The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-09

Wednesday. 1t is dated February 10TH 1879,
| and says:
.'Aa I shall or may have added by the time
| Of my death to the farm stock, implements,
houses and buildings, furniture, pictures and
| plate and other household and farm effects on
the Hampton place. and may also be abso-
lutely entitled under my late husbands will
and the law of Maryland to some of the house
hold and farm effects thereon or thereto be-
| longing, which ! consider ought to pass with
the said Hampton place, and desiring that the
| will and intention of my late husband shall be
carried out with reference to- said Hampton
place, | do therefore give and bequeath unto
my son, John Ridgely, all farm STOCK imple-
ments, houses and buildings, furniture, pic
lures and plate, liquors, crops, both growing
| and gathered horses and carriages and green
house plants and other like household and
farm effects which may at the time of my
death be upon or belonging to the Hampton
House and home farm of 1000 acres or there
abOuts described in my late husbands will"
In case of the death of the devisie without
leaving male issue all the above mentioned
| property, except crops, are bequeathed to her
son Howard, and in case of the death of both
her cons, John and Howard, without leaving
male issue, then to her son, Ohio Eichelberger
Ridgely. Should he also be dead the property
shall go to Josiah Lee Johnston, Richard H.
| Peasants and William r. Howard, and their
survivor in trust for the use of the testatrix's
| eldest daughter.
| All the crops, growing and gathered, farm
STOCK, etc., on that portion of the Hampton
estate other than ON the 1000 acres above
mentioned is bequeathed to such of the tesla
| trIx's children as may be entitled to the land.
| All the jewels and other personal ornaments
and clothing go to the three daughters. The
sons having each received the sum of $4,000
IN money and other advantages under their
fathers will all the rest and residue of the
estate is given to the three daughters in equal
proportion.
William R. Howard, brother of the deceased
rNoA I@vrN
trust. Letters of administration were granted
| to the daughters-Eliza Ridgely, Julia r.
Yeaton and Margaretta s. Ridgely.
The will of William 81. Goodwin, late of the
9Th district, was admitted to probate the same
| day. IL gives to his nieces Colgate Price and
| Charlotte Price lot of ground lying between
| the Northern Central Railway and York road
| containing 223 acres. To Charlotte Price be
| gives another tract of land, mentioned in a
mortgage from the testator to ID. G. Mcintosh.
All the residue of the estate shall be sold by
the executor and $1,000 paid to Charlotte
Price, the remainder to be distributed among
the children of the testator's half. brother.
John 0. Price, living at the time of his DEATH
ID. q. Mcintosh is named as executor and let
tiers testamentary were granted to him.
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Against the New Road Law--Will Ask
the Governor Not to Sign It.-A largely
attended meeting of citizens was held in
Townsend Hail. Glyndon, on Saturday night
last, to enter protest against the new Balti-
more county road law that was passed at the
late session of the Legislature. Mr. Charles
A. Councilman presided and Mr.. Newton j.
Geist was secretary. The following resolu-
lions were adopted:
Be IL resolUed By the Taxpayers and citizens ct
Baltimore county, assembled at this meeting That
we view with the greatest alarm the road law
for Baltimore county, recently passed by the
Legislature, In the face of public protest and at
the urgent insistence of those who will be its
~ For that the proposed road law greatly in
creases the cost of administration. though it
legislates out of office forty road supervisors,
many of them faithful public servants.
ca That the increased cost of the engineers
Office is unnecessary; and the road map of our
1,OOO miles OF public roads, required to be made
by one other official, without limitng the cost,
is unwise and imprudent.
10 That the one supervisor provided for in
each district can not efficiently supervise our
large districts, and being the mere employees of
the commissioners, without fixed terms of
office, tends to convert the roads administration
into political organization.
(4 That the raising of the road tax limit and
the increase OF the general fund that may be
spent in any Commissioners district tends to
extravaganza and favortism.
:, To- That the power of granting franchises for
the use of our public roads, vested in the Com
guards.
(6) That most of all we condemn the unusual
powers conferred on the County Commissioners
as law court, together with the power to pass
criminal regulations, and to enforce the sane.
as unwise, and we believe unconstitutional
% And especially the increase Of salary
granted the commissioners after their election,
and the additional Office of Road Commissioners
conferred upon them are equally against the
plain provision of the Constitution of the State.
And De II ReSotCed, I'D That we earnestly ana
respectfully petition His Excellency, the Gov
ernor of Maryland, to mark this proposed law
with his official disapproval; and especially that
the Governor is earnestly requested, before
acting upon said law, to request the opinion of
the Attorney General of the State upon the
conStitutionaty of the proposed powers and
emoluments granted to the County Commits
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posed law respectfully before the Governor of
| the State.
Rsselssa Tbs rthaRJlf . Of this ibis. meeting be ex-
mons and Allen Stevenson for their earnest
efforts in the Legislature in behalf of their
| opposition to the proposed road law for their
| county.
Young Man Meets Shocking Death-Mr.
| John T. Ambrose, Jr., Oldest son of Mr.. John
| t. Ambrose well known business man of
| Jenkins Long Green Valley met his death on
the LIST instant in the most shocking manner.
He had been employed for two days only as
brakeman on a freight train on the B. & O..
Railroad and when passing under bridge at
Philadelphia, ON Friday nighthe was knocked
| off a car and instantly killed. Deceased who
was in the 18th year of his age and unmar-
ried, was member of the Jr. 0. U. A. NJ.
| and also of the order of Eagles. He was an
| exemplary young man and had many friends
| who were greatly shocked TO learn of his sud-
| den and violent death. The remains were
| Trinity P. e. Church, Long Green, at 1890 A.
| NJ. on Tuesday. The interment was in the
| cemetery attached to the church. The services
were conducted by Rev. ]. w. Larmour, rec
| tor of st. Johns Church, Kngsville The
pail bearers were Messrs. Rollins Yerby, Duval
Dance, Peter Mccormick and Frank Ady.
Annual Meetings of Stockholders.-The
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
| Golden Eagle Hall Company of Baltimore
county was held in GOvanstown, on Tuesday
| evening, April 9th, when the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year President,
| Thaddens Forrest; first vce-presdent, J. e.
Lloyd; second vice president, M. Pisani;
secretary Madison K. Lloyd; treasurer. Her
man B. L. Everding; directors, these officers
| and Charles s. Cochran, DR.. Z NJ. Duncan,
George c. Goldman and e. Mulinari.
The officers elected by the Newburg Land
| Company, of Gainesville, for the ensuing year
| are: President Charles E. Wilson; vice presi-
dent, Edward Petzold; secretary and treasury,
| Lewis w. Freund directors, John w. Freund,
Samuel Ruff, James Il. Dube Charles E. Will
son, Edward Petzold and Lewis w. Freund.
Former Towson Ministers Dead 1t is
singular fact that all the members of the Bal
timore M. X. Conference who died during the
| last conference year we're at one time pastor of
Towson NJ. E. Church. The first to die was
Rev. r. R. Murphy who was pastor in 1892;
the next was Rev. Samuel A. Wilson, who
died from injuries received by being struck by
an electric car at Roland Park, and who in
1851, was junior pastor of Summerfield Circuit,
of which Towson formed part, and the last
was Rev. DR.. Joseph B. Stitt, who died at
Hagerstown on Sunday, and who served as
pastor here in 1928. The only other de-
ceased member during the year was Rev. John
Lanahan, d. D., who was presiding elder of
East Baltimore District, of which Towson
forms part.
FATHER ROOSEVELT has advised the Sioux
Indians that slot machine and roulette wheel
are no part of the mechanical equipment of a
successful Dakota farmer