The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-04-15

, Woods.-With a gaping gunshot wound il
his left side and the flesh burned from the arms
legs and back, the dead body of Daniel Schmidt
aged 16 years, son of Mrs. Sophia Schmidt, whit
, lives on the old North Point road, near Vie
avenue, was found on Friday night of las
week in a woods on the North Point road
south of Eastern avenue. in the midst of 10
of burned underbrush. which had probably
been ON fire several hours before the body wa
discovered. The superstition is that young
Schmidt accidently shot himself. and that thu
fire from the gun wad set his clothes ablaze
thus igniting the dry underbrush
The body was discovered by two men living
in the neighborhood. According to their story
they were returning home when they discover
ed the woods afre and detected strong odol
of burning flesh. They went to the edge oil
the woods where they were Mortified to see the
body ofthe boy lying on his side, with breech-
loading gun on the ground beside him. After
making an investigation they found the boy
dead, with large hole in his left side, caused
by gunshot The clothes had nearly all been
burned from the body. Just how the accident
occurred will probably never be known but
judging from the position of the body and the
gun it is supposed that the boy was resting on
the barrel of the weapon when it accidentally
exploded.
The two men who discovered the boy ex-
tinguished the blaze about the body ard imme-
diately summoned the Canton ambulance by
| telephone. The body was removed to the boys
home, and when Mrs. Schmidt saw the re-
mains she tainted. According to the mother
gun, and frequently went ducking. He was
on his way to the waters of Back river when
the accident happened.
A New Enterprise for Baltimore County
| The Spencer Seedless Apple Company, which
! was recently incorporated in Baltimore, has
| leased portion of the farm of Mr.. John Christ,
at Chase Station, 18th district, comprising 40
acres, and is now employing many workmen
who are setting $50 900 seedlings.
These trees, which are one year old, are from
the nursery of Mr.. J. F. Spencer, of Grand
| Junction, Col, and it is the intention of the
| local company to offer them for sale next year,
when the trees have obtained growth of two
| years.
This type of apple is a revolution in the fruit
world that has made more of sensation than
| the seedless orange. Some of the apples were
recently sent to King Edward, who pronounc-
ed them the best he had ever eaten. Three of
the apples were offered at auction for the bene-
fit of the poor and they brought the remarka-
bic price of 60 shilings apiece or at the rate OF
5000 bushel.
The president of the local company is DIR. A.
L. Dohme and the general manager is Mr..
George Bumner. Among the stockholders are
Messrs. Joshua lowering, B. N. Baker Robert
Garrett, John s. Gibbs and Henry Blumner.
Mr.. Blumner says that the trees that are to
be sold next fall. and which would then be two
years old, would bear in two years, and al
ready there has been great demand for them,
but none of them can be disposed of until they
reach the age of two years
An Automobile Company Incorporated.
"A letter from Belair dated April 10th says:
1.-THE Automobile Company of Hartford Coun-
ty was incorporated here today by Stevenson
A; Williams, John d. Worthington, joseph
W. Chamberlain, William e. Robinson. W.
Beatty Harlan, j. Alexis Shriver, Willard q.
Rouse, Philip H. Close, of this county, and DR..
James f. H. Gorsuch, of Baltimore county.
1.-The object for which Incorporation is
sought is to establish and maintain lines OF
stages and stage coaches to be run by steam,
electricity or gasoline between points within
the State of Maryland. The principal office
will be at Belair, and the capital stock is fixed
at $25 900.
1.-THE incorporators will constitute the board
of directors for the first year. Several OF these
gentlemen are connected With the Baltimore
and Belair Electric Railroad, now being built
between Baltimore and Beair, and it is learn
ed that the new corporation contemplates run
ming line of automobile passenger cars from
Belair to connect with the terminus OF the
electric line on the Hartford pike until the rail-
way is completed"
Preparing to Build Their Hall-At bus
mess meeting of Towson Lodge of Elks, held
OH Tuesday night last, committee, composed
of the following gentlemen, was appointed TO
take into consideration the erection OF fine
hall for the lodge in Towson Messrs. Viii
liam GrasOn, Robert Garrett, W. Gill Smith,
VIM. p. Cole, John C. Perkins and Col. Charles
B. MCLEAN. The lodge some time ago pur-
chased the Owings property, located on the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue, near the
York road, and upon this lot the hall will be
built. 1t is proposed to erect an attractive
building at cost of about $4,000.
The newly elected officers of the above lodge
were installed on Tuesday night by Mr.. Ben
| jamin P. Butler, past exalted ruler, acting for
the district deputy. After the installation
banquet took place at Tracey's Hotel Towson.
| Among those who responded 10 toasts were
Messrs. Frank l. Duncan, w. Tyler Page,
| Samuel H. DeHoff, William p. Cole, Benz. p.
Butler and DR.. H. s. Jarrett.
The Knights Are Incorporated Last
| Monday there was filed in the Clerk office at
| Towson by Messrs. William j. Peach, James
! Hickey, Thomas Whalen, VIM. Donavan and
Lawrence Feaney certificate of incorporation
of the knights Of St. Alphonsus of Baltimore
county with headquarters at Granite, I'd dis
tYict. The certificate states that the society is
| formed for the mutual protection of its MEM
bers, the promotion and dissemination OF char
| ity and benevolence and the general cultivation
| of moral social and benevolent purposes. The
| corporation will have no capital stock, but will
derive its fuEds and income from the payment
| of fees and dues by its members. The iDcOr-
! porators are named as board of directors to
conduct the affairs of the organization the first
| year.
| Sale Of Pimlico Race Track-Maryland
| Jockey Club the Purchaser.-Pattson q
| Gahan, auctioneers, sold on the premises on
Wednesday for Mr.. Charles H. Nicolai, sur
| viving trustee the Pimlico race track prop
erty, located in the Sd district of Baltimore
county. It was first offered in several lots and
the bids reserved 1t was then offered as q
whole and, after considerable backing and fill
ing, Mr.. William P. Riggs, acting for the
Maryland Jockey Club, became the purchaser eg
| at his bid of $4,000. The tract comprises 70
acres of we'll located land and has good i'm
| provements in the way of one-mile track,
| grand stand, paddock, stabling etc. The at
| tornevs in the matter were Messrs. Findlay d
Mackenzie and Messrs. Gill & Preston.
Permission to Use Private Roads.-Mr.
Clarence Kirwan. of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company, was before the
Highways Commissioners on Thursday IN ref
erence to the use of private roads in Baltimore
county. The Commissioners granted him the
privilege of the use of the roads without the
formaiity of advertising notice to persons
living on them. They will be used in the
construction of new lines. He was accom-
panied by Mr. Benjamin +. Hurline, adJustei
Of claims for the same company. ana VINO u
also connected with the construction depart
ment. Mr.. Hurline is a native Kentuckiar
and q nephew of Hon. Henry Watterson. Ht
is q shrewd business man and well up in bis
special lines of work with his company.
INA breach. of-promise trial in Baltimore
Young woman named Rose Hutzler has OBJ
tanned verdict for $4,000 damages against
Aaron Rosenstein for his alleged refusal tt
keep his promise of marriage to her. But Mr.
Rosenstein is not giving himself any trouble
over that Judgment. He is poor man, earn
ing but So a week. and the injured Mis-
HutzIer will have to wait a long time for hei
money.
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