The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-08-11
M1D.suMMnR NUpr1A1 EVENTS.


bride, 1902 Park Heights avenue. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. ]. T. Anderson.
Immediately afterwards the couple left for
Niagara Falls, and from there they will make
a tour of Canada, the Great Lakes and the
West. Upon their return they will reside in
Baltimore.
FIsHPAw-E1cHoLrz.- Edith I. Eicholtz,
of Long Green Valley, and Mr.. William II.
Fishpaw son of Mr.. John T. Fishpaw, of
Cockeysville, were married WEDNESDAY after
noon at the rectory of Sherwood p. E. Church,
Cockeysville, by Rev. A. T. Piddell. There
were no attendants. After spending short
time with Mr.. Fishpaw's parents Mr. and Mrs.
Fishpaw left for their home in the 18th district.
JoHNsoN--HoBBs wedding of Miss
Venetia Hobbs, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Hobbs of 734 Third avenue, Hampden,
and Mr.. Benjamin johnson, son of MIR. James
johnson, of Timonium, took place on Thurs
day, I'd inst, at the parsonage of Hampton M.
P. Church. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. D. W. Ans.ine, pastor Of the church.
Tournament on The Manor.-Several
hundred people attended the tournament held
on Wednesday afternoon on the farm OF Mr..
William Hutchins on My. Lady's Manor,
under the management of Messrs. j. NJ. Biz
mingham and Edgar Hutchins. There were two
sets Of knights, the first of which contested for
the money prizes and the second for the honor
of naming the queen and her maids.
Mr.. John Mays Little, of the Towson bar,
delivered the charge to the knights. Nine of
the IS knights who had entered as professionals
were given trial ride, after which the real
contest was begun.
In the riding of the tilts six knights succeed
ed in taking brings each and these contested for
the money prizes at three quarter and one half
inch rings. Charles E. Howard won first place
and the purse of SO. John Bosley won second
place and Sc. F. H. Cockey won the third
prize, 81, while Joseph Walters came in for
fourth place and 50.
Following the professional contest came the
amateurs, many OF whom had never ridden
While tho sooras- of thu amateurs -were- not as
good as those of the professionals, they had
many friend among the crowd as was shown
by the applause they received. In this contest
only one knight was successful in taking nine
rings. He was w. T. Richardson and he
named Miss Ethel Tolley, of Hartford county,
as queen. Four knights each took eight rings
and these contested with the ties for the honor
of browning the three maids. In this contest
John Bosley, of Snow Hill, led, and named
Miss Emily Hutchins, of My Ladys Manor, as
first maid. W. II. Cockey, of Lutherville, won
third place. and named Miss Ethel Patterson,
of Taylor, as second maid. Grover Hutchins
brought up the rear and named Miss May
Mitchell, of Glencoe, as third maid
The management of the tournament allowed
go to the ladies of st. James Guild, and this
fact being known, the stand received an IN.
usual patronage, and the ladies realized quite
a neat sum, which will be applied toward the
payment of the debt incurred in building
the new guild house connected with the st.
James P. E. Church.
The following were the officers of the tour
ney Chief marshal, Alexander MITCHELL as
sistant marshal, s. Elmer Miller; judges,
Jacob Elliott, Jacob M. Pearce, Richard NJ.
Sparks, Michael Bauer and DIR. w. T. G.
WhitefOrd.
Meeting of the School Board. The School
Board held meeting at Towson on Wednesday,
with the president, Mr.. Thomas B. Todd, in
the chair, and Mr.. John T. Hershner secretary.
The contract for the new school house at
Grange, 18th district, was awarded to W. II.
Foulke for $1,000. The bid of Jacob Peters
for the same work was 81, 690.47.
A delegation from Lutherville offered 10
deed lot for a colored school, provided the
Board would erect building. The PROPOSE
ton was accepted.
Miss Laura Wheeler was awarded the st.
Marys scholarship.
The Charlotte Hall scholarship was deferred
until the next meeting.
Commissioner Arthur was authorized to
consolidate School 4, district IL, with School
g. district IL, at Fork
Miss Sallie M. Cockey was recommended for
a free scholarship at the State Normal School.
The following designations were received:
David A. Ebaugh, School Z, district 5; Robert
l.. Davidson, School 8, district s.; Serena G.
Morris, School 8, district Z.
Contracts were confirmed as follows Robert
L. Davidson, School Z, district 5; NJ. Blanche
Chapman, School 4, district 10.
Bids for the addition to the Butler school
were opened and final action deferred until the
next meeting. The bids were George r.
Brooks, $2,175; ]. L. Fowble, s2,482.5O; Bos-
1ax, Rroc 60 ok
The secretary was instructed to send notices
of dismissal to assistants where the averages
were below the requirements at the end of the
summer term.
Celebrated Their Silver Wedding.
Prof. Zachariah G. Ebaugh, -principal OF.
Franklin High School and an ex School Ex--
aminer of Baltimore county, and Mrs. Ebaugh,
celebrated the twenth-fifth anniversary of
their marriage, at their home in Reisterstown,
on Tuesday, August 7th. A family reunion
was held during the morning and afternoon,
and in the evening, from to 10 o'clock, re-
ception was given to their friends, for which
more than 300 invitations were issued. Prof.
and Mrs. Ebaugh were married August 7th,
1881, by Rev. G. L. Amey, Baptist minister.
They have six children, three sons Messrs.
Harry, Zachariay @. and Frank G. Ebaugh)
and three daughters misses Jessie M. Ebaugh,
Mary o. Ebaugh and Minnie B. Ebaugh), who,
with Mrs. Ebaugh, assisted in receiving the
Reisterstown almost quarter of century.
Mrs. Ebaugh's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Guess
ford, and Mr.. Ebaugh's mother, Mrs. H. A.
Ebaugh, are both living.
The invitations included friends in Pitts
burg, Washington, Baltimore, New York, New
from nearly every section of Maryland.
The couple were the recipients of many
pretty presents from loving relatives and
friends. The affair was most enjoyable
throughout and marked pleasant epoch in
the lifes pathway of Prof. and Mrs. Ebaugh.
Death of an Aged Farmer.-Mr. John w.
Burton, one of the Oldest citizens and largest
landowners in the 18th district, died at his
home at Greenwood, on Wednesday last, aged
Sc years. He was born on the farm where
he died and where he spent his entire life.
Mr.. Burton was the only son of James Burton
and Ellen Watkins. When young man he
married Eliza R. Woolf, daughter of James
Woolf She died several years ago. The an
cestors of both the Burtons and Woolfs came
from England. Mr.. and Mrs. Burton had five
children, the eldest, DR.. J. Woolf Burton, hav-
ing been active in Democratic politics and twice
represented Baltimore county in the House OF
Delegates. He died during his second term.
Another son is Mr.. Charles Il. Burton, sue
cessful farmer of Long Green Valley and a
member of the board of managers of the Bal
timore County Agricultural Society. Mr.. J.
Eugene Burton, another son, who is member
of the Towson bar, lived at home with his
father. For nearly forty years Mr.. Burton.
who was life long Democrat, was justice Of
the peace in the 18th district. The funeral
will take place this Saturday. morning in
Waugh M. E. Church, of which the deceased
had been member many years. The inter-
ment will be in the family lot in Greenmount
Cemetery.
Had to Pull Up Stakes Quick.-The
Hanover Record of August LIST said Prior to
the late Civil War, Carroll county contained
quite number of slaves. There are districts,
however, at this time in which there are few
colored people. Manchester district, adjoining
Mannheim township, York county, has none.
About fifteen years ago a colored man moved
into the vicinity of Alesia, Baltimore county,
to cut wood. With him was white woman
who served as cook. He remained, however,
but two days, for the evening after his arrival
about so men visited the building with axes
and cut it down. Since that time but one
colored man, ]. Powell and family, resided
near Manchester, but they left about year
ago and moved to Westminster
Dogs Not the "Whole Show" There
The Manchester correspondent of the West
minister Sentinel says: SHOULD stranger pass
along our streets he would be led to believe
that this is dogless town. The authorities
have changed the dog ordinance OF year ago
and set the mill so close that none can escape.
No dogs are allowed to run at large, even after