The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-19

,xtuosv,lls. nth. Districf.-.Mr. Frank Free
/ man. 4 former resident of this place, who is
now engaged in mining in Colorado, was 8
guest the past week of Mr.. and Mrs: Lehman
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Gorsuch and Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Anderson and son. who spent me
| winter in Baltimore, have returned 10 tneil
| home here.
Mr.. George R. Rittenhouse. who Is engaged
| in the manufacture of and repair OF all KINGS
| of machinery in Baltimore, is doing some WORK
this week for Mr.. E. A. Gorsuch and is spen9-
! ing the time with his parents, Mr.. and MRS. V.
! B. RittenhOuse.
Masters Wylie G. DeMoss and Alfred Schultz,
| of Timer Falls and Averill and Edward Bell,
of Kingsville. attended the circus in Baltimore
| this week.
Miss Mamie Compton, of Baltimore, was a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brandt, OF upper
Falls, the past week.
Miss Charlotte Chapman attended the COM
mencement of the nurses of the University OF
MARYLAND the past week. Miss Annie Elizabeth
Chapman, who formerly resided here, was
among the graduates. y.
Greenwood, 18th District-The first quar-
terly conference of Long Green Circuit Will De
held at Fork NJ. e. Church, on Saturday and
Sunday, May 10Th and Goth. Rev. J: st. Clair
Neal, former pastor OF the circuit NH preach
on Saturday morning. The presiding elder.
Rev. DIR. w. L. Mcdowell, will preach at FORK
Church, on Sunday at IL A. NJ, and at Salem
Church at 2 p. NJ
Rev. J. w. C. Seitz, of the Baltimore Local
Preachers Association, will preach . at waugh
Nj. e. Church, on Sunday, May 1utn, at IL A..
NJ. League service at P. NJ:
The Epworth League of Waugh Church was
re-organized last Sunday night when the iol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year President. Charles Russell; first vice
president, Owen Burton second vice president,
Miss Julia Burton; third ice-president, Mrs.
John Montgomery fourth vice-president Miss
Ida Fox; secretary, Miss Cora Burton; treas
urer, Mrs. Charles Russell; organist Mrs.
John Montgomery.
Mrs. Minnie lsennOck, OF Notch Ciln, VINO
was reported sick last week. is improving.
Mr.. Jesse Billingsley is sick at his home at
Hartley. J.
Baldwin, llth Districs.--fsev. NIL. Bsall.
pastor of Long Green Circuit, preached an inn.
Sunday evening, taking his text from the
book of Ephesians 4th chapter, 18th and 18th
verses. Mr.. Beall is a forceful speaker and his
sermons are thoroughly enjoyed by his people.
The Sunday school of Union Church will
hold its annual children's day services on SUM-
day, June 10th.
An ice cream and strawberry festival will be
held under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the above church, Friday and Sat-
urday, June LIST and I'd. There will also be a
fancy taDl6. lQ0 pdtTOuhS6 Vi TIC puUilC -
respectfully solicited
Mr.. George Allen, who has been sick for
some weeks at the home of his father, Mr.. s.
c. Allen, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Cursey, of Baltimore,
were guests last Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cursey, of this neighborhood. II.
May Get Cutoff After All.-The original
charter of the old Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company has been re-
Gently examined with view to determining
whether it gives that company or its successor,
the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company, the right to construct lateral
branches, says the Baltimore american The
object of the research was to ascertain If the
document granted right to build branch
road through Baltimore county. If that right
was continued in the charter the present COM
pany would have ample authority to build the
proposed cutoff in the territory from which it
was restricted by an act of the last Legislature.
1t was claimed that the charter right took
priority over any legislative act.
1t was found that the charter conferred the
right to build branch roads, but that right was
not believed to be sufficiently broad to sur
mount the prohibition imposed by legislative
act Upon the acceptance of this view of the
case the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad executive officials resumed their
negotiations with the executive officials of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company look
ing to the construction of the cutoff proposed
by that road from Sykesville to Van Bibber,
on the Philadelphia division, the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington agreeing to con-
struct road from Magruder Station. near
Washington, to Sykesviile, and from Van
Bibber to the nearest point on its line east of
Baltimore.
All of these negotiations have been carried
on in Philadelphia, to which city Mr.. Hugh
L. Bond, second vice-p president of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, has made several
;e;f M INN orf mi int i'm
has been whether the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company has the right under its
charter to build road through the restricted
region of Baltimore county in face of the legls-
lative act MIR. Bond is of the opinion that the
Baltimore & Ohio charter confers such right.
He anticipates. however, that any step looking
to the construction of the proposed cutoff will
be contested in the courts and in order to bring
the controverted point to settlement it is
proposed to institute what is known as test
case. That is, some property in the re-
stricted region will file an injunction prohibit
ing the use of any portion of his property as
the bed of a railroad. This case will be decided
first by the Circuit Court for Baltimore county,
and later by the Court of Appeals.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
is anxious to be fully prepared to begin the
construction of the line if not excluded from
the prohibited region by the courts and with
this object in view it has continued its survey
in Baltimore county, which was begun long
before the Legislature even considered the So
called Anti-cutoff Bill. This engineering is
being directed with view to the location of q
line that will meet the least objection at the
hands of Baltimore county residents.
For the Protection Of Maryland Forests
-Ex-Gov. Elihu e. Jackson, of Wicomico
county, and Mr.. Norman James, of Baltimore
county, were on Wednesday appointed by
Governor Warield as members of the State
Forestry Commission, created by an act of the
last session of the Legislature The other
members of the commission who are named
in the law are: Governor Warfeld, Comptroller
Atkinson, President Ira Remsen, of the Johns
Hopkins University; President r. w. Silves-
ter, of the Maryland Agricultural College. and
Prof. William Bullock Clark, of the Mary
land Geological Survey.
The commission is created under bill in
troduced by Senator Brown, of Garrett, and is
to promote forestry and arborculture in Mary
land. The law provides that the Governor,
the Comptroller, the President of the Johns
Hopkins University, the President of the Mary
land Agricultural College and the Chief of the
Geological Survey shall comprise the Board,
with two practical men engaged in the lumber
business who are to be named by the Governor
Ex-Governor Jackson is one of the largest
lumber men in the country and is head of the
E. Z. Jackson Lumber Company. Mr.. Nor
man James, who lives at Gainesville, is a
member of the lumber firm of N. w. James
~ Co., Wn1cn Is one OF the largest concerns OF
the kind in Baltimore.
The members of the commission are to serve
without pay except their actual expenses
Provision is made in the law that the board shall
appoint State Forester, whose salary shall be
fixed by the board at a figure not to exceed
$1,000 year and travelling and field expenses.
The board is authorized to purchase lands
suitable for forestry culture and reserves, using
such money not otherwise appropriated, which
may be standing to the credit of the forest re-
serve funds.
Upon recommendation of the State Forester
the Governor is to appoint such forest wardens
as are necessary, to serve for two years without
salary, but who shall receive such compensa-
ton as the Forester shall allow for services
actually rendered.
An appropriation of SO, 800 annually was
made to carry out the provisions of the law.
One of its aims is to check forest fires. Each
board of county commissioners is to appropriate
fund to be used, if necessary, in extinguish-
ing fires, and land owners shall be liable for
the expenses thus incurred if guilty by negli-
gence or otherwise of causing the fire.
Meeting of the Lutheran Synod.-The
annual Eastern Conference of the Maryland
Synod of the Lutheran Church was held on
Monday at st. Paul's Church, Lutherville.