The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-23
FOR TrpEWATER LINE.
Western Maryland Condemnation Pro-
ceedings Go On-Jury to View Ground
Today-Company Wants % Acres
Belonging to the South Bal
timore Land Company.
Baltimore Sun. Han %.

Belonging to the South Bal
timore Land Company.
Baltimore SUM- Nay 20.
The submission of evidence to the jury in
the condemnation proceedings instituted by
the Western Maryland Tidewater Railroad
Company for about % acres of land in West
port and extending to Mount Winans and
owned by the South Baltimore Land Com
pany was completed yesterday at the Hotel
Junker, Fayette street, near Charles. Today
the jury will view the property involved and
adjourn until Monday, when arguments of
counsel will begin. As most of the jurymen
are Baltimore county farmers the interval will
give them a chance to look after their crops
tomorrow.
Once during the proceedings they adjourned
for several days to 60 home and plant corn.
The land is wanted for right of way for the
Western Maryland Railroad Company tide
water extension and for the establishment of
freight yards. Work on this extension has
already been delayed far beyond the expecta-
ton of officials of the road owing to litigation
over the right of way through certain proper
ties. The company felt that most exorbitant
prices were asked by some of the Baltimore
county. property owners and condemnation
proceedings were necessary. One jury gave a
verdict of S17, 1000 for $500 of an acre for
which, it is said, the owners only asked s14,-
600. The railroad company will take the YER
dict to court on an appeal and Vice President
Landstreet has said, as published in The San,
that the company will never pay such price
for the land.
Much depends upon the verdict in the case
now pending. Witnesses for the railroad COM
pany placed values on the land from $50, 900
to $4,000 and witnesses for the South Balti-
more Land Company said they considered it
worth from $4,000 to $l05, 600. Vice-P resi-
dent Landstreet has said that if the price fixed
by the jury is considered exorbitant and any,
thing like comparison to the SIT 900 verdict
the company will not pay it. but will abandon
the proposed route through Westport and
Mount Winans and go to tidewater by another
The railroad company is represented by It's
regular counsel, Messrs. McCOmas, Gather 81
Greenbaum, and Messrs. Boarman q Lindsay
and Mr.. Frank l. Duncan. Mr.. Bernard Car
ter, Congressman J. +. G. Talbot, MIR. Walter
r. Townsend and Mr.. Julian ]. Alexander are
counsel for the South Baltimore Land Com
pany. Sheriff Oeligrath and Deputy Sheriff
Anderson, of Baltimore county, have charge
of the jury.
Medical Men Elect Oh1cers.-The Balti-
more County Medical Association held meet
ing at Tracey's Hotel, Towson, on Thursday
afternoon and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, DR.. l.. Glib
bons Smart; vice president DR.. b. r. Benson;
recording secretary, DR.. Frank r. Rich cor
responding secretary, DR.. r. G. Massenbnrg
treasurer, DIR. H. S. Jarrett executive COM
mittee, Drs. H. Louis Naylor, G. H Hooking
and K. Percy Smith; committee of honor,
Drs. ]. f. H. Gorsuch, J. w Harrison and w.
d. Corse historical committee, Drs. Jackson
Piper, w. ]. Todd and J. H. Jarrett; medical
jurisprudence, Drs. J. F. H. Gorsuch and H.
B. Stevenson and Mr.. Osborne l. Yellott.
The present sanitary law of the county was
discussed and condemned by a number of the
members as being impractieablea and inefficient
A Bird Makes Trouble With Letters
A letter from York says: 1.-THE inspector of
the rurel mail route in this county has been
puzzled to know why letters were daily miss
ing from certain mail box on one of, the
routes from Hanover. A farmer blowing in a
field near the box found number of the miss
ing letters in the field, and they were uDopen-
ed. This led to the solution of the mystery
for shortly after finding the letters the farmer
observed blue jay flying across the field, and
in its long beak the bird carried letter, which
it dropped in the field. Upon examining the
mail box letter carrier discovered that the
blue jay had built nest inside the box. OBJ
jecting to letters being dropped into its nest,
the bird would seize the offensive missves and
carry them away"
Dwellings Burned.--Between 8 and 10
o'clock on Saturday night last the house of
Mr.. George O. Price, a small farmer about a
mile southwest of Parkton, 18th district, was
DESTROYED by fire. with all of its contents, caus-
partially covered by insurance. The fire was
caused by Mrs. Price accidentally letting a
glass coal oil lamp fall from her hand to the
floor.
About noon on Tuesday frame cottage own
ed and occupied by Mrs. E. M. McGlennen, near
SCOTS Level I'd district, was entirely destroyed
by fire, the cause of which is unknown. There
was no insurance on either building or con-
tents daughter of Mrs. McGlennen, who
is recovering from typhoid fever, walked out
of the burning house in safety.
Ask for DEGREES to Sell Property Mr.
John f. Centrum, attorney for Henry Wende-
Tethhps," sSrSd 0theTs 20 procure decree for the
sale of the real estate of the late John Wen
deroth and for a distribution of the proceeds
of the sale among the heirs at law.
Messrs. d. g. Mcintosh and A. A. Piper at
torneys for Mary Ann Hawkins and Martha
Ellen Demoss, have filed a bill against VIM.
II. Nelson to obtain decree for a sale of the
real estate of the defendant to enforce the
payment of certain sums alleged to be due the
plaintiffs and to be lien on the real estate of
the defendant sought to be sold.
Protest Against Transfer of Clubs Lii
cense.-On Thursday last protest was filed
in the County Clerks Office against the appli-
cation made by the Overland Hunt Club for
the transfer of license to sell liquors from its
present clubhouse to the southwest corner of
Washington and Chesapeake avenues, Towson.
The protestants urge the court to rule in this
case as in those of the proposed new hotel and
Daniel Harding, whose applications for SINH
lar purpose were refused. The protest is sign
ed by Rev. w. H. H. Powers rector of Trinity
p E. Church Rev. w. e. Robertson. pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church; j. Badger Brown,
d. G. Mcintosh and others.
Rose Window for the New Church.-Mr.
Michael Jenkins, the well known financier
and president of the Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, visited Towson recently to inspect
the new Catholic Church which has been built
by Rev. Matthew O'Keefe. Mr.. Jenkins was
surprised to see such large and magnificent
structure. Last Sunday night Mr.. jenkins
promised Father 0Xeefe that he would be re-
sponsible for the large rose window; which IS
III feet in diameter, in the front of the church
over the main entrance. The order for the
window will be given by Mr.. Jenkins within
the next few days.-Bdlti,nore SAM
Celebrated an Anniversary.-Th mem
bers of Highland Council No. 4, Daughters of
the Legion of the Red Cross celebrated its
seventh anniversary on Tuesday evening at
the Council chamber in Highland Academy,
Highandtown. After musical program rem
dered by Miss Pauline Hoffert and Mr.. I. Con-
rad, and an address by Supreme Duputy Com
mander Charles Woodward, collation. was
served The committee in charge of the affair
was Mrs. Mary Miller, chairman Mrs Mary
Wagner, Mrs. Christian Schleinning, Mrs.
Mary Hoffert and Mrs. Louisa Fink.
Hurt in Runaway Accident.-Mr. John
Burns, head of the firm of John Burns d
Sons, undertakes, met with a serious accident
in Towson on Friday morning. 22d inst He
was driving in buggy when his horse became
unmanageable and ran. away. Mr.. Burns,
who is a stout man and 70 years of age, was
thrown out and had his left collar bone frac-
tured and sustained several cuts and Commissions
about the head and face. He was removed to
his home and attended by DR.. r. G. Massen-
burg. who does not apprehend any serious
results.
Sawmin Burned.-About IL O'Clock on
Sunday morning last the sawmill of Mr..
Henry H. Diehl, which was stationed in The
woods near Mt. Hope Retreat, Sd district
was totally DESTROYED by fire, causing q loss