The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-21

->The personal estate of the late Miss
Isabella Tyson, of Baltimore, was appraised at
S1lO. $50 20, made up principally of stocks and
bonds. Miss Tyson was a sister OF the second
wife of the late Henry NJ. Fitzhugh, who was
a native of Baltimore county.
Mr. Howard E. Jackson, principal of the
public school at Arlington, Sd district, who
was arrested on the charge Of assaulting an in.
corrigible pupil. was exonerated by the board
of trustees, after a thorough examination.
MFR, Jackson has been teacher thirteen years.
THE busy fly is already beginning to
put in an appearance, walking out cautiously
from the cracks and crevices where he has hi
bernated during the winter. 1t requires colder
weather than we have experienced in the past
three months to finish this case-hardened pest.
"A patent tire-setter has been installed in
the shops of the Messrs. Riddle, at Hebbville,
ID district, and it is, perhaps the only ma
chine of the kind in use in Baltimore county.
If does away entirely with the old mode OF
putting on tires, which was tedious and hard
MIR. George T. Dorrett, of Patapsco
Neck. this week purchased fine pair of draft
horses from Mr.. William Stauffer. well
known farmer of the 9Th district. The pur-
chase price could not be ascertained, but Mr..
Dorrett declared that he would not take $500
for his bergain. !,
The new armory for Troop A, Maryland
National Guard, will be erected on the turn
nike about half mile south of Pikesvile.
Mr.. c. R. Parlett has the contract, his bid
having been the lowest-S23, 900. There were
eight bids the highest being that OF Mr.. VIM.
T. Murphy-S36,8 74.
"A number of Towson ladies are prepar-
ing to hold early in May a sale and musical
for the benefit of the Hospital for Crippled
Children, in Baltimore. Miss Katharine Jonn
Brown has been chosen president; Miss
Martha Lee Stevenson, secretary, and Mrs. H..
r passan0 treasurer.
- Baltimore county people are manlfestlng
much interest in the primary and munlcpai
elections that will take place in Baltimore this
spring. The primary fight, which promises TO
be hot one all around takes place on TUESDAY,
April 7th, and the candidates for the various
Offices are now working like beavers.s
- torekeepers in York county are COM
planning that the rural ee-delivery system is
go 10 the villages like they did under the old
system They also say that farmers are order
ing small merchandise by mail, instead of pat
ronizing their home stores as they formerly
did.
81 Rural free delivery will be established
April LIST at Freeland, Baltimore county, with
an additional service of one route, No. 3, and
one carrier. The length of the route is 184
miles. serving a population of 40 and So
houses. The postoffice at Ruhl will be discon-
tinued, and all mail should be addressed to
Freeland.
- fldDS are DelUS pIepdTeu iOI ZIG CicCtiOu
of passenger station at Long Green, Mary
land & Pennsylvania r R.. 1t will be one
story structure 35 feet square. The floor space
will be divided into general waiting room,
ladies' room and office. Long Green Station
has been badly in need of an improvement of
this kind.
The trial of Edward G. Watts, indicted
for the murder of his wife at Phoenix, Balti-
more county, in November last, was COM
menced in the Circuit Court at Belair on Mon
day last, to which tribunal it was removed by
the accused. 1t had not been concluded at
noon on Friday, Goth inst. States Attorney
Grason is prosecuting.
The John P. Clark who died in Balti-
more few days ago was not the gentleman of
the same name so well known to thousands of
Baltimore county people. We are glad to say
that Mr.. John P. Clark, ex-president of the
Baltimore county School Board, is alive and in
the enjoyment of excellent health. He is
a resident of Mt. Washington.
- Why don't some Baltimore county
farmers who complain about the scarcity of
hands make an effort to engage some of the
many German immigrants who are now being
landed in droves at Baltimore? These men
make excellent farm hands and they are most
ly intelligent and of good character. The ex-
pertinent would be well worth trying.
IA runaway couple from York, Pa,
came to Towson on Monday and were married,
Rev. J. L. Straughn, of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church, officiating. Two other couples
from distance were also married here this
week. If there are others similarly inclined
Just let them step this way. license costs
only one dollar and minister is always near
at hand.
1.-Two years ago Baltimore county farm
er sold out his stock and implements, gave up
the business because the work was too hard
and removed his family to Baltimore to take
things easy Now, after having fooled away
ho io ho0
work on farm. This should prove lesson
to others who are so anxious to give up farm
ing in order to try something else not so hard
Mr.. John ]. Timanus, the young MEM
Der of the Towson bar who so mysteriously
disappeared on the 9th inst, has been located
On Thursday his wife received a letter from
him, dated at Memphis, Tenn, and the minds
of his relatives have been greatly relieved.
On Thursday night Messrs. George <. e. tt
manus, g: Frank Emmart and VIM. p. Upton
Association of American, at its annual meet
ing held in New York city last week, and the
500 prize, were won by Miss Ella E. Nagle, of
Guilford avenue, Baltimore, who exhibited a
superb dinner gown of her own creation.
Miss Nagle is native of Baltimore county
and was born in Long Green Valley. She is
natural artist in her line, being entirely self
taught.
The master of the Maryland State
Grange, Joseph B. Ager, with Richard Vim
tee, and Prof. H. J. Patterson, secretary, met
in Baltimore on Thursday and were in consul
tation with several dealers in agricultural inn
plements in regard to the purchase of harvest
ing machinery. binder Irvine. etc. No con-
tracts were signed, the matter being left over
for future meeting.
Frederick W. Plath filed petition in
the Circuit Court here this week asking that
a writ de lunatico issue to inquire into the
sanity of Susan g. Plath, his wife. Mrs.
Plath, who has been in failing health long
time, owns fine farm near Shawan, in the
Sth district, and is unable to look after her in
terests properly. She is a daughter of the late
Jacob Geist, who was prominent minister in
the Mennonite Church.
MIR. J. Hanson Thomas, assignee of
mortgage, will offer for sale at the Court House
door, on Thursday, March 26th at ~ NJ. one
of the finest bodies of land ever brought under
the hammer in Baltimore county. 1t is the
beautiful Chatsworth estate at and near Refs
terstown, in the 4th district, embracing about
1000 acres of land eligibly located for farming
or building purposes. Those seeking invest
ments or homes should not fail to give atten-
ton to this sale.
Chattolanee Springs Property Sold
Nv William 7, Stork hoe e01d tho oh atfolapon