The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-23
SPRING NupT1AL EVENTS.

oN-.METTAM.--.Miss Cora Elizabeth
Mettam, daughter of Mrs. NJ. @. Mettam, of
Reisterstown, was married to Mr.. Ernest l..
Benson, of Mount Carmel, 9Th district, at 2
P. NJ. on Wednesday, at the North Avenue
Baptist Church, Baltimore. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. E. 7. Hampton, of
North Chester, Pa, former pastor of the
bride Miss Annie Yingling, of Westminster,
PLAYED the wedding march. The bride wore
gown of silk voile, embroidered in chiffon, and
carried bouquet of roses The bridesmaids
| were Miss Ethel Hiteshue, of ReisterstOwn, and
| Miss Grace Yingling, of Westminster. They
wore Persian lawn and carried carnations.
| Messrs Arthur Uhler and Morris Stump, of
Reisterstown, we're ushers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Benson will spend their honeymoon in Cum
berland. After April 9th they will live at
Brooks Hill farm, near Mount CARMEL
NEss--F1sHER.-Mi Myrtle M Fisher,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Fisher, of
Warren, and Mr.. Dinsmore NJ Ness, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ness, of Bosley. were
married Wednesday evening by Rev. Herbert
+. Wright Miss Ida Howard was brides
maid She wore steel colored cloth and carried
white carnations. Mr.. Harry Fisher, brother
of the bride, was best man. The bride wore
a pearl colored suit with hat and gloves to
match, and carried lilies.
Report of the March Term Grand Jury.
The grand jury for the March term of the
Circuit Court before its final adjournment on
the 10th instant, submitted the following re-
port to the court
TO The Honorable N. Charles Burke and Frank I.
Duncan Judges for the Circuit CourtfOr Baltimore
County, State of MdfyldBd.-The grand inquest
for the March term of court, 1907 reports as fol-
lows:
time examined 1S2 witnesses, investigated, SO
cases, of which IL were dismissed, continued
and 80 true bills found
The committee to examine the county treas
urer's books-Messrs: Henry G. Hutchins Henry
P. Pielert and Louis Rest-have submitted their
Eve have made as full an examination of the
books as our limited time would permit Some
very valuable improvements have been made in
the system of bookkeeping, including the cash,
lazy and stock books, The balance on hand can
be shown at the close OF each the te4J M
portant matter of bonding the clerks has been
adopted. On February LIST there was balance
on hand of $47390.T5 We believe that the sys-
tenn of accounting as followed in the treasurer's
Office is thoroughly efficient, and that the office
is being conducted in manner most creditable
to his administration, and that he is to be COM
plimented thereon"
The committee to visit the aims house-Messrs
Stephen s. Merritt, Howard NJ. Gore and David
Ring-submit the following report:
"That we find the premises in great need of
repair, including fences; the plastering of walls
II house without points; barn spouting needs re-
III pairs sheds need paint. We find the general
SS inmates. We suggest that an effort be made
to place the premises on sell supportlng basis,
as far as possible, by the raising oi the c
The grand jury, as q committee OF the ", U Sed
visited the Jail. There is at this time coniilSE
ored) and two female prisoners-one white and
one colored. We found the premises in al parts
in first class condition-the floors clean and in
good order. Each cell is kept in order by the
party. occupying it. which we think is good
practice, as it gives the occupant some work to
| do and thereby tends to the preservation or his
health. The iron work about the cells Is kept
scrupulously bright and clean. The heating and
Ventilating apparatus work admirably, produ-
cling uniform and agreeable temperature. The
prisoners express themselves as being well treat
ed. receiving an ample supply of food. The
warden, Elijah M. Price, deserves great credit
Y for his business-like management OF the estab-
lshment. We recommend that the practice of
allowing the prisoners-when at liberty in the
corridors-razors with which to shave, be disc0n-
tinued, but that each shave when alone in his
cell and the instrument then taken from him.
We recommend that the law relating to the
n carrying of concealed weapons, pistols. razors,
II &c., be more thoroughly enforced. We find
| that in many cases of homcides the encounter
II leading up to it lin every case at place where
lintoxicants are sold) began by good-natured BAN
tering and ended in fight, the parties involved
evidently going to the place armed IN ant1c1pa-
Many complaints came to us regarding the
selling of beer and liquors by persons without
license in the territory reaching from Highland
town to Sparrow'S Point which seems to be due
largely to the fact of there being an insufficient
number of officers to properly guard this terri
tory, which includes many shores and clubs
to this section to eradicate once and for all this
nefarious business. The increase thereby in
the valuation of property would amply justify
the increased cost.
We beg to express our sincere thanks to the
Honorable Court and also the Honorable States
Attorney for the kindly assistance rendered us,
thereby making our burden" light and our
"labor' easy. DANIEL SHAMBERGER,
~F Foreman.