The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-28


their aunt, Miss Hannah III. Cook, an aged
resident of that town and a sister OF their
father. Mr.. Samuel H. Cook, of thesame place:
| Mrs. Cassandra Ady, widow OF Samuel
Ady, who was prominent Hartford county
| farmer died on Sunday last at the home OF her
son-in.law, Mr. ]. Walter STREET., near Cler-
mont Mills, aged 60 years. Deceased was q
sister-in-law Of the late Edward H. Ady, OF
| Towson.
"a girl sued Baltimore county farmer,
to whom she had been indentured, for seven
teen years service at Sc per month. The case
was tried before jury at Towson and she was
given a verdict for 1878. The plaintiff had
been an inmate of the Female House OF
Refuge in Baltimore.
THE spring race meeting of the Prospect
Park Racing and Fair Association will be held
June ID, 3d. 4th and 9Th. Three races are
scheduled for each day and the purses amount
to So, 600. Mr.. Grant Stockham, 10 Postoffice
avenue, Baltimore. is secretary of the associa-
ton, and Mr. H. A. Brehm, president.
> The condemnation jury in the case OF
the Western Maryland and Tidewater X. r.
Company against Burns & Russell awarded
that firm ST., 900 for less than one acre of land
! at Mt Winans, 18th district. 1t is said the
owner of the land had offered, before the case
was tried, TO let the company have it for Sl4 600.
Mr. William II. Grafflin, of Baltimore,
who some time ago bought the Brookfeld es-
tate of the late J. Hall Peasants, near Glencoe,
10th district, is preparing to make extensive
| improvements to the property and Will then
occupy it as his summer home. Brookheld
was formerly the home of the late Henry
! Carroll.
MIR. John Grason, States Attorney for
| Baltimore county, deserves much credit for the
able manner in which he conducted the case
against Watts. the wife murderer, which result
ted in the conviction of the accused of murder
in the first degree at Belair on Monday. Watts
was ably defended and astrong plea of insanity
was made.
"a certificate of incorporation of McKen-
dree NJ. E. Church. at Arlington, has been
filed for record in the County Clerks office.
Th1se amed aad Trustees are the past3 heY
Wm. H. Buck, G. G. Hoffman, Jacob Shock
ney, John s. Stansbury, John B. Doyle and
George w. Felter.
> After mass in st. Francis Church, Tow
son, next Sunday a meeting will be held TO
make arrangements for the fair to be held after
Easter for the benefit of the fine new church,
which will be known as the Church of the I'M
maculate. Mrs. n. Charles Burke, Mrs. James
J. Lindsay and Mrs. Annie NJ. Urban will
| have charge of the fair.
- Mr.. G. G. West, who lately resigned as
master of the Overland Hunt Club for the
purpose of going to California to live, wanted
to take one of his horses with him to that
State and the railroad company asked him
81 300 to transport the ANIMAL an entire car
being required. He could send carload of
horses for the same price.
I'm the Circuit Court at Beair on Mon
day night last a verdict of murder in the first
degree was rendered against Edward c. Watts
for the killing of his wife at Phoenix, n. G.
r. R., several months ago. The jury was out
less than thirty minutes. The defense set up
plea of insanity for the accused, but it failed.
motion for new trial has been made.
- Mr.. William w. Boyce has purchased
suitable lot along the n. G. Railway in Luth-
erville and as soon as the company can put in
khav f0h md n ho
will engage extensively in the coal business,
in which he has had long experience. He is
the youngest son of the late James Boyce, who
was at one time among the largest coal opera
tors in Baltimore.
Mr. F. w. Plath, of Waverly, denies
that he asked that writ be issued by the Cir
cult Court here to enquire into the sanity of
his wife. He says that on account of stroke
of apoplexy, rendering her physical wre ok
and unable to attend to any of her business af-
fairs, he asked the court to appoint Jacob
Geist as her trustee to look after her property,
rebuild the lately burned barn on her farm,
sell wood from the place, etc.
- Messrs George E. E. Timanus, G. Frank
Emmart and VIM. E. Upton, who went to
Memphis, Tenn, to see Mr.. John ]. Timanus,
of the Towson bar. who so mysteriously dis
appeared on the 9th inst. did not succeed in
finding him. He was at the postoff1ce in that
city the day they called there. but after that all
trace of him was again lost and none of his
family have since heard from him. Why he
should act thus strangely no one seems able to
explain.
--M essrs E. Winthrop Bosley and w.
Gill Smith, trustees will sell at public sale, on
the premises on Wednesday, April 18th, the
home of the late Mrs. Mary ]. Parlett, situa-
ted at the terminus of the electric railway line
on the Hartford road. The place contains
acres of highly cultivated land and the i'm
provements are large mansion with all the
necessary outbuildings. 1t is very attractive
property and should be inspected before the
day of sale.
I'VE had the pleasure this week of ex.
amining a memoir of the Rev. Charles Mis-
book having been written by Rev. Samuel
Miller, D. D., and printed in New York in
1910. DR.. Nisbet was the father of Judge
Alexander Nisbet, of "Montrose," near Cock
eysvilie, and the grandfather of Miss Anne
Tweedie Nisbet the present proprietor of that
fine old estate.
1.-The stock books of the proposed Tow
son and Cockeysvile Electric Railway will be
opened on Thursday, April 9th, at places desig-
mated by advertisement to be found in THE
UNION. This is a highly important enterprise
and one in which the people should feel more
than passing interest. Those who are able to
do so should not fail 10 subscribe for the stock
because the road cannot fail to become pay
ing institution. 1t is the history of all such
roads throughout the country and there is no
reason why this one should fail.
The Maryland Hunt Cup Race.-Secre.
tary Ross W. Whistler, of the Maryland Hunt
Cup Association has announced that at the
annual meeting held recently, Part II, section
of the rules, had been amended to read
"a. The race for the Maryland Hunt Cup
shall be open only to owners and riders who
are members of recognized hunt clubs in the
United States and Dominion Of Canada accep-
table to the committee, steward or stewards,
and otherwise qualified under these rules"
The steeplechase for the Maryland Hunt
Cup was organized in 1894 for the advance
ment of the hunter or cross country horse in
Maryland and up to the present time has been
virtually confined to horses and riders of the
State. The race having been thus run for nine
consecutive years, it is believed that the pri-
mary object of the promoters has been attained
and it would be well to open it so that mem
bers of all recognized hunts can compete if
they desire
The race is run over an absolutely natural
country of four measured miles, the location
being changed from year to year. according to
condition of crops, etc., and is distinctly mark
ed by flags. Riders and owners can at all
times walk over the course in order to familiar
ize themselves with it.
The cup is silver tankard of old English
design, surmounted by the coatofarms of
Maryland, valued at 500. The coming race,
Saturday, April 18th, being the tenth anniver-
sary of its organization, the committee has de-
termined to commemorate the occasion by
offering gold-plated cup of the same size and
design. The cup becomes the absolute prop
erty of the winner. There is no second prize
or money.
The course has not as yet been laid out, but
if it can be so arranged the race will most
likely take place in Green Spring Valley.
Got the License But Not the Bride
Henry 0. Watts, aged IS years, who says he
lives in Washington and is employed in the
Navy Yard in that city. came to Towson on
Wednesday morning and secured license to
wed Miss Salle Isennock, who he said, is the
daughter of Mr.. John Isennock, of Jackson
vile, 10th district. AT o'clock in the after
noon Mr.. Watts returned to the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court and said that the
wedding would not take place. He made the
following statement in regard to the matter:
II have known Miss Isennock for some time
and her family and mine are intimate. had
been paying her attention for about two years,
and about seven weeks agoshe became engaged
to me. The arrangements for our wedding
were made through letters, and decided to be
married today and came from Washington for
that purpose. After securing the license l
drove to Miss Isennock's home and she treated
me in a very friendly manner, but when Isug-
| gested that we go to the residence of minis
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