The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-12-10


Henry s. Mohr to Theresa B. Ho1meister
Artemus G. Zepp to Cora L. Bowers.
George G Leight to Clara L. Thompson.
Werner Sackleen to Rose A MoDahan.
James T. Tredway to Gertrude Parlett..
Joseph E. Watts to Margaret L. Schindheim.
VIM. w. Hissey to Carrie e Dell.
Michael L Fisher to Katie Smith.
George s. Mitchell to Vallie b. Fox.
John G. Watson to Mary l.. Hylnnd.
VIM. F. Becker to Annie NJ Maisel.
Maurice P. Smith to Susie p. Lowe.
George l. Carter to Annie 0. Fishpaw
Arthur f. King to Helen G. Felter
John E. Weed to Annie A. Vesser.
John p Foley to Lucy e. Ford.
George NJ Colburn to Naomi H Green.
George H. McNeu to Mary 3. Burton.
Young o Wilson, Jr., to Clara 7. Gibson.
Gilbert H. Dovell to Ellen NJ. Hollingsworth.
James T. Owings to Laura G. Jessop.
Charles Hughes to Mary E. Turnbaugh:
Frank G Edmondson to Katherine M. Waters.
Augustus w. German to Alice e. Ogier.
Winfield s. Hobbs to Bertha E Frazier.
Charles J. Liebno, Jr.. to Mamie E. Sauter.
Charles H. Wagner to Flavia Allen.
Robert Banks to Hattie Reynolds.
Thomas Goats to Laura Bass
Henry Madden to Della E. Jones.
Robert Henry to Jane r. Medley.
James r. Tyler to Annie e Matthews.
Walter Holloway to Mary Chew
Thomas Carter to Elizabeth Allen.
Thomas II. Gather to Martha ]. Owens.
George Morton to Hattie F. Newman.
Joshua Lennox to Lucy Jackson.
Meeting of the Belair Road Improve
ment Association.-The December meeting
of the Belair Road Improvement Association
was held Thursday night in the Gardenville
School Building, with very large attendance.
Elk Mayor Ferdinand G. LatrObe addressed
the meeting. He gave brief history of the
Improvements in Baltimore city from the time
he entered public life until the end of his last
term as mayor. He pared city improve
ments with county Improvements, and ex-
planned clearly the similarities of and differ
ences between the two. He spoke upon the
proposed Improvements in the settlements
along the Belair road and the manner in which
they could be accomplished.
The association has been endeavOring for
some time to have the lighting system along
the public roads improved The present dis
tribution of lights is entirely insufficient for
the needs of the neighborhOOd. There are
many avenues and lanes that are entirely with
out light or else have only half as much as is
really necessary. A committee was appointed
to call upon the County Commissioners and
lay the subject of the light improvements be-
fore them. This committee is composed OF
DR.. J. b. Webster and Messrs. Harry Richter
and John Oyeman. The committee will work
in conjunction with the committee on public
Improvements, of which Major Thomas B.
Catch is chairman.
Another important subject up for discus
sion was the obtaining of free mail de-
livery. There are at present three postoffices
along the Belair road, at Gardenvile, Raspe-
burg and Fullerton. The residents of these
neighborhoods have to call for their mail at
the postoffices mentioned. A petition to be
presented to the postoffice authorities will be
prepared by the secretary of the association
and the signatures of the residents of the neigh
hr,rh dc mill ho rod UilI
ask for the free mail delivery by carrier.
The County Commissioners will also be seen
by members of the association about the in
stallation of fire alarm system in the new
volunteer company's house. The object is to
make direct connection with the county system
so that the alarms may reach both houses at
the same time.
Amicable Distribution of a Big Landed
Estate.-In the Circuit Court at Towson on
Saturday last Mr.. McHenry Howard, attorney
for Mr.. John Ridgely. of Hampton, filed bill
against Mr.. Ohio E. Ridgely and Henrietta s.
Ridgey, his wife, individually and as trustees;
Eliza Ridgely, Juliana E. H. Yeaton, Margaret
s. Rdgely, Ellen Frances Ridgely, Margaret
81 .s ana o.ha R ascgsy
Jr., and Alice Garrett Ridgely, infants, an0
Helen NJ. Ridgely, executrix and devisee Of
Howard Ridgely, for partition of the Hamp-
ton estate, near Towson, embracing about 5000
The property was devised by the late Charles
Ridgely, of Hampton, who died in 1872 to his
wife, Margaret Sophia Rdgely, for life or dur.
ing widowhood after her death to be divided
among his sons. To his eldest son, JohE Ridge
ly, he gave the mansion where he resided, all
the other buildings and 900 acres of land on
the easterly side Of the Dulany's Valley turn
pike. The remaining portion was to be divi-
ded between his other three sons, Ohio Eichel-
berger Ridgely, Charles Ridgely and Howard
Ridgely.
Charles Ridgely died in 1873 intestate and
unmarried and Howard Ridgely died in 1900.
leaving a will by which he devised his entire
estate to his widow, Helen NJ. Ridgely, whom
he named as executrix.
The bill alleges that the 2, 900 and more acres
over and above the 1000 acres bequeathed by
the testator to his sob John, the complainant,
is susceptible of partition in kind among those
who have an interest in the estate, and de
cree is asked for appointing commission to
value divide and assign to each one of the
heirs his and her respective portion and in
terest
Mrs. Margaret s Ridgely. widow of Charles
Ridgely, of Hampton, died March 81 of the
present year.
Answers were filed on behalf of Ohio e.
Ridgely and Henrietta S. Ridgely, his wife,
individually and as trustee; Eliza Ridgely,
Juliana E. H. Yeaton and husband, Margaret
s kidgely. Ellen Frances Ridgely and Helen
M. Ridgely admitting the allegations in the
bill.
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