The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-12
THE DEArH RECORD.

THE DEATH RECORD.
Tarbert.-Mr. Robert A. Tarbert died very
| suddenly at his home in Frederick, Nd, at
| 1890 O'Clock on Friday morning, 18th inst,
| from an attack ofqninsy, aged about IS years.
| Deceased was a native of Baltimore county
| and son OF the late John Tarbert, who was
| for some years gardener at the Sheppard and |
| Pratt Hospital. near Towson. He spent some
| time in the West and then returned and was |
| employed in the store of Mr.. VIM. A. Lee, in |
| Towson He resigned this position to accept |
| a place with the Standard Oil Company at |
| Frederick, he having previously been in the |
| employ of that company. he was an indus |
| triOus and exemplary Young man and his sud- |
| den death was great shock to his family and |
| friends. Mr.. Tarbert in June, 1903, married |
| Miss Isabel Parker, youngest daughter of Mr.. |
| Richard Parker, of Towson. Immediately |
after their marriage they went to Frederick.
Briscoe.-Mr. John Augustin Briscoe died |
| last Saturday at his home, near Hollofieds |
Station, in the LIST district of this county, after
lingering illness. He was born in 1880 in
| st. Mary's county, Maryland, and was son |
of DR.. Charles Llewellyn Briscoe, of that place.
He was resident of Hollofelds for many |
years and was at one time assessor of property |
in the LIST district Besides his widow he is |
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Pocahontas |
Chambers, and two sons, DR. Beverly Briscoe, |
of Allegany county, Maryland, and Mr.. |
Leonard Briscoe. Mr.. Briscoe, who was Re- |
well bred horses and always bad some of them |
about him. He was man of intelligence and |
an interesting talker.
Scott-Mrs. Scott. wife of Mr.. Walter Scott,
died at her home on Woodbourne avenue, near |
GovanstowD, on Tuesday night last, after an |
illness of several weeks from an affection of |
the heart Mr. and Mrs. Scott removed from |
Pennsylvania to Towson some years ago and |
subsequently purchased q home on Wood |
bourne avenue, where they had since resided. |
Besides her husband Mrs. Scott is survived by |
three daughters-Mrs. George B. Stewart and |
Misses Halle and Marie Scott. The funeral
took place on Friday morning at IL O'Clock. |
Rev. w. H. II. Powers, rector of Trinity
Church, conducting the services. Interment
in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Towson.
wiessner-Mr. ]. Frederick Wiessner, the
well known brewer and ice manufacturer, died |
at his home IN Highlandtown, on Monday last.
after weeks illness, aged 46 years. He was |
native of Baltimore, but had been resident |
of Baltimore county thirty-two years. He |
was public spirited citizen and was MEM
Der of the Highlandtown improvement Asso- |
citation, Rescue Hook and Ladder Company of |
Highlandtown, and several other societies. |
Mr. Wessner was unmarried and is survived |
by one sister-Mrs. Frank Kraft. His re-
mains were inferred in Lorraine Cemetery, |
where he lately completed family vault at
cost of about $4,000.
Rader-Mrs Emeline RAIDER, wife of Mr.. |
John RAIDER, of Parkton N. G. R. R., died on
Wednesday night, after a lingering illness |
from consumption, aged 35 years. Her hus- |
band and three small children survive her. |
The funeral will take place this Saturday. |
morning Rev. Mr.. Emenheiser. pastor of Ray |
vile Circuit, u B. hurch, conducting the |
services.
Whittle-Mrs. Ellen L. White died at her
home at Coopstown, Hartford county, on the
9th inst, in the 18th year of her age. Deceased
was the wife of jeremiah Whittle, who was a
native of Towson and brother of Thomas
Whittle who, many years ago, mysteriously
disappeared from his home here and was
never afterwards heard of by his family.
Leese.-Mrs. Mary Ann Leese, wife of Mr..
David Leese, died on Saturday last at her home
in Worthington Valley, aged n years. Be-
sides her husband she is survived by four |
children. The funeral took place on Monday, |
Rev. Harrison Burke, of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Reisterstown, conducting the services.
Banes.-Mr. Lafayette Banes died of |
Bright's disease at his home in the I'd district, |
on Thursday of last week, in the 80th year of
his age. The funeral took place at Wards
Chapel, at P. N. on Monday. Rev; ]. r.
Wheeler, pastor of Reisterstown NJ. Il. Church,
conducting the services.
APenny Wise and Pound Foolish Move.
The Towson Democrat of last week said
"There will be found in our advertising
columns the monthly Treasurer's report,
which has been regularly published since 1876,
and which, we believe, is required by law to
be published This monthly statement is
check on the Treasurer's Office in that it shows
all of his receipts itemized. Any money paid
into the Treasurer's Office for the redemption
of tax sale property, or by magistrates for fines,
is itemized so that the taxpayers have been in |
the habit of looking over this statement |
monthly, and they look for it as they do for
the transfers of property or any other matter |
of general interest.
The County Cpmp,issiq cru bAFeel 1Esee9tlS
report SO as to show aggregates only, and we |
also publish that report in the same column. |
| We do not know which report we will be paid |
for but we publish both that the taxpayers
| may see the difference. Economy is all right,
| but we do not believe that the people will |
| favor the saving of few dollars when the eff
feet of it will be to keep information from
them that, under the law, they are entitled to-"
To Sell Valuable Real Estate.-A bill |
| of complaint was filed Friday, March 18th, in
| the Circuit Court for Baltimore county, in
| equity, by Messrs. Boarman & Lindsay, attor- |
neys for Catherine EKoch, Herman H Koch,
| Rosa T. Koch, Elizabeth r. Koch, Annie M. |
Koch and Mary A. Koch, infants, by their |
next friend, Elizabeth Koch and Clara Kupi- |
sech, grandchildren of the late Herman Koch,
of Perry Hall, praying for the sale and distri-
| button of the proceeds of five truck farms,
with valuable Improvements, at Perry Hall,
18th district, which was devised to them
equally by the will of their grandfather, after
| the death of their grandmother and their
father, John Koch, who had life estates in the
property. Their grandmother and father be-
ing both now dead, they pray for decree for
| the sale of the real estate.
Interesting Glass Debate.-The seventh
| annual class debate between the Senior and
Junior classes of the Johns Hopkins Univer-
| eskxx v>loo I'm in
Coy Hall. The subject discussed was: IRE
| solved, that the action of the United States
toward Colombia was justi6able." The Junior
class had the negative side and the judges de-
of Towson. son Of Rev. J: L. Straughn pas;
tor of Baltimore Circuit, M. P. Church, closed
| the debate for the winning side.
| Athletic Prospects at Lutherville.-At
recent meeting of the Lutherville Country
| Club final arrangements were made for the
coming season. The baseball team which will
represent the club this year is said to be an ex-
| ceptionally strong one. Most OF the dates
have already been filled. The tennis, golf and
general athletic committees are looking after
work in their respective branches. Challenges
from clubs desiring games will receive atten-
| ton if sent to the committee on baseball, Luth.
erville Country Club, Lutherville Md.
Going Along Smoothly Again.-By refer
| ence to the advertising columns of The UNION
| this week il will be seen that the wideawake S.
L. Lambard Company, that suffered so heavi-
| ~ by the recent Baltimore fire, is again on its
feet and prepared to supply its old customers,
| as well as new ones, at the company's present
headquarters, 207 South Paca street. Mr.. Will
| liam T. Lyle is the energetic Baltimore coun-
| ty agent for the Lambard Company, with
headquarters at Towson.
Secret Order Oflcers Elected.-Towson
Lodge of Elks has elected the following officers
| for the ensuing year: Exalted ruler. George
| c. Tracey; esteemed leading knight, William
] p Cole; esteemed loyal knight, DR.. II. s. Jar
| rett esteemed lecturing knight, William Ora
son representative to Grand Lodge, q. How
ard Isaac; alternate. Col Charles B. MCLEAN;
tyler, George Rudiger.
Ashland Presbyterian Church.-The
board of trustees of the Presbyterian Church
| at Ashland. N G. r. R., has elected the fol-
| lowing officers President, Col. Walter 8.
Franklin secretary, William II. Buck, Jr.
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