The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-11

OF the company inaugurated several wears 40,
mad brought the physical condition of III
property up to satisfactory shape, and tn
neayy work in this direction had now beer
The program of the management calls. how
ever, Ior a regular expenditure for improve
ments. For example, stone ballast has beer
placed IN the track on the sections most inn
portant, but each month about one mile of this
work is done, SO that it will not be long before
the entire road is covered. The more sewers
curves have been eliminated and large part
OF the trestle work filled in. but further
Detterments of this kind will be Continued
| Inc work of improving the stations of the
company mas been taken up, and several new
stations have been erected. 1t has been de-
cided to build handsome station at Falston
and another at Springville, Pa
,A:,mongInose on the trip were President John
wilson Brown, Vice President Walter B.
BROOKS, Jr., General Manager J, s. Norris
ueneral freight Agent ]. S. Bull, General Pas.
Senger Agent q. A. Fifer and Trainmaster s.
X. Shinn. Others in the party were Hon. Ste.
venson A. Williams, counsel for the company.
ana Messrs w. w. Spence, H. e. Young. A.
d. g. Post, Charles d. Fisher and Thomas II
Fitchett. -'"' -
Milton Academy Commencement
commencement exercises of Milton Academy.
Baltimore, were held Wednesday morninS'
Inc GOLD medal for highest standing in studies
woo oWdIQ6u 10 JOQn Bl0Ol-
son Centrum, of Gardenville, SON of Mr.. John
n. centrum, of the Towson bar. Silver med
ais were AWARDED as follows: G. Franklin
onion, science; Edward Bauernschmidt. Ene-
Ilsn Kenneth Cugle, arithmetic; George K.
hooper spelling; Harry Stebbins, penman-
In the primary department prizes were given
20 daskin Deeley, Bruce Campbell and Lever
1ng Gisriel. In the advanced department the
metic geography and United Stdres n1sttny =
II. Enniss. geometry ]. B. Centrum, Latin,
algebra, English and United States his-
ply and English history; R. Muller, arithme-
tic; L. Newman, drawing G. F. Onion, Latin,
German, English and mathematics; w. ORR.
son, physiology and German; ]. Schloss,
algebra, arithmetic and drawing III. Stebbins,
arithmetic; II. Weyrich, physical geography,
Weyrich, physical geography, drawing and
arithmetic; II. B. Wylie, Latin, German and
mathematics.
Among the professors at this Acadamy are
Mr.. Laurence M. Riddle and Mr.. Guy E.
Snavely, both of Fork, Baltim ore county.
Church Observation-Disclosures of Ser
vices.-The new Methodist Episcopal Church
at Govanstown will be dedicated on Sunday
next, June 18th, with services continuing
throughout the week. The program for the
services will be as follows:
Sunday, June IL. IL A.M.--Preachingb by Bishop
Luther B. wi Wilson Rev; J. F. Goucher, D. d.
8. M:-Platform meeting Addresses by Rev.
Don s. Colt, d. D., and others.
400 P. M.-The ChIldren's Hour--.Address by
Rev. w. v. Mallalieu and interesting musical
and literary exercises.
8P. M.-Preaching by Rev. J. st. Clair Neal. d.
Special music by the choir will be given during
the day, assisted by outside talent.
Monday June 49, p p M;-PTeac;hng BY Rey
of Jefferson Street Church.
Tuesday, June 14-S P. M.-Preachine by Rev.
" F. Sheridan d. d G Music by the choir OF
Rev. Frank n. Bristol, D. B., Of washington.
Joel Brown, Of Mount Washington.
Friday, June 17-8 P. Attracting by Rev.
W. W. Barnes of Cumberland.
Sunday. June 19-l1 A. M.-Preaching by Rev.
George w. King, d. D.; P. M, Children's day
services, exercises by the Sunday school and an
address by Mr.. Charles E. Hill, of the Balti-
more bar.
To Improve Park Heights Avenue.-A
largely attended meeting of the residents Of
Baltimore county who are interested in the
improvement of the county roads, was held
Wednesday night in the rooms of the Pimlico
Country Club to formulate plans to raise adj
ditional funds to add to the appropriation for
the improvement of Park Heights avenue.
The Highways Commission OF Baltimore coun-
ty has voted $14, 600 for this purpose, but the
amount is insufficient to put the high way in
such condition as the residents desire, and q
movement was started to raise sum to add to
the county's appropriation. The meeting was
held under the auspices of the Park Heights,
Pimlico ana Arlington Improvement Ass3cl GA
to the appropriation. The stretch of road to
be improved reaches from the city limits to
Druid Ridge Cemetery, and is about five miles
in length. The several clubs and organizations
interested in the improvement of the road APP
pointed committees to work among their men,
bers and these committees will meet next
Wednesday at the Pimlico Club to report on
| their canvass.
Two Deaths by Lightning. Wink
Ter, Jr., IL years old, son of Mr.. John Winkler,
contractor living at Chase Station, Baltimore
| day night about o'clock while at the house OF
| his uncle, Joseph Eurice, who lives one mile
| west of Chase. Mrs. Eurice was shocked and
badly burned about the body and Gustavus
| Slater was badly shocked. About twelve other
persons were in the house and they felt the
| force of the lightning. The party of young
| people were at Mr.. Eurice's house during the
afternoon and were unable to go home on ac-
| count of the storm. They were sitting in q
| room on the first floor when the house was
| struck. The bolt entered the top of the house
| and tore hole in the first floor.
Stanislaus Radowski, aged 40 years, foreman
| on the farm of Mr.. Adam Ruth, on the East
| ern avenue road, near Middle river, took shell
| ter under q tree during the storm on Tuesday
| afternoon. The tree was struck by lightning
| and be was instantly killed. A boy was with
| him and was rendered unconscious by the
shock. Radowski leaves a wife and eight
| children.
Sales of Real Estate.-Slade & Risteau,
auctioneers, sold at the Court House on Tuesday
| for Messrs. Samuel REGISTER o. l. Yellott, 8. 3.
| Field and Elmer J. Cook trustees in the equity
case of Johanna Vollmer and others, plaintiffs,
| and A. w. Vollmer and others, defendants,
| the property known as Holly Neck farm and
fishing shore, located in the 18th district pur-
| chased By Dan Homberg for $4,000. The
| place contains 453 acres and is situated in Back
River Neck, about four miles from Walters
| Station.
On the same day, and at the same place, Ed
| J. HerrmanN, auctioneer, sold for Mr.. William
| B. Smith, attorney and assignee OF mortgage
from Jacob Storch to George W. Umbach,
| saloon and dwelling property near St Helena
18th district purchased by John Regain fol
$500.
GERS. offered for sale for Messrs William and
John Grason, trustees, the Page property OF liz
acres, at Franklintown. 1t was Withdrawn on
bid of $4,000.
Honors to q Marylander.-A the com
mencement exercises of Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pa, which opened on Saturday eve
ming, June 4th, Mr.. Elmer E. Pearce, OF West
| ern Run Valley, Baltimore county, won tne
first prize in the Junior oratorical contest: Ht
chose for his subject THE Silent Man.
whom the audience was not long finding out Il
be Ulysses s. Grant. This is the third time
that Mr.. Pearce has won prizes in the orator.
cal contest. He has also been honored by the
college this year as he was the inter-society
debater of Bellies Letters Literary Society, and
recently he was elected president of the Col
lege Young Mems Christian, Association: Mr.
Pearce is a member of the class of 1905, ant
will graduate next June. He will also be il
charge of the Boys Meeting at Summit Grow
Camp this summer, which position be hal
filled for five years.
Injunction Dissolved in the Riggs Roat
Case.-On Friday, 10th inst, Judge Burk
filed an opinion in the somewhat celebrates
Green Spring Valley road case of George
Jenkins and others against T. Dudley Riggs
The opinion is as follows:
THE defendant having amended, moved To-
dissolution Of the injunction heretofore gran
ted. Testimony was taken in open court anC
the case was argued with sigual ability by tn!
respective counsel. The allegations of the bill
have naturally engendered bitterness and pro
voked the sharpest controversy and the evldencl
10 not free from the usual conflicts which f0lloy
the making of such charges. am convinceo
after a most careful consideration OF the wnol
case, that this court has no jurisdiction unde
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