The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-10-13

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An Exponent of the Simple Life.-A wri-
ter in the Baltimore Neacs says Mr.. Edward G.
Darlington, Jr., the lawyer, has become an
exponent of the simple life so far as ii applies
to country life. He has at Loreley, in Balti-
more county, on the Philadelphia Branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, place of
1900 acres where he longs to linger and spend
all the time he can spare from his legal duties
in Baltimore. He intends to live there the
year round. The property extends several
miles along the Gunpowder river in very
picturesque section 1000 acres is in timber
and Mr.. Darlington has two sawmills at work
clearing it up. He is improving the land and
keeping it we'll in grass and is going in heavily
for raising beef cattle. His residence is over
100 years old and was constructed by one OF
the Pattersons, from which family came
Madame Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte. The
original brick walls, which are still standing,
were reinforced some years ago by weather
boarding. Some of"Ned'' Carrington's friends
who fancy wood fire in cosy little sitting
room will doubtless be glad to hear of all the
timber he is cutting on bis estate
Don't Want Mr.. Flitton Transferred.-At
a meeting of the Northeast Baltimore Improve
ment Association held on Tuesday night reso-
lutions were passed condemning the action Of
the Park Board in removing Superintendent
N F. Flitton from Clifton Park. 1t was
meeting of protest and every member of the
association present voiced his sentiments freely
in manifesting his disapproval OF the move OF
the Park Board. It was pointed out that Mr..
Flitton is a man of rare ability in his partic-
uIar vocation and it was argued that under
his skillful management the squares of North
east Baltimore and Clifton Park have been
kept IN an artistic and beautiful manner. They
say he is the one man lifted for the place ana
under his personal guidance and direction
Clifton Park has gradually developed from
mere area of waste ground to place OF beauty
Il was proposed by the Board to transfer Mr..
Flitton to one of the other parks
Another Suit in the Williams Will Mat
ter.--A suit based on the declaration that q
widow cannot file caveat to her husbands
will, was docketed at Towson on Wednesday by
| Messrs. Boarman d Lindsay. Mr.. Charles ~.
Cuddy, of Monkton, brought the suit, pray
ing that the will of Jehu Williams be admit
| ted to probate. Williams died in June, 1904,
and his widow brought suit to break his will.
| This suit went to the Circuit Court and was
| won and the verdict certified last Tuesday.
| Mr. Cuddy alleges that widow cannot legally
| file q caveat to her husbands will, claiming
| that if she is not satisfied with the provisions
| she must renounce the will and take dover
rights. The late Mr.. Williams was constable
| in the 10th district for over fifty years. He
left small estate.
The Final Decree Signed.-Chief Judge
Burke has signed final decree in the petition
| for division of Hampton, the Ridgely estate
near Towson, confirming the report made by
| the commissioners appointed to make -parti-
| ton. Hampton estate consists of about 600
acres and has descended to number Of heirs.
| In the commissioners report John Ridgely
| was given the mansion and 1000 acres con-
| tiguous thereto. The remaining 1000 acres
| were divided among Ohio Eichelberger Ridge
| " and Henrietta s. Ridgely. trustees, and
| Eliza Ridgely, Juliana E. H. Yeaton and Mar
garet s. Ridgely.
Killed on q Railroad.-John Burnham,
| aged IS years, met shocking death at Eccles-
ton Station, on the Green Spring Branch Rail-
road. late on Monday afternoon. He was
| struck by the engine of southbound train
and his body was badly mangled. Justice
| Coghlan, of Pikesville, held an inquest and
the Jury, after hearing the testimony OF several
witnesses, rendered a verdict of accidental
death. Deceased was son OF MI. EDWARD
| Burnham, well known citizen OF the 80 dls-
trict The funeral took place at Saters Baptist
Church at 10 A. NJ. on Thursday.
Stable Burned.-Between 8 and 10 o'clock
on Thursday night frame stable on the prop
erty of Mr.. Howard RiemaD, on the Joppa
road short distance west of Towson, was de-
| stroyed by fire, causing loss OF about $l,UOV,
which is covered by insurance. Someone
passing saw the fire and informed Mr.. Rieman.
who had retired. He reached the building in
time to save three horses and cow Several
| vehicles were also gotten out II is thought an
electric wire caused the fire.
Sale of Towson Property.-Mrs. Mary
E. Shea, trustee, has sold the frame cottage and
formerly the home of the late Henry ]. Hick,
to Mr.. George G. Schriver for $3.50. The lot
is 100 by $50 feet and is in fee. Mr.. w. Gill
Smith was the attorney in the matter.
Mr.. GEORGE A. BAUER of Highlandtown,
Baltimore county, on Thursday filed his papers
at the State Department in Annapolis as an
independent Socialist candidate for Congress
in the Second district The petition is signed
by 1856 declared voters, II of whom reside with
in the limits of Baltimore city. W