The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-26

Monkton, N. @. r. R.-Mr and Mrs.
Harry ]. Stout and son Leroy, of Trenton, N.
J., were entertained at manor Heights" the
hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Win
field Shepperd, last week. On Wednesday eve
ming few friends were asked in to enjoy the
pleasure of Mr.. and Mrs. Stouts company and
their delightful musical talents. Mrs. Stout
was unable to sing on account OF y cold IN her
throat, but her instrumental solos were de-
lightful while Mr.. Stout's mellow tenor voice
was charming. Mr.. and Mrs. Stout came to
Maryland in their automobile from their
home in Trenton and found the roads fairly
good except between Lancaster and York, Pa.
In IA miles they wore out pair OF tires.
They were former residents of this neighbour
hood. Mrs. Stouts father, Mr.. John William
Shepperd, was for a number of years popular
blacksmith and storekeeper in this community.
When his daughter married Mr.. Stout they
moved to Wilmington, Del, and opened
lunch-room and from thence to Trenton, where
they have been very successful and now own
several lunch-rooms and a bakery and ice
cream plant. Besides having beautiful city
home they have q cottage at Belmar, where
they spend their summers.
One evening last week as Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Myers Pearce with Miss Bessie Hutchins and
Mr.. Bosley Hutchins, were descending the
bill leading to Monkton Station, intending to
take the P. n. train for Baltimore to see the
electrical display and the parade, the holding
back straps on their harness broke and their
ing The wagon had the erossbar and wheel
broken. which precipitated them into the road.
Beyond shaking up no one was hurt but
Miss Hutchins, who was badly cut and bruised
about the face and had her arm severely
sprained. Needless to say they did not reach
Baltimore that evening.
On Saturday evening last as Mr.. and Mrs.
George Warner SmulI were coming from
Monkton on their way to visit Mrs. Smulps
mother, Mrs. Joshua II. Cockey, at Harmony
IN l. -
ence. A boy employed by Mr.. Henry Jones
came out of Mr.. Jones lane where it intersects
the county road, riding q colt in full run,
and did not see them, or being unable to COD
troll his horse let the animal jump over their
runabout wheels, breaking one of them to the
ground and throwing the rider under the horse.
Fortunately no one was hurt in the crash.
One of the most disastrous fires this neigh
borhood has ever experienced took place on
Sunday evening at O'Clock, when the barn,
ice house, dairy, two silos, wagon shed-with
IA tons of millfeed, 2 tons of phosphate, 600
bushels of wheat, 20 tons of hay, a new manure
spreader and farm wagon; also milk wagon,
buggy, carriage, binder, milk.cans, buckets,
harness-in fact evrything that was in use
on a well stocked farm, besides tbreshing
machine that belonged to Mr.. Thomas Jessop.
of Sweet Air, were burned at Mr.. VIM. D.
Curry's farm. For time it was thought the
house would be destroyed also but the wind
changed and it was saved. A crowd of about
ZUU people gatnereu, OUT cOul0 90 nOtnlng as
the fire burned very rapidly after it was dis
covered and in less than half an hour the
whole was in smoking ruins. Mr.. Curry's |
loss will be heavy as he was only partially in
sured. The barn and contents were valued at
So, 900 and there was only 81, 800 insurance.
Mr.. Curry purchased bis farm about q years
ago from the heirs of VIM. Sade. The prop
erty had been rented for number of years
and was badly run down; he built the barn
outright and repaired the house and improved
the land until he had an ideal farm and sur
roundings. The origin of the fire is mystery
and they do not know what caused it. Some
think it was the result of spontaneous COM
bustion among the bean vines that were cut
for hay. Mr.. and Mrs. Curry have the SYM
pathy of their friends and neighbors in their
heavy loss. H.