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

much swollen. The Gunpowder at this place
OVERLOOKED its banks and the water was higher
than 1t had been for a long time. Fields and
roads were washed in places by the heavy
Rev. ]. FOLLY Marsh, senior pastor of Monk
ton Circuit, who had been sick some days and
confined to his home here, has recovered and is
again moving around among his friends.
Mrs. Walter Hutchins, of this place, who
has been sick several weeks, is improving.
DR.. I. Ross Payne is attending her.
One of the daughters of Col. Joshua H.
Cockey, of My Lady's Manor, is sick with
measles. This malady has visited about every
house in Corbett, but strange to say Monkton,
although scarcely more than a stones throw
distant, has thus far escaped entirely.
Clifton Ensor, who lives near Hereford,
made narrow escape from what might have
been serious accident last Wednesday morn
ing. He was approaching Monkton with his
team when the horses took fright at the ring
ing of the signal bell at the station and started
to run. The wheelers fell and got all tangled
up, but assistance was near at hand and they
were gotten up by cutting the harness and
without doing any further damage.
The above accident only emphasizes the inn
portance of safety gates and a Waterman at
Monkton crossing. About twenty-five milk
wagons come here every morning and often
there are narrow escapes from the express
which passes south at high rate of speed.
The signal bell is no good and is often posi-
tive danger, as in the case of Mr.. Ensor's team.
Lewis Young. who is engaged in business in
Delaware, has been visiting his father, John
Young, of this place.
Mrs Richard Nelson and daughter. who had
been spending few days with Mrs. r. Stabler,
of Arbutus, 18th distrist, have returned.
William D. Shepperd, rural mail carrier,
who was hurt several weeks ago by bis horse
falling, was able to resume his duties last
Tuesday.
new rural delivery route has been laid out
from Monkton by way of Hereford, White
Hall and other points, the length of the same
being 10 miles. Service will begin on it short
ly. When opened this will be the fourth mail
route leaving Monkton, exclusive of the rail-,
| road service.
A good dentist looking for location might
do worse than hang out his shingle here. AT
present there are no dentists nearer than Here
ford and Cockeysville.
Mr.. Thomas Holinshade who has been liv-
ing in Mr.. Thomas ]. Miller's house. in this
village, about twenty years. will move .across
the river" into one of Mrs. Sudler's houses.
He has been in the employ of the Northern
Central Railway Company long time.
The first warm sunny days put the fishing
idea into the heads of some of our citizens and
| Mr. Nicholas Miller, station agent, was among
the first to be attacked with the fever. Thus
far his success has not been such as to call
forth any high praise for his ability as an
angler. but he'll get there later.
Mr.. Charles Barton, who has been employed
| on the railroad here, sold out his personal eff
fects last Tuesday and will remove to Carroll
county to engage in farming. S.
Perry Hall, 18th District.-A shooting af-
fair occurred at the public house of p E. Soth,
at this place, early on Wednesday night last as
the result of which Mr.. Soth lies at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, in serious con-
| dition from gunshot wound believed to have
been inflicted by Joseph Bowers, farmer of
this neighborhood. 1t appears that early in
the evening Bowers went to the house and had
some harsh words with Soth, who finally Or
dered him off the premises. He left, pre-
! sumably for his home. Some time later, while
Soth was standing in the room talking to
several members of the Perry Hall Building
Association, who had assembled to attend the
regular weekly meeting at that place, some
one appeared at the window and discharged
both barrels of gun through it into the room.
Soth Immediately dropped to the floor with
blood streaming from his head and neck, and
John Deitz, William Dunty Joseph Mohr and
| Edward Clayton, who were standing nearest
to him, also received part of the charges of
shot, but their wounds are not serious.
Drs Harrison and Whiteford were sum-
moned as promptly as possible and were soon
at the scene of the shooting. Owing to the
serious nature of Soth's wounds it was thought
best to remove him to the Johns Hopkins
| Hospital and this was accordingly done.
Owing to the difficulty early in the evening
between Bowers and Soth suspicion was d.
| rected to the former and warrant was sworn
out before Justice Walter and placed in the
hands of George Steg, Jr.. who was specially
| deputized to make the arrest. He went to the
| house of the accused and served the warrant
and was on his way to the Gardenville Station
| House with his prisoner when he was met by
officers from there who had been summoned
by telephone. He was locked up and the next
| day he was taken to Towson Jail.
A few days ago a resident of this neighbor-
! hood received a supposed Berkshire pig by ex-
] press When the box was opened a man
standing by remarked "Well I'll be id if
that amt the first time ever knew that
pa-bshi-n --i rs>s,i1 t,,-r, "hsto f-ra ridino in
Mr.. Soth's condition is very serious. 1t was
said at the Hospital at 8 P. NJ. on Friday, 9th
inst, that he was holding his own very well
and that there was chance for his recovery
EDS UNION
Long Green. 18th District-Rev. Solomon
| German pastor of Long Green Circuit, on
Sunday last preached his final sermon at Will
sons Church before the meeting of the annual
conference. The wish for his return for an
other year is practically unanimous.
The lecture of Prof Loose, announced to be
| given in the above church on Saturday night
last, was indefinitely postponed.
The public school at this place is preparing
for its Arbor day exercises, to take place on
| Friday, April Sd.
Miss Lydia Myers, of Sweet Air, who had
been indisposed for some days, is somewhat
improved.
The public sale of the personal property of
Mr.. William A. Guyton which took place on
| Wednesday last, was largely attended and
fairly good prices were obtained throughout.
| Charles Isennock was the auctoEeer Mr..
Guyton has sold his property and will remove
to Baltimore.
The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of Wilson's M. E. Church will be held
at the home of Mr.. Joseph Myers, Wednesday
| evening, April LIST. 0
A surprise party was given on Monday night
last at the home of Miss Mollie Bowers in
honor of her birthday. Games and music
were the chief features. Refreshments were
served during the evening. Among those
present were Rev. and Mrs. e. X. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Carter, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Phillips. Mr.. and Mrs. David Warfel, Misses
Mary Miller Mary. Annie and Louise Kolk,
Lydia, Lille and Ada Yoder, Ida and Lille
Nafzinger, Ida and Laura Mumma, Della Wis
nom, Annie Gerlic, Agnes Lowe and Messrs.
John Burk, John Warfel, Wilmer Wisnom,
Godfrey Kolk, Emory Yoder, Carl Mumma
FOLLY Patterson, L. Bryan, A Mumma Harry
and Thomas Bowers, A. Brambe and many
others. M
Randallstown, I'd District.--Last week
this town was visited by medicine company
that not only sold nostrums guaranteed to cure
every ache and pain, but also gave entertain
ments to attract those who cared to listen.
Many people were attracted on account of the
shows. Prizes were awarded to the prettiest
girl and most homely man.
The funeral of Mrs. Claggett, wife of Mr..
George Claggett, a well known and popular
farmer of this neigh borhood, took place at Mt.
Olive Church on Monday last.
Mr.. Edward s. w. Choate Jr., who was sick
with typhoid fever at Ithaca, New York, sew
eral weeks has recovered sufficiently to be able
to return to his home near this place. He is a
student at Cornell University, where an cpl
demic of the fever prevailed for some time
Many farmers of this section are now busy
hauling fertilizers from Pikesville Station, w.
NJ. r. r. The recent heavy rains have great
ly interfered with their early spring work.
A delivery of the Osborne farming imple-
ment company took place at Pikesville Station
on Thursday of last week. Afterwards dinner
was served at Pikesville. G.
Poplar, 18th District.-The oyster supper
held recently at Jones Memorial Church was
a decided success. The net proceeds amounted
to about S53 which will be used to improve
the church property.
Miss H. Gertrude Cullum, of Hartford county.
who had been visiting the Misses Kenney, of
Poplar has returned to her home.