The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-16

Que fooIh 70 anotIief she craWIs On Der nands
and knees For the greater part of the day
she sits in the. kitchen of her home, nestled
close 10 the stove and contentedly smoking
her old pipe John Brooks, her only surviving
son, is nearing the three-score mark. She has
a great-grandchild of Z years.
The Proctor Will is Sustained.-A letter
from Ellicott City, dated April 18th, says
1.-The removed will case from Baltimore county
of Joshua Proctor against Harriet Proctor. ex-
ecutrix of the late Rebecca Proctor, which had
been on trial in the Circuit Court here since
Monday last, was terminated today by an
order of the court taking it from the jury. 1t
was sought by the caveator, brother of the
testatriX to upset the will, which devised an
estate valued at about $50, 900 to the defendant,
a sister of the caveator. The evidence adduced
showed that there was no reason sufficient to
invalidate the will"
The caveator was represented by Messrs.
Boarman & Lindsay, of Baltimore county, and
Mr.. Martin f. Burke of Ellicott City. Mr..
w. Gill Smith and Mr.. F. l. Duncan, of Tow
son, and Mr.. John G. Rogers, of Ellicott City,
were counsel for the defendant-Miss Proctor.
Sunday School Officers Elected.-At
the annual meeting of the Sunday school
board of Towson M. E. Church, held Tuesday
night, the following officers were elected to
serve the ensuing year Observation-Disclosures.
E. Dunphy; assistant-John T. Hershner;
secretary-John S. Held; treasurer-Harry
Murray librarian-A. B. Lauer; assistant
William Koch; organist-,Miss Annetta
Phipps; assistants-Nisses Estelle Gerstmyer
and Annie Kaline.
The following were also elected officers of
the Asbury Missionary Society connected with
the school: President-G. William Parker;
e-president-Miss Edith Cross; secretary
J. Edward Dunphy, Jr. treasurer-Miss Ella
Bowen board of curators-James e. Dunphy,
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The Jury Failed to Agree.-The jury in
the case of the s. L. Lamberd Company, of
Baltimore. against H. l.. Kelbach, which was
tried in the Circuit Court here, failed to agree
and was discharged by Judge Burke. The de-
PENDANT purchased binder and mower from
the plaintiff and declared that they would not
work satisfactorily. The suit was brought to
recover the purchase price of the two machines.
The defendant claimed that the machinery
was of high grade and would have worked
satisfactorily if properly adjusted. 1t is said
that the Jury stood nine for the plaintiff and
three for the defendant. The former was rep
resented by Messrs. Harry E. Goodwin and q.
Howard Isaac, and the latter by Messrs. Apple
garth, Herman & Reifsnider.
Catonsville Country Club.-The board of
governors of the Gainesville Country Club,
elected short time ago, is composed of the
following gentlemen: DR.. Charles g w. Mac
gill, DIR. J G. Macgill, DIR. Marshall B. West,
Messrs T B. G. Yearley, Alexander L. Cum
mings Blanchard Randall, Charles R. Spence,
George w Knapp. c. Willing Brown, Norman
James, w w. Symington and Charles R Shar-
retis. The board has elected the following
officers: DIR. Charles q. w. Macgill, presi-
dent; George w. Knapp, vice-president; Nor
man James, secretary; W. w. SymiDgtOn,
treasurer; Arthur G. Montell, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer.