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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

New Point Passed on In Damage Case
Removed to Another County.-ln the Cir
cult Court at Towson on Wednesday Judge
Burke decided an interesting and novel point
in the case of Jacob M. Pearce, infant son Of
Harry T. Pearce, Of the 10th district. Baltimore
county, against the County Commissioners Of
Baltimore and Hartford counties, the suit hav.
injuries SUSTAINED In cUnseq folIce Or u1icvtfvo
bridge over the Little Gunpowder falls built
Jointly by the two counties. At the last term
of court Judge Burke held on demurrer to the
declaration that there was joint liability for
the accident on the part of the two counties.
On Monday argument was heard on demurrer
to the plea as to jurisdiction filed by Hartford
county, setting up that Hartford county was q
corporation and could not be sued out Of its
territorial limits.
1t developed in the argument that the point
was one which had never been decided by the
Court of Appeals, and Judge Burke sustained
the plea thereby deciding that in such an &C.
ton county could not be sued in the courts
of any other county of the State. A judgment
of non pros. was entered as to Hartford county
and the plaintiff filed suggestion for removal.
The case against Baltimore county was sent to
Hartford county for trial. Col. D. G. Mcintosh
represented the plaintiff and Messrs. George
Y Maynadier and Osborne I Yellott the de-
PENDANTS.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Sale of Real Estate.-Slade & Risteau, auc-
tioneers, sold on the premises on Monday, for
Mr.. w. H. Dec. Wright, assignee Of mort
gage from jeremiah A. Thuma and wife, a
house and lot at the intersection of the York
and Western Run turnpikes, about one mile
north of Cockeysville, lot 200 by 60 feet; pur-
chased by Mr.. Albert z. Duncan for 81 $50.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Would Help on the Good Roads Move
ment.-Good roads are costly to build although
in the long run economical. There are thou
sands of horsemen in Baltimore who use the
country roads within ten-mile radius of the
CITY. who would cheerfully contribute toward
the contraction and maintenance of good roads,
if approached on the subject. Here is sug-
pestion for the County Commissioners to take
note of and profit by. Roads which would
admit of pleasant drives would be hailed as q
blessing Satm day RevisaC, Baltimore.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Meeting of the School Board.-The School
Board held a meeting at Towson on Wednesday
the chair, and Prof. A. s. Cook, secretary.
The contract for furnishing books was award
ed to the w. J. G. Dulany Company at the rate
of 16 % per cent. off the list price of the pub
fishers. The contract for furnishing station
cry went to the same bidder at $5.286.18.
Commissioner Shoemaker was placed in
charge of the 9Th district schools anc Commits
sioner Scott of the 9Th district schools.
The teachers of Franklin and Gainesville
High Schools were reappointed for another
year.
place on June 20, q and % at the Maryland
State Normal School. The examinations will
be conducted by Prof. A. 8. Cook and Prof.
John T. Hershner, assistant. The examina-
tions will be for teachers certificates and schol-
arships in the Normal School, the Western
Maryland College and the Maryland Agricul-
tural College.
The Board ordered the closing Of the schools
on Thursday, June 30th.
Against the Erection Of Telephone Poles.
On Thursday the Highways Commissioners
heard argument upon an application mace G Dy
pany to plant poles for about two miles and
half along the Sellers Point road, in the 18th
district. The application was rejected after an
extended argument by Mr.. John ). Ensor Tor
the proteStants and Mr.. Bernard Cafter IoI Inc
applicant The Commissioners were willing
to grant the right to place the poles on the road
provided it was in fact county road. But It
appeared that it had never been accepted as
county road, and, therefore, was only county
road as far as it had been actually used as such,
which was to q width Of fifteen feet in some
places and thirty in others. The poles, it was
shown, would seriously interfere with travel
in the narrow places. The Commissioners,
therefore, declined to grant the permission.
In the delegates in opposition to the poles
were Messrs T. Alvah Merritt, Gottleib STEM
gle, John NJ. Delhi, ]. D. Hughes, Andrew
Miller and others.
Church Reopening. Powhatan M. e.
Church will be reopened for divine services on
Sunday, Juno 18th, with preaching as follows !:
At II A. NJ, Rev. J. F. Heisse, D. D., presiding
elder of West Baltimore district 3 P. NJ, Rev.
L. 7. Waterman, D. D., agent Of the Maryland
Bible Society, and at P. NJ, Rev. Charles L.
Pate, D. d., pastor of West Baltimore ID. +.
Church. :,
This church, with the lot belonging to it,
was sold by the trustees to the Woodlawn Gem
etery Company in March, 1903, and in October
of that year it was bought back by the trus-
tees, the cemetery company obligating itself to
move it from its former site to the one 1t now
occupies, the distance being about half mile.
This the company did very accepta6ly, The
ground on which it now stands lone half acre.
was given to the trustees by Mrs. II. p. Kriel,
of Powhatan. d. X. SAVAGE, Pastor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

ABSER MCKINLEY, brother of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, was found dead sitting in bis
chair at his home at Somerset, Pa, on Satur-
day morning last. He had suffered for some
time with Brights disease. Mr.. Mckinley,
who was lawyer by profession, leaves q
family.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Work of the Orphans Court.-In the
Baltimore County Orphans Court this week
letters were granted on the following estates
On the personal estate of Thomas II. Ridgely
to Lemuel T. Appold, executor
On the personal estate of Elizabeth g. Will
liams to Wilfred Bateman. executor.
On the personal estate Of George Stauber to
Elizabeth Rau, administrative.
The will of Thomas II. Ridgely, member of
the bar late of Lutherville. was admitted to
probate on Tuesday. He bequeaths all his
property to his mother, Mary L. Ridgely, for
life and after her death he gives to bis brother,
Charles A. Ridgely, $1,000 to William G..
Cross, 500; to his sister, Mrs. Clara V. Nus
scar, s., 500; to his sister, Mrs. Fannie A. Won
Riesen, 81, 500; to his nephew, d. Hopper EN-.
ory, Jr., his gold watch, chain and CHARM and
500 to each of the following nieces and
nephews, if living: Evelyn r. Nussear, Helen
V. Nussear, Kate T. Nussear. James s. Nussear,
Jr., Julia Emory, Bessie o. Emory and Charles
Ridgely Emory. The residue of his estate is
given to his three sisters-Mary V. Ridgely,
Harriet l. Ridgely and Florence A. Ridgely.
The will of Elizabeth G. Williams was pro-
Wilson Hayward, niece, and Henry Wilson,
a nephew, each $500; to her great-nieces, Mary
and Fannie Hough, each 500; to Louise Car
roll and her niece, Louisa Carroll, each
500, and to her grandsons, T. P. Will
lams France and Alexander France. each
$500; to her sister, Micah Thighman, the in
come of 81, 500, and after her death, 81 600 each
to her daughters, Susan, Lilly, Fannie and
Sophie and $500 to Mile; to her granddaugh-
ter, Catherine Williams France, $1,000. and
also the income of 81, 900 as long as she lives.
and after her death the latter sum to be divided
among her children.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

ONLY ONE portrait picture will appear in the
National Republican Convention which will
meet in Chicago next Tuesday-that Of the
late Senator NJ. A. Hanna, of Ohio. helarge
picture to be used is now being painted.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Met Horrible Death.-Mr. Charles Rye,
q truck farmer on the old Hartford road, near
Carney, met his death on Saturday afternoon
last in most shocking manner. He was
driving pair OF mules to wagon when by
some means he fell from the wagon seat behind
the mules. This frightened them and caused
them to run away and as Mr.. Rye fell with his
head down and became fastened in this posi-
ton be was dragged about half mile, having
been kicked many times by the frightened
fortunate man was dead, his head having been
badly battered. Mr.. Rye, who was about 4S
years of age leaves a wife and four children.
Jussice George Isaac Holland. of Loeb Raven,
whomade an investigation ofthe affair deemed
an inquest unnecessary.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Rhinehart.-Mrs. Margaret E. Rhinehart
died very suddenly on Thursday, 9th instant,
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles Coney,
near Cockeysville. The cause of her death was
heart disease She was so years of age and
left no children. She is survived by three
sisters.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

What Pluck and Energy Will Accom-
plish.-The Belair ZEgis of last week said :
1.-THE story of what can be accomplished by
young men of ability under adverse crcum-
stances is always interesting and in the telling
of the achievements of these sturdy, selfreliant,
industrious young men one recalls that out Of
such material has come some of the most nOta-
BILE men in our country. Four or five years
ago Edward J. Cogan Jr., was at work on his
fathers farm assisting him in farm work and
trucking. The boy attended the public schools
and later sold fertilizer for A. Scott Robinson,
of this county. Later he went to Baltimore
and took position as motorman on the Uni
ted Electric Railway and attended the Law
School lectures at the Baltimore University at
night. He made rapid progress and was award.
ed the first prize for scholarship year ago.
Mr.. George r. Willis. member of the faculty
and one of the leading lawyers of the State,
was attracted by the remarkable ability dis
played by the young student and one day ask
ed him what he was doing. The young man
modestly replied that he was a motorman, and
told of his work to equip himself for the prac-
tice of his chosen profession. II is related that
Mr.. Willis asked him to come to his law office
the next day and he at once employed him as
a clerk. Mr.. Colgan was graduated from the
law school at its commencement on Wednes.
day night, at the head of his class. Such de-
termination and energy, backed by real ability,
marks this young man as giving great promise
of highly useful career"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Hannah More Commencement.-Bi Bishop
Paret and number of Episcopal clergymen
from Baltimore and elsewhere were present on
Wednesday at the commencement exercises OF
Hannah More Acadamy, near Reisterstown.
Rev. William Howard Falkner. rector of st.
Peters Church, Baltimore, made the address,
taking for his subject Happiness"
The report of the examiners stated that the
work as shown by the papers of the graduating
CHE history 81 aSsdg hz
Bishop Paret delivered short memorial adj
dress on the late William Keyser, q trustee and
benfactor of the academy.
The prizes and diplomas were also awarded
by the Bishop. The winners of the former
were:
Bishops prize of s25 for proficiency in Latin,
Miss Bessie Turner.
Judge Fishers prize of historical studies,
Miss Eleanore Wilson.
Society of Graduates prize for letter. writing,
Miss Margaret A Howard.
Music prize for greatest general improvement
awarded in Professor Hills department to Miss
Gladys Perot and in Miss Rather's department
to Miss Florence Hart.
At the conclusion of the exercises luncheon
was served in the dining-room of the main
building.
This years graduating class was composed Of
Misses Martha Currie, Alice Goodwin and
Florence Hart. all of Reisterstown; Misses
Ethel Ogel and Marie Freshman, of Baltimore;
Miss Katharine Billopp, of Leland, Md; Misses
Bessie Turner and Mary Amber, of Virginia,
and Miss Edna Adams, of Washington, D. G.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Ensor.-Mrs. Emma Ensor, wife of Mr..
Elijah s. Ensor, of Sparrow's Point, died at
the Johns Hopkins Hospital, on Sunday last,
from the effects of an operation, aged 40 years.
She leaves no children. Her remains were in
tered at Black Rock Baptist Church.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Young Woman Made Narrow Escape
Miss Kate Flavin, of Texas, N. G. r. R., was
injured in a peculiar manner on Thursday
evening of last week, splinter torn from a
windowsill by pistol bullet badly decorating
her left shoulder. While storm was raging
& Co., of Texas. was cleaning out some drawers
in his desk and came across pistol. In the
act Of putting it in another place the weapon,
in some unexplainable manner, was discharg-
ed. The bullet passed through the wall and
Miss Flavin, who was standing near the side
ceiIng it in her back. Fortunately, it passed
a little high and only the splinter struck her.
Program of Closing Observation-Disclosures
ing is the program Of closing exercises of Tow
son High School:
the school at the M. E. Church by the pastor,
Rev. John r. Edwards.
Wednesday evening" June 22d.-Reception
to graduates by the principal.
Thursday, June 23d, 10 A. M.-Closing exer-
cises, Primary Department, assembly hall; 8
P. NJ, class day exercises. Grange Hall.
Friday, June oath, P. M.-Commencement
exercises, Methodist Episcopal Church.
The classes Of 1905, 1906 and 1907 gave the
graduating class an excursion to COLCHESTER,
on Wednesday. June 18th.
Lost Both Legs by Accidentally. John
Garisina, of the Reistertown road, near Clark s
lane, Arlington, has received letter from Cal
ifornia informing him of an accident in which
his son, Mr.. John Garisina. Jr., had both legs
cut off above the ankles. According to the
letter young Garisina, while riding on the
platform of street car, lost his balance while
trying to recover his hat and fell under the
truck OF the car. Mr.. Garisina expects his son
to start for home as soon as he regains sum
Gent strength for the journey. He went to Cal
ifornia about a year ago with Mr.. William
Hartman, also of Arlington.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Houck.-Charles H. Houck, only son of
Mr.. Eli Houck, proprietor of Houck's Mill, on
the Little Gunpowder, died on Wednesday
night, after a few days illness from rheuma-
tism, aged IS years. His remains will be in
tered in the cemetery at st. James P. E.
Church, My Lady's Manor, today.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Carney, 18th District.-The funeral of Mr..
Charles Rye, WAC met such a sudden and
shocking death at Loeb Raven, on Saturday
afternoon last, took place at his late home on
the Hartford road, on Tuesday, at P. NJ, and
was very largely attended. The services were
conducted by Rev. Richard Jumgfer and the
interment was at st. Johns Church Cemetery,
on the Hartford road. The pall-bearers were
Messrs. j. Henry Laubach, Henry Miller,
Michael Nesline and Henry Lest. Mr.. Rye
was prosperous truck farmer, a good neigh
Dor and an excellent citizen and his untimely
death is much regretted. A widow and four
children survive him.
Mr.. Charles Reuce has completed a very snug
house for himself the work having been done
by William Willinghan and Grant German.
Now that he has the cage perhaps he also has
the bird in view. ].
The Riggs Case Again.-Mr. and Mrs.
John w. Linton have filed suit in the Circuit
Court here against Mr.. T. Dudley Riggs, asking
that an Injunction be granted restraining the
defendant from closing portion of the Garri-
son Forest road near Stevenson, Green Spring
Valley. The plaintiffs claim that under the
deed to their property they have right of way
to use the portion of the road referred to. Judge
Burke passed an order granting the injunction
unless cause is shown to the contrary on or be-
fore June 25th.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Suit Over a Stock Subscription.-On
Thursday of this week Col. D. g. Mcintosh,
attorney for the Baltimore and Belair Electric
Railway Company, entered suit in the Circuit
Court at Towson against William j. Hiss to re-
cover 81, 900, being the par value of twenty
shares of stock of the company subscribed for
by the defendant, payment for which has been
refused.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

To Test the Validity of the Shoemaker
Road LAVA special meeting of the State
Geological Survey commission was called by
Governor War6eld at the headquarters of the
Geological Survey, Johns Hopkins University,
last Monday at noon, to consider the act which
was passed by the last Legislature providing
for State aid to highway construction and re.
garding which some question has been raised
concerning its constitutionality. 1t was deci-
ded at the meeting to prepare letter to the
boards of county commissioners Of the several
counties offering the services of the States
highway engineers in the making of surveys
and the drawing up of plans and specifications
for the construction of roads under the pro-
visions of the act.
As the money under this act does not be-
come available until after January, 1905, it will
be necessary for the counties to co operate with
the State Geological Survey, as the existing act
provides for the highway division, under which
it is possible to prepare plans and specifca-
tons. Before the money can be secured from
the State Treasury it will probably be necessary
to bring the matter before the Court Of Appeals
at Annapolis for decision.
Circuit Court.-Harry T. Pearce VS.. County
Commissioners of Baltimore county and Coun.
ty Commissioners of Hartford county. and
Jacob NJ. Pearce, infant by his father and next
friend, vs.. same and same demurrer of plain
tiff to plea in abatement of County Commits
sioners of Hartford county overruled. and judg-
ment of non suit in each case as to County
Commissioners of Hartford county, and suits as
to County Commissioners of Baltimore county
removed on plaintiffs affidavit to the Circuit
Court for Hartford county. McGraw and Dro-
man vs.. j. Lee Justis; motion to quash at
tachment; tried before the Court and held
sub curia.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Nearly All the Money in Sight-A meet
ing of the Park Heights and Arlington Inn
provement Association was held Wednesday
night at the Pimlico Club. report Of the
committee on roads was read and it was stated
that over s20. 600 had been subscribed to mac
adamize Park Heights avenue from the city
line to Druid Ridge Cemetery. The report was
considered highly encouraging as but. $4,000
is needed for the project and a meeting was
called for next Wednesday night when 1t is
hoped to have the entire sum raised. COM
mittee was appointed to confer with the County
Commissioners and find out how soon arrange
ments can be made for getting the construction
of the new road under way. This committee
is composed of Messrs. John Trainor, ). smith
Ditch, Patrick Martin and John Waters.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

Alfalfa In Harford.-The last meeting Of
the Forest Hill Farmers Club was held at the
farm of Mr.. Joseph 7. Hopes. The members
Hopes having introduced this grass because
of the frequent failures of red clover. Of the
acres of alfalfa one acre was seeded two years
ago, the remainder last season. The first seed
ing is now about 8 feet in height and from all
appearance will yield from 2 to q tons pc. acre
the first cutting. 1t will give three additional
cuttings yet this season, the second cutting the
heaviest of all. This ground was inoculated
with nitrogen spores before seeding. thus pro-
ducing a supply of heterogeneous nodules upon
the young rootlets of clover, Fastening their
early development and making possible the
four heavy cuttings obtained last year, the first
season of its cutting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-15
EASTERN SHORE FARMERS.
Immense Business Transacted By
Their Ornanizatlon.

The filth annual meeting II the East
ern Shore Of Virginia Produce Exchange
was held last week at Eastyile with d
large attendance. The annual reports
Of the secretary and treasurer. 4. j. Nc.
Math. and Of the general manager, W. A.
Burton, showed the following.
Total number Of barrels oi Irish pOta-
toes handled in 1904 were 2l3,24G. a
gain Of 40. 6JS barrels over 1903. total
barrels OF sweet potatoes handled, 3d.
S3l a gain OF 1888: packages Of other
trucks handled amounted 20 81 ,22i,
making a grand total OF 81 :, ,3Gl, an in-
crease OF l.Ol0 over the previous year
The receipts from all sources amounted
TO 81 1,0lJ,1GI -, and the balance on
hand after AL disbursements wa- on
November 3Oth, Slj j2l 33. To this
must be added the amount OF consigned
goods outside of the hands Of the ex-
change agents but properly part OF its
business; this amounted 10 about 5000
0O0 making the aggregate amount of
business handled : 100000.
At recent meeting Of the directors a
dividend Of ten per cent Oh the capital
stock was declared. The old officers we're
again chosen, namely: Hon. b. T. Gun
ter. president; A. } McNsth. secretary
and treasurer; } II. Roberts, vice ptesi-
dent; ". A. Burton. general manager,
and L. j. burlington, general inspector.
All were re elected without opposition
except Mr. burlington, who was opposed
by W. + Mears
The capital stock OF the exchange
amounts to $31 .O3O, or G,2O6 shares,
representing about $500 individual
members. BY dint Of pluck and careful
business ability the organization has
been wonderfully successful and is hue
example of what the truckers can do
when they come together on business
principles
The meeting was highly interesting
one. The aggregation Of sterling and
shrewd farmers crowded the courtroom,
listening TO the matters under discussion
or taking part in the debates, was
very creditable one to that section Of
Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-15
Yaweoh And His poa.

And Yawcob, observing his dog Scbnit-
eel, spake unto him asfoliOws: You Vas
only tog. but vish | vas you. Ven
you go NIT your bed in you shust durn
round dree dimes und lay down. Ven
go NIT my bed in, hsi to lock up der
place uud Wind up der clock und pud der
cat out und undress myselluf und my
vrow wakes up und scolds, den der paby
wakes up und cries und haf TO walk him
NIT der house around; den maybe ven |
gets mysellui 20 bed it is dime TO get up
yonce more again. Ven You gets up NIT
your bed you shust stretch yourseluf
dig your neck a leedle und you vas up.
| hsi to light der fire und put on der kit
tie, scrap some nit my vile slretty und
get myseluf breakfast. You blsy nit
der day all round und hsf plenties OF fun
hal to work all der day round and hal
plenties of drubble Ven you die you vas
dead. Ven die hai to 20 to hell yet.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-15
The Proposed New Pensions.

Talk about the cheek OF a government
mule such cheek is yelyety and blush
ing in comparison with that which asks
pension for telegraph operators in the
service ofthe Federal government during
the Civil War II there wac one position
esteemed 70 be softer than another, or
perhaps all Others. the berth Of tele-
graph operator at $50 to 500 month
was the one. Like Jobs WAT horse, be
snuiied the battle from afar, lived out
side the range Of danger, subsisted on
the fat Of the land and had a better time
than even the favored heroes that iined
the cavalry. Pensions should be reserv-
ei for the Sl3a.month fellows who
starved, ana marched and fought and
bed and even died. The next thing in
order will he for suffers TO be asking for
pensions. Petersburg lndex-Appeal.