The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-19

strange that our police officers manifest so
little interest in trying to run them down.
Mrs. w B. Harris, of Hartford county, and
Misses Mary V. Taylor and Ida Knelinger. of
Baltimore. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
r. II. Hopkins last week. OCCASIONALLY.
THE DEATH RECORD.
Worthington-Mr Thomas Chew Wor-
Ellington, known to many as Col" Worthingg-
ton, died at his home at Harrsonville, Baltl-
more county, on the 14th inst, in the SOth
year of his age. Col. Worthington was the
only son of Rein Hammond Worthington,
| Zone of the largest landowners in Mary land)
by his first marriage and was born in the "a
district where he spent the greater part OF his
life. He had good educational advantages
and studied medicine but never engaged IN
the practice of that profession, devoting bis
attention to farming the greater part of his life:
| Col. Worthington was man OF most genlal
manners and possessed a fund of anecdote,
amusing stories and slight of hand tricks that
would be rare in any one except professional
| actor. With these it always afforded him
pleasure to entertain his friends and many
stories are told of the innocent tricks he played
upon his intimates. Col. Worthington, who
was a widower, is survived by one son-Dr.
Thomas Chew Worthington, a practcing
physician of Baltimore city, and one grand
daughter, who is the daughter of deceased
son, Richard. The wife of Col. Worthington
was a Miss Davis, of Frederick county The
funeral took place on Thursday. Rev. MIR.
Wheeler, pastor of Mt. Paran Presbyterian
Church, conducting the services. The pail
bearers were Messrs. r. Pierce Choate, G. Lyon
Rogers Sr., E. S. w. Choate, H. G. Luttgerd-
ing, Andrew ]. Dorsey and DR.. John E. Bolte.
Tolley.-Mrs. Anna NJ. Toley wife of Judge
E. Carvil Tolley, of the Hartford county Or
phans' Court, died at her home near Taylor,
on the 18th inst, in the 58th year of her age
She had been sick for some time and her death
was not unexpected. The funeral took place
at st. James Church, My Lady's Manor, at
I 1915 P. NJ. on Tuesday the rector, Rev. George
X. Warner, conducting the services. The in
| terment was in the cemetery attached TO the
church. Mrs. Tolley was the mother of Lieut..
Oscar X. Tolley, 14th Infantry, o. S. A., now
sister of Mrs. Edward Pearce, of My Lady's
Manor, and also of Mrs. Lamar wife of Rev.
e. II. Lamar, pastor of Arlington NJ. e.
Church.
Gill.-Mrs. Florence Hutcbins Gill, wife of
Mr.. Joseph Gill, we'll known farmer near
| Dover. 4th district, died on Tuesday last, from
the effects of a stroke of paralysis, aged 81
years. Besides her husband she is survived by
three children. The funeral of Mrs. Gill took
| place OH Thursday, Rev. j. L. Marsh of
The NJ. E. Church, conducting the services.
! The interment was at Black Rock Baptist
! Church. Nephews of the deceased served as
pail bearers William c. Brooks had charge
| OF the funeral arran gementS.
A Working Improvement Association
! Some bad Places" That Must Coat
! the meeting of the Highlandtown and Vicinity
! Improvement Association held Tuesday night
! Attorney John H. Richardson reported that a
certain saloon, which was raided by the county
police some weeks ago, was run under license
| in the name of a person other than the one
who conducts the place, and he was unable to
petition for its revocation under the orders he
| had received from the association at its last
| meeting. Mr.. Richardson was given addition
al instructions and will proceed under plans as
outlined by the association to endeavor to
close up the place. The association appears
determined to proceed against any saloon
keeper who is found violating the law or keep
| ing disorderly or disreputable resort in High
landtown.
The recent report of the Baltimore city grand
| Jury, charging that vice hourishes at certain
resorts near the eastern suburbs, was COM
mented upon by the members and caused
renewal of their determination to stamp out
such places.
| The committee on roads, W ich visited Tow
son on Tuesday, reported that the County
Commissioners had been unable to find deed
to Eighth street, and that the Board had
i stated that nothing would be done towsrd
keeping the avenue in repair until it had hrst
been placed in good condition and formally
decided to the county Mr.. Thomas McGuin-
ness, agent for the land company which for
merly owned the bed of the street. stated posi-
lively to the association, however, that such
! deed had been made.
| The committee also reported that the County
Commissioner had given Road Commissioner
Dotterweich orders to submit an estimate of
the probable cost of placing signs to designate
| the names of the various streets of Highland
! town, with view to having the thorough
! fares properly marked as soon as possible.
| This is matter that has been before the asso-
| ciaion for over two years.
Footpads Hold Up Market Men-They
Should be Caught.-Several times within
the past ten days farmers on their way to Bal
timore at night, to reach the wholesale mar
ket early in the morning, have been held up
on the Dulany's Valley and Sweet Air turn.
pike and on the Towson and Dulany's Valley
pike, but thus far no robberies have been COM
United, the wouldbe victims having whipped
up their teams and escaped. The villains are
three young colored men and their last job was
to sneak out of the tall weeds in the flat Just
east of Meredith's ford bridge and stop a
market man on Wednesday. One of the men
had pistol in each hand while the other two
kept rather in the background. The wouldbe
victim whipped up his horses and got away.
Another farmer who came along a half hour
later saw nothing of the men.
The man who keeps the toll gate on the Du-
lany's Valley pike says he has several times
lately seen three colored men pass his gate and
he believes these are the fellows and that he
officers should put forth some active efforts to
end this villainy by the arrest of the perpetra-
tors. Some farmers who never before carried
pistols have armed themselves and are now
ready to meet emergencies should they arise.
1t is said that about year ago a farmer was
held up at night on one of these pixies by two
or three men who demanded his money. He
parleyed with them few minutes until he
could get bis hand on his pistol and when the
men saw what he was after they ran away at
a lively pace.
Secured Large Verdict.-Mr. r. r. Boar
man, of the law firm of Boarman d Lindsay,
was engaged several days last week and this in
the Circuit Court for Howard county in the
trial of the case of William o. Nelson, of
Baltimore city, against George P. Wiley and
Alice e. Wiley his wife, of Anne Arundel
county. Mr.. Boarman represented the plain
tiff and the suit was on bond given by the
defendants to the plaintiff growing out of some
transactions in the canning business which the
defendant, George P. Wiley, conducted at
Patuxent. The case went to the jury on We'd
| nesday evening and within an hour they
brought in a verdict of So, 200 in favor of the
plaintiff.
This case was originally brought in Anne
Arundel county and was removed to Howard
county, where it was first tried about six
months ago, at which time the court took the
case from the jury and Mr.. Nelson took an APP.
peal to the Court of Appeals and that court
as before stated, resulted in verdict for Mr..
Nelson.
Mr.. Boarman was assisted in the trial of the
case by Mr.. Martin L. Burke, of the Ellicott
City bar, and Messrs. John G. Rogers of Eli
colt City, and James r. Brasnears of Annap-
oils, represented the defendants.
| s
Wants Property and Credits Looked
Into.-On Monday last Judge Burke, on the
petition Of Daniel Rider, a Baltimore feed
dealer, passed an order requiring Matthias
Ament Catherine Ament, his wife, and George
T. Ament to appear in the Circuit Court here
Saturday, September Goth, to submit to an ex-
animation. concerning the property and credits
of Matthias Ament. The petition alleges that
the plaintiff instituted suit in the Baltimore
City Court against Matthias Ament. trading as
NJ. Ament & Co. The case was, on affidavit
of Matthias Ament, removed to the Circuit
Court for Baltimore county, and on February
Sth, 1901, judgment was rendered in the
plaintiffs favor for $500. 1t is alleged that
after the removal of the suit and before the
entering up of the judgment Matthias Ament
caused all his property to be conveyed to his
wife and SON. The Dresent Droceedinos are to