The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-12-27

The fair and supper held two nights las
week by the teachers and pupils of Franklin
High School, Reisterstown, was very success
full and enjoyable affair. The net receipts
which are something over 5000. will be used Il
purchase piano for the school.
- Many of the schools of the county gave
pleasing entertainments before closing for thu
holidays and in most instances the children
enjoyed personal call from Santa Claus and
were bountifully treated to the good things
he always so lavishly provides.
- The Sunday school of Trinity ?. E
! Church. Towson, will hold its Christmas en-
tertainment in the chapel, Friday evening
December Goth. There will be an address by
Rev. Page Dame, of Memorial Church, Balti
more and visit from Santa Claus.
Another Christmas has come and gone
and only few more days of the Old Year re
main. In many respects it has been memor
able one and if the one upon which we are
about to enter proves in all respects as good
there should be no room for complaints.
THE shops have been enjoying a rich
harvest for the past two weeks and for the
amount that has been spent in mere trihes, tc
say nothing of other purchases, money must
be plentiful. The country is prosperous and
the people have had really good year.
THE Christmas rattle has been in full
blast this week and many turkeys have been
changing. Some fellows who adopted this
plan to get their holiday birds now wish they
hadn't. 1t often happens that the cheapest
way to get them is to buy them right out and
let the other fellow do the rafting.
THE members of the Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company of Hartford County should beal
in mind that the premiums due the first day Of
January on their policies have only thirty
days grace instead of sixty, as was the former
custom. A recent bylaw requires the pay
mont not later than January Both.
1.-The case of Herman NJ. Koehler and
wife against the Baltimore and jerusalem
Turnpike Company, tried in the Circuit Court
here last week, resulted in verdict for the
plaintiff for one cent damages. Mr.. and Mrs.
Koehler own property at Perry Hail. 1lth
district, which they claimed the defendant had
injured.
- The stables of Mr.. Edward A. Gorsuch,
North Calvert street, Baltimore, were damaged
by fire on Wednesday night to the extent OF
several thousand dollars. All the horses were
gotten out, but number of vehicles, etc.,
were burned. Insured. Mr.. Gorsuch was
formerly resident of the 18th district of this
county.
THE Christmas mail of the Towson pos
tai station has been unusually heavy and the
clerks were worked to the limit for some days
1t would surprise some people not familiar
with this business to know to what extent the
postofice is used in the sending of gifts at this
season, and the custom seems to be growing
with each year.
Several arrests have lateley been made
of persons who have violated the rule of the
hibited vehicles on that part of Green Spring
avenue that is under the control of the Board.
Those arrested have been released on bail for
court, where it is proposed to test the authority
of the Park Board in adopting such rule.
The old-time Christmas has becom
more honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance." The custom of keeping open house
that day-once almost general in the South
is now very little observed, yet some families
keep it up and are always prepared to receive
their friends and royalty entertain them:
When not over done the custom was most
pleasant one.
The Christmas decorations in Trinity
Church, Towson, were elaborate and beautiful,
the work having been done by Misses Mamie
Brown, Nellie Wright and Muriel s. Powers,
of the Chancel Guild, assisted by Mr.. Arthur
P. Shanklin, of the Towson bar. At .45 AM,
the rector, Rev. w. H. H. Powers preached on
1.-THE Birth of Christ" The music was fea-
ture, Mr.. Frank ]. Taylor, of Baltimore, as
sisting.
Many complaints are being made about
the condition of Browns hill, on the Falls
road, upon which considerable sum of money
was lately expended. Those who travel it gay
the hill is worse now than it ever was and
one man said this week that half ton OF feed
was all he could haul, when usually be drew
two tons at load They think the County
Commissioners should drive over and take a
look at it,
> lQ6 line DIlCk pdTSOudSc uOuoc tOdO 1lCf
H. S. Nagengast is erecting at st. Anthony
Church, near the Belair road, will be ready for
occupancy in a week or two 1t is of brick
and the location is among the best in the
neighborhood. When finished the house will
be one of the finest of its kind in Baltimore
county and its cost will be about $4,000.
Father Nagengast also has in contemplation
the erection of large and handsome church
near the new parsonage.
THE Towson- Catonsvillle electric line
was tied up from one to two hours on Satur-
day evening last simply because one of the
city cars jump ped the track at Arlington avenue.
The passengers were justly indignant at the
management in not transferring them at the
place where the blockade occurred and sending
them on. To permit an important line like
this to be entirely tied up for so long time
seems simply childish, yet a suffering public is
compelled to put up with it,
This issue-Decem Der 27th-.completes
volume fifty-three of THE UNION. The paper
has become fixture in Baltimore county and
its name is household word. There are still
families in the county who have been sub
scribers since the first issue of the paper at
Cockeysville by the late E. F. Church, and
hundreds of others whose names have been on
our mailing lists from ten, twenty to thirty
and more years. 1t is pleasant to know that
these old friends still continue with us.
An Important Opinion by Chief Judge
Fowler.-In the Circuit Court at Towson on
Saturday last Chief Judge Fowler rendered an
important opinion in a tax sale case, in which
he ruled that property sold for taxes gave to
the purchaser fee-simple title, notwithstand-
ing the fact the person to whom the property
was assessed held only leasehold estate.
The opinion was filed in the case of the
property assessed to Joseph Ostendorf, over
ruling the exceptions filed by Thomas M.
Montgomery, William H. Castle and Elizabeth
H. Henderson, executors and trustees under
. h.. lie 70 hn foo.
ton of the sale for taxes made by County
Treasurer Cochran. The exceptants, as execu-
tors and trustees, are the owners of the ground
rent issuing out of the lot of ground sold for
taxes overdue and unpaid. Judge Fowler says
ut has long been held that the tenant OF
easehold owner under leases for SO years is the
owner within the meaning of our tax laws,
and the law does not regard different interests
in the land when making assessments. In
other words, the person having the present
right of enjoyment, such as the tenant for life
or wears, is looked to for the tax on the fee
simple value of the land. Therefore, although
the exceptants are the owners of the fee or re-
version, the land or lot sold was properly and
legally assessed in fee to the owner of the
easehold.
1T would however, be proper protection to
owners of ground rents if our local law were
amended so as to provide that when the owner
of such rent shall enter upon the books OF the
Treasurer and County Com missioners the fact
of such ownership they should be required tc
give notice of the sale to the owner Of such
rent and offer first the leasehold interest, as
provided in the Baltimore City Code; other
wise the owners of ground rents are liable tc
be deprived of their property, especially if the
tenant or owner of the leasehold continues tc
pay the ground rent and allows taxes to re
main unpaid. Under such circumstances the
property may be sold in fee without the knowl
edge of the revisioner."
He is Native of Baltimore County,
The Baltimore Sun of Sunday last published
the following, accompanied by good picture
of the subject: "Mr. George Whitelock, OF
the Baltimore bar, whose name has been men
toned in connection with the Republican nom
ination for the Mayoraty, was born in Balti
more city As years ago. He has been a consis
tent Republican and has frequently spoken or
the hastings in political campaigns, but ha.
never held any public position. He was fo
many years a member of the law firm O
Schumacher & Whitelock, but since the acces
sion of Judge Schumacher to the bench of thu
Court of Appeals in 1898, has had no bushes:
partner.
"Mr. Whitelock resides at % East Noun
Vernon Place. He has been engaged in general
practice in both State and Federal courts and il
regarded as one of the successful practitioners
of the State.
"a recent work on lawyers of Mary lane