The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-04-25

Mr.. Osborne I. Yellott Meets With Very
Serious Accident.-Covered with burns
caused by the light on his White steamer car
leaking and setting fire to the car Mr. Osborne
/. Yellott, of the law firm of Yellott Il Syming-
ton, and son of Major John l. Yellott, of
Towson, ran into the grounds of Mrs. I. Har-
rison Garrett, Cd Charles street avenue, about
o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yellott have been living at Mrs.
Trippes clearinghouse, corner of Charles
and Centre streets in Baltimore. On Monday
evening they came to Towson in the automo-
bile to arrange for the opening of their summer
home. Mrs. Yellott remained at Towson over
night Mr. Yellott started on the return trip,
and was noticed passing the .ol-gate alone in
his car about IL O'Clock. He is said to have
had trouble with the machine all the evening,
and that this delayed him on the return trip
When on Charles street avenue, just north OF
Cold Spring lane, the lamp tank began to
burn. He stepped from the car and just as he
did so Mr.. Yellott said there was slight ex-
plosion in the lamp. He was covered, be said,
with the burning oil, and went to the home of
Mrs. Garrett, where the first aid was adj
ministered.
DIR. Duncan, of Govanstown, was summoned
and attended to Mr.. Yellott's burns. Upon his
advice it was decided to send him TO hospi
tai, and he was taken to the Church Home and
In6rmary about 7.30 O'Clock in the morning.
Mr.. W. Stuart Symington, Jr., Mr.. Yellotts
law partner said that Mr.. Yellott's accident
was particularly unfortunate, as he has been
ill for some time with nervous troubles. Mr..
Yellott had been suffering with ueuritis for
several months past and it has only been with
in the last 10 days that he has been able to
spend few hours each day at his office. be
has only recently returned from Atlantic City.
Mr.. Yellott's burns on his head, hands and
arms are very serious and for time 1t was
feared he might lose his sight
Death of an Old and Faithful Family
Servant.-At Hampton, near Towson, the
home of Mr.. John Ridgely, Nancy Davis, aged
rs years and few days, died on Monday. She
was one of the last surviving servants of the
Ridgely family. She was born at Cowpens.
the farm of the late James Howard, and had
passed into bis possession under the will of the
late Gen. Charles Ridgely, whose daughter
was the first wife of Mr.. Howard, and became
free under the terms of that will at the age OF
25 years-a fact of which she was proud, and
that her freedom was not owing to Lincoln's
emancipation proclamation.
She became the maid and personal attendant
of the late Mrs. Charles Ridgely, of Hamp
ton. with whom she lived until Mrs. Ridgely's
death in 1904. Since that time she had lived
in Baltimore, but spent. a good deal of her
time at Hampton, where she died.
Nancy and her ancestry for three or four
generations had lived and served with the
Ridgely family and descendants and not only
had but also deserved, the respect and affec-
ton of all its membership. She nursed and
helped to serve three generations of the chill
dren of that family. well done, good and
faithful servant ~
Hereford, 9TH District.-Mrs. John 7.
Diven, after spending couple of weeks with
her son and daughter Mr.. William T. Diven
and Mrs. Jacob NJ Foster, of Baltimore, re-
turned to her home here.
Mrs. MolIie E. Leach, who had been visiting
relatives and friends in Baltimore, has returned
to her home
MI and Mrs Howard Peregoy and daugh-
ter, of Baltimore, spent the Easter holidays
with his sister, Mrs. Melvina Turnbaugh, of
Hereford
Miss Martha Corbin, of Baltimore, spent a
few days with her father, MIR. George Corbin,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Phillips and their two
children spent Saturday and Sunday last with
Mrs. Phillips aunt, Mrs. Sara @. Ensor.
Miss Goldie Howard, of Baltimore, after
spending few days with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Howard, has returned to her
home.
Mrs. Jane Young is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Snyder, of York, Pa.
Miss Portia Armacost, of Mt. Carmel, is
spending week with her cousin, Miss Minnie
Armacost. j.
Grand Lodge of Maryland, I. o. o. F.
Baltimore county made very fine showing at
the session of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, Ia
o. o. F., last Monday and Tuesday and came of
with flying colors. DR.. John s. Green, of Beth
any Lodge, Glenarm, was elected Grand War
den /; Rev. j. R. Edwards of Towson Lodge
was appointed Grand Chaplain; William II.
Hofstetter, Jr., of Garden Lodge, was appointed
on Committee of Finance; Thomas W Keys,
Of Sparrow's Point Lodge, on Committee of
Appeals; Harry A. Davis, of Pikesville, was
also appointed on Committee of Appeals; Will
liam Grason, of Towson Lodge, was made
chairman of the Committee on Legislation;
Fred A. Groom, of Towson Lodge, chairman
Of Publicity Committee and on Library Com
mittee, and ] Henry Miller, of Highandtown,
a member of the Publicity Committee. Mr..
Grason, of Towson, was also re nominated for
Grand Representative and has no opposition
for the election in December. Harry A Davis,
Pikesville, was nominated for Grand Warden.
All Baltimore county lodges bad large nEM-
bers present at the sessions of the Grand Looss'
fsES H4rriauu's WtllProbated Mr. Chas
days ago, by his will fiHsd S6 0la pste.,l
more on Wednesday, gives all his pictnrs.
books, jewelry, furniture and other personal
effects to his widow, Mrs. Louisa T. Harrison.
and 500 to his goddaughter, Annie B. Dobbin.
The residue of the estate is left to Charles K.
Harrison, Jr., W. Stuart Symington, Jr and
George A. Jackson in trust to pay an annuity
of $500 to Mary Neville in recognition of her
faithful service to Mr.. Harrison's family for
manv years and the balance of the net income
to Mr.. Harrison's widow for life. Upon Mrs
Harrison's death the residue Is to be divided
among her children. Mrs. Harrison is named
executrix without bond.
Mr.. Harrison, who was president of the
Pikesville Dairy Company, at one time owned
and occupied the farm where Druid Ridge
Cemetery is now located, adjoining Pikesvile.
Baltimore County Teachers Honored.-
Miss Eleanor Wright, of Highlandtown school,
and Miss Roxana Steele, of Roland Park school,
have been selected by Or. George D. Strayer,
Of the Teachers College, Columbia University,
As teachers in the primary grades of Speyer
School, New York. Speyer School is a train
ing school for students of the Teachers Col
ege. Their selection by DR.. Strayer was based
On his observation of their work in Baltimore
county schools on a recent visit and also on a
visit q year ago, as well as their work in the
summer school of Teachers College last year.
The positions pay good salaries and give op-
for special courses in the Teachers
College or in Columbia UniversIey, with free
luton. The selections were made after visiCs--
By DR.. Strayer to schools in various parts of
The country.
Lonely Man Found Dead-Wiliam VIE
Zand long time resident of Lutherville, was
found dead in his home on Wednesday after
noon. Justice Herbert, of Towson. and Dr. r.
@. Massenburg, health officer of the 9th dis
trict made an investigation and found that he
had been suffering from an organic disease of
the heart and kidneys for some months and
gave certificate of death from natural causes.
Mr.. Wiegand, who was 81 years of age, lived
alone and was last seen Tuesday afternoon.
He had horror of doctors and his only remedy
for his ills was fish OIL Born in Germany, he
came to th is country when IA years of age and
for many years has been an eccentric charac-
ter about Lutherville. He was a shoemaker
and repaired the shoes of many ofthe villagers.
It is thought he has wife living.
In ITS war against rats as plague distributors,
Seattle has struck the fact that the paste on
bill boards is favorte article Of diet with the
rodents. 1t is invariably true that one big
public nuisance breeds others.