The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-08

1.-THE six-minute schedule on the York
road line of cars to Govanstown between 4.30
to $50 p NJ. has greatly relieved the crowded
condition of the cars and through passengers
can now ride with some degree of comfort.
Thanks to Mr. VIM. A. House.
"a well known Democratic Office holder,
who is fond of his little joke, said this week
that it was very doubtful if the Republicans
would even nominate ticket in Baltimore
county this year. OF course in this case 1.-THE
wish was father to the thought"
- Democratic primary meetings will be
held in all the districts of this county today
| Saturday and the convention at Towson. on
! Tuesday next. IL was reported at Towson this
week that the ticket that will be named has
been practically fixed upon already.
- Miss Edith Keys having resigned the
! postmasership at Phoenix, N. G.. R. R.. a sharp
little contest has started up as to who her sue
cessor shall be. The aspirants are Messrs
Joseph H. Morris and Noah +. Seitz. The
latter is the acting postmaster at present
MIR. William E. Pocock has purchased
the farm of his father-in-law, Mr.. Henry
Brown, ST., situated on the Jarrettsville pike,
near Sunnybrook, 10th district The place
contains All acres and is we'll located. 1t is
separated from Mr.. Pococks home farm by
county road.
DIR. Nathan Ryno Smith is about to be-
gin the erection of residence for himself on
part of the "Brooklandwood" estate, in Green
Spring Valley. 1t will be in the English style
and will have about Is acres of land attached.
DR.. Smiths wife is daughter of the late
George Brown.
-SIn selecting the several committees of
the State Bar Association President George
Whitelock named Mr.. Emanuel w. Herman
as a member of the committee on admissions,
and Mr.. Elmer ]. Cook as a member Of the
committee on grievances. Both are members
of the Towson bar.
MIR Andrew Banks, formerly q we'll
known citizen of Baltimore county, fell while
walking on street in Baltimore, few days
ago and broke his left leg. At present Mr..
Banks is register clerk in the Custom House.
At one time he represented this county in the
House of Delegates
The weather bereau statistics for the past
month show it was slightly cooler than the
average July. The highest temperature was
90 degrees on the 10th, and the lowest was SO
degrees on the 18th, 10Th and 18th. About
1855 inches of rain fell during the month,
which is a trif1e above the normal.
1.-THE Central Democratic Club of Balti-
more County was organized at Sherwood, 9th
district on Tuesday night last. The objects of
the club are set forth to be to advocate good,
clean candidates for political positions, the
economical administration of the affairs of the
county, and public Improvements.
THE colored boys about Towson have in
troduced new thing in baseball. They begin
their games as early in the afternoon as they
can get at it and play until it's dark, nc mat
ter whether it's nine innings or nineteen. The
team that is ahead when it gets too dark to see
the ball any more is the side that wins.
There will be no primary contest in the
9th district on the 18th inst, and Mr.. R. Ora
son George for States Attorney, and Mr..
Charles H. Whitaker for sheriff, will have no
opposition. There will be few if any contests
in the county, the candidates in the several
districts having patched up their differences.
> Messrs. VIM. w. Boyce & Co., who have
established coal and lumber yards at Luther
vile, received their first consignment of coal
on Monday last. They have had long expert
ence in the wholesale coal business. Mr..
Boyce's father was the late James Boyce, who
for years was heavy coal operator in Balti-
-->Elias Williams, colored, was arrested on
the farm of Mr.. u. Poteet, near Cockeysville,
few days ago for a murder committed in Del
aware county, Pa, last June. He admitted his
guilt, but said that the farmers son whom he
shot with gun had threatened to shoot him
with pistol. Williams formerly lived in the
9Th district of this county and was well known
about Cockeysville.
About $50 900 gallons of milk was con-
sumed in Baltimore last month, most of which
was sent there by Baltimore county producers.
The City Chemist says that the city's milk is
purer and better now than ever it was, due to
watchfulness of the health authorities. The
consumption of milk during July was much
smaller than usual, due to the fact that so
many people were out of the city.
@The Frederick County Agricultural So
ciety has appointed as its advisory board for
Baltimore county the following gentlemen
Col d. M. Matthews, Hon. Hart B. Holton
and Messrs. D. H. Rice E. Cuttings Merryman,
Frederick, Won Kapf, Samuel M. Shoemaker
George w. Yellott II. G. Longnecker, Asa b.
Gardiner, Jr., 7. Dudley Riggs, Richard Crom-
well, Jr., and Alex. Y. Carr. The fair begins
this year October Goth.
> Robert T. Roberts, who is in the employ
of the Ruxton Floral and Nursery Company,
has madn pntirplU ont of tinOthU and nfhor
grasses, a representation of the old Straw bridge
tree that stands about II miles west of Towson.
1t is most ingeniously constructed. the timothy
heads composing large part of its trunk and
limbs. Mr., Roberts. who is a native OF Wales.
which does him much credit.
Says Mortgage Has Been ost.-Messrs.
Cans q Haman, attorneys for the Miners and
Merchants Bank of Homecoming, Md, have
filed bill in the Circuit Court here against
Mr.. c. Stewart Lee and Mrs. Elizabeth o. Dono-
van Lee his wife. On August 10, 1902, the
plaintiff alleges that Mr.. Lee borrowed from
the City Trust and Banking Company of Bal
timore, or from Frank J. Kohler, its treasurer,
$1,000, giving his note as security, signed by
himself and wife, and payable to the order of
Mr.. Kohler. The note, it is stated, was ne
gotiated with the City Banking and Trust
Company and was secured by mortgage on
Mr.. Lees property at Ruxton. The note was
1DOOTS6Q 10 Tue DldluLll1 ny Iu6 OlIy DdHkluR
and Trust Company, and the former paid par
value for it, depending largely on the mort
gage as security for its payment
The plaintiff states that on investigation
they have discovered that the mortgage was
never placed on record, nor can it be found,
but its execution was acknowledged by Mr..
Lee, and he agreed to furnish renewal of it,
which, it is alleged, he has failed to do. The
bill states that it now appears that Mr.. Lee
desires to take advantage of the disappearance
of the mortgage by his refusal to execute a
new one The plaintiffs state that they can
the mortgage, and its subsequent loss, was the
result of mistake.
The bill further states that the City Banking
and Trust Company is now insolvent. and
that no trace of the mortgage can be found
among its effects.
The plaintiff asks hat the court compel Mr..
Lee and his wife to make full and exact dis.
closure of the terms and conditions of the
mortgage executed by them to secure their
note and that they be compelled to execute
and deliver new mortgage for the same 10
the plaintiff. Mr. Lee is son of Mr.. Charles
O'Donnell Lee, formerly president Of the City
Trust and Banking Company.
Local Baseball Matters.-A number of
good games of baseball were played by Balti-
more county clubs last Saturday.
At Towson the home team defeated the team
of the Fallston Athletic Club, 9 to 8. A fea-
ture of the game was Green's pitching. He
struck out Is men.
At the Maryland Oval, Park Heights avenue,
the Maryland A. G. Reserves beat the Govans
Y. NJ. @. A. team, to l.
At Gainesville the team of the Clifton Ath-
letic Association defeated the Catonsville
Country Club team, 8 6.
at the grounds of the Maryland Country
Club, Park Heights avenue. the team of the
Lutherville Athletic Club beat the Country
Clubs team, IA to 0.
At Pikesville the home team defeated the
team of the W. M. Railroad Athletic Associa-
ton, Is to IL.
The announcement has been made by the
registration committee of the South Atlantic
Association Amateur Athletic Union that all
the members of the Pikesville Athletic Clubs
baseball team have been declared professionals
under the rules of the South Atlantic Associa-
ton. The reason for the action is stated to be
that the Pikesvilles have been playing Flater,
the pitcher who started in with the Orioles, on
their team.
Died as the Result of an Accident
Mr.. Robert Irwin, aged 81 years, who lived
with his son at No. 1924 East Preston street,
Baltimore, died at st. Joseph's Hospital, on
Wednesday last, from injuries sustained in an
accidanf Mr. Irwin was ont walking and in