The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05

Fork, 18th District.-The large black Oa
tree, mention of which was made in las
weeks UNION as having been cut down Il
Fork Nj. E. Church yard, by someone IN
known, measured 50 inches across the stump
1t was very fine specimen making dens
shade. Your correspondent has not yet learn
ed who did the act that laid this monste
king of the forest prone upon the ground
where it lays like mighty warrior fallen il
battle Whoever was so heartlees has appar
emily abandoned it, as, since THE UNION ex
posed the work last week, it remains at thi
time as it was last week. A high official o
the church said that whoever did the dee'
should be sued for damages. This, though
would not replace the tree, but might serve a
a warning in the future to those who may b.
tempted to enter upon church or other proper
ty of corporate bodies and destroy 1t. 1t ha
been ascertained that no meeting OF the trus
tees of Fork Church had ever been held Il
order the removal of the tree. There seems Il
be q mania in this section for cutting dowI
trees. About seven years ago belfry was ad
ded to Fork M. e. Church. At that time some
trees were removed from the front of the
church, leaving three large locusts on the
north side and the same number OF the same
kind on the south side. These six trees stood
in such position that they balanced up each
has cut down one of these on the south side,
which spoils the symmetrical effect that pre-.
vailed before and gives the scene lopsidec
effect.
This winter about six trees-large old chest.
nuts--were cut and hauled away from the
grounds of Shirley Hall. No meeting of the
stockholders of this institution was held to
order their removal. The impression must
prevail in the minds of some directors and
trustees of these two places that they have the
power to destroy at will the property OF others.
A body of trustees holds church property in
trust for the benefit of all members, who are
the owners, and they stand in the same rela.
ton to the church as mayor and city council
do to city. The latter cannot create loan
without the sanction of the voters; neither
can the trustees of church legally destroy
church property without the consent of the
church members. This surely is law, for IL
trustees have power to destroy at will any part
of property entrusted to them they have power
to destroy all and by so doing they would de-
feat the very purpose for which they were
created.
This applies as well to the act recently done
by the board of parsonage trustees of Long
Green Circuit, M. E. Church. They met and
decided TO grant the right of way through the
parsonage property to the Baltimore and Bel
air Electric r. r. 1t is claimed that this is il
legal upon the ground, first, that by SO doing
hey permit the church property to be desecra-
led upon the Sabbath day and as this property
belongs to the members of all the churches of
The circuit the trustees have no right to do what
will cause the dissertation of the property
placed in their hands in trust for religious
purposes.
Legal opinion on this point has been OBJ
aimed which carries out the idea that an in
junction would lie against the trustees restrain
ing them from granting such right to the rail-
road.
Again it is said that if they have power to
give away part of the property held in trust by
hem, they can by the same power give it all
away and thus defeat the purpose for which
hey were created. No doubt trustees of cor
oorate property are amenable to the law. the
,ame as trustees of individual property who
oetray the trust placed in their hands.
Mr.. James w. Baldwin died on Thursday at
A. NJ, after a two weeks illness, aged "a
,ears He resided near Baldwin Station and
was highly esteemed by large circle of friends.
His sister, Miss Mary A. Baldwin, has been
lick for some time.
Rev Solomon German, pastor of Long Green
Circuit, NJ. E. Church, and Mrs. German. cele
1rated their silver wedding at the parsonage,
IN Thursday, March Sd, between the hours
If II A. NJ. and 5 P. M. Between two and three
hundred invitations had been sent out and
most of them were responded to, many of
hose who came bringing with them beautiful
presents in silver, etc Among the callers in
addition to members of Rev. Mr.. Germans
were neighbors and friends and
members of other denominations, including
considerable contingent from Baltimore city.
substantial and most appetising collation.
vas served. Among the most pretentious
presents received was silver tea service
There were also some old fashioned silver dol
ars that are always convenient to have around.
Rev and Mrs German have three children
Mr.. Edward German. who is engaged in busi-
less in Baltimore; Mr.. Mark German, stu
lent at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. and Miss
louise German, an attractive young lady of
,ears. Owing to the fact that there isso much
ickness among the people many were unable
o attend the reception on this account and
we're greatly disappointed in consequence.
Mr.. ]. L. Pace, postmaster at Mountvista, on
he Hartford pike, met with painful accident
N Thursday He was helping to remove an
ron pump from the well when it slipped and
aught his left wrist, MASKING and cutting the
be pump and distance it fell was sufficient to
ave mashed his hand off had it struck his
wrist squarely. II.
Perry Hall, 18th District.-Mr Samuel M.
of this place, met with very pain
ul accident on the oath of February. He was
engaged in firing boiler in his greenhouses
when a small piece of hot coal flew from the
urnace door and struck him in the eye. For
unately the sight was not destroyed.
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. MichaePs
lutheran Church, of this place, held it's regu.
ar meeting on Wednesday evening, at the
ZONE of Mrs. A. K. Schroeder. The attend
lnce was good among the number being Mr..
md Mrs. Reichert, Mr.. and Mrs. Rye, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hollands, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Venzke. Mr..
md Mrs. Hoffmeister, Mrs. Huber, Mrs. Vogts,
Misses Nora and Elizabeth Smith, Gussie Hol-
ands, Minnie Rye, Emma Reichert, Maggie
Huber, Katie Vogts, Miss Cloman and Messrs.
Iohn Smith, John Hollands, s. M. Schroeder,
Nm. e. Reichert, A. Schroeder, Jr., John
Reichert, VIM. Schroeder and others. After
he usual business had been disposed of re-
,reshments we're served in abundance. The
,ext meeting will be held at the home of Mrs.
George L. Rye.
MANY people in this section are suffering
With grip, but no fatal cases have been reported.
The truck farmers of this district are anx-
ously awaiting the advent of spring weather
IN order to get to work in their fields. The
outlook in this direction just now is by no
means encouraging HALL.
Jacksonville and Sunnybrook 10th Dis
brict-M Mabel, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Burk, who live near Sweet Air,
lied on Sunday last. The funeral took place
At the Lutheran Church at Blenheim, the pas
.or, Rev. John Eberlein, conducting the SER
vices in the presence of many sorrowing rela-
ives and friends. The pall-bearers were Harry
[sennock, Gussie Burk, Benjamin Trapp and
George Eekhart. There were a number of
beautiful floral tributes.
Usually this section of the country has been
noted for its healthfulness, but the reverse has
been the case this winter, due, no doubt, to
the very severe weather. There has been more
Or less sickness in almost every home, in some
instances entire families being sick at the same
time, and even now it looks like the death
angel is lowering near. Physicians have been
kept busy day and night.
There will be no service at Chestnut Grove
Church next Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev.
James P. Campbell being still absent On the
following Sunday, March 18th, there will be
service as usual at IL A. NJ, conducted by the
pastor. NJ.
Marriage demonstrating the month of
February Mr. William P. Cole, Clerk of the
Circuit Court, issued marriage licenses to the
persons:
WHITE.
Harry e. Grace to Laurie B. Shroyer.
George s. Brambe to Mary Minch.
Wade s. Bolinger to Minnie Kinneman.
William T. Hunt to Martha E. Bosley.
William Sponhimer to Kate Wiegand.
Frank L. Seay to Georgia A. Berry.
Morton Gutman to Rosa S. Frank.
Samuel G. Allen to Ada L. Harlan.
BENJAMIN o Duvall to Lizzie E. Erhardt.
Vinton o. Baker to Nettie E. Norwood.
Frank j. Scheibein to Laura Helmck.
Andrew Stedea to Theresa O'Neill.
William p. Offley, Jr., to Bessie Miller.
Herman Boehm to Matilda King.
James G. Smith to M. " Richardson.
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