The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-09-14
Harrisonville. ID DistrIct.-LittIe else is


but the outrage committed on Mrs. Ruth A
Clagett, on Sunday morning last as she wal
| returning from Lexington market. Mrs
| Clagett says that she was within about 5Ot
yards of her home and, having fallen asleep
/ was awakened by hand clutching her throat
and a warning that she would be choked ifshe
attempted to make an cutlery. Her assailants
| were four in number and appeared to consist
of two men and two women, all masked. A
| man and woman had entered the wagon,
the latter holding her while the former robbed
| her OF her pocketb0Ok and revolver. Not salts
| fed with robbery the woman seized Mrs. Clag-
| EFT by the hair and severed the coil with one
| stroke of asharp knife, remarking, as she com.
| mitted the cowardly act, You are so fond oil
cutting other peoples hair off you may wear
your own short for awhile" While one couple
was thus engaged in robbing and maltreatfng
Mrs. Clagett the other stood at the horses
heads. The team had been led from the pike
to the sideroad before Mrs. Clagett was awak-
ened. As soon as they had completed their
tonsorial work these modern Dick Turpins al
lowed their victim to proceed on her way.
On reaching home Mrs. Clagett awakened
her husband and the latter, on hearing his
wife's story, went at once for Constable Caleb
s. Hobbs. A search of the wagon brought
forth Mrs. Clagett's empty pocketbook and her
shorn hair. She lost si5.15 and remarkably
fine suit of hair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clagett believe the entire crime
to be of malicious intent, as the remark made
by the female miscreant was doubtless an al
fusion to Mrs. Clagett having cut off the hair
Of her young step daughter some time ago.
Had robbery alone prompted the crime the
hair-which was valuable--wOuld hardly have
been discarded. Mrs. Clagett claims to have
recognized the voice of the impromptu barber
and steps are being taken to apprehend her. If
her suspicious are verified there is likely to be
''suthin' doin'' in the I'd district shortly.
Regular services are again being held in the
various churches Of this district. Rev. r.
Heber Murphy, rector of st. Johns, Western
Run, and st. Luke's, Harrisonville, has re-
turned from Southern trip which embraced
visit to the jamestown Exposition.
Rev. Ralph w. Illingworth has resumed
pastoral duties, having spent q four-weeks' va
cation very pleasantly in Pennsylvania, and
regular services are being resumed in the three
Presbyterian churches in his charge.
Holy Family Catholic Sunday school, under
the direction of schoastics of the Society of
Jesus, of Woodstock College, reopened on SUM-
day afternoon last. having been closed early in
June. This Sunday school-now considered
one of the best organized of its denomination
in the country-is monument to the zeal of
the sons of Loyola, for il is now nearly thirty
years since its organization by the Jesuits, who
have not hesitated to walk the intervening
distance of six miles every Sunday afternoon
in order that the youth of Holy Family Par
ish (once a mission of Woodstock) might re-
ceive catechetical instruction at least once
n
timore daily papers to the effect that the Jesu-
its were likely to remove from Woodstock to
Fordham, N. Y, has spread CONSERVATION in
Catholic circles in this section of the county.
A party of Grangers-members of Roslyn
Grange-numbering about twenty-five, made
an excursion down the bay one day last week,
stopping in Annapolis long enough to enjoy a
hand -shake with Governor Warfield. Among
those making the trip were Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Lynch. Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert Jean,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Luttgerding, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. John Black and daughter, Misses
Kitty and Mary Fite, Annie and Jennie Lutt-
gerding and Mr.. Paul O'Dell and Mr.. Ross
Lynch. Roslyn Grange has made phenomenal
progress since its institution last spring. Its
members placed large fertilizer orders week
ago for the fall seeding.
Having written on topics criminal, religious
and fraternal, it may not be amiss to touch on
the political situation in the I'd district and say
that Mr.. Michael ]. Hanley, the Republican
candidate for the House of Delegates, will APP
parently have every opportunity to test eli
matte conditions on the Severn from January
until April next. He is making strong rum
ming now-if remarks made by voters of both
parties are sincere-and good many Demo-
Gratis give evidence of desire to see him sent
to Annapolis and put to hard labor at law
making.
Matte Carlisle all of Baltimore, are guests of
Mrs. Emma Frizzell, of Jacksonville.
Mr.. Ridgely Lilley, formerly of this district
but for over thirty years q resident of the State
of Texas, is spending several weeks amid boy
hood scenes andl calling on old chums in
the I'd.
Mrs. Louis Davis, daughter and son of Bal
timore, are visiting friends and relatives at
Jacksonville and Holbrook. NJ.
Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict-The sderoad of the Jarrettsville turn
pike is in very bad condition in some places
and much needs attention. 1t is a wonder
that accidents have not occurred by reason
of this state of things. The small bridges are
also in very bad shape and horses are liable at
any time to have their feet caught in the holes
in them and become injured. Then the in
evitable damage suit would follow. The COM
pany had much better spend few dollars for
repairs than be called upon to defend suits in
the courts.
Farmers have been busy securing their po-
tato crop and getting their fields ready for
seeding.
Mr.. Raymond Arthur, of Baltimore, has
been spending several weeks with his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pocock, near
Blenheim. He came out for the benefit of his
health and he has improved very much.
Messrs. Willie and Henry Koerner, both of
whom are employed away from home, have
been spending their vacation with their pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Koerner, of Jack
sonville.
Mrs. Cuttings Wilson, who has been sick at
her home near Sweet Air a long time, has, by
the advice of her physician, gone to Balti
more hospital for treatment.
Miss Luella Curtis, of Overlea, has been visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. G. Howard Marshall, near
Sweet Air.
DR.. Jackson, of Philadelphia, is visiting
Rev. VIM. L. Schmalhorst at the manse at
Sweet Air. He is very much pleased with this
section of Maryland.
Miss Ethel Pocock. of this neighborhood, is
visiting relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Perry Carroll, of Jacksonville, and her
sister, Mrs. M Curry and her daughter, Miss
Annie Curry, Of Manor, have gone to the
jamestown Exposition.
The trip that DIR. Thomas H. Emory lately
made to Delaware was purely one of business
and not of pleasure, as previously stated.
The county fair was well patronized last
week by people from this section and they
generally speak highly of the exhibition.
Mr.. Robert E. L. Morgan, who has been
breaking and training horses at the Manor
Glen track, is about to remove to Timonium
in order to secure more, stable room. He has
been very successful at the business and many
will regret to see him make the change.
DR.. John s. Green, president of the G. e.
Society of Chestnut Grove Church. will lead
the meeting next Sunday night and full at
tendance of the members is requested. There
is much sickness in the country just now and
DR.. Green is kept so busy that he has not had
the usual time to devote to the interests of the
society. NJ.
Baldwin, 18th District.-An enjoyable par
ty was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carvel
w. Holland, near Fork, by their eldest son,
Bernard, on Saturday evening" September 7th.
Mrs. Holland was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Henry Isennock Mrs. Henry Dahlor, Miss
Elsie H. Isennock and Miss Militia Allender, of
Baltimore. Promptly at 10 P. M. the guests as
sembled on the lawn, which was decorated with
numerous Japanese lanterns, where an elab-
crate collation. was served. Later the red ripe
watermelon was in evidence, some of which
served to make the girls faces more rosy. At
q late hour the guests departed thanking their
host and hostess for such an enjoyable time
and such face-washing.
Mr.. George Hopkins, who lately purchased
piece of land adjoining Mr.. George w. Isen-
nocks property, is erecting cottage thereon
which is near completion.
Mr.. l. A. Scarf has the foundation dug for
new house which he contemplates building in
addition to the one he now occupies.
Mr.. Samuel Allen is improving the appear
ance of his place by having his barn and other
outbuildings painted.
Mr.. Harry DeMoss, who spent his summer
vacation with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Conkling, has returned to his home
in Baltimore.
Mrs Brown wife of the late DR. Brown of