one of the county papers that
rural free delivery routes No. and No. 2, For
est Hill, carried the first month, one year ago,
4931 pieces of mail matter, ard now they carry
an average of g., 324 pieces per month. They
do not tell rs that these carriers began with
the Forest Hill mail and gathered and dis
tributed mail over a section of country in
volving about % miles each, or A miles for the
two carriers, and that as postoffices were dis
continued and the people deprived of the Star
route service, with no alternative, yielded to
the imperious ruling of the Postofice Depart
ment, and now route No. and route No. 3
carried the first week, after the discontinuance
of all the postoffices, 2,783 pieces. This large
increase shows clearly that people only per-
mitted their mail to be carried by free delivery
after the Star route service had been discon-
tinued. 1t does not show preference for free
delivery, but shows that the people could not
do otherwise, as all their efforts to retain the
Star route service had been turned down by
their representative.
Rural free delivery centralizes business on
the railroads, where they have open postoffices
with increased salaries and highly remunerated
carriers, and therefore it is well received by the
people; but in the interior parts of the coun-
try it becomes nuisance by its tardy service
and being compelled to maintain and attend
boxes along the line of the route by the people,
in some cases nearly a mile away from their
homes. And to register letter you must be
in time and wait for the carrier, whose coming
varies from Is to as minutes AS to special de-
livery it is not in it at all
1.-The kind of mail service to suit the people
in the interior districts should be an early
morning service to meet the lines of rapid
transit, so that the mails may go on at once to
their destination, while the carrier returns with
the peoples mail to the starting point. Star
route box delivery service should be employed,
and all routes should centre upon the county
town, when possible, as this is a matter of in
terest to all the people of the county"
Horse Mysteriously Misrepresentation
Tuesday night last Mr.. George Bowen, who
lives on the Charles Street road, two miles
southwest of Towson, drove gray mare to
Towson and left her in large shed attached
to one of the saloons in the town while he at
tended service in the M. e. Church. Return
ing at a late hour he found the mare had dis
appeared. Surprising his brother had driven
her home he proceeded there on foot and then
learned that his brother had not seen the mare.
At late hour the same night the mare and
blackboard were found on the Jarrettsville pike,
near Kings, by Mr.. VIM. E. Pocock, who at
once notified THE UNION and the team was re-
stored to its owner. 1t had evidently been
who did not relish the thought of being oblig-
ed to foot it home.
Retired After Long and Faithful Ser
vice.-Mr. Patrick Fitzpatrick, of Sherwood,
Baltimore county, who has been in the en-
ploy of the N. c. R. R. Company SO years, was
placed on the retired list of that company on
the LIST instant. He arrived in this country
from Ireland fifty years ago and the first en-
ployment he obtained was with the late John
Clark, who at that time owned Meadowvale
Farm, now owned by Mr.. Henry A. Parr. He
left Mr. Clark after faithful service of twelve
years and went with the Railroad Company,
in whose service he has been ever since. He
is the father of Mrs. Henry j. Hick and Mr..
Frank Fitzpatrick, of Towson. For twelve
years Mr.: Fitzpatrick was night Waterman at
Sherwood Station and was always faithful to
duty. He is 20 years of age
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Incorporation of a Store Company.-On
Thursday a certificate of incorporation of the3
Chase Store Company of Baltimore county was
left for record in the Clerks office at Towson.
Those named as incorporators are John A.
Sheridan, John W. Crouch, William G. Earl,
Edward G. Darlington, Jr., and William H.
Doyle. The incorporation is formed for the
purpose of conducting and carrying on in this
State and elsewhere any lawful wholesale and
retail trading, commercial and mercantile bus
mess, and for buying selling, leasing, mort
gaging and holding lands or interests in lands
in this State or out of this State The capital
stock is fixed at $1,000, divided into 200 shares
of the par value of $25 each. The incorpora-
tors are named as a board of directors for the
first year.
A New Building Association.-A certif-
cate of incorporation of the Highlandtown
Permanent Building Association has been
filed in the County Clerks office here Those
named as incorporators are John w. H. Geiger,
Of bo mt National Ronk Christian
Miller, Frank Kraft and John H. Richardson.
The principal office will be situated in Balti
more county. The aggregate capital stock is
$500, 900, divided into 5000 shares of the par
value of S104 each. The directors for the first
year are William Schluderberg, Frank Kraft,
John w. II. Geiger. John g. Miller, Henry
Sehrt, John e. Maasch, Frederick Evans, John
Hiltz, NJ. r. Bramble, Henry Gieseking,
Christian Miller and John H. Richardson.
Grange officers Observation-Disclosures -. 70.
Ager visited Centennial Grapee owson. IN
Thursday and installlcc55 the following officers
assisted by MF Richard H. Woollen: Master,
w. Jetf Shanklin; overseer, Thomas G. Ste
Venson ; lectursa>~Mrs. Anne w. Stevenson
steward, Henry G. Me7ryman I; assistant stew
ard, John Ridgely of n. lady assistant stew
ard Miss Sophia Talbot flora, Miss Mary A.
Ridgely; secretary, E. M. Bryson; treasurer
A. P. Shanklin gate-keeper, r. Herman
ceres, Mrs. ]. Alfred Booth; pomona, Miss
Annie Rider
To Divide Large Estate.-On Monday
last Mr.. John H. Morgan, attorney for Mr..
Stephen p HARDWOOD, filed bill in equity in
the Circuit Court here against Mr.. Charles
W. Segraye and others to procure decree for
partition of the real estate of John Glenn
among his heirs at law in accordance with the
provisions of his will. The property consists
of about l, 100 acres lying on the PatapscO
river and adjoining that formerly owned by
the Thistle Mills Company, in the LIST district,
and also about seven acres near Gainesville,
known as Hilton" the home of Mr.. Glenn.
Sale of Towson Property.-O. A. Kirk
land, auctioneer, sold on the premises in
Towson, on Saturday last, for Mr. Lennox
Birckhead, attorney named in a mortgage
from George Yellott to Samuel X. George, the
home place Of ex-Judge George Yellott, situa-
ted on the west side of the York turnpike, just
south of the Towson tollgate; purchased by
the mortgage for $500. The place is i'm
proved by frame dwelling and has an album
dance of fruit on it, especially pears.
Union Evangelistic Services.-The union
evangelistic meetings of the Methodist and
Sunday afternoon, January 9th, with meet
ing for men only at Epsom at 3 80 P. NJ Rev
T. F. Little will preach. Services at the same
church at 730 P. NJ. and every evening during
LDe week following. heV. w. n. hODeIlSOu
will preach Sunday night
Masonic Of1cers Chosen.-At a regular
communication of Palestine Masonic Lodge,
held in the hall at Gainesville, on Thursday
night of last week, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term Master, H. Clay
Suter senior warden, Jacob f. Baumann !;
junior warden, Lewis w. Freund treasurer,
DR.. Benjamin Whiteley secretary, John s..
Wilson tyler, William J. Weber.
New Literary Society.-The Reisterstown
Literary Society has been organized with a
membership of thirty-five. The following are
the officers: President George II. Stevenson );
ice-president Geo. A. Davis secretary. Miss
Lottie Church treasurer, c. H. Michael liz
brarian, Mrs. @. H. Michael. The association
has a circulating magazine library of nearly
twenty of the popular magazines.
Two FARMERS at Dyea, Alaska, raised 25 600
bushels of potatoes this year, and will receive
for them 81 bushel. They are described as
large, solid, mealy and palatabie, and contain
more sugar than potatoes grown in lower
latitudes.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.