The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17


Miss Lillian N. Bull, daughter of Mr.. Eli I.
Bull, of Parkton, died on Sunday last, after Q
| lingering illness from consumption, aged lc
years. Funeral services took place at Wise
burg NJ. E. Church on Tuesday.
Mr.. William H. Norris, well known farm
er of this section of the county, is undergoing
an operation in Baltimore for cataract OF the
eye His condition has improved so much
that he is expected home in few days.
Miss Clara Burns, who spent couple OF
months with friends in Baltimore, has re-
turned to her home here.
Mr.. Charles G. Brewer, Of this place. and
Miss Carrie B. Leight, of Hereford, were mar
ried on Wednesday evening at the Baptist par
sonage In the latter village. Rev. J. A.'Jones
performed the ceremony.
Mr.. A. Davis AlmOny, who Is in the engl-
neering department at the West Point Mill
tary Academy, N. Y, and who had been visit
ing his mother Mrs. Annie T. AlmOny, OF this
place, has returned to duty.
Miss Sarah L. McGinnis and Mr.. Harry K.
Lyle, both of this place, were married IN Bal
Edward Hayes, of the M. K. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Pearce, of East Preston
street. Baltimore have been visiting the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry p. Burns,
of Graystone Heights. ..
Care in Selecting Motormen-How Dam
age Suits Are Avoided.-Mr. William A.
House, e-president and general manager Of
the United Railways and Electric Company, in
reviewing the recent trolley car collision at
Westport, 18th district among other things
said:
"The public generally does not appreciate
the extraordinary care required and taken
upon a large system like ours to protect life
and limb, and do not believe that there is
any railway system which has more faithful
and competent set of employees. but it need
hardly be suggested that out of 2, 200 motormen
- Hon mir in.
spectors and other employees, there are bound
to be some to prove unequal to the RESPONSE
bility that must necessarily be placed upon
them. Not only this, but no matter how com.
petent and faithful men are, the best OF them
may err or temporarily lapse, and in this bust
ness the slightest error or lapse may prove
disastrous.
at may interest the public to know what
precautions are taken in the selection and in
struction of our men and in the constant in
spection of our equipment. Every car is in
spected daily before it leaves the barn and dur.
ing the day at the terminus. If the slightest
defect is observed it is withdrawn from service.
I'm the selection of the motormen, appli.
cants for the position must be between % and
40 years of age, and furnish two letters of rec
ommendation, one of which must be from his
last employer If such letters and his general
appearance are satisfactory, he is examined
physically, the height required being not less
than feet inches, weight not less than $50
pounds; must have good health and eyesight
and hearing perfect, the former being deter.
mined by the oculist's standard as to sight and
as to colors.
'If he pass this examination, he is then
placed in the school for motormen maintain
ed by the company. This school is equip
ped with various kinds of brakes, controllers
and other car equipment, and is in charge OF
the instructor of mOtOrmen, an expert OF many
years experience. After a thorough train
0go rr1f anti h
is then examined, and, failing to average 30
per cent. upon the first examination he is per-
mitted to return to the school and come up for
a second one, failing in which he is rejected.
If successful be is placed upon car OF the
line which he is assigned, under instructions of
an experienced motorman for at least seven
days. During this time the inspector of motor
men watches his handling of the car to deter
mine his ability. He is then given second
examination, and, failing to pass with an aver
age of 80 per cent. is allowed to continue for an
additional period, but upon second failure is
rejected. New men are also under constant
surveillance of their respective line superinten-
dents and the street inspectors. Mention is
made of this detail to show the method of Sc
lecting and teaching motormen merely to illus
trate the general system.
"Our track and equipment selection and in
spection is as thorough as it is possible to make
it. Considering that men are fallible and that
the best of equipment is likely to develop un-
expected weakness, and that this company is
now carrying over 1000 passengers every "a
hours, and is giving daily mileage service of
about three times the circumference of the
globe, may we not point with pardonable pride
to the company's comparative freedom from
accidents chargeable to neglect or inexperience
on the part of its employees?
1.-THE number of damage suits filed against
the company appears to have impressed some
critics, but in these days of ambulance
chasers' suits are not always what they seem.
In the Westport accident, for example, 10 of
such suits were instituted for large amounts by
attorneys two days after the accident notwith-
standing the fact that the company had in its
possession releases from each of the plaintiffs
named in the suits.
Towson as Gretna.-Under this caption
the Baltimore american of Wednesday said
editorially: about seven miles north of Bal.
timore there is located a very pleasant and at
tractive little place which has recently been
playing conspicuous and rather delightful
part in the June romances, of which Baltimore
has been furnishing an unusually large sup
ply. This place, formerly called TowsOntown,
but few years ago shortened to Towson by
order of an iconoclastic Postoffice Department,
has long held an important position, both as
the seat and center of Baltimore county, and
has had not little to do with the making of
some kinds of history of this metropolis. It
mas uOC grown Will any 6TcdJ Idplulbys DuL lIn
people do not mourn over that fact. preferring
rather to have it remain exactly as it is and as
it has been for many a long year.
Heretofore Ellicott City held the palm as
the mecca of young people who wanted to get
married and who found parental objections
standing like an ogre in their path. This June,
however, the county seat of Howard has not
been in the running with Towson, and nearly
every day sees some young and happy couple
riding out the York road in single blessed
ness and riding back in double harness. Tow
son has its advantages as convenient Gretna
Green. Its trolley line from Baltimore is kept
in good shape, fast time is made, the fare is
only 10 cents, and the cars stop within very
short distance to the Court House. There the
clerk who deals out licenses to wed is very
agreeable and obliging and it seems to require
but few moments to find minister to tie the
| marriage knot.
with all nature smiling, wearing the beau.
| tiful garb of green, with the birds singing and
the air full Of perfume, is it any wonder these
| romances are so numerous? May all these
brides and grooms live long, and may none oil
them ever regret the journey they made to
Towson on June day."
Young Mr.. Coale Has Pleasant Surprise
"A surprise party was given at the home Of
| Mr.. George B. Coale, at Ruxton, on the eve
| ming of June 9Th in honor of his son, Mr.. s.
Carroll Coale, who has lately returned home
from DICKINSON college. The evening was
spent very pleasantly in games and music
Refreshments were served, after which the
friends departed for their homes. Those PIES
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Burnham, Mrs @
| A. Clotworthy, Rev. John II. Brunges, Rev
Edward A. Gisriel. Misses Martha Bowen
Emma Burns, Sadie Schuard, Bessye Morning
star, Clara and Nellie Andrew, Ethel NJ
Smith, Phancy s. Solloway, Elva McComas
| E. Isabel Coale and Messrs. Charles +. "a. = oard
| J. Stanley Gorsuch, Louis r. Andrew, Joseph
Lee, Clarence Lee John w. Lee, Samuel How
ard, Harris Clotworthy and G. Howard Coale
Changed His Mind at the Wrong Time
Miss Kate O'Neill of Arlington, was to hav,
been married Wednesday night to Edwin R
Tall, but, through no fault of her own, she il
still single. The details of the wedding hac
been arranged and everything was in readiness
| The groom-to-b be met Miss O'Neill, as arranged
at P. NJ, and they started to Mount Washing
ton to be made one, when, to the surprise O
the bride-to-be, Mr.. Tall declared that he di,
not intend to get married and left Miss O,NeiI
at once. The young woman was prostratet
over the affair.
Bill in Equity Filed.--Mr Robert II
Smith, attorney for Annie A. s. Smith an,
others, has filed bill in equity here agains
Elizabeth T. Smith, Helen A. A. Smith, Min
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