The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-30
THE DEATH RECORD.


| CANOLEs.-Mr James H. Candles, q retired
farmer, died at his home at Convention, b. & o.
Railroad on Monday last. aged 68 years. Sew
eral months ago Mr.. Candles sold his farm stu
ated on the road between Camp Chapel and the
Philadelphia road, and retired from active bus
mess. He made his home on the place thirty
years and before locating there he farmed the
Hayfelds estate near COckeysville. His sur
viving children are Messrs. George W., James,
Charles H., Howard and Edward Candles, and
Mrs. j. Frank Penn and Mrs. Edward Sterling.
The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon,
Rev. F. r. Isaac, of the NJ. &c. Church, conduct
ing the services. Interment in the cemetery
at Camp Chapel
INGRAM.-Mr John M. Ingram died at his resi-
dence. The Oaks. Park Heights avenue, I'd dis
of about two weeks from double pneumonia.
which developed from case of acute bronchitis.
of Mr.. James E. Ingram, Sr.. and brother of
Mr.. James e. Ingram, Jr., a well known young
Of the bar He Is Ig USa Dy
years of age. The funeral took place on Tues
day morning, the services being conducted by
Rev. E. H. Lamar. pastor of McKendree M. E.
Church, Arlington, of which deceased was a
member. The interment was in Druid Ridge
Cemetery.
LooMIs.-Mr. George 7. LOOMS died at his
home at Dickeyville, Baltimore county, on the
1918 ISL anS came to Maryland in isls In ISL be
moved to Dickeyville, where he became manager
of the wooden mills. This position he held for
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daughters-Mrs. G. w. Dorsey, of Dickeyville,
and Mrs. Arthur H. Ewing, of Allahabad, India
and one stepson.
KEYs.-Mr. Wilmer E. Keys, whose homo was
near Freeland. N. G. X. r., died at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, on the 18th inst.
from an attack of spinal meningitis. He was
student at Baltimore City College and was taken
remains TeT were taken to his late home and in
TERED in the cemetery at Mt Zion M. L. Cnurch.
Curious Provisions of Will.Afraid Of
Being Buried Alive.-The will of Mrs. James
Winchester Owings, who died at her home in
Towson about two weeks ago, was admitted
to probate in the Orphans Court this week.
She evidently had fears of being buried alive
for in this document she directs her friends,
DR.. R. C. Massenburg, Mrs. W. s. Keech Mrs.
John /. Yellott and the executor of her last
will, Mr.. Osborne /. Yellott, to 'see and make
sure that life has left my body before burial.
If being embalmed will insure 1t, TO have that
done, or anything else, so that shall not be
buried before life is extinct. | wish the lid OF
the coffin to be unscrewed before it is put into
the vault and left loose, also the door OF the
vault to be left unlocked for few days, and
after that It be locked nnafiy and the key 70 De
cent to DIR. VIM. A. Moale, of Baltimore"
Mrs. Owings was So years of age and had
been resident of Towson about fifty years.
Private Sales of Real Estate.-Mr. james
J.. Lindsay, of the Towson bar, has sold his
farm, situated on the west side of the old
Manor road, about one mile south of Sweet
Air, to Mr.. William Isennock for 5000. The
place contains 1494 acres and is improved by
dwelling large barn. etc. About 125 acres of
the land is under cultivation, the balance being
in timber.
Mr.. Robert H. Blackburn, real estate agent,
has sold what is known as the Mormon
place" situated at Cub Hill, Hartford road, to
Mr.. Henry Stueler for $500. The place con-
tains 101 acres and has ordinary improvements.
Mr. Blackburn has also sold the Isaac Fuller
property, situated on the old Harford road
short distance west of Parkville, to Mr.. Oscar
J. Burton for 81, 400. The place contains AZ
acres.
Committed Suicide in a Stable.--Mr.
Jacob e. Porter aged 52years, a respected farmer
of Patapeco Neck, committed suicide on Sat-
urday morning last by shooting himself in the
head With a pistol. Mr.. Porter, whose farm
adioins that of his father-in-law. Mr.. Charles
Lynch, on Bear Creek, went into the latters
stable and fired the fatal shot. Junius Oakley,
farm hand, heard the report and found the
body, but life was extinct The police were
notified and Justice Mueller, of Canton. held
an inquest, the Jury rendering a verdict OF
suicide. The deceased leaves widow and two
children-Walter and Miss Clara Porter. The
only reason assigned for the act is that the un.
fortunate man brooded over the i'll health OF
his son, who is just 81 years old and is at
sanitarium.
Eighth District Republicans.-The Gen.
trail Republican Club of the 9Th district met
Monday night at Cockeysville and elected Mr..
John Greb, of Lutherville as president, to sue
coed &. Harris Ceilings, deceased. The follow
ing were named as delegates to the county con-
yention: Charles M. Rowe and w. w. G.
Stewart, LIST precinct; Emanuel w. Herman
and Thomas Staines, I'd precinct and James
Akehurst, Sd precinct. The alternates are
Zedekiah g. Cross, jefferson Lindemon, John
Greb, w. w. Boyce and Walter D. Merryman.