The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-15

Sherwood, N. @. R. R.-Mr. Martin Red
ington, contractor, again has large force o
men at work on the grading necessary for th,
| Improvements the N. G. Railway Company ii
| making at this place. The earth now being
used to fill up is taken from the foundation Of
the new hotel site on the corner of Charles anC
| Chase streets in Baltimore and is hauled here
in cars. The cellar. it is said, will be % feel
deep and it will be necessary to remove l2,OOC
yards of earth. 1t is estimated that it will take
from 10000 to Is, 600 yards to complete the fill
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Roberts have sold
their home place at Sherwood to Mr.. H. l..
Dulany. 1t is known as walnut HilP' and
contains about % acres, and the price paid is
said to have been $4,000. This property has
been in the Roberts family over one hundred
years. descending to the present representatives
of the family through the great grandmother
of the late owner. The location is one of the
finest in this section, the views from it being
both extended and beautiful. Mr.. Roberts has
not yet determined what he will do, but may
buy farm elsewhere in the county. His
many friends will regret to see him leave the
neighborhood, where he has spent his entire
life.
The Misses Holmes, who had been occupy
ing the Foster residence at this place, have
given up the same and removed to Baltimore.
They are the daughters of the late Charles H
Holmes, of My Lady's Manor. Mr.. James
Ramey, of Cockeysville has rented the place
and will occupy it April LIST.
Mr.. H. II. Stabler, who some time ago pur-
chased the Owens property, at this place, and
upon which there is fine cottage, has let the
contract for large addition to it and will also
make many other improvements before occu-
plying it as his summer home. Mr.. Walter
Burnham, of Baltimore, is the contractor.
Mr.. John Dahoney, section boss of the
Northern Central Railway at this place, this
week paid visit to relatives and friends at
Harrisburg, Pa. He says the late floods in
the Susquehanna wrought great destruction
in and about that city. Mr. Dahoney was ac-
companied by his wife.
Mr. Joseph Shipley, the Lutherville tele-
phone trouble man, reports all his lines in
working order. He covers large territory
and has about 100 boxes in his charge. In
the work of repairing the lines he was assisted
by large force Of men from Baltimore.
There will be many changes in this neigh
borhood the coming spring. Mr.. VIM. Fish
paw, who had been living on Mr.. G. w. Lev
erings place, has removed to house of Mr..
William Fraser, of the Ruxton Floral and
Nursery Company. Mr.. George Chenoweth,
who has been living here for some time and
been employed OF the Parr farm, will remove
to Lutherville, April LIST.
Mr.. William r. Hoff, who has spent the
greater part of his life here, will shortly re-
move his family to Towson. He is record
clerk in the County Clerks Office.
Mr.. Lewis E. Benedict who has been the
manager of Mr.. H. A. PARIS Meadowvale
dairy farm, near this place. has rented the
place and will hereafter conduct it, Mr.. Parr
having retired from farming.
Mr.. Henry Ireland, who has been managing
the farm of Mr.. E. w. lowering, near this
place, has secured a situation in Baltimore
and will remove his family there shortly.
Mr.. Patrick Fitzpatrick, who was very sick
several weeks at the home of his daughter,
Mrs Henry J. Hick, in Towson, has recovered
sufficiently to return to his home here. He
was for many years Waterman at Sherwood
crossing, but was retired by the company
short time ago because of his advanced years
Mr.. Samuel Morningstar, who had been
head clerk in the large store of Mr.. H ]. w.
Boschee, at this place, has given up that posi-
ton and started business for himself in one of
the tenement houses of Mrs. Theodore Boyd,
west of the railroad station. He has had con-
siderable experience in the business T.