The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-03

IaVOrlng the enactment OF SuCn LEGISLATION as
will insure the immediate improvement of all
of the roads in the county which connect with
theroads that will be improved with State aid.
The State Central Committee for the county,
composed of Messrs. Talbot, Dickey and Town
send, canvassed the vote of the primaries and
announced the names of the successful candi-
dates elected last Saturday. The ticket is pub
lished in these columns today.
DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION.
First District-Stephen j. Van Lii, Jr, John
z. Murphy, John Harmon, John Gettings and
Gustav T. Dalcour.
Second John Engle, Jackson Deitz, Frank
Fisher.
Third-Philip Watts, Henry A. Maggie, Jos.
Kennedy, Robert L. Phillips and William j..
Scharf
Fourth-Samuel H Brown. John Hoff, Will
liam Yox, Lee ]. Hobbs and Howard H.
Dawson.
Fifth-Joseph M. Armacost, Abraham Fow-
BILE, Isaac M. Price, Jacob Elliott and Alfred
Fowble.
Sixth-John c. Alban, ]. Adam Shuppert
William l. Mccullough, B. H. Bull and John
E. Ehrhart
Seventh-E. Milton Anderson, James W.
Ayres, John P. Mays, James T. Almony and
BIZ. Jordan.
Eighth-William H Cockey, William p
Lindsay, J.. Carroll Ensor, John F. Rafferty,
and William H. Hoffman.
Ninth-Samuel Chew Grason, William s.
Keech, Samuel G. Imwold, Henry P. Hynson
and John J. Ringgold.
Tenth-O. M Hutchins, Herman Cockey,
George II. Burk, H. Washington Knoebel and
George Treut.
ton, George B. Monmonier, John Hines and
Bart Seidl.
Twelfth-Justis Martell, Michael NJ. Ebert
Michael ]. Gaff, William Schenning and Will
liam Brandt.
Thirteenth-John H. Kramer, Frank H.
Ruhl. Michael ]: Goeller, August W. Miller
and Vincent B. O'Malley.
Fourteenth-Jacob j. Dieter. Beverly W:
Hall, John d. Guy, John E. Swift and Conrad
j. Langenfelder.
Fifteenth-James Stevenson, Jr.. Thomas B.
Todd, Jr., Joseph Blair, Charles R. Graham
and William G. Earl.
Aged Local Minister Has Birthday Sur
prise.-On Wednesday, 23d, Rev. Thomas
Gorsuch, of Parkville, Baltimore county,
planted the milestone which marks his S8th
birthday. This venerable and aged brother
has never grown old. He is highly esteemed
for his Christian piety and zeal and none the
less respected as citizen by the general public.
At the age of IS 1880 he joined the M. E.
Church at Belair. Md, after which he trans
ferred his membership to Hiss M. E. Church,
Great Falls Circuit. January 18th, 1857 after
having been unanimously recommended by his
class, he was granted local preachers license
by the quarterly conference of Great Falls Cir
cult, at which time Rev. Henry Slicer was P. E.,
and Rev. P. B. Reese, preacher in charge. In
February, 1862, the quarterly conference which
convened at Hiss Church unanimously recon-
mended him for deacon's orders. In March,
1862, he was ordained in Monument Street
B. Sargent, P. E., assisting in the ordination
service.
1t was with much pleasure to a number of
his many friends that they could surprise him
with visit on the evening of the occasion of
his S8th birthday. Our brother, who was still
suffering from recent illness, was one among
the brightest spirits of the occasion.
Among the many tokens ofremembrance
was bouquet of roses-consisting of one rose
for each year of his life-presented by Thomas
Gorsuch Wright, reat1grandson.
Those present were Mrs. A. c. Stansbury,
Rev. VIM. Leonhardt and wife, Mr.. A. Jackson
Tarbert and wife, Mr.. ] John T. Wright and wife.
Miss Susan Foster, Mrs. Bette G. Cole, Miss
Catharine Leonhardt, Mr.. Charles Catch and
wife, Miss Lille Catch and Rev. H. E. r. Reck
and wife. Refreshments were served bounti
fully. H. E. R. R.
. Motorcar Goes Over High Bank-No
body Killed.-That motorcar can slip over
high embankment and turn over twice, with
six persons in it, only one being injured seems
like miracle but this happened on Tuesday
on the Loeb Raven road with the machine of
Mr. C. Ellis Ellicott, of Melvale. The car con-
tanned Mr.. G. Ellis Ellicott, Jr., who was at the
wheel; Miss Julia Forrest, aged Is years.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Forrest, of
Chicago, who had leg broken, and three
children of Mrs. W. V. McIlvaine, of Chicago,
all nieces of Mrs. Ellicott, and nurse. Miss
Forrest is also niece of Mrs. Ellicott.
The point in the road where the accident oc
Cured is opposite the house of Mr.. A. W.
Shanklin and very narrow AS the car ap-
preached this point buggy, driven by Mr..
VIM. Chammings, of Mt. Vista, was on the east
side of the road and the car had to take the west
side, next to the embankment. The grass
was high and MIR. Ellicott had difficulty in
Judging the edge of the embankment.
Suddenly he felt the machine sliding and
he tried to guide il into the road, but it was
too late and over and over the car went to the
bottom of the hill. Mr.. Ellicott stuck to the
wheel and the top of the automobile kept the
rest of the occupants from tumbling out and
being severely injured or killed. As it was
they were tossed about in the machine and in
this way Miss Forrest had her leg broken.
The others were badly shaken up, but none
was hurt.
After the accident Miss Forrest was carried
to the home of Mr.. Thomas r. Jenifer and the
others followed. DIR. J. r. Green, of Tow
son. and DR.. H. T. Harrison, of Cub Hill, were
summoned and rendered surgical attention.
The top of the car was badly broken, but
otherwise it was only slightly damaged.
Damage by Lightning.-The electrical
storm of Sunday evening-or rather the success
sion of storms-was very severe in some Sec
lions of the 9Th district and north and west of
it, and considerable damage was done.
The roof of the dwelling on the farm of Mr.:
Thomas B. Wheeler, of Butler, was damaged
by lightning, which also tore the top off a
buggy and cut the whip in two. The buggy
belongs to Mr.. John Brooks who was visiting
Mr.. Wheeler at the time. Several persons in
the house were stunned.
A large cherry tree on Mr.. William H.
Wight's Kinloch farm, near Cockeysville, was
struck by lightning, and tree at Mr. Harry
Boblitzs home was also struck. The bolt
passed through the house and set fire to piece
of cloth.
An end of an empty barrack on Mr.. N. n.
ellis farm, near Mantua Mills, was damaged.
At the home of School Commissioner Frank
G.. Scott, near Shawan, lightning struck shed,
but the damage was slight.
AT Lutherville Mrs Laura Frantz was
stunned and remained unconscious for about
an hour.
Many telephones were put out of commits
sion by the electricity.
Mr.. George Klausmeier's home, near Fork,
was also struck by lightning and badly dam
aged.
The house of Mr.. Johnson, at Reckord, Har-
| ford road, was struck Sunday morning and
| many of the windows broken and dishes
| smashed. Mr.. Johnson was sitting at an open
window and was badly shocked. The current
| passed down pipe to the springhouse and de-
molished some crockery.
Business of the County Clerks Office
| On Monday last Mr.. William P. Cole, Clerk OF
| the Circuit Court, sent a check to the State
Comptroller for $50, 543.77 received for license:
and another check for Sc, 571 81, which amount
being in excess of fees, was retained the first o
the year for unfinished basiness and othel
| expenses as the law allows.
1t has been found that the business of thu
office has been so prosperous that the entir'
amount so retained can be sent to the State, il
addition to Sc go excess of fees, sent to thu
| State in January. This makes a total of $12
! 67S19 excess of fees for 1908, which amour
Chief Clerk OHara says is twice as large a
ever before paid over to the State from th
same source.
A check was also sent to County Treasure
| Merrymann for $87, 7S0 collected from licenses
making a total of S133, S95. 34-the larges
amount ever paid out by the Clerks office.
Baltimore and Belair Electric Railway
| The annual meeting of the stockholders o
the Baltimore & Bear Electric Railway Com
pany was held in the company's office in Bel
air, Monday, June 2lst. The reports of tn
officers of the company were closely FOLLOWED
and the hourishing condition of the railwa.
approvingly noted. Plans for the extension
the second section to reach the Gunpowder fall
and of the third section beyond the Gunpowder
| were discussed and approved