The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-24

Lutherville, N. G. R. W.-Mrs. Caroline
Sadtler accompanied by her daughters, Misses
cara and Kate A. Sadtler, left here this
week for Jacksonville, Fla, where they W i'll
remain until April list. Miss Kate Sadtler has
peen missionary in India for the past ten
years and finds a Southern trip necessary to
escape the unusual cold weather that we have
been experiencing lately.
Mr.. John g. Nj. Leisenring, who graduated
from the polytechnic Institute last year, has
secured position with the engineer corps of
the me b. d Q. Railroad, with headquarters at
wheeling, W. Va. Mr.. Edgar Hastings, of
THIS place, holds similar position with the
same company in Somerset, Pa.
Inc recently organized debating society
nolos weekly meetings in the L. A. G. Club
mousse which have been well attended. Those
VINO take part are rather new at the business
present.
Mr.: Albert Sadtler left here this week for
San francisco, Cal, where he will take voyage
Ior the Philippines, in the employ of the Us.
Government
Mr.. James Robinson, well known and res.
pected blacksmith and huckster, of this place,
is critically ill.
The fine skating on the lake attracted many
OF our young people last week, and numerous
daily.
The new residence of Mr. Joseph L. Ilgen-
prettlest homes in Lutherville when finished.
Mr.. Joseph Disc, of Glen Rock, Pa, is the
architect and builder.
The Musical Club, an organization of ladies,
met at the residence of Miss Hattie |. Ridgely,
on Monday last.
Owing to the extreme cold weather and the
scarcity of coal, the Wednesday and Sunday
evening services of St. Paurs Evangelical
Lutheran Church have been discontinued.
The fuel used to warm the church last Sunday
was donated by one of the members of the
church council. And while we are on this
subject we can state from reliable informants
that many of our villagers ate their meals in
in their kitchens during all of last week and
part of this week, as not few had cot single
| bucket of coal in their cellars. The timely
arrival of car of coal for Wilson & Kenney
Company on Tuesday, followed by another
for H6lig Il Co., on Wednesday, partly re-
| lieved the immediate distress of many.
The directors of the City Savings Bank of
Baltimore have decided not to open branch
bank at Lutherville for the present, but instead
they will loan each county depositor a neat
steel home savings bank, which they can take
home with them. These banks are locked.
and must be returned to the City Savings
Bank at least once every six months, to be
opened and contents placed to the credit of the
holder 0. G. CAsIoNAL.
Hyde's, 18th District Mid-winter finds
us in healthful condtons-plenty of employ
ment full ice-houses ditto larders wood and
coal to burn, contened minds, and an occa-
sional break of the monotony by dart from
! Cupid in the matrimonial line.
The new Hyde Company is astir in the pre-
| liminaries of busy season. Many improve
ments are in contemplation that give promise
of active service among NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| tiers, painters, etc. Apparently the right men
| have charge of this industry and are bound to
| succeed.
MIR. H. w. Dilworth has added to his bust
ness a large new ice-house and filled it with ice
! inches in thickness. Many long-needed i'm
provements to his store and dwelling are in con-
temptation, which will greatly add TO the COM
fort of the many patrons of the place.
The stone crusher having suspended opera
| tions for the present the road improvement is
at standstill much to the detriment of the
milk shippers who feel unjustly hampered.
Many public sales of personal property are
being arranged for the early spring. Farmers
are complaining of the scarcity of help.
| Much regret is expressed upon the anticipated
removal to Baltimore of Mr.. Asbury Guyton,
who has sold his property and will arrange for
the disposal of his personal effects shortly.
Mr.. Adam Schmidt, the efficient farm mana
| ger for Mr.. w. 5. q. Williams, who for some
time past had been much indisposed, is i'm
proved and again able to attend to business.
Rebecca Lodge, /. 0. 0. F., of Glen-Arm, is
hourishing and will soon provide an entertain
ment and supper for the purpose of purchasing
lOuR6 UcCcSSdIleo. lHtcISob 10 UclJlS
manifested in the affair. HOWARD.
An Important Decision Regarding Balti-
more Comfy Highways.-In the Court of
Appeals Of Maryland on Thursday Judge
Schumacher handed down an opinion in the
case of the County Commissioners of Balti-
more county against Mrs. Hattie e. Wilson,
appealed from the Circuit Court of Hartford
county The decision holds the County Com
missioners, since the passage of the road law
of 1900, are not responsible to travellers over
the county roads for injuries caused by OBJ
structions Improperly and negligently permit
ted to remain upon them. The court reverses
| the decision of the lower court, and holds that
the act of 1900, by creating the Board of Road
s a1di tr 81 to them the
creating road engineer, with advisory powers.
has so stripped the County Oommiss; !3hers OF
their powers OF control over ~ puollc roadS
rha they no longer '1g i6s 5r amd
cvael'.sion, however, Judges Briscoe and Jones
dissent.
Mrs. Wilson, the plaintiff and appellee in
this case, was injured by being thrown from
a carriage near Sweet Air, the horse having
been frightened by an obstruction which the
evidence showed had been negligently left on
the road. She recovered verdict below, and
the question was presented to the Court of APP
peals of the liability of the County Commits
sioners since the passage of the road law of
lJUU IL is CODCeUeQ tlaL Ll6 commissioners OF
the different counties are liable in such cases,
as the care of the roads is one of their clear
duties In Baltimore county, however, the
law states particularly that the road commits
sioners shall take charge of all roads and
bridges in their respective districts, and shall
see that no distractions, hindrances or injury
are permitted upon any road or bridge under
their supervision"
So, the authority over the roads is taken
away from the County Commissioners, nor
have they even supervisory duties. as that is
vested in the road engineer, appointed under
the act.
The opinion says that to the objection that
persons are left by this ruling without any
remedy for injuries, it is the province of the
Legisature-not the courts-to provide one.
Mrs. Wilson is the wife of Mr.. Cuttings Will
son. a farmer near Sweet Air, 10th district
When the case was tried at Beair, to which
court it was removed from Baltimore county,
the Jury gave her verdict for 81 900 damages.
1t is understood that she was once offered 81
500 as compromise. Then the sum was
raised to $4,000. This she also declined. I'm
der the ruling of the Court of Appeals she gets
nothing.
Baltimore County Farmers Institute
The first farmers institute for the year for
Baltimore county was held in the Odd Eel
lows Hall at Cockeysville on Tuesday last.
| There were three sessions, Mr.. William l..
Amoss, State director, presiding at each.
At the morning session Mr.. ,. ID. Todd, OF
Ohio, spoke on How and what to feed hogs
so as not to lose money" and Mr.. f. A. Con-
verse, of New York, spoke on Home grown
crops for cattle FOOD
At the afternoon session Mr.. Todd spoke on
Formation of the animal dictates its purpose"
and the subject of Mr.. Converse was "Educa-
ton of the farmers children"
At the evening session Miss E. S. Jacobs, of
Washington, spoke on Garden vegetables and
how to grow them"
The attendance was only fairly good and
among the number were Charles A. Council
man, e. Cuttings Merryman, Thomas ".
Richardson, Albert T. Love, Benjamin NJ
Brooks, John Bond James B. Ensor, G. AL
bert Mays, Upton II. Torbert, Daniel Will
helm, John B. Miles, T. Alvah Merritt, Guy
Merritt, Joshua F. Cockey, SummerfieId Crow
Their, Jacob NJ Pearce, E. E. Scott, John A.
Scott, William H. Ensor, Daniel Shamberger
Harry Matthews, Joshua G. Bosley, Granville
Matthews, Joshua X. Richardson, Capt Eman-
uel Herman, Andrew j. Rogers, T. NJ Pearce
Emory G. Shipley, David Painter, Frederick
Won Kapff Thomas B. Todd Daniel DubbS,
Howard Nelson, W. D. Curry, George Clark,
H. C. Matthews, James Akehurst. j. H. Cock
ey. Charles Cole, Louis link, w. H. Hendrick,
Samuel Bacon, Dixon Connolly, A. 6. Linz,
J. F. Godfrey w. E. Read, J. E. Stansbury,
s. Seymour Smith, s. H. Anderson, B. +.
Warner and D. E. Hinder.