The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-19
THE DEATH RECORD.

Beiair, Great Falls Circuit, Hampstead, Green
mount Avenue and Roland Avenue. He is
survived by widow and one son.
Read.-Mrs. Frances Virginia Read died at
her home on Walker avenue, near Govans-
town, on Sunday last in the 9th year of her
age. Deceased, who was the widow OF Oliver
| e. Read, was for many years resident OF Bal
| timore county, removing from here to Baltl-
more some time after the death of her husband,
who was a brother of Mr.. William II. Read, OF
Hamilton. She is survived by several children.
The funeral took place from her late home on
| Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Read was one OF
THE UNIONS Oldest subscribers.
Cole.-Miss Eleanor Cole, sister of the late
| Mrs. Walter B. Brooks, died at Campo Bella,
Nova Scotia, on Sunday last, aged 20 years.
| Miss Cole was daughter of the late Abraham
| and Eleanor Cole, and for some time had made
her home at Cloverdale, on Eutaw Place, Bal
| timore, the residence of Mrs. Brooks. Miss
Cole is survived by one sister, Miss Rachel Cole,
who lives in Baltimore county.
Fire Destroys q Famous Old Road
House.-The old 17-Mile House, on the York
| turnpike about three miles north of Jockeys
| vile, latterly occupied as dwelling by Mr..
George r. Ensor, and which had an interesting
history, was completely destroyed by fire about
IL O'Clock Tuesday night, together with its
contents. Mr.. Ensor and his son, Mr.. George
R. Ensor, Jr., and his daughter, Miss Sarah B.
| Ensor, narrowly escaped.
The fire, which started from an unknown
origin in the kitchen, in the rear of the frame
| building, was discovered by Messrs. George
Jessop Jr., and Bosey Jessop, of Cockeysvilfe.
| They were driving past the house when they
! saw the entire lower partin flames. To arouse
the occupants Mr.. George Jessop fired five shots
| from his revolver. Hurriedly jumping from
his carriage he secured log OF wood and bat
tered down the front door. He then rushed up
the burning stairway through the intense heat
| and sitting smoke to awaken the family.
Mr.. Ensor, who was sleeping in one of the
| front rooms, with his son in an adjoining
room, were quickly awakened. Mr.. Ensor's
first thought was of his daughter, who was
asleep in the rear of the building. Facing the
| danger he made his way TO her room and found
| the door locked. He finally managed to break
| it down and awaken his daughter, and, Selling
her by the arm, he hurried her through hall
| down the stairway, followed by his son and
Mr.. Jessop. They finally reached the open air
through side entrance, barely escaping in
| their night clothes. By this time several
neighbors had gathered, but as there was no
| water to be bad in the immediate vicinity all
| they could do was to watch the hames-devour
| the building.
| Mr. Ensor estimates his loss at about $1,000.
! On the building there was 81 200 insurance,
placed by Messrs Wheeler & Cole, of Towson,
! and the furniture was partly insured.
The old house has been in the possession of
| Mr.. Ensor about three years. Portions of the
| building were nearly century old, being of
the old English hotel type.
Harvest Home Festival at Cowenton.-
| The members of Ebenzer Church, Chase, Bal
| timore county, under the auspices of the Ladies
Aid Society, will hold their second annual har-
vert home and dahlia show in r. Vincent Jr.
| & Sons Company's warehouse at Convention,
| B. & o. R. R.,September I'D to Goth, inclusive.
In connection with this festival there will be
on exhibition one of the largest greenhouse
establishments in the State. Over 100000 feet
| of glass will be brilliantly illuminated with
electric lights at night, and over 200 varieties of
dahlias, embracing all styles and types, and
over 400 varieties of geraniums in full bloom,
| can be seen.
On September 22d a meeting of the State
| Horticultural Society will be held and ChiefC.
Stowell Smith, Section Farm Timbers of the
| U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington,
| d. c., will explain the work which the Gov
| eminent is doing in preservative treatment of
| greenhouse and other timbers.
The Transportation Committee will meet all
trains at Convention and convey visitors to and
from the festival.
Dinner and supper will be served by the
Ladies' Aid Society. They will also have for
sale icecream confectionery, fancy articles, etc.
The proceeds from this festival will be APP
piled to the Indebtedness on the parsonage,
which was erected at Chase during the past
| year by the members and friends of Ebenezer
| Church, and they now appeal to other churches
and friends to help defray the remaining in
debtedness.
| Trustees Sale of Real Estate.-James l..
| Norwood and William M. Rsteau, auctioneers,
sold on the premises on Thursday, for Messrs.
John s., Ensor, Harry s. Carver and Joseph
| GWynn trustees, the real estate of the late
Joshua sGwynn, colored, located in the 18th
| district of this county. 1t was first offered as
a whole. The attendance at the sale was good
and the bidding spirited. The Gwynn heirs
became the purchasers of the several tracts as
a whole on their bid of S11 200. The lots were
described in the advertisement as follows:
Lot No. /, known as the Home Tract"
containing 1921 acres, with dwelling and out
buildings.
Lot No. 2, known as the Eastern Division
| of the Lower Place" containing about 40 acres
| improved by dwelling and farm buildings.
Not No. 3. known as the Western Division
of the Lower Place" containing 354 acres, with
ordinary improvements.
Lot No. f. known as the pike Place, con-
tanning acre, improved by an 8-room dwell
ing, stable, &c.
Lot No. s, known as the "Glenarm Place"
containing 121 acres, without improvements.
Asking for the Sale of Sixth District
Farm.-On Wednesday Col d. g. Mcintosh,
attorney for Judge Melchor Hoshall, filed a
bill in the Circuit Court here against Mrs. Sarah
]. Fultz and Rev. Charles e. FultZ, asking the
court to pass decree for the sale of 1879 acres
of land formerly owned by the late George M :.
Fultz, of the 9th district, to satisfy an alleged
Indebtedness of $500. The alleged debt is a
note made payable to Clarence E. Hoshall, but
| Judge Hoshall claims the money was advanced
by him and the name Clarence E. Hoshall
simply inserted for personal reasons. The note
is dated April %, 1902. 1t is alleged in the bill
that on June 6, 1902, Mr.. Fultz conveyed his
property to his wife and son, who are the de-
PENDANTS in the case. This deed is asked to be
set aside on the ground that the conveyance
is invalid as against his creditors.
Resumed Regular Meetings.-The Ham,
ilton Improvement Association resumed its reg
ular meetings on Wednesday night. A feature
of the evening was an address by DR.. Joseph b.
Webster health officer OF the l4th district, VINO
spoke on sanitation" He said, in part:
"Those who are familiar with the new law
| will agree with me that we have fairly good
law and if the residents of this district will CO.
operate with me as their health officer we can
bring about and maintain state OF AFFAIRS from
a sanitary standpoint that will go far toward
making our district healthful one to live in
The three most essential things are pure water
and plenty of it sanitation and good roads
and am ready to take off my coat and WORK
! for one and ALL"
Taking Active Steps for the Farmers
Fair.-At special meeting of the White Hal
Farmers Club and improvement Association
held Tuesday night, Vice President Harry M
Foster, presiding, it was decided to hold the
proposed fair at White Hall, on the afternoons
and evenings of October 14th, 18th and 10th.
The chairman announced the following as q
committee of arrangements H. M. Foster
(chairman) Samuel w. Black, @. M. Hoshall
, , ]. 7. Almony, Harry Burns, Charles II. Wise
w. E. Anderson, William King, r. H. Wiley
]. f. Wiley and Thomas @. Hunter. Mr.. W
E. Anderson was appointed secretary, and Mr.
Charles H. Wise, treasurer.
| O
, Will Soon be in Observation-Disclosures
House, of the United Railways Company, say
that he expects to have the line over the st
Paul boulevard to Roland Park in operation
the latter part of this month. The track ant
, overhead work is about completed, including
the work across the Stony run bridge, wher'
the delay has so long existed Some mino
! connections in joining the lines at the city anC
county ends is still to be done, but these are be
7 ing speedily worked out The new route is ex
pected to save the residents of Roland Parl
: seven minutes in reaching the center OF thu
city.
:. Bow Shot While Squirrel Hunting
Pinkney Frantz, aged IL years, SON OF Mr..
Pinkney Frantz, of Lutherville, met with
{ painful accident on Tuesday, while squire
hunting in the woods near his home. Hi